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- - - - From olden time in the Nine provinces in China the environment even though it was different, according to the areas speech the was never the creation of separate characters. Only the types like Mongolia, Soha, Jurchens, Japan and Sobon each have their own characters. This is all the way of barbarians so it cannot be discussed completely. It is said in the classics 'Using Chinese civilisation the barbarians were forced to change.' China would not change because of the barbarians. For generations i is said in China, that our (China's) customs have been left by Kija, and it is said our literature and music is comparable to China's. but now the creation of onmun is throwing away China and being like the barbarians, so its the so called throwing away incense and choosing bug shit, how would this not be a big loss to civilisation.
      - Idu is based on Chinese characters so even though it is vulgar it has been beneficial. If there had never been Chinese characters it might work but it is still better to use the Chinese characters even if its slow. Why fix something that has worked for thousands of years? The juniors will not work hard is they think they can get away with just learning onmun. They fear the amount of work put into scholarship will be lost. even if it was passed down someone would want to make it new. It is an eccentric art with no benefit to politics.
        
        Even though Shila Solhong's Idu is a vulgar common language, It is all borrowed letters form what has been transferred from China, so in its use for particles, the characters are not originally separated. Even if it reaches down to the groups of petty officials and servants, if they intend to get used to it, they have to read several literature first and so after they get to know the general characters then using Idu is helpful. but because those who use Idu must by all means necessary communicate without difficulty using Chinese charters, due to Idu those who know Chinese charters increased greatly. Also it helped in the rise of learning.
        
        If our state originally did not know Chinese characters and if in the time of communicating in ropes and knots, onmun was borrowed at first so at one time it contributed in it use, it would rather work. However those who persist in having proper discussions will surely say 'Practicing onmun and having temporary measures, even if it is slow, is not as good as, acquiring the generally use characters from China and only making long plans that take a long time.
        
        Moreover, Idu has been practiced for thousands of years, it has had no obstruction to the work of government books or book keeping, why is it you fix writing that has done no harm form a long time ago and create a separate vulgar, independent and useless writing?
        
        If we come to practice Onum, then those who become clerks (those who manage?) solely acquire onmun and do not take care of characters that constitute scholarship, the government officials will be slit into two. If the clerks learn onmun and become well versed in it, the juniors will all see this and think they can become established in the world completely through the 27 characters of Onmun. For what reason will they work hard and deliberate over the principles of human nature.
        
        If it becomes like this, after tens of years those who know Chinese characters will decrease, even if government affairs are completely executed through onmun, they will not know the the writing of the sages and wil not learn it, so it will be like facing a wall, the reason for what is right and wrong will be in the dark. what use would a future where they are only efficient in onmun?
        
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- - - - Now we chose not to not to have people discuss it widely, and suddenly teach 10 officials it and they become accustomed, and also lightly amend the already established by people of antiquity's rhyming dictionary and put together this baseless onmun, and gathered together tens of carvers to make woodblock prints so it can hurriedly be distributed widely, what would the public opinion of the later generations of the world?
        
        Also on this royal procession to Chongju Ch'oesuri especially when you are concerned for the circumstances of this years poor harvest, you made an effort to reduce all the work for your attendants, compared to your previous work you reduced 8/9 out of 10, and the state matters you had handed over came to you or entrusted to the State council. things like onmun are not the states maters that are urgent and have an unavoidable deadline that has to be reached. So why is it at the place you are staying temporarily you do this urgently and cause an inconvenience while you take care of your body?
    - - Ancient Scholars said 'Things you are interested in get rid of your general will and spirit', and ' writing letters is the closet things to a scholars work, but if you solely like that you will also naturally lose you will and spirit'.'
        
        Now even though the crown prince is said to have attained virtue, still he puts his whole heart into neo-Confucianism and even more has to thoroughly investigate what he has not attained. Even though it is said to be beneficial, it is only one of the six arts of a cultured person.
        
        Moreover it is not even an advantage to 1 in ten thousand duties of politics, he has applied his attention to it and wasted his efforts and used up the day and moved through time. Honestly his alertness for scholarship has been lost. Because of all of our worthless talent in this writing we await your royal punishment, If there is someone with a concern we cannot dare to be silent so we have exhausted our hearts and burdened your royal intelligence.
- - - - Also as for calling it a type of art that is new and eccentric, especially it is a rhetorical style, this statement has no meaning. If the crown prince is a public body then even if it is lowly work he must participate, because of what work that was not urgent did he waste time and worry over?
    - - At that time Kimmun said ‘In the creation of onmun there is nothing that cannot be done.’ But now you say it is wrong, and also Ch’ongchangson said ‘ After the distribution of The guide to the three relationships we did not not see loyal subjects, filial sons, and virtuous wife’s arise in force, this is because of people doing and not doing is related to the disposition of people. Why after it is translated into onmun would everyone emulate it?’ Why is it that these kinds of words are the words of scholars who know the principle? They are good for nothing mediocre scholars.
      - First the king proclaimed at Ch’ongchangson
        
        If I translate the guide to the three relationships into onmun and distribute it to the people, all of the foolish men and women can easily understand it and then loyal subjects, filial sons and virtuous women will surely arise in force.
        
        Because Changson informed the king in writing there’s is now this order. The king also said
        
        Me calling you here from the beginning was not intended to punish you, and I only was going to ask about one or two things in the memorial, but you have not reflected on reasoning and you changed your words and replied to me, it is difficult to forgive your crime.
        
        They went down to the state tribunal and were going to be ordered to be discharged the next day, only Ch’ongchangson was dismissed from office and because of this the kings mandate was delivered at the state tribunal
        
        Kimmun before and after changed his words and reason for this is being investigated (tortured) and reported