明使 鄭同의 朝鮮使行과 別進獻 문제

Abstract

Joseon Dynasty continued the interchange of Ming from the first in Tributary System. Joseon Dynasty spent regular envoy every year and Ming also spent emperor’s envoy in a special occasion. Ming envoys who came to Joseon were mainly eunuch. Eunuch from Joseon Dynasty required a lot of private things such as personnel matters of relative, request. Specially Jeong-dong was the worst. He went to Ming as Xuande Emperor’s royal concubine, Ms Han’s attendance of eunuch. In Royal concubine, Ms han’s helping, he became a eunuch chief and took power and came to Joseon 5times as an envoy in order to assume full charge of diplomacy. The most nagative effect was the bride under the presence of emperor’s order. A catalog of goods were increased greatly from 1477 in every year and it was same of tribute of emperor’s a royal letter. Joseon Dynasty had a lot of trouble because Jeong-dong required odd things that were not produced in Joseon. There were no a catalog of goods and presentation to the King in the case of the Ming diplomacy of Joseon. Although Joseon knew the requirement was from Jeong-dong, Joseon cannot ignore his requirement because Jeong-dong took a siginificant role in diplomacy of Joseon. The problem of reduction had to be solved through Jeong-dong. When Han, myung-hoe or royal concubine Ms han of relative came to Joseon, Seong-jong complained about his activities but Jeong-dong denied. After Royal concubine Ms han’s death, Joseon spent Ms han’s relatives because Joseon afraid of Chenghua Emperor required reduction of gift eunuch chief from Joseon. But Jeong dong’s son, Jeong, kok-cheong, eunch chief in the Ming also played a role in Joseon diplomacy and required bride. As a result, after 10 years, 1487 Chenghua Emperor was dead, Joseon can achieve a reduction of gift eternally. Jeong, Kok-cheong did not want to it but he had a purpose because he afraid of punishment from new emperor. If new emperor know the situation of Jeong-dong and Jeong, kok-cheong, new emperor will give a harm damage to him. The requirement of in the period of Seong-jong was from the power of Jeong-dong and Joseon also knew about that. Although there were a lot of nagative effect, Joseon did not require Ming a reduction of gift and they require eunuch it. Joseon keep the lukewarm response. This situation shows eunuch chief had a lot of power when it comes to taking the diplomacy of Joseon and Joseon used them as using the diplomacy with the Ming.