生六臣 漁溪 趙旅의 生涯와 追崇

Abstract

Since King Sejong's reign 2nd year (1420), when Eogye Jo Ryeo lived, until Seongjong's reign 20th years (1489), Joseon was prepared with all sorts of politics, institution, and culture along with Confucian ideology. At the same time, Sarim power, which pursued Confucian education in the province, became strong emphasizing ethics and fidelity against Hungu power which became powerful since Sejo seized power. Haman Jo family's Jo Ryeo family was also established with the basis of its growth by Jo Ryeo, who highly regarded fidelity and emphasized Confucian education, receiving this period. Jo Ryeo went up to Seoul several times to pass the state examination after settling into Wonbuk-dong, Haman and learned Confucian scripture and sentence. After passing Jinsa examination, he aimed for the ideal politics of Yo Sun era while studying at Seonggyungwan, getting along with lots of Confucian intellectuals who highly regarded ethics and fidelity. However, he determined that his ideal about Confucian politics, his volition, could not be realized when Danjong was forcedly expelled by Sejo, didn't enter government service again after returning to his homeland, exerted fidelity to Danjong, setting up for Eogye Cheosa (漁溪處士). However, he got along with Sarim school intellectuals, who highly regarded ethics and fidelity, mainly with Haman, exerting efforts for distribution of Confucian manners and restoration of family in the rural community society. For the distribution of Confucian manners, he focused on practice of Confucian ritualism and lead ancestral ritual. Also, he went forward Hyanggyo for the province edification, and requested local public officials to exert benevolent political affairs. Besides, he labored for children's education and disciplined them along with his cousin, expecting his sons to have large will in everything and make name in the world like a tiger. Here, he produced several successful applicants for state examination including 3 successful applicants of the liberal arts division. This became a big background for Jo, dongho to get married to a person from Sarim family same as Andong Yi jeung. The second son Geumho and his son also advanced mainly as military officials, Geumho became Huncheok family by participating in Jungjong restoration. Later, Jo Ryeo's descendants prospered due to Jo Ryeo's fidelity and discipline, many of them participated in justice army during Japanese invasion of Korea. Also, Jo Ryeo's descendants exerted lots of efforts to enhance Jo Ryeo's fidelity. Particularly, Jo Ryeo's 5th descendant Jo, yimdo knew that Jo Ryeo's fidelity could be embodied in the content of Jo Ryeo's 「Guildeunggosi (九日登高詩)」. Also, in respect of such Jo Ryeo's fidelity, Seongmunjun's 「Eogye Seonsaengjeon (漁溪先生傳)」, son-in-law of Jo Ryeo's great-great grandson Jogam and Yun, seon-geo's Noreungji (魯陵志), Seong munjun's sister's son. Here, with the opportunity of Danjong's restoration during Sukjong, Jo Ryeo's fidelity came to be widely known, accordingly, Jo Ryeo could be enshrined as Saengyuksin.