"So, which one of these two is telling the truth?" Zhu Wenkui asked: "Why do I feel that what they said is so confusing."
"It should all be true." Guo Kang said: "It's just that they attack each other, so they keep emphasizing the connection between each other and the Poles."
While Baihu was looking for a translator and told everyone what the two people said in French, Guo Kang simply started speaking directly.
"For example, the English mercenary, he is definitely not an ordinary mercenary. The French said that his father came from Poland, and he returned to Poland after growing up in England. Obviously they have some understanding of his life background before he can say that. So detailed. He did not refute it - if it was really a false accusation, then such a detailed lie would be easily exposed."
"Moreover, ordinary mercenaries will not run back and forth between the two countries so regularly. After all, England and Poland are not close." He speculated.
"This man's father may be a minor nobleman with some property in Poland. Later, he probably ran into some trouble and had to go to England to work as a mercenary to make a living. In the past few decades, the largest war in Europe, except for ours, circle, that is, England and France. I heard Captain Jessica said that he originally wanted to go to England to recruit."
"That's it." Zhu Wenkui understood: "My ideas are still too rigid. I didn't expect England to employ so many people..."
"There are indeed many people like this." Princess Jeanne didn't look very happy, but she still told him: "There are frequent exchanges of mercenaries between European countries. It is still different from the Ming Dynasty."
"Is that man really a noble?" Zhu Wenkui looked at Tesco, an Englishman next to him, who was still trying to explain to the translator.
"Definitely." Princess Jeanne concluded: "How could a commoner in England speak French so smoothly?"
"All right……"
"I guess he has more than a simple employment relationship with the Poles." Guo Kang said: "Maybe he made some money in England and got involved with the local nobles. After gaining power, he felt that he could maintain his hometown's industry. He ran back."
"The Polish Parliament is very open and provides a lot of power to the nobles, so many people are really willing to go. In addition to locals, many of their nobles and even kings are from outside. They come from all over Europe. Before Poland And the ruler of Hungary, Louis the Great, was a Frenchman—oh, and a relative of your sister.”
"I know that all of them are related to each other, but I don't quite understand the relationship." Zhu Wenkui shook his head: "It's too confusing..."
"This is relatively simple." Little Jeanne said: "Louis VIII seized the Plantagenet family's home in Anjou and gave it to his son Charles. This is the Anjou family of the Capet family. This The branch later entered southern Italy and seized control of the Kingdom of Sicily, hence the South Italian branch; after the Sicilian Vespers incident, only Naples remained in the kingdom's territory, so it was also called the Angevin branch of Naples. At the beginning of the 14th century, Charles of Naples defeated his rivals and seized the Hungarian throne, thus creating the Angevin dynasty of Hungary.”
"The Valois family is also a descendant of the Capet family, so in theory we are all relatives."
"They always give me the feeling that I can be a county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty while still running a tribe in Beiyuan..." Zhu Wenkui complained: "It's really hard to understand."
"Actually, it's almost the same as the Spring and Autumn Period." Guo Kang explained helpfully: "All the people in the world are the theoretical uncles and uncles of Emperor Zhou. Even if there is no blood relationship, there is still a relationship after being married for so long. The difference may be that here, the son of the Jin Kingdom You can also inherit Qi's official office for various reasons. But in the Central Plains, you can only take the route of Tian's generation on behalf of Qi."
"Moreover, the speed of marriages here is really exaggerated. Even a newcomer can quickly establish marriage relationships with a large number of people. When we first established the country, we used the excuse to hunt down the descendants of Hutan. It was very useful then.”
"What does that mean?" Zhu Wenkui still didn't quite understand.
"Kutan was the leader of the Kipchaks in southern Russia, and he had been leading his troops to fight against the Mongols. He united with his son-in-law, the prince of Khalichi, Michisilao, and persuaded the princes of Kiev, the princes of Kiev, Dmitshilao and Zerni. Brother, prince, Xiaomi Chisi Lao and others gathered 80,000 troops and fought against Jebie and Subotai at the Kalika River." Guo Kang explained.
"You should have heard of this battle. It was the largest battle in the Western Expedition. After that, Hu Tan was on the Mongolian blacklist and was hunted all the way. In the end, he led 40,000 remaining Kipchaks. , fled to Hungary, and was taken in by the king."
"Wait, there are too many names..." Zhu Wenkui hurriedly stopped him: "Why are there so many names? What is that?"
"I said it according to the official translation in Yuan Shili." Guo Kang explained: "Isn't this just to make it easier for you to understand."
"That kind of name is not easy to remember at all." Zhu Wenkui pointed out: "And how come this Russian name sounds like the nickname of the leader of the cottage, and it is divided into big and small."
"The Russian people at that time, you have to say it was a copycat..." Guo Kang hesitated: "Besides, the original name is not easy to remember."
He spread his hands and muttered quickly: "The elder Michis was the then Prince Mstislav of Kiev; the younger Michis was the then Prince Mstislav of Chernigov; the son-in-law Michis was the then Prince Mstislav. Prince Mstislav of Galich. These people did appear at the same time, and they all had the same name, and their names were longer than those in Yuanshi."
"Oh my God." Zhu Wenkui said unwillingly: "I think you should strengthen your control over the Rus' area and then prohibit the Rus' people from having such long names. This is really torture..."
"This is the custom of other people. No one cares about the length of their names." Guo Kang shook his head and refused: "I have chosen a shorter translation. Of course, you can use another translation method and call them 'Musti'." Slav' is fine too. Anyway, just know who it is."
"..."
Seeing that Zhu Wenkui didn't know how to answer, Guo Kang looked at Jeanna and her daughter, and found that they didn't understand either, so he had to continue: "Hu Tan is Ke Tai'an Khan. Later he became a believer in the God-worshipping religion and was called ' Jonas'. The Kipchaks are called Cuman here. Although I feel that the scope of the two words is different, the core tribe should be the same group of people."
"This must be the father-in-law of Istvan V." Princess Jeanna reacted: "I almost fainted from the string of names you just mentioned."
"Yes, that's him." Guo Kang said: "But Tai'an Khan and his Russian son-in-law both survived the war. He himself ran faster - although their flight caused the collapse of other Russian armies, But at least they got away on their own.”
"Mstislav also escaped. When the Mongols were chasing him, he fled to the Dnieper River, got into a boat, and floated away with the river. The Mongols did not catch him. But several other Mstislavs The Slavs were not very lucky. They had killed Mongolian missions before, so they were sent to the second dimension after being captured."
"After that, Ke Tai'an Khan fled to Hungary and married his daughter Elizabeth to Qianlian - the son of Bela IV, later Istvan V." Guo Kang said: "This branch, They are his most important descendants.”
"However, Taian Khan himself did not see the subsequent war. Although he converted to God-worshipping religion, the Hungarian nobles hated him very much."
"The king personally came forward to try to protect Hutan and his tribe, telling everyone that the Mongols were coming and needed as many allies as possible. But the nobles believed that the Mongols were not a threat and were dissatisfied with the king's actions. Some nobles then planned He started a riot, killed Kotayan Khan and his followers, and threw their heads into the street in humiliation."
"As a result, the Kipchaks lost control. They left the camp arranged by the king, looted along the way, and destroyed several Hungarian troops they encountered on the road, and finally fled to Bulgaria. The remaining Hungarian troops were later captured by the Mongols Everyone was basically wiped out.”
"King Bela IV was also hunted by the Mongols, but he escaped by boat in time, so he survived. After that, the Mongols withdrew, and their line survived, and together with many other princes and nobles Intermarriage.”
"So that's it." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "So, this has become a good excuse?"
"Yes, just like the Ming Dynasty pursued the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, we can also pursue the remnants of Hutan." Guo Kang said: "When Bulgaria was just getting better, we had conflicts with the great nobles of the time. At that time, everyone I didn’t know what to do, but later someone discovered that several Bulgarian families vying for the position of Tsar were all more or less related to the Kipchaks. Due to their marriage to Istvan, they were also considered descendants of Khutan. ”
"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Wenkui became more and more curious.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "The banner we played at that time was to expel these old enemies. This was mainly for big countries such as the Golden Horde. Although too much time has passed, this reason does not matter. Questions that can be picked on are even in line with the preferences of some kings. Therefore, it also saved me a lot of trouble."
"At that time, Bulgaria was in chaos, with several dynasties fighting back and forth, and civil riots. The Mongols in the north and the Greeks in the south competed to intervene in palace affairs. At most, there were three aristocratic czars and one civil riot. The tsar whom the leader calls himself exists at the same time. In the palace, there are two Greek queens who listen to the government behind the curtain. The Bulgarian family is not as good as before, so the Romance of the Three Kingdoms plus the queen mother of the East and the West will definitely not be able to bear it. "
"You can imagine what chaos there was like at that time." Guo Kang said metaphorically: "If the Palaiologos Dynasty was a chaotic version of the late Northern Song Dynasty, they would have to be at least the level of three Northern Song Dynasties superimposed..."
"Therefore, the Bulgarian civilians did not have much resistance to our move to overthrow the Tsar. Even many small nobles were no longer willing to defend the Tsar whose legitimacy and ability were very doubtful. The big nobles also fought on their own and formed an 'alliance' "He seems to be in harmony with his appearance, but he is beaten violently every day by enemies like Serbia."
"Once we have enough excuses for the Golden Horde to deal with, our progress will be very smooth." He said truthfully: "Although wars are all for profit, it is also important to have a slogan. At least, when soliciting help from fellow prairie villagers, the first sentence can scare people and make them think, 'Although they don't know who it is, this kind of revenge war feels so powerful', so that people can listen to it."
"Moreover, Istvan has many children. In addition to Hungary, several daughters are married to the king of Serbia, the king of Naples, the monarch of Bosnia, and the monarch of Croatia. In short, around us, there is only one famous lord , they all have something to do with his family."
"So, we have used this slogan for a long time. My ancestors also used this reason to go to the Golden Tent to call for help."
"Then why don't you use it now?" Zhu Wenkui asked: "Didn't I say before that you still want to fight for Hungary's inheritance? Why don't you continue to pursue it?"
"At this time, our strength is already relatively strong and we don't need such far-fetched excuses." Guo Kang said.
"Moreover, Istvan has a daughter who married Andronikos of the Valleolo family. Their descendants include Maria Cordon who married the First Khan John VII. As the hunt continues , I caught up with myself.”
"That's it..." Hearing some stories about the success of the Purple Horde Khanate in its early years made Zhu Wenkui quite emotional.
"Although it is no longer used, it can be used as an example to see how quickly they married." Guo Kang said: "Look, it has spread so much in just two generations."
"If I remember correctly, Jonas of Cuman also had a daughter who married a French lord." Princess Jeanne also agreed: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed very fast."
"Yes. So don't be too surprised when you meet European nobles who have strange relatives. Their ability to find in-laws is really admirable..."
"So, this Englishman and Frenchman should really be related to Polish nobles, and they may even be considered Polish nobles themselves." Zhu Wenkui also analyzed: "Didn't you interrogate carefully before? Why didn't you before? Find them out and deal with them together?"
"No, just ask them to pay money and put them back. Of course, if you really don't have money, you can help us work." Guo Kang shook his head in a matter-of-fact manner: "What we need to do is to execute our die-hard enemies. . Of course, the more enemies that swing at both ends, the better."
"These two people are probably serious, and they may have some grudges. They would rather suffer some losses themselves than report the other party." Guo Kang speculated: "But it is good for them to make a fuss. It is only for us that they make a fuss. The most beneficial. This is equivalent to promoting our propaganda to divide and disintegrate the Poles."
(End of chapter)
