 In 1602, the Joseon government bestowed honors upon him, as the second rank of "Hoseong Gongsin" (호성공신, 扈聖功臣), and appointed "Pungwon Buwongun" again.After which he spent his time on political writing until his death in 1607.Ryu's major writings are preserved in the "Seoaejip" (The Anthology of Seoae, 서애집, 西厓集), "Jingbirok" (The Book of Corrections, 징비록, 懲毖錄), and minor writings as "Hwanghwajip" (황화집, 皇華集), "Jeongchungrok" (정충록, 精忠錄).