Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

In the Kipchak Steppe, there is a large piece of land that can be directly connected to the Hungarian region. The two sides can communicate directly without passing through the Russian region.

I have been besieging Novgorod for more than half a month. According to the time, my envoys should have reached Buda. I wonder if the Queen of Hungary can help deal with this matter.

The westward expedition army at Zhang Dingguan was preparing for the final attack. At this time, several Mongolian envoys also arrived at the city of Buda in Hungary.

The news of the envoy's arrival soon reached the palace. The queen received the envoy from the East with the highest etiquette and arranged for him to rest in the VIP room first.

Queen Maria, her young son, the King of Hungary, a boy of about thirteen years old, and various princes and ministers, together in the hall, began to discuss how to deal with the Mongolian envoy.

The King of Hungary was a very obvious mixed race of East and West. He inherited his father's black eyes but his mother's brown hair. His skin was not as rough as that of Europeans, but rather as smooth as that of Orientals.

Although this young king was only thirteen or fourteen years old, many people wanted to marry him. Princesses from various European countries had heard of this extremely handsome little king, and monarchs from many countries came to him to act as matchmakers, hoping to marry this little king.

"You all know what happened. This time, the expeditionary force from the East has sent envoys again." Queen Maria, who was over 40 years old, looked at Chen Zi who was kneeling on the ground and spoke.

"Queen Maria! I think we should cut off ties with the new expeditionary force. It would be best if we no longer have any contact or communication with them." A prince or minister stood up and spoke.

"That's right! King John has launched an attack on Europe again. This time, the Pope has ordered him to be excommunicated. Now we shouldn't have too much contact with him." Another prince and minister spoke up.

“But we have always been allies. The reason why Hungary has recovered so quickly in recent years is because of the injuries suffered by the East and the West.” Queen Maria said with a somewhat unhappy look on her face.

The reason why she was able to hold on to her position as queen over the years and to help her youngest son, who had no Hungarian royal blood at all, ascend the throne was precisely because of the power under her hands.

Now, his own princes and ministers actually want him to cut off ties with the East. What is this?

"Mother! How should I deal with this matter?" The young prince looked at his mother and asked in a low voice.

To be honest, he knew his ancestry very early on and knew that he was not the son of the King of Hungary.

He was the offspring of his mother and King John, the monarch of the East. According to normal procedures, he should have been conferred the title of Grand Duke.

He ruled another piece of land in Hungary, but his half brother suddenly died a few years ago.

Thus, as the only bloodline, he ascended to the position of King of Hungary. At first, his position was very stable, but as he grew older.

The oriental features began to show, which caused some princes and ministers to complain because they did not have royal blood.

However, due to the threat from the powerful Mongol Empire, although these princes and ministers had doubts about their own bloodline, they did not dare to say much.

Later, his mother, the Queen of Hungary, publicly acknowledged that she was a descendant of King John.

And she showed herself a special small portrait, which was of a very young oriental man. Her mother said that this was what her father looked like, and it was the only thing he left for her.

King John had performed miracles in the city of Buda and summoned angels to descend. He possessed very high prestige. Even though he had no royal blood, it was natural for him to rule this land.

But a few months ago, Mongolia started a new round of westward expedition. It was said that the commander was his half-brother. He was very conflicted about this and didn't know how to face this brother.

Should he help his brother or stand on the side of Western countries? You know, in Hungary now, although his mother controls a lot of power, she is not the only one who has the final say.

"Don't worry, my child, I'll take care of everything!" Maria patted her younger son back and said with a smile, since the death of her eldest son.

She placed all her hopes on this youngest son and took great care of him, fearing that he would suddenly fall ill and die like her eldest son.

“Queen! The reason why Hungary declined is precisely because of the Mongol invasion. Now we have only recovered to the level before the war.

Originally we could live in peace and even do business with the big country in the East to maintain our country's trade.

But now, this Eastern Empire has launched a new round of invasion of the West. Now the entire West must unite. At this time, we'd better not get too close to the Eastern expeditionary force. "A prince and minister stood up and said.

"We should at least meet the envoy and listen to his request! And are you sure those Western countries will still welcome us?

Have you forgotten who betrayed the king and how he was killed? Although it was the Mongols who invaded us, it was the Western church members who really killed him. "Queen Maria said.

No matter what, she had to meet Zhang Yong's envoy. The two of them had been exchanging letters and would receive letters from each other about every six months.

Queen Maria had complex feelings towards this distant lover that were difficult to express, and their relationship was semi-public.

In the West, it is not uncommon for queens in other countries to remarry after their husbands' death. Moreover, Zhang Yong has a very special theocratic status, and his own country is also protected.

But since the death of his father, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire fell into the hands of others. Although he still maintains trade relations with Eastern countries, they are not as close as before.

“Well, let’s meet this Mongolian envoy!

But your Majesty the Queen, and your Majesty the King!

Please forgive me for being frank, but if the other party asks us, Hungary, to send troops to assist them in their westward expedition.

No matter what, we cannot agree to this." A prince and minister said.

Hungary had just recovered from the trauma of war, and it took more than ten years to return to its state before the Mongol invasion. At this time, if another large-scale war broke out, the country would not be able to withstand it.

Queen Maria nodded, and then sent someone to invite the Mongolian envoy. Soon, the Mongolian envoy was brought into the hall.

"Greetings, Queen Maria! I am here to greet you on behalf of Zhang Dingguan, the commander of the Western Expedition Army, and Zhang Yong, the monarch of the East. I have brought you two letters."

The Mongolian envoy took out the letters from his arms very respectfully and handed them to the palace attendant in front of him. There were two letters, one from Zhang Yong and the other from Zhang Dingguan.

Queen Maria smiled and nodded, then reached out to take the two letters. She handed the letter from Zhang Dingguan to her son, and placed the other letter in her sleeve.

This letter is his own personal letter, and he will read it again when he returns.

"Honorable Eastern envoy, I wonder what your request is this time?" A prince and minister bowed to the envoy and then asked.

"Queen Maria, Zhang Dingguan, the commander of our Western Expedition Army, hopes that you can step in to ease the situation between us and the West.

Our goal in coming to the West this time is not to conquer Catholic or Orthodox countries, but only to destroy the traitorous Golden Horde.

After destroying the Golden Horde, we will attack the Northern Russia region that has rebelled against us. However, after conquering the Northern Russia region, we will end this war and return to the east, and will not invade these western countries.

But now there are some misunderstandings. Some Western countries and forces have provided support to the North Russia region, and even think that we will launch an invasion war again. This is actually a misunderstanding. "The envoy said. Hearing this, all the princes and ministers present seemed to be relieved, and even their heavy faces eased.

The other side did not ask for another westward expedition, nor did they request Hungary to send troops to assist, which was beyond their expectations.

Queen Maria was delighted to hear this. If possible, she really wanted to help her man, but the problem was that this would go against the entire Western countries, and Hungary belonged to these Western countries after all.

Even among the ordinary people, although some have changed their names to Orthodox, most of them still believe in Catholicism. It is really not appropriate to completely break off relations with the West at this time.

"If this is really a misunderstanding, then I will find a way to mediate. The West has deep trauma from the last war. If another war is launched, it will not be good for the people on both sides." Queen Maria nodded and said.

"Queen Maria, our eldest prince, Zhang Dingguan, the commander of the Western Expedition Army, ordered me to bring some oriental specialties, including some dried fruits, porcelain, silk, jade, ivory and pearls, all of which are for you." The messenger bowed to the Queen of Hungary and said.

Some of these things were prepared by the eldest prince, some were prepared by His Majesty, and some were even selected by His Majesty himself.

Although Your Majesty and the Queen of Hungary are not husband and wife in name, they have been husband and wife for several years. Even the current King of Hungary has Your Majesty's blood.

"Please thank the monarch of the East and your commander, your king, His Majesty Zhang Yong, for me. Is he in good health now?" Queen Maria asked.

"Your Majesty is in good health. Thank you for your concern, Queen."

"Well! Messenger, do you have any other requests besides this?" asked Queen Maria.

"No, Queen Maria, our ultimate goal of coming here this time is to destroy the Golden Horde and the rebellious Northern Russia region. We have no intention of going to war with the western countries," said the messenger.

"I understand. Come here! Take this distinguished envoy down to rest and give him some freshly baked bread and wine." Queen Maria waved her hand and said.

Soon two palace maids took the envoy of the Eastern Daqian Empire away.

"You see, the Daqian Empire has no intention of invading. It just wants us to mediate. It has no intention of asking us to send troops to assist in the Western Expedition." Queen Maria said.

"Queen Maria, are you really determined to help them communicate with the Western monarchs? I'm afraid those Western monarchs won't believe this." said a court minister.

This is just what the Orientals say, and the Kingdom of Hungary can choose to believe it. After all, the relationship between the two sides is good.

But some other European monarchs might not believe this statement. These Western monarchs were very wary of the Mongol Empire, although the Mongol Empire had already issued a notice to the West a few years ago.

It has been renamed the Daqian Empire, and is mainly composed of Han people from the Central Plains. However, the Mongolian army is still the main force, and it was the Mongolian army that invaded this time. In the eyes of these Western monarchs, the other side has not even changed its name.

Because it is said that the commander of this Western Expedition army is also the grandson of Genghis Khan, just his grandson-in-law.

"I will write a letter to the present pope, Innocent IV, and to the other monarchs of Europe.

Tell them that this time the Eastern Empire is only here to quell the rebellion, and they will not attack Western countries. This time, their main opponents in the Western Expedition are still the pagans. "Queen Maria said.

Zhang Yong also told her about this matter in detail in a letter. The main purpose of the Western Expedition was to quell the rebellion within Mongolia and those Mongolian princes who were unwilling to submit to him.

The real targets were the Islamic countries in Central Asia. The Mamluks, Ayyubids, Abbasids, and even the Assassins were the real targets of this Western Expedition.

"We should send an envoy to personally confirm the Eastern commander's intention. We must make sure that the other party really has no intention of war, and instead use Hungary to stabilize some Western countries while they take the opportunity to invade other regions again." A prince and minister said.

"Then do as you wish! King John will not deceive me. He told me that he would not spread the war to Europe, and he definitely won't do that." Queen Maria said with a firm face.

After the court meeting ended that day, Queen Maria left with her son, and then could not wait to return to her boudoir and open the letter from the Eastern king to ease her homesickness.

The last time I sent a letter was a year ago! I don’t know how my man is doing now!

At this time, in the city of Pest, next to the Hungarian royal city, a large group of nobles were secretly gathering together. The person in front of them was a middle-aged man in his fifties. This man was the Grand Duke of Croatia.

The former King of Hungary, the younger brother of Bela IV, the last surviving bloodline of the Hungarian royal family, Grand Duke Kálmán.

"Your Excellency the Duke. The Queen and I have already met the Eastern envoy. The other party does not want to have a conflict with the Western countries and hopes that we can mediate." A prince and noble who had previously met the Mongolian envoy in the palace spoke up.

"Well! I haven't been back to this city, my hometown, for seven or eight years!" Kalman said with emotion.

After his eldest brother's biological son died unexpectedly a few years ago, he has never been allowed to enter the city of Buda again.

He stayed in his fiefdom and developed the Croatian region, but over the years, he buried a huge anger, anger towards his sister-in-law and anger towards King John.

When he surrendered, the other party promised him that the future king of Hungary would be his brother's son, and the position of king of Hungary would not fall into the hands of outsiders.

At the end of the Western Expedition, the other party did keep its promise.

He allowed his nephew, the descendant of his brother Bela IV, to become the King of Hungary, thus maintaining the integrity of the Kingdom of Hungary, and he was also willing to assist his little nephew.

But all this changed a few years ago. It was said that my little nephew died in an accident. He had some kind of disease and unexpectedly left this world and returned to the arms of the Lord.

Later, his good sister-in-law, Queen Maria, the legal wife of his brother, actually helped her and King John's illegitimate son to the throne of King of Hungary.

Did my little nephew really die from an accidental illness?

He did not believe all this, and he preferred to believe that the Eastern monarch had joined forces with his eldest sister-in-law to murder his eldest brother's son and seize their Hungarian throne.

How could he accept this? The royal family of the Kingdom of Hungary was not completely extinct yet! He, the younger brother of Master Belas, was still there.

Even if the throne is to be inherited, it should be him or his offspring who should inherit it, so as to maintain the legitimacy of the king and the legitimacy of the bloodline.

But his sister-in-law pushed a person of outsider blood to the position of king, a person who did not have any blood of the Hungarian king.

This was a fact that Kalmann absolutely could not accept. He could tolerate King John's son becoming a Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Hungary.

He enjoyed wealth and glory and obtained a fiefdom, but the position of King of Hungary must never fall into the hands of outsiders.

So a few years ago, he began to plot a rebellion, wanting to completely overthrow the rule of his sister-in-law.

After seizing the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary, he has been managing the Croatian region and developing his own army over the years.

He also won over a large number of nobles and generals in Hungary. These people who were still loyal to the royal family were willing to nominate him as king and become the king of Hungary. (End of this chapter)