330 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
5th Day (Pyŏngja)
The king commanded the Office of the Inspector-General, saying, “Since
the weather is extremely cold right now, and the envoys from China are on
their way to the capital, have the prohibition of alcohol lifted.”6th Day (Chŏngch’uk)
The king bestowed cotton cloth upon the royal guards from the Northeast
Region.7th Day (Muin)
Kyŏng Ŭi, an envoy dispatched to China as New Year embassy, reached
Liaodong, but the Chinese authorities denied him entry to China, and he
returned home.8th Day (Kimyo)
When four Chinese envoys led by Palace Attendant (Neishe) Kim Inbo^91
brought a letter from the Chief Military Commission of Left Army (Zuojun
dudufu), the king went out to greet them in the suburbs, leading various
officials and displaying due propriety.9th Day (Kyŏngjin)
The moon approached the Pleiades.The king bestows 100 sŏk of rice and beans on the parents of Kim Inbo and
other Chinese envoys.10th Day (Sinsa)
The king held a banquet for the Chinese envoys at Such’ang Palace.- He was originally a Korean who went over to China to serve in the imperial court. His
official title, neishe, may be the equivalent of neishi, which means “eunuch.” The other Chinese
envoys who accompanied him are also presumed to be Koreans.