Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

At the same time when the Croatian Grand Duke Kalman was forcibly taken away by the Mongolian army, Zhang Dingguan also led the Mongolian westward expedition army and arrived at the Hungarian royal city of Buda.

And joined the Hungarian army that came to greet them.

They camped in the military camp arranged by Queen Maria and ordered all the generals to temporarily restrain the soldiers and not let them leave the camp.

The Mongol invasion of the West more than ten years ago dealt a huge blow to Hungary, although his father had implemented benevolent policies and had won the hearts of the people in Hungary.

He also performed miracles and obtained the official title of King John, but the local people were still extremely afraid of the Mongolian invaders.

Although their army did not destroy farmland or harass civilians as they marched along, it still frightened many civilians.

Even wherever the Mongolian army passed, the farmers in all the nearby villages hid themselves and dared not show up at all.

“Dingchuan, Dingshu, Dingjin, big brother, take part of the army into the city first, and you will stay outside the city with the main army and wait for my order at any time.

But you must control your soldiers and never let them leave the barracks. The Hungarians should prepare some wine, food and meat for you, so they can eat and drink in the barracks. "Zhang Dingguan said.

"Don't worry, brother. You can go to the city and leave this place to us. Is it enough for you to bring only 5,000 troops?" Zhang Dingjin asked.

"No problem. Five thousand soldiers are enough for me to control the entire Buda City. What's more, our stepmother's army is in the city!" Zhang Dingguan said.

"Brother, we have also received intelligence that Grand Duke Kalman has been picked up in Croatia and is on his way. He is expected to arrive in a few days." Zhang Dingchuan said.

"Well! Okay, I won't say too much. If you have any questions, you can discuss it with Uncle He Dan, or with the Han army officers or the Mongolian generals."

After Zhang Dingguan finished speaking, he led more than 5,000 soldiers and followed the envoy into the palace.

At this time, Queen Maria warmly welcomed Zhang Dingguan, while the old nobles in the city looked bitter.

They had a bad premonition that this gentleman had come at a really bad time, and it seemed that a certain Grand Duke from Croatia had also been forcibly invited here. They had a very bad premonition that Queen Maria might treat them well.

"Zhang Dingguan! Meet Maria's stepmother." As soon as they met, Zhang Dingguan's words made Maria blush.

This sentence was spoken in Chinese. Some Hungarian nobles around could not understand it, but Queen Maria, who had been with Zhang Yong for more than three years, understood Chinese.

"You, don't talk nonsense. I, I am the queen of this country, not your stepmother." Queen Maria smiled awkwardly, then came to Zhang Dingguan and spoke in a low voice.

"Before my father left, he told me that you are his woman and the person he trusts the most. He told me that I can trust you unconditionally after I come here. In my heart, you are my father's concubine." Zhang Dingguan said.

"We don't have this kind of thing in the West. We practice monogamy here. I am your father's woman in the East, but I am different from your mothers.

Although I love your father very much, we are not married in the presence of the Lord, so I cannot accept your title. Just call me aunt or queen! "Queen Maria said.

To be honest, she was a little sad that Zhang Yong didn't come this time, even though she had a very close relationship with Zhang Yong and even gave birth to a child for him.

But Queen Maria was well aware of the Western tradition. Western noble lords all had many lovers, but only one wife.

"In that case, I will call you Queen!" Zhang Dingguan nodded and said. He could see that although Queen Maria loved his father deeply, there were some things she could not get over.

He is different from stepmother Euprasia. Euprasia is very willing to follow her father to the East, but Queen Maria is different.

"Okay, child, come into the banquet. I heard that several of your brothers are coming with you this time. Why do you bring them here to attend the banquet together?" Queen Maria brought Zhang Dingguan into the banquet and asked.

"An army of more than 100,000 still needs someone to manage it. My brothers can't leave for the time being. After the situation stabilizes, I will bring them into the city to meet you." Zhang Dingguan said.

There are not only friends in this city, but also enemies, and these enemies are targets that must be eliminated.

So he brought five thousand soldiers into the city. If there was any danger, his brothers could bring people outside to support them, but it would not be good if all the brothers entered the city.

You must be prepared for both scenarios before doing anything. This was his father's teaching, and he always kept it in mind.

"I understand your concerns. After your assassin troops came here these days, they did give me a lot of shocking news.

I didn't know the army had been infiltrated so badly. Now only half of the Hungarian army will obey my orders, and the remaining half has been controlled by those old nobles." Queen Maria nodded.

Both of them spoke in Chinese, and even the translator beside them couldn't understand what they meant.

Hungary is indeed seriously infiltrated now. After more than ten years of development, these old nobles have begun to revive and want to regain the power to seize the royal power.

When Bella IV was still alive, he tried his best to suppress these nobles and take back the king's rights. He is doing the same now, but these noble groups are always the most annoying and dirty bugs.

“Queen Maria, don’t worry, not to mention the relationship between you and my father, even if I am your brother, I will do it for your son, the little king of Hungary.

I have to help you deal with these old nobles, don't worry, I brought the army here just to help you deal with them. "Zhang Dingguan smiled and said.

Ever since he led his army into Hungary, the fate of these nobles had been decided. They had only one fate, and that was death. There was no other way to choose.

"I believe you are as brave and smart as your father, and you are even taller and taller than your father.

If you show up at the banquet, you will surely charm many noble ladies." Queen Maria covered her mouth and chuckled.

This boy is indeed very handsome and extremely tall, which fits their Western aesthetic standards very well.

"Hahaha! If the noble ladies here are willing to accept polygamy, then I don't mind marrying one back home.

But I have many women in my family, some from Mongolia, some from Sichuan and Shu in the Central Plains, some from the south of the Yangtze River, and even a few Persian women from the Western Regions." Zhang Dingguan laughed and said.

In this respect, he may have inherited his father, but it was his uncle Guiyou who really enabled him to display his talents!
Although he respected his father's actions very much in his heart, his favorite elder was always Uncle Guiyou who was the best to him.

It was this uncle Guyuk who taught him how to dance with the little armored lady. It was this uncle Guyuk who found him many Persian women from the Western Regions and took him to the battlefield.

"That won't work. These noble ladies are only capable of being someone's wife. However, those who are already married don't mind being your lover for a while. If you like, go ahead!" Queen Maria said.

"Hahaha! Since Queen Maria is joking!" Zhang Dingguan said.

Although his grandfather Genghis Khan and even some other Mongolian princes liked other people's wives and daughters, he still liked young and beautiful girls. As for those who were already married, unless they were as beautiful as fairies, forget it!
And judging from the looks of these European women, they have basically entered old age after the age of 30, and their youth shelf life is quite short. "Okay, let me tell you something. I'll tell you, these old nobles, after your soldiers come.

We cannot suppress it by force, otherwise it will cause great unrest in Hungary, so do you understand what I mean?" Queen Maria pulled Zhang Dingguan to a hidden corner and said.

There was no other way. To deal with these old nobles, one could not rely on force alone. Just like these old nobles, they had already controlled half of the army and collectively supported Kalman, but still did not take action against her.

Sometimes various forces are restraining you, and there are all kinds of situations, and it is not just you who has the final say.

“Queen Maria, I know this, don’t worry, my assassin army has already started gathering intelligence.

If it is necessary to suppress them by force, I will naturally send troops there, and if it is not necessary to suppress them by force, I will also let them die. "Zhang Dingguan said.

Are you kidding me? These ministers dared to force the king to do something wrong. You are in the East. The emperor can kill you for any reason.

Now he only needed a list of the old nobles, and then his assassination troops could take action and kill them all. As for the nobles who had received their allotted land and were staying within the allotted land, he would send Mongolian cavalry to attack them.

"This is what I'm worried about. If your Mongolian cavalry goes to attack their divided land, it will definitely cause considerable unrest.

This has caused a huge blow and fright to the local people, which is not good for my future rule. I must think of a foolproof plan." Queen Maria said.

"Why not find a reason, such as coming to pay a visit to me, the commander-in-chief of the Mongol army on the Western Expedition.

Let all the nobles bring their families here, and the old nobles don't have to go back." Zhang Dingguan said.

"This is a good idea, but if we only come to see you, we won't be able to bring all the noble forces here." Queen Maria shook her head.

The problems in the West are completely different from those in the East!

Just as the two were talking, a boy who looked about twelve or thirteen years old came over. He had brown hair, black eyes, yellow skin, and a mixture of Eastern and Western looks.

The moment he saw this young man, Zhang Dingguan remembered his second brother, the mothers of the seventh and second brothers, the mother of the twelfth brother, both of whom were foreign women, and his youngest brother, the son of Princess Euprasia.

Farmaina and Bahnaya both followed their father during the first Western Expedition, while Euprasia was brought back by her father during the second Western Expedition.

"You, are you my brother? My name is Charles John Zhang." The little king came to Zhang Dingguan, bowed, made a king's salute, and spoke.

Living with his mother, he learned some Chinese since he was young, but because he was still young and there was no one to practice speaking with him, his Chinese was not very standard.

"My name is Zhang Dingguan. This is the name your father gave you. Your name in the East is Zhang Dingxi, because you are the monarch of the West. Remember this." Zhang Dingguan bent down, looked at his younger brother in the West, smiled and said.

"I, I am only the monarch of Hungary, the King of Hungary, but I am not the monarch of other regions. There are many kings in this land, and I am not qualified to be the great emperor." The little king smiled very humbly and said.

It was obvious that what my brother said just now was to make me a great emperor, like Alexander and Caesar, but I am only a teenager this year! I can't even rule on my own, how can I do that?
"Yes, brother, you will stay here for half a year, and I will leave in the spring of next year. During this time, I will teach you some things and teach you how to be a ruler." Zhang Dingguan patted his brother's shoulder and said with a smile.

After all, he is the blood of my father and my brother. No matter what, I must teach him the way of a king, make him understand the importance of centralization of power, and make him understand the importance of royal power being greater than divine power.

"I heard that I can meet many brothers this time. Besides you, my father's other sons and several of my brothers are here too, right?" Charles asked.

"Yes! That's right, they are all here. After the situation stabilizes for a while, I will let you meet one by one. You are all brothers, and many of you have the same father but different mothers." Zhang Dingguan said.

"It's amazing. I never thought that my father had so many wives and sons in the East. It's a pity that I can only marry one wife in the future." Charles said. (This son will not use the name of the East, so he will be called Charles from now on. His surname is John Zhang, which means the son of King John Zhang Yong.)
"Hahaha! I'm the emperor's son. If you like me, it doesn't matter.

Don't worry about the divine authority. Remember, your father is King John. If King John did it, why can't you do it?" Zhang Dingguan said.

"Please, don't teach him that! Your Eastern ways don't apply here. The queen of every country is the princess of another country.

The queen has considerable power, and it is not something that can be used casually. "Queen Maria said in great distress, covering her head.

This is the difference in politics and ideas between the East and the West. In the East, if a queen dares to get involved in politics, she will definitely be criticized by the ministers.

Only a few Eastern queens were able to wield enormous power; everyone else was suppressed under the imperial power, even the empress who was the mother of the country was no exception.

But in the West, it is very common for queens to participate in politics and even hold considerable national diplomatic power. The queen represents a powerful diplomacy.

"I know that I will marry a princess in the future. I don't know which country she will be from. I heard that the King of France is only ten years older than me. It shouldn't be his. Maybe she will be from England, or from the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, or even the daughter of a Polish or other grand duke." The little King Charles shrugged helplessly and said.

"Hahaha! You can keep a few Persian lovers. Those Persian women from the Western Regions are quite beautiful." Zhang Dingguan said.

"Please, Zhang Dingguan, don't teach your brother. He is still young. Let's talk about this kind of thing in two years!" Queen Maria said with a grim face.

Those Persian women from the Western Regions were indeed loved by these royal members, but they were all outright pagans.

Damn it, when did these Western royals start to have this habit?
Who started this? Was it the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II?

"Hahaha! But speaking of the matter of marriage, my brother is not young anymore, so why not arrange a marriage for him?

Invite some princesses and grand dukes' daughters from other countries, and then choose a wife for them. All princesses of appropriate age in Europe must come. If they don't come, I will snatch them away.

All the nobles in Hungary must be present at that time." Zhang Dingguan said.

If I ask them to come and pay me a visit, these nobles can still find excuses not to come, but if I forcibly arrest them, it will disturb the public. So, in that case, you can't not attend the wedding of your little king and the banquet to select the queen, right?

Queen Maria's eyes lit up when she heard this. This was a good idea!

You know, because of bloodline reasons, many Western royal families don't want to marry their princesses to the little king of Hungary, but now that the Mongolian army is coming, these Western countries must be extremely scared.

At this time, the identity of the little Hungarian king became prominent, and some noble princesses who usually looked down on Hungary had to come in person.

If you don't come, the Mongolian army will come to you to discuss it and let you send it over, or I will snatch it away.

"That's a good idea. This time I will invite the princess of England and other Western noble princesses. I will choose a queen for you and we can also eliminate these old noble forces." Queen Maria said. (End of this chapter)