Outside the capital city, a temporary tent was set up. The most eye-catching one is a huge tent decorated with purple ribbons. This is the current Khanate of the Roman Empire. It can also be said that it is the origin of the name "Purple Tent Khanate".
In the large tent, Khan John IX was holding talks with his guests. The current visitors are none other than Zhu Wenkui's family.
Although it was just an informal meeting, the standards of the participants were very high. Paisai Khan himself, Queen Anna, Tuhuan Taiji, and Princess Theodora all appeared at the venue. In addition, Prime Minister Wang Zhongren and Minister of Rites Lu Shaoping also accompanied him.
However, this encounter did not last very long. Bai Saihan and others politely asked them about their recent living conditions and whether they were satisfied with the celebration. After greetings, he gave gifts to Zhu Wenkui and Princess Ma as usual, telling them that Rome hoped to establish more trade relations with the Ming Dynasty.
These are all everyday polite words. As the master, the Purple Horde Khanate would come here regularly. This time, a military observation was organized outside the city, and envoys from various countries would appear, so according to custom, we met with them once again.
But it was different from usual, because Princess Jeanne was also there, so everyone in the purple tent also paid special greetings to her and gave her a gift.
"We are deeply concerned about the current situation of the Kingdom of France." Bai Saihan continued to use diplomatic rhetoric in a steady tone: "Your country is one of the most important countries in the Mediterranean world and is also our traditional ally. It is very important to safeguarding the entire Rome. The interests of the Alliance and the order of the Mediterranean world are of vital importance. We sincerely hope that your country can get out of the crisis faster, restore order, and revitalize the royal power."
"Our two families are also good partners who have cooperated for many years. I will pray to Heavenly Father and hope that my good Anda Charlie can recover soon and lead the country out of this difficult situation." Although everyone knows that this possibility is basically impossible, but he Still, he politely expressed his blessings to the king on behalf of his family and himself.
Hearing this, Princess Jeanne stood up, held up her skirt skillfully, bent her knees slightly, and expressed her gratitude to him with court etiquette. Bai Saihan nodded and smiled. The queen next to him winked at him, and he quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
Next, the queen looked at everyone, and then said to herself: "We are also preparing to send a routine mission to visit France recently. However, there are some situations that we don't know much about, so we want to ask your opinion first."
"Please tell me." Princess Jeanne replied politely.
"Oh, it's actually a matter of common sense, but we outsiders don't know much about it, so we want to make it clear. This is not a formal diplomatic occasion, so there is no need to be formal." After the queen said to her with a smile, she turned to the Minister of Etiquette next to her and gave her instructions directly in Chinese. Said: "Old Lu, please tell the princess."
"Okay." Shangshu Lu Shaoping bowed his hand to her, and then changed to proficient Latin and said to Princess Jeanne; "That's it. We have had several groups of English envoys here before. Because we have a special relationship with England. historical relations, so they have been seeking to improve relations with us. They also have their own views on the order of succession of the French kings, and some aspects are not unreasonable."
"However, we still have to consider the interests and feelings of our allies first. Therefore, we still want to ask about some issues that your country has been paying attention to."
Princess Jeanne was a little surprised by this. She frowned, but quickly recovered and continued to nod politely: "Please tell me."
"The first is the issue of reconciliation with New Anglia." Lu Shangshu said: "The Anglo-Saxons in New Anglia are our traditional allies, and we have always supported their restoration movement. But after all, time It has been a long time, so the Kingdom of England has always had the intention of formal reconciliation. For this matter, they have visited many times, hoping to resolve it as soon as possible."
"New Anglia" is a region of Crimea. After the Normans conquered England, they brutally purged the local Anglo-Saxons. In order to thoroughly investigate their spoils of war, the Normans even conducted population and land surveys that surpassed the times. The level of detail has not been surpassed for hundreds of years in the history of England and Europe.
Under this series of "intensive cultivation", most of the middle- and upper-class Angsa lords were wiped out by force.
Traditionally speaking, new conquerors generally don't do such extraordinary things. Due to limited administrative capabilities, those in power generally tend to compromise in order to reduce resistance. Therefore, in many places where the mountains are high and the kings are far away, local power can still be preserved. But the Normans were not that easy to deal with, so the survivors had to try their best to find a way.
According to the Nordic Saga epic, it was a great Anglo nobleman named Sigvald who took the lead in finding a way out. His fiefdom spread across eight counties and he was powerful. Therefore, after the resistance failed and he was arrested, the Normans did not dare to kill him directly.
He originally asked King Sven of Denmark for help, but Denmark was unable to intervene this time. But the other way out of the Danish warrior still inspired him. So he gathered the remaining nobles headed by three counts and more than 4,000 followers, and set out on a ship to Constantinople. The Normans wished that this thorn would disappear quickly, so they did not stop it.
At that time, the Crimean Peninsula was being attacked by nomads from all walks of life and was almost lost. So, the emperor threw them over there. In name, it was to enfeoff, but in fact, it was to let them and other barbarians consume each other. However, these defeated soldiers who fled from the west performed exceptionally well and really fulfilled their empty promises.
Since then, the territory they recovered and occupied has been called "New Anglia" after the name of "New Rome".
However, the Ansa people were still very grateful to Eastern Rome. Later, others fled from England, making the group even larger. They gradually established a foothold in Crimea and have been providing military support to the Greeks, becoming one of the important sources of the Varyag Guards.
In 1204, these people were among the few who offered effective resistance. Church historians recorded that the situation at that time was that "the French were attacking the city, and the Angsans and Danes were defending the city." After the fall of the capital, there were still soldiers from Angsa who followed the new emperor to Asia Minor. There were still people who continued to serve until the Palaeolian dynasty.
Therefore, for Rome, these Ansa soldiers have always been quite reliable.
The Purple Horde Khanate originated from the north, and had early contact with these people. At the time of the rise of the Khanate, "New Anglia" still had a string of coastal fortresses and manors left, attached to the Genoese, who were very powerful in the local area. In terms of fighting against the monopoly and exploitation of these profiteers, they have quite a common language with the early Purple Horde Khanate, so they have long been old acquaintances.
After the establishment of the Roman Alliance, many of these people directly participated in France's war against England as mercenaries and volunteers. Later, during the "Wool War", the Purple Horde also organized a large number of Angsa and Nordic people to attack England.
This time, they were really angry. To this day, the veterans and their descendants are still proud of it and brag about it no matter what.
(End of chapter)
