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March's Historical Figure
Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk
? ~ ? / Great General of Kokuryeo / Active field: Military
In 612,(23rd year of King Youngyang) when the army and the naval forces (made up of 113,000 men) of Su invaded Kokuryeo, he and his troops that had been standing by along the River Aprok falsely surrendered to the enemy force in a ploy to scope out the enemy and returned after discovering major weakness of the Su military force. Once the enemy foud out that they had been duped, its troops chased Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk and his men as far as 30 ris out of the Pyoungyang Caslte, which was part of Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk’s scheme to exhaust the enemy. After receiving a letter of mockery from Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk, the chief commander Woojungmoon realized he had been deceived yet again and attempted retreat at which point Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk led his men in a historical victory where the retreating Su army was completely destroyed at Salsoo. (the Chungchun River) Eul-Ji-Mun-Duk, who showed exceptional talent as a writer as well, was know for his ability to keep focus and calm during state of crisis
March's Historical Figure
Myo Chung
? ~ 1135 / Buddhist priest of Koryeo / Birth Place: Suhkyung(Pyoungyang) / A.k.a. Jung Shim
Using his ability to prophesize along with personal network established with the help of Baik-Soo-Han, a prominent political figure at the time, he made his way to the world of politics. In 1127,(5th year of King In) when he became chief advisor for the Royal Court, he made suggestions to the king for the Confucianist code of law and devised plans to move the capital to Suhkyung as a way of curbing the force of former statesmen. In 1129, his attempts to convince the king to invade Keum and other countries failed because of the opposing toadies including Kim Bu Shik and others. When his attempt to convince the king to move the capital failed again 1134, he formed his own country which he named Dae Wee (with Chun Gae as the title of his reign) and, in 1135, led his troops based in the city of Suhkyung in rebellion against the king. However, the royal army led by Kim Bu Shik defeated Myo Chung’s troops, and Myo Chung’s life was ended at the hand of Jo Kwang who was one of his subordinates.
