사명당 유정에 대한 밀양 유림의 평가와 추모사업

Abstract

In 1592, Hanyang was deprived by the Japanese invaders and the king Seonjo refuged. Yujeong took the place of aged Hujeong and led patriotic monk soldiers at the time of Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea. Yujeong distinguished himself during the war, and afterwards he did his best to repatriate plundered cultural assets and compatriots who had been dragged to Japan. In Miryang where Yujeong was born, there is a Pyochoongsa which memorize Yujeong in every spring and autumn. Pyochoong means 'express the loyalty' as it is. Miryang was a typical Confucian Scholar's hometown in the Joseon Dynasty, so after the Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, local Confucian Scholars tried to rebuild stability and order of local societies. After 17th century, they formed blood relationships within themselves to solid their status as Confucian scholars centering around Miryang-hyanggyo and Yaerim-seowon. These Confucian scholars in Miryang considered Yujeong as a local loyalist. So they built the Pyochoongsa and performed a Confucian rite to memorize Yujeong. The names of 7 Confucian Scholars who lived in Mooanmyun and neighboring villages were engraved on the Yujeong's monument. They were descendants of a noble family and were relatives one another. Pyochoongsa's monks had a gratitude to local Confucian scholars who cooperated in establishing the Pyochoongsa and rebuilding it. And local Confucian scholars had continued supporting the Pyochoongsa until it moved to the temple Youngjeong.