It's obvious. The imperial court needs to concentrate its efforts on governing the Yellow and Huai Rivers. Where would it find the extra resources to fight against the remnants of the Mongol Yuan dynasty?

For military officers, losing the opportunity to achieve merit and establish a career meant a decline in their status. Now, in a time of peace and prosperity, this meant a decline in the status of military officers, while the status of scholars would rise further.

This was clearly not good news for the military officers, but they didn't seem to have a better solution. Putting aside the emperor's determination to govern the Yellow and Huai Rivers, the Ming Dynasty had been at war for so many years, so a little rest was quite normal.

Although the Ming Dynasty could not be considered militaristic over the years, giving the people more opportunities to recuperate and rebuild their lives was definitely not a bad thing.

Different perspectives naturally lead to different views on things, which is perfectly normal and nothing to be surprised about.

Zhu Yunying was well aware of the thoughts of both civil and military officials. However, there was no need to say much, because the emperor had his own thoughts and ideas. He couldn't simply take care of civil or military officials; he needed to coordinate the overall situation and govern the entire country well.

It was just an ordinary morning court session, perhaps even just a regular one. But the discussions were about some very important matters that might influence the court's structure for years or even decades to come. Of course, it was also possible that they were discussing the future system of the Ming Dynasty. All of these are possibilities.

However, Zhu Yunying didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He was used to it. After all, he was the emperor, and many of his decisions affected the entire country.

Although some major events for the next few years seem to be arranged, it doesn't mean that Joo Yoon-young can slack off; he still has other things to do.