636 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
30th Day (Kyemi)
Kim Sahyŏng, supreme commander of the five provinces, returned. The king
went out as far as the outside of the East Gate (Hŭnginmun) to wel come him.2nd Month
1st Day (Kapsin)
There was a strong wind.2nd Day (Ŭlyu)
The king ordered the Privy Council to inspect the site for the construction
of the National Confucian Shrine.3rd Day (Pyŏngsul)
There was a ring around the sun. Venus emerged from the western lodge
of the Supreme Palace Constellation to enter the Middle Step (Chungt’ae) in
the Three Steps (Samt’aesŏng).^85th Day (Muja)
A meteorite, about 1 ch’ŏk long, shot from the seat of Regulus and fell to
the earth.6th Day (Kich’uk)
The king hunted in Tonggyo [the eastern suburbs of Hansŏng].8th Day (Sinmyo)
The king ordered Yi Hwa, Count of Ŭian; Cho Chun, left chancellor; and
Chŏng Tojŏn, Count of Ponghwa to hold a banquet in honor of Right
Chancellor Kim Sahyŏng, and various envoys, including Kwŏn Chunghwa,
tribute emissary to China, and Kyuroku, [chieftain of the surrendered
Japanese marauders], attended the banquet. The king bestowed on Sahyŏng
a belt decorated with water buffalo horn.- Ursa Major in the Western constellation.