"If the emperor sends a decree to approve the invitation of the king of Joseon, then you Korean students should be able to catch up with the next imperial examination at the earliest, and then the imperial court will choose the best candidates."

Li Yuntian didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of Li Yan and other miscellaneous examination students, so after pondering for a while, he looked at Li Yan solemnly and said, "However, the Ming Imperial Examination is very strict, and there are very few candidates who can be lucky enough to make it to the top three lists in the end, which can be called one in a thousand." ”

"Besides, what you North Korean students are learning is different from that of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy to get a jinshi if you want to get into it." As he spoke, Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly, "Therefore, this king thinks that the most likely thing is that you will stay in North Korea through the imperial examination, serve as an official for one term, and benefit one party!" ”

Hearing this, Li Yan's eyes darkened, with the cultural gap between the Korean State and the Ming Dynasty, even if the students of the DPRK participated in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, they would not be admitted to the Jinshi, so they could only stay in the Korean State to fill the vacancy after passing the township examination.

"Lord Wang, do you mean that miscellaneous subjects will be canceled in the future?" But then Li Yan realized something, and couldn't help but look happy, and couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian and asked.

"The Ming Imperial Examination is for the country, and it is based on real talent and real learning, so naturally it will not restrict those talented people from coming to take the examination." Li Yuntian smiled slightly when he heard this, and said quietly, although he did not explicitly say that he would abolish miscellaneous subjects, the meaning was already obvious.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Li Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian, so that students like him would no longer have to be suppressed by those two teams of disciples who had no talent and no virtue in their careers.

"This king didn't do anything, if you want to thank you, thank the emperor, if the emperor refuses to grant the invitation of the king of Joseon, then this king will not be able to intervene in your imperial examination." Li Yuntian shook his head, and corrected with a serious expression that Li Yan did not have the slightest intention of being greedy for merit.

"I want to thank His Majesty the Emperor and the Prince." Hearing this, Li Yan hurriedly changed his words, although Li Yuntian pushed the orthodox emperor in front, how could he forget Li Yuntian.

"There is one thing that the king can tell you, in view of the special situation of the Korean state, the emperor is likely to open Enko in Korea according to the usual practice, and hold the imperial examination in advance."

Li Yuntian saw that Li Yan spoke more smoothly, so a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he admired Li Yan very much, he was both bold and flexible, if he was polished, he would be a godminister, and then quietly told Li Yan one thing.

"Nko?" Li Yan was stunned at first when he heard this, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face, if the orthodox emperor gave the North Korean Kaienke, then they could take the Enke this year, instead of delaying to participate in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty next year, which is really a good thing.

"Since the holy decree has not yet been issued, the specific situation is not clear to this king now." Li Yuntian looked at Li Yan expressionlessly, "When the emperor's decree comes, everything will be clear." ”

"For the sake of the king, you are a student who is about to take the exam, these thirty boards will be written down for the time being, and then implemented after the exam!" As he spoke, Li Yuntian waved his hand to the guards standing aside, "Send him out!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Hearing that there was no need to be beaten by the board, Li Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian again to thank him, he also thought that he would have to eat a meal of flesh and skin this time.

"Wait!" Just as Li Yan got up and left with one of the guards, Li Yuntian suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but call out to him.

"Lord Wang!" Hearing this, Li Yan hurriedly stopped, turned around and bowed to Li Yuntian, not knowing what happened to Li Yuntian.

"Do you know the envoy?" Li Yuntian stared at Li Yan for a while, and then asked a little suspiciously, he accidentally found that Li Yan's appearance was very similar to Li Ji, the political envoy of North Korea, so he asked.

"The adult is the father of the villain." Hearing this, Li Yan suddenly showed an embarrassed look on his face, and replied with a gloomy expression.

"I see!" Li Yuntian nodded secretly, no wonder Li Yan wanted to be elected by all the students as a representative to the book, it turned out that he was Li Ji's concubine.

Although the concubine in the Ming Dynasty is not as powerful as the son-in-law, he is also a master at home, and when the family is divided, he can get a piece of family property as the descendant of the family, and once the son-in-law dies or there is no son-in-law, then the concubine can inherit the family business.

However, the Korean state is different, and there is an insurmountable boundary between the four classes formulated by Li Fangyuan, according to the "mother law", the concubine of the Korean state will be a slave of the family for life, and even if the son-in-law dies, he cannot become the master of the family.

Unless those concubines can be appreciated by the king of Joseon and get an official and a half-position, so that they can change their fate and become two classes of nobles, they will become slaves for the rest of their lives.

It is worth mentioning that in front of the strict class of the Korean state, the concubine did not even have the right to call his father "father", and could only call him "adult" like other slaves, which shows the pathetic status of the concubine.

"This king believes that you will definitely be able to impress the political envoys in the future."

Seeing Li Yan's gloomy expression, Li Yuntian smiled slightly and said encouragingly, he was not comforting Li Yan, but he was really optimistic about Li Yan's future, Li Yan was able to stand out among hundreds of students and send him a joint book, not only because his father was Li Ji, but more importantly, he had far beyond ordinary people's social skills.

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Hearing this, Li Yan felt a little better in his heart, thanked Li Yuntian and left.

"Lord, the difference between the Korean concubines is too big, no matter how you say that Li Yi is also a descendant of the Li family, how can he be treated like a slave?" After Li Yan left, Yun Na couldn't help but feel a little upset for Li Yan, even the Western Regions would not treat the concubine as a slave.

"This is the biggest crux of hindering the development of the DPRK, and it is also the biggest contradiction in the DPRK, because the extreme boundary between the descendants and the concubines has made the DPRK lose its vitality and become gloomy, and sooner or later it will taste the bitter fruit."

Li Yuntian smiled a little helplessly, in his opinion, the North Korean state's "subordinate mother law" is really too extreme, not only annihilating a talent with a bad background like Li Yan, but also making the North Korean officialdom lose the necessary competitiveness, making those officials eat in a vegetarian position, and the efficiency of handling affairs is naturally low.

"Lord, it seems that it is the trend of the people to abolish the privileges of the 'Mother Law' and the two classes of nobles." Yun Na smiled slightly when she heard this, and said to Li Yuntian.

"Yes, this matter is the trend of the people, and it will be of great benefit to my Ming Dynasty to take over North Korea, but for the sake of the stability of North Korea, this matter cannot be rushed, and it must be simmered slowly."

Li Yuntian stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup that was placed on the side, and said slowly and logically while leisurely tasting it, the top priority at the moment is to stabilize the two classes of powerful people in North Korea, so as not to cause trouble in the matter of North Korea's annexation to the Ming Dynasty.

Although Li Yuntian was not worried about what conspiracy and tricks those two classes of nobles would play, he thought about the smooth transition of the Korean regime, and did not think of any waves, so he decided to use the strategy of radish and stick to deal with the affairs of the Korean state, which is also what the imperial court wants to see.

Seoul, an inn.

The inn was crowded with students who had come to Seoul to take the exam and miscellaneous subjects, and they were talking in groups and whispering about Li Yan's gift of a joint book to Li Yuntian this time.

This inn is one of the several accommodations that Li Yuntian provides for students who are rushing to take the exam for free, providing free three meals a day every day, and you can eat meat at lunch.

For these students from poor backgrounds, their life here is simply heavenly treatment, not only can they study their homework with peace of mind, but everyone has gained a lot of weight.

Because this inn is now the largest, with nearly 300 students taking the exam, it has become the base camp for the gathering of the students of the exam-taking miscellaneous subjects, and the leaders of the eight exam-taking and miscellaneous students of North Korea gathered together and waited for the news of Li Yan.

For these long-awaited students, the news brought back by Li Yan will determine their future fate, so they are excited at this time, and everyone wants to have a good future.

"Here we are...... Here it comes! Just as the students were buzzing in the hall of the inn and whispering, a student rushed in from outside the door, shouting.

After brushing, the noisy hall was quiet for a moment, and the students who were talking about it just now stopped and looked at the door, everyone's eyes were full of concern.

"Brother Li, what's going on?" When Li Yan strode into the door, the crowd in the hall surrounded him with a cheer, and a leading student asked eagerly.

"The joint letter was not sent." Li Yan handed the joint book in his hand to the leading student, and said with a serious face, "The prince said, due to the urgency of time, it is impossible to cancel the miscellaneous subjects this time, and we will not be able to participate in the liberal arts exam." ”

"Alas!" Hearing this, the students at the scene suddenly erupted in a sigh, and their faces showed disappointment.

"Although we can't participate in the liberal arts of North Korea this time, according to the convention, the Ming Emperor will open Enke after North Korea is merged into the Ming Dynasty, and then we can participate in the Enke held by the Ming Dynasty in North Korea." Seeing that everyone looked lost, Li Yan smiled slightly and announced loudly that he was ready to give everyone a surprise.

"Daming's Enko?" As soon as these words came out, the students in the hall couldn't help but feel a commotion.

They only stared at the imperial examination in North Korea before, forgetting that the Ming also had the imperial examination, although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty aimed to add the Ming imperial examination to North Korea, then they could participate in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty and then obtain the fame of the Ming Dynasty.

"Is that really what Prince Zhong said?" The student in the lead asked excitedly with an excited look on his face.

He knew that passing the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty to gain fame meant stepping into the ranks of scholars, which was much more noble than those unworthy Jinshi in North Korea, which was coveted.

"Hmm!" Li Yan smiled and nodded, and shouted to the students, "Everyone, although the prince did not give the exact news, I think everyone should still prepare for the Ming Enke, if His Majesty the Emperor really issued an edict to open the Enke, we can deal with it." ”

Hearing this, the students at the scene nodded their heads one after another, and secretly decided to seriously review the time to gain fame.

As for the miscellaneous subjects in North Korea, since you can take the Da Myeongen Ke exam, whoever is full of food can be said to take the North Korean miscellaneous subjects, and there is no hope of improvement in the rest of his life.