Book V 359son Sŏk to your court. Sŏk had an audience with you and returned home.
Then he and his father, Yo, conducted themselves recklessly until they even-
tually committed treason. The people hated them, so they had to retire to
their private residences. People unanimously recommended that I be ele-
vated to the throne and report such to the imperial court. The sage emperor
clearly understood the situation and permitted his servant to assume the
control of state affairs. Wang Yo and his son now live together in peace,
their lives preserved.
“The tenth item was as follows: “In your memorial expressing gratitude
for my permission to change your country name, I found some words
insulting. How can a vassal state serving the suzerain state be so negligent
in its sincerity?’ As I looked into this matter, our small kingdom, located far
from the advanced culture, is incapable of communicating properly. Limited
in knowledge and behind in education, we barely know only how to express
ourselves. The mistakes made in the composition of memorials, therefore,
had to do with our ignorance of proprieties and nothing else. They were
absolutely unintentional.”20th Day (Kyŏngin)
The king served a meal to Royal Preceptor Chach’o in the Inner Palace.Ch’a Chun, navy brigade commander of Kyŏngsang Province, captured a
Japanese pirate ship and beheaded thirteen pirates. As he presented them,
along with the captured weapons, to the king, the king bestowed royal wine
and silk upon him.The king bestowed wine upon Kwŏn Chunghwa and others through a royal
messenger.21st Day (Sinmyo)
The king paid a visit to Such’ang Palace.The Censorate and the Board of Punishments submitted a memorial to
the king:
“As we have heard, preventing disasters before they escalate is the main
thesis of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Last time, we requested you to pun-
ish Lord Kongyang and his two sons but failed to obtain your permission