Book IV 321*
Venus and Saturn appeared close together in the eastern sky.
The king commanded each department to send an official to Such’ang
Palace to work night duty alternately, and the Office of Inspector-General to
observe how well they carried out their duties.
23rd Day (Kabo)
Venus approached Spica (Kaksŏng) from the left.The king played kyŏkku, a ball game on horseback.24th Day (Pyŏngsin)
A meteor shot to the west.26th Day (Musul)
The king paid a visit to Such’ang Palace.27th Day (Kihae)
The king invited Royal Preceptor Chach’o to perform the rite for the dead
and donated silk.Sitting in the palace, the king bestowed a bolt of silk upon each of the direc-
tors of the Directorate for the Construction and Repair of the Walls of the
Capital.The Privy Council held a banquet for the king. Chŏng Tojŏn and Wang
Kang, directors of the Directorate of Ceremonial and Court Music (Kwansŭp
togam), and Vice Director Chŏng Sach’ŏk led out the musicians of the Music
Office and in the presence of the king performed new songs, including “The
Enlightened Virtue of Our King” (Mundŏk), “Military Achievements of
Our King” (Mugong), “Dreaming of the Golden Ruler,” and “Receiving the
Precious Secret Scroll.”^78
- These songs were all written by Chŏng Tojŏn and dedicated to the king.