"Why is this racecourse so close to the artillery?" Jeanne asked: "Isn't it said that it is unsafe near the artillery?"
"We have to train these horses so that they are not afraid of artillery." Guo Kang explained: "These days, qualified legion horses must be like people and not afraid of the unique roar of various firearms. Otherwise, if a cannon is fired in front, they will be killed. Scare them away."
"That's it." Jeanne nodded and saw another rider galloping from a distance.
The person who came had long hair, gold ornaments on his forehead, a white robe, and rode a green horse. In the cloud of smoke created by the horse's hooves, the rider opened his bow from left to right, hitting the bull's-eye repeatedly. The other riders were watching and cheered in unison.
"This young master is so heroic." Zhu Wenkui also sighed: "It would be great if my father could recruit more people like this."
"Take a closer look." Jeanne said speechlessly.
"What's wrong?"
"This... this is not a young master." Guo Kang said with some embarrassment: "He is a woman."
"Why?"
Zhu Wenkui was dumbfounded.
The rider seemed to be curious about them. When he passed by, he turned to look at the brothers and sisters. Only then did Zhu Wenkui realize that this person had a beautiful face and was not as bulky as a man. He was also wearing a hair scarf and tulle, so he was obviously a woman.
"It's okay, it's okay." Guo Kang said, "It's not the prince's fault. She just came back from Crimea. You should have never seen her before."
"Oh." Jeanne nodded: "What's her name?"
"My name is Kelei Yilanasutu Ningning Baoyin Kesia Anastasia..." Guo Kang began to mutter.
"Wait a minute, isn't it just one person?" Zhu Wenkui interrupted.
"It's just one person. I haven't finished reading it yet." Guo Kang pointed out: "When a person is in many different cultural circles, it is normal to have a long list of names to indicate his identity. And in these cultural circles, names are also It’s not short to begin with.”
"Brother, you are not in good condition today, so stop talking..." Jeanne said, holding her forehead.
"But it hasn't been this long before, right?" Zhu Wenkui, who made continuous mistakes, said unwillingly: "Mr. Guo, what's your name?"
"I also have a local name, Constantine. In fact, the 'Kang' in my name means Constantine. You can think of this word as referring to both the city and the person." Guo Kang replied: "It's just that , there are too many people in our generation called Constantine - or in Greek pronunciation, Constantine. So even the Greeks are used to calling me Guo Kang directly."
"so……"
"The Greek name for Tu Huan is also called Constantine. Anyway, the phenomenon of duplicate names is very serious here, and these names are tossed back and forth. Rome has a long history, and the situation is especially serious." Guo Kang thought for a while, Said: "I remember that among the ancient emperors, there were already ten people named Constantine alone. Look, what happens if you have the same name."
"Brother, you have been in Europe for so long, so you don't still have this common sense." Jeanne teased.
"I have always communicated with them in Chinese before. How could I have thought so much about it?" Zhu Wenkui argued: "There is a Chinese name for Tuohuan."
"Your brother is telling the truth." Guo Kang helped him smooth things over: "We here, including those like Tuohuan who don't seem to be very educated, can speak Chinese and Chinese characters. Speaking of which, Tuohuan's calligraphy is actually better than mine OK."
"Huh? You really can't tell." Jeanna said in surprise: "I think he looks like a Mongolian. Did he also learn this?"
"First of all, he doesn't look like a Mongolian. Although he looks like a Greek, strictly speaking, he is indeed a Mongolian." Guo Kang had to refute the rumor: "Secondly, it's not like Mongolians can't learn calligraphy. They also have thin gold Where’s the body master?”
"That's it..."
"As for the girl just now, she also has a Chinese name, so you can just call her Li Anning."
"What is her origin?" Jeanne asked curiously.
"She is the princess of the Kelie tribe, and she is on the same level as you." Guo Kang said: "The Kelie tribe was one of the most powerful forces on the grassland back then, but was later defeated by Genghis Khan and annexed. Stay here. In the subsequent reforms, the people of the original land were dispersed into thousands or hundreds of households, and gradually lost their independent tribal identity and were absorbed by Mongolia.”
"But before that, a group of tribes participated in the Western Expedition led by Jochi. These tribes who participated in the Western Expedition were not required to participate in the reorganization because they were far away, so the tribes survived and later became the Golden Horde. one of the important parts.”
"In the last years of the Golden Horde, civil strife continued. The Kelie tribe believed in Nestorianism very early on, and her branch continues to inherit it until now. Therefore, it was ostracized and plundered by many Tianfang tribes. .”
"Later, when we joined forces with Emperor Timur to attack Tokhtamysh, her grandfather summoned the tribesmen who were willing to follow and joined us. After the war, Tokhtamysh was expelled and the local Golden Horde disintegrated. , their tribe took the opportunity to migrate to the Volga River area, and with the help of our protection, they set up camp."
"Her family also started to marry nobles from the Khan's court at that time. Her maternal grandfather was Yerikosarai Wanhu Yeluxin who was stationed in Kiev." Guo Kang introduced her family.
"Oh, I'm quite impressed by him." Zhu Wenkui thought about it: "It's the old man who says every day, 'I'm Chinese, so I don't believe in foreign religions.'"
"Yes, that's him." Guo Kang said with a smile: "He is the only one left here who insists on not believing in worshiping God, and he is not even willing to pretend."
"The educational level of these two families is pretty good, especially the Yelv family. The content of tutoring is similar to ours. The conditions in the pasture are not as good as in the city, so she has been studying at her grandfather's house, and is regarded as one of the Yelv family members. .”
"Originally, when she was a child, she had the Christian name of Anastasia in her hometown, but Yeluxin thought that it was too inappropriate to give a foreign name, so she gave her a Chinese name. You and her can also directly Those who speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.”
"What a good girl with both civil and military skills." After Zhu Wenkui praised him, he turned to Jeanne and said: "See, don't talk about worshiping God all day long. She is also a member of your church, but her mind is very clear. Not as addicted as you."
"If you study hard, you don't have to worry about me so much. I won't have enough energy all day long." He lectured with a headache-like expression on his face.
"I can also speak Chinese and write Chinese characters? What's wrong?" Jeanne was unconvinced.
"Do you know how to shoot archery?" Zhu Wenkui asked back: "Sir, you told me that you don't practice at all, and you don't even remember the procedures of the local archery ceremony..."
"I -" Jeanne blushed suddenly: "What's wrong if I don't practice? Can't I practice firecrackers? Bows and arrows are about to be eliminated before my eyes, so why learn anything?"
"You understand again. What does it mean to be eliminated?" Zhu Wenkui also became dissatisfied and acted like an elder brother: "Everyone is learning, but you are not. You are very capable, aren't you?"
"You're going to be eliminated! You just don't understand, you old stubborn!"
"Who are you calling stubborn?"
"Stop quarreling, stop quarreling..." Seeing them quarreling for no apparent reason, Guo Kang had no choice but to start a fight again.
