Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 321 The Mysterious Elder Kingdom, King John = Great Khan of Mongolia?

The emperor of the most powerful empire in Europe was directly opposed to the pope who believed in the entire Europe. Various countries in Europe also began to take sides, or to remain neutral.

Zhang Yong was developing the Ross area, preparing food and fodder, and planning to attack in the autumn, but Europe was singing a big show.

Not to mention other European principalities and kingdoms for the moment, Poland and Hungary, the two countries facing Mongolia, also stood on opposite sides in this battle.

Henry II, the Archduke of Sicily in Poland, nominally supported the Holy Roman Emperor, so the Holy Roman Emperor promised to send tens of thousands of reinforcements for him.

The Knights Templar of the Kingdom of France also agreed to send reinforcements. In addition to the Knights Hospitaller, the other two major knights also agreed to send reinforcements.

In contrast to the Polish Archduke Henry II, who supported the Holy Roman Emperor, Federer II.

King Béla IV of Hungary supported the Pope, but instead of sending reinforcements, the Papal States asked Béla IV to lead Hungarian reinforcements to come over immediately and attack the Holy Roman Empire together.

Because Pope Gregory IX would not believe even to death that the Christian brothers from Eastern Mongolia would attack their brother country.

Pope Gregory IX firmly believes that the Mongols are the legendary Oriental Presbyterian Kingdom, a country led by King John, and brothers of Christ. What they are doing now is exactly the crusade against the heretics of the Orthodox Church.

More than ten years ago, the Fifth Crusade was coming to an end.

Called Elder John and King John by his subjects, more than a hundred years ago, Elder John launched a war against the kings of Persia and Media, defeating the pagans.

It is said that there was a pious king in the east who was extremely powerful and fierce in battle, and succeeded to the throne of King John of the Elder Kingdom.

This King John sent troops many times to attack the pagan world. It is said that this King John.

Originally, this matter was settled, but in recent years, the legend of King John of the Elder Kingdom has flourished again.

In response, the King of Hungary expressed his helplessness. Depending on the situation, everything had to depend on him.

He had wanted to come and join the Crusaders.

This news greatly inspired the entire Western world. Because of this, the Pope held the Sixth Crusade.

About a hundred years ago, an envoy was sent. He planned to meet the Pope, but was blocked by some stupid people. He failed to form an alliance with the Christian state.

This is a Christian country founded by missionaries hundreds of years ago.

This means that after the end of the First Crusade, the mysterious Elder Kingdom army once attacked those pagan worlds and defeated the extremely powerful Ser empires.

His name was spread by these European missionaries as King David.

They were not able to successfully join forces with the Crusades, but even so, the new generation of King John's army destroyed Hara, a very powerful pagan country at the time. (Khorezm)

But it's a pity, because of the acclimatization, plus getting lost and other reasons.

In recent years, it is said that King John's successor is planning to launch a new Western expedition and intends to come to join the Christian brothers.

Is this kind of mythical legend really worthy of trust?

Since the First Crusade. A legend slowly spread in the West. In the ancient East, in addition to those pagans, there was also a branch of Christianity. This was a country that combined politics and religion, and their king served as both the pope and the king.

He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to march westward and join forces with our Crusaders, but the huge waves of the Tigris River hindered his march. His army suffered heavy losses due to the acclimatization.

The originally powerful pagan world of YSL suffered a huge blow. It is said that the king of the Eastern Elder Kingdom believes in God and is a brother to them.

There was a Christian country in the far east of the world, east of Persia and Armenia. Its supreme ruler was named John, who was both the priest and the secular leader of the country.

As a result, he was forced to retreat back home, and his original wish to cross the Tigris River and make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land was in vain.

The king also launched an epic western expedition against the pagans, with his armies planning to cross vast steppes and deserts.

According to various intelligences, the Pope is very convinced that this mysterious kingdom of elders is his close Christian brothers, and they have been fighting against heretics.

The mysterious Elder Kingdom is extremely powerful, much more powerful than these useless Crusader countries, and the Pope has been waiting for them to join them.

"It is absolutely impossible for me to send troops. I know very well who they are. They are the army of King John of the Presbyterian Kingdom. They are here to deal with the heretics.

Those Orthodox guys are being attacked by them. Our goal is the same as ours. Your king should immediately send reinforcements to attack the Holy Roman Emperor. He has been excommunicated by me. "Pope Gregory IX said. (Excommunication was equivalent to excommunication in medieval Europe.)

The targets of their attack must be Poland and the Holy Roman Empire, countries that have turned their backs on God.

Just like they defeated those Russians and Georgians, they were attacking the Orthodox Church.

"Your Majesty the Pope, our King Bella IV feels that the other party is not the legendary Elder Kingdom, but an extremely ferocious nomad." The envoy sent by Bella IV knelt in the papal hall and said.

"Are the armies of the Elder Kingdom attacking you now? As far as I know, they have already retreated after conquering the Ross countries. Their target is obviously the Orthodox Christians. They will not attack the Christian world. I am This is very certain,” Pope Gregory IX said.

"But Lord Pope, our monarch Bella IV supports you, if you firmly believe that these nomads from the east are the legendary Presbyterian Kingdom, King John's army.

Then, please ask His Majesty the Pope to send a team of envoys to contact this King John. Anyway, they are not far away from us now. By then, we can determine the identities of these people, and then attack the Holy Roman Empire, Poland, and France together. A country that is not governed by God. "The messenger knelt on the ground and said.

(In Europe during this period, theocracy and military power had reached the point where they were incompatible with each other. Even the three major knights were in the camp of these secular monarchs.)

"What you said is very correct. I should indeed send an envoy to write a personal letter to meet these King John's troops. I will handle the matter personally and tell your king so that he does not have to worry." Gregor Lijiu Sai spoke.

The Pope insisted that they were here to deal with heretics.

Bella IV's envoy had no choice but to return to his country, and the Pope also sent a team of envoys through the Kingdom of Hungary towards the city of Kievan Rus.

On the other side, Zhang Yong's envoy also successfully arrived at the Xinian Empire, where he met Emperor John III.

When the pair of envoys appeared in the city of Xenia, John III was confused. He never expected that such an envoy came to his city and brought an autographed letter from his daughter.

After reading the letter, John III fell into a state of confusion. What happened?

Originally, she was just a little daughter whom she had no memory of. After marrying far away to the Ross area, she unexpectedly did not marry her original husband, but married another man.

And this man also led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the West, and claimed to help him restore the territory of the Roman Empire?

He also heard a little bit about this mysterious Eastern army. After all, he had heard about such important things happening in the Rus' countries, as well as the things about the Bulgarian Khanate and the Kipchak tribe.

It is said that this army's combat effectiveness is extremely powerful. It took them less than a year to wipe out the Ross countries, and now they completely rule that area.

"How did my daughter meet your king?" John III looked at the Mongolian envoy standing below and asked.

"Your daughter just got married to Ryazan, and we conquered the Russian kingdoms. Then the King of Guanzhong took a fancy to your daughter at a glance and wanted to marry her. He was even willing to help you, Rome, restore its former rule." The Mongolian envoy spoke. Before welcoming the new students, Zhang Yong also specifically told them that they must be polite when speaking and follow what he taught.

"Then what reward does he want? He won't help me restore the Roman Empire just for one of my daughters, right?" John III asked.

He is not a fool. How can anyone be nice to you for no reason? The same goes for the son-in-law.

I am what I once was. The son-in-law of the Emperor of Xinia Empire, he inherited the throne because the Emperor had no direct male heirs.

Could it be this mysterious king from the east? Does he plan to follow his lead? This was not unprecedented in their Roman Empire, but had happened many times, but the problem was that he had a son.

"King Guanzhong once told me before he left. The Roman Empire was ruled by two emperors. He hoped that his son would become one of the two emperors in the future and rule the Roman Empire with your son. One of the future emperors of the Roman Empire will be your son. , one is your grandson, and they are all your blood relatives." The Mongolian envoy said.

These guys from the East actually know the traditions of their Roman Empire and the dual-emperor system? It seems that a lot of homework has been done.

John III was also a little tempted by this proposal. If their army was really so powerful, then it seemed not impossible to let him rule half of the territory.

Anyway, the current empire is so poor that it retains a little bit of land and has nothing. The land you captured will still be inherited by my blood in the future.

But before that, he still had some things to confirm.

"How many troops has your king brought? Do you plan to live in our land permanently?" John III asked.

"No no! We are only interested in the Rus region, Poland region, and the former Roman Empire territory. After this expedition is over, His Majesty the King will return to his Eastern country." The envoy said.

I see! No wonder he would seek cooperation with him. Roman Orthodoxy is far beyond comparison with other European countries. If they want to support a spokesperson here, their own bloodline is the best choice.

So he took a fancy to the ended Roman Empire and was willing to support it, so could he also take advantage of this monarch from the East? Let him help him restore his country. After he returns to the east, he will not have the final say on everything.

"Hahaha! Distinguished envoy. Please return to your monarch and tell me your unmasked son-in-law. I fully agree with his plan. When will we send troops together?" John III asked.

"After we conquer Hungary and Poland." the Mongolian envoy said.

The next target of the Mongolian army to conquer was Poland and Hungary, and their strategy had been set long ago.

"You want to conquer Hungary, no no no! I'm afraid your king doesn't know about my other eldest daughter. There is Placia's sister, who was married to King Bella IV of Hungary a few years ago. We belong to It’s a marriage relationship,” John III said.

"I can't make the decision on this. I need to go back and meet the King of Guanzhong." The Mongolian envoy said.

"In that case, okay, I will write a letter myself, and then give it to you to take back and deliver it to your king. By the way, I will say hello to this son-in-law on my behalf." John III said.

Maybe the restoration of the empire will be achieved in my own generation.

The Mongolian envoy nodded and left the palace of John III after a day of rest. Start the journey back to Kyiv.

Zhang Yong on the other side also met a very special guest, an envoy from the Papal State, who brought an autographed letter from the contemporary pope, specifying that he wanted to meet him.

"You mean the Papal State, the current Pope has a letter for me?" Zhang Yong looked at the envoy in front of him in the palace and asked.

At the same time, the translator standing aside also started his own work.

“Your Excellency, Your Majesty the Presbyterians, Pope Gregory IX greets you.

Are you the current leader of the Elder Kingdom? He is the successor of King John. "The messenger asked as soon as they met.

What and what! What kind of kingdom of elders, what kind of King John? There seems to be no person named John in the East, let alone any kingdom of elders!

etc! Zhang Yong seemed to have thought of a legend.

It is said that because of the disgraceful performance of the Crusaders and their embarrassing performance of repeated defeats, during the Middle Ages, these Western countries imagined a mysterious and powerful Christian country in the East.

Moreover, he was very impressive, with a nose and eyes. It is said that this powerful national monarch came from India, because Europeans at that time could not distinguish between India and the Central Plains.

Because of Yelu Dashi, he defeated the arrogant Seljuk Empire, and Genghis Khan launched his first Western Expedition, which directly disabled the YSL country.

This also made these medieval European countries more convinced that the mysterious Eastern Elder Kingdom did exist. The future Pope even wrote a letter and sent it to Guyou.

Asking Guiyou why he wanted to attack the Christian country, he also said that fortunately you found your way back and stopped the attack. Guiyou's reply was also very domineering, and even the beginning of the letter was inherited by Zhu Yuanzhang. (It means the Emperor Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict, but when translated into Mongolian, it means another thing, saying something like the Immortal Sky.)

Afterwards, many European missionaries entered Mongolia and began to preach. Because Mongolia was very open to religion at that time, these Christian missionaries naturally discovered the existence of Nestorianism after they came to the East.

I also learned about the vast spread of Nestorianism on the grasslands, and learned that Genghis Khan’s nominal adoptive father, Wang Khan, was a devout Nestorian believer and, in the eyes of these missionaries, also a devout Christian.

Therefore, these missionaries firmly believed that Genghis Khan had betrayed King Khan's thoughts and was a dirty traitor. He had abandoned Christ. Fortunately, he returned from his lost ways and launched the Western Expedition to attack the pagans.

Until the Golden Horde completely greened up, cutting off the connection between the two sides. Otherwise, these missionaries even want to turn Mongolia into a Christian country.

All right! These guys are still in a misunderstanding, and Zhang Yong decided to explore the other party's tone.

"I am the king of the Great Mongol Empire, personally canonized by the Great Khan of Mongolia, but I am not the ruler of Mongolia. I only rule a country in the southern region." Zhang Yong said.

The person in charge of the translation directly translated the king into a king, and translated the Mongol Empire into a country similar to the Roman Empire.

The papal envoy nodded after hearing this. In their Western understanding, the emperor and king of the empire did not have such a strict superior-subordinate relationship.

"Dear His Majesty the King, are you the successor of King John? Are you here to help us deal with those heretics?" the Pope's envoy asked.

"Well! Wang Han, the founder of the Mongol Empire and the adoptive father of Genghis Khan, once believed in Nestorianism. There are many Nestorian Christians on the grasslands now. They are the Nestorians hundreds of years ago." Zhang Yong said.

Fortunately, you are here to meet me, who has traveled from modern times. Otherwise, no one would really explain to you the whole story.

But it's a little different from what you think. The Nestorians are actually the Orthodox Church in a strict sense, and they are the same sect as my current cheap father-in-law.

But this doesn’t stop me from deceiving the Pope!

"You are indeed the brothers of Christ and the successors of King John the Elder. Are you here to help us deal with those heretics? Frederick II, the monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, brought the Kingdom of France and England. The rest of the Kingdom of Poland Some countries in the world are resisting the rule of the Pope." The messenger said.

"Yes! That's right, I'm here to deal with the Holy Roman Emperor, Poland, England and France." Zhang Yong said.

Let this misunderstanding continue. A united Europe is not good for itself. It is wise to use Pope Gregory IX to divide European countries.

(End of this chapter)