"What should I call him?"

"It can be called popping."

"Bang bang? What do you mean? ”

"It's what Daddy meant......"

"Murley, what are you talking about? This official is an angel of the Great Song Dynasty, how can he call a Western god stick Dad? ”

"But that's what everyone here calls ......"

"No, no, change one."

"Then he is called the Bishop of Rome, the representative of Christ, the successor of the Lord of the Disciples, the High Priest, the Patriarch of the West......"

"It's too long, I can't remember, make a more streamlined one."

"Then call him the Great Dharma King of Christianity."

"Great Dharma King? This is a good ......."

Ji Yi and Mo Li, who were riding horses and waiting for the Christian Grand French King Passha II to greet them, already knew that the Great Song Navy had defeated the Chola fleet in the Srivijaya Strait, and that the Emir Sanjar of the Seljuk Empire had sent troops to aid the Lion King of the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

Both of these messages were written by Anna Murray during their stay in Amalfi City, the capital of the Republic of Amalfi. Komenina and Beswin brought from Jerusalem.

When Ji Yi and Murly visited the Italian city-states, Anna. Komenina was also busy with her diplomatic activities. She first served in Venice and the viceroy of the Republic of Venice, Odravo. Fillello reached an agreement to send troops together. This is not difficult, and it is not yet the time for the Venetian rebellion to the Eastern Roman Empire.

Today, the Republic of Venice was still a nominal vassal of the Eastern Roman Empire, and Alexios I, in order to get the support of Venice, generously granted Venetian merchants the privilege of doing business tax-free in the territory. So the Eastern Roman Empire and the Republic of Venice are still in a honeymoon friendly period!

Moreover, the transaction of "investing" in the United States of Sinai, no matter how you look at it, is a sure win.

According to the proposal made by Ji Yi, the investment of the Republic of Venice in the United States of Sinai was divided into two parts. Part of it was direct stake – at least 50 heavily armed standing warships, 100 armed merchant ships, and an additional 1,000 hoplite mercenaries (not counting the ship's sailors) for the offensive on the Sinai Peninsula.

The second part is loans. The emperor Zhao Ji (this is the first time that the title "Emperor with the Four Seas" appears, it is actually a translation error, which actually means rich four seas) is the Eastern Roman princess Anna. Comunina provided a guarantee for her to borrow 1,000,000 gold coins from the Republic of Venice or gold coins from Heperon (the latter being newly issued by Alexios I) to finance her war on the Sinai Peninsula.

Of course...... Anna. If Komenina doesn't pay the account in the end, the Republic of Venice will not really go to Kaifeng Mansion to ask for money.

In fact, what Governor Filiello really wanted was a "tribute", that is, the Republic of Venice would send a huge delegation (also a merchant group) to meet the emperor of the Great Song Empire on behalf of the Roman Empire.

The tributary missions of the Roman Empire were, of course, tax-exempt! And along the way, you will also be protected by the Great Song Navy, and the profit you can make from this trip is a few million Nomisma gold coins.

After receiving the support of the Republic of Venice, Anna. Komenina made another trip to Serbia, and took Stephen and his son with her, and the two fathers and sons came forward to recruit knights in Serbia who were willing to settle down in the Sinai Peninsula. Komenina signed an agreement with them whereby these Serbian knights were paid by Anna as mercenaries until the Sinai Peninsula returned to the glory of God. After the recovery of Sinai, as a vassal of Anna, he received a manor in Sinai.

For the young knights who could not afford to inherit the family business (the knights were all inherited by the eldest son), Anna's offer was too attractive.

Not only will they get a salary, but they will also receive the fiefdom of their dreams! And the fief was also located on the Sinai Peninsula, the future East-West trade toll booth...... It's much better than a fiefdom in a Serbian ravine.

After receiving the support of the Serbian knights, Anna. Komenina hurried to Jerusalem to meet King Baldwin I.

The attack on the Sinai Peninsula was, of course, indispensable to the participation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Right here in the city of Jerusalem, Anna. Komenina met Besven, who had just arrived from Baghdad. And learned the latest news from the East from Bai Siwen.

The navies of the Great Song Empire defeated the fleet of the Brahmanical Chola kingdom in the Indian Ocean (near the western entrance of the Srivijaya Strait), once again swearing their sea supremacy in the eastern Indian Ocean.

Another piece of news is even more shocking, the army led by the emir Sanjar of the Seljuk Empire is likely to have fought with the army of the Great Song Emperor!

That's amazing! Christianity's most terrible enemy, the mighty Emir Sanjar, will soon be beaten by the emperor of the four seas in the East! This must be God's gift to Christians!

When the news reached the city of Rome, church bells and songs of praise to God immediately rang throughout the city.

The Ji Yi Mission, which was originally snubbed by the Holy See (Ji Yi and the Orthodox Church were too close, the Holy See was of course unhappy), immediately sent the cardinal, Virgido, the son of the Duke of Burgundy, to the Italian Four Seas to welcome the Ji Yi Mission stranded there to Rome City.

……

A gate on the ancient Aurelian city wall finally slowly opened to the Great Song Dynasty mission from afar.

Because Pope Pastia II and the king of the Roman people, Henry V (the head of the HRE, who did not have the title of emperor because the Pope refused to crown him) had a dispute over the right to appoint bishops, and there was also news that Henry V was going to lead his army south to Rome, the city of Rome was fortified, and most of the gates were closed all day.

This tense situation is also the reason why Passha II greeted the Ji Yi mission with a high level - the world of the Celestial Sect in the East has obviously fallen into an unprecedented crisis. This is certainly an opportunity for Western Christians, and it is time to put aside all disputes, put aside all disputes, and launch the Second Crusade.

This time, the target will be the Sinai Peninsula and rich Egypt! If the cross could be erected in the area where Alexandria and the pyramids are located. Passha II's merits will undoubtedly be comparable to that of his predecessor, Urban II, and perhaps he will be able to go one step further and complete the merger of the Eastern and Western Churches, bringing the whole of Christendom under the rule of the Pope......

The first to come out of the hole in the city gate was a group of knights wearing chain mail, the number was not very large, only a few dozen horsemen, lined up in two rows on both sides of the city gate, waiting quietly.

Then Ji Yi saw more than a dozen palanquin drivers dressed in red, carrying a high-backed armchair (the Pope's throne) that was probably red, slowly walking from inside the city gate, and on the chair sat an old man dressed in a cumbersome white robe and a white hat on his head. There were also two large white fans made of unknown bird feathers, one held behind the old man on one side.

"Mr. Ambassador, that's His Majesty Pope Pastia II!"

Anna. As she spoke in Arabic, Komnina dismounted and curtsy to the Pope.

"Remember, that old god stick is the Christian Great Law King, named Passha II."

Because Christianity had persecuted Manichaeans in Europe, Murly naturally did not have anything good to say.

"Oh, it looks a little bit Dao Heng." Ji Yi arched his hand at the Great Dharma King on horseback and smiled, "His Royal Highness, this official is Ji Yi, the envoy of the Great Song Emperor, this is polite!" ”

Murray already spoke Latin, so she became a translator.

"Your Excellency the Bishop of Rome, we are the emperor of the four seas, and the envoys sent by the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty are ordered to consult with the monarchs of the Western countries on matters such as trade and mission, and to seek knowledge from all countries."

The emperor with the four seas? As soon as the Roman Grand King heard this name, he set his sights on Baldwin, who followed him on the throne and walked out of the city, which was Baldwin I's younger brother. It was he who told the Pope the news of the Song Dynasty's domination of the Indian Ocean and the war with the Turkic emir Sanjad.

"Baldwin, what does it mean to have an emperor of the four seas?" The Pope asked.

"Holy Father," Baldwin reported immediately, "that is, the Emperor of Peach Blossom Stone, the ruler of the Four Seas. The distribution is the Southern Ocean to the south of the Peach Blossom Country, the Eastern Ocean to the east of the Peach Blossom Stone Country, the Northern Ocean to the northeast of the Peach Blossom Stone Country, and the Indian Ocean! ”

"Southern Ocean", "Eastern Ocean" and "Northern Ocean" are all names that Wu Hao has come up with in ancient times—he drew a map of the world that does not include "unknown continents" such as North America, South America, Oceania, and Antarctica.

The sea area around the South Sea Islands is labeled the "Southern Ocean", the ocean east of Japan is labeled the "Eastern Ocean", and the ocean north of Japan is labeled the "Northern Ocean".

Of course, these three "oceans" are Zhao Ji's territory! Coupled with an Indian Ocean, Zhao Ji is now the emperor with the four seas. If you use the language of Mongolia and Zubu, it is Emperor Genghis!

It's scary to listen to! Maybe it can scare the Jurchens......

"This Peach Blossom Stone Emperor really rules the four oceans?" The Pope is a little unconvinced.

"yes!" "His empire was immensely vast, the largest in the history of the world, and the richest and most populous," Baldwin said...... It is said that there are 100 million people! ”

100 million people!? Pope Fernando thought to himself: it would be nice if one day the Christian faith could be magnificently there.

"Welcome, messenger of the emperor of the four seas! You are a guest of Rome and a friend of mine, may the Lord bless you. ”

Speaking in a Christian manner, the Pope invited the delegation to Rome, which had become rather depressed.

Although the city was declining day by day, the Pope ordered the city officials to gather a large number of citizens to welcome the envoys from the East on both sides of the wide road leading to the Vatican, the "City of the Prophets".