"Ha!" Wang Jiayan, Minister of War, sneered. "Grand Secretary Fan, do you honestly believe that because Joseon has expressed an intention to submit, we should let them fight the Jiannu?"
"And why not?" Fan Jingwen countered.
"Because it is impossible!" Wang Jiayan said. "Why is Joseon suddenly offering to submit? It is entirely because the Jiannu are a setting sun, no longer capable of resisting the Great Ming Dynasty. Joseon acts out of fear—they want to avoid being held to account by the Great Ming once we have pacified the Liaodong region. They are terrified of war; expecting them to take the initiative against the Jiannu is a fantasy!"
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