The biggest obstacle to the plan is not in the public opinion in the capital, but in Xu Jie's attitude.

Although Xu Jie is not Yan Song's "lone phase", his power is there, and his henchmen are all over the government and the opposition. Although he could not implement the restructuring plan as he wanted, it was still easy to stillbirth a new plan.

In addition, the gang of villain officials are also ready to move, and they have even written a note to attack Lin Haoran, and they don't want Lin Haoran to take the limelight again.

Of course, the current plan is pressed in the cabinet at this time, and it has not yet been officially presented to the emperor, and Xu Jie has not really expressed his position, so that all parties are on the sidelines.

Regardless of the situation in the court, the next day was another cloudless and good weather.

Lin Haoran got up to wash under Hua Yingrong's service, and after a simple breakfast, he changed into an official uniform and went to the sedan chair hall in the front yard to take a sedan chair to the Ministry of Rites.

After more than half a year of serving as the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Lin Haoran's official prestige has become more and more prosperous, and his words and deeds are on par with Wu Shan, so that Hua Yingrong has the illusion that the two are about the same age.

"The concubine sends her husband out!"

Hua Yingrong was nourished by love, and the whole person looked more mature and attractive, and personally sent Lin Haoran to the sedan chair, and was bowing slightly to give a salute.

Lin Haoran looked at the good figure that she inadvertently revealed when she gave it, but he couldn't help but think about the madness of last night, and at the same time thought of this woman's dissatisfaction with her desire to beg for mercy by throwing away her armor, which made him feel complacent and smug.

In this life, I don't know if he is addicted to power, or if this wife and concubine are enough to make him addicted for ten years, or both, so that he has no interest in women outside.

As usual, the sedan chair went out of the house, and he sat in the sedan chair with his eyes closed. It didn't take long for him to hear the noise of the streets on either side, and even smell the smell of food.

"Uncle Nineteen, today's ginkgo seeds are even more delicious than yesterday's!" Lin Fu outside was holding a packet of freshly baked ginkgo in his hand, looking a little tempted with pride.

Lin Haoran didn't answer, with the burden of celebrities in later generations, it was impossible for him to come to Baiguo to eat in the official sedan chair in this era, so it would be very indecent.

Not long after, the sedan chair slowly fell, and Lin Fu helped him open the sedan curtain.

Lin Haoran still felt weak in his feet when he walked, but he felt a man's pride. When he was about to enter the Left Attendant Office, he saw movement at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, and the high-arched sedan chair also came in from the outside.

Although Gao Gong is arrogant, he has to admit that this person is very diligent and is a rare official who wants to do things. Since the last time Gao Gong ate a soft nail here, he has never taken the initiative to come to the door.

Lin Haoran arrived at the signing room and quickly began to deal with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, mainly some trivial matters.

During this period, Long Chizhong took the initiative to come here, and he didn't report too important things, mainly came over to show his face and said some gossip things.

Lin Haoran is not the kind of person who likes to put on an official position, he is relatively easy to get along with, and has a scientific and systematic logical thinking ability, so that he can always see the nail on the head.

Chatting with people, the most afraid is naturally "playing the piano to the cow", Longchi is the kind of person who loves to chew the root of his tongue, and he has already introduced Lin Haoran as a confidant.

Long Chizhong really regarded Lin Haoran as his own person, in addition to talking about some trivial things in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he mainly talked about the various actions of the "enemy" Gao Gong.

Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, he lowered his voice and said: "Now the right attendant is afraid of Gao Gong up and down, his voice is loud, and he is ruthless!" I've heard that he used to be like this in the Guozijian, and he scolded him for having epilepsy! ”

Lin Haoran knew that Gao Gong and Xu Jie were completely different personalities, impatient and conceited, and the relationship with his colleagues had always been not harmonious, but he said with a slight smile: "This matter has not caused a big storm, and it has no impact on Gao Gong's career, I'm afraid it's a vain!" The epilepsy that was taught should be a recurrence, and this is someone who wants to use this to deliberately discredit Gao Gong! ”

Long Chizhong knew Lin Haoran's rational temperament, reached out and touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "I'm also hearsay, but it's also inaccurate!" ”

"Even if it does, it has nothing to do with us!" Lin Haoran didn't plan to put Gao Gong to death, but he told seriously: "The township test is imminent, and the township test in other places, we can be said to be beyond the reach of the whip!" It's just that Shuntian Township must not make any mistakes, not only to prevent fraud in the township test, but also to pay attention to impersonation! ”

After chatting last night, he also noticed that the matter of Shuntianfu's impersonation was more serious than he thought. He now asked Long Chizhong to keep an eye on this matter, naturally not to find out Huang Xiaoguan, but mainly to see how deep the water here would be.

"Fraud should not happen, Yin Shidan is Yuwang's teacher, it must be impossible to mislead the future, our Ritual Department will definitely keep an eye on this aspect!" Long Chizhong looked serious about the analysis, and then looked at Lin Haoran bitterly and explained the situation seriously: "It's just that this 'impostor' has already become the climate, and many officials' sons and nephews are running to the sky to impersonate. I have been in the Ministry of Rites for more than six years, and I can see these things very clearly, our Ministry of Rites is now 'the people do not raise officials and do not hold officials', and no one wants to be that bad person! ”

Lin Haoran stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup, frowned slightly, and said, "I don't want to be a bad guy either, it's just that it's not easy for anyone to study hard!" It's hard to get into the local area, and the number of admissions varies from province to province, which is not a reason for them to cheat! If this kind of impostor is allowed to enter the office, they may not be a good official, and we still have to take the initiative to take care of the impostor! ”

When Long Chizhong heard that Lin Haoran really wanted to poke this hornet's nest, he was both worried and admired, but he said seriously: "It's okay to be fraudulent from other provinces, these candidates who can come to Beizhili to impersonate, they all have a certain official background, this matter is really thankless, so our Ministry of Rites will not take the initiative to investigate!" But if you really want to do it, I'll do my best! ”

"We are all officials who have entered the department from the field! If all of us choose to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages, and turn a blind eye to this kind of injustice, we are not only ashamed of the scholars who study hard in the world, but also ashamed of the scientific field that maintained a fair environment for us in the first place! Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, but said with a firm mind.

Although there are great drawbacks in the Eight Shares of Scholars, and even stifling the thoughts of scholars, it is to ensure the fairness and justice of scholars in the world, and to give many poor children the opportunity to become officials.

At the very least, he prefers to be the defender of the Eight Shares and let the system continue to be implemented fairly and impartially until there is no other feasible plan.

"Senior brother's opinion is really thought-provoking, and now everyone is actually 'lenient with oneself and strict with others'. When they were reforming the clan, they all wanted to make the clan beggars, but when it was their turn, they were thinking of ways to take advantage of them everywhere, and touching their interests was like killing them! Long Chizhong couldn't help but think of the hardships before entering the office, and he understood the importance of fairness in the imperial examination, so he echoed the Tao with feelings.

Lin Haoran put down the teacup gently, looked up in the direction of Xiyuan, and said, "If the reform of the clan system can achieve results this time, we will do other things next, and we will definitely be able to alleviate a lot of resistance!" ”

If you want to change this decaying dynasty and make the Ming Dynasty look new, you need to break the interests of some groups and let more interests flow to the common people.

It's just that if you want to do this, you are destined not to succeed in small fights, and you must overcome difficulties without fear of doing things, from difficult to easy.

At that time, Emperor Jianwen implemented the "cutting of the domain", which was originally a move to benefit the country and the people, but it was defeated by their weak will to cut the domain and improper priority. They chose to start with the soft persimmon King Zhou, and as a result, they left the most powerful Yan King Zhu Di a chance to fight back, and in the end, the 'Cutting Order' was a failure.

Long Chizhong thought of the plan that Lin Haoran had delivered to the cabinet so far, "life and death are uncertain", and his face was also full of worry and looked at Xiyuan, hoping that good news would come from there.

There was no movement on the Cabinet side, as if the matter had been forgotten directly.

In the afternoon, Lin Haoran suddenly left the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, but went directly to the Huitong Hall.

The Huitong Pavilion learned of Lin Haoran's arrival, and the ambassador in charge of the management here was busy making Zhang Luo. not only arranged a singing and dancing program, but also prepared a sumptuous meal, as if Lin Haoran was the most noble envoy.

After signing the agreement and receiving the canonization, the Nanyang Mission had already returned to Guangdong by land, and then returned to its homeland on the ships of the United Merchant Group.

The North Korean Mission is now staying at the Huitong Pavilion. Originally, Taejo stipulated that North Korea should pay tribute every three years, and Ryukyu would pay tribute every two years, but North Korea came almost every year, and it was rare to visit every three years.

This is naturally not how loyal North Korea is to the Ming Dynasty, but that the tribute of the Ming Dynasty has always been "thin and thick". Every time they come to the capital, not only do they eat and drink, but they can also make a fortune, so why not?

However, they were "sensible" than many missions, not only brought local tribute, but also looked for the most beautiful women from all over the country, which once surprised Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, the second emperor Long Yan.

A bridge with eight lifts suddenly appeared, and a majestic guard of honor resolutely appeared in front of the door of the hall.

"It's coming!"

The officials of the same embassy and several officials of the DPRK mission had already stood here in advance, their eyes looking envious at the palanquin from far and near, especially the young DPRK officials who came to Daming for the first time.

A young official looked at a young man in a crimson official robe coming out of the sedan chair, and asked in disbelief: "My lord, this is the Lin Wenkui of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Participating in the judgment, this is a unique official position in North Korea, and the North Korean mission was led by Chen Yu, a counselor of Gongcao, to congratulate the Ming Dynasty.

Similar to the six parts of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea set up six Cao, and Cao Zhong had one judge (Zheng Erpin), one Senator (Deputy Second Pin), one Senate (Zheng Sanpin), two Zhenglang (Zheng Wupin), two Zuo Lang (Zheng Liupin) and eighteen Yaqian scribes.

Chen Yu's official position is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Works, and the Chen family is a century-old family in North Korea, and the current queen of North Korea is the Chen family, which is a big man in North Korea.

However, North Korea is a small country after all, and it is still a nominal vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but Chen Yu's status cannot be compared with Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran is not a person who likes to put on an official show, but on this occasion, he has to put on an official posture and come out of the sedan chair in style.

For the ambassador of the pavilion who took the initiative to offer his courtesy, it seemed that he didn't even bother to look at the right color, and soon noticed that the middle-aged man standing in the crowd was wearing clothes that were very similar to the regular clothes of their officials.

Lin Haoran was about to say hello, but he didn't expect to give the other party a preemptive.

"I've seen Lord Lin under the festival!" Chen Yu did not answer the young official's question, but stepped forward and saluted respectfully to Lin Haoran.

Although he represented North Korea as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, he did not dare to be careless, after all, the strength of the Ming Dynasty was thousands of times stronger than that of North Korea, and once he did something wrong, he was afraid that the whole of North Korea would be buried with him.

"Lin Haoran, the left attendant of the official rites department, has seen the envoy!" Lin Haoran was not too surprised in the face of Chen Yu's self-deprecation, and returned the salute by introducing himself.

Korea was knocked out of the backbone during the Yuan Dynasty, and their policy of emphasizing literature over military force has long been abandoned in recent years, which is why Japan, which is the same national strength, was indeed beaten to the ground.

Culturally, they have always emulated the Ming Dynasty, and even the two countries have had friendly exchanges.

The Ming Dynasty opened a branch to take scholars, and ordered Goryeo and other countries to "practice the Ming Dynasty, pay tribute to the Beijing Division, and choose regardless of the number of quotas". This year, there were three people in Goryeo who participated in the examination, including Jin Tao and the first, awarded the Cheng of Anqiu County, Dongchang Prefecture, and later returned to Goryeo because he did not understand Chinese.

Economically, although the Korean Peninsula has a natural port, it does not have a mature handicraft industry, and even survival is a problem, and the vast majority of the population of more than 10 million people is below the poverty line, and life has been tight.

North Korea, which is completely backward militarily, economically, and culturally, can only look up at the Ming Dynasty at a 45-degree angle, and many people are proud of being an envoy to the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Haoran was a high-ranking official, and he was his home field, so he said with a smile: "Special envoy, you and I don't need to be polite today, let's talk inside, how about it?" ”

"Dare to disobey!" Chen Yu has always admired the culture of the Ming Dynasty, not only can speak fluent Chinese, but also can quote scriptures and classics, and appear to be gentle in return.

The two of them made another round of courtesy, and then came to the hall together, and the personnel of the two sides sat separately.

The ambassador of the pavilion had already arranged everything, and there were a series of singing and dancing performances in the hall, and everyone had meat and fruit plates on their desks, which was to treat Chen Yu and others with hospitality.

It's just that everyone knows that Lin Haoran does not need to entertain the North Korean mission in person, and the sudden visit of the North Korean mission when it is almost back to China must have come with a purpose.