고려 명종의 측근 세력의 동향

Abstract

As above, king Myeongjong’s political powers and their operation has been reviewed. Following is the summary of the research. First of all, it is duty of Daegan as Jikgan to assist the king. The era of king Myeongjong was actually the period of paralyzed function of Daegan, and the close aides of Myeongjong were appointed as Daegan, rather than Jikgan, helping Myeongjong politically. In terms of rank, military subjects were former soldiers who returned home from units, while civil subjects followed the tradition of early Goryeo period and were filled with high birth nobles thought not great nobles. It is undoubted for their sons to cooperate with Myeongjong’s political operation. Seungseon was a Huseol(a subject in charge of media) of the king who assisted king in proximity and was assigned with close aides. Except for Munjangpil, one of close aides of Myeongjong, most civil subjects coming from high birth nobles were appointed to the office. Investigation showed that those who had conducted the office of Seungseon came mostly to the rank of Jaesin. On the other hand, some others conducted the office of Seungseon holding the office of Jaseon. As for the operation of Byeongbusa, the restraint and balance, Myeongjong’ unique way of political operation, is seen. That appeared frequently at the period under the reign of Euimin Lee and that was necessary for the sake of balance with the close aides. It is notable that the close military subjects like Yeongmo Min, Munjun Han and Geukgyeom Mun were appointed Panbyeongbusa at the time of no military subject leadership after the death of Gyeongdaeseung or at the time a political fluctuation like the revolt of Wonjeong Jo. Panbyeongbusa is a very important position concerning the direction of military power, and the appointment of a civil subject of Myeongjong’s close aides to the office suggests that the royal power of king myeongjong was never frail and he initiated the whole sovereignty instead. As for the appointment of Jaechu, lots of civil(not military) subjects of Myeongjong’s close aides together with civil subjects of Igyangbu like Yeohae Choi, Gonggwon Yu, Ucheong Choi, Munjeo Lee and Minbi Im were appointed to the Chusin office in Chumilwon that is related to military discipline affairs. In other words, not military but civil subjects together with civil subjects of Igyangbu like Ucheong Choi, Munjeo Lee and Minbi Im were appointed in large numbers. It seems Myeongjong’s intention, concerning military power, to provide against a political revolution and restrain the military subjects’ power by entrusting the civil subjects of his close aides with the military discipline affairs. Lastly, concerning civil service examination, Jigonggeo and Dongjigonggeo, the office of examination manager, were also dominated by civil subjects of Myeongjong’s close aides including Yeongmo Min, Munjun Han, Geukgyeom Mun, Sinyak Yeom, Minbi Im and Gonggwon Yu. However it is remarkable that Jigonggeo and Dongjigonggeo, the office of examination manager, unlike Panbyeongbusa and Ibyeongbusa, were all appointed with civil subjects. The examination managers promoted their political relations by making the student-teacher relationships with Jwaju centering around the first-ranks. Considering however those examination managers were composed of civil subjects of Myeongjong’s close aides, it is understood that the rising powers of civil subjects would have helped to strengthen the royal power of king Myeongjong and to stabilize the foundation of power.