216 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
6th Day (Imja)
Having heard that Cho Pak, surveillance commissioner of Yanggwang
Province, and Sim Hyosaeng,^85 surveillance commissioner of Kyŏngsang
Province, prohibited people observing mourning from visiting Buddhist
temples to offer sacrifices to Buddha, the king said, “Though Yi Saek
became a great Confucian scholar, he worshiped Buddha. What kind of
books did these people read to dislike Buddha so much?”12th Day (Muo)
The moon approached the Pleiades.The Privy Council proposed to the king that, starting from the New Year,
officials be required to wear formal uniforms similar to those of the Chinese
in the Ming court. The king ordered the Board of Rites to study the idea.
The Board of Rites reported to the king as follows: “It is decided that offi-
cials of rank 1 should wear a red robe with a belt made of water buffalo
horn; officials of rank 2 to 3, a red robe with a golden belt of flowery design;
and officials of rank 3 to 4, a blue robe with a leather belt decorated with
black horn. The scepters for these officials are all made of ivory. Officials of
rank 5 to 6 should wear a blue robe with a leather belt decorated with black
horn and hold a scepter made of wood. Officials below rank 7 all wear green
robes, and their belts and scepters are the same as those of the officials of
ranks 5 to 6. The longneck shoes worn by all officials are black.13th Day (Kimi)
The king appointed Cho Chun as left chancellor, Kim Sahyŏng as right
chancellor and Earl of Sangnak, granting them, respectively, a fief of one
thousand households with three hundred tax villages from which taxes can
be collected. He also appointed Kwŏn Chunghwa as grand academician of
the Office of Royal Decrees and State Records; Chŏng Tojŏn and Ch’oe- Sim Hyosaeng (1349–1398 AD): an official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. Passing
the civil service examination in 1383, he served as fourth inspector, assistant director of the
Security Council, general-in-chief, and minister of personnel. He was the father-in-law of
Prince Pangsŏk and joined the clique of Chŏng Tojŏn and Namŭn during the First Strife of
Princes in 1398 and was executed in the same year.