율정 박서생의 생애와 사상

Abstract

This article is investigated about the life and iIdeology of Yuljeong Park Seo Saeng (1371~?) who was a disciple of Gil Jae of Dumundong 72 Hyun. Yuljeong is Park Seo Saeng's pen name. He wrote the lifetime of Gil Jae, his teacher. He lived the same life as Dumundong 72 Hyun's descendants. There was a lack of data about Park Seo Saeng, however, we could show his lifetime through Park Seo Saeng's life which written by Park Jun, his six grandchildren. Park Seo Saeng passed the state examination at 20 years old, but didn’t go to the government. He was gone to hometown and entered as a disciple of Gil Jae. After Gil Jae's advice, he passed the state examination at 1401 years, At 1407 years he entered into the government as Ujeongeon. He served consecutively as his public office at 1419 years. At 1421 years he made public achievement that Biahn (his hometown) was promoted to Biahn Hyun. After 1428 years, he also served consecutively as his public office. Through his public office life, he made an exchange with his friends, Ha Ryun, Jeong In Ji, and Gwon Chae. Park Seo Saeng organized the funerals of Gil Jae's mother and son during supporting his teacher. Through Gil Jae's life which written Park Seo Saeng, we could know that it is considerable for the recognition of the funerals. Also we could find out his understanding of Confucianism from the writing level of the poetry. After 1428 years, we could find his practice what he was in his office life through the royal envoy to Japan as a Sungkyunkwan Metabolism, the discussion of tax system as a Jibhyunjeon Bujehak, the fabrication of water turbine as a Gongjochamuei. In the report after royal envoy to Japan, it wast the significance that the policies of Chosun was changed against Japan from information about the situation of Japan and the movements of the Japanese troops. In particular, the agreement to tax system as a Jibhyunjeon Bujehak replace Jibhyunjeon scholar's opinions. Moreover, this is a significant meaning that Park Seo Saeng, who was a student of Gil Jae of Dumundong 72 Hyun, was the Bujehak which was the leader in Jibhyunjeon. And, he participated in the water wheel fabrication based on the water wheel model through the royal envoy to Japan, moreover, he enhanced advantages of irrigation facility, therefore, we could find out his the ideology of Confucianism. Park Seo Saeng was a disciple of Gil Jae of Dumundong 72 Hyun in early Chosun. And he was the representative person succeeded Gil Jae's academic study in Era of King Sejong.