The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The island country is where the real Japanese gather. The court only gives two ships. Isn't this going to die?

More importantly, how to bring the three large ships back? There are real Japanese there. If the Ming army goes there, it will be like throwing meat buns at dogs.

If they can't bring them back, the court will kill Liu Jin.

Wang Shouren suddenly felt a little bit reluctant.

"The court has issued an imperial decree, so let's go."

Liu Jin choked and said, "Please tell His Highness that I am His Highness's warrior in life and His Highness's death."

Wang Shouren thought for a moment, looked at Liu Jin carefully, and said, "I have a plan that can allow you to bring the three large ships back safely."

…………

It's cold,

Yan Chengjin got up and washed, drank a bowl of boiled water first, and then started to enjoy breakfast.

He Neng carried a piece of pork and said with a bitter face, "Master, the second son of the Li Mansion is here to deliver meat again."

Another pound of pork was received. Doesn't the pork from the Li Mansion cost money?

Yan Chengjin immediately put on his mink coat and walked outside the mansion. He saw Li Zhaofan standing shivering in the wind: "You send me pork every day, but you want to poison me?!"

Li Zhaofan was stunned. He thought that Lord Yan went out to thank him and asked him to go back early.

He hurriedly said: "No, my parents are both dead. My mother died of illness when I was young, and my father died of illness three years ago. I am alone in the world. After coming to the capital this time, I was fortunate to be adopted as an adopted son by my uncle, and I was helped by Lord Yan to enter the Imperial College.

For Zhaofan, Lord Yan is a benefactor, how can I not repay him.

This pork was bought by the student in the West Market. It is not poisonous."

Li Zhaofan came to the capital because he lost his relatives in his hometown.

Yan Chengjin said with a dark face: "Don't send pork to me in the future. Who eats pork every day?"

Li Zhaofan was a little ashamed: "I am not thoughtful. Tomorrow, I will send chicken to you."

If someone sent pork to my house at five o'clock in the morning in the previous life, Yan Chengjin would be friends with him.

However, he really couldn't eat it in the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't send any meat. I helped you enter the Imperial College because of your teacher. You are not allowed to come to the Yan Mansion again in the future."

Yan Chengjin returned to the mansion and prepared to change into regular clothes to go to court.

Li Mansion,

Li Dongyang picked up the corn porridge, blew it, and asked casually: "Why didn't Zhaofan come to have breakfast?"

"Hey, the second young master went to the Yan Mansion to buy pork again." The housekeeper sighed.

Send pork?

Li Dongyang was a little puzzled. After asking the housekeeper, he learned that his stepson went out every day at dawn to buy a pound of meat in the West Market and sent it to the Yan Mansion. It has been several days.

After hearing this, he decided to go to the palace later today, sit in the main hall, and wait for Li Zhaofan to come back.

Half an hour later, Li Zhaofan walked into the mansion, with a slightly surprised look on his face: "Isn't my father going to court yet?"

"Where have you been these days!" Li Dongyang questioned.

Li Zhaofan said truthfully: "I went to the Yan Mansion to deliver meat..."

"How much silver is my father's salary, and you dare to deliver it like this?!" Li Dongyang scolded.

This is my brother's only flesh and blood, and he couldn't bear it, so he sighed: "Don't go again in the future, this child won't eat it."

"But Lord Yan didn't say he wouldn't eat it..." Li Zhaofan was puzzled.

"He won't tell you!" After saying that, Li Dongyang squeezed out a kind face and said: "Just listen to your father, and go to the Imperial College after breakfast."

Li Zhaofan didn't dare to contradict, and bowed and retreated, and then went to eat.

When he arrived at the Imperial College, Li Zhaofan found that he seemed to be isolated.

He took the initiative to greet people, but no one spoke to him. He didn't know why, so he had to listen to the doctor's lecture patiently.

Li Zhaofan found that he couldn't keep up. He only had a vague understanding of the doctor's explanation of the university. When he asked others for advice, no one paid attention to him.

When he returned home, Li Dongyang always asked him how he spent his day in the Imperial College.

He nodded and said that his master and classmates were very good, and his father didn't need to worry.

After staying in the Imperial College for a long time, Li Zhaofan found that there was a person who was also unwelcome, that is Cheng Zitang.

Li Zhaofan walked over and said, "Brother Cheng, why are they avoiding you?"

"My father is Cheng Minzheng." Cheng Zitang is used to it.

This sentence explained everything.

Li Zhaofan also heard a little about Cheng Minzheng's cheating in the imperial examination.

Rumor has it that many scholars spit on him.

"Then... why are they avoiding me?" Li Zhaofan asked innocently.

Cheng Zitang asked, "Brother Li is Li Zhaofan, the adopted son of Lord Li, right? You were not qualified to enter the Imperial College, but you were able to study there because of Lord Li's favor. Naturally, they disdain to make friends with you."

Li Zhaofan suddenly realized, thinking about the attitude of everyone in the Imperial College in the past few days, isn't that the case?

"I was able to enter the Imperial College not because of my father, but thanks to Lord Yan."

"Lord Yan Chengjin?" Cheng Zitang finally showed a hint of surprise.

Li Zhaofan blinked and asked, "Brother Cheng knows Lord Yan?"

"Of course I know, my father went to Korea because of Lord Yan's arrangement." Cheng Zitang said, "But, with Lord Yan's temperament, he would not be nosy, why would he... help you?"

"I don't know either." Li Zhaofan became more curious about this person: "I don't understand why my father asked me to stay as far away from him as possible?"

"Lord Li is right, you must not get close to Lord Yan, if he asks you 'what is your dream', it will be bad!" Cheng Zitang said seriously.

Brother Xie and Brother Li seemed to be possessed by this saying and stopped reading the Four Books and Five Classics.

“Your elder brother went to Hainan because he was asked this question.”

………

Korea, Seoul.

The snow finally stopped, and the sky was shining.

Cheng Minzheng sat on the wooden platform in the yard and asked with a smile: "It's almost the end of the year, Ming Zhao, Ying Ning, do you miss home?"

"Yes!"

"Sir, are we going back to the capital?"

Liang Xiaoyi and Liang Xiaoer's eyes were shining, like the young masters of a wealthy family, without the slightest trace of hooliganism.

Cheng Minzheng smiled: "When the merchant ship from Liangxiang comes, we will go back."

I have been in Korea for half a year, looking forward to returning to Daming day and night.

It is very troublesome to return to Daming from Korea, and I can only take the merchant ship arranged by Wang Bushui.

Li Yi's eyes were a little lonely. He looked at the three people, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Le Tian also wants to go to Daming with you to celebrate the New Year..."

Cheng Minzheng looked at him in surprise.

Jincheng Dajun is the king of Korea. If he leaves Korea rashly, Queen Dowager Cisun and the officials of the Uijeongbu will definitely not allow it.

"Hey, you are the king of Joseon, I'm afraid it's not possible."

Li Yi showed a look of desire: "Le Tian wants to go to Daming to visit Yan Chengjin."

"You...how do you know this person?" Cheng Minzheng was stunned.

"Han Youyizheng mentioned to his students that this person's talent is unparalleled in the world. If I can get half of his knowledge, Joseon can be stable for a hundred years."

Han Simun is one of Li Yi's teachers, but he did not talk about the knowledge in the book, but what he saw and heard in Daming, which made Li Yi respect Yan Chengjin.

Cheng Minzheng was speechless...

If Yan Chengjin was born in Joseon, I'm afraid it would be a different scene, right?

"Teacher, go to the palace and talk, but this person will not see you."

Back in the house,

Cheng Minzheng changed into the official uniform of Daming and took Li Yi to Gyeongbokgung.

When they arrived at the palace, Queen Dowager Cisun was behind the curtain to govern the country. When she heard that Prince Jincheng had entered the palace, she was happy and walked out from behind the curtain to meet him.

"Mother, I want to go to Ming Dynasty."

Queen Cisun's smile froze, and she looked at Cheng Minzheng: "Envoy, what's the prince doing?"

"I have to go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year." Cheng Minzheng's expression remained unchanged.

"Envoy, please go back, but the prince cannot go to Ming Dynasty!"

The officials in charge of the State Council and the six ministries spoke righteously.