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A Study on the Publication and Application of Song-li-zhong-ding-gong-zou-yi-xuan in the Joseon Dynasty

Kim MinHyun 1

1한국학중앙연구원

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ABSTRACT

Song-li-zhong-ding-gong-zou-yi-xuan(Memorials and Discussions of Li Kang in the Sung Dynasty) is a collection of reports to the emperor written by Li Kang (1083~1140), the able premier in the Sung Dynasty of China. As a war-advocating hardliner, he insisted on resistance against the Jin Dynasty, and this attitude was fully reflected in his writings. Interest in Li Kang’s ideas was raised in the Joseon Dynasty after Qing’s invasion in 1637 because the ruling class of the Joseon Dynasty was in need of the political theory of this book and a theoretical basis for revenge on Qing. Demand for the book was limited to the ruling class, however, Song-li-zhong-ding-gong-zou-yi-xuan was published only in two type-printed versions using the Hyeonjongsilrok-ja type(type used in the Annals of King Hyeonjong) and the Imjin-ja type (type cast in 1772), respectively. Even it was almost extinguished because it lost timeliness for revenge on Qing. However, these facts reflect the historicity of the book more clearly. Moreover, this book is meaningful in that it was selected as a material for so-dae (royal seminars) by King Yeongjo and became a potential ground for the improvement of Sang-pyeong-beop (Price Control Law) or the enactment of Gyun-yeok-beop (Equal Service Law).

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