Chapter 511
“Well! Now that we’ve sorted out the busy matters of distant places, let’s discuss the concerns closer to home.”
The ministers, who had been taking a brief respite with tea after concluding one round of meetings, immediately straightened their postures at Hyang’s words.
As court eunuchs entered to refill the teapots, Hyang and the ministers shuffled through their documents.
“Shall we start with the east? Or perhaps the south?”
While rifling through the papers before him, Hyang’s question was met first by Jo Mal-saeng.
“We should begin with the north, Your Excellency.”
At Jo’s words, Hyang and the other ministers’ eyes all focused on him.
“The north, you say? Have the Jurchens stirred up trouble again?”
“Further north than the Jurchens, sir. An envoy has arrived from the Oirat. They’re currently being escorted to Hanseong.”