Chapter 485
“Then do you believe we should prevent conflict from breaking out in Japan?”
Hyang immediately rejected Sejong’s suggestion.
“The outbreak of conflict in Japan follows the natural order. It would be reckless for our Joseon to attempt to prevent it.”
“Are you saying it’s Heaven’s will for conflict to break out in Japan?”
“Indeed. They placed a child on Japan’s throne, and before their oligarchy, established under the pretext of regency, could even take root, the Japanese king died. As I said before, the shackles have been broken.”
Sejong and his ministers all nodded at Hyang’s response.
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Japan’s bakufu was very similar in nature to its predecessor, Goryeo’s military regime.
They maintained an emperor as a figurehead monarch while the bakufu’s shogun ruled Japan. For such a political system to function properly, the shogun, as head of the bakufu, needed to maintain firm control over his subordinates.