Outside the capital, a tent was temporarily erected. The most conspicuous of these is a huge tent decorated with purple ribbons. This is the current Khanate of the Roman Empire, and it can also be said that it is the origin of the name "Purple Horde".

In the Great Horde, Pendulum Khan John IX is meeting with his guests. The current visitors are none other than Zhu Wenkui's family.

Although it was an informal meeting, the participants were of a high standard. The Khan himself, Queen Anna, Tohhuan Taiji, and Princess Theodora all appeared at the venue. In addition, Prime Minister Wang Zhongren, Lu Shaoping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also accompanied him.

However, the meeting was not very long. He and the others politely asked them how they were doing and whether they were satisfied with the celebration. After the greetings, he routinely presented gifts to Zhu Wenkui and Princess Ma, telling them that Rome hoped to establish more trade with the Ming Dynasty.

These are all everyday polite words. The Purple Horde, as the master, would come here on a regular basis. This time, the troops were organized outside the city, and the envoys of various countries would appear, so according to the custom, I met with them once more regularly.

However, unlike usual, because Princess Jeanne was also there, the people of the Purple Horde also greeted her and gave her a gift.

"We are deeply concerned about the current situation of the Kingdom of France." In a calm tone, he continued his diplomatic rhetoric: "Your country is one of the most important countries in the Mediterranean world, and our traditional ally, and it is essential to safeguard the interests of the entire Roman League and the order of the Mediterranean world. We sincerely hope that your country will be able to get out of the crisis sooner, restore order, and revitalize the royal power. ”

"Our two families have also been good partners for many years. I will pray to my Heavenly Father that my good Anda Charlie will recover soon and lead the country out of difficult situations. Although everyone knew that this possibility was basically impossible, he still politely expressed his blessings to the king on behalf of his family and individuals.

When Princess Jeanne heard this, she stood up, skillfully lifted her skirt, bent her knees slightly, and thanked him with court courtesy. Pendulum Khan nodded and smiled, and the queen next to him gave him a look, and he quickly stood up again and returned the salute.

Next, the queen looked at the crowd, and then said to herself: "We are also preparing to send a routine mission to France in the near future. However, there are some situations that we don't know too much about, so I'd like to ask your opinion first. ”

"Speak, please." Princess Jeanne replied politely.

"Oh, it's actually just a matter of common sense, but we outsiders don't know much about it, so we want to find out. This is not a formal diplomatic occasion, so there is no need to be formal. After the queen finished speaking to her with a smile, she turned to the Ministry of Rites next to her and instructed directly in Chinese: "Lao Lu, tell the princess." ”

"Okay." Shangshu Lu Shaoping arched his hand at her, and then changed to fluent Latin, and said to Princess Jeanne; "That's right. We have also come here several groups of English envoys before. Because of our special historical relationship with England, they have been seeking to improve our relationship with us. They also have their own opinions on the order of succession of the kings of France, and in some respects they are not without reason. ”

"However, we still have to consider the interests and feelings of our allies first, so we still want to ask about some of the issues that your country has been paying attention to."

Princess Jeanne was a little surprised. She frowned, but quickly recovered, and continued to nod politely, "Please." ”

"The first is the issue of rapprochement with Neo-Anglia." "The Anglo-Saxons of Neo-Angloria are our traditional allies, and we have always supported their Restoration Movement," Lu said. But after all, a long time has passed, so the Kingdom of England has always had the intention of formal reconciliation. For this matter, they visited many times, hoping to solve it as soon as possible. ”

"Neo-Anglia" is a region of Crimea. After the Normans conquered England, they carried out a brutal purge of the local Anglo-Saxons. In order to thoroughly investigate their spoils of war, the Normans even conducted censuses of the population and land ahead of time, the degree of detail that has remained unsurpassed for hundreds of years in the history of England and even in Europe.

Under this series of "intensive cultivation", most of the middle and upper class Ansar lords were wiped out by force.

Traditionally, new conquerors don't do this. Because of the limited capacity of the administration, those in power generally tend to compromise in order to reduce resistance. Therefore, in many places where the mountains are high and the kings are far away, the local forces can still be preserved. But the Normans were not so easy to deal with, so the survivors had to try to find a way.

According to the Sagas epic of the Norsemen, it was an Anglo nobleman named Sigwald who took the lead in finding a way out. His fiefdom spread across eight counties and was powerful, so after the resistance failed and he was captured, the Normans did not dare to kill him directly.

He had originally asked King Swayn of Denmark for help, but Denmark was unable to intervene this time. But another way out for the Danish samurai inspired him. So, he gathered the remnants of the nobles, led by three counts, and more than 4,000 followers, and set sail to Constantinople. The Normans wished that the thorn would disappear on its own, so they did not stop it.

At that time, the Crimean peninsula was being attacked by various nomads in turn, and it was almost lost. So, the emperor threw them over there, nominally dividing them, but in fact letting them consume each other with other barbarians. However, these remnants of the defeated soldiers who fled from the west performed exceptionally well and really cashed in on the empty promise.

Since then, the territories they have recovered and occupied have been called "Neo-Anglia", imitating the name of "New Rome".

However, the Anglo-Saxon people were still very grateful to the Eastern Romans. After that, others fled from England, expanding the group even more. Gradually, they gained a foothold in the Crimea and continued to provide military support to the Greeks, becoming one of the important sources of the Varyag Guard.

In 1204, these people were one of the few people who made an effective resistance. Ecclesiastical historians have recorded that the situation was one of "the French besieging the city, and the Anglo-Saxons and Danes defending it." After the fall of the capital, there were still Ansaxon soldiers who followed the new emperor to Asia Minor. Until the time of the Palaiologos dynasty, there were still people who continued to serve.

So, for Rome, these Anglo-Saxon soldiers have always been quite reliable.

The Purple Horde originated in the north, and contact with these people was also very early. At the time of the rise of the Khanate, "Neo-Anglia" still had a string of coastal forts and estates, dependent on the Genoese who had a strong presence there. In terms of countering the monopoly and exploitation of these profiteers, they had a common language with the Purple Horde in the early years, so they had long been old acquaintances.

After the establishment of the Roman League, many of these men were directly involved in the French war against England as mercenaries and volunteers. Later, during the "Wool War", the Purple Horde also organized a large number of Ansaxons and Norsemen to attack England proper.

At this time, it can be regarded as making them angry with each other. Until now, the veterans of the year and their descendants are still proud of it, and they have to blow it if they have nothing to do.

(End of chapter)