Chapter 522
Through this process, the Won-Du-Seul brothers came to receive higher education at the Military Academy.
This was quite different from how Hyang had received his higher education through the Crown Prince’s Tutorial Office.
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In early Joseon, according to the system established primarily by Jeong Do-jeon, officials belonging to the Crown Prince’s Tutorial Office were exclusively responsible for educating the Crown Prince.
The aim was to ensure that even if the heir to the throne lacked natural talent, they would acquire above-average governing ability through strict education.
If this was properly implemented, it could prevent the emergence of incompetent rulers who had historically been the catalyst for national ruin.
-Build a system where even a ruler of lesser talent would have at least average ability, collaborating with ministers thoroughly armed with Neo-Confucian principles, even if on a smaller scale.
This was the ideal system dreamed of by the politicians who founded Joseon.
However, ideals were ideals, and reality was reality. While they dreamed of harmony between royal authority and ministerial authority, in reality there were countless struggles between the king and ministers over control of state affairs. And starting with Jeong Do-jeon, many lost their lives.