Guo Kang did not want to agree to Zhu Rangna's statement.
"War is a matter of life and death. Don't take it too lightly." He warned: "Li Anning always likes to do random things. But if she makes trouble, forget it. Her father and grandpa are in charge of it anyway. You But you have to take care of yourself and don't let your mother and brother worry."
Zhu Wenkui fully agreed with Guo Kang's opinion.
"If you are just playing house, then I have no objection, but if you want to be like Princess Pingyang, you have to be more cautious than ordinary people." He said.
"At first, Zhao Kuo learned the art of war very well and thought he was very capable. Zhao She couldn't even talk about military affairs with his father Zhao She. But Zhao She thought that Zhao Kuo was not suitable to lead troops. Zhao Kuo's mother When asked why, Zhao She said that using troops was a matter of life and death, but Zhao Kuo made it easy. It would be better if he did not lead troops in the future, but if he did, he would definitely destroy the army."
"It is a good thing that you women are willing to practice martial arts and learn about military affairs. It will also be helpful to the country. But on the battlefield, after all, it is not the environment for you to drink tea and chat in the palace." Zhu Wenkui said, and began to be unable to hold back. Shaking his head: "This is the mentality. I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
"The women in the palace don't drink tea all day long." Jeanne corrected: "And I'm not a Greek, so I'm different from them. On my mother's side, it's not uncommon for women from noble and knight families to go to war. matter."
"Then don't imitate them." Guo Kang deliberately frightened her: "When Western Europeans organized the Crusades, a lot of women from noble and knight families joined hastily for religious beliefs. As a result, many Crusaders were on the road, It failed or even disintegrated, and many people were captured by the enemy."
"There are rumors that the mother of Nurdin, the famous monarch of the Zanji dynasty, was an Austrian noblewoman." He gave an example: "She was captured by the Sultan of Roma Kilij Arslan on the way because she insisted on participating in the Crusades. , sold to Zanji as a slave girl, and later gave birth to him.”
"I've heard a lot of stories like this. Li Xuanying told me that in Romania, this is a common theme in storybooks. They think they can be like the paladins in the story, easily defeating their enemies. , arrive at the Holy Land, and gain glory. I guess I was more optimistic than you at the beginning."
"So, don't think that just because you have learned a little bit, you are a female knight." He threatened Jeanne: "In the end, the 'female knights' were all captured by the enemy to give birth to children."
"I think it's just that they were carried away..." Jeanne looked really guilty.
"Then you should study hard, accumulate more experience, and don't let random thoughts go to your head." Zhu Wenkui also helped: "No matter how much Brother Tian protects you, he can't come down to earth to save you every three days. Now that you can protect yourself, Let’s talk about other beliefs, interests, etc.”
"On this point, you really have to listen to your brother." Guo Kang nodded.
"But I also want to go to Egypt and see Sister Jeanna's home." Zhu Jeanna said dejectedly.
"Then there's no need to join in the excitement of the war." Guo Kang comforted, "I'll take you there after the fight, that's all."
Jeanne had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, keep an eye on your sister these days." After Guo Kang told Zhu Wenkui, he sighed helplessly: "Hey, Li Anning is actually more troublesome. I'll deal with her myself."
"What are you going to do?" Zhu Wenkui asked.
"I can't control her. Tomorrow I will go find old man Yelu and ask him to take good care of her." Guo Kang made a decisive decision and called his parents directly.
It's a pity that Zhu Wenkui's father is too unreliable. His upbringing made him unable to understand the power of calling parents, and he was still a little worried.
"I see that you are a little worried about those people." He pointed out: "Do you need my help? Even if it is a gift in return for helping me educate my sister."
"Hey, I don't know if you can help." Guo Kang was very pessimistic about this: "Otherwise. Next time Shi Huizhen comes again, please help me deal with it. I estimate that in two days, she will have to run away again Empress Temple, check out my pneumatic Brother Tian model.”
"Is this person so scary?" Zhu Wenkui didn't believe it.
"Her nickname is Ashina Zetian." Guo Kang spread his hands: "What do you think?"
"..." Zhu Wenkui fell silent.
"I see you are not even afraid of the Mamluks, why are you afraid of them?" Zhu Genna asked strangely.
"They are much scarier than the Mamluks." Guo Kang shook his head repeatedly: "Do you know the deeds of Queen Mother Helena?"
"What did she do?" Jeanne asked.
"At the beginning, we formed an alliance with Timur and prepared to clear out the Golden Horde forces in the Volga River Basin. Timur sent Tokhtamysh as a leader to enter the grasslands. The queen mother in power then went to Crimea to meet him and discuss the matter of marching. ." Guo Kang said.
"At that time, Timur and Tokhtamysh had a very good relationship, even as father and son. But Queen Mother Helena determined that Tokhtamysh was very ambitious and would definitely fall out with Timur in the future."
"Actually, in Central Asia and Persia, Emperor Timur was famous for his shrewdness and cunning. Some people think that he is the smartest Mongolian and Turkic warlord in so many years. Tokhtamysh was no less generous and played tricks on more than one occasion. Uncle Mu'er. These two are basically the upper limit of Mongols and Turks."
"But the old queen mother believed that these two people were very simple-minded and could easily be fooled. So she invited King Bagrat V of Georgia on the grounds of alliance, and also told Tokhtamysh that her side was too far away. It may not be able to give him enough help. You can find help from the Georgians in the Caucasus and not participate yourself."
"The Queen Mother's natal family is the Komnenos family of Trabzon on the south coast of the Black Sea. It has been entrenched there for a long time. The territory of Trabzon has long been controlled by the Kingdom of Georgia on the east coast of the Black Sea and the Caucasus. The Queen Mother's niece, She married Bagrat, so we are all still related."
"Through her relationship with her niece, the Queen Mother came into contact with Bagrat several times. She believed that this man was equally ambitious, but not resourceful enough. He could easily get carried away and plan some so-called 'conspiracies' that were beyond his ability."
"Sure enough, Bagrat was quickly won over by Tokhtamysh, and the two conspired to betray Timur and carve up the local territory."
"At this time, something happened inside the Purple Tent, and the Queen Mother was overthrown by the angry legions. But her previous arrangements are still in operation."
"Later, the spies planted in Georgia obtained the details of the conspiracy between Bagrat and Tokhtamysh. After confirming the news of the 'conspiracy', they also intercepted their communications. The Khan's court immediately forwarded it to Timur. Then let the navy prepare."
"Are you going to fight?" Zhu Genna asked.
"Yes, the Queen Mother said back then that Timur would definitely be especially angry with Georgia, so the kingdom would definitely end, and we should be prepared to accept it in advance." Guo Kang said.
"Later, things turned out pretty much as she thought. Emperor Timur didn't quite believe in Tokhtamysh's betrayal. Even though it was later found to be true, he insisted that Tokhtamysh was just a temporary obsession and must be the Georgian gang. People lured him to a dead end for his own benefit. Therefore, the old uncle vented his anger on the Kingdom of Georgia."
"Although Georgia was a major local country, it was no match for him. It was quickly defeated by Timur's army. According to his request, the Purple Army also landed on the coast at this time to attack Georgia's rear."
"Timur's evil reputation was widespread, and the Georgians were afraid of being massacred in retaliation, so they all ran to the west to seek surrender from the Purple Horde Khanate. Later, there were too many refugees, and the Purple Horde used the excuse of resettling people to send troops and refugees. Trabzon took the opportunity to disarm the Komnenos family.”
"Uncle Timur just wanted to vent his anger. He came to cause destruction. He fought for a while and then left. He didn't care about these things. Therefore, most of Georgia and the entire Trabzon were eaten by us. Come down."
"You see, the smartest Mongolian is still deliberately used by her. And she even plots against her in-laws and natal family." Guo Kang said: "Even after the fall, these plans still succeeded. It can even be said that she lost power. The old queen dowagers are better at strategizing than the kings of these countries."
"Many of us suspect that her son John VIII was also plotted to be killed by her in this way. Judging from past experience, this is not surprising."
"Now it's not just one Greek girl, it's a big group, and it even brings a lot of people from other places. They are planning something together every day." He pointed out: "You think, can I be careless?"
