At the beginning of June in the Western calendar, the flowers on the lemon trees have fallen. The tiny fruits can already be seen, and the green of the branches represents this year's harvest. As long as you have been on the Great Song Ocean Boat, you know that the Great Song Water Department attaches great importance to lemons. And those ships that accidentally damaged the lemon fruit, dried lemons, and lemon leaves carried on board were suffering from scurvy. It can be as low as losing a tooth or as losing a life.

Yang Cong walked past the lemon tree, his face gloomy. The reason why he was so unhappy was not that some of the ships of the Great Song Dynasty died of scurvy, the captains and sailors of the Great Song Dynasty attached great importance to their lives, and there were lemon orchards near each Great Song port, and if they found that there was a problem with the lemons they carried, they would also hurry up to replenish them in the next port. The reason why Yang Congrong was very unhappy was related to himself, and the Zhao official family still did not approve the application for the establishment of the Great Song Europa Province. According to those in the know, this is because Sardinia and Corsica have not yet been occupied.

Advance into the Western Mediterranean, preferably with the Western Roman Empire. When the Western Roman Empire launched an attack on the Holy Roman Empire, France, and Spain, the Great Song fleet and transport belts were occupied, and the Western Roman Army was able to help the Eastern Song Division cleanse the inhabitants of the island. It's the best of both worlds. If the Great Song Eastern European Division did it on its own, it would have to face many enemies and do things that would lead the king. It's not a good deal.

Just an hour ago, a secretary sent the latest news. Yang Congrong was shocked when he saw it, why did the Mongol Great Khan send an envoy to Kiev, the capital of the Yuan State, and asked Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, to go to Baghdad.

What the hell is this? Yang calmly raised his head, but he didn't know what to say when he looked around. I lowered my head and continued to read the report, and saw that it was written on the back, 'According to the available information, it is suspected that Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, will go to Baghdad......

Syllable! Yang calmly slapped the report on the table and shouted angrily: "Nonsense! ”

But Yang calmly got angry and couldn't help it, and finally he got up and went out, facing the curious eyes of the outhouse office staff, he shouted: "Have a meeting!" ”

The theme of the meeting was what Hao Ren wanted to do. According to Hao Ren's previous actions, his declaration of secession from Mongolia would not surprise the personnel of the Eastern European Division of the Great Song Dynasty at all. On the contrary, Hao Ren is now acting like a loyal minister and filial son of the Mongol Empire, which makes a group of people feel indignant that 'I have taken off XX, you actually show me this'.

Indignation did not solve the problem, and after a few minutes of scolding, some people raised questions. "Is this news true?"

Such a question made everyone come back to their senses a little, what if things went wrong?

Yang Congrong was very unhappy, but he was helpless. The Great Song Dynasty had very superior conditions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and after the signing of the Four-Power Agreement, the Great Song Dynasty was an ally in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the only enemy that could be called an enemy was Mongolia, which occupied the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured that the use of troops against Egypt was ready to be put on the agenda of the Great Song Tianzhu Theater.

The lemon leaves give off a nice smell that fills the air faintly. After strolling around the lemon orchard for a while, Yang calmly felt a little calmer. However, as soon as he thought that the Eastern European Division established the Great Song Europa Province and the ideal of everyone becoming an official and becoming a knight was actually met with Hao Ren's foolish loyalty, Yang Congrong became angry with his egoists.

Footsteps came out in the distance, and the deputy director of the Eastern European Division walked over. When he arrived at Yang Congrong's side, the deputy director sighed: "Director, what trick do you think Hao Ren is going to play?" ”

"I don't know!" Yang calmly said angrily.

The deputy director knew that Yang Congrong was not angry with him, but at Hao Ren. The people of the Eastern European Division were also very dissatisfied with Hao Ren, and the Eastern European Division of the Great Song Dynasty supported Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, if Hao Ren was actually a Hao Ren who was loyal to the Mongol Empire, the Eastern European Division of the Great Song Dynasty would be blind. Without waiting for the deputy director to determine what to say, he heard Yang calmly sigh, "Alas! Forget it, if it's just to capture Corsica and Corsica, we can do it ourselves. We can't let Hao Ren drag down our future. ”

"That's not the same plan." The deputy director hesitated. The Great Song had gained a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean, and central and southern Greece became the Great Song stronghold on the continent of Europa. Cyprus and Rhodes in the Eastern Mediterranean were also owned by the Great Song Dynasty. However, Sardinia and Corsica were in the western Mediterranean, and the Great Song fleet needed to bypass the Italian peninsula if they wanted to attack those two islands, and with the strength at that time, the Great Song did not have enough manpower in the Mediterranean to easily complete such a task.

Yang calmly raised his head, and his previous dissatisfied look quickly turned into a sharp murderous aura, "Nine times out of ten, things in the world are unsatisfactory." We went too smoothly before, and now we can only admit it. With or without Hao Ren, we all have to take Corsica and Sardinia. You say yes or no. ”

"Will our hard work cause those Europa countries to besiege us?" The deputy director was uneasy.

Yang calmly shook his head, "Those barbarian sailors are so worried!" ”

The deputy director did not speak, but nodded slightly. The rise of the Great Song Dynasty in the Mediterranean, although it also made full use of the contradictions between different countries, did not rely on others to win the war. Whether it was the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Roman Empire, they all came up to cooperate with the Great Song Dynasty after seeing the strength of the Great Song Dynasty.

Yang Congrong showed a smile like a man-eating tiger on his face, and said in a disdainful tone: "Let the affairs of the Yuan Kingdom be like this, if the Yuan Kingdom is in chaos, it may be able to attract the attention of the countries of Europa even more." If they knew that the Yuan Kingdom could easily be defeated, would they sit idly by? ”

The deputy director agreed, but he still couldn't get out of the mood of the sudden change in the situation. Then I saw Yang calmly raise his head and shout to the sky: "Lean on the mountains and mountains, rely on the rivers and rivers." Only we can rely on ourselves! ”

After making such a declaration, Yang calmly walked towards the office with his head held high. After a few slow steps, the deputy director followed Yang Congrong back to the office.

At this time, Hao Ren sat in the cool office and meditated. The Great Khan asked Hao Ren to go to Baghdad, and of course there might be some problems going to Baghdad. But going to Baghdad also has the advantage of resolving the contradictions between the Yuan state and the Mongol Great Khan. Get several years of time. Hao Ren also had some connections in the Yuan court. Yuxi Timur, the imperial historian of the Mongol court, made great efforts when Timur Khan was vying for the throne, and coupled with his personal character, it is said that he may be the prime minister. Yuxi Timur sent someone to suggest that Hao Ren go to Baghdad to make it clear. Hao Ren had a good relationship with the imperial historian when he was in Baghdad, and his advice gave Hao Ren a lot of confidence.

Yesterday, the second wave of emissaries of the Great Khan arrived in Kyiv. The Great Khan of Timur told Hao Ren that the princes of the Kuritai Assembly in Baghdad were accusing Hao Ren, and that the Great Khan wanted Hao Ren to go to Baghdad immediately in order to restore Hao Ren's innocence.

The brow furrowed and stretched, and then furrowed again. When the expression disappeared from Hao Ren's face, Hao Ren stood up and ordered his attendants to summon the ministers to a meeting. At this time, it was already evening, and the ministers didn't know what was happening, so they rushed to the meeting after getting the news.

Candles have been lit in the house, which is produced by the candle factory invested and established by Da Song. Although the dozen candles are not as white as the Da Song candles, they are also stearic acid candles. It burned brightly in the glass lampshade, illuminating the conference hall. When everyone was ready, Hao Ren came in from outside and said to a group of people, "I will go to Baghdad to tell the Great Khan about the Kipchak Khanate. ”

The ministers were silent, for they were speechless with fright from the news that Hao Ren had announced. Hao Ren looked at everyone's expressions and was very dissatisfied in his heart. The surprise and even horror seemed to say that Hao Ren must not go deep into the enemy territory of the barbarians. Hao Ren had already understood why he was so hesitant before, because he felt in his heart that Mongolia was barbaric and backward, including the court of the Great Khan. But when I was forced to go to Baghdad with such a mind, this was not the case.

There were ministers like Yuxi Timur, and there were contests that could determine the new Great Khan by reading the Sermon of the Great Khan. This shows that the Mongolian royal court is also changing, but the speed of change is not as fast as that of the Yuan Kingdom.

Among the silent high-ranking officials, Shang Shu of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the first to relieve, and he said tentatively: "King, let's send important ministers as envoys." I am willing to go to Baghdad. ”

Looking at the book of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hao Ren remembered that it was this guy who first shouted 'The Mongols are coming'. Hu Er did his best to speak Chinese, and scolded Hu people to the grassland. It is also thanks to the fact that the Minister of Foreign Affairs still has three-quarters of Mongol blood.

Dissatisfied, Hao Ren recounted: "Now the Teutonic Knights are trying to annex Poland, and now they have not seen any preparations for an expedition. In a few months, it would snow, and they would not be able to move eastward at that time. If you are on guard at the border, you will be fine. I went to Baghdad and made it clear to the Great Khan that the Kipchak Khanate would not harass us again for several years to come. This year we are ready, and we will send troops after the spring ploughing is over next year. ”

This is indeed a good idea, and the Minister cannot give a convincing reason for opposing it. But none of the ministers thought that the matter would go as smoothly as Hao Ren expected. Thinking of the barbarism of the Mongols, some ministers were even very pessimistic about Hao Ren's trip.

"If you have nothing else, so it is. When I'm not there, let ......" Hao Ren wanted to say let the Queen Mother supervise the country, but he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. Hao Kang's little rabbit cub actually took it upon himself to bring Yang Tiexin's letter to his mother, and he was weak. When Hao Ren saw the letter that read, 'Yang Tiexin's greetings to Bao Xiweak', he saw the tear stain on the letter. Hao Ren suddenly realized that no matter how he sinicized, he would not become a Song person. And the purpose of Hao Ren's sinicization is not to become a Han Chinese. He is a descendant of a son and a Mongol.

With such an indescribable mood, Hao Ren lowered his voice and said in a tone as calm as possible: "Let the queen supervise the country." Do not start wars, but guard the borders. Everything will be decided when I get back. ”