- Bahk Gohng-ooh’s Mandate During Gae-byuk
- 1 During the summer, when Sahng-jeh-nim was staying in Dae-heung Village, He wrote the names of the Twenty-Four Generals and the Twenty-Eight Generals on a piece of paper.
- 2 He took Gohng-ooh by the hand, joyfully walked with him in the yard, and announced, “Bahk Gohng-ooh, the General of All Nations.”
- 3 Overwhelmed with joy, Gohng-ooh said, “My lifelong wish has come true.” Unconsciously, he pulled back his shoulders in pride.
- 4 Cha Gyung-suk, who was standing near him, looked bitter.
- 5 “Bahk Gohng-ooh, the Great Spirit General,” Sahng-jeh-nim said.
- 6 This worried Gohng-ooh. He wondered, “Does this mean I should die to become a general?”
- (JSD Dojeon 5,201)