He also renovated existing temples and religious institutions, and maintained cordial relations with the Confucian scholar, later a Taoist hermit, Kwak Yeo (1058–1130), often inviting him to the palace, asking for advice and exchanging poems.
He also renovated and upgraded existing temples and places of worship, and maintained pleasant relationships with the Confucian scholar who later became a Taoist recluse, Kwak Yeo (1058–1130), frequently inviting him to the palace, asking for his advice and exchanging verse.