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for the late kings and parents, there was no reason for me to refuse their
favors.” He had three sons. His eldest son was Chongdŏk, and the second
son Chonghak. Though they both served as commissioners of the Security
Council, they died at an early age, and his youngest son, Chongsŏn, is now
serving as third minister of the Board of War.The king ordered that the Capital Constabulary whip Yi Chin, bureau sec-
tion chief of the Board of Punishments, and Sim Kyemong, vice bureau
section chief, one hundred times each and let them return to their duties.
Then he had ten slaves of Yu Wŏnjŏng’s household locked up in prison.
When this happened, the Office of the Inspector-General impeached Yu
Wŏnjŏng.^368th Day (Kapcha)
The censorial offices impeached Yi Pin, commissioner of the Security
Council, who was in charge of the construction of the city walls as commis-
sioner. He went home several times, neglecting his supervisory duties. The
king ordered that he be exiled to Yŏnghae Prefecture after revoking his
appointment certificate as well as confiscating his land and the people who
belonged to them.11th Day (Chŏngmyo)
The king bestowed 50 kok of rice and beans upon Hwang Sŏng, assistant
director of the Security Council. Sŏng was the father of Hwang Yŏnggi
[imperial envoy of China].12th Day (Mujin)
The work of casting a new bell was finally completed. The king bestowed 2
bolts of silk each upon Kwŏn Chunghwa and Yi Yŏm, the commissioners
for supervising the production of the bell.- A couple of days earlier, a female servant of Yu Wŏnjŏng had been killed by an armored
soldier named Yi Pugae. However, the incident turned out to be fabricated by Wŏnjŏng because
he himself killed his female servant while interrogating her. Yi Chin and Sim Kyemyŏng
knowingly charged the innocent Pugae for murder, probably in order to help out Wŏnjŏng,
who was a merit subject and a powerful grand councilor. This is the reason the king punished
Chin and Kyemyŏng lightly and let them report to their duties as usual. Though the censors
requested that Wŏnjŏng be punished, the king forgave him because he was a merit subject.