Chapter 598

Episode 598: Opening of Heaven – Controversy over the First Law (1)

King Sejong brought documents related to various tasks that had been carried out in Shinji.

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The amount of documents written since the discovery of Shinji and the establishment of a bridgehead was enormous.

Of course, the documents prepared in that way were delivered to Hanseong through regular flights, and Hanseong processed them as quickly as possible and returned them to Shinji.

However, because the mainland of Joseon and Shinji were far away, most of the work was done after death.

King Sejong went to Shinji to solve problems that would arise due to this time difference.

The goal was to minimize the risk of problems occurring by having the top person in charge and authority handle everything in real time on site.

And when we returned this time, boxes full of documents – 248 to be exact – were brought with us. And, except for two boxes, all of them headed to the parking lot. It was copied in large quantities at the main office and then distributed to the 6th department in charge of administration.

As for administration, the worn-out mainland officials were in the process of improving themselves by analyzing boxes of documents.

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When there were only a few boxes left from Shinji, the attention of the ministers and ministers was focused on the two boxes that went into Gangnyeongjeon.

As soon as they arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace, according to King Sejong’s order, the two boxes were taken directly to Gangnyeongjeon, not to Jujaso.

Whenever officials gathered in groups, they chatted about the boxes in question.

“What do you think is in there?”

“Well... isn’t it just His Highness the Prime Minister’s personal catch?”

“If you look at the records, it is classified as an official document? “If it was His Majesty the Lord’s private message, it would have been classified and carried separately, right?”

“Yes, but... it’s so ambiguous, isn’t it?”

Similar conversations were continuing where ministers gathered.

“What do you think is in that box?”

Lee Sa-cheol responded to Kim Jeom’s question.

“Could it be a new historical book?”

“librarian?”

“Didn’t His Majesty the Lord tell you, when he was in Shinji, to find and send librarians to the early morning? Could it be that he created a new librarian by combining those librarians?”

Some people nodded at Lee Sa-cheol’s words, while others tilted their heads. Kim Jong-seo, one of those who tilted his head, pointed out the problem.

“Then it wouldn’t have been classified as an official document.”

Lee Sa-cheol again presented the basis for Kim Jong-seo’s point.

“Isn’t there a possibility that he is a librarian who was made to learn at the Social Democratic Institute? Then it may be classified as an official document.”

“In that case, it would have already been printed at the main office and handed over to the Ministry of Education. But that doesn’t happen, does it?”

“That’s true, but...”

Lee Sa-cheol, who was at a loss for an answer, trailed off. Kim Jong-seo looked back at Hwang Hee.

“What do you think, Prime Minister?”

Hwang Hee gave a short answer to Kim Jong-seo’s question.

“I’m trying my best not to think about it.”

“yes?”

“What is that?”

When Kim Jong-seo and the other ministers all looked shocked at the completely unexpected answer, Hwang Hee let out a long sigh.

“Whoa~. “Have you been experiencing so much trauma for so long and still don’t know it?”

“yes?”

“Whoa~.”

Hwang Hee sighed again and continued speaking in a gloomy voice.

“The Lord makes us work so hard that we die, but he does not make us die. Do you understand? But seeing as you haven’t brought it up until now... wow~.”

As soon as Hwang Hee finished speaking with a sigh, the expressions of the ministers became crumpled.

“Holy shit!”

“For some reason, the medicine I took yesterday was sweet!”

“Did you just take some medicine? “Didn’t he suddenly come down to Eosaju a few days ago?”

“So that was ‘Hojo Fish Meal Day’!”

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A few days ago, King Sejong gathered the major and minor officials at Gyeonghoeru and held a banquet.

“It’s the cornerstone...is it also the Constitution? “But it’s a little strange because it says it’s an extra law, not a constitution.”

After mulling over the familiar yet unfamiliar name several times, Hyang soon came to a conclusion.

“The constitution was created in Japan anyway, so the first law may be better.”

This was half the answer.

The word ‘constitution’ first appeared in ‘Guoguo’, a historical book written by Zuo Gu-ming of the Zhou Dynasty. The constitution was used by Mitsukuri Rinsho, a modern Japanese thinker, to express the concept of the French word ‘Constitution’. And over time, this became a word with a common concept throughout Northeast Asia. (Note 1)

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After work that day, Hwang Hee and the ministers sat around the conference room.

“ruler! “I didn’t wait, but I got it, so let’s get to work.”

“yes.”

“But do we need another new law? Aren’t there still various legal codes, including the Joseon Gyeonggukjeon?”

Hwang Bo-in responded to Lee Sa-cheol’s point.

“The customs and norms of those living in the newly expanded river area are all different, so it is problematic to deal with them using the existing law code. And in most cases, we followed the Daemyung rate, but we can’t do that in the future, right?”

“Nothing like cancer.”

“Now a new era has begun, so we need to prepare anew.”

Surprisingly, ministers responded positively to the idea of creating a new law.

“Then let’s start!”

The ministers nodded at Hwang Hee’s words and turned the pages at the same time.

“Let’s skip the table of contents.”

Hwang Hee turned over the paper with the table of contents and read the contents in a loud voice.

“Article 1. The Great Federal Empire is a federal empire...”

Article 1. The Great Federal Empire is a federal empire.

Article 1, Paragraph 1. The monarch of the Great Federal Empire is the emperor.

Article 1, Paragraph 2. The name of the country, Daeᆞᆫ, means that the three lines that inherited the Joseon Dynasty founded by Dangun were merged into one.

Article 1, Paragraph 3. ᄒᆞᆫ means ‘center’. In other words, it means that it is the center of the world. The records related to this are... (abbreviated)

Article 1, Paragraph 4. ᄒᆞᆫ also has the meaning of ‘big, wide, high, many’. This means that anyone who observes the national regulations and laws in the territory of the Great Territory is a citizen of the Great God.

Article 1, Paragraph 5. As Hwanwoong said, the great state policy is ‘widely beneficial to people.’ That is.

“I don’t think there are any problems up to this point.”

The ministers all nodded at Hwang Hee’s assessment.

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In any case, it was a natural step to become an empire once the title was granted. And the moment it became an empire, a change in the name of the country was inevitable. Although it was true that the current name of the country, Joseon, was taken from the name of the old Joseon, the selection process was problematic.

This was because it was a name chosen and bestowed by the Emperor of Ming. Therefore, continuing this process was not only a matter of pride, but also a diplomatic problem.

Therefore, there was no problem in choosing the name of the country as ‘Daeᆞᆫ’. No, many people were still more familiar with the word ‘Samhan’ than with the words ‘Goryeo’ or ‘Joseon’.

It was in this context that Goryeo’s unification contributors were called ‘Samhan Contributors’ and the appointment of Samhan Byeoksang Contributors and Samhan Later Byeoksang Contributors continued even in later times. (Note 2) Thanks to this, it is still used in certain fields as the saying ‘the best sword of the three Hanhans’. It was a situation where ‘Samhanjeil’ was used as a modifier to mean the best.

What’s interesting is that there was a lot of mixing of ‘Han’ and ‘ᄒᆞᆫ’. The upper class was called ‘ᄒᆞᆫ’ and the lower class was called ‘Han’.

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Following Hwang Hee’s words, Kim Jeom opened his mouth.

“I think it was good that you explained the meaning of ᄒᆞᆫ. “The center of the world means that all civilizations in the world enter and leave Joseon, so I believe that he has clearly revealed the path forward for not only the current Joseon but also the future.”

Lee Sa-cheol responded to Kim Jeom’s words.

“I think that part needs additional explanation. Those of us who are familiar with His Majesty the Lord can understand it right away, but as time passes, there will definitely be people who interpret it differently. That can bring good things, but it can also bring bad things.”

“I agree.”

“I agree.”

Other ministers agreed with Lee Sa-cheol’s point, and Hwang Ui made the decision.

“Okay. “Then let’s tell them that this part needs further explanation.”

“yes.”

All night long, Hwang Hee and the ministers wrestled with the law book.

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Note 1) https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%8C%EB%B2%95

Note 2) http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0060942

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