정원용은 70년 벼슬생활을 성공적으로 수행한 관원으로 알려졌는데, 그 비결 가운데 하나가 바로 관원으로서 필요한 글쓰기를 잘했다는 점이다. 25세에 문과에 급제하여 사관으로 벼슬생활을 시작하자, 나라의 역사만 기록한 것이 아니라 자신의 생활도 기록하기 시작하였다. 그는 세상을 떠나던 날 아침까지 거의 날마다 일기를 썼는데, 일기의 제목을 「경산종환일기(經山從宦日記)」라고 지은 것만 보더라도 그가 관원의 신분을 의식하며 일기를 썼다는 점을 분명히 알 수 있다. 연세대학교 중앙도서관에 소장된 그의 저술 13종은 모두 필사본인데, 크게 네 부류로 나눌 수 있다. 『약산록(藥山錄)』, 『경산북정록(經山北征錄)』, 『기성록(箕城錄)』, 『경산집 부록』은 문집류이고, 『관첩록(關牒錄)』, 『서첩록(西牒錄)』, 『유경록(惟輕錄)』, 『북첩록(北牒錄)』은 공문류이다. 이 가운데 『유경록』은 살인사건의 개요와 처리과정 및 조사관의 심리(審理)와 제사(題詞), 발사(跋辭)를 정리한 책이다. 『총진편금(叢珍片金)』과 『수향편(袖香編)』은 유서류이며, 『쇄사동정일기(曬史東征日記)』, 『연사록(燕槎錄)』, 『경산일록(經山日錄)』은 일기류이다. 활자본 문집인 『경산집(經山集)』에 실린 글은 이 가운데 몇 분의 일에 지나지 않는다. 실리지 않은 글들은 대부분 관원들이 날마다 쓰던 공문류인데, 자신이 관장하던 업무를 꼼꼼하게 기록하고 평생 정리하는 모습에서 전형적인 관원의 모습을 찾아볼 수 있다.

Jung Won-yong is a distinguished official who served seventy years of successful public service, in no small part to his prolific writing skills which is a necessary trait for a public official. After passing the literary civil service examination(mungwa) at the age of 25, he began his official career as a sagwan(history recorder in the court) and he recorded not only the history of the nation but also his daily personal life. Jung wrote in his diary almost every single day for the rest of his life. The title of his diary, Gyeongsan Jonghwan Ilgi(Diary of Gyeongsan’s Office), clearly signifies that Jung(whose ho was Gyeongsan) wrote his diary distinctly conscious of his official position. There are thirteen manuscripts written by Jung, including Gyeongsan-jip, in the Yonsei University Central Library. These volumes can be divided into four general categories: 『Yaksan-rok』, 『Gyeongsanbukjeong-rok』, 『Giseong-rok』, and 『Gyeongsanjipbu-rok』 are anthologies; 『Gwancheop-rok』, 『Seocheop-rok』, 『Yugyeong-rok』(which details the facts and the proceedings of homicide cases), and 『Bukcheop-rok』 are archives of official documents; 『Chongjinpyeon-geum』 and 『Suhyang-pyeon』 are testaments; and 『Soesadongjeong-ilgi』, 『Yeonsa-rok』, and 『Gyeongsan-ilrok』 are diaries. Material published in 『Gyeongsan-jip』, an anthology printed with movable metal type, is only a small fraction of his writing. Most of the unpublished material are official documents, which officials wrote on the daily base in large volumes. These records give us a glimpse of Jung’s life as a typical diligent government official, keeping and organizing detailed records of his daily tasks throughout his life.

Jung Won-yong is a distinguished official who served seventy years of successful public service, in no small part to his prolific writing skills which is a necessary trait for a public official. After passing the literary civil service examination(mungwa) at the age of 25, he began his official career as a sagwan(history recorder in the court) and he recorded not only the history of the nation but also his daily personal life. Jung wrote in his diary almost every single day for the rest of his life. The title of his diary, Gyeongsan Jonghwan Ilgi(Diary of Gyeongsan’s Office), clearly signifies that Jung(whose ho was Gyeongsan) wrote his diary distinctly conscious of his official position. There are thirteen manuscripts written by Jung, including Gyeongsan-jip, in the Yonsei University Central Library. These volumes can be divided into four general categories: 『Yaksan-rok』, 『Gyeongsanbukjeong-rok』, 『Giseong-rok』, and 『Gyeongsanjipbu-rok』 are anthologies; 『Gwancheop-rok』, 『Seocheop-rok』, 『Yugyeong-rok』(which details the facts and the proceedings of homicide cases), and 『Bukcheop-rok』 are archives of official documents; 『Chongjinpyeon-geum』 and 『Suhyang-pyeon』 are testaments; and 『Soesadongjeong-ilgi』, 『Yeonsa-rok』, and 『Gyeongsan-ilrok』 are diaries. Material published in 『Gyeongsan-jip』, an anthology printed with movable metal type, is only a small fraction of his writing. Most of the unpublished material are official documents, which officials wrote on the daily base in large volumes. These records give us a glimpse of Jung’s life as a typical diligent government official, keeping and organizing detailed records of his daily tasks throughout his life.

Jung Won-yong, 『Gyeongsan-ilrok』, 『Gyeongsanbukjeong-rok』, 『Chongjinpyeon-geum』, 『Yugyeong-rok』