"Well, who of these two people is telling the truth?" Zhu Wenkui asked: "How do I feel that what they say is so messy." ”

"It should all be true." Guo Kang said: "It's just that they attack each other, so they keep emphasizing the connection between the other side and the Poles." ”

While Baihu was looking for a translator, he conveyed the French content spoken by the two to everyone, and Guo Kang simply spoke directly.

"The English mercenary, for example, is certainly not an ordinary mercenary. The Frenchman said that his father came from Poland and that he grew up in England and then returned to Poland, obviously because he knew some about his background to say so much. He didn't refute it either—if it was really a false accusation, then such a meticulous lie would easily be exposed. ”

"Moreover, ordinary mercenaries will not run back and forth between the two countries so regularly, after all, England and Poland are not close." He speculated.

"This man's father, probably a minor nobleman, had some property in Poland, and then he was probably in trouble and had to go to England as a mercenary to make ends meet—the largest war in Europe in decades, apart from our circle, was England and France. I heard from Captain Jaska that he wanted to go to England to apply. ”

"I see." Zhu Wenkui understood: "I'm still too rigid in my thinking." I didn't expect England to employ so many people......"

"There are indeed quite a few such people." Princess Jeanne didn't seem very happy, but told him anyway: "There is a lot of mercenary exchange between European countries. It's still not the same as the Ming Dynasty. ”

"What a nobleman that is?" Zhu Wenkui looked at the Englishman Texco, who was still trying to explain to the translator next to him.

"Definitely." Princess Jeanne concluded: "How is it possible that the commoners of England could speak French so fluently." ”

"Okay......"

"I guess he and the Poles have more than a simple employment relationship." Guo Kang said: "It may be that I made some money in England and climbed into the local aristocracy. After having power, he felt that he could maintain the industry of his hometown, so he ran back. ”

"The Polish parliament was very open and gave a lot of power to the aristocracy, so quite a few people were really happy to go. Their nobles and even kings, in addition to the natives, many were foreigners, and they came from all over Europe. The former ruler of Poland and Hungary, the Great Louis, was a French—oh, a relative of your sister. ”

"I know all of them are related to each other, but I don't really understand the relationship." Zhu Wenkui shook his head: "It's too messy......"

"It's relatively simple." Jeanne Jr. said: "Louis VIII seized the Plantagenet family's nest in Anjou and gave it to his son Charles, who are the Capetian family of Anjou. This branch later entered southern Italy and seized control of the Kingdom of Sicily, thus giving rise to the Southern Italian branch; After the Sicilian Vespers, only Naples remained, hence the Anjou branch of Naples. At the beginning of the 14th century, Charles of Naples defeated his rivals and seized the Hungarian throne, hence the Hungarian dynasty of Anjou. ”

"The Valois family is also a descendant of the Capetian family, so we are theoretically relatives."

"They always give me the feeling that I can be a county official in Daming while still running a tribe in Beiyuan......" Zhu Wenkui complained: "It's really hard to understand." ”

"Actually, it's about the same as Spring and Autumn." Guo Kang helped explain: "The whole world is Zhou Tianzi's theoretical uncle and uncle. Even if there is no blood relationship, it is still related to the marriage for so long. The difference may be that here, the prince of the Jin Kingdom can also inherit the office of the Qi State through various reasons. But on the Central Plains side, you can only take the route of the Tian family's Daiqi. ”

"Moreover, the speed of marriage here is really exaggerated. Even if you are a newcomer, you can quickly establish in-laws with a large number of people. When we first founded the country, we used the reason of chasing and killing the descendants of Kutan. It worked well at that time. ”

"What does that mean?" Zhu Wenkui still doesn't quite understand.

"Khutan was the leader of the Kipchaks in southern Russia, and he had been leading his people against the Mongols. He united with his son-in-law, the prince of Halichi, Mi Chi Si Lao, and persuaded the prince of Kiev, the prince of Kiev, the prince of Urnigo, and others, to join forces with 80,000 troops and fight with Jebe and Subutai at the Calga River. Guo Kang explained.

"You should have heard of this battle, it is the largest battle in the Western Expedition. After that, Kutan was blacklisted by the Mongols, pursued all the way, and finally fled to Hungary with the remaining 40,000 Kipchaks, where he was taken in by the king. ”

"Wait, there are too many names...... Zhu Wenkui hurriedly stopped him: "Why are they so old?" What is that? ”

"I said it according to the official translation name in the Yuan History." Guo Kang explained: "Isn't this to make it easier for you to understand? ”

"It's not a good name to remember." Zhu Wenkui pointed out: "And the name of this Rus, how does it sound like the nickname of the leader of the copycat, and it is divided into big and small." ”

"At that time, the Rus' people had to say that it was a cottage...... Guo Kang hesitated: "Moreover, the original name is not easy to remember." ”

He spread his hands and quickly muttered: "Dami Chisi is the prince of Kiev at that time, Mstislav; Michisi the Younger was the then Chernihiv prince Mstislav; The son-in-law, Michis, was the then prince of Galich, Mstislav. These people did appear at the same time, all of them were under this name, and they were longer than the names in the Yuan History. ”

"Oh my God." Zhu Wenkui said unwillingly: "I think you should strengthen your control over the Rus region, and then prohibit the Rus people from giving such long names." It's so torturous......"

"This is the custom of others, how can anyone manage the length of the name of the family." Guo Kang shook his head and refused: "I have already picked up a shorter translation and said it." Of course, you can also call them 'Mustislav' in another way. Anyway, you just need to know who it is. ”

“……”

Seeing that Zhu Wenkui didn't know how to answer, Guo Kang looked at Jeanna's mother and daughter, and found that they also didn't understand, so he had to continue: "Kutan is Ketaian Khan, and later became 'Jonas' after believing in God's worship. The Kipchaks are called Cuman here, and although I feel that the scope of the two terms is not quite the same, the core tribe is probably the same people. ”

"This is Istfan V's father-in-law." Princess Jeanne reacted: "I almost fainted from hearing the list of names you just had. ”

"Yes, that's him." Guo Kang said: "Ketai Khan and his Rus' son-in-law both survived the war. He himself was a quicker runner - although their rout led to the collapse of the other Rus' armies, but at least they ran away on their own. ”

"Mstislav also fled. When the Mongols came after him, he fled to the Dnieper, got into a small boat, and drifted away. The Mongols didn't catch him. However, several other Mstislavs were not so lucky. They had killed the Mongol mission before, so they were all sent to the second dimension after they were captured. ”

"After that, Kate Khan fled to Hungary and married his daughter Elizabeth to Cowardice, the son of Béla IV, later Istvin V." Guo Kang said: "This branch is his most important descendant. ”

"However, Tai'an Khan himself did not see the war that followed. Although he converted to the cult of God, the Hungarian nobility hated him. ”

"The king himself intervened to try to protect Kutan and his men, telling everyone that the Mongols were coming and needed as many allies as possible. But the nobles did not consider the Mongols a threat and were dissatisfied with the king's actions. Some of the nobles then planned a riot, killed Kate Khan and his men, and threw their heads into the streets to humiliate them. ”

The Kipchaks lost control. They left the king's garrison, plundered along the way, wiped out several Hungarian armies they encountered on the way, and finally fled to Bulgaria. The remaining Hungarian army was almost wiped out by the Mongols afterwards. ”

King Béla IV was also hunted down by the Mongols, but he escaped by boat in time and survived. After that, the Mongols withdrew, and their lineage also survived, and they intermarried with many other princes and nobles. ”

"I see." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "So, this has also become a good excuse?" ”

"That's right, just like the Ming Dynasty pursued the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, we can also pursue the remnants of the Kutan." Guo Kang said: "At that time, when Bulgaria was just getting better, there was a conflict with the big nobles at that time. At that time, everyone did not know what to do, but it was later discovered that several families in Bulgaria vying for the position of tsar were more or less related to the Kipchaks. Because of their marriage to Istfan, they can be regarded as the descendants of Kutan. ”

"And that said?" Zhu Wenkui became more and more curious.

"yes." Guo Kang nodded: "At that time, the banner we played here was to expel these old enemies. This is mainly for great powers such as the Golden Horde. Although too much time has passed, there is nothing to find fault with this reason, and it is even very much in line with the preferences of some Khan kings. So, it also saved me a lot of trouble. ”

"At that time, Bulgaria was in chaos, with several dynasties fighting and riots. The Mongols in the north and the Greeks in the south vied for intervention in the affairs of the court, and at most there were three tsars of noble origin and a self-proclaimed tsar as the leader of the civil revolt. In the court, there were also two Greek queens who successively listened to the government. The Bulgarian family background is not as good as in the past, so the Romance of the Three Kingdoms plus the Queen Mother of the East and West will definitely not be able to stand it. ”

"You can imagine what the chaos was like over there." Guo Kang said metaphorically: "If the Palaiologous Dynasty is a chaotic version of the late Northern Song Dynasty, they must at least be three Northern Song Dynasty superimposed on this level......"

"So, the civilian population of Bulgaria is not very resistant to our move to overthrow the Tsar. Even many of the minor nobles were no longer willing to defend the Tsars whose legitimacy and competence were dubious. The great nobles also fought on their own, forming an 'alliance' that was beaten by enemies such as Serbia every day. ”

"Once we have enough excuses to deal with the Golden Horde, our progress will be smooth." He said truthfully: "Although it is said that war is all about profit, it is also important to have a slogan. At the very least, when pulling the grassland villagers to help, the first sentence can bluff people and make them think, 'Although I don't know who it is, this revenge war feels so powerful', so that people can listen to it. ”

"Moreover, there are a lot of children in Istfan. In addition to Hungary, several daughters married the king of Serbia, the king of Naples, the monarch of Bosnia, the monarch of Croatia. In short, around us, only a famous lord has something to do with his family. ”

So, we've been using this slogan for a long time. My ancestors also used this reason to go to the Golden Horde to call for help. ”

"Then why not now?" Zhu Wenkui asked: "Didn't you say before that you still want to fight for the inheritance of Hungary?" Why don't you keep the hunt? ”

"At this time, our strength is already relatively strong, and we don't need this kind of excuse that is too far away." Guo Kang said.

"Moreover, István had a daughter who was married to Andronica of the Valleollio family. Their descendants included Mary Khodun, who married the first Khan, John VII. In the pursuit, you will chase yourself. ”

"That's it......" I heard some stories about the early years of the Purple Horde, which made Zhu Wenkui also feel a little emotional.

"Although it is no longer used, it can also be used as an example to see how quickly they got married." Guo Kang said: "You see, in just two generations, so much has spread. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Jonas of Cuman also had a daughter, married to a French lord." Princess Jeanne agreed: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed very fast. ”

"yes. So don't be too surprised to meet European aristocrats again, who have strange relatives with each other. Their ability to find in-laws is really admirable......"

"In that case, this Englishman and Frenchman should really have something to do with the Polish nobles, and may even be considered Polish nobles themselves." Zhu Wenkui also analyzed: "Didn't you interrogate carefully before? Why didn't they find out before and deal with them together? ”

"No, just ask them to pay the money and put them back. Of course, if you really don't have the money, you can help us with the work. Guo Kang shook his head as a matter of course and said, "What we need to do is to execute the hard-fought enemy." Of course, the more enemies that swing at both ends, the better. ”

"These two people are probably serious, and they may have some enmity, they would rather suffer a loss themselves than report each other." Guo Kang speculated: "But it is also good for them to make trouble." It's in our best interest that everyone knows it. This is tantamount to propagandizing for us, to divide and disintegrate the Poles. ”

(End of chapter)