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The Office of Inspector-General made the prohibition of gold, silver, and
silk much tougher.6th Day (Imsin)
The king attended the morning audience. He ordered the performance of
ceremonial music suspended because of unusual phenomena observed in
the sky.The king sent three pairs of domestic pigeons to Minamoto Ryōshun, gov-
ernor of Kyushu, Japan. He did it at the request of the latter.8th Day (Kapsul)
General Yi Chisung was dismissed from his command and former minister
Kim Ch’ŏn’gu imprisoned in the Capital Constabulary. The Office of
Inspector-General impeached them for wearing silk robes.9th Day (Ŭlhae)
The king dispatched Min Che, Chancellery scholar, and Yu Wŏnji, assistant
director of the Security Council, to the Ming capital to celebrate New Year.10th Day (Pyŏngja)
The title of chancellor was changed from sijung to chŏngsŭng. The king
dismissed Inspector General Yi Sŏ and invested him with the title of Lord
of Anp’yŏng. He replaced him with Pak Kyŏng, former magistrate of
Hwaryŏng. Being a man of integrity and strong character, Sŏ was always
outspoken whenever he was compelled to speak out. Summoned to appear
in the presence of the king, he never spoke flattering words. When the king
dismissed him, Chŏng Tojŏn tried to save him, without success.11th Day (Chŏngch’uk)
As it was the royal birthday of the king, a lecture on the Lotus Sutra was
held in the palace, and the prisoners both in the capital and the provinces
were released. In particular, Yi Haeng^78 and Yi Ch’ŏm, who had been in- He was an official who served as royal secretary and, concurrently, historian during
the reign of King Kongyuang. In his draft of the historical record, he accused T’aejo of killing
King U and King Ch’ang despite the fact that it was actually King Kongyang who ordered their
execution.