Book XI 68124th Day (Ŭlhae)
There was a heavy rain.27th Day (Muin)
Japanese Marauders plundered Yongju.^42The king had Pak Chaan^43 imprisoned in the Capital Constabulary Prison
and appointed Kwŏn Chunghwa, chief grand councilor of the Chancellery,
as chief interrogator. The latter conducted an interrogation along with the
Censorate and the Board of Punishments. In the deposition he made, Chaan
implicated Yun Panggyŏng, military commander of Kyŏngsang Province,
and Ha Yun, magistrate of Kyerim, in his case. Consequently, both Yun
Panggyŏng and Ha Yun were summoned and imprisoned.
29th Day (Kyŏngjin)
After Japanese marauders raided and plundered Changyŏn,^44 Myriarch Ch’a
Sŭnghak fought back and beheaded five of them.
Kang Si, former assistant consultative councilor of the Chancellery; Kim
Tŭkche, former left director of the State Finance Commission; and former
deputy commissioners of the Security Council, including Kim Sŏnch’i, Kim
Yonggyun, and Pak Sagwi, paid their respects to the king at the palace,
obeying the royal orders that required retired high officials to reside in the
capital. Very pleased that they had arrived in time despite being old, the
king bestowed them with rice as well as land and houses.
6th Month
1st Day (Sinsa)
The king gave orders to build the Three Armies Headquarters.- A district in P’yŏngan Province.
- Nine days earlier, Prince Chŏngan appealed to the king to save Pak Chaan from death
at the critical moment before his execution. The crime he was accused of was not clearly stated;
however, it appears that it was serious enough for the king to order another investigation. - A district in the western part of Hwanghae Province.