Yi Bang-Won (BW) : "The political situation in Joseon and Jurchens is so unstable that I have no time to care about the Imperial Throne. It is too much for me to handle this situation right now. " You have an intention to appeal to the Emperor like that, don't you? Zhu Di (ZD) : So? BW : You must had reported to the Emperor that Joseon is dangerous. Therefore, the Emperor has been using only hard-line policy toward Joseon. That may lead to the real war. Do you really want it?
ZD : (dropping his sword) What do you really want to say? BW : I'm now advising your highness to hold a good card in your hand to prevent Joseon's warlike hardliners from gaining power. ZD : a good card? BW : It's me, Yi Bang-Won. Please, let me pass through the Liaodong castle. Prince of Yan is speaking in Korean here. Interesting. Actually, there existed a rumor that his mother was a Goryeo woman, even though he is officially recorded as the son of Hongwu Emperor's lawful wife. I think it might be a slanderous rumor to put him down during the civil war in Ming China.
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