Yun Doo-su was a politician, poet, writer, scholar, and part of the Yi Hwang school among Westerners.
16 Facts About Yun Doo-su
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Yun Doo-su's father was Yun Byeon, who was government official.
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Yun Doo-su's father was taught by Yu Woon and Jo Gwangjo.
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Yun Doo-su's younger brother Yun Geun-su was a major politician during reign of King Seonjo and Gwanghaegun.
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Yun Doo-su was the first-rank passer of the Classics Licentiate Examination at the age of 23 in 1555, and in 1558, he passed the regular triennial civil service examination as a seventh place and worked at the Office of Diplomatic Correspondence.
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In 1563, when Yun Doo-su was as Section Chief of the Ministry of Personnel, Yi Yang, then an authority having person, recommended his son Yi Jeong-bin and his friend Yu Young-gil to the ministries to expand his power.
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Later, Yi Yang had been dismissed and Yun doo-su was found not guilty by the intercourse of Chief State Councilor Yun Won-hyung and Right State Councilor Sim Tong-won and appointed to the position of sixth counselor and promoted to the Section Chief of the Ministry of Personnel later.
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Yun Doo-su was in charge of the editorial clerks and First Secretary in State Council, went back and forth between the Office of the Inspector General and Sungkyunkwan, and then moved to the Office the Royal Stables.
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In doing so, Yun doo-su stabilized the situation considered unstable and suspected that the king did not have a crown prince to die after.
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Yun Doo-su insisted on sending an address to Liaodong to announce the war, punishing those who did not come with king as court officials, and remaining in Kaesong and defending.
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Yun Doo-su requested that the royal carriage leaves early in the morning, but it was not accepted.
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Accordingly, Yun Doo-su Du-su sent the governor of Hwanghae to soothe people so that the procession could leave Kaesong safely.
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However, as the situation became increasingly urgent, Yun Doo-su Du-su agreed to the request for relief forces.
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Yun Doo-su insisted on protecting Pyongyang in discussions on whether to protect Pyongyang or move to another place.
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King Seonjo refused to accept this and asked to discuss the next destination, and Yun Doo-su Du-su recommended going to Uiju rather than Hamhung.
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The procession left for Uiju, and Yun Doo-su Du-su remained with Yi Won-ik to protect Pyongyang.