Sowing Chaos in the Ming Dynasty (1)

People say that when the U.S. president changes, the international relations and economic structures of every country on Earth change.

So after I passed the civil service exam, I spent every day agonizing over things like who would become the next U.S. president, or what impact Candidate A would have on our country if he were elected.

But now that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the world's greatest power, has kicked the bucket, it is as if a fire has fallen on Joseon's feet.

The situation was so serious that Jo Mal-saeng, the Minister of War, was called to the State Council to discuss countermeasures and could barely make it to the Ministry of War, and an imperial order even came down saying the Six Ministries could work overtime.

From what the eunuchs said, His Majesty King Sejong had been unable to go mountain climbing lately and was deeply disappointed...

Would His Majesty King Sejong really be sad that he could not go mountain climbing?

Of course not. He'd probably be thrilled inside that he didn't have to exercise.

Director of the Military Armaments Office, sir.

...... You mean you're thinking of making new weapons in this situation?

There is an old saying...