Exactly, and sometimes people doesn't understand that it's set in quite distant past, if you went against the word of a ruler, you would be dead. And it would probably be painful death. Also, war change people, things he saw and had to do aren't small. I understand that noone likes to see violence, especially not in sexual acts, but this is story for grown up people, it's way more than the 2 of them just having sex (plus it's bl manhwa, how anyone expected vanila, loving and pure sex?!). The way people were risen and told what to do is a way different than in modern times. Wealthy ones with power possessed the poor. Poor ones weren't people but things, they were not able to have their voice in anything and were treated like livestock. So powerful person treating the slave the way he treats him isn't just because he's piece of shit or whatever but because it's what they did back in the day, it's what was normal to do. Not justifying it tho, just saying what's the reason behind certain behaviours. Same with POTN (I'm not saying Seungho didn't have his fair share of shit, I wanted to punch his so badly) but considering the time it's set in and social status of people, it's quite realistic. Noblemans didn't give a shit about lowlifes (aka more than half of the nation).
But the revenge is tied to the political intrigue in this flashback that led to that noble family's demise. Much more than a "sob story", it reveals the high stakes of Yeonjo's plan and the impossible future choices Hee-ryang will be forced to make. When he and his army attacked Yeonjo's family it was a move against a vulnerable child ruler. In contrast, Yeonjo on his own is planning to strike not just against Hee-ryang but the ascendant king. And Hee-ryang, although he's pretending otherwise, knows that his loyalty is already shaken. He knows Yeonjo's plot and should have killed him long ago. If the wrong person finds this out they can undermine his position with the current ruler which would leave both Hee-ryang and Yeonjo in grave danger.
All the 'low comprehension skill,victim card holder, haven't read one story in their life' girlies banding against someone who's trying to make y'all understand the point of story and trying to tell you that the seme isn't a mass murderer like your non existent brain thinks he is but an army general who was ordered to do a job is enough to show me that y'all have never ever ever understood one story you have read in your life, so most of you are not even qualified to hold a normal conversation about the topic anyway. Kinda pitiful:(. Calling that "dick riding" is so funny coz I just know since y'all got skill issues where you find it hard to understand basic English sentences and basic political and social topics of the present and past times so you just call everything dick riding instead of really understanding characters but all you are gonna do with your pea sized brain is tell people that they're gonna get their ass beat for making a point. Pffftttt. Pretty sure you look as funny as you sound. Lol. Well if that works for you, sure.
So anywayyyy cope harder. Keep crying. Stay mad. Pretty sure that's all you're capable of doing anyway.
i really don’t care about this piece of shit’s sob story i just want mc to get his revenge