Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

This time, he would completely destroy the old aristocratic forces in Hungary and destroy the Croatian Principality.

Each of these Western countries is not honest and wants to make some small moves. My father told me about this when we were on the Western Expedition.

Among European countries, the largest and most difficult group is the aristocracy. These groups can even restrict the power of the king to a certain extent. This system is similar to that of the Eastern and Western Zhou dynasties in the East.

The Central Plains dynasty, which had experienced such a feudal system for more than 800 years, was well aware of the drawbacks of this feudal system.

This method can indeed win people's hearts in the early stage of making a fortune, but once it reaches the later stage.

Your descendants will suffer greatly from this because everyone is only thinking about one thing, which is how to make further progress, and will not be content with the status quo.

Just like the Russian states, this feudal system of lords destined them to not have a strong and unified country, but when this strong and unified country was born, it would overwhelm the whole of Europe.

The current King of Hungary is, after all, his brother and the blood of his father, so he must help his younger brother, eradicate the nobles in the country, and concentrate most of the power in the hands of the king. This is the right thing to do.

However, these European countries obviously still have a long way to go, because their people do not even recognize this approach. All the people know their lords, and above the lords is the king.

"You will set off immediately and take the assassination team to Queen Maria to await orders, and take my handwritten letter with you, telling Queen Maria not to worry. I will lead the army there from today. Hungary will help him quell the rebellion." Zhang Dingguan said.

The messenger nodded, put away his letter, bowed to Zhang Dingguan, then stood up and left his tent.

Soon an army of several hundred assassins was selected, and then each of them rode a horse, with two spare horses, and quickly advanced towards Hungary through the land of Southern Russia.

On the Hungarian side, Queen Maria will also arrange personnel to pick up the army at the border area.

After this army set out, Zhang Dingguan began to take steps to speed up the handling of affairs in Novgorod. The newly appointed Grand Duke of Novgorod, Zhang Dingguan, handed over 20,000 troops to him.

"The eldest son of the great King John, I, Kasev, swear in the name of God that after I become the Duke of Novgorod, I will always be loyal to the Great Qian Empire.

I will always be loyal to the Mongolian Khan, the Emperor of the Central Plains, Zhang Yong, and his bloodline, your bloodline. If I break this promise, my soul will be dragged into hell by Satan and burned by the fire of hell forever." The newly crowned Grand Duke of Novgorod, Kasev, knelt on the ground and spoke with a serious face.

He was just a civilian general, not even from a noble family. During the first Western Expedition, he followed the Russian army to capture prisoners. He was still very young at that time.

After making some military achievements, he became a low-ranking officer. After more than ten years, he finally became a high-ranking officer.

This time, the Mongolian army launched a new round of westward expedition, and he followed his monarch to this land to participate in the battle. Relying on his previous merits.

He made contributions in the Vladimir region and rushed into the city, making the so-called first-to-reach achievement. He was noticed by Zhang Dingguan and then given extra points for becoming the new Grand Duke of Novgorod.

This was an honor he had never dared to dream of before! He went from being a commoner to becoming the Grand Duke of Ross, the highest title revered by all.

"I believe in your loyalty. As long as you are loyal to the Daqian Empire, then our Daqian Empire will never forget you. We will protect your people, guard your land, develop your economy, and develop your people. But remember, always be loyal to your monarch, the Daqian Empire of the East." Zhang Dingguan looked at the Russian man kneeling on the ground and said.

"I promise you, the great eldest son of King John, that I will always be loyal to your empire. I am the guardian of the border." Kaserf said.

"Very good! The rest of you too, you must develop this country well, Grand Duke of Moscow, Grand Duke Vladimir, Grand Duke Karostov!"

"Please rest assured, the great eldest son of King John."

Hearing this, Zhang Dingguan nodded with great satisfaction, waved his hand, and asked the new Russian grand dukes to leave.

A few days later, envoys from the very nearby Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland arrived in the city of Novgorod.

He also brought a valuable ransom, hoping to redeem some high-ranking military officers and nobles of his country.

"Great Eastern monarch, on behalf of our King of Poland and several grand dukes, I greet you and thank you for giving us the opportunity to redeem the nobles." The envoy bowed respectfully to Zhang Dingguan and spoke.

This war really frightened the Western countries. The fighting power of the Mongols was beyond their imagination, so the purpose of the envoys' visit this time was not only to redeem the captives.

Another thing is to ask Mongolia, to find out whether the Mongols are true. They don't want to launch a full-scale westward expedition again and invade their country again.

"I have no intention of going to war with your country. The reason we became enemies is that you were all deceived!
The former Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod, he fooled you.

He had previously pledged allegiance to us Mongolia, accepted our Mongolian enthronement, and accepted various benefits from us Mongolia.

But he chose to rebel in the end, so I brought a large army to his land to suppress his rebellion.

But your monarch believed the rumors and thought that our Daqian Empire was going to launch another war of aggression, so you sent troops to this land to fight against us.

But now I give you a chance. In this war, in addition to your own nobles, I will unconditionally release the captives from your countries.

I just want to send you a signal that we Mongolians have no intention of launching a war of invasion.

We came here only to quell the rebellion. I will lead the army back soon. You don't have to worry. "Zhang Dingguan said.

The Rose merchant who was in charge of translation nodded and immediately translated Zhang Dingguan's words to several messengers.

When the envoys from Lithuania, Poland and Prussia heard that Zhang Dingguan promised to release their nobles and unconditionally release the ordinary army soldiers, they were overjoyed.

This time they came here, they originally wanted to test Mongolia, but they didn't expect that before they could test it, Mongolia indicated that it would not attack them.

No, we should not use the word Mongolia now. It should be called Daqian. The Eastern name is really strange. It has to be changed every few decades or even hundreds of years.

"Thank you, great Mongol Khan, or rather, the Grand Prince of the Daqian Empire. We are very grateful for your understanding.

We are also very grateful for your generosity. We will pass this message to all European countries. No European country wants to be your enemy." The envoys from the Kingdom of Poland, the Prussian region, and the Duchy of Lithuania said in unison.

Who wants to be an enemy of a powerful empire that has unified the entire East? Who wants to be an enemy of this giant? They would launch a westward expedition at any time and defeat them.

There is absolutely no hope of winning against them. Who would want to offend such an enemy? Who would want to be their enemy?
"This time, you took the initiative to provoke us Mongolia, but we Mongolians will not bear grudges. Now take your noble captives back!

Soon, I will release these ordinary civilian soldiers, and I will generously give them five days of food each. You should prepare for their arrival in your own country. "Zhang Dingguan said.

Several envoys nodded and said that they would definitely convey Zhang Dingguan's words to the monarch and spread the news to the entire Western countries.

After hearing this, Zhang Dingguan nodded with satisfaction, then greeted the envoys and let them leave with the noble groups of their respective countries.

A few days after they left, Zhang Dingguan ordered the gathering of more than 30,000 ordinary soldiers from Eastern Europe.

“You come from different countries, some from the Finnish archipelago, some from the Kingdom of Sweden.

There were Germans and Slavs from Bohemia, Prussia, Poland, and Lithuania.

This is not your land, nor will it be your battlefield. I let you rebuild the city of Novgorod so that you can atone for your sins.

Now that the city has been rebuilt, I have decided to set you free. All of you do not need to pay a ransom to be free." Zhang Dingguan said loudly.

Several translators standing nearby used the giant loudspeaker provided by the Daqian Western Expedition Army to translate these words into the languages ​​of various regions and told all the captured soldiers on the scene.

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused an uproar among the captives. These slaves were originally numb and desperate, because they felt that if they fell into the hands of the Mongols, their fate would not be good. They would probably serve as serfs for a long time, or even for their entire lives.

But I didn't expect that they would be released and gain freedom. I don't know whether it is true or not.

"Great noble sir, great oriental monarch, you are not lying to us, are you? Are you really willing to let us poor people go home?" asked a European man in his forties.

The other prisoners nodded as well.

"I keep my word. I will let you go." Zhang Dingguan said.

“But great Eastern monarch, even if you are willing to let us go, we are extremely poor now, and I only have this ragged piece of clothing.

How can I leave this country? I am afraid that if I leave, I will immediately starve to death in the mountains and forests. "

"Yes, if we leave! I'm afraid we will die in the great forest of Ross."

"Give us the generous Eastern monarch, if you really want to let us go, please do not drive us away in the winter, please let us go in the spring.

At least we can find some wild mushrooms in the forest, catch some pheasants, fish and other things to fill our stomachs and avoid starving to death." A slave soldier said.

As slaves, they did not dare to expect that the noble masters would provide them with food. They even had to bring their own dry food when they went to the battlefield.

If they leave the city and village in the winter and survive in the wild, their only fate will be to freeze to death or starve to death.

There were even quite a few slaves who thought that the Eastern monarchs thought they ate too much and wasted a lot of food, and wanted to get rid of them in some way.

There were such cases in Europe in the past. The lords could not afford to support too many people, so they drove many of them into the mountains. Besides, they were not civilians, but just captives.

"Please, please, please! Lord of the East, for God's sake, just give us one meal a day, as long as we don't starve to death."

"Please, Lord of the East, we cannot leave this winter. We will only starve to death or freeze to death if we go outside."

A large group of Eastern European slaves knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.

"Don't worry, I will give you some dry food so that you can return to your homeland smoothly. I just hope you can do one thing after you return.

When you return to your own territory, tell everyone, tell those around you, what you saw and heard in this battle.

We have weapons that can fly into the sky, we have the help of angels, we have the help of God, you can't defeat us." Zhang Dingguan said.

"If you are willing to give us some dry food, we will all be grateful to you!

You have shown the greatest kindness and grace to us poor people."

A large group of captured soldiers were immediately grateful. Being able to get some dry food gave them hope and motivation to survive.

"I will give each of you another winter coat and boots, and every ten people will get a tent.

You guys go over there to get the supplies later, and leave as soon as you get them!" Zhang Dingguan said.

Just giving them some food would not allow these people to go out in the winter, so Zhang Dingguan decided to distribute some winter clothes and boots to them.

"Thank you, your great Eastern monarch. If we have these things, we can leave here alive, and we will spread the word of your kindness." A captured soldier said with great gratitude.

With tents, cotton clothes, and food, they can enter the forest to survive, and they can also cut some wood to survive at night.

They can also go hunting in the winter. Although many animals hibernate, experienced hunters can still find their hiding places.

Most importantly, the Duchy of Lithuania bordered on the territories of the Duchy of Poland and the lands of the Principality of Novgorod.

As long as they move faster, they can cross the border quickly and return to their country in about five or six days.

The remaining countries such as Sweden, Prussia and Finland may need to live in these countries for a winter before leaving. But living in these areas is better than staying in the prisoner-of-war camps here.

Next, Zhang Dingguan asked all the Fulu to line up and then receive some dry rations, food, and military tents.

After giving them five days' dry food as agreed, they were driven away.

There will be a Mongolian army and Novgorod cavalry following on the road. After being released, these people are likely to become a group of bandits and harass some of the surrounding people.

It would not be good if they started looting some villages.

So the army will have to follow them for a while to make sure they leave the border and don't come back.

After dealing with all matters in Novgorod, Zhang Dingguan led a Mongolian army of 70,000 people and marched towards Hungary.

At the same time, the 50,000 Han troops on the Kipchak steppe also received orders from Zhang Dingguan and began to advance towards Hungary.

The two sides agreed to meet at the Hungarian border one month later and then launch the next round of operations.

Shortly after the army set out, several Croatian and Hungarian officers sent by Archduke Kalman came to Zhang Dingguan's tent together.

"Greetings to the great King John's eldest son, greetings." The young Hungarian officer knelt on the ground and spoke.

"Well! What can I do for you?" Zhang Dingguan put a piece of roasted lamb in his mouth and asked.

"Son of the great King John! Why are you leading your army to Hungary? We Hungarians have always been loyal to you."

The officers sent by Archduke Kalman were very worried.

The arrival of so many Mongolian troops is not good news. Queen Maria will definitely use the power of the Mongolian army to eliminate these old aristocratic forces in Hungary.
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"Really? You Hungarian nobles are all loyal to me, but I heard that it's not the case?" Zhang Dingguan sneered and inserted the dagger in his hand into the mutton.

He really didn't cry until he saw the coffin. In the past few days, he had the assassin army keep an eye on these people and found some flaws. These people have been observing the Mongolian soldiers' tactics and weapons and equipment.

Even the military deployment of the Mongolian army, as well as the storage locations of weapons and food.

"As the eldest son of the great King John, Duke Kalman has always been Vice President Ning's most loyal supporter. Back then, he surrendered to your father, the great King John, at the first opportunity."

"I am just bringing the army to visit my brother and my father's concubine in the west." Zhang Dingguan said bluntly.

Hearing this, several Hungarian officers looked a little unhappy.

Although everyone knew about the special relationship between King John and Queen Maria, they also knew about their illegitimate child.

But on the surface, Queen Maria is still the mother of their previous king and the wife of the previous king, Bella IV.

How did she become King John's concubine now? (End of this chapter)