Chapter 1685 Friends
Envoys were free of charge for staying in the post station, and it was not uncommon for envoys from vassal states to stay in the post station for three to five years.
You can live for free, but you have to spend money on food, clothing and shelter.
Especially food, the inn does not provide three meals a day, you either pay to eat and drink in the inn, or go out to eat.
Most people in Chang'an actually eat white flour and white rice. In their country, even nobles cannot eat these for three meals a day.
They didn't bring much money, mainly because the money was different, and silver was also very valuable in their country, so they didn't bring much.
In the end, I had to sell some of the valuable things I brought with me to get the money, and I also spent a lot of money on building relationships recently.
If they don't enter the Imperial College, they may not be able to survive in Chang'an, and then they can only return to Goguryeo with the return gifts from the Jin Dynasty.
Then their mission was half a failure.
Bai Shan and his companions seem to be of very important status. I wonder if I can follow their path?
While they were thinking, Manbao and his companions had already gone into the palace for inspection. Daji and others watched them enter the palace and then turned around and rode back home.
After Manbao and the other two returned the things to the bedroom, she took the important documents, held them in her arms, and turned to report for duty at Chongwenguan.
After writing a few pages of the medical book, he stood up and went to the front to watch three disciples give acupuncture. After giving them some instructions, he went to see the Crown Princess, then went back to have lunch with Bai Shan and the others, rested for a while, and went to Chongwenguan to repair books.
It was not until the afternoon when she felt hungry and tired that she took the memorial and her medicine box to see Prince Gong. After seeing Prince Gong, she went to see the emperor and gave him the memorial of apology.
The emperor had no intention of seeing her and was about to send her away after having the memorial collected. But then he remembered something and asked the eunuch to call Manbao back after he had already walked down the stairs.
Manbao walked into the hall without complaint, saluted the emperor, and stood aside carrying the medicine box.
The emperor was also tired after a busy day. He waved his hand, asked Zhou Man to put down the medicine box, and asked, "How is Prince Gong's health?"
Manbao calculated the Crown Princess's due date in his mind and said, "Your Highness's health is better than before, but I see that your will is not strong enough, so you need to train him to be stronger, to prevent him from suddenly stopping and gaining weight again."
The emperor thought for a moment and nodded, "You can practice more slowly. Don't always force Prince Gong. I heard that you bullied him and made him cry several times."
Manbao denied it, "Prince Gong felt that the physical training was uncomfortable, but he had to persist in order to be filial to His Majesty and the Empress, so he cried."
There was no way the emperor believed her, but since she spoke so sweetly, he would just ignore the matter. He had only one request, which was to treat it slowly and not be too hasty. It would also be okay for Prince Gong to succeed in losing weight after the New Year.
Coincidentally, Manbao thought the same.
The emperor and his ministers reached a reconciliation, and the emperor leaned back on the dragon throne and chatted with her. "I heard that on the eighth day of the first lunar month, you took the princesses to see the handsome men of Goguryeo?"
Manbao immediately said, "They don't look good."
The emperor raised an eyebrow. "Weren't you two having a pleasant conversation? Why do you turn around and say she's ugly?"
Man Bao said, "He's just better looking than most people, but he's definitely not as good looking as Yang Xuexiong. We usually see a lot of good looking people, like Bai Shan and Yin Huo, who are both better looking than them."
She paused and then offered them some compliments. "Besides, superficial beauty is only temporary. Their knowledge is limited, so they are not worthy of being called beautiful."
The emperor couldn't help but become curious, "Why are you speaking ill of others?"
Manbao denied it, saying, "I didn't say anything bad. I was just being honest."
After she finished speaking, she snorted twice, finally unable to contain her anger. "Your Majesty, they want to send doctors to the Imperial Medical Bureau to study medicine, but they look down on the Imperial Medical Bureau in their words, thinking that we doctors are just craftsmen. Humph, medicine is profound and extensive, even the Yellow Emperor studied it endlessly. Why do they look down on us?"
The emperor was slightly stunned, then immediately comforted her, saying, "It shows that they are short-sighted. My Imperial Medical Bureau still relies on the concerted efforts of the imperial physicians. Who would dare to look down on you?"
Although he knew that the status of doctors was indeed lower than that of scholars, the emperor's words still made Manbao feel a little relieved.
After the emperor and the others left, he laughed with Gu Zhong and said, "This little girl has a bad temper. She came to me to complain about something she didn't like just because someone said something."
Gu Zhong bent down and said with a smile: "Master Zhou is still young and can't hide his thoughts yet."
The emperor laughed and said, "No, then no, she is a good doctor. It is enough for her to concentrate on studying medicine."
Manbao picked up the medicine box and walked away proudly. Not long after, he met Mingda and Changyu who were waiting in front.
She immediately picked up her medicine box and trotted over: "Why are you here?"
"We heard you were coming and were waiting for you, but you left after you saw the third brother."
Manbao looked around and lowered his voice, "His Majesty asked me to write a letter of apology. I'll deliver it to him, but of course I have to avoid people."
Mingda was curious, "What mistake did you make?"
Manbao complained: "Because I took you out to see a beautiful woman."
The two princesses immediately felt embarrassed. Mingda asked, "Did the emperor punish you?"
Manbao shook his head. "Your Majesty didn't expect the court officials to know, so the memorial never made it past the Censorate. What do you want from me?"
Chang Yu then remembered her business and pulled Man Bao aside to talk about her intercession for the Goguryeo envoy. She told Man Bao exactly what the emperor had said that day, then sighed, "I've already promised Lou Mian, so I can't go back on my word, can I?"
Manbao was stunned. She had already made a false accusation.
She swallowed and said, "That's not a promise, at most it's a promise to give it a try."
"Then let's give it a try. I haven't tried it yet."
Manbao stared at Changyu curiously and asked, "Do you like Lou Mian very much?"
Chang Yu said, "The main reason is that I can't bear to see my beauty sad. He's so fair and gentle. What if he frowns in sadness?"
Manbao turned around and said to Mingda, "Fortunately, she is not a prince. Otherwise, if she became the emperor, wouldn't the harem be in chaos?"
Mingda thought about the scene and couldn't help laughing out loud, he was so happy.
Chang Yu stamped his feet and said, "I'm talking to you seriously, and you're making fun of me."
Manbao thought for a moment, then whispered to Changyu, "I don't think it's easy, because I just bad-mouthed them to His Majesty."
Chang Yu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened. "Just because Gao You looks down on the Imperial Medical Bureau?"
Manbao nodded, "He looks down on the Imperial Medical Bureau, but I look down on them too."
"But what does this have to do with Lou Mian?"
Mingda laughed and said, "Sister, you're confused. Lou Mian is his study partner. We prosper together and suffer together. This is inevitable."
Changyu pouted and looked at Manbao.
Manbao scratched his head and asked after a while, "How about I go back to His Majesty another day and correct my statement?"
"Don't do that," Mingda stopped her. "If you try to guess the emperor's intentions like that, be careful. The emperor will call you to task."
Although beauties are important, friends are also important. Chang Yu sighed and said, "That's right, you can't say anything more about this matter. When the emperor gets angry, he's not an ordinary person. I'd better go and plead for him myself."
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