The king again appointed him National Preceptor, and Iryeon came down to the capital Kaesong (then Gaegyeong), but soon returned to the mountains on the pretext that his aged mother was sick.
Raja kemudian menunjuknya sekali lagi sebagai Pembimbing Nasional, dan Iryeon turun ke ibukota Kaesong (kemudian Gaegyeong), namun segera kembali ke pegunungan dengan alasan bahwa ibunya yang sudah tua sakit.