ye on ▁( 경 연 ), ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁discussed ▁history ▁and ▁Conf u cian ▁philosophy ▁with ▁the ▁king . ▁Since ▁these ▁discuss ions ▁often ▁led ▁to ▁comment ary ▁on ▁current ▁political ▁issues , ▁its ▁officials ▁had ▁significant ▁influence ▁as ▁advis ors . ▁It ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Chief ▁Sch olar ▁( D ae je h ak · 대 제 학 ), ▁a ▁part - time ▁post ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁senior ▁rank ▁that ▁served ▁concurrent ly ▁in ▁another ▁high ▁post ▁( such ▁as ▁in ▁State ▁Council ), ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Sch olar ▁( Bu je h ak · 부 제 학 ), ▁a ▁full - time ▁post ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁senior ▁rank ▁that ▁actually ▁ran ▁the ▁office . ▁There ▁was ▁great ▁prest ige ▁attached ▁to ▁being ▁Chief ▁Sch olar ▁in ▁this ▁deeply ▁Conf u cian ▁society . ▁( The ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁replace ▁Hall ▁of ▁W orth ies ▁( J i ph ye on je on · 집 현 전 ) ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁abol ished ▁by ▁King ▁Se jo ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁Six ▁mart y red ▁minister s .) ▁ ▁Other ▁offices ▁The ▁major ▁offices ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁Royal ▁Secret ariat ▁( Se ung je ong won , ▁ 승 정 원 ) ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁between ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁Six ▁Min ist ries . ▁There ▁were ▁six ▁royal ▁secret aries ▁( 승 지 ), ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁min istry , ▁and ▁all ▁were ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁senior ▁rank .