Chapter 886 A Dream of Youth 418
Yuan Yue blinked, and the few freckles on her cheeks made her expression less fierce.
"Because you are skilled, and my mother said that if we can learn medicine from you and bring it back, then so many people in our Wumeng Kingdom will not die."
She spoke frankly and directly.
Xie Ning still refused, but then said, "If Princess Yuanyue really wants to learn medicine, she can talk to His Majesty. I'm sure His Majesty won't refuse."
However, there are also political motives involved.
She didn't mention the recommender to Yuan Yue, since that statement was originally a test.
Yuan Yue looked disappointed, but after chatting for a while longer and leaving, her disappointment faded. Looking at the bustling capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yuan Yue's thoughts drifted to the boundless grasslands.
She misses her horse, and she misses her mother.
But she couldn't go back; she was a hostage left behind by the Wumeng Kingdom in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Looking back at the busy people at Yunxia Pharmacy, their skirts resembled the sunset on the horizon. Yuan Yue felt a sense of calm, but she couldn't fathom her father's thoughts.
Before leaving, her mother said that her father did not sincerely want to cooperate with the Great Zhou, so she had to find a way to survive in the Great Zhou. If things were to come to light, she would ask for nothing but to live.
If she lives, her mother will come to take her away.
Yuan Yue knew that her mother would not lie, because her mother was not dependent on her father. Behind her was the Wushui tribe, which was now a powerful tribe, so her father would be wary of her.
However, compared to the tribes behind her father's other concubines, Wu Shui's tribe was not powerful enough, so the fate of being held hostage fell on her shoulders.
Autumn leaves fall one after another, landing on the vendors' stalls, and are then blown up by the west wind, illuminating the shadows of lamps under the eaves.
The news of Yuan Yue's private meeting with Xie Ning was quickly reported to Yan Xi, as the words and actions of envoys from various countries still needed to be taken into account.
Xie Ning had already told Yan Xi about this matter, and even suggested that Yan Xi could keep the person and send him to the Imperial Medical Bureau to study medicine.
Yan Xi hesitated because Yuan Yue was indeed a hostage left behind by the Wumeng Kingdom, but the Wumeng Kingdom had another intention, which was to form a marriage alliance. Although there was no one left in the royal family, they could form a marriage alliance with a member of the royal family.
After January, trade between the two countries deepened, and the Great Zhou also needed to send someone to arrange a marriage alliance.
Yan Xi did not want to send someone to marry into a foreign land, even though it was a more peaceful political approach. She wanted to try other methods to replace marriage alliances.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had marriage alliances between its ruler and his subjects, but there was no precedent for sending princesses or women from the royal family to marry foreign rulers.
“Studying medicine is tedious and requires a long time to achieve success. Your Majesty may agree. I believe that sending Princess Yuanyue to the Imperial Medical Bureau is more sincere than marrying a member of the imperial family.”
Princess Yuanyue was just one person, or at most one or two people including her maid, who entered the Imperial Medical Bureau to study medicine. This not only demonstrated the grandeur of a great nation, but also allowed them to keep an eye on people.
In most people's eyes, how could such a valuable thing as medical skills be easily passed on to outsiders?
"Moreover, I think that her actions today are precisely to avoid marriage with members of the imperial family, so we might as well grant her wish."
Yan Xi nodded, which was taken as agreement.
"Now that the horse market has been opened, the Wumeng Kingdom seems to be very sincere, but I am not so sure if we really want to join forces with the Wumeng Kingdom to take over the Northern Jin."
If they follow this strategy, they can indeed start the war a few years earlier, eliminate the hidden danger sooner, and feel at ease sooner.
But what if this is a scheme by the Wumeng Kingdom and the Northern Jin Kingdom?
After all, things can change in an instant on the battlefield. If the other side is only pretending to be allied, then it will be difficult for us to extricate ourselves.
Yan Xi did not entirely believe that Wumeng had approached them only because the former emperor of Northern Jin had killed their former leader, and that they wanted to join forces with Great Zhou to destroy Northern Jin.
Sometimes, in some people's eyes, hatred can never outweigh self-interest.
Xie Ning lowered his eyes. "We started preparing for future wars after the Northern Jin army withdrew. In recent years, the border has been unstable and there have been frequent incursions."
Presumably, the Northern Jin also had this intention.
If the Wumeng Kingdom is truly committed to forming an alliance, their cavalry is incredibly fierce and is in no way inferior to the Northern Jin cavalry... In that case, we can relax a bit.
If their alliance is feigned, we might as well play along...
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