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people with respect and always conducted himself with great care, while
being mindful of every situation. Thus, he was able to preserve himself.
However, he proved incompetent in dealing with affairs, so he failed to
make achievements of any significance.
At the beginning of the new dynasty [Chosŏn], the king appointed him
chief grand councilor of the Chancellery because he was a senior statesman.
He died of illness at the age of seventy- one. The king had the morning audi-
ence suspended for three days and ordered Cho Chun, left chancellor, to
sacrifice to the dead in the coffin hall and provide him with a proper funeral,
bestowing him with the posthumous title of Mun’gan. His sons were Chungon,
Kyŏngnyang, and Kyŏnggong, and they all passed the civil service exami-
nation. Chungon and Kyŏngnyang served in the Chancellery, and Kyŏnggong
became a member of the dynasty- founding merit subjects with the title of
Lord of Hŭngnyŏng. Kyŏnggŏm, another of his sons, also rose to the posi-
tion of minister of works.26th Day (Ŭlch’uk)
The provincial military commissioner of the Northwest Region reported:
“When the [returning] Chinese envoys arrived in Ŭiju, the Chinese soldiers
from Liaodong who were escorting the envoys home forced local residents
named Yi Kyŏnsil, Kang Pojŏng, and Kim Yong to go with them.”27th Day (Pyŏngin)
The king appointed Nam Ŭn as left director of the State Finance Commission,
Nam Chae as assistant grand councilor of the Chancellery, Cho Im as admin-
istrative grand councilor of the Chancellery, Chŏng Ch’ong as Chancellery
scholar, Ha Yun as senior secretary of the Security Council, Chin Ch’unggwi
as discussant of the Security Council and concurrently chief regional military
commander of Ŭiju and other places, Yi Kwich’ŏl as discussant of the Security
Council and concurrently chief regional military commander of Chŏngju and
other places, Cho Yŏngmu as discussant of the Security Council and concur-
rently chief regional military commander of Kanggye and other places, and
Cho Ŏn as discussant of the Security Council and concurrently military com-
mander of Isŏng and other places. However, he had Pak Wi dismissed.