Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 434 The current child

In front of the "Mary of Mongolia" monastery, the Queen Mother was saying goodbye to the guests.

One of them has white beard and hair, wearing simple dark monk robes, and holding a Zen staff in his hand. He is clearly the monk Daoyan who has been missing recently, making Zhu Wenkui unable to find him every day.The other one is the Granada lobbyist Mohamed, the "Old Sea Urchin" who has visited here several times.

Today happened to be a fasting day in the monastery, and the Queen Mother was also fasting and chanting sutras, so she invited them to join them and leave after dinner.The three of them were all well-informed people, and they chatted all over the place while eating fast food until dark.

After walking out of the door politely, the old sea urchin felt quite emotional when he saw the crowded streets.

"When I was a child, my hometown was also so prosperous. The market was open until night, and my father would take me out secretly to buy low-priced sugar that merchants smuggled in and sold at night. Unfortunately, we can no longer see this scene. ."

"It's okay, our area has only become prosperous in these years. After the country is on the right track, it recovers very quickly." Queen Elizabeth comforted her.

"When I first got married and came here, the population in this city was less than one-fifth of what it is now, and although it was the capital in name, most of the places within the city walls were still a mixture of wastelands and shacks. The real estate and the residents above it , are basically controlled by the Greek nobles. The people the Khan's court can manage are only one-fifth of these people at most."

"I have heard stories about Constantinople from my grandfather and father since I was a child. They both went out to fight, sometimes serving the Latins, sometimes serving the Turks, and once even fighting for the Italians. My At the time, I couldn’t even figure out who we were and who we were loyal to. But no matter which time I returned from an expedition, there were always background nouns that often appeared in the stories I brought back—Constantinople was one of them. "

"Later, Basil ran to my hometown to chase bandits - they said they were bandits, but in fact many of them were relatives and friends of my family. I don't know when they were not smart enough to offend others. However, I My father had previously served as a mercenary under the 'chivalrous man' Guo Yuanting, and had made military exploits, so he got to know them. Relying on this friendship, he managed to mediate the misunderstanding between the two parties, so that we, the folks from all over the country, could all Joined the ranks of the Romans.”

Talking about the past, the Queen Mother also started talking.

"At that banquet, my father drank too much and asked me to perform the sword dance. After that, I had to appear once every day when they got together. In fact, this is not a new skill. The mountain people have always had this tradition of hospitality. .So, they rested and feasted for several days, and I went to perform for a few days."

"In the end, Basil probably drank too much, and he fell in love with me out of nowhere. He is Basileus after all, and he quickly convinced my father to let me marry him."

"I have heard that Basil, the First Khan, has always been calm and intelligent. Many of the Roman emperors were fond of alcoholism, but he is different and has almost no deeds in this regard." Monk Daoyan commented: "Look at it this way Come on, this guy actually had his emotions back then. It’s quite interesting to compare him like this.”

"Hey, you are still very attentive, great monk. In just a few days, you can understand so many stories here and see these details." The Queen Mother also sighed: "That's right. I also thought about it later. .”

"Then what were you thinking at that time? Are you going to Constantinople?" Daoyan just smiled and continued to take over the topic in a friendly manner.

"Yes. I was like a fool at that time. I would practice martial arts with my elders every day, or go out and fight with other children." The Queen Mother also smiled and said: "It's very simple for us to get married."

"When my father sobered up, he brought my mother to me and told me, do you remember the young man who was sitting and drinking with me yesterday?"

"I said, which one? There are so many people. Could it be the one who was giggling?" "My dad was drunk and was giggling there. How could he remember who was who? It was my mother. He came to the rescue in time. That's right, it's him. He's Basileus."

"I said, oh."

"Dad is not very satisfied with my attitude. But I think he is making a fuss out of a molehill. Although we are a small place in the mountains, everyone has seen a lot of things in the world, from the sultan, to the tsar, to the governor--one uncle also He fought for the Pope. Basileus, isn't that the title of a Greek lord? Not to mention comparing with emperors and kings, is he as big as a sultan?"

"My parents' history is not very good, so of course they couldn't answer me at that time. But my father probably couldn't tell me, so he was a little anxious, so he just said directly, he is not an ordinary Basileus, he is Constantine. The Basileus of the Fortress is the Basileus of Mongolia. Being able to like me means that our family has gained the favor of Heavenly Father. Don’t take people seriously.”

"Is there an ordinary Basileus?" Monk Daoyan was a little surprised.

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded: "Ever since Rome was destroyed by the Latins 200 years ago, their court has fallen into lasting divisions. Many local snakes calling themselves Basileus have emerged in various places. The royal family itself There are also internal strife every day, fighting for position. This Basileus is also on the left and the right, which is really not uncommon."

"In this way..." Even though Monk Daoyan was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he still couldn't help but be shocked.

"Yes." The Queen Mother continued: "At that time, no one could distinguish so many concepts. The monks in Belgrade could probably distinguish some, right? But we people in the mountains, let us distinguish between Romans and Greeks. We can’t figure out what the difference is.”

"As for Mongolia..." She thought for a while: "Back then, after the sea soldiers plundered Serbia, we over there used Mongolia as a word to scare children. According to legend, when the Mongolian Khan went to war, Satan led him Horses, Baal holds his flag for him, his palace is a huge tent with pillars made of human heads, and a big red dragon with three heads pulls his chariot. In short, it is a very scary concept."

The old sea urchin listened with great concentration and seemed to be very interested in this kind of folk tale.On the contrary, Monk Dao Yan, who was always calm and calm, couldn't help but laugh.

"What's wrong?" the old sea urchin asked quickly.

"No, no, I just think this story is very interesting." Monk Dao Yan said quickly: "Everyone is really imaginative."

"Actually, it's just a simple pile of things." The Queen Mother thought it didn't matter: "I just heard people say that. In fact, only children believe it."

"Then how did you answer that time?" Monk Daoyan asked with a smile.

"What else can I say? I'll just keep saying 'Oh'." The Queen Mother herself couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)