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Council, and Lord of Sŏwŏn; Cho Ki as dynasty-contributing merit subject,
associate commissioner of the Security Council, associate commander of the
Righ teousness Flourishing King’s Personal Guards, and Lord of Ŭnch’ŏn; Cho
Inok as dynasty-contributing merit subject, assistant director of the Security
Council, and Lord of Yongsŏng; Hwang Hŭisŏk as discussant of the Secu-
rity Council; Nam Chae as mandate-assisting merit subject, academician of
the Security Council, concurrent inspector-general, and Lord of Ŭisŏng.30th Day (Kiyu)
The Privy Council requested that the people mentioned in the royal decree
on the previous day be separately sent to remote islands, including Murŭng,^110
Ch’uja,^111 and Cheju. The king replied, “In my royal decree, I already said
that I felt sorry for them. If I banish them now to various islands, I will lose
credibility. Furthermore, if they are sent to deserted islands, how can they
obtain their food and clothing? It is certain that they will die of cold and
starvation. Even if they are allowed to stay in the areas near the capital, how
can they conspire against the government?” Then he ordered them sent to
various inland districts for exile.
As a result, U Hyŏnbo was exiled to Haeyang,^112 Yi Saek to Changhŭng,
Sŏl Changsu to Changgi,^113 and the rest to various coastal villages sepa-
rately. Officials were also dispatched to those places to carry out corporal
punishment on exiles, including U Hongsu, according to the grade of the
sentences for their crimes. Thus, General Kim No was sent to Yanggwang
Province; General Son Hŭngjong to Kyŏngsang Province; Hwang Kŏjŏng,
acting director of the Directorate for Armaments, to Chŏlla Province; Chang
Tam, acting quartermaster of the Quartermaster Bureau, to Sŏhae Province
and the Northwest Region; and Chŏn I, chief minister of the Office of Guest
Affairs, to Kyojugangnŭng Province.
When the royal decree was first proclaimed, Chŏng Tojŏn tried to have
Saek banished to Chayŏn Island.^114 So he ordered Hŏ Chu,^115 inspecting
commissioner (kyejŏngsa) of Kyŏnggi Province, to take Saek under escort.- An old name of Ullŭng Island on the East Sea.
- A small island in the South Sea of Korea, located close to Cheju Island.
- Kwangju in South Chŏlla Province.
- A coastal town in North Kyŏngsang Province.
- Modern Yŏngjongdo Island, where Inch’ŏn International Airport is located.
- Hŏ Chu (1359–1440): an official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. He served as third
inspector, governor of Chŏlla Province, third minister of punishments, magistrate of Hansŏng,
and magistrate of Kaesŏng Special Capital Magistracy.