Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

If the Pope said that the leader of your country needs to be replaced, then these fanatical people might really obey the Pope's orders.

No wonder this old guy dared to come, it turns out he has such great prestige among the people!

This is simply unimaginable in the East. Theocracy is above monarchy. It is like the abbot of a temple or the Taoist priest in a Taoist temple. Their words are more effective than those of the emperor. This is absolutely unforgivable for the rulers.

Qiu Chuji, the former Changchun Zi, was in such a transcendent position. The Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia both wanted to invite him, but his father suddenly appeared and was appreciated by Genghis Khan.

Becoming a messenger of God dealt a huge blow to the religious forces in the East. After all, if you play with divine weapons, who would dare to play with his own father!

So now, all religious forces in the entire East have been suppressed by their father, and Zhang Yong has always told them the harmfulness of religion in the education they received since childhood.

All religions attempt to explain the world after death in order to make more people believe in them.

“My father told me about this matter. The Pope has an unimaginable status in this land!
The pope back then stole my father's artifact, which gave my father a handle to overthrow him, and this pope is much more powerful than the current pope." Zhang Dingguan said.

This Pope is indeed difficult to deal with, but this land is Western land, and the Western culture is completely different from their Eastern culture.

In the West, theocracy was far greater than the secular world, and the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire once tried to rebel.

But ultimately they failed. Although these secular monarchs all attempted to suppress theocracy, the common people at the bottom were still the most receptive to these theocratic ideas.

"Brother! Can our comradeship here really last long? I think the sect is his biggest enemy." Zhang Dingchuan said.

Look at the Pope. He is now more loved by the people than the king. Even if the Pope just gently touches the believer's head, the believer will feel as if he has received a huge gift.

"Let's take it one step at a time! As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

And we can’t change the entire West on the issue of faith.” Zhang Dingguan shrugged helplessly.

After walking through a long crowd, the group finally entered the palace. In addition to some Hungarian Western chefs, there were also some chefs from the East who were preparing delicious food.

A fusion of Eastern and Western delicacies was placed on the table. At Zhang Dingguan's invitation, the Pope sat down. The most noble seat next to him, facing each other, was assigned to the little king.

Queen Maria sat next to the little king, and Zhang Yong's other sons also sat beside them to keep him company.

"Try it, Your Holiness. This is our Eastern wine. It tastes a bit spicy, but you will like it after tasting it." Zhang Dingguan raised a glass of high-purity liquor and said with a smile.

Innocent IV picked up the wine glass and looked at the liquid that looked like clear water with a look of surprise. This thing smelled like alcohol, but looked like clear water. How was it brewed?

"Thank you for your hospitality, Prince. Ahem! Oh my God!"

After Innocent IV drank the white wine, he immediately felt a burning pain all over his tongue!
He even dropped the wine glass to the ground. Several Templar Knights nearby immediately showed expressions of fear. They even thought that the Mongols were going to kill the Pope here.

"Breathe in slowly, breathe in slowly, and then exhale." Zhang Dingguan said with a smile after drinking a glass of white wine.

As expected! These Westerners are not used to drinking this kind of liquor, and only the Russians can accept this taste.

The Hungarian servant next to him immediately brought the Pope a cup of tea from the East, which eased the Pope's expression. He waved his hand, indicating to the Templar Knights behind him that he was fine, but just couldn't accept this kind of oriental drink!
"Oh my god! As soon as I drank this, my throat felt like it was on fire.

I seem to have drunk a glass of magma. What is this drink? I have never seen this kind of wine before. "Innocent IV coughed a few times and spoke.

"I'm so sorry, Your Holiness!
It seems that you are not used to this kind of oriental wine. I will ask someone to change it for you. A cup of black tea, or wine." Queen Maria said apologetically.

How could he not see that that brat Zhang Dingguan did it on purpose? He just wanted to embarrass the Pope.

This brat is similar to his father in some ways! His father also loved to play tricks on people like this.

He is particularly good at playing pranks on me, and even used a magical tool to record the intimate things between two people. It is so shameful.

"Hahaha! This thing is called white wine. It needs to undergo repeated distillation and purification. It is the purest alcoholic beverage." Zhang Dingguan said.

"I am sorry, Prince John! I cannot accept this drink from the East.

"Oh! My God! Black tea still tastes better. My favorite thing is the black tea shipped from the East. When you add that white sugar, it is simply a delicacy." The Pope took a sip of the black tea on the table, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

How could anyone like something so unpalatable? Is black tea not tasty? Or is wine not tasty?
"Hahaha! No problem, if you like black tea, I'll give you some.

This time we brought a lot of tea with us, including black tea, green tea, and other teas. In the future, more oriental products will come to Europe. "Zhang Dingguan said.

Now that the Golden Horde has been destroyed, the trade route between the East and the West has been opened again. Currently, the canal in the direction of Egypt is not accessible, so if you want to go to the East, you can only take the Golden Horde route, which has been used for hundreds of years.

Although more things can be transported by sea and land and it saves more time and effort, some merchants still prefer to travel by land to the East and the West.

Queen Maria immediately acted as an interpreter and began to explain Zhang Dingguan's meaning to the Pope.

"This is really good news. We can put down our swords and do business in peace. This is what I want to see, and this is what God wants to see." The Pope wiped his mouth and spoke.

"Hahaha! No problem. The precious porcelain, silk, sugar and tea from the East can all enter Europe. We very much welcome merchants to come and do business." Zhang Dingguan said.

"I will write to the Western monarchs and tell them that Mongolia has no hostility. Oh, no, I should call you Daqian now. Why? Daqian? No, no, it should be Daqian."

"Ahem! Your Holiness, Daqian! This is how the word is pronounced." Queen Maria smiled awkwardly and gave the Pope some pointers on how the name of the Daqian Empire should be pronounced.

"Hahaha! Anyway, they are all Eastern countries. You just changed your name. There is no big difference in essence." Pope Innocent IV smiled and said.

Hearing this, Zhang Bingguan's mouth twitched. What do you mean there is no difference?

There is a huge difference. In the past, the main ruling party was the Mongols, but now it is the Han people.

The previous rulers were Genghis Khan and his son Ogedei Khan, and grandson Guyuk Khan, and now it is my father, Khan Zhang Yong!

The difference is still huge, but if you talk too much to these Western monarchs and the Pope, it will give them a headache, so don’t you think so?
"I have a great desire for your Eastern countries after I inherited the throne of Pope.

I immediately sent an envoy to your father to meet with the great King John, and we reached some consensus at that time, such as jointly attacking the Golden Horde." Innocent IV said.

He has always been paying attention to this extremely powerful country in the East and the letter written by the extremely arrogant monarch, Guyuk Khan.

He still kept in the Pope's palace the letter demanding the surrender of the entire West.

Compared with Guyuk, King John in the East was much better off. At least his envoys were treated very well, and the local people indeed lived an extremely wealthy life, which was much better off than the Mongolian people on the grassland.

Not long ago, he heard that the arrogant monarch Guyuk Khan had died, and King John had successfully become the true ruler of the East, which made him sincerely relieved. Because Zhang Yong had written to him and conspired with him to declare war on the pagans, he was very happy to promote this matter and form a new Crusade to deal with those pagans.

But just a few years later, the Mongolian army came again, destroyed the Golden Horde at an incredible speed, and then invaded the northern Russia region.

But the Grand Prince of Novgorod in Northern Russia, Alexander Nevsky, told the monarchs of the entire West.

The Mongols were about to launch a full-scale invasion, and under pressure from Western monarchs, he excommunicated King John and his descendants.

Now it seems that all misunderstandings can be resolved, which is the best thing for him. Europe really cannot afford a local war.

Let the Russians and the Orthodox Christian community be a barrier between themselves and Mongolia! It is best for them not to have direct contact with the Daqian Empire.

"Your Holiness! I very much hope that you will make an announcement to officially declare my brother's rule.

Because there are many old nobles in Hungary who are still clinging to the previous throne, but they must understand one thing.

That is, the throne of Hungary now belongs to my brother, the bloodline of King John." Zhang Dingguan said.

His Holiness the Pope represents Western orthodoxy. As long as he confirms the legitimacy of a monarch, no one dares to question it.

"Of course. I just said it when I was at the city gate. In the future, I will personally crown this little king.

Of course, if I am called by the Lord during this period and go to the Lord's arms, then my successor will personally crown the little king, and King John's descendants will always be the rulers of Hungary. "Pope Innocent IV smiled and said.

As long as you Mongols don't launch an invasion war, we can talk about anything. Anyway, the current king of Hungary is his son. I'm just doing a favor. Now the royal family of Hungary should have been wiped out by you, right?
What reason do I have to speak for these nobles? They have never paid me a penny for teaching, nor have they donated money to the church.

"Hahaha! Your Holiness, your words make me very happy. We have reached a consensus. These gifts are for you." Zhang Dingguan clapped his hands with great satisfaction.

A dozen servants walked up to the Pope and opened the boxes in their hands. Inside the boxes were a large amount of agate and pearls.

A box contained exquisite ivory, jade, and various gems.

A box contained various gold jewelry.

Another box contained a large amount of silk, as well as damask and satin.

The Pope showed a surprised expression as he looked at this very precious gift. What a generous gift!

Such big pearls, and gems? There are also oriental jades, including oriental jades. They don’t like these silks very much, but they are very beautiful, and there is also white ivory, various gems and agates are also good things, and there is also gold.

Some of the Templar Knights behind the Pope also showed expressions of great envy, looking greedily at the dozen or so precious gift boxes. The things inside were enough for them to strive for a lifetime.

"This is just a small gift, not a token of respect. I hope Your Holiness the Pope will not be polite. In addition, I have also prepared a cart of silk, tea, and various white sugars as gifts for you." Zhang Dingguan said with a smile.

Your Holiness, if you have the courage to come here, he will naturally prepare a lot of gifts, but these things are not for free. Your Holiness, you have to settle the matter I have given you. My brother's rule must be legal.

"Your Holiness, King John's eldest son said that these are gifts to you, gifts to the Lord, and all of them are donated to the church free of charge." Queen Maria said.

This is what the church likes most, a gift donated to the Lord. As a Western queen, she knows better than anyone how greedy these people in the church are.

"I feel it. I feel King John's piety to God and the Lord. I will baptize you personally, young prince." Pope Innocent IV immediately changed his expression, with a very satisfied and pleased look on his face, and nodded to Zhang Dingguan.

With so many gifts donated to the church, his trip was not in vain! King John's eldest son was indeed very sensible.

"Dingguan! Pope Innocent IV wants to baptize you, just accept it. If you don't accept it, he will be embarrassed. It's just a ceremony, you don't have to believe in religion or anything." Queen Maria immediately spoke in Chinese.

"I understand, Little Mother Maria, you tell the Pope that I accept his baptism." Zhang Dingguan said with a smile.

My father once said that when in Rome, one should adapt to the local customs. Even if one does not believe in religion, one should tell those who believe in religion that one believes in God.

Besides, his father was a descendant of a god, and he had seen a real God.

"Hahaha! Your Holiness, as long as you like it, the commander of the East, King John's son, is willing to accept your baptism." Queen Maria said.

"This is truly a cause for celebration!" Pope Innocent IV nodded and said.

Being baptized is equivalent to acknowledging the sect, which makes the Pope very, very satisfied.

"Your Holiness, I will lead my army to leave Europe this spring."

"You can stay for a while longer. I can take you to Rome and visit other countries." Pope Innocent IV immediately tried to persuade him to stay.

"That's not necessary. There are still many things waiting for me to deal with in the East, but I want to reach a consensus with His Holiness the Pope here." Zhang Dingguan said.

"Please speak! King John's eldest son, we have now reached a lot of consensus. Just tell me what you need." Pope Innocent IV made a gesture of invitation.

"My father's target of sacrifice this time was the two rebels, the Kublai Khanate and the Golden Horde. Now these two rebels have been eliminated.

Our main targets in the westward expedition are actually the Mamluk Egyptian Empire, the Ayyubid Empire, and the Abbasid Empire.

I hope that the Crusader states and Crusader troops in the lower Mediterranean can join my brother's army and help him participate in the war. "Zhang Dingguan said.

The Pope's eyes lit up when he heard this. All popes, without exception, have a lifelong goal, which is to defeat those hateful pagans and take back their holy city, Jerusalem.

"No problem, eldest son of King John, I am very enthusiastic about forming a new Crusade!
If your father, King John, is willing to take the lead, we will immediately form a new crusade.

I will call on the monarchs of all Europe to contribute their manpower, and order the countries in the Crusaders region to join your brother's army." Pope Innocent patted his chest and said.

Anyway, as long as it is to deal with those hateful YSL pagans, it is the most sacred thing.

"Hahaha! That's great! Then it's a deal." Zhang Dingguan said.

"No problem, we have a deal. I will write a letter right now and send someone to Rome with the letter. I will also send someone by boat to the land of the Crusaders and tell them the good news." said the Pope.

Hearing this, Zhang Dingguan nodded with great satisfaction.

“Your Holiness! Some old nobles in Hungary have committed serious crimes. According to the criminal law, they should all be executed.

But I think God is merciful, so I decided to organize all these old nobles into a crusade and let them go to the East for an expedition. "Zhang Dingguan said. (End of this chapter)