"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so convinced by you, then the future King of Goryeo will surely be no problem either."
After Chen Yongshou relayed the emperor's original words, he saw Zhang Shou burst into laughter and looked very disapproving. He thought to himself, I know that one month is not enough to leave a deep mark on that Zheshanjun, not to mention that he is a little older than the third prince and had no interaction with Zhang Shou before. How could it be possible that the relationship between teacher and student would change like this just because of a month
But since the emperor said so, he could only pass on the message in this way, so he said humbly: "Originally, the emperor wanted to summon Zhang Xueshi immediately to give him instructions, but the Korean messenger shouted this in public today, so the three university scholars knew about it and rushed to the Qianqing Palace immediately. I guess several ministers will also come to the palace soon, so the emperor will not have time to see you."
"Time is limited, and the emperor knows that it is a bit difficult to teach someone a lesson. But if you, Master Zhang, can make that Zheshan Jun understand the pros and cons within a month, that will be enough. In addition, Master Zhang, you are not like those rigid old men, nor like those young and energetic officials, so it is more appropriate for you to announce this news."
Chen Yongshou paused, then lowered his voice and said, "After this incident, the emperor is very dissatisfied with the situation in Goryeo. When I came here before, there was a map hanging in the east warm room of the Qianqing Palace, and a circle was drawn on the location of Jeju Island."
Seeing the circle drawn on the map, Zhang Shou couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, but he quickly retracted his thoughts because from the current emperor's usual tough and arbitrary way of doing things, he felt that he had guessed what people wanted to do.
There is no doubt that the emperor was planning to station troops on the big island of Goryeo! However, although the Joseon Dynasty seemed to only seek help, they had to ask the Ming Dynasty for help during the Imjin War, and the Qing Dynasty sent troops during the Immo Rebellion. Yuan Shikai was almost the emperor of Joseon at one time, and the things that happened in the early years of Emperor Taizu were just laughable. However, even if there were troops stationed, it was only temporary.
As for the matter of a certain US military base in the Southern Dynasty, let’s not mention it.
But in general, throughout the 5,000 years of Chinese history, the attack on Goguryeo destroyed the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong of Tang led an army to fight in person but died of illness with little success. Japan also lost two expeditions to Kublai Khan. Even Annan, a small corner of the southwest, was attacked again and again by the powerful army of the early Ming Dynasty, but the victory was lost in the end.
In Chinese history, expanding territory is mostly a matter of occupying it in the early stage and losing it in the later stage. Even the Mongols who once reached the heart of Europe could not avoid retreating and splitting. In addition, most of the people were farmers and would not leave their homeland unless they could not survive. So even though Zhang Shou knew that the emperor might not have the intention of occupying the land and was just being vigilant, he was not very optimistic.
Unless there is full preparation for colonization and unless there is good ideological and political education, if the garrison is kept for a long time, the soldiers will either become homesick or quickly become corrupt.
Facing Chen Yongshou who was bowing, Zhang Shou knew that even if he went to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor, he might not be able to push away such a burden that was forced upon him, so he said unhappily, "Since Eunuch Chen said so, I'll give it a try. However, if it's just teaching a child who has left his country and home and is full of confusion, it's easy. But... the future King of Goryeo is different."