Just when Zhu Mingzhong began to concentrate on classifying and sorting out the series of knowledge he had learned, the clouds of war once again shrouded this huge empire, of course, this war actually had nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty - it was the expansion of the Roman Empire in the Caucasus.

Zhu Hewei, the king of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne as Roman emperor in a church in Baku last year, opening the way to conquer the Caucasus and march into Turkey.

Although in the process of conquest of the Caucasus, the importance of the priest was even greater than that of the army, with the efforts of thousands of clergy from Armenia and other countries, the mountain people who believed in the original belief have converted to Orthodoxy, and even many mountain people under the influence of the Turks and Persians began to change their beliefs, and at this time the Caucasus mountains were full of small feudal kingdoms and small principalities, and there were many contradictions, which could not stop the Roman attack at all, of course, this attack was led by the priests.

Orthodox kingdoms and small principalities such as the Kingdom of Kakhzia in Georgia signed protective treaties with Rome, and when Persia and Turkey penetrated deep into the South Caucasus, Rome's power was like a razor, and through the influence of extensive alliances and clergy, it successfully spread not only to the South Caucasus, but also to the North Caucasus.

In April 1693, when the ice and snow of the Caucasus Mountains melted, the leaders of dozens of Nach tribes from the North Caucasus witnessed a wedding in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Baku, a reconstruction of Baku based on the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

The atmosphere of the wedding was solemn, and the Nakh people were even more excited, especially for Ramzan, today was the day of the marriage of his daughter, who was married to the Roman emperor, which was a great honor for the Nakh people, and even because of this, on the way to Baku, he persuaded two tribal leaders to convert to Orthodoxy, and the adoption of Orthodoxy was a sign of loyalty to the emperor.

"Today is the most glorious day for every Naher......"

When Ramzan's friends praised him with such words, and even became jealous. For Zhu Hewei as a party, there is not much feeling in his heart, since entering Baku, he originally had only one princess, and he has married twenty-six wives, they are Armenians, Ossetians, Circassians, Georgians, that is, the Circassians are divided into the "Adygea" in the west, the "Kabarda" in the east and the "Ubakh" in the south, traditionally, the Circassians are the largest ethnic group in the entire North Caucasus, and naturally they have to marry one each, There are also Karachay, Balkar Raz, etc., and his harem is now like a Caucasian national club, and this is also the way to encircle these tribes.

"Influence them through marriage, and change them through religion......"

When he left Zhongdu, his father once told him so, and even specially reminded him to pay attention to those mountain tribes who believed in primitive beliefs.

"They are raw and sincere, and if you use them well, they will become a sword in your hands."

Zhu Hewei has always been convinced of his father's teachings, and because of this, since he entered Baku, he has focused on the envelopment of the hill tribes, marriage is the most common way, of course, there is also an indispensable religious influence, in order to promote the enthusiasm of the clergy, he inherited the Orthodox "high priest" to the Roman emperor, and promised that the successful missionary areas will build churches named after them.

Thanks to the efforts of both sides, many mountain people have converted to Orthodoxy, even many of the mountain people under the influence of Persia and Turkey. It was the addition of these mountain people that allowed the Roman legions to break through 50,000 men and become the most powerful force in the Caucasus.

Now the Nachs have joined the North Caucasus, the most unruly tribe, in submission to the Roman Emperor, but they have also brought with them 3,000 of the bravest warriors who will become part of the Roman legions.

For the emperor, this is the most important thing. As for the extra wife, it doesn't matter, in fact there is a debate on this issue, but as the "high priest", of course, he has the right to explain all this, and even finds a basis in the Bible - "God permits", although it is not pleased, but for the sake of the restoration of the country, it can only be so.

After the grand wedding, it was naturally a grand banquet, and at the banquet, when the Lezkin people danced the fast and fierce Lezkin dance, Zhu Heyan saw that the Nakh people, who were the protagonists, seemed to be snubbed by other tribes.

In this regard, Zhu Hewei naturally knows that the reputation of the Nakh people in the Caucasus can be said to be very "bad", not only have they been in conflict with the Ossetians for land and wealth, but also because they are also traditionally keen to raid the surrounding mountain people, for a long time, they are almost disgusted by all the surrounding ethnic groups, however, but these Nakh people are extremely "brave", almost all of them are not afraid of death, which is why they can give the surrounding tribes a headache for thousands of years with less than 120,000 people.

took the initiative to walk to Ramzan's side, and Zhu Heyan took his hand under the gaze of everyone.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, what are you doing here......

Ram looked at him in bewilderment, and then saw his hand raise his glass and say aloud.

"Ladies and gentlemen,"

As soon as Zhu Heyan's voice sounded, the leaders who were originally drinking spirits and chatting stood up one after another.

"Today is a good day for the Nach to become a member of the Empire, and on this day, as the Emperor of the Empire, I propose that we welcome them together!"

Although Zhu Hewei was the emperor, hundreds of years of grievances made them unacceptable for a while, especially the Ossetians, in the face of the emperor's invitation, as the Ossetian prime minister, Rahkin remained silent, he stood there and did not speak.

"Your Majesty......"

Ramzan looked at His Majesty with some embarrassment, of course he knew why the big guys didn't welcome him, and even in the winter, they had just attacked the Ossetians.

However, Zhu Hewei did not give up, he walked directly in front of Rahkin, who was the first Ossetian to defect to him, because of the belief in Orthodox Christianity, the Ossetians have a strong pro-Roman position, this is because they have been under the influence of Persia and Turkey, and have been under external pressure, so they are the most pro-Roman tribe in the Caucasus.

"Rahkin."

Walking in front of Rahkin, Zhu Heyan pulled him with his left hand and Ramzan with his right hand, looked at Rahkin with a hostile face and said.

"You and Ramzan are both counts of the empire and pillars of the empire, and the harmony between you is directly related to the future of the empire, and I know very well that there have been too many contradictions between you in the past few hundred years, and where are these contradictions produced?"

Zhu Heyan, who was holding two people in hand, set his eyes on everyone present.

"Because the land is for wealth, in the barren Caucasus, no tribe has an easy life, the mountain people can only graze in the barren mountains, even the tribes in the valley are also faced with the dilemma of scarce land and limited production, in order to survive, the mountain people often plunder the tribes in the valley, and the tribes in the valley continue to go deeper into the mountains in order to get more land...... ”

The root of the contradiction is wealth, it is land, and in the past so many years, they have killed each other in order to fight for land and plunder slaves.

"Now, as Emperor of the Roman Empire, I beg you, let us put aside all our old grievances, and let us join hands to march beyond the Caucasus, beyond the Kazbek Mountains, beyond the Kingdom of Khaltri, from the Kingdom of Kakheti to Anatolia, where there are vast lands for us to conquer, millions of people waiting for our conquest, where you can acquire new lands, new riches......"

For the fierce Caucasian mountain people, the easiest mobilization is land, wealth and slaves, and for thousands of years, the reason why these tribes have been killing each other and plundering each other, the most fundamental reason is that different languages and bloodlines have led to their crusade against each other, and now, as the emperor, Zhu Hewei knows very well that as long as they are screwed together, they can form an extremely powerful army.

After all, these mountains are fierce, even the Turks and Persians are a headache, and there are many small countries here for so many years, precisely because it is difficult to conquer, and it is difficult to conquer by force, it does not mean that it cannot be conquered by other means, marriage is a good way.

The ancient Chinese wisdom gave Zhu Hewei a lowest-cost solution. Just like now, his father-in-law is holding his father-in-law in his left and right hands, and their daughters are in his harem.

"My esteemed father-in-law, don't you want to conquer vast territories in new lands for your sons, and gain more wealth and slaves?"

Attack the Turks!

Although they were all extremely excited by the temptation of land, slaves and other wealth, the Turks ...... This is a mountain-like existence, can they defeat the Turks?

"You don't think it's possible, do you? If every Ossetian warrior mobilizes every Ossetian warrior, and every tribe mobilizes all its strength, I swear to God, that our strength far exceeds that of the Turks, and that in two years at most we will be able to regain Constantinople, and in the vast Anatolia, every city will become your new fiefdom, where your warriors will receive new lands, slaves, and ......"

In the face of those people who yearn for a little but are a little afraid, Zhu Heyan of course knows that Anatolia is a temptation for them, for these Caucasians Anatolia is a symbol of abundance, at least more vast, and it is also the foundation of the Turks, can they conquer there?

"Do not doubt your strength, we Ossetians, Nakhs, Lezkins, every one of us are citizens of the Roman Empire, under the banner of my eagle, you gather your strength, and by that time how strong we are, one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, no, I think we can even mobilize an army of more than 400,000 people, our strength far exceeds that of the Turks, and their strength is so strong that fifty Lezkins can defeat a hundred Turks, But the Turks will attack a city of Lezkin with ten thousand men, and in the past our forces were scattered, but now you, gathered under the banner of eagles, are incomparably stronger, and when you cross the pass of Mount Kazbek, I dare say, the whole world will be shaken by it......"

Bewitch!

The best demagogy has always been the most direct, while reminding them of their strength, Zhu Heyan once again bewitched them with land, wealth, and of course honor, and bewitched everyone present.

Finally, in the midst of his bewitchment, the deep hearts of these originally hesitant people were stirred, and they shouted excitedly, kneeling in front of Zhu Heyan and kissing his instep, showing their loyalty, indicating that they would lead all their forces to follow the emperor's eagle banner. It was only at this time that the real of the banquet began.

After a night of revelry, the next day the energetic Zhu Heqi woke up by the bride's side, and came to Anna Valleo's side, she is his princess, and she is also the emperor of the Roman Empire, the current Roman Empire is a double monarchy, and their son will inherit their throne in the future.

"Your Majesty, it seems that yesterday's wedding was a great success."

For Anna, who has been in Daming for many years, she has become accustomed to Daming's wife and concubine system, and of course she knows what this wedding is for.

"She seems to be very beautiful, too, and the girls in the mountains are very unrestrained, you must have been very happy last night!"

Anna's teasing made Zhu Heqi say with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if the wedding is successful or not, what matters is that now they are tempted."

"Turkey is so big and has so much wealth, they will naturally be tempted, but I am worried about the future."

Anna was silent for a moment, then worried.

"What about the future? What about after retaking Constantinople and giving them all Anatolia? Problems between them will still erupt, and when the time comes, Anatolia will still be an extremely unstable region, and I fear that they will continue to tear apart for the sake of slaves, for the sake of land. ”

"Then give them a new goal!"

Looking at Anna with a melancholy face, Zhu Heyan's expression became a little dignified.

"Actually, I'm not worried about these Caucasians, I'm more worried about the future of Rome, after all...... There are no more Romans in the world, and in our empire, there are people who speak dozens of languages, Anna, can such an empire last long? ”

Facing his wife, Zhu Heyan expressed his worries. Anna held Zhu Heyi's hand and stared at him and said.

"Then give them a new language, a new identity, and let them be new Romans!"