▁of ▁the ▁old ▁government ▁administration ▁that ▁held ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁in ▁court ▁power ▁during ▁the ▁w an ing ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁G ory e o ▁D ynast y , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁of ▁Jose on ▁( ▁), ▁a ▁new ▁branch ▁of ▁central ▁administration ▁that ▁revol ved ▁around ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁his ▁ed ict s . ▁After ▁passing ▁the ▁subject ▁documentation ▁and ▁tax ation ▁legisl ation , ▁King ▁T ae j ong ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁dec ree ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁dec isions ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Council ▁could ▁only ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁This ▁ended ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁court ▁minister s ▁and ▁advis ors ▁making ▁dec isions ▁through ▁debate ▁and ▁negoti ations ▁amongst ▁themselves , ▁and ▁thus ▁brought ▁the ▁royal ▁power ▁to ▁new ▁height s . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁T ae j ong ▁installed ▁an ▁office , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sin mun ▁Office , ▁to ▁hear ▁cases ▁in ▁which ▁ag gr ieved ▁subjects ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁explo ited ▁or ▁treated ▁un just ly ▁by ▁government ▁officials ▁or ▁arist ocr ats . ▁However , ▁T ae j ong ▁kept ▁Je ong ▁Do je on ' s ▁re forms ▁int act ▁for ▁most ▁part . ▁In ▁addition , ▁T ae j ong ▁executed ▁or ▁ex iled ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁helped ▁him ▁asc end ▁on ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁royal ▁authority . ▁To ▁limit ▁influence ▁of ▁in - la ws , ▁he ▁also