Book XIII 755*
Dispatching Yi Ch’ŏnu, director of the Security Council, the king bestowed
an official cap and a weapon upon Ch’oe Yŏngji, patrolling surveillance
commissioner of the Northwest Region, and also had him inspect the for-
tresses constructed in Sŏnju and P’yŏngyang.
The king had thirteen palace wall construction supervisors, including Chŏng
Ŭi and Kang Hoejung, locked in prison. At first, the king ordered the Direc-
torate for the Capital City Construction (Tosŏng ch’ukcho togam) to release the
work ers but, following the advice from Kim Chu and Kim Sahaeng, gave
orders to first transport the timber prepared by the Quartermaster Bureau and
then release the workers. However, the Directorate released the workers accord-
ing to the first royal order, and therefore Kim Chu and others reported the
matter to the king, and their report led to the imprisonment of the supervisors.10th Day (Chŏngsa)
Staying at the [Kaesŏng] Special Capital Magistracy, the king had Chief
Magistrate Yi Wŏn’goeng and Vice Magistrate Yi Ok dismissed from office
for not repairing Such’ang Palace and fortresses, which the Special Capital
Magistracy was responsible for. He replaced them with Ch’oe Yugyŏng,
deputy commissioner of the Security Council, and Sin Kŭkkong, assistant
director of the Security Council, respectively.11th Day (Muo)
The royal carriage arrived at the southern suburbs of Kŭmgyo Post Station.Chŏng Ŭi, Kang Hoejung, and others were beaten with a light paddle and
ordered to report to work.The king gave orders to the Privy Council: “Since the royal tombs, Allŭng
and Tŏngnŭng, are located in Kyŏngwŏn Prefecture, officials frequently travel
back and forth, and thereby the districts through which post roads pass have
to suffer abuses. Have the surveillance commissioner of Ch’ŏnghaedo^18 take
charge of offering the four seasonal sacrifices on my behalf.”
- It seems to refer to Pukch’ŏng Strategic Prefecture in South Hamgyŏng Province. It is
close to Hamhŭng, the seat of Ssangsŏng Commandery, which T’aejo and his father, Hwanjo,
took back from Yuan during the reign of King Kongmin.