Ho Xuan Huong
Fire the "Ho Xuan Huong" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event women_history_events.38.
Ho Xuan Huong
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID women_history_events.38.
What happens
A poet whose poems are subtle and witty, Ho Xuan Huong is a widow of Tong Coc and she lives in a small house near the West Lake in Hanoi. She makes her living as a teacher, earning enough money to travel in and composes poems about places, people and politics. Ho Xuan Huong's poems are independent-minded and resistant to norms, using frank sexual humor and expressions in abundance. They are usually irreverent, full of double entendres, and erudite. An excerpt from the poem "The Jackfruit" shows her great humor:\nMy body is like the jackfruit,\nIts skin prickly, its meat thick.\nIf you want to test it, then drive in your stake,\nDon't fondle the surface, or sap will stain your hand.
Player choices
When this event fires, Ho Xuan Huong presents these options:
- We want her at court as our advisor!
- Keep an eye on her, and make sure to collect copies of all her poems.