The Roots of the Goryeo Royal House自古受命君, 孰不非常類

凡七百言.

Seven hundred words in all.

唐書曰, “肅宗少封忠王.” 本朝學士洪瓘, 所撰世紀曰, “唐忠王, 遊松岳山, 禮八眞仙, 宿養子洞居士寶育家.” 則肅宗來遊明矣. 又按本紀, “龍王謂景康曰, ‘欲西去大唐, 見天子之父乎?’” 則英驗已著. 或以唐書無明文爲難者, 過矣. 且唐之史臣, 豈以副君潛遊外國之事, 筆之於矯書之文耶? 無明文, 理然.

The Tangshu says, "Suzong in his youth was invested as the Prince of Zhong." The Segi, written by Hong Gwan, an academician of this dynasty, says, "The Prince of Zhong of Tang roamed on Mount Songak, did reverence to the eight true immortals, and lodged at the house of the layman Boyuk in Yangjadong." Then it is clear that Suzong came and roamed here. And the Bongi says, "The Dragon King said to Gyeonggang, 'Do you wish to go west to great Tang and see the Son of Heaven, your father?'" So the wonder of it was shown already. Those who make a difficulty of it because the Tangshu has no plain text for it go too far. Besides, how should the historians of Tang have set down in the writing of the state that the heir apparent roamed in a foreign country in secret? That there is no plain text is only what reason would have.

諱虎景, 今九龍山天王也. 初自白頭山率九人, 遊獵而來. 因獵而宿於山穴, 有虎來吼而不去. 十人議曰, “此必有由.” 各持衣物投之, 則虎受將軍之衣. 將軍出, 而穴陷, 九人同沒. 虎變爲女曰, “我寡居此山, 願與君同理神政.” 因婚而爲神. 由是, 名虎景, 而山名九龍. 蓋本山精也.

His taboo name was Hogyeong (虎景), and he is the Heavenly King of Mount Guryong today. At the first he led nine men from Mount Baekdu and came hunting. On the hunt they slept in a cave in the mountain, and a tiger came and roared and would not go away. The ten men talked it over and said, "There must be a reason for this," and each threw in a piece of his clothing, and the tiger took the general's clothes. When the general went out the cave fell in, and the nine men were buried together. The tiger changed into a woman and said, "I live alone on this mountain, and I would rule the government of the spirits together with you." So they married and became spirits. From this he was named Hogyeong, and the mountain was named Guryong. It seems he was in origin a spirit of the mountain.

諱辰義, 諡貞和王后. 父元德大王, 諱寶育. 祖松岳郡沙粲諱康忠. 曾祖聖骨將軍也. 母諱德周, 外祖沙粲, 長子諱伊帝建也.

Her taboo name was Jinui (辰義), and her posthumous name was Queen Jeonghwa. Her father was the Great King Wondeok, taboo name Boyuk. Her grandfather was Gangchung, who held the rank of sachan in the commandery of Songak. Her great-grandfather was General Seonggol. Her mother's taboo name was Deokju, and her mother's father was a sachan whose eldest son bore the taboo name Ijegeon.

大王諱, 作帝建.

The Great King's taboo name was Jakjegeon.

是爲景獻王后, 生四子二女, 其長子, 我世祖是也.

This was Queen Gyeongheon, the dragon woman. She bore four sons and two daughters, and her eldest son is our Sejo.

今祠堂在焉, 親幸所也.

The shrine stands there today, and it is a place the king visits in person.

今廣明寺也.

It is the Gwangmyeongsa of today.

智異山天王也

It is the Heavenly King of Mount Jiri.

俗呼穄爲王, 蓋言興王業也. 史臣曰, “自古聖人, 不係本宗, 而以德, 立姓者, 尙矣. 如帝舜之本, 姚氏, 而興於潙汭, 姓嬀, 光耿之本, 孟氏, 而指李, 爲姓, 仲尼之本, 子氏, 而母感乙鳥, 兼以取明爲孔者. 是也, 今亦然歟.”

In common speech millet (穄) is called wang, and it means the raising up of the royal work. The historian says, "From of old it is an old thing for a sage not to be bound to his own clan but to set up a surname by his virtue. Emperor Shun was of the Yao at the root, but he rose by the waters of Guirui and his surname became Gui. Guanggeng was of the Meng at the root, but he pointed to the plum tree and made it his surname. Confucius was of the Zi at the root, but his mother was moved by a swallow, and he took brightness as well and made it Kong (孔). Is it so now as well?"

光耿 — this appears to mean Laozi. ― translator

諱隆, 小宗龍建.

His taboo name was Yung (隆), and his childhood name was Yonggeon.

今東州也. 臣嘗守是州, 而再遊金城, 二邑人歷歷傳說.

It is Dongju today. I, your servant, once had charge of this district, and I roamed twice at Geumseong, and the people of the two towns tell of it clearly.

. — in the base text this place has no graphs, only a full stop. ― translator