『제왕운기帝王韻紀』로 본 이승휴李承休의 국가의식과 유교관료정치론

Abstract

This thesis intends to examine the consciousness about the world and civilization, the dynasty and history by researching Jewangunki written by Yi Seung-Hyu. Also, it intends to see what kind of solution he proposed to problem Koryo dynasty was facing. The period of Yi Seung-Hyu's activity was when the royal regime was recovering from the military regime and Koryo was incorporating into the Mongols world Empire through a period of the war against the Mongols. He tried to contain the consciousness about the changing situation at that time in his book, Jewangunki. At that time, Koryo had a pile of impending problems. Internally, even though the royal regime was recovered after the collapse of the military regime, social contradiction had deepened since the 12th century, and a new political power around the king's close associates enlarged while making social problems. Externally, Koryo needed to re-establish the view of the world and maintain the national independence in the changing world which was under Mongols' control. In the face of the severe phases of the times, Yi Seung-Hyu wrote Jewangunki based on his consciousness about history and reality and gave it to the king. He expected it to be disseminated around officials and utilized properly. He held on to world pluralism while acknowledging Yuan as a nation which inherited authenticity of china empire and accepted the universal monistic doctrine around Yuan. Meanwhile, he underlined that historically, the dynasties of Korea had governed independently since Tankun Joseon whereas tributing to the empires in China. And he emphasized that Koryo had inherited historical authenticity. He thought that Koryo could have flourished and lived in the happy era if the king had appointed the well-educated confucianists and leaded the ethico-political reign by using reinforced political power because the royal regime had recovered after the collapse of the military regime. What Yi Seung-Hyu proposed for an appropriate political model was the centralized bureaucratic model in which king who cultivates virtu should be served by officials who turly follow confucianism. Meanwhile, Jewangunki has some limits in regard of the state consciousness. Yi Seung-Hyu didn't mention resistance against the invasion of foreign countries. He also never talked about the Choe government, while criticizing the military regime. And he mentioned too little about the history of Koryo dynasty he served compared to other dynasties. These limits could be caused by the fact that he became an official in Choe government and that he was in favor of peace negotiation. Also, it could be hard for him to evaluate the history of the dynasty he was serving.