Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Zhang Yong planned to send them to the East first and hand them over to his eldest wife Tu Lanlun, who would then send them to Chongqing to start shipbuilding and train the navy.

Zhang Yong has already written a letter to Tu Lanlun, clearly and briefly describing the importance of these people, and asking them to take good care of them, and their family members will follow them wherever they go.

These people will stay in their own territory for at least three years. After the three years, if they meet their requirements, Zhang Yong will let them leave.

In addition, his cheap father-in-law also provided a batch of grain and some operations to the Mongolian army. After all, he also gained a lot from this plunder of the Latin Empire. All the savings accumulated by the Latin Empire over the years belong to him. .

As a servant army, the Russian army naturally has no benefits, but all Mongolian soldiers were given some silver coins as rewards.

This finally made the accompanying Mongolian soldiers a little happier, but when they attacked the Bulgarian Empire, they also let loose and looted. This operation was not without gain.

Moreover, after the victory over Venice at sea, these small countries such as North Macedonia and the Principality of Agaea were immediately frightened and immediately sent envoys to express their surrender to the Nicaea Empire and their willingness to return to the Roman Empire.

Another month later, John III. It was officially announced to other European countries that the Roman Empire had been revived and was hostile to the Holy Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire had returned again.

This news shocked the whole of Europe and caused an uproar in Europe. The Mongol army conquered Serbia and Bulgaria at lightning speed, helped the Nicaea Empire recover, recaptured Constantinople and restored the Roman Empire. This incident It caused quite a shock.

After all, the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire claim to be the orthodoxy of Rome and the true successor.

But now that the Nicaea Empire, which truly inherited the oldest Roman culture, has been restored, this is definitely not a good thing for the Holy Roman Empire.

After several months of preparation, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire also summoned princes from all over the Holy Roman Empire on his own territory in Sicily.

At this time, Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire himself, did not live on the German side of the Holy Roman Empire, but lived on the Italian peninsula.

The Archduke of Austria, the Grand Duke of Germany, the Grand Duke of Bohemia, the Grand Duke of Saxony, and other Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire immediately came to see the emperor. In addition, King Louis IX of France, King Henry III of England, and envoys from the Kingdom of Aragon, Envoy from the Kingdom of Sweden, envoy from the Principality of Portugal.

Almost all the powerful monarchs of European countries sent their envoys or went in person. Finally, Pope Gregory IX also arrived in the Sicilian Peninsula in person to attend this meeting.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire held a grand cocktail party in his palace to entertain these nobles from afar.

Countless beautiful Arab concubines began to dance in the venue. They wore cool belly dance costumes, with exquisite earrings and jewelry from Persia on their faces, and danced hot dances from the Arab region.

Twisting her slender waist and standing on tiptoes, her slender figure made people linger, and the eyes of the nobles present lit up.

No wonder, no wonder the successive kings of the Kingdom of Sicily, and even the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, liked to collect some female slaves from the Arab region.

These pagan women are so coquettish!

Your Majesty the Emperor, will you enjoy it? Look at the figures of these dancers, they are so enviable.

"My great monarchs, first of all, pay tribute to our Pope." Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II raised his wine glass and said to all the nobles present, as well as the monarch and the monarch's envoys.

"Honor God."

"Honor the Pope."

"To the Holy Roman Empire."

As the pope, Gregory IX was obviously very happy when the first glass of wine was presented to him. He immediately stood up, raised his glass, and nodded to all the princes, nobles, and envoys of the monarch present. Signal.

"I am very grateful to you, thank you for coming here at a time of crisis for the Lord's faith, for gathering together to fight against our common enemy, to safeguard the sanctity of the Lord and the sanctity of the Holy See," the pope said.

After the Pope's speech, as the meeting. The initiator and organizer of the event, Emperor Frederick II of the Holy Roman Empire, also raised his glass and spoke. :
"Those demons from the east have crawled out of hell. They have set their sights on our rich land. They want to massacre our people, then plunder our land and rob our wives and daughters. We cannot let them succeed. We You have to stand up and resist.”

"You're right, those are pagans. They occupied the territory of God's believers and brutally killed God's people. We should launch a holy war against them and form a new crusade." The pope said.

"This time the Crusade is not for the Eastern Crusade, but to defend our territory, drive those demons out of our land, and give them a head-on attack."

"Form a new crusade."

"Soldiers of the Lord, it's time to assemble and let those Mongols know our interests."

clap clap clap!
Warm applause suddenly erupted below, and all the princes and nobles began to applaud crazily.

Especially the kings and archdukes of Austria, Bohemia, and Germany were the most enthusiastic about forming a new Crusade. After all, they were about to face the first wave of attacks from the Mongolian army.

If the Mongolian army wants to attack, it will definitely start from their country. If these countries are allowed to face the Mongolian army alone, then the gains will definitely outweigh the losses, and a new Crusade will be established.

It will greatly inspire the people in the country, improve the morale of the defenders, and let people see the hope of victory. (Holy Roman Empire. Although it is called an empire, it is actually in a vassal state like the Western Zhou Dynasty. The entire territory of the Holy Roman Empire includes most of what is now Italy, then Germany, Austria, part of Poland and part of France.

Among them, only Sicily and southern Italy were under the rule of Emperor Frederick II. The German region was nominally surrendered to him, but some other regions were disobedient and basically in a state of self-control. , so European scholars say that it was not an empire at all, nor Rome, nor holy. )
"His Holiness, I heard that Mongolia is said to be the legendary Kingdom of the Elders, and their leader is King John. I don't know if this is true." At this moment, a nobleman from the Iberian Peninsula said, He is a representative sent by the King of Aragon Empire.

As soon as these words came out, the applause at the scene stopped immediately, and then all the nobles, as well as some of the king's envoys and the Grand Duke, collectively looked at Pope Gregory IX.

To know before. The Pope has been claiming that the Presbyterian Kingdom will lead an army in the near future to help them deal with the heretics and join forces with them. But now that the Presbyterian Doctor is here, it is them who are fighting. This is a bit disappointing. It’s hard for people to accept.

Mr. Pope, didn't you agree that after these troops from the Presbyterian Kingdom come over, they will help us deal with the heretics? Why do you want to beat us Christians in turn?
You promised that the Presbyterian Kingdom would come and beat us. Isn't this the same as the Pope slapping himself in the face?
"My Lord Pope, I heard that you also detained the artifact sent by the other party. This King John from Mongolia is said to have stayed in the Lord's domain for three years, but a thousand years have passed in the outside world.

When the Lord asked him to leave, he also gave him several artifacts. Two of these artifacts were given to you. I wonder if this is true? "A nobleman from the Holy Roman Empire asked.

"Yes, Pope, if there is really a divine artifact, please take it out and let us see it! Let us pay homage to the sacred object." A nobleman from the Kingdom of France said.

Some other minor nobles and even some princes were intrigued by these words. After all, they had collected more or less information.

Moreover, King John from Mongolia publicized this matter and claimed that a certain pope was a despicable robber and thief.

King John from Mongolia also raised a banner, that is, to crusade against the fallen pope and the thief and robber who stole other people's things.

He also claimed that he was the whip wielded by God and the weapon in God's hand to punish heretics.

At this moment, Pope Gregory IX's face was extremely ugly, even a little red, his eyes widened, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.

You damn bastards, you idiots, how dare you question me?

And even if there is a divine weapon, even if there is a divine weapon, it should belong to me, the pope, to me, the spokesperson of God in the world, not to that King John. "Your Majesty the Pope, please say something!"

"Your Holiness, please explain to us what is going on." A large group of princes and nobles began to ask questions. At this time, the Pope reached a point where he was riding a tiger and was unable to get off.

He did take some things. If he denies it, it will be a slap in the face. The pope, the Gregorian took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and spoke slowly. :
"I did get the artifact, but it is now enshrined in the Vatican. If you want to pay homage to the artifact, go to the Vatican!

I received you at the Papal Congress. But what I want to tell you is that I am not robbing. I have never robbed other people’s things. This is actually a conspiracy, a huge conspiracy.

do you know? I didn't grab the artifact at all. It's the one from. King John of Mongolia personally delivered the artifact into my hands, and I sent a messenger to receive him.

He admitted his identity as King John, and said he would join forces with me to deal with the Eastern pagans, and gave me two artifacts.

And tell me, let me send the elite knights of the Theocracy and the archbishop to meet the remaining seven artifacts and welcome all the artifacts back to the realm of God. "

Upon hearing this, all the princes and nobles present began to secretly whisper among themselves. This is different from the news they heard! It is said that the priest who delivered the letter was imprisoned by a certain pope, so this King John from Mongolia really gave the artifact to your lord, the Pope.

"This despicable and shameless Mongolian King John has betrayed his faith. He promised to dedicate all the artifacts to the Lord's spokesman, to the Pope, to the Theocracy, and to lead all Mongolia to convert to Christ.

But he betrayed his trust, do you know? In order to preach, I specially selected two archbishops, a dozen high-ranking bishops, dozens of ordinary priests and priests, and nearly a hundred knights.

Went to his territory together. In addition to escorting the return of the artifact, these bishops and archbishops also shouldered another task, which was to preach in Mongolia, spread God's will, and spread the gospel of the Lord.

But the despicable and shameless Mongolian King John actually told lies. He was not willing to hand over the artifact at all.

He even brutally killed the bishops I sent to preach, as well as the archbishops, and all the knights were killed by him. How could such a cruel person be the spokesperson of God? "

The Pope gave an impassioned speech, and the content was very simple, that is, these two artifacts were personally sent to him by King John of Mongolia, and he also promised to convert Mongolia.

But in the end, the other party was blinded by power and blinded by interests. He became an enemy of God and framed him as the Pope.

"The Pope is right. I can testify to this. At that time, the guy who called himself King John also sent people to my territory and recognized his identity as the Presbyterian Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that we did not send troops to support Hungary in time, which resulted in Hungary being destroyed by the Mongols. "The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II, also stood up and said with a heartbroken look on his face.

"What about our Poland? The Grand Duke Henry II of Silesia fought bloody battles to death." A nobleman who had fled from Poland asked.

"Didn't I send reinforcements? Austria provided them with weapons, and Bohemia directly sent reinforcements. Even the Bohemian reinforcements were annihilated." Frederick II said.

He did not care about Hungary, but Poland did not care about it. He used a lot of connections to send reinforcements, but who would have thought that Poland was so useless and was directly annihilated by the Mongols.

"Hmph!" But obviously, this nobleman from Poland didn't buy it. Under the massacre by the Mongols, Poland suffered heavy losses!

Many people were killed by the Mongols, and their fields and villages were also destroyed. All the crops growing in the farmland were fed to their livestock by the Mongols.

"I can tell you clearly that in the name of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, what King John of Mongolia guaranties is all lies, and he is a complete liar.

He's not even King John at all, he's just an impostor!

Because King John was the ruler of a country, but he did not rule Mongolia himself.

There is a Mongol Khan above him! There are several beings at the same level as him. "Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, said.

During this period of time, he had done enough homework, and his understanding of Mongolia was quite detailed, although Batu, another commander of the Mongolian army, rejected his proposal and the pro-alliance proposal.

But he still got a lot of useful information. The guy who called himself King John was only one of the three commanders of the Western Expedition.

He was just an ordinary Mongol king. The person who ruled the entire Mongol Empire was called the Mongol Khan. This Mongol Khan was in the east.

If there really is the legendary Elder Kingdom, and Mongolia is that Elder Kingdom, then King John should also be the Mongol Khan, not a certain person.

If the other party wants to use King John's identity to intimidate these ordinary European armies and civilians, then he must overturn his theory and prove that he is not the legendary King John.

First of all, you are not ruling your own country. Let’s wait and see when you become the emperor!

"The emperor is right, and I think so too. The other party is not King John of the Elder Kingdom at all.

I want to deny his identity. He is just a Mongol invader.

Furthermore, I want to excommunicate the entire Mongol Empire, the Great Khan of Mongolia, and the Mongolian patriarch Zhang Yong. He is no longer worthy of being a subject of the Lord. "Pope Gregory IX said.

A certain pope naively believed that the Mongol Khan was also a Christian.

The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire was still smart and directly denied the other party's identity. This was the most correct choice.

"You're right, he's just an impostor."

"The new Crusaders must teach this counterfeit a lesson, let the Mongols know how powerful we are, and let them know how powerful we are."

Suddenly, the morale of the princes and nobles present was lifted, and they roared with excitement.

"At the same time, I want to announce something to you. I personally will not recognize the legitimacy of the Roman Empire. There is only one Roman Empire in the world, and that is our Holy Roman Empire. It is not someone who throws away his own capital. A down-and-out household that needs the help of the Mongols to recapture it," Frederick II said.

Hearing this, the audience burst into warm applause again.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Now I will let a man stand up and speak. His country was slaughtered and destroyed by the Mongols.

Now I invite you, Emperor Baldwin II of the Latin Empire. "After Frederick II finished speaking, a young man in his twenties walked onto the main stage.

He himself was the Latin Emperor who had been begging in Europe for many years, or rather the former emperor Baldwin II.

Pope Gregory IX looked at the young man in front of him and thought thoughtfully, isn't this guy begging for food in France?

Why did you end up with Frederick II? (End of chapter)