▁arrest , ▁investigate , ▁imprison , ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁sentences ▁against ▁the ▁sus pected ▁off enders , ▁who ▁were ▁often ▁government ▁officials . ▁Office ▁of ▁Records ▁( Ch unch ug wan , ▁ 춘 추 관 ) ▁officials ▁wrote , ▁compiled , ▁and ▁maintained ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁historical ▁records . ▁It ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁State ▁Coun c ill ors , ▁and ▁many ▁posts ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁officials ▁serving ▁in ▁other ▁offices ▁concurrent ly . ▁There ▁were ▁eight ▁histor i ograph ers ▁whose ▁sole ▁function ▁was ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁meet ings ▁for ▁history . ▁Se ong gy ung wan ▁or ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁( 성 균 관 ) ▁prepared ▁future ▁government ▁officials . ▁Those ▁who ▁passed ▁first ▁two ▁stages ▁of ▁g w age o ▁exam in ations ▁( liter ary ▁exam ) ▁were ▁admitted ▁to ▁Se ong gy ung wan . ▁The ▁class ▁size ▁was ▁usually ▁ 2 0 0 ▁students , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁resident ial ▁hall ▁and ▁followed ▁strict ▁routine ▁and ▁school ▁rules . ▁( Tu ition , ▁room ▁and ▁board ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁government .) ▁It ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁shr ine ▁for ▁Conf u cian ▁and ▁Korean ▁Conf u cian ▁s ages . ▁The ▁students ' ▁opinions ▁on ▁government ▁policies , ▁especially ▁collect ive ▁statements ▁and ▁demonstr ations , ▁could ▁be ▁influ ential ▁as ▁they ▁represented ▁fresh ▁and ▁un cor rupted ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁young ▁sch ol ars . ▁The ▁official ▁in ▁charge ▁was ▁Da es ase ong ▁( 대 사 성 ), ▁of ▁ 3 rd