Putting aside the dispute between the imperial court and Liuqi, Xiaocao was still busy every day. However, envoys from other countries appeared around her from time to time. These people did not affect her, but their eyes were a little too eager.
It was already obvious what they were planning. After all, someone had already boldly mentioned it to Emperor Xuanren, but the answer he got was just two words: No way.
What Xiaocao is doing now is just the beginning, how can it "support" other countries? As for Xiaocao himself, naturally no one can even think of coveting him. He is the real treasure of Qi Dynasty, how can he be coveted by others
They did not get the desired result, and the assassination of General Liu Karu did not affect them, so the delegation that originally planned to leave also resigned to Emperor Xuanren. What would happen between Liu Karu and Qi Chao in the end was their own business. Although they were actually very gossipy, they did not dare to stay and watch the show blatantly.
Naturally, no one stopped them from leaving. Qi Chao sent a return gift and the officials saw him off. Subsequent trade exchanges would be carried out step by step. After all, it was not just the beginning. There were just some changes to the original regulations.
Finally, only Liuqi, Xichi, and Baoguo were left.
Regardless of whether there are other reasons, it is not suitable for Liuqi to set off for the time being with General Gu injured.
As for Baoguo, after the prince of Baoguo asked to marry Xichi but was rejected, Emperor Xuanren proposed to marry him another princess. After considering it, he agreed. However, because there were some rules that needed to be discussed, it was left to the later stage.
However, Xichi, as if he had no reason to stay, was still reluctant to leave.
Qi Chao was trying to drive the guests away covertly, and Xi Chi pretended not to understand and played dumb. As if to prove his words, Chu Ci took people out all day long. They walked almost all over the Kaiping Imperial City, including the inner and outer cities, except for the places that were not allowed to be entered.
To say that they were deliberately scouting the places, it doesn't seem like it, because the places they visited are accessible to everyone, even people from other countries. It seemed like they were just there to eat, drink and have fun. Chu Ci seemed to be having a great time.
The officials still had their work to do, so except for leaving two people from the Honglu Temple, Emperor Xuanren sent his two sons over to play with them and then left them alone. He could not ignore the people from Xichi, but he could not let them occupy too much attention.
After all, it is already February and the additional special examination is about to begin. In addition to these envoys, more attention is still on the imperial examination. Although because it is a special examination, there are not so many people taking the exam, it does not mean that the value of the exam is low.
Before each imperial examination, there are always some promising people who are widely mentioned. These people will be the focus wherever they go, and some basic information will be publicized.
Neither Xichi nor Liuqi had any imperial examinations, so understanding the culture of Qi Dynasty naturally requires this part. This time, I happened to come across it, so I naturally had to take a look.
I won't talk about Liuqi, I'm just a little curious, but most of the time I don't care. The people of Liuqi are tough and don't like pretentious things. Although they have their own language and writing, the popularity of it is actually very low. If you look up the history, you won't find much.
Xichi's thoughts might be different. Perhaps he wanted to seek Buddhist scriptures. Xichi's civilization bears heavy traces of the civilization of the Qi Dynasty. If Xichi wanted to emulate the Qi Dynasty and conduct imperial examinations to recruit scholars, it would not be impossible.
When these candidates get together at this time, what they discuss more is naturally the imperial examination, such as predicting the topic. As a result, some of the disciples of famous teachers among them will be more popular, and there will always be people who want to hear their ideas.
Another thing is of course the examiner's preferences. Answering questions according to the examiner's preferences is a rule.
—It is worth mentioning that Wenren Taibo is the chief examiner this time, which means that all the candidates in this session are considered his disciples.
Just mentioning this person, it is inevitable to talk about Xiaocao, and then this year's current affairs. After all, whether it is the epidemic or the two additional laws, those who have information channels know that it is related to Princess Anguo. In a small sense, it is the epidemic and marriage and childbirth, but if it is extended, it is people's livelihood, and it is not impossible that it will be involved.
Speaking of epidemics, that is the home ground of the candidates from Lindu Prefecture. After all, some of them are direct participants.
While popularizing a lot of knowledge about epidemics to the public, it is also necessary to praise the grass in various ways. Thousands of years of male dominance and female inferiority have naturally made men accustomed to despising women. Everything that the grass did really impressed them.
The horror of the epidemic is well known, but because it was controlled in time, many lives were saved.
At this time, even the most conservative people were grateful for Princess Anguo's kindness.
The people from Liuqi and Xichi were sitting relatively close to the corners. They simply couldn’t understand some of the content at the beginning, which was a bit embarrassing. But they were fascinated by the content about the epidemic at the end. Epidemic was not something that any country “exclusively enjoyed”. Countless people had lost their lives because of these two words.
Sure enough, we should at least get the relevant content in this regard
A few days before the imperial examination, the matter of the Prince of Baoguo proposing to marry Princess Qichao was finally finalized. The people of Baoguo left without much delay, went back to prepare the betrothal gifts, and then came back to propose marriage. This would take about a few months.
General Gu's condition has recovered well and basically has no problem with his daily life. However, as a man who cannot do without alcohol for three meals a day, asking him to quit drinking is as painful as asking his life to end.
"Drinking at this time will not only affect the recovery of your injuries, but may also leave hidden dangers." This was the last advice Xiaocao gave to General Gu after discovering that he was drinking. As for the fact that General Gu continued to drink secretly later, Xiaocao said nothing. When he found out in the future that he could no longer lead troops to fight, he would probably regret not drinking at this time.
The grass has a dark look in its eyes.