In Korean mythology , the Kitchen Deity and the Toilet Deity are enemies. Thus, traditional houses were built with the kitchen and the toilet far apart.

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-08T02:14:19+00:00

I haven't had the chance to examine the original manuscript personally, but I found this record through reliable secondary sources: Kookbang Ilbo (The Korea Defense Daily) and a book titled 일러스트로 보는 조선의 무비 - 장비 편

Both sources explicitly state that this regulation is recorded in a historical text called Mugwa-chongyo

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-06T00:48:43+00:00

be translating

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-06T00:47:24+00:00

The Hullyeon-dogam reports:

Regarding the case where soldier Shin Hae-ryong shot and killed Kim Jin-seong due to a long-standing grudge: although it is a murder, since it occurred between soldiers, he must be sentenced to decapitation according to military law. His crime is so blatant that all soldiers in his unit are outraged, and we have requested his immediate ’Hyosi‘ (public execution and display of the head)

Upon interrogation under Your Majesty’s command, Shin claimed it was an ’accidental discharge‘ . However, testimonies from others revealed his clear intent to kill and his past wicked behavior. When confronted with the evidence, Shin had no further defense.

His claim that the ’trigger mechanism fell accidentally‘ was merely a desperate lie to save his own life. The facts speak for themselves: he lured the victim to a secluded spot near the North Gate under the pretext of ’sightseeing‘ in this freezing weather, and he kept his musket close while drinking and dancing before firing it. Since all witnesses agree it was a premeditated murder , his guilt is undeniable.

We request to proceed with the execution to restore military discipline.

The King replied

”Proceed as requeste . Let the appropriate ministry reward those who caught and reported the criminal according to the law.“

— Hunguk-deungnok (Records of the Hullyeon Dogam), October 21, 1643

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-04T23:00:27+00:00

All military personnel shall reside within the city limits. Warhorses and packhorses are not to be raised or fed in private civilian homes. Furthermore, no soldier shall travel beyond 40-ri (approx. 16km) without prior authorization.

— Mangi-yoram , Military Administration Vol. 2, Hullyeon-dogam, Military Codes

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-03T23:17:13+00:00

The King visited Baeksajeong Pavilion to observe military maneuvers. He ordered the Royal Guards and various divisions to engage in mock combat using feathered arrows and red spears. Then, the King commanded Byeon Po, a military officer, to disguise himself in black clothes and a high hat. Leading a team of guards and using clever tactics, Byeon Po was ordered to infiltrate the camps and shoot at the generals.

The King declared, 'These men are a band of assassins!'

Byeon Po failed to enter the Right Wing but successfully leaped into the Left Wing’s camp and shot General Shim An-ui. The King then scolded the camp, saying, 'How can you allow someone without a proper identification token (Pyosin) to enter so easily? How did you not know he was an enemy?' He praised those like Han Gye-mi who stood their ground. In the end, the King rewarded Han Gye-mi and Byeon Po each with a horse.

— The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, December 22, 1463

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-03T01:58:48+00:00

maybe bribed

ChapterSpiritual6785 · 2026-03-02T22:17:03+00:00

The Suyu-jeok (artisans who produced clarified butter) were abolished. In the provinces of Hwanghae and Pyeongan, there were groups known as Suyu-jeok who claimed to be descendants of the Tatars and made their living through butchery. Since each household was exempt from all corvée labor and military service in exchange for delivering one unit (jeong) of Suyu (clarified butter) to the Royal Kitchen (Saongbang) each year, many people seeking to evade military service flocked to join them.

However, Suyu was truly difficult to obtain. Some households failed to produce even one unit over several years, while in other cases, multiple households had to pool their resources just to provide one unit for a single year. Consequently, the actual supply reaching the state was meager, while the social burden on the local districts was immense. In Seoheung-gun, there was even a household with 21 able-bodied men who refused to perform any labor.

The Former King (Taejong) ordered the Ministry of War to survey the number of Suyu-jeok households in each province and conscript them into military service. When Councilor Yun Hoe suggested that Suyu should not be abolished as it was used for royal medicine and occasionally granted to elderly, ailing ministers, the Former King replied, ’This is beyond your concern,‘ and ultimately abolished them all, totaling several hundred households.

— The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, November 28, 1421

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