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.
In addition, he revamped and improved existing temples and places of worship, and kept good relations with the Confucian scholar who later became a Taoist hermit, Kwak Yeo (1058–1130), frequently inviting him to the palace, asking for his opinion and exchanging verse.