A beautiful North Korean girl with slender hands rhythmically beating on the drums, making a beautiful sound. But this drum sound, the king of North Korea, Li Bujun, had no intention of appreciating it, and now no matter how beautiful the drum sound, there is only irritability left in his ears.

Li Jian was already half paralyzed after the stroke, his mouth was crooked, his legs couldn't move, he couldn't even say a complete sentence, and he had to ask a maid to wipe his saliva.

The only way he could communicate was to write on the sand table with his movable hand, which was read out by a waiter.

It took a lot of effort for Li Jian to finish writing a sentence on the sand table.

"Agree with Wu Guogong to be the prince of Joseon, but the two classes may not agree."

Feng Sheng was a little surprised when he heard that Li Jian did not oppose that groundbreaking and amazing plan. However, he is still very happy with this result. Li Jian agreed, and the plan was half successful. As for the two classes of nobles, Feng Sheng really wasn't too worried.

The two classes in Korea refer to the aristocracy. In the beginning, the original meaning of the two classes refers to the time of the previous dynasty, the king sat in the north to the south, with the king as the center, the civil officials in the east, and the military attaches in the west, that is, the civil and military two classes.

Later, the two classes specifically referred to the officials of the upper court meeting and extended to the families and families of the officials of the two classes.

In today's Li Dynasty, the two classes are hereditary. Korea is also a country heavily influenced by Confucianism, following the system of the Central Plains Dynasty everywhere, and they also have an examination system, which is divided into three types: orthodox imperial examinations, martial imperial examinations, and miscellaneous imperial examinations. But the first two are the privileges of the two groups of disciples, and a hundred people can only participate in miscellaneous courses.

Because of its hereditary status, the power of the two classes of nobles became stronger and stronger, monopolizing all the rights of the state, and it can be said that the two classes of the Korean class were very similar to the official and scholar class at the end of the Ming Dynasty. With all kinds of privileges, and even all the privileges of the Ming Dynasty's relatives, the two classes have long become the de facto rulers of the country separated between the royal family and the common people.

However, because of this hereditary system, the number of two classes continued to grow later, and the huge number eventually led to internal strife between the two classes. This struggle also eventually led to a party struggle in the history of Korea that was not weaker than that of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Because of this rapid population growth of the two classes, it was later stipulated that only the concubines in the two classes could inherit the status of the two classes, and the concubines born to the concubines were not allowed to enjoy the treatment of the two classes, but could only serve as low-level grass-roots officials such as translators, medical officers, and arresting schools, and they became a new class, called the middle people, which was higher than the commoners and the sluts.

When Li Jian heard Feng Sheng's proposal to appoint his own grandson, Liu Heyuan, the second prince of the Han Dynasty, as the prince of Joseon. After just a moment of surprise, he quickly made a decision.

He did not object to the appointment of Liu Heyuan as the prince of Joseon, and he could not stop it. Besides, he didn't have any children himself, although the son of his daughter did not conform to the ancestral system, but today's North Korea is completely a vassal of the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty came by annexing Japan, what can North Korea change.

But this thing. Even if he agreed, it wouldn't be done.

in North Korea. The real power in this country is held by the two classes of nobles with great power.

After Feng Sheng said goodbye to the king of Joseon, he made a report to the emperor and expressed Li Xuan's attitude.

"Your Majesty, the minister really didn't expect that the king of Joseon would actually agree to this matter. Could this be a retreat? First promised it, and then threw out two classes of nobles. This will not offend the big man, but veto the matter? ”

Liu Jun smiled, "There is this possibility, but we only think that the king of North Korea has agreed, as for the two classes of nobles." That's our thing. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's possible for the two classes of nobles to agree to the annexation of Korea into the Han Dynasty, after all, the status of these people in Korea is the same as those clan lords and officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty in the past, they enjoy privileges everywhere, and they are the real privileged class, how can they be willing to give up this kind of status as a superior person?"

"Benefits!"

Liu Jun only spit out two words.

From the country to the common people, actions are always inseparable from the word interests. Just as the Koreans surrendered to the Qing people, but when he led the fleet to arrive, many Korean officials launched a mutiny and deposed the pro-Qing king Li Liang, and those officials who were originally pro-Qing quickly changed their attitudes.

Why?

Nature is interest. The Jurchens were in North Korea, and that was the Emperor Taishang, blindly captive and demanded. Although Dahan is the same emperor of the Koreans, he has considered the interests of the Koreans, and it is a win-win situation. The Han Dynasty neither robbed people nor demanded tribute, but leased islands, built ports, and traded with each other, and even the Han army was stationed in Korea, ensuring the security of Korea. After the Han came, the North Koreans no longer had to worry about being afraid, and their lives were much better.

In today's hot Sino-North Korean trade, the two classes of Korean nobles have made a lot of money from it.

"You can go to meet the two classes of nobles in Korea on my behalf and tell them that if they are willing to support the second prince as the prince of Joseon, or even support the annexation of Korea to the Han Dynasty, then I will not treat them badly. All the two classes of nobles will be able to share titles, ranging from the prince to the son, and their property will be protected from infringement by the empire. They can also serve in the Central Plains of the Empire, and even serve in the court. Their children, regardless of their concubines, could participate in the imperial examinations of the Han Dynasty and enjoy the same rights as the subjects of the empire. ”

"In addition, if Korea is incorporated into the empire, then the imperial court will appoint a governor in Korea, who will be selected from the two classes of Korean nobles, and I will also set up a parliament in Korea, and the best of the two classes of Korean nobles will enter the parliament to serve as members, and the members of the parliament will have the right to participate in politics."

"After the annexation of Korea to the Han Dynasty, the Koreans were not only subjects of the empire, they could immigrate to the Central Plains, and they could also do business, invest in shares, etc.

In short, if Joseon joined the Han Empire, the two classes of Korean nobles would enjoy many privileges. Their fields and shops will be recognized and protected, they will be knighted, they can even become distinguished members of the parliament, and even in the future, Korean officials will still be preferentially appointed to the two classes of Korean nobles, and their children can also participate in the imperial examinations of the empire, and they can have the opportunity to become officials of the empire.

Liu Jun did not say what would happen if the two classes of Korean nobles refused to accept the emperor's kindness.

But Liu Jun believed that the Koreans should understand that if they rejected the emperor's proposal, it would be very bad.

Feng Sheng, with the goodwill of the Han Emperor, held a grand banquet in Seoul, and most of the two classes of nobles in Seoul came. It was also at this banquet that Feng Sheng revealed an astonishing news to these people.

His Royal Highness the King of Joseon recently made a request to His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, hoping to appoint his own grandson, His Royal Highness Liu Heyuan, the second prince of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, as the son of the King of Joseon.

After this news broke, soon the two monarchs who were originally competing for the position of the heir to the prince of the king. After these two expressed their positions, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty granted the two Maharaja the titles of earls of the Han Empire, and also rewarded each with 100,000 silver dollars, and gave them a set of mansions in the capital of the Han Dynasty.

Then followed by the pro-Han die-hard faction, they resolutely supported the Korean king's plan to appoint Liu Heyuan as the prince.

These officials who were the first to stand up and publicly support them, and then all the emperors of the empire granted the title of imperial earl, and each of them was rewarded with 10,000 silver dollars.

The king of Joseon over there announced that he would make Liu Heyuan the king's son. The two original candidates for the prince claimed that they had no intention of becoming the prince, and then the Han gave the two of them the title of earl and rewarded them with 100,000 silver dollars.

Several officials who stood up to support them were also immediately awarded the title of earl, and they also received nearly 10,000 silver dollars.

At this moment, the whole Seoul was a little restless.

Immediately after that, news came that the king of Joseon was preparing to establish a new Senate and House of Representatives, to be elected from among the two classes of nobles. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives will have tremendous power.

Then the Emperor of the Han Dynasty announced. From now on, Koreans will enjoy the treatment of the people of the Han Dynasty, and they can go to the Han Dynasty to study, even participate in the imperial examinations, and become officials, that is, immigrants are not restricted from doing business and participating in shares.

A growing number of North Korean officials have expressed support for the second prince of the Han Empire as the prince of Joseon. As long as their rights and interests can be guaranteed, they don't care too much about the rest.

In this trend, some people also stood up against it, and even some generals who were abroad also stood up against the embezzlement of North Korea by the big Han.

But these people are against it. It was only in exchange for the Joseon King Yi Jian that they intended to cause chaos and were listed as traitors. Subsequently, the Han Emperor, who received a request from the Korean king and the Korean court to borrow troops to quell the rebellion, immediately enthusiastically sent the elite Han Empire army to help quell the rebellion.

The Han Imperial Army was dispatched, and it took less than half a month to quickly put down several rebellions. Subsequently, the Joseon court interrogated the rebels, and soon a large rebel group was implicated from the arrested rebels.

Countless nobles, officials, merchants, and even ordinary people who opposed Yoo Hewon's establishment as the prince of Joseon were arrested, then quickly tried and convicted, more than 1,000 were executed, and many more were sent to Japan for mining.

As a result, the opposition was gone.

At the end of September, His Royal Highness, the second prince of the Han Dynasty, who was still in Beijing, was made the prince of Joseon. On the same day, the two houses of the Korean Senate were established, and hundreds of Korean nobles of the two classes were appointed as senators and representatives.

On the day of the establishment of the two houses, a large number of officials wrote to the king of Joseon, requesting that the Korean state be incorporated into the Han Empire. This request was agreed to by the King of Joseon, Yi Hyun, who forwarded the minister's letter to the Senate and the House of Representatives for the members to deliberate and vote, and in the end, the petition was unanimously supported by several hundred members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Therefore, the king of Joseon, Li Xuan, complied with the will of the people and sent a letter to the Han Emperor, asking for permission to merge the Korean state into the Han Empire.

This request was agreed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, so the Korean state was changed to the Korean Military Region, and the Korean state was divided into two provinces, Goryeo Province in the north and Silla Province in the south. The king of Joseon still retains the title of king of Joseon and officially serves as the first governor of Joseon.

After this appointment was issued, Li Jian refused to accept it, and at the same time asked the imperial court to agree to pass on the title of Joseon king to his grandson Liu Heyuan and allow him to serve as a minister.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty refused three times, and Li Jian resolutely resigned three times, and finally the emperor was moved and agreed to this request. As a result, Liu Heyuan officially assumed the title of king of Joseon and assumed the post of governor of Joseon.

In view of the fact that the king of Joseon, Liu Heyuan, was too young to handle Korean affairs, the emperor appointed Zhang Guowei, the secretary of the Han military department, as the acting governor of Korea.

When the dust finally settled, the emperor was finally ready to leave Korea and return to Beijing.

Not long after the emperor left Korea, bad news came from the Joseon palace in Seoul that the old Joseon king had suffered a stroke and died after ineffective treatment.

After this news came out, it did not cause much repercussions, but many people did not know that in fact, the king of North Korea, Li Juan, had died of illness more than half a month ago, and there were many Korean ministers who knew about this matter, but they kept it secret until the dust finally settled on the merger of North Korea and the emperor of the Han Dynasty left North Korea. (To be continued.) )