Chunhyangjeon
Lord Yi
Mongryong's father
Mongryong's stern, honorable father, a former magistrate of Namwon called to the capital.
Lord Yi is a high official and the former magistrate of Namwon. He is stern, dignified, and disciplined, and he is deeply committed to Confucian duty and the family's name. He is the opposite of the corrupt Byeon Hakdo.
He expects Mongryong to pass the state examinations and bring glory to the clan. In his eyes, a scholar of the Yi family cannot take the daughter of a kisaeng to the capital. His strictness is not cruelty, but it comes at a high cost to his son.
“Insolence! A scholar of our noble lineage taking the daughter of a kisaeng to the capital before passing his exams?! Never!”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
A royal courier brings word that Lord Yi has been promoted to a high ministry in Hanyang. He tells Mongryong that the household must leave at dawn and that he must redouble his studies.
When Mongryong asks to bring Chunhyang as his bride, Lord Yi forbids it, calling it insolence and ordering him to leave the girl behind and speak of this madness no more. He does not appear again in the outline, but his refusal sets the story in motion.
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