Book III 253Bureau did not comply with your decree and tried to cause trouble by
making things up and memorializing them to Your Majesty. We urge you to
dismiss permanently Chang Yŏn, director of the Criminal Administration
Bureau, Chang U, third minister of the Board of Punishments, Cho Kyŏm,
bureau section chief, Yun Sillo, vice bureau section chief, and others,
depriving them of a chance to be reinstated.”
The king had only Chang Yŏn, the chief official, and Yun Sillo, the offi-
cial in charge of practical affairs, dismissed.12th Day (Chŏngjin)
The Office of Buddhist Affairs (Sŭngnoksa)^46 submitted a memorial to the
king: “According to the custom of the previous dynasty, in the third month
of springtime every year, the Buddhists from various sects all gathered and
walked around downtown chanting Buddhist sutras, and this practice was
called “chanting of Buddhist sutras on the streets” (kyŏnghaeng). We
request that the practice of kyŏnghaeng be allowed to be held.” The king
granted the request.
13th Day (Muo)
The Privy Council requested that the three generations of ancestors of
Queen Ŭi, the king’s mother, and Queen Hyŏn, the king’s wife, be posthu-
mously invested with the titles of nobility. The request was granted.15th Day (Kyŏngsin)
The Privy Council spoke to the king, citing a report from the Board of
Punishments: “Sin Yongmu, brigade commander of Komallyang,^47 failed to
repulse Japanese marauders and three of his battleships were captured by
the enemy. According to law, he is subject to capital punishment.” The king
followed the advice.16th Day (Sinyu)
The Board of Rites submitted a memorial to the king: “The civil service
examination, according to what you said in your royal decree, was originally- A government agency dealing with Buddhist rituals and the administration of monks.
It was first established in the early Koryŏ period and abolished in 1424. - A place, presumably an island, located near Poryŏng of South Ch’ungch’ŏng Province.