"This official is an angel of the Great Song Dynasty, and he sent an envoy to the Western countries on the order of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty to seek knowledge, but he can act cheaply......"

"This is the envoy of Tengger Khan of the Upper Peach Blossom Stone State, and he sent an envoy to the West at the behestage of the Khan, seeking the true scriptures, and has the right to conclude a treaty......"

"This is the envoy of His Majesty the Tengger Emperor of the Upper Peach Blossom Stone Empire, who was ordered to come and submit a treaty with the Roman Empire and learn the truth of Christianity......"

These are three different expressions, and the meaning seems to be the same, but there is a slight difference in translation.

The first is said by Ji Yi in Chinese, the second is said by Mo Li in Arabic, and the third is said by Baldwin in Latin - what a great Song emperor, he was stunned to be translated into Tengger the Great of the Peach Blossom Stone Empire! The pursuit of knowledge became the study of Christian truths, and cheap behavior became the conclusion of a treaty with the Roman Empire...... It is also not known whether to conclude a treaty against the Saracens (Arabs) and the Turks?

What the? Learn the truth of Christianity? And an alliance with the Roman Empire against the Celestials? Is this true? Could it be that the Roman Empire was about to come to work? Or are you daydreaming?

Hearing Baldwin's translation, the purple-robed Roman nobles present were stunned, and after a while, it was Anna, who was proficient in Arabic. Komenina asked, "Mr. Envoy, have you come to Rome on behalf of His Majesty Tengri in Peach Blossom to seek the truth of Christ?" ”

This time, Mo Li was finally able to speak directly to Komenina, and she replied in Arabic: "Your Excellency the envoy is here on behalf of the Emperor of Song......

"Emperor of Song?" Komenina repeated. Because of these four words, Mo Li spoke directly in Chinese, not Arabic.

"The Song Kingdom is the Peach Blossom Stone Country, claiming to be the Song Kingdom, and no one uses the term Peach Blossom Stone in the Song Kingdom." "Emperor was the honorific title of the ruler of the Song Kingdom, equivalent to the Grand Commander of Rome and Augustus. ”

Komnina asked: "That Tengri is ......"

"Tengri is a Turkic word meaning heaven. And the khan was the king of the Turks. "Tengri Khan is the Turkic title given to the Emperor of the Song Kingdom. ”

This is nonsense, Tengri Khan is the honorific title dedicated to Li Shimin by the steppe tribes - that is, the meaning of recognizing Li Shimin as the ruler of the steppe and the desert!

Komenina nodded, looking at Mo Li, who was already in her thirties, but her appearance was beautiful, "You are a woman from the Song Kingdom?" ”

"I was born in the Song Kingdom, but my ancestors are from Persia." Murly said, "It's Sassanid Persia!" ”

"Are you a Zoroastrian?"

"No, I'm a Manichaean."

"Manichaeism!?" Komenina looked very surprised when she heard the name, "Is it the religion founded by Mani the Persian?" ”

"It's the prophet Mani!"

"Oh God!" Komenina hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the emperor of the Song Kingdom was also a follower of Manichaeism?" ”

This is no joke! Because the learned Komenina knew what Manichaeism was all about! This nasty religion is particularly fond of incorporating its own teachings into other sects and then creating a bunch of nondescript heresies.

In Europe, Manichaeism developed rapidly and became a formidable rival to Christianity. St. Augustine, a saint of the Roman Church, a traumatist of the Austinians, and a great thinker of Christianity, converted to Manichaeism for a time. Later, because the teachings of Manichaeism could not be justified, they broke away and returned to the camp of Christianity.

But when Christianity became the state religion of Rome, Manichaeism was severely damaged, and Manichaeism, which had been openly declared open around 600 AD, was largely extinct.

However, there were still a considerable number of Manichaeans who disguised themselves as Christians, thus forming heretical sects such as the Cathars, Paulese, and Bauglanes. Among them, the Paulicians were also Christian heretics in the Eastern Roman Empire, while the Baugranites were active in the Balkans and are still very strong......

If the mighty Tengri Khan of the East had been a follower of the Manichaean prophet, then the Roman Empire would not have been able to unite with him!

"No," Murray shook her head, "the Emperor of Song is not a follower of the Mani Prophet. He believed in both Confucianism and Taoism. ”

"Confucianism and Taoism?" Komenina had never heard, "What is it?" ”

"Among the gifts given to the Roman commanders were the classics of Confucianism and Taoism, as well as some translations into Saracen. Broadly speaking, Confucianism is the equivalent of Greek philosophy, while Taoism is a polytheistic belief based on Confucianism. The two envoys of the Song State were both philosophers who were proficient in Confucianism, and the special deputy envoy Li Gang came from the Yuntai University of the Song State, which was the best university in the Song Kingdom, dozens of times larger than the University of Niezemia...... One of the purposes of the Song delegation to Rome was to acquire knowledge of Greek philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy for Yuntai University. ”

"I see," Comunina said with a smile, after a moment's thought, "I am Princess Anna of Rome. Comunina, my husband is the Roman Caesar Brinius. We hope that before the Song embassy is built, we can entertain the members of the mission at home, and by the way, we can learn about the philosophy of the Song Kingdom. ”

The two women chatted in Arabic for a while, finally finding out each other's situation, and then briefed the Roman emperor and the two envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, who had been waiting on the dock for a long time.

"The envoy," Murly said to Ji Yi, "the woman in purple is Princess Comunina of Rome, and her husband is Caesar of Rome...... It's about an official like a minister, right? The couple wanted us to stay in their mansion until the embassy was built. ”

At this time, there were already permanent embassies among the Christian countries of Europe, so Princess Komnina also took it for granted that the mission of the Peachbose Kingdom would also establish an embassy in the city of Constantinople.

At the same time, Komenina was speaking to her father: "Father, the mission of the Upper Peach Stone wants to obtain knowledge of Greek philosophy and science from us. In addition, they are not Christians, but they believe in a polytheistic religion and have their own philosophies, which they can communicate with us. ”

"Did they come to Rome only for philosophy?" The Roman Emperor, the Grand Commander (translation problem) Alexios I, was slightly disappointed, but it didn't show it on his face.

"Maybe there's something else." Komenina said to her father, "Did you see those two Saracens? Followed by the envoys of the Upper Peach Blossom Kingdom were Meria and Ansari of Niezemia University, both prominent scholars and advisors to the caliphs and sultans. ”

Merial and Ansari were also well-known in Christendom, especially Meria, whose poetry collections spread to the Eastern Roman Empire and had some readers.

"I think it's inconvenient to say something in front of them...... "Komnina thought for a moment, and then added, "maybe they have some secret mission of their own?" ”

Alexios I raised an eyebrow. It's quite possible! Because the Crusades had changed the landscape of Western Asia, relations between the Seljuk Turks and the Eastern Roman Empire had eased. Alexios I also recovered some lands in the western part of the Asia Minor Peninsula during his crusade, stabilizing the situation of the empire. It's also time to turn your attention to the economy - empires are maintained by foreign mercenaries, so there is money, an army, an empire, and everything is over without money! Due to the series of defeats in foreign wars and internal strife during the previous Ducasse dynasty, the Eastern Roman Empire was largely exhausted. Within the magnificent walls of Constantinople, there was now only one depressed city with a decreasing population.

Similarly, the Seljuk Turks, who had fallen into a great division after the death of Sultan Malikshah, were now fighting the Crusaders in the west, and seemed to be threatened by the Peach Blossom Kingdom in the east, and should not have the strength to continue the war with the Roman Empire......

"Good!" Alexios I whispered to his daughter, "Find an opportunity to test them."

Also, find out the true purpose of the Upper Peach Blossom Stone Kingdom Mission as soon as possible, and then report it to me immediately! ”

……

Finally welcomed by the few Romans in Constantinople, the mission entered the once glorious city, which now appears to be rather depressed.

But even so, Ji Yi still had to be surprised by the tall houses scattered all over the city. Although Kaifeng Mansion is much more lively than this Constantinople, there are few houses with more than two floors in the city. On the contrary, the Jiehe merchant market, founded by Wu Haogu, is full of tall houses, slightly similar to Constantinople.

Ji Yi rode a horse, accompanied by Alexios I, and when he rode a horse on the streets of Constantinople, somehow, he actually thought of the Jiehe Merchant Market - the two seem to have a lot of similarities!

Not only tall buildings, but also the Senate...... Or the Council of Nobles or something! Anyway, there is such a yamen in both cities, and it seems that the function is a bit similar.

Ji Yi then thought of what Baldwin said before, more than a thousand years ago, before the emergence of the Roman Empire, there was a Senate and the Roman People's State (the official name of the Roman Republic is the Senate and the Roman People), which sounded a bit like the "Republic" in the Central Plains! This Rausch Roman People's State is said to have driven out the fatherless and kingless country established by the Roman Queen, which is really a bit unusual.

When you go back, you must ask the princess Komenina, and you must ask the ins and outs......

In addition, the capital of Rome looks really depressed! What hope is there for a country that is sustained by mercenaries to become so poor?

The corners of Ji Yi's mouth curled slightly, revealing a smug smile - he knew that he would be able to make a big deal again soon!

This time, he's going to sell a war that would make people rich to the bottom of the Roman Empire!

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