Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 205 Chasing down Istvan's remnants
"Then, which of these two people is telling the truth?" Zhu Wenkui asked, "Why do I feel that what they said is so confusing."

"It should all be true." Guo Kang said: "It's just that they attacked each other, so they all focused on the connection between the other party and the Poles."

Taking advantage of Baihu's search for an interpreter and telling everyone what the two said in French, Guo Kang simply spoke directly.

"For example, the English mercenary, he is definitely not an ordinary mercenary. The French said that his father came from Poland, and he returned to Poland after growing up in England. It is obvious that he has some understanding of his background before he can say that. It’s so detailed. He didn’t refute it—if it’s really a false accusation, then such a detailed lie would be easily exposed.”

"Besides, ordinary mercenaries would not run back and forth between the two countries so regularly. After all, England and Poland are not too close." He speculated.

"This man's father may be a small nobleman. He had some industries in Poland. He probably encountered some troubles later, so he could only go to England to work as a mercenary to make a living. For decades, the largest war in Europe, except ours. The circle, that is, England and France. I heard from Captain Jessica that he originally wanted to go to England to apply."

"I see." Zhu Wenkui understood: "I still think too rigidly. I didn't expect England to be able to hire so many people..."

"There are indeed many such people." Princess Jeanna looked unhappy, but she still told him: "There are frequent exchanges of mercenaries among European countries. It is still different from the Ming Dynasty."

"That man is really a nobleman?" Zhu Wenkui looked at Tesco, an Englishman who was still trying to translate and explain.

"It must be." Princess Jeanne concluded, "How could commoners in England speak French so smoothly."

"All right……"

"I guess he and the Poles have more than a simple employment relationship." Guo Kang said: "Maybe he made some money in England and climbed into the local aristocracy. After gaining power, he felt that he could maintain his hometown's industry. I ran back."

"The Polish parliament is very open and provides a lot of power to the nobles, so many people are really willing to go. Apart from the locals, many of their nobles and even the king are foreigners, and there are people from all over Europe. Before Poland And Louis the Great, ruler of Hungary, is a Frenchman—oh, and a relative of your sister."

"I know that all of them are relatives, but I don't quite understand the relationship inside." Zhu Wenkui shook his head: "It's too messy..."

"This is relatively simple." Little Jeanne said: "Louis VIII seized the old nest of the Plantagenet family in Anjou and sealed it to his son Charlie. This is the Anjou family of the Capet family. This The branch later entered southern Italy and seized control of the Kingdom of Sicily, so there was the Southern Italian branch; after the Sicilian Vespers incident, only Naples remained in the kingdom's territory, so it was also called 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 descended from the Capet family, so we are theoretically relatives."

"They always give me the feeling that I can be a county magistrate in Daming and run a tribe in Beiyuan at the same time..." Zhu Wenkui complained, "It's really hard to understand."

"Actually, it's about the same as Spring and Autumn." Guo Kang helped to explain: "The world is the theoretical uncle and uncle of Zhou Tianzi. Even if there is no blood relationship, it has a relationship after being married for so long. The difference may be that here, the son of the state of Jin It is also possible to inherit the Qi State’s office through various reasons. But in the Central Plains, the only way is to follow the route of Tian’s replacing Qi.”

"Moreover, the speed of marriage here is really exaggerated. Even a newcomer can quickly establish a relationship with a lot of people. When we first established our country, we used hunting down the descendants of Hutan as an excuse. It came in handy at that time."

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

"Khutan is the leader of the Kipchak people in the southern Russian region. He has been leading the crowd to fight against the Mongols. He united his son-in-law, the prince of Halichi, Michislao, and persuaded the princes of Kiev, Damichislao and Tirni. Brother Wanggong Xiaomi Chisilao and others combined [-] troops to fight Jebe and Subotai at the Kalka River." Guo Kang explained.

"You should have heard of this battle. It was the largest battle in the Western Expedition. After that, Hutan was on the blacklist of the Mongols and was hunted down all the way. In the end, he led the [-] surviving Kipchaks. , fled to Hungary, and was taken in by the king cowardly."

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

"I said it according to the official translation in Yuanshi." Guo Kang explained: "Isn't this for the convenience of your understanding?"

"That kind of name is not easy to remember at all." Zhu Wenkui pointed out: "And the name of the Ross man, why does it sound like the nickname of the leader of the cottage, there are big and small."

"The Ross people at that time, you have to call it a copycat..." Guo Kang hesitated: "Besides, the original name is not easy to remember."

He spread his hands and began to mutter quickly: "The big Michis is always the then Prince Mstislav of Kiev; the little Miches is always the then Prince Mstislav of Chernihiv; the son-in-law Miches is always the then Prince Mstislav of Galich. These people did appear at the same time, and they all have this name, and it is longer than the name in Yuanshi."

"My God." Zhu Wenkui said unwillingly: "I think you should strengthen your control over the Ross area, and then prohibit the Ross people from having such a long name. This is really tormenting..."

"It's the custom of people. No one cares about the length of people's names." Guo Kang shook his head and refused: "I have already picked up a shorter translated name and said it. Of course, you can call them 'Musti' according to another translation method." Slav's fine too. Just know who it is."

"..."

Seeing that Zhu Wenkui didn't know how to answer, Guo Kang looked at Rang Na's mother and daughter, and found that they both didn't understand, so he continued: "Hutan is Ketai'an Khan, and after he believed in worshiping God, he called him Jonas'. The Kipchak people here are called Kuman, although I feel that the scope of the two words is not the same, but the core tribe should be the same group of people."

"This is Istvan V's father-in-law." Princess Jeanna realized, "I almost fainted from the string of names you just mentioned."

"Yes, that's him." Guo Kang said: "Tyan Khan and his Ross son-in-law both survived the war. He himself ran faster—although their rout caused the collapse of other Ross troops, But at least they got away by themselves."

"Mstislav also escaped. When the Mongols came after him, he fled to the Dnieper, boarded a boat, and drifted away. The Mongols did not catch him. But the other Mstislavs The Slavs were not very lucky. They had killed the Mongol mission before, so they were all sent to Two-dimensional after being captured."

"After that, Ketai'an Khan fled to Hungary and married his daughter Elizabeth to Qilian - the son of Bela IV, later Istfan V." Guo Kang said: "This branch, is his most important descendant."

"However, Ketaian Khan himself did not see the subsequent war. Although he converted to God worship, the Hungarian nobles hated him very much."

"The king himself came forward and tried to protect Kutan and his people, telling everyone that the Mongols were coming and that they needed as many allies as possible. But the nobles felt that the Mongols were not a threat and were very dissatisfied with the king's actions. Some nobles then planned rioted, killed Kotayan Khan and his retinue, and threw their heads in the street to humiliate them."

"As a result, the Kipchak tribe lost control. They left the station arranged by the king, plundered along the way, wiped out several Hungarian troops they encountered on the road, and finally fled to Bulgaria. The remaining Hungarian troops were later captured by Mongolia. People were basically wiped out."

"King Bela IV was also hunted down by the Mongols, but he escaped by boat in time, so he survived. Afterwards, the Mongols withdrew, and their lineage survived, and with many other princes and nobles Intermarriage."

"So that's the case." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "So, this is also a good excuse?"

"Yes, just like the Ming Dynasty pursued the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, we can also pursue the remnants of Hutan." Guo Kang said: "When Bulgaria was just getting better, there were conflicts with the great nobles at that time. At that time, everyone I don’t know how to do it, but it was later discovered that several families in Bulgaria that competed for the position of the Tsar were more or less related to the Kipchak people. Because of their marriage with Istfan, they are also the descendants of Kutan gone."

"There's another theory?" 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 was mainly for the big countries such as the Golden Horde. Although too much time has passed, there is nothing wrong with this reason The question that can be picky is even very in line with the preferences of some Khans. Therefore, it also saved me a lot of trouble."

"At that time, Bulgaria was in chaos. Several dynasties fought back and forth, and riots broke out among the people. The Mongols in the north and the Greeks in the south competed to intervene in court affairs. At the most, there were three tsars of noble origin and one civil riot. The tsar that the leader claims to exist exists at the same time. In the court, there are two Greek queens listening to the government one after another. The Bulgarian family is not as good as it used to be, so the Romance of the Three Kingdoms plus the Eastern and Western Queens must not be able to bear it.”

"It's conceivable how chaotic it was over there at that time." Guo Kang said metaphorically: "If the Paleolio dynasty was a chaotic version of the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, they would have to be at least at the level of the superposition of the three Northern Song Dynasties..."

"So, the common people in Bulgaria did not have much resistance to our move to overthrow the tsar. Even many small nobles were no longer willing to defend those tsars whose legitimacy and ability were very suspicious. The big nobles also fought on their own, forming an 'alliance' 'It seems to be in harmony with reality, and is beaten up by enemies like 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 wars are for profit, it is also very important to have a slogan. At the very least, when I was asking fellow villagers in the prairie to help, the opening sentence could bluff people, making them think 'although I don't know who it is, but this kind of revenge war feels so powerful', so that people can listen to it."

"Besides, Istfan has many children. In addition to Hungary, there are several daughters married to the king of Serbia, the king of Naples, the monarch of Bosnia, and the monarch of Croatia. In short, around us, there is only a famous big lord , have something to do with his family."

"So, we have used this slogan for a long time. My ancestors did not use this reason less, and went to the Golden Account to call for help."

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

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

"Moreover, Estefan has a daughter who married Andronica of the Paleolio family. Their descendants include Maria Ketun who married the first Khan John VII. Keep hunting , and I chased after myself.”

"That's it..." Zhu Wenkui also felt a little moved after hearing some stories about the prosperity of the Purple Horde Khanate in its early years.

"Although it is no longer used anymore, it can also be used as an example to see how fast their marriage is." Guo Kang said: "Look, in just two generations, so much has spread."

"If I remember correctly, Jonas of Kuman also has a daughter who married a French lord." Princess Jeanne also agreed: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed very fast."

"Yes. So you don't need to be too surprised when you meet European nobles and have strange relatives with each other. Their ability to find in-laws is really admirable..."

"Then, the Englishman and the Frenchman should both be related to the Polish aristocrats, and they may even be regarded as Polish aristocrats." Zhu Wenkui also analyzed: "Didn't you interrogate carefully before? Why didn't you before?" Check them out and deal with them together?"

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

"These two people probably took it seriously, and there might be some kind of enmity. I would rather suffer a little loss myself than report on the other party." Guo Kang speculated: "But it is also good for them to make a fuss. It is good for us if everyone knows about it. The most beneficial. This is tantamount to propaganda for us, to divide and disintegrate the Poles."

(End of this chapter)