"What conditions?"
"Yes," Miao Zhen said with a smile. "My Senior Brother and Junior Sister are both medical fanatics. They have been here for nearly half a year. I believe the royal court investigated them when it invited them to serve as translators and learned of their character and medical ethics. That is why it invited them."
The First Prince pondered. "Using my royal court's name as a guarantee... serving merely as translators would not be enough, would it? There are also quite a few nobles in my royal court who study Han culture and speak the Han language."
Miao Zhen said, "The royal court went to great lengths to invite my Senior Brother and Junior Sister. Aside from translating, it also wants to better understand Han culture, does it not? Only Han people understand Han people best. Now that Tielian Guti belongs to Lingxi Vassal Prefecture, exchanges between this place and the Central Plains will only grow more frequent in the future, and more Han people will come here. If Tielian Guti wishes to stand firm without falling—or go a step further—learning Han culture is indispensable."
The First Prince fell silent. After a moment, he said, "Once we reach the Central Plains, we can spend money to hire Han people. So long as we pay enough, no matter how formidable the scholar, we can hire him."
Miao Zhen said, "Then why did the First Prince make such a great fuss over inviting my Senior Brother and Junior Sister, even issuing an order forbidding them from practicing medicine? You and I both know that their presence is of immense benefit to the grasslands. As a prince of the royal court, would you harm the interests of the herdsmen so greatly over a momentary fit of anger?"
The First Prince was