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The change of the confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義] realized by Lee, Sayong[李士龍]
Journal of Korean Classical Chinese Literature
Abbr :
한문고전연구
2015, 31(1), pp.167-192
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2015.31.1.006
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
2015, 31(1), pp.167-192
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2015.31.1.006
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
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When the Joseon Dynasty send an envoy to Qing Dynasty, Joseon Dynasty envoy usually talked about LeeSayong(李士龍) who took part in a JinZhouWar[錦州戰鬪] and died in 1941 during going through this war area. During the JinZhouWar[錦州戰鬪], LeeSayong(李士龍) who was in a Joseon Dynasty firelock[鳥銃] troops to help Qing Dynasty, fired firelock without bullets in order to protect Min Dynasty soilder because he was rooted in confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義]. At last his acting that fire firelock without bullets was found by Qing Dynasty soilders. So he was put to death by Qing Dynasty soldier. This story was well known among Joseon Dynasty scholar for a long time. He was represented as a embodiment confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義]. But some scholars among the faction of NamIn(南人), this phenomenon was differently explained from the faction of NoRon(老論). For example, Namguman(南九萬) and LeeKynIk(李肯翊) maintained their opinion that LeeSayong(李士龍) was the sacrificial victim because at that time most of Joseon Dynasty soldiers who where in a JinZhouWar[錦州戰鬪] did not want kill Ming Dynasty soldiers. Because of this accident Qing Dynasty need a sacrificial lamb to encourage the other soldiers. So LeeSayong(李士龍) was chosen. It is said that Joseon Dynasty use the confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義] as to control the power of their subjet by using it, and LeeSayong(李士龍) was the representative of the confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義]. It is also said that the Joseon Dynasty and Qing Dynasty’ estimate for the their loyal retainer was closely related to their profit of political matters. So ZuDaShou[祖大壽] who is the ming general in JinZhouCheng[錦州城] and surrender to Qing Dynasty was get a prize to build Pai-Loo(牌樓), LeeSayong(李士龍) who is the Joseon soldier even though he is dead promoted and represented the symbol of the confucian thought of righteousness[春秋大義].
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