Guan Zhiyue and her servant walked back to the palace, with Bilian carrying large and small bags on her back.
Guan Zhiyue herself was also carrying two large bags of things. Apart from giving them to the Guan family, Guan Zhiyue took the rest back to the palace.
"Your Majesty, this servant has something to ask you, but I don't know if I should speak?" Bilian had two bundles hanging around her neck and two more in each hand, and she was swaying from side to side, but she still couldn't suppress her gossipy heart.
Guan Zhiyue turned and glanced at Bilian. "You speak."
"Your Majesty, how long did it take you to learn Persian?"
Guan Zhiyue scratched her head when she heard Bilian say that. Well, just now, for the sake of momentary pleasure, she did this and that.
"In my dreams!"
"Anyway, there was a beautiful woman teaching me in my dream, she must be my mother!"
"After all, my mother is the one who worries about me the most."
Bilian: Why do I feel like this sounds a bit outrageous?
"Your Majesty, did you say that the Lady taught you this in a dream?" Bilian asked doubtfully.
"Of course! Otherwise, how could I know it? Don't you think so?" Guan Zhiyue continued to laugh it off.
Anyway, she wasn't afraid. If all else failed, she could just push it onto the Emperor. After all, the Emperor knew about her spatial ability and her foreign language skills, so he had to find a way to help her.
The Cold Palace.
After finishing all his business, Li Qiji went to the Cold Palace. As soon as he entered, he heard various sounds of laughter and noise coming from the backyard.
He was also worried that Guan Zhiyue would find it very difficult to adapt after returning to the palace, since she had told him that she liked the kind of life where she could freely soar through the sky, rather than being confined to the four corners of the world.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Qiji asked.
All the palace servants, including Guan Zhiyue, heard the sound and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Li Qiji standing at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Get up!"
"Yue'er, what funny thing happened? Why are you laughing so happily?" Li Qiji stepped forward, took Guan Zhiyue's hand, and led her to a chair to the side.
Bilian boldly said, "Your Majesty, today Her Highness bought some local specialties from Persian merchants, and we servants are discussing how to use them."
Li Qiji looked in the direction where the maids were standing and saw a lot of furry things. At first, he didn't understand what they were, but he took a step forward and found that they were carpets.
He had seen this item in his own Yue'er's space before. His Chengqian Palace also had items taken from Yue'er's space. It was warm and comfortable to walk on.
"This is?"
"Persian carpets".
Li Qiji seemed to be deep in thought, "Since our asphalt road was successfully built, merchants from many countries have come to our land."
"I have heard that merchants from overseas countries have traveled thousands of miles, crossing mountains and oceans, to come to my Nanding Kingdom."
"This is a blessing for our Nanding!"
"Merchants from our country must also travel to other countries, which is quite good."
"In my humble opinion, if Your Majesty wishes to improve foreign diplomacy, the Court of State Ceremonial will need to put in a lot more effort. Not only will you need to improve diplomatic relations, but you will also need to learn the language of diplomacy," Guan Zhiyue said slowly.
Li Qiji agreed with Guan Zhiyue's words and was about to say something when Guan Zhiyue continued, "Now that Persia has arrived, these are all overseas countries, but that doesn't mean there aren't other overseas countries."
"You know our country on the mainland."
"If we're talking about countries that are strong enough to be kings and hegemons, the first one is our Nanding Kingdom, and the second one is your good friend."
Our country is the kind of country with abundant land, a large population, and abundant resources, while your good brother country is the Ningjian Kingdom, with a small population, abundant land, and abundant resources.
"As for this third country, I imagine His Majesty is aware of it as well."
"This stuff has nothing in abundance except gold. So, what are you planning to do with it?"
“Although our Nanding Kingdom has these advantages, we still need to put diplomacy on the agenda,” Guan Zhiyue nodded.
Li Qiji understood that ever since his Yue'er invented various high-yield grains, he knew that many countries on the mainland were eagerly anticipating them, but he hadn't thought about overseas countries yet. Now it seemed that overseas countries should also pay attention.
"Yes, Yue'er is right." Li Qiji is a wise ruler, not a tyrant, so as long as what you say is reasonable, he will gladly accept it and try his best to make changes.
Bilian, seeing that the two had already begun flirting, tactfully led them away, no longer wanting to disturb the Emperor and Empress's intimate moment.
Seeing that everyone had left, Li Qiji became bolder, walked behind Guan Zhiyue, hugged her in his arms, and then sat down on a chair next to her.
Guan Zhiyue was pulled into Li Qiji's arms. Li Qiji held Guan Zhiyue with one arm to prevent her from falling, and played with Guan Zhiyue's fair and slender fingers with the other hand, saying excitedly, "Yue'er, what do you think about the overseas language issue?"
After hearing Li Qiji's words, Guan Zhiyue raised her head and looked at him, saying, "What else can we do but study? Besides, our country has so many talented people. Are we afraid we can't learn a mere language?"
Li Qiji was speechless. Was this the same thing?
The key issue is that nobody understands this foreign language. What are you expecting him to do? Issue an imperial edict to find someone in the World Affairs Bureau who knows the foreign language?
Isn't this going to be too much of a fuss? Besides, who will learn it?
"Yue'er, what I mean is, this isn't so easy to do. Who knows the foreign language? Who can teach it? And to whom should we teach it?"
Guan Zhiyue was speechless. She reached out and slapped Li Qiji, saying, "Idiot, isn't the Court of State Ceremonial specifically responsible for diplomatic affairs? Why not have officials from the Court of State Ceremonial come and learn?"
As if reminded, Li Qiji said, "I remember that the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial is fluent in foreign languages, but I don't know which country he speaks of."
"Since someone knows how to do it, isn't that great? Besides, this thing isn't that difficult; it just requires some time and the right environment."
If a foreign language course were offered in the introductory classes at the Imperial College, wouldn't that solve the problem at its root? However, this would also be preparation for the future.
Upon hearing this, Li Qiji squinted and thought for a moment before saying, "If it's offered in the introductory class, wouldn't that take too long?"
However, if some of the successful candidates in the imperial examinations were selected to specifically learn these foreign languages...
Wouldn't that make things twice as easy? Even though a successful candidate in the imperial examinations could become an official, it would only be a minor seventh-rank official in a remote area.
Upon hearing this, Guan Zhiyue clicked her tongue in amazement. Even a seventh-rank official is still an official, and this is a testament to all the hard work she has put in over the years!
"There is some truth to this. The knowledge of a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examination) is already higher than that of a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examination). They are indeed more knowledgeable than those in the introductory class and Xiucai."
"After all, they already understand human geography, so there's no need to put in the effort to teach them these things," Guan Zhiyue said, expressing her thoughts.
"So, Yue'er agrees with my point of view?"
"yes!"
"How about letting Yue'er take the lead in doing this?" Li Qiji asked.
Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "You know I know foreign languages, right? That's why you say it like that."
Li Qiji pressed his forehead against Guan Zhiyue's, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said in a seductive and alluring tone, "Yes, so this matter will be left to you, my wife. I will issue an imperial decree tomorrow to establish a foreign language academy."
After hearing Li Qiji's words, Guan Zhiyue instantly felt a sense of responsibility and a long road ahead!
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