At the end of August 326, the bishop returned to Rome as an emissary of the pope. The 76-year-old Pope Honorius IV listened to the bishop's report and did not even have the strength to frown. Kublai Khan, the Great Khan of the Mongols, meant that the Pope would send troops to fight the Song army occupying the island of Cyprus as a prelude to the Mongol upper class's belief in immortality.

Pope Honorius IV, however, was in no position to express his opinion on this, and the reason he was able to become pope was only because he was 75 years old when he was elected, and the cardinals believed that he would soon be called by the Lord. The reason for sending emissaries to Mongolia was simply that Pope Honorius IV felt that this was the direction of the Holy See's efforts for decades.

Looking at the sluggish performance of the old pope, the bishop did not have the spirit to say much. For those outside the Holy See, the Pope is God's spokesman on earth. For those within the Holy See, the Pope is the result of a struggle between many cardinals. In times of intense struggle among cardinals, a weak pope can adequately meet the needs of all.

The weak pope naturally behaved like a weak pope, and made a simple gesture to signal the end, and this royal council ended without a hitch. When the bishop left the Pope, he went out and saw a man dressed in red forensic medicine. The bishop hurriedly saluted, "Hello, Bishop Giromola! ”

There is no need to bow between the same bishops, but the bishop has to bow before the cardinal. Cardinal Giromola just nodded, made a gesture, and walked away. It wasn't long before the bishop appeared in Cardinal Giromola's private room.

It is widely believed that the 59-year-old Giromola Cardinal is a strong contender for the next pope, and there are not many people who can compete with him. The bishop can not care about the Pope's opinion, but he does not dare to be rude to Cardinal Giromola.

"I've heard that there has been some change in the apostates in Constantinople." Cardinal Giromora asked.

"Yes. There were signs everywhere to be Romans again. The bishop immediately recounted what he had seen and heard.

The Orthodox clergy of Constantinople worked hard to learn from the Great Song Dynasty, and after the Great Song Dynasty held a patriotic health month, and after the results of health and epidemic prevention, the Orthodox Church and the eunuchs carried out a 'redo of the Romans' activity. In order to compete for the dominance of the Crucius, the Holy See has always used opposition to Rome as its own gimmick. The action of 'redoing the Romans' is undoubtedly-for-tat.

Cardinal Giromola listened attentively, his face becoming more and more disdainful. When the bishop had finished speaking, he said with some disdain: "When the crusaders march east again, those heresies will be wiped out at once." ”

The bishop knew that Cardinal Giromola worshipped Urban II, who launched the First Crusade. At that time, the Church was struggling with the powerful monarchs of Western Europe, and the Crusades temporarily brought the whole of Western Europe under the banner of the Holy See, which greatly enhanced the status of the Holy See.

Nearly two hundred years later, the Crusaders have long since become very different from those days. Now many people in the Holy See are nostalgic for the scenery of those days, but the bishop is not a member of this group.

After asking about the changes in Constantinople, Cardinal Giromola sent the bishop away and went to the church he frequented to pray. When he reached the door, a monk close to the cardinal hurried to deliver a letter. The cardinal opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of Chinese paper, on which it was written, in beautiful Latin, that a large number of Mongol troops had appeared in Kievan Rus'. The lords of Little Poland in Krakow were attacked by them and could not resist at all.

Cardinal Giromola frowned at first, and a hint of sly expression quickly appeared on his face. If none of the European kingdoms were willing to send troops to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, the unruly Holy Roman Empire would always have to say something to the proximity of Little Poland.

"Write a letter to the Emperor of the HRE and the lords of Lesser Poland, asking the Holy Roman Empire to send troops to help." Cardinal Giromora said cheerfully.

Baghdad finally cooled down in October.

Kublai Khan walked into his favorite horse's pen under the service of his guards, and the beautiful Arabian horse saw Kublai Khan coming in, and immediately meekly approached him, gently rubbing his neck against Kublai Khan's arm.

The Great Khan was so fond of his horse that he stroked the smooth satin fur of the Arabian horse with his hand, noticing that the flies that had been roaming around in the horse pen were gone.

The guards saddled the tall Arabian with a full set of saddles, and Kublai Khan turned on his horse. Gallop out of the royal capital under the protection of the guards. In autumn, the plains of the two rivers are golden, the wheat is ripe, and the farmers reap the harvest with their sickles. Walking upstream along the riverbank, it is not long before you can see people working next to the dam.

Knowing that the Great Khan was coming, Guo Shoujing, who was in charge of the project, hurriedly came to greet him. Kublai Khan was very happy this trip, he didn't get off the horse, sat on the saddle and asked Guo Shoujing, "How is the progress of the project?" ”

"Khan, the water purification plant is progressing very well." Guo Shoujing hurriedly replied.

In the past, Mongolia diverted water directly from the Tigris River, which flowed through Baghdad. According to the suggestion of the Great Song Dynasty envoys, the dam built by Mongolia in the upper reaches of the Tigris River found a clear water area. According to the engineering design, the water passes through the Dasha Canal and enters the water storage area under construction. Natural sedimentation and filtration through sand canals ultimately provide clean water to Baghdad.

"Are those slaves enough?" Kublai Khan continued to ask.

"Please rest assured that the progress will not be left behind." Guo Shoujing replied simply.

Although Kublai Khan couldn't see Guo Shoujing's face clearly, he could see the momentum from this water conservancy expert. Have confidence and momentum. When Guo Shoujing was young, he saw Kublai Khan's six water conservancy suggestions, and in addition to each of them being to the point, the momentum left a strong impression on Kublai Khan.

"Then do it." Kublai Khan laughed. After seeing the recent major projects, Kublai Khan galloped back to the royal capital. Back and forth, Kublai Khan was already covered in sweat. After taking a hot shower comfortably, he sat in the shady palace and rested happily.

It didn't take long for the time for the crown prince Zhenjin to come over to report on government affairs, and Kublai Khan forced his son to come in. After listening to a few casually, Kublai Khan said, "If there is nothing else important, I will stop here today." ”

"Father. The envoys of the Song Kingdom asked for a meeting several times, and wanted to ask if they could allow their people to return to the Song Kingdom through our Mongolia. "The real golden prince has begun to be able to skillfully identify the important things on a daily basis.

"Tell them to wait." Kublai Khan replied calmly. Now that he has the initiative, there is naturally no reason to act so quickly. And as far as Kublai Khan's personal situation is concerned, making things difficult for the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty can make him feel comfortable.

Prince Zhenjin naturally wanted to adapt to his father's happiness, so he changed the subject, "Father, the Kipchak Khanate said that Hao Ren sent people through their territory to the west, with ill intentions. ”

Hearing this news, Kublai Khan's expression changed and he asked coldly, "Zhenjin, what do you think?" ”