Even Li Tianmin fell into deep thought upon hearing this question.
Disharmony between the civil and military factions.
This was something no dynasty could ever avoid.
After all, civil and military officials had different mindsets and different ways of doing things. Stationed together in the imperial court, friction was inevitable.
Friction in itself was not terrifying.
The hardest part was managing the relationship between the civil and military ministers.
Favoring either side was bad.
Yet trying to smooth things over and mediate between them would only let the friction gradually intensify.
Eventually, the day of eruption would come.
Once that conflict erupted completely, it would no longer be mere disharmony between civil and military officials, but the collapse of the imperial court and the disintegration of the dynasty.
This was by no means a trivial matter.
It could be said that every sovereign had to learn how to handle such a problem.
Chapter 111