The Minister In Confucianism During The Gong-Min And Sim-Wu Dynasties Of Korea-Jeong Mong-ju' Study

Well-known for the loyalty to his sovereign, Jeong Mong-ju is a poet, scholar and famous minister who believes in Confucianism during the Gong-Min and Sim-Wu dynasties of Korea. Together with Li Mu Yin-Se, Li Tao Yin Chong Ren and Ji Ye Yin-Zai, Jeong Mong-ju is called as one of the four solitudinarians in the late Korea. His works is embodyed in the"Puyin Collection"which has three volumes in all, including the categories such as travel poems, human nature and natural laws, politics, literature, etc.This thesis is organized as below:Chapter 1 - The autobiography of Jeong Mong-ju. It introduces the whole life experience, loyalty and faithfulness of Jeong Mong-ju. These results are concluded based on the research of Jeong Mong-ju's the words of his portrait, chronicle, elegiac address and the deeds in his lifetime,. Meanwhile his poems and the letters to/from his friends are also adopted to complement the research.Chapter 2 - The orthodox thoughts of Jeong Mong-ju. This chapter describes how Jeong Mong-ju put the measure of abandoning Hu garment and following the Ming dynasty's institution into use in Korea, furthermore it introduces his poems indicating how Jeong Mong-ju followed the Ming Dynasty's institution..Jeong Mong-ju is a representative of the people who follow the Chinese institutions closely in the late KoreaChapter 3 - Jeong Mong-ju's Confucianism. This chapter firstly shows how Jeong Mong-ju respected teachers and value morality. Risking his own life, Jeong Mong-ju fetched his teacher's (Jin DePei) corpse back, wrote poems and funeral orations and protested against an injustice for his teacher. On the other hand, it also states Jeong Mong-ju's loyalty to his sovereign, faithfulness and integrity which finally lead him to be killed by another emperor Li Fang Yuan( the third king of the Li dynasty).Chapter 4 - Jeong Mong-ju as a diplomat:. Jeong Mong-ju showed his diplomatic courage and view in dispatching envoys to both Japan and the Ming dynasty, and suggesting his sovereign not welcoming the envoys of the Yuan dynasty.Chapter 5 - Jeong Mong-ju's tour to China. This chapter describes the six tours to China of Jeong Mong-ju and the changes to the relationship between Korea and the Ming dysnaty from 1372 to 1387. It presents an in-depth analysis of the background, content and result of each tour, which are of great significance in researching the relationship between Korea and the Ming dynasty..Chapter 6 - Jeong Mong-ju's poems in the"Imperial Collection of Four". This chapter describes Jeong Mong-ju's poems in the"Imperial Collection of Four"as well as the difference from the poems in"Puyin Collection".