korea 161(Su Tung-p’o 1036-1101), leader of an anti-Koryo faction, advised
that books offered by the Koreans did not have the value of silk and
hair, and that the Koreans should not be allowed to purchase books
and gold foil. In other words, he wanted straightforward business
transactions in commercial goods. An edict allowed the gold foil, and,
in the end, the envoys were able to buy the Ts’e-fu yüan-kuei (Sung shih
17:18b, 19a; 487:14b; Hsü Tzu-chih t’ung-chien ch’ang-pien p.4472; Wen-
hsien t’ung-k’ao 325:52a-52b).
On Aug.21, 1093, Tao-tsung sent envoys to present sheep to Koryo
(Liao shih 25:5b; 115:4a).
In 1094, the king of Koryo, Wang Yün, died. His son and suc-
cessor Yü (Honjong) sent envoys to announce this to the Liao court.
Tao-tsung dispatched envoys to contribute to the funeral expenses
and to recognize Yü as king. On Mar.15, 1095, envoys from Wang
Yü offered gifts to the Liao court. Yü abdicated on Nov.6, 1095, in
favour of his uncle Wang Yung (Sukjong).^72 (Liao shih 25:7a; 26:1a,
2a, 2b; 70:24b; 115:4a-4b)
On Nov.11, 1096, envoys from Wang Yung offered gifts to the Liao
court,^73 and in 1098 to the Sung court (Liao shih 16:2b; 70:24b; 115:
4b;Sung shih 18:12b; 487:14b).^74
On Nov.15, 1099, envoys from Koryo to the Liao court requested
that their king, Wang Yung, be recognized (Liao shih 26:4b; 115:4b).
After Hui-tsung had ascended the Sung throne on Feb.23, 1100,
Koryo envoys congratulated and condoled on the death of his brother,
Che-tsung (Sung shih 487:14b; Wen-hsien t’ung-k’ao 325:52b).
On Sep.18, 1100, envoys from Koryo were received at the Sung
court with a communication from Wang Yung (Sung shih 19:4a).
At some time during the same year of 1100, Tao-tsung enfeoffed
Wang Yung as duke of San-han (Liao shih 26:6a; 115:4b).
On Mar.5, 1101, Emperor T’ien-tso of Liao sent envoys to Koryo
to announce the death of his grandfather Tao-tsung on Feb.12. On
May 5, Koryo envoys condoled at the Liao court. On Jan.1, 1102,
(^72) Yü died on Apr.4, 1097. The Liao was not informed of his death. Cf. Rogers,
“Studies in Korean History”, pp. 31-32.
(^73) According to the Koryo-sa, Wang Yung did not inform the Liao of his ascension
until 1098, i.e. after Yü’s death. See Rogers, op.cit., p.33 note 1.
(^74) A Sung edict of Feb.28, 1099, refers to visiting Korean scholars in China
(Sung shih 18:13a).