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The king ordered sinecure officials to help provide the workers for the con-
struction of the walls of the capital in accordance with their rank.The king commanded Kwŏn Chunghwa, chief director of the State Finance
Commission; Yi Mubang, chancellor- without- portfolio; Chŏng Tojŏn, direc-
tor of the State Finance Commission; Sŏng Sŏngnin, assistant chancellor;
Min Che, grand academician; Nam Ŭn, assistant grand councilor of the Chan-
cellery; Chŏng Ch’ong, senior secretary of the Security Council; Kwŏn Kŭn,
grand academician- without- portfolio; Yi Chik, academician of the Security
Coun cil; and Yi Kŭn, inspector-general, to review (along with Ha Yun, gov-
ernor of Left [Kyŏnggi] Province) the secret records (pirok) of various sages
throughout the history of the Eastern Kingdom [Korea] and submit the
essential points extracted from these records.15th Day (Ŭlyu)
In response to the envoy’s request, the king raised the status of Miryang
from county to prefecture because it was the birthplace of Kim Inbo, impe-
rial envoy from China.Yi Hwang, magistrate of Kyŏngsan, found in Habin District^22 a strange
plant that was red, three- branched, and looked like a mushroom. Presuming
it to be auspicious, he sent it to the private residence of Nam Ŭn, assistant
grand councilor of the Chancellery. Nam Ŭn recognized that it was Lingzhi
mushroom, used in making an elixir of immortality. So he presented it to
the king.The king gave orders to rebuild Sŏsomun Gate. He warned the workers by
beheading a monk who worked as a stonemason and hanging his head on
top of the gate.16th Day (Pyŏngsul)
The king went to Such’ang Palace. Kwŏn Chunghwa, chief director of the
State Finance Commission, and others presented the king with a copy of the- Located in the west of Taegu Strategic Prefecture.