264 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
4th Day (Musin)
The king appointed Pak Yŏngch’ung^73 as military commander of Kanghwa
Island, and Yi Sŭngwŏn^74 as military commander of Kyodong.^757th Day (Sinhae)
The king bestowed ramie and hemp fabric upon Tuohuan Buhua and also
his attendant.The king ordered that Pak Pu, supervising administrator of Chukchu, be
beaten with a heavy paddle and exiled to Ch’uksan. Earlier, Pu had discov-
ered four people hiding on the farm of Pak Yŏngch’ung, associate commis-
sioner of the Security Council, and forced them into military service, and it
made Yŏngch’ung resentful. Later, Yŏngch’ung happened to pass by
Chukchu on his way to the court after finishing the construction work of the
new capital. He reprimanded Pu for greeting him without wearing official
dress and appealed to the king when he returned and had an audience with
the king.Thirteen ships carrying Japanese pirates invaded our seacoast of Komallyang.
Myriarch Ch’oe Yongyu fought hard and died in battle along with his two
sons, and the Japanese seized five of our ships. Having heard that Yongyu
had died in battle, the king lamented, “Nothing is more serious than Japanese
pirates among the things the government is worried about.” Then he gave
orders to reinforce the defense of the coastal areas.*
- Pak Yŏngch’ung (?): a military official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. He served as
military commander of Kongju, and in 1388 participated in the military campaign against
Liaodong, China, as deputy commander. Assisting T’aejo in turning the army around at
Wihwa Island, he became a dynasty- founding merit subject second class and served as vice
magistrate of Hanyang. - Yi Sŭngwŏn (?): a military official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. When he served as
vice commander of Yanggwang Province, he joined the military campaign against Liaodong,
China, and assisted T’aejo in turning his army around at Wihwa Island and fought together
with him to repulse the Japanese Namwŏn and Hamyang. Later, he served as magistrate of
Anju and associate director of the Security Council. - A district located in Right Kyŏnggi Province.