Having said this, others basically understood what Guo Kang meant.
"You see, in the language of the Mobei Mongolians, Taiji is directly copied from the prince, and the pronunciation of the princess has not changed much. Other official positions, reign names, and titles also come from Chinese. If there are a lot of "upper-class" borrowed words, The appearance means a great cultural impact." Guo Kang continued to give an example.
"Of course, in most cases, this kind of influence will only appear in the language of the ruled - such as the Normans on the English. How the Mongols did this, I can't explain... It stands to reason Say, they have never been managed by the Central Plains people like this before, right?"
"Didn't they just come under the control of the Yuan Dynasty?" Theodora asked.
Guo Kang couldn't answer the question for a while.
"I read the early Mongolian information recorded by the Persians, and it was said that the daughters of Genghis Khan, from the eldest daughter Huochen Beji to the following, all used the name 'Bieji', which comes from the Turkic language." Another assistant, Father Leo. Interjected: "I don't know when it became Chinese."
"Bieji probably also comes from Chinese." Guo Kang told him: "Bieji is the feminine word for Burke, and Burke is said to come from the ancient Chinese word 'Bo'. This is the name given to lords from various places in ancient times, and it is a symbol of "Bo". After it spread to the West, it was learned by people living in the Western Regions at that time."
"The Turkmen lord is called Bey. Is this also derived from this word?" Father Leo asked.
"Probably not." Guo Kang shook his head: "Bey and the Mongolian word Boyan have the same origin. They should come from ancient Persia, which means wealthy people."
"The ancient Turkic language originated in the Western Regions, which is now the territory of the Chagatai Khanate. The locals still use 'Bayi' to refer to wealthy people; they use 'Berk' to refer to local rulers. These two The meanings of the words are different.”
"That means that these Turkmen tribes in western Asia have actually confused their words?" Father Leo reacted.
"Yes. They should call themselves lords. The result may be that they misunderstood the vocabulary, causing the heads of various departments and local lords to become Lord Bai." Guo Kang said.
"This is normal. We have dealt with the Chagatai Khanate. It's not like everyone doesn't know the details of these tribes." Father Marco said: "What kind of Turkic language do the Turkmen people know?"
"That's true." Father Leo nodded: "Looking at it this way, it really makes sense. These words are either Chinese or Persian, which actually proves the previous guess. The spread of 'upper-level' words does not necessarily require direct communication. Control, if there is a big gap between civilizations and the entire system is copied, then it is very likely that the words will be copied."
Everyone agreed, and the two Ross priests joined the discussion and began to analyze whether the titles of the nobles, as well as the honorifics for Brother Tian, Madonna and saints, came from the Baltic Sea or Greece. . This is also a relatively meaningful thing for them.
As they were talking, someone came over from outside. A middle-aged man of medium height and wearing a fur hat strode in.
"Master Pronsky is here, welcome!" Lama Wang immediately smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
The visitor was wearing a gorgeously colored woolen coat, and the belt around his waist was decorated with a row of gold and silver jewelry. Seeing Lama Wang, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed the fly whisk, kissed it, and then went up to give him a hug.
Maybe this was the custom there, so the priests were unmoved and just stood up again to say hello to him.
"Oh, Her Royal Highness the Princess is here too." He turned to Theodora next to him, took off his hat, and bowed deeply: "I didn't expect you to be here too. It's such an honor."
Theodora nodded towards him, smiled in return, and then said: "Master Guo said that there are a few things that I'd better come and listen to. You discuss yours, and I can just sit here and listen. "
"I believe your wisdom will definitely give us better guidance." Pronsky responded immediately.
He looked at everyone and asked: "I seem to be a little late. Has everyone started discussing just now?"
"It's okay, it's not too late. It's not even three o'clock yet." Lama Wang told him, "We were just chatting and talking about our experiences in translation."
"You are indeed educated people and have a good taste. I just got the news not long ago that the Polotsk people want to negotiate with us. This translation technology will be used soon." Pronsky is obviously a man who hangs out in the palace. A veteran, he followed the topic with flattery and raised his own topic.
"I've heard about this too. They sent a letter to the church in Kiev, then another to Novgorod, and finally they sent one to me as well." Lama Wang did not avoid it. , said directly: "I guess they want to negotiate with us through coordination among all parties."
He said, inviting everyone to sit down. Father Leo and Father Marco had already started discussing.
"Oh? What do they want?" Guo Kang asked.
"It's still the same as before. They want to use us to get rid of Lithuania." Lama Wang said: "In the past few years, Lithuania has suffered defeats, and it has begun to impose exorbitant taxes on the country, and the tribute paid to them has increased. Moreover, in Within the principality, Lithuania pays more attention to the emerging Minsk, so they may also be unhappy."
"Minsk is not a new place. Very early on, they competed with Polotsk for the leadership of the principality." Pronsky said: "But the reason, the patriarch said, is indeed what we understand. Same."
"The north of Polotsk is close to Novgorod, so I asked them for help in the name of being the queen of Rurik, and also asked them to forward it to the Russian countries. In fact, I estimate that they just want Rome to take action, but I am embarrassed to directly Just say it.”
"What's so embarrassing about this?" Guo Kang was a little surprised.
"The area from Polotsk to Turov was one of the few Rus' areas that had never been conquered during the Mongolian Western Expedition. Later, they were also the only Rus' that had never paid tribute to the Golden Horde. Country." Pronsky really knew a lot about it and introduced: "They call themselves 'Belarusians'. It is said that they refer to the free Russians who were not conquered by the Mongols. And those of us who pay tribute to the Great Khan , they’re called ‘Heross’.”
"It's just that the good times didn't last long. Although the Golden Horde in the east was held back, Lithuania behind them also came to attack them. This time they failed to hold on and were eventually annexed by Lithuania." He changed the subject and said: "So , it’s normal for them to be very confused.”
"Then they might as well say it directly and establish a 'Free Rus' alliance to recruit Rus' people who don't like the rule of Poland and Lithuania. As far as I know, there are many such people." Father Leo shrugged and said: "Even if they are If we need foreign aid, we will have more leverage, which will also be beneficial to negotiations.”
"Isn't this really unbeatable?" Pronsky spread his hands and said bluntly.
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(End of chapter)
