Book XV 86917th Day (Kichíuk)
The king said to Ha Yun, deputy director of the Office of Royal Lectures
and Chancellery scholar, and Cho Pak, concurrent inspector-general: “Since
I want to read the Four Books, put a punctuation mark on every phrase in
the texts and submit them to me.”The king discussed with Our Majesty [T’aejong] how to decide the grades
of merit subjects who rendered service for his enthronement (Chŏngsa
kongsin). Then he ordered Yi Munhwa, chief royal secretary, to take his
royal decree and announce it:
“Because it has not been long since our dynasty was founded, [officials]
should have strived in solidifying the foundation [of the new nation] and
making a good start, so that the Mandate of Heaven could be implemented
and the dynasty handed down over ten thousand generations.
“Unfortunately, treacherous subjects, including Chŏng Tojŏn and Nam
Ŭn, took advantage of the situation in which the former king was ill in bed
for a long time and rose in revolt against the state. Relying on a young
nothos of the king, they tried to harm our brothers and conspired to over-
throw our monarchy, which has been already established, and the calamity
that they caused became unpredictable.
“Duke Ŭian Hwa, Duke Igan Pangŭi, Duke Hoean Panggan, His Majesty
[Pangwŏn], Marquis of Sangdang Yi Paekkyŏng, Left Chancellor Cho Chun,
and Right Chancellor Kim Sahyŏng, as well as Yi Mu and Cho Pak, assis-
tant grand councilors of the Chancellery; Ha Yun, Chancellery scholar; Yi
Kŏi and Cho Yŏngmu, ch’amji and ch’amch’an assistant grand councilors of
the Chancellery, faced up to the crisis, displaying their loyalty, and sup-
pressed the rebellion and restored peace. The contributions they made are
so great that they can never be forgotten.
“Marquis of Yŏng’an Yangu; Marquis of Ch’ŏngwŏn Sim Chong; and
Marquis Pongnyŏng Pokgŭn; as well as other officials such as Yi Chiran,
assistant chan cellor; Chang Sagil, assistant grand councilor of the Chancel-
lery; Cho On, assistant consultative councilor of the Chancellery; Kim No,
commissioner of the Security Council; Pak P’o, former discussant of the
Security Coun cil; Chŏng T’ak, former academician of the Security Council;
Yi Ch’ŏnu, associate commissioner of the Security Council; Chang Sajŏng,
discussant of the Security Council; Chang Tam, associate commissioner of
the Security Council; Chang Ch’ŏl, deputy director of the Security Council;