Planting Chaos in the Ming Dynasty (4)

Maeng Sa-seong had a look of displeasure on his face.

When I grabbed Maeng Sa-seong on the way to Beijing and told him I'd lower myself a bit to do some 'bad things' in Ming, so please pretend not to notice...

Maeng Sa-seong had said I could do as I pleased, as long as it brought good results.

But permission was permission, and seeing a Joseon official bow his head and act deferential even to some Ming eunuch bastard right in front of him was probably just plain disgusting.

Though I wasn't exactly thrilled to be bowing my head to some low-ranking eunuch either.

"Even if the basics of strategy begin with deception... actually seeing Kim Jeongrang bow first to a Ming eunuch is deeply unpleasant."

"My apologies, Your Lordship."

"You haven't done anything wrong, Kim Jeongrang. I was the one who gave permission. My guts are about to boil over too, but... still, who could compare to you having to bow your head to a eunuch?"

In the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, Maeng Sa-seong is evaluated like this.

'He doesn't have as strong a sense of principle as Hwang Hui or Heo Jo, and as a minister, he is indecisive to a fault.'...