618 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
8th Day (Imsul)
The king paid a visit to T’aep’yŏnggwan Guesthouse and entertained Chi-
nese envoys, including Niu Niu. He ate meat for the first time [since the
death of Queen Sindŏk].9th Day (Kyehae)
Chinese envoy Niu Niu (and others) paid a visit to the palace and expressed
his gratitude to the king [for the entertainment he had received on the pre-
vious day].
Eunuch Wang Li [another Chinese envoy] fell off his horse. He became so
furious that he whipped Chŏng Pin, an official responsible for greeting
guests (yŏngjŏpkwan). Escort Commissioner (chŏpbansa) Chang Chach’ung,
magistrate of Kyŏnghŭng, tried to stop the Chinese envoy, and because of
that, he himself got into trouble. Having heard of the incident, the king had
Ch’oe Tŭkkyŏng, assistant director of the Bureau of Supplying Post- Horses
(kongyŏksŏ), locked up in the Capital Constabulary Prison. It was because
he provided the envoy with an unruly horse.The king dispatched Kwak Ch’ungbo, discussant of the Security Council,
and Yi Ch’ŏnŭi, former discussant of the Security Council, to Kangnŭng
Province [Kangwŏn Province] to prepare for potential Japanese incursions.10th Day (Kapcha)
The king dispatched To Hŭng, assistant consultative councilor, to Kwangam
Monastery^26 to hold the ceremony for eliminating disasters related to
[inauspicious] stellar catastrophes.Cho Pan, imperial birthday embassy, returned from the Ming capital
[Nanjing ].13th Day (Chŏngmyo)
Ch’oe Unhae, provincial military commander of Kyŏngsang Province,
routed the invading Japanese marauders in Yŏnghae, and the defeated
Japanese again headed back to Kangwŏn Province by ship.- Also called Unamsa, it used to be located in Kaep’ung County, Kyŏnggi Province.