At the entrance of the Empress Temple, a priest was already waiting for Guo Kang. Soon, he was taken to the Patriarch's office.
In the room, Lama Wang was wearing the crown of the Patriarch, holding a fly whisk, and was instructing a young man to pack things.
"Blessed Aloha!" Seeing Guo Kang come in, Lama Wang greeted with a smile: "Mr. Guo's face is glowing, has something good happened to him?"
"It's nothing, I just practiced Kung Fu for a while." Guo Kang ignored this greeting that was too Nestorian and couldn't help asking where Lama Wang learned it from. He just waved his hand: "Master Wang is looking for me. Is there something going on?"
"The emperor asked Tuohuantai Ji to draft the credentials, but I think some of them are really not very good at it. You also know my own cultural level. I can't help much just by being anxious." Wang Dalai Lama said truthfully: "The young general is the most educated and familiar with the Ming Dynasty among us. I think you should do it."
"Master Wang, this is not appropriate." Guo Kang shook his head decisively and threw this troublesome matter back: "Trade with the Ming Dynasty is the most promising source of wealth for the future of our Roman Empire. It is of great importance, so I asked the prince to come in person. Host. How can Guo, a foreign minister, intervene in such a matter without authorization?"
"Besides, the situation between countries is too complicated. How can an inexperienced junior be able to do it well?" He added: "It's not that I don't want to help, it's really powerless."
"...Uh." Lama Wang was stunned for a moment and said helplessly: "The young general is very thoughtful and thoughtful. I am too impatient, old man."
"Oops -" Lama Wang shook his fly whisk and said with emotion: "In the past, when I worked with General Guo, I was used to being straightforward. Looking at it now, maybe it was because the country's system was not perfect at that time, and everyone didn't pay much attention to these twists and turns. Bar."
You just bullied my adoptive father into being honest. If I were like him, I would be fooled by you into working in vain. Guo Kang cursed.
This old cunning man obviously wanted to rely on his old age and use his foster father to oppress him. But Guo Kang was also prepared.
"Sage Kong said, 'If you are not in the position, you will not seek the government.' I, the Guo family, are descendants of a prominent family in the Central Plains. My parents had limited conditions and could only obey the authority in a hurry. Now that the national system has been established, of course we must abide by the rules." Guo Kang He cupped his hands and replied calmly: "It's all a matter of hard work, Master Wang."
Lama Wang was obviously not as senior as Master Confucius. When he said this, he couldn't answer the question for a while.
"Hey! You boy, you are not like your godfather, but more like your godmother." Lama Wang threw the whisk on the table and said helplessly: "Old man, I am in the wrong this time, but I really have no choice. For the sake of your pleasure, why don't you go and do a favor?"
"Oh, just as it happens, I have a few cases about your family here." He thought for a while and then proposed: "I'll help you settle it, and you can do me a favor, okay? If you can't write well about the divorce, There are people around the Great Khan who have to gossip, saying that I am incompetent, old man, I can’t even assist Taiji, and I can no longer be the Patriarch.”
Guo Kang also had many dealings with Dalai Lama Wang, and also witnessed the negotiations between his adoptive mother and him. Although this old bastard has always been thick-skinned, when it comes to this, he basically doesn't talk nonsense.
As the Patriarch, in addition to being responsible for religious affairs, Wang Lama also has a major job, which is to detect and collect information sent by his subordinate dioceses.
Especially in a place like Dadu, foreign envoys and businessmen come and go frequently, and nobles from all over the Khanate often gather here. The Greeks in the city are famous for their rebellion. If they don't keep an eye on them, it's hard to feel at ease. . The church is its own sect and has its own way of getting information. Therefore, it can provide a lot of help in this regard.
There are some tidbits of news in the city, which were collected by Wang Da Lama. Guo Kang even suspected that the Roman emperors in ancient times made their close eunuchs the patriarchs for this reason.
But having said that, if it was really a big deal, Lama Wang should have reported it to the Khan long ago, or at least directly informed his adoptive father and stepmother. It shouldn't be particularly important to find him.
Correspondingly, asking him to help Tuo Huan shouldn't be too much of a problem. Maybe it's just as he said, it's just Lama Wang and Tuo Huan who don't have enough education.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to test it out.
"I'm not as smart as my adoptive mother. I just understand some common principles." Guo Kang first made his attitude clear, and then asked: "What happened this time?"
"It's still those messy chores." Seeing that he was happy to respond, Lama Wang was relieved. He turned around and called to a young man who was working on the ladder inside: "Wu Han, bring the confiscated things."
After hearing this, Wu Han climbed down from the ladder against the bookshelf, walked to the table, and took out a few books. When handing it to Guo Kang, he also saluted him.
He has a strong build and some obvious calluses on his hands, obviously from years of use with weapons. Guo Kang thought for a moment and seemed to have seen this person recently in his father's shogunate.
The shogunate of the adoptive father Guo Daxia recruits a large number of talented young people every year. Among them, those who perform well are recommended to serve as clerks, guards, and reserve officials in the Khan's court. Before entering Dadu, the Han princes of the Khanate began to prepare talents in this way. After the fierce "An Da War", it became an important selection channel.
Wu Han may be one of the talents recruited and recommended by Guo. It is not surprising that he knows Guo Kang.
"There are more and more of these things." While the two were greeting each other, Lama Wang commented from the side: "The Greeks learned printing faster than we thought."
"Is it that kind of... unsightly thing again?" Guo Kang asked.
Greeks, printed matter, related to Guo - he knew what was inside even if he didn't open the book.
As the Great Lama Wang said, printing was introduced not long ago. The Greeks learned this technology from the visitors from the East, but they did not do it properly. The most popular printed matter now are erotic articles written by local writers.
Of course, if it was just this level, he wouldn't be able to say anything. The Great Lama Wang also said that the same thing happened in the cities of Han Dynasty - no matter where it was, what culture it was, or what era it was, the ones that readers liked the most and were the most profitable to sell seemed to always be this category.
The real trouble is that his family members often appear as important characters in the book.
Although he is an adopted child and even comes from another time and space, over the years, the Guo couple has treated him as their own, and Guo Kang is very grateful for this. From this point of view, these Greek things are very annoying.
He sighed and opened one of the books.
Sure enough, after a few glances, I saw a familiar character again.
——The foster father, Guo Daxia, has a majestic face, a strong body, and his heroic deeds are widely circulated. He is the favorite character of the Greeks in erotic stories. He is used by them every day to flirt with different male protagonists.
Guo Kang thought for a long time and decided not to tell the rest of the family, especially his adoptive mother and eldest sister. But he had no idea how to settle this matter.
"How do you think Master Wang should handle this matter?" he asked.
"What do you think?" Lama Wang gave it a try and turned to ask Wu Han.
"I think... find an opportunity to teach them a lesson?" Wu Han didn't expect that he would have to answer, so he was stunned for a moment before answering.
"If the citizens of Greece were afraid of being taught a lesson, we wouldn't still have people caught by us now." Lama Wang shook his head and said: "This group of people are not even afraid of the emperor. They are no longer ordinary unruly people, and they will definitely not be able to control them. "
"Then, what should we do?" Wu Han was obviously unprepared and said dumbly.
"What does our church do?" Lama Wang asked.
"Sheep herder!" Wu Han stood up straight and said loudly.
"Tell the acting master to shepherd the sheep." Lama Wang was very dissatisfied. He picked up a fly whisk and slapped him: "Have you learned or not? How come you can get such professional vocabulary wrong..."
"Remember, we want to guide faith!" He reiterated: "This land in Europe is a place with a strong religious atmosphere, and the books printed by the people also involve religion to some extent. Our church needs to review these religious works. Review to prevent heretical ideas from spreading and confusing believers. Do you understand now?"
"I understand, I understand. Master Wang is still smarter." Although Wu Han's face was full of doubts, he nodded quickly.
At least Lama Wang was satisfied with this attitude and did not pursue the matter further. He held up the Patriarch's big hat, shook the whisk, and asked Guo Kang to leave with him.
"Master Wang, will this be effective?" Guo Kang was still a little worried.
On the one hand, the degree of unruly Greek citizens must be taken into account, and on the other hand, the efficiency of the church is also very questionable. This system was inherited from Eastern Rome, and Eastern Rome was a very highly civilized type in today's Western Europe - it already had the form of a bureaucracy.
The price is that it has all the shortcomings of bureaucracy.
The Wang Dalai Lama's decree may not necessarily be welcomed by the Greek priests. It is likely that it will be delayed in the endless official documents and repeated instructions. By the time his adoptive father's pamphlets have been serialized, he may not be able to control it.
"The old man has his own clever plan, young master, don't worry too much." Wang Dalai Lama was very confident: "Tuohuantaiji, I'll ask you to take care of it."
Tuo Huan is an old acquaintance of Guo Kang and the only legitimate son of the Emperor of the Roman Khanate. The Queen belatedly gave birth to such a son, which made him very popular with his father since he was a child, and he was taken with him every day.
However, later, the father realized that following him and the gang of big bosses in the army running around was not conducive to the growth of his children. So in the past few years, Tuohuan was thrown into the library next to the Empress Temple by his father and started to go to school with everyone.
His study is on the second floor of that building. Lama Wang and Guo Kang arrived at this spacious house with ease.
Standing guard at the door were two shifts of Serbian attendants. Judging from their attire, they were junior officers from the Qie Xue Army. Their organization belonged to the famous Proton Army.
Of course, at this time, according to the Christian calendar, it was already the 15th century, and there was no real cowardice in the world. Although they still have a name, they only have a title. They are no longer the elite troops that could go on the battlefield. The protons are just followers and do some chores.
Theoretically, only the Guards of the Great Khan are called Qixue, but the last one to have a serious Qixue army was Mengge Khan a long time ago.
Mongke Khan died in confusion on the battlefield in the east, and his second brother Kublai Khan established himself as the Great Khan. But many Mongolian nobles believe that Brother Meng's younger brother Alibu is the orthodox heir. As a result, the timid Xue army originally dispatched by Kublai Khan took advantage of the opportunity to send souls, and all of them fled and went to Ali Buge.
Although Kublai Khan eliminated Ali Buge with the help of the Han army, Qie Xue, who was inherited from the Genghis Khan era, was also defeated. Finally, the princes of the Han Dynasty each sent some troops to give him a military guard, and the Yuan Dynasty had a new guard.
Although the original Qie Xue was rebuilt in name, he had lost his war function. He only worked as a handyman in the palace and competed with the eunuchs for jobs. His main function was to provide seniority for the nobles' children.
The timidity of Rome was in a similar situation. The Purple Horde Khanate came from Ye Luzi. After becoming an empire, they only formed this army for the sake of face. But as you can imagine, there are basically... service personnel inside.
Moreover, in addition to the capital, there were also territories and palaces on the grasslands, so the tasks of the Roman emperor were actually more complicated.
Later, a Frenchman who traveled here gave a reliable suggestion. According to his idea, Qixue can be divided into two parts: one part is newly recruited in Dadu, mainly city people, responsible for standing guard, cleaning, cooking, serving tea and water, and calling the young Qixue army; It turns out that the people who were on the grassland territory were mainly grassland herdsmen, responsible for herding the sheep of the Great Khan, called Laoqie Xuejun.
Both parties performed their respective duties and completed various tasks well. The purity of Qie Xue has been greatly improved.
The two men standing guard are typical of the timid young men Xue Jun. They are the children of unknown families.
They announced to the room, opened the door, and invited Lama Wang and Guo Kang to come in.
As soon as Guo Kang entered the door, a tall figure rushed towards him and shouted loudly: "My good Anda! I miss you so much!"
It took a lot of effort for him to push aside the overly enthusiastic sexual intercourse.
There was also a little boy in the room, sitting quietly on the side, looking at them awkwardly.
"Oh, this is my cousin, Constantine of the Palaiologos family. My mother said that he is old enough and can go to school with us." Tuohuan reacted and introduced to Guo Kang.
"Ah...Hello..." Guo Kang hadn't recovered yet. He just said hello briefly, then turned to ask Tuohuan: "What happened to you? You are so excited."
"It's really difficult for us to write the credential." Tuohuan said helplessly: "Father Khan asked me to change the writing method that the Ming Dynasty liked and have a good relationship with them, but how can I do this? I can find people everywhere for help.”
"When you come to me, you have to consider whether I can do it. After all, all I know are jokes from unreliable sources, so I can't be sure." Guo Kang complained: "Forget it, I'll try my best to help. Let me see how your writing goes now..."
Sitting next to the desk was a young man who was also scratching his head and head, with manuscript paper spread out in front of him. When he saw this, he turned the manuscript paper over and showed it to Guo Kang. I saw it written: "The Great Qin Dynasty, the Roman Uluru Si Pai Sai Khan, Zhi Dunta Uluru Si Zhu Tianping Hehan."
The back is gone.
"It's a bit difficult for you. Didn't you just not write it at all?" Guo Kang didn't know what to say for a moment.
