"I'm really angry that this evil obstacle has done such a rebellious thing!"

In a mansion in Seoul, Li Ji, the political envoy of the DPRK state, couldn't help but be furious after listening to the report of the housekeeper standing in front of him, stretched out his hand and slapped the tabletop and yelled at the housekeeper, "Go, bring that evil obstacle back and beat it to death!" ”

It turned out that Li Yan went to lecture on behalf of the Korean students who were taking the miscellaneous examination to give Li Yuntian a joint letter from the Seoul Office of Wutang and the Seoul Affairs Office had spread all over the streets and alleys of Seoul like a whirlwind, and Li Ji never imagined that Li Yan's courage was so great, which was simply a great disrespect to the king of Joseon, and it was also a challenge to the two classes of nobles, so he became angry.

Although Li Ji fought fiercely with Huang Xi and Liu Shangmin, as the leader of the two classes of nobles in the Korean State, he shouldered the responsibility of safeguarding the interests of the two classes of nobles, and Li Yan's behavior undoubtedly made him lose face.

"Master, you can't move him yet, all the students who participated in this imperial examination are registered in the Ming Army, Lord Zhong is quite concerned about this, if we move him now, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble." Hearing this, the butler hurriedly bowed down and opened his mouth to persuade.

"Then wait until this imperial examination is over, and then clean up this evil obstacle." Li Ji's face changed several times when he heard this, and then he said expressionlessly.

He knew that Li Yuntian, who was born in the Ming Dynasty, attached great importance to the imperial examination in North Korea, and those students who took the examination would be involved in the power structure of the future North Korean officialdom, so he didn't dare to spoil Li Yuntian's affairs.

"Master, I heard that those students who came to take the miscellaneous subjects are ready to give up the exam and go all out to take the exam for the possible Enke of the Ming Dynasty." The housekeeper hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then said cautiously, "I don't know if Li Yan can be admitted to Daming's Enke." ”

Hearing this, Li Ji's brows suddenly wrinkled, if Da Ming really opened Enke in North Korea, then once Li Yan was admitted, he would have the fame of Da Ming, and he would not be a slave in his family at that time, if he wanted to move Li Yan again, it would not be so simple.

What is especially important is that Li Ji knows Li Yan very well, and his concubine is very good in all aspects, but it is a pity that he is only a concubine born to his slave and maid, and he cannot inherit the family business according to the laws of the Joseon State, so he can only become a slave in the family.

Obviously, Li Ji was not reconciled to this, so he actively prepared for the miscellaneous exams, and if he wanted to get rid of the fate of a slave, he could call Li Ji "father" openly, not "adult".

In other words, with Li Yan's talent, it is likely that he will gain fame in this Enke of the Ming Dynasty, in that case, Li Ji will no longer be able to control Li Yan, let alone clean him up, and Li Yan will be protected by the Ming Dynasty at that time, unless the Orthodox Emperor sent to Korea to revoke Li Yan's reputation, but the probability of this situation is very small.

Li Ji knew very well that almost all of the scholars and politicians of the Ming Dynasty were scholars and doctors who were born in Jinshi, and they didn't take the small Korean country in their eyes at all.

Moreover, this time, the special Enke of the Ming Dynasty in North Korea was presided over by Li Yuntian, and at that time, Li Yan and other students would have a teacher-student friendship with Li Yuntian.

"Master, forgive the little talker, if Li Yan is admitted to Daming's Enke, this will also be a great thing for the master." Seeing that Li Ji was silent, the housekeeper said tentatively, "Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that the Ming Emperor will cancel the decree established by King Taizong, and Li Ji may be able to have the lord's court in the future." ”

"Master, if you say something that shouldn't be said, according to the Ming people, although Li Yan is not from a good background, after all, he is the blood of the master, even if the master does not recognize him, the court of the Ming Dynasty will still regard him as a child of the Li family."

Saying that, the housekeeper hesitated for a moment, and said bitterly, "Master, you should plan for the future, if Li Yan and the young master can help each other in the officialdom at that time, it will be of great benefit to the prosperity of the old man's family." ”

Li Ji frowned at first when he heard this, and then bowed slightly, although several of their important ministers of the Korean State were able to enter the earls of the Ming Dynasty, but these new counts had no foundation in the Ming Dynasty, and after losing the privileges of the previous two classes of nobles, he had to consider the long-term interests of the family.

Compared with Li Yan, Li Ji's several sisters-in-law are too mediocre, either they don't learn or eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and they think about having fun all day long.

If the Korean State had not been incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, then Li Ji's sisters-in-law would still be able to live a life in peace and ease under the protection of the four classes formulated by Li Fangyuan.

But now that North Korea is going to be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has not set strict class restrictions, and at the same time, there is no "mother law", which makes Li Ji's several sons-in-law face severe challenges in the future, and it is still unknown whether they can hold the Li family's court.

Li Ji knows very well that these open and secret battles in the officialdom of Hancheng are completely insignificant compared with the officialdom of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and in the face of the cruel officialdom, he doubts whether his mediocre sons-in-law can hold the façade of the Li family.

Therefore, if Li Yan can win the Ming Enke, and have such a friendship with Li Yuntian, then it will be easy to soar in the officialdom in the future.

"Master, I heard that the little one seems to appreciate Li Yan more, this time Li Yan went to find Zhong Wang Ye to send a joint letter, it stands to reason that he should play thirty boards, but Zhong Wang Ye did not punish him on the grounds of avoiding affecting his examination."

Seeing a thoughtful look on Li Ji's face, the housekeeper spoke again, "Master, the little one thinks that this is the intention of the loyal prince to let Li Yi go, once Li Yi gets famous, these thirty boards are likely to be gone, and the law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that those who have meritorious fame shall not be punished!" ”

"You mean, Li Yan has entered the eyes of the loyal prince?" Li Ji was slightly stunned when he heard this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, he knew that Li Yuntian's vision was very high, and he would not easily take people seriously.

"Master, you think, after our North Korea was incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, the previous officials should be replaced one after another, and new officials should be replaced, I heard that the prince Zhong intends to select new officials from the Korean state, so this time he will attach so much importance to the imperial examination, nine times out of ten he wants to reuse this batch of students, and Li Yan can send a joint letter to the prince Zhong, presumably he has won the favor of the prince, and the future is limitless."

The housekeeper nodded when he heard this, and said to Li Ji in a deep voice, he was much more proficient than Li Ji in the news circulating in the market, since Li Yan went to the martial arts hall to send a joint petition to Li Yuntian, there were rumors in Seoul that Li Yuntian appreciated Li Yan, which meant that Li Yan had hit a big luck.

"I didn't expect that evil obstacle to have such blessings." After listening to the housekeeper's explanation, Li Ji's brows furrowed again, he shook his head in a complicated mood, and let out a long sigh in his mouth, but it was a pity that Li Ji was a concubine, otherwise he would definitely have to drink happily and get drunk now.

"Master, do you want to take precautions and transfer Li Ji's mother out of the chore room for placement, in case he gets famous, we can have a response, at least we have to get by on face."

The housekeeper knew why Li Ji was feeling in his heart at this time, the young masters in the house were difficult to become big ones one by one, and finally had an excellent son, but unfortunately he was a slave-like concubine, which made Li Ji very disappointed, so he thought about it and said tentatively.

Obviously, if Li Yan has achieved fame this time, then he will no longer be a slave of the Li Mansion, but will leap into the ranks of the two classes of nobles, although the two classes of nobles are likely to be abolished at that time, but the rank of the two classes of nobles has been deeply rooted in the minds of the Korean people, so the housekeeper naturally wants to see the Li Yan who has obtained the fame as the new two classes of nobles.

"Hmm!" Li Ji groaned for a moment when he heard this, and instructed the housekeeper, "I'll leave this matter to you." ”

"Don't worry, sir, the little one will definitely handle this matter." The butler hurriedly bowed down and answered the matter.

As a result, Li Yan's mother, who was doing chores in the miscellaneous room, was soon placed in a secluded courtyard in the backyard of the Li Mansion by the housekeeper, and several servants were sent to take care of her, which made Li Yan's mother flattered and didn't know what was going on.

Li Yan's mother is an envoy girl of the Li family, and she looks very young and is quite standard, but she was pulled to sleep by Li Ji, and then there was Li Yan, so according to the "mother law" of the Korean state, although Li Yan is the son of Li Ji, he was born with the status of a slave.

Facing Li Yan's mother, who was sincerely afraid, the housekeeper smiled and said that this was Li Ji's special care for her, so that she could live here wholeheartedly, and said that Li Yan's preparation for the exam outside was not as convenient as at home, and wanted her to persuade Li Yan to go home, and no one would disturb his study.

In fact, if a student like Li Yan, whose home is in Seoul, doesn't have to think about staying in a guest house and huddles with many students to prepare for the exam, but if he doesn't go to the inn, then he will have to do housework and chores in Li's house, so he ran to the inn.

In fact, even those students whose families live in Seoul, although they live at home, choose to eat in the canteen provided by the Ming army for three meals a day, because the food there is so good.

Li Yan's mother naturally heard the meaning of the housekeeper's words, she was just a subordinate in the family, where did she dare to disobey Li Ji's meaning, and she vaguely felt that Li Ji's attitude towards Li Yan had changed subtly, and she was very surprised in her heart, and hurriedly asked people to go to the inn to find Li Yan and let him go home.

For Li Yan, Li's mother knows his character very well, if she directly asks him to go home to prepare for the exam, Li Yan will definitely refuse, so she will trick him home first.

Li Yan really fell for Li's mother's strategy, and thought that something had happened to Li's mother, so he hurried back from the inn, and only after seeing the brightly dressed Li's mother living in a small courtyard in the back house of Li's mansion did he know what was going on, and it turned out that Li Ji actually took special care of Li's mother.

In fact, when Li Ji came, he was worried that he had angered Li Ji by sending a joint petition to Li Yuntian, but he didn't think that Li Ji not only did not blame him, but treated his mother well, which made him feel very relieved in his heart, and let out a long breath.

Under the persuasion of Li's mother, Li Yan finally decided to stay and prepare for the exam, in addition to Li's mother's factors, this was also the first time Li Ji made a tactful request to him, so he really couldn't refuse in the face of Li's mother.

In fact, according to Li Yan's original plan, he was going to return to the Li Mansion after being admitted to the Ming Dynasty's Enke, so that no one in the Li Mansion would dare to underestimate him, and he was not less angry in the Li Mansion before.

Li Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Li Yan moved back to prepare for the exam, he was too clear about the character of his concubine, exactly the same as when he was young, and he had a sense of arrogance in his bones, so he was worried that Li Yan would feel more embarrassed if he didn't come back.

Li Yuntian smiled slightly after learning about this, and was not surprised, the rumors in the market that Li Yan were in his heart were all deliberately spread by him, and the purpose was to make Li Ji change his attitude and disintegrate the four major classes of the Korean hierarchy This battle He wanted to start with Li Ji, the head of the two classes of nobles.

As Li Ji called Li Yi home, the two classes of nobles in Seoul who had concubines to take the miscellaneous subjects also followed suit and called those concubines back to their homes to prepare for the exam, so as to leave a way back for themselves.