영조대 영남 남인 류정원의 관계 진출과 관직 생활

Abstract

Ryu Jeong-won was active during the time when the Namin group of Yeongnam suffered difficulties as its central figure, Lee Hyeon-il, was stigmatized as a culprit in a crime against the royal family. The Namin group of Yeongnam was also hit by a revolt of military officials in the early years of King Yeongjo's reign during this period. Ryu Jeong-won was born into the family of Jeonju Ryu, an influential family in Andong. His academic origin was in the academic genealogy of Kim Seong-il, who inherited the academic heritage of Lee Hwang. Ryu Jeong-won was politically one of the representative figures who was active during the reign of King Yeongjo in the Namin group of Yeongnam. There has not been any research that shows interest in Ryu in the circles of Korean historical studies. Thus, this study focuses on Ryu Jeong-one, a member of Namin, who was from a family that was not very prominent in the region of Yeongnam, and examines the checks and ordeals he went through in the process of entering the government circles and the aspects of his life in public service. The study traced the experiences of an elite government official amid the triple package of hardship: discrimination against Namin, discrimination against a local province, and discrimination against a family. Ryu passed the civil service examination with relatively high grades and was deployed to Seungmunwon, but his deployment was later cancelled after a high-ranking official pointed out that Ryu was from a humble family in a local province. Since that time, it took him 14 years to go into government service a second time. He was put on the Dodangrok, which was a list of candidate members for Hongmungwan, a government agency of integrity. After another high-ranking official pointed out that Ryu did not meet all the requirements; thus, Ryu faced this frustration again. His attempt at government service was disrupted two times in its early stage, and he had missed the right timing for his growth as a government official. Ryu was, however, able to make a comeback thanks to some people around him who were willing to help him. Throughout the course of his life in public service, he kept his pride because he had participated in royal lectures and taught the crown prince for several months. This opportunity allowed him to exert his abilities in Chinese classics to his heart's content. He also distinguished himself with his remarkable abilities as a local government official, serving three areas as a Suryeong for a total of four years. Later Jeong Yak-yong cited 12 of his cases as exemplary in his Mokminsimseo, which made him a record holder among government officials in the nation. Finally, Ryu was promoted to Dangsanggwan, but he was not in good health in his late fifties. His last act before his death was to submit Daesagan Sajikso in which he emphasized that a crown prince should know how to control his mind. The present study on Ryu Jeong-won is significant in that it introduces a remarkable man from the Namin line of Yeongnam to the circles of Korean historical studies and offers a case to shed light on the circumstances of Namin that had no power in the local province of Yeongnam during the reign of King Yeongjo.