Chapter 290: Selection of Examiner
After lunch, the two of them left the palace together. Jun Liluo had not left the palace for a long time, and he felt comfortable even if he was just taking a casual walk with Song Yunchu.
When passing by a stall selling candied haws, Song Yunchu did not forget to buy a string for Jun Liluo.
Since he didn't get to eat the skewer he had at home yesterday, he must be missing this one.
Looking at the candied haws handed to him, Jun Liluo smiled and reached out to take it.
I went out today not just for strolling. The posthouse is not far from here. Si Lianhuan got into trouble on the streets of Tianqi Country, so I took the opportunity to visit her and ask her for a small favor.
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Inside the inn, Si Lianhua applied the medicine and slowly put down her sleeves.
I have to say that the black jade ointment Jiang Rumin gave her was indeed very good, and its anti-itching effect was better than the medicine brought out from the Xiling Palace.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep well in the first two nights after the injury, but I slept quite well last night and wasn’t woken up by the pain.
She glanced at the two bottles of medicine on the table.
Before going to bed last night, Jun Tianyi asked the secret guard to bring half a bottle of black jade paste, saying that it was medicine brought from the palace.
If she hadn't happened to use the black jade cream given to her by Jiang Rumin, she would probably have believed it.
Even when he gave her the medicine, he didn't dare to tell her the real origin of the medicine. It can be seen that the slap in the face before really taught him a lesson.
Should she feel relieved?
He didn't seem very relieved.
I originally hoped that he would bow his head, but when I saw that he really gave in, I was a little disappointed. I thought he would be more interesting when he was more arrogant before.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard someone outside the house reporting -
"Princess, His Majesty has arrived, and His Royal Highness Prince Ning is here too."
Si Lianhuan was a little surprised, then got up and left the house.
It was not surprising that Prince Ning came here, as that man always pretended to be elegant and graceful. She did not expect that the emperor would be so polite and willing to come to visit her.
Si Lianhuan quickly went downstairs, walked through the corridor, and saw Jun Liluo and Song Yunchu sitting in the courtyard.
She stepped forward and greeted, "Your Majesty."
"The princess is injured, so there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you for your visit, Your Majesty."
When Si Lianhuan looked up, she saw Song Yunchu bowing, so she returned the greeting and then sat down.
"I came here today not just to visit the princess."
"Then - what is the important matter, Your Majesty?"
Si Lianhuan thought to herself, could it be for the treasure map?
No, the division of the treasure map is a very important matter and there is no need to discuss it here. If we want to discuss it, both parties have to bring their people and sit in the palace to discuss it.
"Your Majesty and I have heard that there are female officials in the West Ling Kingdom who are very capable. Has the princess ever come into contact with them?"
"Of course, two of them are my masters."
Speaking of the female officials of Xiling State, Si Lianhua's eyes lit up, "My knowledge was taught by a female tutor. As for martial arts... several famous generals have taught me, and among them, General Yunhui is a female general."
"Then why did your country establish female officials in the first place?"
Si Lianhua didn't know why Song Yunchu suddenly asked this, but she answered anyway, "Our dynasty only had female officials 20 years ago. At that time, I was not yet born. There was a rebellion in the court. The general who supported the country and his children went to suppress the rebellion. His daughter, who later became General Yunhui, killed the leader of the rebellion with a single sword and made great contributions. My grandfather thought that gold and silver alone could not reward such a merit, so he made an exception and appointed a female general."
"After this precedent was set, more women were conferred titles one after another. Their abilities were all very outstanding and could convince people. If someone was not convinced, they could compete with them. As time went by, there would be fewer voices of dissatisfaction. If they were military generals, it would be even easier. They would be convinced by beating them."
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. "What a good way to compete if you don't agree. Princess is absolutely right."
Si Lianhua showed a trace of doubt on her face, "Your Highness Prince Ning suddenly asked me this, what is your intention?"
"To be honest, Princess, His Majesty is going to hold a talent selection meeting. It does not limit men or women. He needs to select five distinguished and capable people to serve as examiners. The winner will be determined by the number of votes from the examiners."
"The princess is quite prestigious in your country, and now she is a guest of my Tianqi country. I wonder if the princess is interested in serving as an examiner?"
Si Lianhua's face showed surprise.
She almost thought she had heard it wrong.
A selection meeting for both men and women?
Doesn’t this mean that... if a woman can perform outstandingly in the selection meeting, she can also enter the officialdom?
"If I remember correctly, there are no women officials in Tianqi Country. Your Majesty, are you setting a precedent by holding a conference to select talents?"
Let alone the Tianqi Kingdom, looking at all the countries, there are very few women entering officialdom.
"That's right." Jun Liluo said, "I also want to follow your country's example and provide women with opportunities to enter the government."
"If that's the case, I'm happy to serve you." Si Lianhuan agreed readily, "It's my honor to be invited by Your Majesty to see how your country selects talents."
She originally thought that, apart from their Xiling Kingdom, no other country would be willing to improve the treatment of women.
If it weren't for the precedent set by her royal grandfather, she, a princess, would never have been able to wield swords and guns, let alone enter and leave the military camp.
As a woman, she was naturally happy to see women being valued. Even if the Emperor of Tianqi did not invite her to be an examiner, she would still want to watch the fun.
It's even better now that she's invited.
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After the afternoon, Jun Liluo returned to the palace, and Song Yunchu also returned to the lobby of the palace to listen to Bai Zhu's report of the news he had obtained.
"Your Highness, this list is full of talented ladies. Please take a look."
Song Yunchu took the list and read it carefully.
When her eyes passed by a certain name, they suddenly stopped and then she curled the corners of her lips.
She put down the list, picked up the teacup beside her and said, "Go call Nanyan, Si Niang and the others over."
Bai Zhu turned and left, and soon gathered everyone together.
Song Yunchu said to everyone: "You don't have to do anything else recently. Practice your martial arts skills more so that you can participate in the martial arts test of the Selection Conference."
Before Song Yunchu called them together, everyone had already heard about this from Bai Zhu. Seeing Song Yunchu's serious expression, Zhong Nanyan couldn't help but ask curiously, "If you win the first place in the martial arts test, what rank can you become?"
Song Yunchu took a sip of tea and said, "It won't be too low, maybe starting from the sixth rank."
Zhong Nanyan lost interest when she heard this, "That's not higher than Chu Yuni."
"But it took you less time than him." Song Yunchu took over the conversation. "It took him a lot of effort to get to the sixth rank. It took him a lot of time. If anyone of you wins the first place, you will be better than him. If you show off to him, he will feel inferior. Besides, with me here, are you still afraid of not having the opportunity to rise?"
Zhong Nanyue's eyes lit up and she suddenly became interested again.
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