Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 327 Emperor Shinra, the Kipchaks who come begging for food

I had previously sided with the Pope because the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was too powerful.

Bella IV could see that the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Federer II, was extremely ambitious.

And the territory he ruled was quite large, except for the mainland of the Holy Roman Empire.

He also ruled over a large amount of land east of the Papal States, as well as the island of Sicily. (The Papal State during this period was near Italy, but it only occupied half of the territory. The remaining half of the territory, including Sicily in the Mediterranean, belonged to the Holy Roman Emperor.)

The other party launched a separate crusade. It only took just one year to complete the round trip and regain Jerusalem through negotiation.

Had it not been for a certain pope who was behind his back and sent troops from the Papal States to occupy eastern Italy.

As a result of this angry Shinra emperor returning to the army, the Sixth Crusade might achieve even greater results.

After returning to the army, the emperor immediately drove out the papal troops that had invaded his territory in eastern Italy.

At the same time, he united with other kingdoms to attack the Pope, causing the Pope's status to decline suddenly. The reason why he stood on the side of the Pope was to balance the forces between the two sides. Otherwise, he, Gregory IX, might not be able to keep the position of the Pope.

This imperial emperor has great ambitions. If the Mongols do not come, he is likely to be the one to initiate war in the future.

The king of the Kingdom of France is still very young and the regent is his mother. The other Kingdom of England is not as comprehensive as the Holy Roman Empire in terms of overall strength. The only thing that can stop him is the Kingdom of Hungary.

"No! Your Majesty the King, they are not Mongols, but Kipchaks. They suddenly appeared on the border, and then contacted us and said yes. They said they came to us to beg for food." The guard knelt on the ground. He spoke.

"No! Keep them from entering the Kingdom of Hungary. The biggest benefit is to avoid war. I will never let him come in to help me put down the rebellion of the nobles. These are internal matters of the Kingdom of Hungary. If external forces are allowed to intervene, it will be harmful to the kingdom. It's disadvantageous." Bella IV said.

"Report to His Majesty the King. His Majesty the King is not well. The border guards came to report that there are 100,000 nomads and they are heading towards our border." The guard knelt on the ground and said.

Under such circumstances, you are asking yourself to send troops to offend the Mongols. What the hell are you thinking?

How great it would be if Emperor Shinra could lead his army to fight the Mongols with all his strength! It would be best for them to fight in such a way that both sides suffer losses. (Emperor Shinra was a very shrewd man. In the original history, when faced with Batu’s envoy, he even said that he was very incompetent. After surrendering to Batu, he could only serve as a tame under Batu. Yingren, I’ve given you enough respect for Batu.)

"Let's greet each other first, and then see what the other party's requirements are. It's best to avoid the war. We can even borrow the other party's power and let him help you deal with the noble forces in the country." Queen Maria said.

Have you made the mistake of not being ready yet? Is this not even giving a chance to negotiate?

Just when the couple was discussing things. A Hungarian guard ran in in a panic.

Attracting the other party to enter your own country is tantamount to luring a wolf into your home, which is a very dangerous move.

This is the most troublesome thing. There should be about 40,000 cavalry troops out of 100,000 people. If it is normal, you can also mobilize the army to block and drive them away from the border line.

But at this time, Mongolia is about to launch an attack on itself, and the domestic aristocratic forces have not been calmed down. It is obviously unwise to send troops rashly.

"Okay! Then, I will write a letter to my sister, and then you will also write a letter and give it to the Mongolian king." Maria said.

Every time the nomads invaded them, the most difficult thing to deal with was that all the people turned into soldiers. Except for the elderly, women and children, basically all men are warriors.

Because what he fears most is the arrival of a group of Mongols. Although these Kipchaks are also nomadic people, their fighting power is incomparable to that of the Mongols.

"Yeah! That's it?" Bella IV nodded and said.

It is indeed very convenient and trouble-free to borrow external forces to help you put down the rebellion.

In the eyes of these European monarchs, the Russians were a group of barbarians with backward equipment.

"What did you say? A group of nomads came to the border! Could it be that the Mongols are coming? Did they come over so soon? Didn't it mean that there was at least one and a half or even two months? Why did they come so quickly? ?" King Bela IV of Hungary asked.

beg! !

But it was not the Mongols, but the Kipchaks, which made Bela's fourth generation feel a little relieved.

Her husband is currently worried about the golden edict issued by the previous king. Maybe we can use some external forces to help him.

The knights of their own country can easily deal with them, and even the armies of the Ross countries have blocked them for a hundred years.

On the contrary, it may even cause serious damage, and the relationship between the two is plainly that of two princesses and sisters, but the relationship between his wife and the sister whom he has not seen for many years is not necessarily very harmonious.

But the sudden intervention of an overly powerful external force would not be of any benefit to the Kingdom of Hungary.

"They came to ask me for food. What does that mean? Did they say anything to you?" Bella IV asked.

"King, Your Majesty, they sent an envoy, who is said to be a crony of their Great Khan, who came specifically to meet you. He has now been taken outside the royal city of Buda."

"Very well, go and ask him to come in! Meet him in the king's hall." After thinking for a moment, Bella IV said.

The guard nodded, stood up and left the king's palace,

"My dear, you go back and rest first, and write a letter by the way. I will take care of these herdsmen." Bella IV looked at his queen and said.

"Be careful, my king, they might have come here to take advantage of the situation. These nomads are up to no good every time they come here." Queen Maria said.

"Don't worry, I will take care of it." Bella nodded to her queen, got up and went to her reception hall.

Soon, the Kipchak envoy was brought to the presence of Bela IV.

"The distinguished King of Hungary, the Great Khan of our tribe greets you." The messenger bowed to Belas and said.

"Well! Say hello to your Khan for me. What's the matter with you guys bringing troops to my border? There doesn't seem to be any conflict between our two countries." Bella IV said.

“Your Majesty, the King of Hungary, please have mercy on us homeless free men!

We are not willing to be oppressed by the Mongols. We just want to have a piece of grassland of our own, where we can graze, sing and dance freely, that's all. "The envoy bowed to King Bei IV and said.

"If you don't want to be oppressed by the Mongols, then just resist them. If you want a piece of grassland of your own, where you can graze, sing, and dance, then go back to your own place." Bella IV frowned and said.

The other party obviously came to ask for food from me, and he asked for it openly. How can I have any grassland for you to graze?

"Dear Your Majesty the King, we are now at the end of our rope. We have eaten all the cattle, sheep and livestock on the way here, and now there is only a group of people who are about to starve to death and the sabers in their hands.

You also know that people who are extremely hungry can do anything. After all, we are too hungry, we need food, and we need a piece of land to live on. "The messenger said directly.

Upon hearing this, Bella IV became angry on the spot, Damn, what do you mean?

This was clearly a threat to me. A group of hungry people who were about to die. They had nothing but a saber in their hands. This was a threat to themselves.

Do I have to give you a piece of pasture and let you stay? These are not hundreds or thousands of people, but hundreds of thousands of people!

"Of course, if His Majesty the King is willing to generously take us in, then we can agree to any request you make. We will become the saber in your hand, and you can wield us at will." The messenger said.

After all, if you directly threaten the other party, everyone will become angry, and when an angry person loses his mind, he will do very terrible things. They didn't want to completely offend Bella IV unless they had to.

So, you have to say threatening things, but you also have to say flattering things. As long as you dare to make conditions, we will dare to agree, come on!

When Bella IV heard this, he was indeed a little moved, and suddenly there were tens of thousands more nomadic cavalry.

This will make it much easier to resist the Mongolian threat in the future. After all, there are tens of thousands more troops, and it can also let the Mongols know how powerful they are.

And more importantly, why I can't deal with these nobles now is because I don't have enough troops. If they are willing to become sabers and swords in their own hands.

Then things are different! You need to have enough troops to have enough voice. The reason why his father and grandfather were forced by these nobles to sign the golden edict was because these nobles were very powerful.

"Can you all agree to any request I make? For example, let you convert to Catholicism." Bella IV asked.

"As long as you speak, Your Majesty the King, we all agree that we will be baptized by the priests you send and then convert to Catholicism." The messenger said.

The Kipchak tribe has been pushed to the edge of the cliff. The only thing they can negotiate with others now is the saber in their hands. Beliefs and other things do not matter in the face of life.

As long as you are willing to take us in and save us, I will believe whatever you call us by name, let alone God Jesus, I will believe in you!

"How many of you are there in total? Counting all the old people, children, women, and men." Bella IV asked.

If you kill a few big nobles in the country, you will have a piece of grassland to settle them, or you can directly let them live together with the Hungarians and become part of them.

"We have a total of three and a half tribes, about 120,000 in number, of which 40,000 are warriors who can hold sabers, and the rest are all old people, children, and women.

In addition to this, we still have tens of thousands of livestock left, which is the last family property of us Kipchaks. "The messenger said with tears in his eyes.

Before those hateful Mongols came, the life of the Kipchak people was quite nourishing. The rich pastures allowed them to live without worries about food and clothing. They spent every day grazing, singing, dancing, and giving birth to children.

When the Mongols came, everything changed, breaking their original peaceful life, forcing them to become warriors, and confiscating their cattle and sheep.

These evil Mongols are the biggest enemies.

"Well! Then let me talk about my conditions! First of all, all of you, whether you are the elderly, children or women, if you want to enter my country and become my people, you must convert to Catholicism." Bella IV He spoke.

"We agree to this, and all of us will convert to your Catholic sect."

"There is another condition. I can provide you with a piece of pasture, but some of you must also cultivate farmland. After all, my country does not have such large pasture. I cannot let you graze." Bella IV said.

If you are still nomadic, you will definitely not be completely ruled by me, so let me farm, just like our Hungarian ancestors, who changed from nomads to farmers.

"We agreed to this," the messenger said.

In this situation, people can say whatever they want, as long as they are willing to take them in.

"Well! The third condition is that all the men in your tribe must take up arms and fight with me." Bella IV said.

After all, only by clearing out some disobedient nobles can I have land for you to live in!

"We have also agreed to this. Our Great Khan Ketai'an Khan has already said that he is the saber in your hand and your right and left hand." The messenger said.

"Okay! Then, welcome to my kingdom and become my people. From now on, your great khan can no longer be called khan. He is the duke under me." Bella IV said said.

Since the other party is willing to surrender and agree to his almost extremely demanding requirements, then he must make some concessions and remedies as appropriate.

The highest title under the king is Duke. If he can drive away the Mongols in the future, he may be able to occupy part of the Kipchak territory and continue to expand Hungary's territory.

After some discussions, the two parties hit it off immediately, and the Kipchaks who came to beg for food finally got their food.

A few days later, hundreds of thousands of Kipchaks entered the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary from the border. King Béla IV of Hungary announced this to the world and notified all the nobles in the country, as well as some royal families in Europe, and the Pope.

He claimed that he had tamed the barbarians in accordance with God's will, allowing these barbarians to feel the gospel of the Lord! Let them turn away from those pagan religions and turn to God.

This event is very important, because the two sects have been at odds for hundreds of years, and this may be the largest conversion of pagans.

If it had not been for the Mongol invasion, at this tense juncture, it is estimated that all European royal families would have sent envoys, and even the Pope would have personally gone to baptize these people and convert them to Catholicism.

This was a major victory for their Catholic sect, representing a huge victory over the YSL sect, even as much as a victory in the Crusades.

(Please note that this is not random writing by the author! In real history, there were indeed hundreds of thousands of Kipchaks who converted to Catholicism during the Mongol invasion, although they were assassinated in the end. The reason will be discussed later.)

After being baptized by the Hungarian Archbishop Hugo Lin, these hundreds of thousands of Kipchaks successfully joined the Catholic Church. Although some lower-level herdsmen were reluctant, they had no choice but to have the supreme leader, Tai'an Khan's order.

"Thank you, thank His Majesty the King for taking me in." Ke Tai'an Khan said excitedly.

"It doesn't matter, my Duke, I will be your loyalist, your people, and my people in the future." Bella IV said with a smile, and stepped forward to help Ketai'an Khan up kindly.

The gesture is very kind, but in fact it is a disguised reminder, but Tai'anhan, remember your current identity. You are no longer the great khan of the grassland people, but my duke. I have taken you in, so be grateful. .

"As long as you do not betray us Kipchaks, we Kipchaks will serve you." Ketian Khan said.

With the addition of their own army and the strong military strength in the Kingdom of Hungary, if other European countries are willing to come to support, they should be able to stop the Mongols.

I finally protected all the people.

On that day, a grand banquet was held in the Hungarian palace. The people of Buda and Pest reluctantly welcomed these Kipchaks who came from afar. (During the Middle Ages, the capital of Hungary was not called Budapest. They were two cities, but they were relatively close to each other. They were only separated by a river, and the total distance was not even a few hundred meters.)

After the banquet that day, Bella IV brought Ketian Khan to his palace.

"Your Majesty the King, do you have anything special to tell me?" Ke Tai'an Khan asked.

"My Duke, I have something very important to tell you now. First of all, you must restrain your people.

I will allocate land to you soon, and in the meantime, I will provide you with some food.

But you must not destroy farmland and crops or harass nearby residents. Bella IV said.

What he fears most is that this gang of Kipchaks will run amok, rob local people of food, trample farmland at will, and then make the local people complain.

(End of this chapter)