Speaking of this, the others basically understood what Guo Kang meant.

"You see, in the language of the Mobei Mongols, Taiji is the prince who is directly copied, and the princess's pronunciation has not changed much. A large number of other official positions, era names, and titles are also derived from Chinese. If this 'upper-class' loanword appears in large numbers, it means a great cultural impact. Guo Kang continued to give examples.

Of course, in the vast majority of cases, this influence is only found in the language of the governed—for example, the Normans to the English. I can't tell what the Mongols did about this...... It stands to reason that they haven't been managed by the Central Plains people like this before, right? ”

"Didn't they just be managed by the Yuan Dynasty?" Theodora asked rhetorically.

Guo Kang couldn't answer for a while.

"I read the early Mongolian records of the Persians, saying that the daughters of Genghis Khan, from the eldest daughter Huochen Beji onwards, all used the title 'Beji' from the Turkic language." Another assistant, Father Leo, interjected: "I don't know when it became Chinese." ”

"It's likely that Beji is also from Chinese." Guo Kang told him: "Beji is the feminine word for Burke, and Burke is said to be 'bo' from ancient Chinese. This is the title of lord in various places in ancient times, and after spreading to the west, it was learned by people who lived in the Western Regions at that time. ”

"Is the name of the lord of the Turkmen Bey also derived from this word?" Father Leo asked.

"Probably not." Guo Kang shook his head: "Bey and Mongolian Boyan are a word of origin, which should come from ancient Persia, meaning wealthy people. ”

"The ancient Turkic language originated in the Western Regions, on the territory of what is now the Chagatai Khanate. The locals still use 'bayi' to refer to wealthy and wealthy people, and 'burke' to refer to local rulers. The meaning of these two words is not the same. ”

"That is to say, these Turkmen tribes in western Asia Minor have actually confused the words?" Father Leo reacted.

"yes. They must be calling themselves lords. The result may be that he has misunderstood the vocabulary, which has led to the heads of the tribes and the local lords becoming the lords of Bayi. Guo Kang said.

"This is also normal, we have dealt with the Chagatai Khanate. The details of these tribes are not unclear to everyone. Fr. Marco said: "What Turkic language do the Turkmen know?" ”

"That's just as well." Father Leo nodded: "This is really the truth. These words are either Chinese or Persian, which actually proves the previous speculation. The spread of 'upper-class' vocabulary does not necessarily require direct control, and if there is a large gap between civilizations, and the whole system is copied, it is likely to be copied along with the words. ”

The crowd agreed, and both Father Rus joined the discussion, and began to analyze whether the titles of the nobles, as well as the honorific titles of the Brothers, the Virgin and the Saints, had been transmitted from the Baltic side or from the Greek side. This is also a more meaningful thing for them.

As they spoke, someone from outside approached. A middle-aged man of medium height with a fur hat strode in.

"Master Pronsky is here, welcome!" Grand Lama Wang immediately showed a smile and stepped forward to greet him.

The visitor was dressed in a richly colored woolen coat with a row of gold and silver jewels adorned with a belt around his waist. When he saw Wang Da Lama, he immediately stepped forward, grabbed the dust and kissed him, and then went up to give him a hug.

Probably that's the habit there, so the priests were unmoved, but just got up again and greeted him.

"Oh, Her Royal Highness is here too." He turned to Theodora next to him, took off his hat, and bowed deeply: "I didn't expect you to be here, it's really an honor." ”

Theodora nodded at him, smiled, and then said, "Guo Gongzi said, there are a few things, I'd better listen to them." You discuss yours, and I'll just sit in here. ”

"I believe that your wisdom will definitely give us better guidance." Pronsky immediately responded.

He looked at the crowd and asked, "I seem to be a little late." You've just started talking about it? ”

"It's alright, it's not too late, it's not yet three o'clock." The Great Lama told him, "We were just chatting and talking about our experience in translation. ”

"You are not a cultural person, there is Yaxing. I got the news not so long ago that the Polotsks wanted to negotiate with us. This translation technique will soon be useful. Pronsky was clearly a veteran of the court, and he flattered the topic and raised his own topic.

"I've heard about that, too. They sent a letter to the Kiev church, another to Novgorod, and finally one to me. Wang Da Lama did not evade, and said directly: "It is estimated that he wants to negotiate with us through the coordination of all parties." ”

As he spoke, he beckoned everyone to sit down. Father Leo and Father Mark have already begun to discuss.

"Oh? What do they want? Guo Kang asked.

"It's still the same. They want to borrow us, to get rid of Lithuania. "In the past few years, Lithuania has suffered defeats, and has begun to extort money from the interior, and more and more tribute has been shared with them. Moreover, within the principality, Lithuania looks more at the revival of Minsk, so they are also unhappy. ”

"Minsk is not a new place. Very early on, they competed with Polotsk for the leadership of the principality. Pronsky said: "But the reason for this, the Patriarch really said the same as we know." ”

"The north side of Polotsk was close to Novgorod, and in the name of the same Rurik, I asked them for help, and asked them to forward the Rus' countries. Actually, I guess I just want Rome to make a move, but I'm embarrassed to say it directly. ”

"What's so embarrassing about that." Guo Kang was a little surprised.

"The area from Polotsk to Turov is one of the few Rus' regions that has never been conquered during the previous Mongol expeditions. Later, they were also the only Rus' nation that never paid tribute to the Golden Horde. Pronsky really knew a lot and introduced: "They called themselves 'Belarusians', which is said to refer to the free Rus' who were not conquered by the Mongols. And those of us who pay tribute to the Great Khan are called 'Black Rus'. ”

"It's just that the good times didn't last long, although the Golden Horde in the east was withheld, but Lithuania behind it also came to fight him. This time they did not hold out, and in the end they were annexed by Lithuania. He changed his words and said, "So, their mood is very entangled, and it's normal." ”

"Then they might as well speak out and create a coalition of 'Free Rus' to recruit Rus' who do not like the rule of Poland and Lithuania. As far as I know, there are quite a few of them. Father Leo shrugged his shoulders and said, "Even if you need foreign aid, you have more bargaining chips, which is conducive to negotiations." ”

"Isn't that really unbeatable?" Pronsky spread his hands and said bluntly.

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