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need to be very cautious in selecting them. Let the commanders- in- chief
and provincial military commanders separately recommend five men who
are outstanding in military strategy among the people in their provinces
whose rank is below director (p’ansa),^11 and let the needed personnel finally
be chosen among them.7th Day (Sinmi)
Ten members of the Wuduli tribe visited to present their local products. The
king encouraged them, generously bestowing them with rice and fabric.13th Day (Chŏngch’uk)
The king enfeoffed Pokkŭn, the son of Prince Chinan, [his first- born who
died earlier], as Prince Chinan.For the first time, the posts of two concurrent officials for court service, two
concurrent compilers, and four concurrent auxiliaries were added in the
Office of Royal Decrees and State Records (Yemun ch’unch’ugwan). The
posts of two directors and two aides of rank 7 and 8, respectively, were also
established in the Office of Benefitting the People (Hyemin’guk).The Office of Military Officials was reorganized. The Left Guard (Chwa
wi) of the Righteousness Flourishing Royal Guards was changed to the Righ -
teousness Flourishing Metropolitan Command (Ŭihŭng siwisa); the Right
Guard (U wi) of the Righteousness Flourishing Royal Guards to the Right
Royal Metropolitan Command (Ch’ungchwa siwisa); the Soaring Falcon
Guard (Ŭngyangwi) to the Victorious Martial Metropolitan Command
(Ungmu siwisa); the Internal Security Guard (Kŭmowi) to the Inspired
Martial Metropolitan Command (Sinmu siwisa); the Left and Right Guards
(Chwau wi) to the Dashing Dragon Patrolling Guard Command (Yongyang
sunwisa); the Divine Tiger Guard (Sinhowi) to the Dragon Riding Patrolling
Guard Command (Yonggi sunwisa); the Elite Striking Guard (Hŭngwiwi) to
the Dragon Martial Patrolling Guard Command (Yongmu sunwisa); the
Defending Patrolling Guard (Pisunwi) to the Swift Tiger Patrolling Guard
Command (Hobun sunwisa); the Thousand Bull Guard (Ch’ŏnuwi) to the
Winged Tiger Patrolling Guard Command (Hoik sunwisa); and the Palace- The rank of director here, and who the director is is not clear.