In the past few days, not only has Princess Na's reason for visiting been resolved, but even her relationship with Princess Ma has also gotten along very well.

However, Theodora confessed to Guo Kang that it was not her credit.

She had intended to settle this guest alone in the name of entertaining nobles. But two days ago, another important news came: Stan, who had sent an envoy to the Eastern countries, had returned.

The Purple Horde achieved a number of diplomatic successes this time, signing agreements with a series of Turkmen dynasties. He also went to Herat and met with the court of Shahru. Next, the mission prepared to travel to India to negotiate trade with the local princes, including some important strategic goods.

And Stan was ordered to lead a group of envoys, with the agreements that had been reached, and various state gifts from the monarchs, to return to the capital to report first.

They were accompanied by envoys and non-governmental figures from many countries.

In these days, there is still a certain risk in cross-border travel, so if there is an opportunity, everyone likes to rub the team of the official organization of the big country. Stan's procession, with the guaranty of the Purple Horde, the Timurid Khanate, and the Turkmen Aries dynasty, attracted a large number of merchants, scholars, craftsmen, travelers, and even envoys of minor princes along the way.

When they came, they set out from Syria and reached Khorasan through the Aries and Black Sheep dynasties, as well as several Timurid vassal forces in western Persia. But on the way back, the Black Sheep Dynasty and Shaharu had a stalemate again.

So the party set out from Herat, went north into the river, and then turned northwest, bypassing the Yue-bebe tribe, where the war with Shaharu was fighting, and passing through the steppes of the Nogai. After sending the local Khan a lot of extra gifts and accepting their caravans, the group, which had swelled to several thousand men, was "escorted" by them and finally returned to Timur Sarai under the control of the Purple Horde.

Most of the people went their separate ways, and the envoys followed Stan to Dadu.

Among these people, the most conspicuous is an old monk sent by the Ming Dynasty. Due to his important status, Stan took him directly to the palace to meet the queen and Theodora.

Theodora said that the monk, who called himself "Daoyan", was an old man who was nearly eighty years old. He had a shaved head, no beard, and was dressed modestly, wearing only simple monk's robes and cloth shoes. The only thing of value on his body was the robe issued by the imperial court to the monks and officials to indicate the rank. Otherwise, it is estimated that it will not be easy for everyone to recognize his identity.

The long-distance bumps are very tormenting, so everyone in the Roman court has some doubts about why the Ming Dynasty sent such an old man. However, Dao Yan said that this was his own request.

According to the accompanying Ming officials, the monk Daoyan became a monk when he was young, and later Ming Taizu selected a monk who was proficient in Confucianism and chose him. After that, he entered the Heavenly Realm Temple and obtained a monkhood. When Queen Ma died, all the kings came to mourn, and Dao Yan was in the ranks of the monks praying at this time, and occasionally met King Yan. After that, he was asked to leave by King Yan and went to Beiping with him.

In the next 30 years, the monk Daoyan has always been quite important to the king of Yan. He is not only proficient in Buddhism, but also gives advice to King Yan many times, and the relationship between the two sides is very good. It's just that Dao Yan has always had a regret in his heart.

He said frankly that although he tried his best to serve the court and King Yan in what he had learned in his life, he always felt that there was something unfinished. As I get older, I become more and more unwilling.

It just so happened that the imperial court was preparing to build the Great Bao'en Temple to recruit high-ranking monks from all over the world, and he was also among them. At the festival to commemorate Taizu and Empress Ma, Emperor Tianping said with emotion that everyone is here now, but it is a pity that his son's family is missing. Dao Yan blessed his heart, saying that he was willing to visit the Great Qin Kingdom as a messenger, find King Wu and others, and bring him the scriptures that were distributed to the kings at the festival.

King Yan objected to this, thinking that at his age, if he went out, he didn't know if he could come back. His apprentice Ma Sanbao also persuaded him many times, saying that he could come by himself, and he didn't need to bother with the master.

But Dao Yan believes that Buddhism pays attention to a fate. He used to think that fate was in Yingtian and Beiping, but now he feels that it should still be in the west.

He could feel that he was nearing the end of his life. But it is precisely because of this that we must seize the last opportunity. As for where he died, he didn't care. The flesh is a stinky skin, and it was cremated with the locals.

Everyone couldn't persuade him, and King Yan couldn't do anything.

The emperor was also quite surprised by this, so he granted him the position of monk Lu Si Zuo Shanshi, appointed him as an envoy, and traveled west. The emperor personally presented the robe and asked Yousi to issue a document, asking the other Bali Kingdom, Harlie Kingdom, Great Qin Kingdom, etc. along the way to be courteous according to the specifications.

- These three families are the Eastern Chagatai, the Shaharu Khanting, and the Purple Horde themselves.

Bidding farewell to the emperor and King Yan, Daoyan monk and others traveled all the way west. When I came to Herat, I was worried about how to go west, and I happened to meet Stan and his party. Dao Yan exclaimed, isn't this fate, so he followed them and came to Dadu.

Stan was also very satisfied. Although he didn't know where to find a great Confucian, he found a high monk, and it was almost the same. And according to the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Daoyan became famous in his early years because he could understand Buddhist scriptures and Confucian scriptures. This feels more powerful than the average Confucian, so it's better than him.

After coming to Dadu, Dao Yan did not find Zhu Yunwen, but was warmly welcomed by Princess Ma.

Princess Ma is also a person who has seen the world, and although she has been insisting on burning incense and praying, it is sometimes difficult for her to convince herself to accept the level of Buddhism of the Great Lama.

It is a good psychological comfort for her to meet a monk from her homeland here. She propped up her body and went to greet Daoyan, accepted the scriptures on behalf of her husband, took her two children with her, and talked with him for a long time.

It just so happened that at this time, Princess Jeanne also came here.

Guo Kang and others were worried that she and Princess Ma would have a conflict, but Monk Daoyan didn't know what to say, so that the expected thing did not happen. Not only that, Princess Jeanne also moved to King Wu's mansion and discussed things with those people all day long.

Her external statement is still to organize a crusade, and she also calls on everyone to come and help. Those few people didn't know what was discussed, in short, Zhu Wenkui also came out to support her, and also summoned the generals under King Wu.

The chief combat force of the Wu Palace, Jieshika, and the second combat force Nurhachi, etc., were all reviewed, at least so that the crusaders had an establishment below the commander. She also visited the nobles of the Purple Tent everywhere and asked for their support.

Guo Kang looked a little dizzy, I don't know what their plan is, is it to take the crusaders back to France? But at the moment, as he told Theodora, the Purple Horde did not have the capacity and motivation to support the expedition.

Moreover, unless there is a particularly unexpected change in France, it is impossible for the Roman Khanate to control all of France unless there is such a direct attack on important allies – and even if it succeeds in intervening and installing a new king, the Roman Khanate will not be able to control all of France. And with the size of France, as long as the new French king has a firm foothold, he will definitely not be willing to be subordinate, and he can easily expel the Purple Horde intervention army.

After that, they only developed greater wariness and antipathy towards Rome. Not only will the Khan's court not have any gains, but even the current allies are estimated to be unable to do it, which is a matter that outweighs the losses.

So, no one is really going to do it.

(End of chapter)