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6th Day (Sinyu)
The Remonstrance Bureau of the Chancellery proposed measures to
increase the production of military provisions and strengthen the army by
submitting a memorial to the king: “We request that the construction of
fortresses be suspended this autumn and that the people be given a break so
that they can avoid abandoning their farming in the autumn and can put
their efforts toward military training in order to be ready for any unex-
pected crisis.”7th Day (Imsul)
There was fog.The king had the monks gather at the inner palace to pray for the queen’s
recovery and sent officials to Hoeam Monastery to do the same. He also had
Daoist constellations rites performed at the Sogyŏk Hall and released all the
prisoners except those sentenced to capital punishment either by beheading
or strangulation.8th Day (Kyehae)
Heavy rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in nine districts of
Kangwŏn Province, including Ch’unju (Ch’unch’ŏn), Kŭmsŏng (Kimhwa)^1
and Hongch’ŏn. One hundred and fifty houses either floated away or were
submerged, and 108 people, 10 cows, and 9 horses drowned.Nam Ŭn, assistant grand councilor of the Chancellery submitted a memo-
rial to the king, requesting that he not send to China the officials who drafted
controversial memorials to the Chinese emperor and the family members of
the Korean envoys, including Yu Ku, who was currently detained in China.11th Day (Pyŏngin)
Yi Chayŏng returned home from Japan. Earlier, he had visited Thailand as
an interpreter, accompanying envoy Pae Hu, vice minister of the Office of
Guest Affairs, to reciprocate a visit of Thai diplomatic envoys to Chosŏn.
During his return voyage, he was captured by Japanese marauders in the- A district in Northern Kangwŏn Province.