768 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
against him. However, those of the offices concerned keep silent, pretending
nothing happened, and the neglect of their duty is just as serious as the mis-
take itself [made by the official of the Astronomical and Meteorological
Observatory]. The mistake made by Kim Sŏ is so obvious that everyone can
see it. Nevertheless, no one talks about it. If this happens, how dare you
speak out against the mistakes that are committed either by myself or grand
councilors?”
Chŏn Si, inspector of miscellaneous affairs, said, “Yun Ch’ang, third
inspector and the official in charge, was reprimanded and ordered to stay
home, and therefore we were also unable to carry out our work as usual.” Yu
Yŏngmun, bureau section chief of the Board of Punishments, also replied,
“We could not impeach the man because of your instructions that were
given previously.” Hŏ Chi, third censor, said, “The memorial [concerning
the impeachment of Kim Sŏ] was already submitted.”
The king insisted that the censors had failed in carrying out their jobs in
time and had the censors Pak Sin and Hŏ Chi suspended from their work.
Then the king read the memorial and ordered the punishment of Sŏ as it was
proposed in the memorial.18th Day (Kabo)
The king ordered the officials of the Office of the Inspector-General to
return to work.19th Day (Ŭlmi)
A prolonged dry spell prompted the performance of the ritual of calling for
rain (kiuje).20th Day (Pyŏngsin)
Chŏng Tojŏn, Count of Ponghwa, and Kwŏn Kŭn, Lord of Hwasan, were
appointed commissioners of the National Academy in order to teach clas-
sics and history to the Confucian officials who were not on active duty and
unemployed hallyang officials below rank 4 as well as the Confucian stu-
dents from the Three Offices (Samgwan).^21- Samgwan is a generic name for the three offices: Office of Special Counselors
(Hongmungwan), Office of Royal Decrees (Yemungwan), and Publications Office (Kyosŏgwan).
It is not clear who the Confucian students from the Three Offices were, but one can presume
that they were some sort of trainees.