Book XV 861Thereupon, he passed the royal seal to them and next ordered Yi Munhwa
to escort the crown prince out. Holding up the royal seal, the left and right
chancellors led the way, and escorting the crown prince, Yi Munhwa arrived
at the Hall of Diligent Government. Changing into a ceremonial k a ng s a p’o
robe and wŏnyugwan crown,^12 the crown prince ascended the throne and
received felicitations from all the officials, now using a different name, Kyŏng.
Then, changing into another dress with a golden dragon and a crown with
stringed beads and leading all officials behind him, he presented his father,
now the former king, with the eulogistic name of Supreme King (Sangwang)
and congratulated him, bowing to him with the hundred officials.
Consort Tŏk was enfeoffed as Queen Tŏk, and Our Majesty [T’aejong] con-
currently took charge of the Office of Personnel Appointments and Royal
Seals. Min Che was appointed right director of the State Finance Commission;
Cho Pak, concurrently inspector-general; Yi Kŏi, assistant grand councilor
of the Chancellery and, concurrently, commissioner of the Middle Army of
the [Righteousness Flourishing] Three Armies; Cho Yŏngmu, assistant grand
councilor of the Chancellery; Cho On, assistant consultative councilor of
the Chancellery; Pak P’o, administrative director of the Security Council
and, concurrently, associate commander- in- chief of the Right Army of the
Righteousness Flourishing Three Armies; Ma Ch’ŏnmok, general; and Yi
Sukbŏn, fifth royal secretary.
7th Day (Kimyo)
There was red energy in the air. Because the former king [T’aejo] did not eat
meat, thinking of Pangsŏk and others [who died during the First Strife of
Princes], the Privy Council requested that meat be included in his meals.The king [T’aejo] ordered the portrait of Queen Sindŏk relocated to
Chŏngnŭng, her royal tomb.The king [T’aejo] ordered Yi Ch’ŏm, minister of personnel; Cho Yong, right
grand master of remonstrance; Chŏng Io, former magistrate of Sŏnju; and
others to select and compile the precepts found in various classics and- Ka ngsa p’o (“scarlet gauze robe”) is a scarlet gown of silk gauze fashioned like the
kujangbok, but without the emblems. Wŏnyugwan (distant traveling hat) is the coronet that
matches the k a n sa p’o robe.