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Kim Yuŭi stated, “In the ninth month of the last Imsin year, I met with
Pak Wi at a farm tent in Pongsŏng. Wi asked, ‘What did Hŭngmu say about
my fortune?’ I replied, ‘He said it’s not good.’ Wi asked again, ‘What about
the fortunes of Prince Kansŏng’s^44 eldest son and Prince Chŏngyang?’ I
replied, ‘He said their good fortunes have declined.’ Then Wi said to me,
‘Go back to bring me the fortunes of the above people once again.’ So, in the
eleventh month of this year, I returned to Milsŏng^45 and informed Pak
Chungjil of what Wi wanted and let him visit Hŭngmu to find out about the
fortunes of those people. Having read their fortune again, however, Hŭngmu
also said, ‘Their fortunes have declined.’ ”2nd Day (Sinch’uk)
The king stayed overnight at Such’ang Palace. Chang Tam,^46 quartermaster
of the Quartermaster Bureau, came in to make a report: “A man named Yi
Ingil made a report. ‘Nine hundred people or more are conspiring to raise a
rebellion.’ ” The king ordered Cho Ki,^47 commissioner of the Capital
Constabulary, and Chang Tam to ask Ingil where he got his information.
Ingil replied, ‘I heard it from Kim Paek, my neighbor.’ ” They finally had
Kim Paek imprisoned in the Capital Constabulary Prison.3rd Day (Imin)
The king stayed at Such’ang Palace. He appointed Cho Chun, left chan-
cellor, as commander- in- chief (to ch’ongjesa) of five provinces, including
Kyoju, Kangnŭng, Sŏhae, and Left and Right Kyŏnggi Provinces, and
Chŏng Tojŏn, deputy chief director of the State Finance Commission, as- King Kongyang.
- An old name of Miryang, a town in Kyŏngsang Province.
- Chang Tam (?–1400): A military official of early Chosŏn. He married the daughter of
Yi Wŏn’gye, T’aejo’s stepbrother. Assisting T’aejo with his enthronement, he became a
dynasty- founding merit subject second class and director of the Directorate for Armaments.
However, he was killed during the Second Princes’ Rebellion in 1400 for siding with Prince
Hoean Yi Panggan, who fought with his younger brother Prince Muan, later King T’aejong. - Cho Ki (?–1395): A military official of late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn. He was originally
a subordinate of Ch’oe Yŏng but became a follower of T’aejo after the latter turned his army
around at Wihwa Island to march back home. Assisting T’aejo to ascend the throne, he became
a dynasty- founding merit subject second class and associate commissioner of the Flourishing
Righteousness Royal Guards. Being illiterate, he was scorned by officials. He developed a
lump on his back and suddenly died because of it.