Yi Seong-gye truly was no simple figure!
Had it been one of those rash and reckless men, he would likely have been unable to hold back and charged over with his army long ago. Yet Yi Seong-gye forcibly suppressed that impulse, or rather, had his subordinates find him a way out.
He was a man who knew when to yield and when to stand firm.
No wonder he would become the ambitious tyrant who successfully usurped the throne in the future.
Of course!
For Zhu Ying, given his archery skills, killing Yi Seong-gye with a single arrow would not have been difficult. If he acted, he could surely kill him.
But Zhu Ying also knew clearly that once he loosed that arrow, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The Goryeo army would certainly launch a frenzied counterattack after losing its commander, and the Liaodong war, which had only just been settled with great difficulty, would inevitably sink into chaos once more.
Besides.
Zhu Ying had only four hundred soldiers under his command.
Zhu Ying himself might have been able to fight to his heart's content with his own strength, retreat unscathed from the chaos of battle, and fear nothing.
But the four hundred brothers who had followed him into battle would very likely be buried in this land, unable to enjoy the fruits of Liaodong's restoration.
Zhu Ying was absolutely not the foolish sort to disregard the lives of his soldiers over a momentary burst of temper.
Furthermore.
From the Ming Dynasty's 0 perspective, if he truly acted on impulse and shot Yi Seong-gye, it would not count as merit at all. Instead, it would become an unforgivable fault.
Not only would countless soldiers die in vain, but the Ming Dynasty's situation in Liaodong would also fall into a state where