연재 송병선의 퇴은과 무계구곡(武溪九曲) 서벽정(棲碧亭) 경영 = Yeonjae Song Byeong-seon’s Retirement and Management of Seobyeokjeong Pavilion in Mugyegugok Valley

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Song Byeong-seon, who was active during the reigns of Heonjong(憲宗) and Gojong(高宗) of the late Joseon Dynasty, was the 9th generation descendant of Song Si-yeol and a patriotic leader who founded and shared the Yeonjae School with his younger brother, Sim Seok-jae(心石齋) Song Byeong-soon(宋秉珣). However, there has not been sufficient discussion on Mugyegugok Valley and Seobyeokjeong Pavilion, which Song Byeong-seon created in Deogyu Mountain(德裕山), Muju(武州). Accordingly, this study first investigated the circumstances that Song Byeong-seon embarked on a self-comfortism(自靖路線) after being greatly disappointed by the discussion that is the premise of this case, namely Emperor Gojong's order to change the clothing system(衣制變改令). In the process, this manuscript glimpsed the conservative color embedded in Song Si-yeol’s logic of distinction between civilized and the Barbarians(華夷) and humans / animals(人獸) based on the moral principles of the Spring and Autumn period(春秋義理思想).
Song Byeong-seon, who first visited Muju in 1866, toured the area around Hoengcheon(橫川), Deogyu Mountain in May 1869. At this time, Song Byeong-seon decided that the area around Hoengcheon, which he named Mugyegugok Valley, was suitable as a place of retreat. Especially, Song Byeong-seon loved the third valley where many famous places were gathered, and in June 1886, he built the Seobyeokjeong Pavilion, a “space to reside(棲息).” However, Seobyeokjeong Pavilion was destroyed by an unexpected fire, so Song Byeong-seon moved the site and rebuilt it in the spring of 1890 with the help of an acquaintance.
Afterwards, Song Byeong-seon continued writing, lecturing, creative activities, and leisure travel(逍遙遊) at Seobyeokjeong Pavilion, and this trend continued until he was 70 years old when he committed suicide right after meeting Emperor Gojong in Seoul. In particular, it is noteworthy that Song Byeong-seon focused on holding annual spring and autumn(春秋) lectures(講會) at the Seobyeokjeong Pavilion with the aim of supporting the world of Confucian truth. In the joint literary record of the brothers Song Byeong-seon and Byeong-sun, who led the Yeonjae School, 『Gyesanyeonwonrok (溪山淵源錄)』, it is recorded that the disciples of Muju had the second largest number of members in Homan, which suggests that lectures at Seobyeokjeong Pavilion held a great impact on the local custom.