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marries his daughter to Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn. Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn correctly guesses the object inside the chest, and the
Chinese Emperor demands that they send the person that correctly answered to China. Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn is made into an envoy of Silla and is dispatched to China. On the way, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn meets Imok, a monster serpent that is the son of the Dragon King, and receives his help; in Zhejiang, he meets an old woman and receives a cotton cloth soaked in soy sauce; by a riverbank, he receives a magical talisman from a beautiful woman. The Chinese Emperor and his vassals use copious trickery and schemes to try and harm Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn, but Choe uses the talisman and escapes the dangerous situation through his literary genius and supernatural forces.
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Chinese Emperor bows his head and apologizes. Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn then returns to Silla. Afterwards, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn is banished under the pretext that he made a mistake during the Silla King's honored visit. Finally, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn takes his family to
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is banished to an island in the south. There, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn sucks on the soy sauce-soaked cloth he previously received and manages to stave off death. Contrary to all expectations, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn does not die and the
Emperor summons Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn and rebukes him. However, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn invokes the
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Discovering that Silla is filled with numerous talented and capable people, the
Emperor decides to invade Silla. He then orders an egg to be wrapped in cotton and placed in a chest made out of stone, securely sealing it up. He then sends the chest to Silla along with a letter that states that if they
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Rebellion breaks out but Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn singlehandedly quells the rebellion with a one-page manifesto. The Emperor is extremely happy and bestows Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn with many honors, but his other vassals become jealous and slander Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn. As a result, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn
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Premier Naeop to solve the secret of the stone chest. While everyone in the household is filled with worry, Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn tells the premier that if he can marry his daughter, he will reveal the secret of the chest. With no other way, the premier
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period. The story recounts the life of Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn, whose father suspected him of being the child of a golden pig when he was born, and thus abandoned him. However, he later become the envoy of the
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The author of the Choe Goun jeon is unknown. The date of creation is estimated to be sometime before the mid-sixteenth century. This is because in Go Sangan (高尙顔, 1553–1623)’s
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cannot correctly guess what is inside the chest, he will attack Silla. The Silla King gathers all the scholars in the land and agonizes over what to do.
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