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Updated: June 17, 2025
The tutor went on: "When Taijo was born, many, many years ago, our country was not called Korea, but had been given the name of Cho-sen." Yung Pak had been told that Cho-sen meant Morning Calm, so he asked Wang Ken how it came about that such a peaceful name had been given to his country.
But this time he was powerless to resent the indignity or to punish the offender, and consequently he lost what little influence he had been able to retain. "Taijo was now formally proclaimed king. He was able to make peace with the Chinese emperor, and under his rule the Koreans enjoyed freedom from war and oppression. His descendants still sit upon the throne of Korea."
"The soldiers were quite willing to take the advice of their courageous leader, and resolved to obey his orders rather than the king's. They went to the capital, forcibly removed the king from his throne, and banished him to the island of Kang-wa. "Not yet, however, was Taijo made king.
"Taijo proved his bravery and his reliance on the soldiers and on the people by attempting to bring about a change in the conduct of the king, who abused his power and treated his subjects without mercy. "The king, however, refused to listen to the advice of his father-in-law, and, as a consequence, the hatred of the people for him grew in volume and force every day.
One day, when the time came for the usual history lesson, Wang Ken said to Yung Pak: "I think that to-day I will tell you the story of King Taijo." At this Yung Pak's eyes sparkled, and he was all attention in a moment. He thought one of Wang Ken's stories was a great deal better than puzzling over Korean letters or struggling with long strings of figures.
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