임진왜란 명 장수 吳惟忠의 한반도 소재 문물 고찰

Abstract

I in this article analysed intensively the historical relics in Korea of Wu, Weizhong, a Ming general who came to Korea as reinforcements in the period of Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598. Wu,Weizhong was widely praised by the court of Joseon and the people because of his noble character and upright act. Juksan, Chungju, Danyang, Punggi, Yeongju, Andong where the troops of Wu had passed erected memorial stones to praise Wu's upright virtue. Among them, only “Cheonjo buchongbyeong Wu, Weizhong Deokcheong inyong bi天朝副摠兵吳惟忠德淸仁勇碑” which was erected at Jukju mountain fortress in Juksan is still extant. A merial stone which was erected in Chungju was “Cheongsuk bi” and a memorial stone which was erected in Yeongju was destroyed by the troops of Ma Gui which was entered following the troops of Wu. Bae, Yonggil's “Cheonjang Wu Hu songdeok bimyeong天將吳侯頌德碑銘” or Son, Giyans's “Wu chongbyeong Weizhong bimyeong吳總兵惟忠碑銘” was the name of stone which was erected in Andong or Sinnyeong. There is the shrine of King Guan which was established in 1598(the 31st reign year of Seonjo) by Ming troops to defeat Japanese troops by means of Guan Yu's virtue and moved to a hill east to Temple Seoak in 1666(the 7th reign year of Hyeonjo). We can find an inscription “Eowae buchongbyeonggwan Wu, Weizhong禦倭副總兵官吳惟忠” in “Muanwang bi” which is erected in front of main hall. In 1599(the 32nd reign year of Seonjo), “Busan pyeongwae bimyeong釜山平倭碑銘,” a memorial stone for victory, which commemorated that Ming troops entering a war in the period of Jeongyu War deteated Japanese troops was erected at Jaseongtae in Busan. The name of Wu, Weizhong is included in the inscription of the memorial stone. In 1593(the 26th reign year of Seonjo), Li, Gyeongnam, a recluse of Sangju, received a writing brush, an inkstone, and a gourd-shaped wine cup from Wu, Weizhong. After the collepse of Ming, the descendents of Li, Gyeongnam for generations used the wine cup which was received from Wu when they held memorial services for their ancestors on Daemyeongdan which was made on the back side of Temple Donghae in Sangju. Advanced Center for Korean Studies published a book Jangsea seohwa唐將書書畵 which collected and compiled letters and paintings Ryu, Seongryong received from a Ming general. The book contains a letter in which Wu hoped Ryu to inform him the situation and the map of strategic positions of Joseon. There is also Manryeok dongjeong jegong seodok萬曆東征諸公書牘in which Han Hwak, a famous calligrapher in Korea compiled handwritings which were sent by Ming generals to him. The book contains a letter in which Wu showed his pure virtue.