Counted, Basil III is a member of Guo Kang's grandfather's generation.

Guo Kang's teacher said that in terms of the results of the battle, he was the Great Khan with the most significant military exploits in the history of the Purple Horde. He spent most of his life campaigning in the Mediterranean, from Syria to Naples. However, his most successful operation was the subsequent fatal blow to the Kingdom of Hungary.

In terms of the number of great battles, he even surpassed the ancestor Boyan Timur. Maybe for a long time to come, no one will be able to catch up. But unlike his predecessors, he was a reserved man, looking like a scholar better than a general.

When Guo Kang was a child, he only met him a few times: Basil was busy with work all day, and even when a few children were present, they always began to talk to their grandfathers and fathers about the affairs of the khanate.

Due to his lack of contact, Basil left a limited impression on him. The deepest memory is the calm and deep eyes.

The most conversational time was that he, Shi Ke, and Li Xuanying were taken by their respective fathers to visit this silent and serious old man on the New Year.

At that time, his younger brother Alexios returned from Vienna and brought some gifts to him. Probably because there are brothers who are good at adjusting the atmosphere, Basil III also has more words. Several princes then coaxed him to see what his child was suitable for in the future.

Basil asked Shi Ke a few words first, and Shi Ke answered him loudly with a straight look. Basil smiled with satisfaction and told Shi Mingyuan that this kid was very energetic and would be a good officer in the future;

He chatted with Li Xuanying a few more words, was amused by this overly lively kid and laughed a few times, turned to Li Huawen and said, this kid will definitely be able to be a rider in the future;

Finally, he asked Guo Kang a few more words. Guo Kang was a little nervous and answered his question in a serious manner. Basil stared at him for a moment, frowned, and said to his father-in-law, "This kid is interesting." In the future, the two of them can't solve the problem, maybe he can do it.

The stepfather didn't ask in detail at the time, and he didn't understand what he meant afterwards. However, he also had a big heart, and when he saw that the Great Khan said that his child had the ability, he patronized it and was happy, so he didn't ask about it.

This is the most time Guo Kang has communicated with him.

However, my uncle and father-in-law talked a lot with Basil. Just before the rebellion, Basil also convened a meeting, in which Guo Shuai, Guo Tuo, and Mr. Huang Lao, who had just arrived here at that time, as the most literate high-ranking people in the Khan's court, all participated in that discussion.

The father-in-law told Guo Kang that he was also the training object of the new generation at that time, and was taken by his father and third uncle to audit.

Basil told the crowd that when he was a child, his father preferred to take his eldest brother and other noble sons out and about; The mother indulged in social banquets, discussing various matters privately with different small groups of nobles and noblewomen all day long. Alexios was too young and had just been born.

So, for a long time, there were no other relatives around him. In addition to the tutor, maids, and servants, only the old man Guo Gai often came to see him and told him all kinds of stories he had seen and all over the mainland.

However, the only good thing is that the collection of books in the capital, the books brought by his mother from his mother's family, and the collection of Old Man Guo over the years can be read casually. There are a lot of historical records, and even documents about other countries around him, which are very large, and he can read them for a long time.

The father-in-law later told Guo Kang that the Great Khan had taken out a large number of books and showed them to everyone. My father-in-law has a good memory, so I'm still a little impressed by the content.

Persia was the second civilization after Seris to explore the bureaucratic system, which was also the object of study for the later Roman bureaucracy. And this system was born in the midst of a crisis.

At that time, Sassanid Persia seemed to be very large and powerful, but the dynasty was faced with no soldiers and no money all year round. Because the nobles controlled the taxation and the local army, on the one hand, the oppression of the common people was very serious, and the civil unrest continued; On the other hand, the royal family could not collect the money at all. The fighting power of the kingdom's army also deteriorated badly, and it was beaten daily by both the Roman and Central Asian nomads.

Zoroastrianism, as the state religion, is also in serious decline. Many people in both the aristocracy and the people lost trust in the faith, and many turned to the monotheistic religion passed down by the Romans. In this situation, a priest named Mazdak stood up and called for reform of Zoroastrianism and Persian society as a whole. He traveled around and began to propagate his new teachings.

Mazdak believed that there were two poles of light and darkness in the world. The resources that light gives to the world are theoretically enough for people to enjoy, but the darkness has led to inequality and oppression among people, which has led to the hardships of the world today.

Therefore, he advocated the realization of equality for all, allowed intermarriage between the noble and the low, called for the distribution of the property of the nobility to the commoners, and the realization of public ownership of land and wealth. It also requires the upper echelons to abstain from desires, to promote monogamy and the independent choice of mates between men and women.

The stepfather said that he was impressed by the information, and Guo Kang was not surprised by this: although his personality was relatively ...... It's simple, but my father-in-law's memory is very good, and it is estimated that the ancestral characteristics of "cultural people" have come to this place. In addition, this set of sayings has actually appeared in many other civilizations and religions, so it is not surprising that it feels familiar.

Mazdak's activities were supported by the Persian king Khavad. Kavard hoped to use these civil forces to put pressure on the aristocracy to help him implement reforms. He also took advantage of the contradictions between the Persian priestly class to win the support of the "Mubeid" group of judicial priests.

However, these actions caused strong dissatisfaction among the nobles. In the literature, the nobles described the situation at that time, saying that the people became like demons, robbing houses and houses, and doing all kinds of evil. Order has completely collapsed, slaves dare to oppose their masters, and wives have begun to dictate to their husbands.

They accused the populace of sharing property and wives, of destroying blood and order, of organizing armies and hunting for Mazdak supporters against the orders of the king. This caused Kavard to be dissatisfied, and he declared that the nobles' actions were rebellions, and called in his troops to suppress them.

However, the king's army was weak and was defeated by the noble coalition at a critical moment. Kawad fled in a hurry and went to the Bada (White Huns) in Central Asia before he was sheltered and settled.

Later, Kavard persuaded the Khavad to send troops, and with the help of these nomads, he was able to defeat the rebellious nobles and recover. Kavard also compromised with the nobles and booby-trapped Mazdak and other priests, temporarily suppressing the chaos.

In this way, by constantly choosing sides and borrowing troops, the king of Persia finally saved up the first batch of professional civil officials from the middle and lower classes.

Let's continue to offer monthly ticket rewards this month. 476,1204,1453,1923, monthly passes plus four levels.

Let's take a look at the situation first, at the end of last month, it suddenly increased a lot, and I don't know what's going on. If there are more tickets this time, let's go back and change the rules.

(End of chapter)