Book XII 699*
The instructors of the Diagram of Troop Dispositions were divided into
groups and dispatched to each province and garrison.
The members of the [Righteousness Flourishing] Three Armies, starting
from the commissioner to regular officers, were ordered to gather on the
downtown streets and practice troop disposition.
The western district of Kyoha had loud thunder, lightning, and rain.
12th Day (Sinmyo)
The Directorate for Adjudication of Slave Lawsuits submitted a memorial
to the king: “If one reviews the old law code, the right of the firstborn or the
second born or the wife or the concubine to inherit the estate depends on their
ability to continue the family line. Should the legal wife fail to produce heirs,
the son of the concubine would be entitled to continue the family line. Therefore,
we request that the children of a concubine of good status (yangch’ŏp) be
allowed to inherit all the slaves in their family. If a concubine of good status
fails to produce heirs and the head of the family begets a son through his
slave, he shall bequeath half of his slaves to that son without making official
documents and have the remaining half of his slaves returned to the govern-
ment. If the head of the family begets a son through a female slave belonging
to others, he shall bequeath one- seventh of his slaves to his son and hand
over the rest of his slaves to the government.” The king granted the request.14th Day (Kyesa)
The Directorate for Adjudication of Slave Lawsuits requested that Chŏng
Yŏngson, former military commissioner of Andong, be punished for altering
slave documents. Because Yŏngson was over seventy years old, the king
only ordered the revocation of his appointment certificate.Japanese marauders invaded and plundered Yongju. On the eighteenth day
[Chŏngyu], Na Se and others were again given orders to go out and cap-
ture them.^6- On the third day of the previous month, Na Se was appointed chief commissioner of
criminal apprehension of Kyŏnggi and P’unghae Provinces as well as of the Northwest Region.