▁senior ▁rank , ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁other ▁officials ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁other ▁offices ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁The ▁officials ▁of ▁high ▁rank ▁were ▁sent ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁government . ▁Sometimes ▁a ▁secret ▁royal ▁inspect or ▁( Am ha eng - e osa · 암 행 어 사 ) ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁travel ▁inc ogn ito ▁and ▁monitor ▁the ▁provincial ▁officials . ▁These ▁under cover ▁inspect ors ▁were ▁generally ▁young ▁officials ▁of ▁lower ▁rank ▁but ▁were ▁inv ested ▁with ▁the ▁royal ▁authority ▁to ▁dismiss ▁cor rupt ▁officials . ▁ ▁Provin ces ▁( Do · 도 ▁ 道 ) ▁- ▁There ▁were ▁eight ▁provinces , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁govern ed ▁by ▁Governor ▁( G wan ch als a · 관 찰 사 ▁ <0xE8> <0xA7> <0x80> <0xE5> <0xAF> <0x9F> 使 ), ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁junior ▁rank . ▁ ▁Bu ( 부 ) ▁- ▁administrative ▁offices ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁major ▁cities ▁in ▁provinces . ▁Each ▁bu ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Bu y oon ▁( 부 윤 ), ▁which ▁was ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Governor ▁in ▁rank . ▁ ▁M ok ▁( 목 ▁ <0xE7> <0x89> <0xA7> ) ▁- ▁There ▁were ▁twenty ▁m oks , ▁which ▁govern ed ▁large ▁count ies ▁named ▁' ju '( 주 ▁ 州 ). ▁They ▁were ▁run ▁by ▁M ok sa ▁( 목 사 ▁ <0xE7> <0x89> <0xA7> 使 ), ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁senior ▁rank . ▁ ▁County ▁( G un · 군 ▁ 郡 ) ▁- ▁There ▁were