▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁or ▁during ▁the ▁king ' s ▁public ▁process ions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁appeal ▁their ▁gr iev ances ▁or ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁directly . ▁This ▁allowed ▁even ▁the ▁ill iter ate ▁members ▁of ▁Jose on ▁society ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁g ye ok ja eng - related ▁accounts ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Il se ong n ok . ▁ ▁Official s ▁The ▁government ▁officials ▁were ▁ranked ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁levels , ▁r anging ▁from ▁first ▁senior ▁rank ▁( 정 1 품 , ▁ 正 一 品 ) ▁down ▁to ▁nin th ▁junior ▁rank ▁( 종 9 품 , ▁ <0xE5> <0xBE> <0x9E> 九 品 ) ▁based ▁on ▁senior ity ▁and ▁promotion , ▁which ▁was ▁achieved ▁through ▁the ▁royal ▁dec ree ▁based ▁on ▁exam ination ▁or ▁recommendation . ▁The ▁officials ▁from ▁ 1 st ▁senior ▁rank ▁to ▁ 3 rd ▁senior ▁rank ▁wore ▁red ▁ro bes ▁while ▁those ▁from ▁ 3 rd ▁junior ▁rank ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁junior ▁rank ▁wore ▁blue ▁and ▁those ▁below ▁wore ▁green ▁ro bes . ▁ ▁Here ▁a ▁government ▁official ▁refers ▁to ▁one ▁who ▁occupied ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁office ▁that ▁gave ▁its ▁holder ▁a ▁y ang ban ▁status ▁- ▁semi - her edit ary ▁nob ility ▁that ▁was ▁effective ▁for ▁three ▁gener ations . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁become ▁such ▁an ▁official , ▁one ▁had ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁g w age o ▁exam in ations . ▁There ▁were