Noh Su-sin

Noh Su-sin (盧守愼, 29 May 1515 (16th day of intercalary 4th month)¹ – 10 May 1590 (7th day of 4th month, lunar calendar)²) was a scholar-official of Joseon. His family seat was Gwangju (光州). His courtesy name was Gwahoe (寡悔), and his art names were Sojae (蘇齋), Yijae (伊齋), Amsil (暗室), and Yeji Nosin (茹芝老人). In 1573 (6th year of Seonjo) he became Right State Councillor, in 1578 Left State Councillor, and in 1585 he reached the post of Chief State Councillor. In 1591 (24th year of Seonjo) he was posthumously honored as a First-Class Gwangguk Wonjong Meritorious Subject. His posthumous names were Munui (文懿) and Mungan (文簡). Kang Yu-seon (康惟善) was his brother-in-law.³

Life

Noh studied under Tansu Yi Yeon-gyeong (李延慶), a disciple of Jeongam Jo Gwang-jo, and he married Yi's daughter, becoming Yi's son-in-law. Through this, he inherited the Neo-Confucian scholarly lineage running from Kim Jong-jik and Kim Gwang-pil to Jo Gwang-jo and Yi Yeon-gyeong. He was acquainted with Toegye Yi Hwang and Haseo Kim In-hu, among others, and was also close to Yi I (Yulgok).

In 1543, during the reign of Jungjong, he passed the state examination (式年文科) at the top rank and in 1544 became a secretary of the Crown Prince's Office of Instruction (侍講院) and took part in the Sagadoseo (賜暇讀書) leave-for-study program. When ascended the throne, he joined the Great Yun faction (大尹) and became a Junior Censor (正言), attacking and impeaching and having him dismissed. In 1545, when Myeongjong ascended the throne, the Lesser Yun faction (小尹) led by , together with Yi Gi, carried out the . At this time, Noh was accused of having caused the origin of the Eulsa Purge, and he was dismissed from his post as Director of Personnel Affairs (吏曹佐郎) and in 1547 (2nd year of Myeongjong) was exiled to . Compounded by the Yangjae Station wall-poster incident (良才驛 壁書 事件), he received an aggravated punishment and was again banished, this time to , where he spent 19 years in exile. In 1565 his place of exile was moved again, to .