After reporting, I will wait for His Majesty to make a decision.
However, North Korea will definitely not agree to this in the short term, and can only proceed step by step.
Zhang Yu was not in a hurry. After the people from the General Staff arrived, the two of them could discuss how to push this matter forward.
At this time, the King of Korea looked unhappy.
Zhang Shunyao next to him looked even uglier.
Zhang Shunyao understood what this meant better than the King of Korea.
The king might not change, and even if the Ming Dynasty wanted to do something, it would drag the king along. But these people were different. Judging from the current situation, the Ming Dynasty was going to help Queen Inmok, the elders.
This was not good news for Zhang Shunyao. If this was really the case, then the subsequent events might become very bad. The impact on his faction and himself was too great, forcing him to consider the pros and cons.
Zhang Yu held a teacup in his hand and looked at the king and his minister opposite him expressionlessly.
He wasn't afraid of the other party not agreeing. After all, he already had Queen Inmok as a card in his hand, ready to play at any time. Even with so many factions in Joseon, he could always find a faction to support.
Zhang Yu did all this without any burden in his heart. At this moment, he could sit back and relax, not worrying about the Joseon monarch or his ministers causing trouble.
"Why don't we handle this?" Li Zong thought for a moment and said, "The Ming Dynasty has come a long way and isn't very familiar with Korean affairs. Besides, these are already quite arduous tasks, so why not let you worry about them? Simply hand over the weapons to us, and we'll distribute them. Don't worry, we'll select the best troops and won't delay anything."
"Your Majesty, please forgive my frankness," Zhang Yu said somewhat bluntly, "the Korean army is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty does not select them based on whether they are elite or not."
"No matter how elite they are, they are not as elite as the Ming army. Therefore, when the Ming army is selected, they look at whether they can effectively cooperate with the Ming army. Only such an army will gain the support of the Ming Dynasty and obtain the Ming army's equipment."
"In this regard, the Ming Dynasty's Royal Navy is naturally the most knowledgeable, so it would be best for them to decide on this matter."
Although this sounds very domineering and reasonable, it is not the case at all if you think about it carefully.
This made King Lee Jong-hee of Korea and Zhang Shun-yao discover another very scary thing, that is, when the Ming Dynasty selected its army, it did not even consider strength.
As for Zhang Yu's talk of considering coordination, Li Zong and the others simply didn't believe it. In their view, this was Zhang Yu's trick. The army chosen by the Ming Dynasty must be willing to cooperate with them or obey their command, or even be from the veteran faction.
This made Li Zong very angry and he felt that he was being fooled.
Glancing at Zhang Shunyao next to him, Li Zong hoped that this minister would stand up and help him and the Ming Dynasty envoys, and then discuss other issues.
But Zhang Shunyao wasn't stupid. He did support Li Zong, but this support was different from what Li Zong had imagined.
They supported Lee Jong initially because they were following Queen Inmok. To put it bluntly, it was to gain power and position and to make their faction rise. Under such circumstances, they supported Lee Jong.
As for being optimistic about Li Zong, that was impossible, after all, Li Zong was only seven years old at that time.
Now that something has gone wrong, Zhang Shunyao will not put all his hopes on the King of Korea. They need to find another way.
This made Li Shunyao think of another question. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with his faction. Although he was a young and vigorous faction, it didn't mean he didn't have a foundation. If he didn't have a foundation, how could he rise? How could his faction come to power?
To put it bluntly, there are still people who support it, including the military. If these people are brought into your own army, what effect will that have?
Once he had such an army and received the support of the Ming Dynasty, he could even defeat the veteran faction and would not have to worry about Queen Inmok anymore.
What would it matter if an old lady who is about to die was cured?
It’s not been a long time ago now. Now those who have money, power and soldiers have the final say.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Shunyao's interests conflicted with those of the Joseon King Lee Jong-un.
Although he could not openly confront his king, Zhang Shunyao was not prepared to compromise directly. He would not even stand up and confront the Ming envoys at this time, because this was unnecessary and would affect subsequent plans.
Li Shunyao stood there calmly, ignoring Li Zong's gaze.
Li Shunyao was actually not at ease with Li Zong.
If he really went up to the Ming envoy and irritated him, then at that time, he, the king, might not be able to protect himself. If the Ming wanted to deal with him, the king might really be helpless.
With such considerations in mind, it would be even less likely for Zhang Shunyao to stand up and he would just let things take their course.
Li Zong was so angry!
You are my confidant. Why did I call you here?
I'm not asking you to stand there and watch. If you don't even come forward at this time, you're such a loser! What do I want you to do?
Zhang Yu drank his tea slowly.
The Korean monarch and his ministers were not worried about this kind of reaction. For Zhang Yu, if the Ming Dynasty wanted something, they should just give it to them without complaining. If they didn't give it to them, then the Ming Dynasty would take it in its own way, which was the most appropriate way.
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