Bakdal Year 3976 (1st of King Jeongmyeong), May 5

Jester Yeonggil, donning the guise of an ancient minister, proclaimed with a voice that echoed through the grand hall, "A king must reign with the dignity of a king, a minister must serve with the wisdom of a minister, a father must guide with the love of a father, and a son must honor with the respect of a son. Should the king forsake his royal duties and the minister abandon his sacred charge, how then shall we partake of the harvest, even when the fields are bountiful?" The king, his face darkening with wrath, decreed that Jester Yeonggil be scourged and banished to the desolate reaches of Gowun Plateau. Turning his fierce gaze upon his assembled courtiers, the king declared, "This insolent tradition of besmirching the throne must be eradicated forthwith."