Chapter 914: Supulin Castle

In the fourth year of Taikang, the development of Siberia was in full swing, and the development of all aspects in the Great Song Dynasty was also very good, especially the naval division finally divided a fleet and began to search the southeast sea. After more than a year of development, the lives www.biquge.info of the people of the Great Song Dynasty have also been greatly improved, Suzhou and Hangzhou and other places that have suffered from the rebellion of Fangla have slowly recovered, and Xiuzhou and Hangzhou salt farms have also been reformed, which is more efficient than before. Under a series of policies of Zhao Yougong, the Great Song Dynasty has made great progress, and as the influence of the imperial court on Liaodong has increased, in April, Goryeo has finally been incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and is under the management of Liaodong. It can be said that the development in all aspects is good, and Zhao Yougong also has the leisure to go to Kipzhou to observe the progress of the dam, but up and down the Great Song Dynasty, no one knows that there is a thing brewing and fermenting in the far west, which eventually changes the situation of the entire Western world.

In mid-May of the fourth year of Taikang, Vyacheslav, Duke of Turov, accepted the coronation of Pope Gregory VII as Emperor of Kipros, that is, the Grand Duke of Kipros, which heralded the recognition of Viacheslav by the Pope and further strengthened Viache's legitimacy in Kipros. This event had a profound impact not only on the Western world, but also on the distant Eastern world. Even for many Westerners, this news is tantamount to shock, because Kipros was a pure Orthodox country before, and Viache accepted the coronation of Pope Gregory in Rome, which also showed that Viache had the intention to convert to Catholicism, and it can be said that Vyache's move completely changed the situation in the Western world, and in the case of strengthening the strength of Catholicism, it also betrayed Orthodox Christianity. Viache's choice is incredible, in the Western world in the twelfth century, religion had an immeasurable influence, and even in terms of influence, religion influenced all the people of a country, and there were traces of religion everywhere. At least the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, which were out of the same Roman Empire system, were a pair of mortal enemies, because the Holy Roman Empire believed in Catholicism, while the Byzantine Empire believed in Orthodox Christianity, and both sides regarded each other as pagans, and later launched several expeditions for this purpose, that is, the historical Crusades.

Religion runs through the entire Western world, and Kipros was an authentic Orthodox country, why did Viache betray her faith and choose to convert to Catholicism? At the beginning, Vyacheslav had a strong self-confidence in his eastward expansion plan, but Lovydnov led tens of thousands of hammer cavalry regiments to return home in the Yenisei River. From the mouth of Lovednov, Viache heard about a mysterious Eastern Empire, which had a long history of great power and had shown a strong desire for possessiveness and control over the Yenisei River. The thwart of the Iron Hammer Cavalry did not allow Viache to put away his inflated ambitions, and Viache could not abandon his plans for eastward expansion, because if Kipros wanted to become a great and competitive empire, it would have to cross the Yenisei River, near Kipros, leaving too little space for the Slavs. In order to fight against the mysterious Eastern Empire, Viache made his choice and converted to the Gregorian pope, which would cause the envy of the Byzantine Empire, but it would have a great advantage for the Duchy of Turov, which was a powerful ally of the Holy Roman Empire. Although the Germans had just experienced civil strife, Lothair II was a wise man with great strategic vision, and as long as he promised enough benefits, coupled with the fact that he was also a Catholic country, Lothair, the old fox, would definitely be tempted. With the help of the Holy Roman Empire, it would be no problem to return to the Yenisei and defeat the mysterious Eastern Empire, at least as Viache thought.

For the Easterners, it is never possible to understand how influential Western religions were, especially the Western continent in the twelfth century. Vyache's sacrifice was rewarded, under the recommendation of Pope Gregory VII, Vyacheslav came to the Duchy of Saxony on the Baltic coast with Pope Gregory in early June. Walking on the stone and brick path, flanked by soldiers armed with spears and wearing yellow cuirasses, Viache finally saw the famous castle of Suprain, and looking at everything in front of him, he deeply felt that Kipros still had a long way to go. It's just Suplin Castle, just a Duchy of Saxony, a Duchy of Saxony has such momentum, but what about the entire Holy Roman Empire? Although the Holy Roman Empire under the hands of Lothair II was not truly unified, it included the Duchy of Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatinate and Bohemia. As Lothair II gained more and more control, sooner or later the Duchy of Cologne and Trier would return to the bosom of Holy Rome. Viache was deeply worried about his trip to Saxony, and Gregory VII was wearing a red cloak that shrouded his body, but those eyes still saw the worry in Viache's heart, "Duke Viache, Lothair is a very shrewd man, I believe that he will make the right choice, the gospel of God needs to be spread to the far east, for this, we will do our best." ”

Viache is much younger than Gregory, obviously without the determination of the old pope, he can only nod slightly, "I hope everything is as Your Majesty said, the mysterious East needs our footing." ”

At last they came to the gate of Suplin Castle, several soldiers lined up, looking tall and mighty, and at the door stood an old man of medium stature, with curly blond hair and a charming smile on his face, if it were not for the dazzling aristocratic costume, he would have thought of him as an ordinary castle steward, this old man was the current Grand Duke of Saxony, Lothair II. This old man seemed ordinary, but no one dared to underestimate him, not even Gregorian of such a high position. Lothair has experienced too many things in his life, and in several of the incidents against the Henry family, Lothair has played a vital role, if he does not have great ability, how can he become the new Holy Roman King in the twilight of his life with absolute prestige?

Arriving at the foot of the stone steps, Viache respectfully saluted, and Lothair calmly returned the salute and greeted Gregory sincerely. Lothair was elegant, peaceful, and didn't feel his aggression at all, but in fact Viache knew very well that Lothair was a very domineering person. Entering the castle, the ancient calligraphy and paintings, a long table of a few feet, everywhere reveals the majesty and luxury of the castle of Suplin, several maids are dressed in simple clothes, their skin is fair, their faces are beautiful, each is charming beauty. In order to welcome Gregory and Viache, Lothair prepared a feast, during which he inevitably talked about the alliance, and to Viache's great surprise, Lothair did not think much about it, and happily agreed.

"Duke Viache, the Germans are all powerful warriors, and the soldiers of the Empire can fully support Kipros in conquering the Yenisei River, because we are all bathed in the sunshine of God" Lothair seemed to be peaceful, but suddenly the corners of his mouth twitched, and the words changed, "However, east of the Yenisei River, the benefits will be divided in half by the Holy Empire." ”

Lothair would speak out to ask for the interests of the Far East, which Viache had long thought of, but he didn't expect Lothair to be so ruthless that he would ask for half of the benefits. It seems that the old fox of Lothair has already thought about it, in fact, Lothair has thought about this problem for a long time, even without the principality of Kipros, Lothair has a desire for the interests of the East. Since the reopening of the Silk Road, the words of the Persians have continued to reach the ears of the Germans, and Lothair has gradually become interested in the mysterious Eastern Empire. A country rich and powerful, full of gold and abundant food, as long as there is an opportunity, why not get a piece of the pie? The reopening of the Silk Road brought not only benefits but also crises, and the allure of a rich and beautiful place, especially the abundance of grain and gold, was too great for the warlike Germans. Lothair had an insatiable desire to make the Holy Empire even stronger, eventually to occupy Byzantium and re-establish a strong and unified Roman Empire. As for Viache, he also wanted to establish a vast and unified principality of Kipros, and driven by common interests, the two ambitious people hit it off. No one can understand what the Supulin Castle negotiations brought to the world, in short, the meeting between Viache and Lothair advanced the collision of East and West by hundreds of years, and this collision was different from the expeditions of the Mongols in later generations, which was a collision of expansionist thinking with possession and plunder, while the expeditions of the Mongols were less possessive, just simple plunder, and lacked many mature plans.

In the fourth year of Taikang, Lothair and Viache signed a covenant with Suplin Castle in the Duchy of Saxony, known as the "Suplin Eastward Expansion Outline", which directly changed the course of the world and caused the first major collision between the entire Eastern and Western worlds, and the result was that the war swept several countries in the East and West. Of course, at this time, Lothair and the others had no idea that this covenant would have such a big impact, and the distant Great Song was also unaware of it.

Everything in the Great Song Dynasty is on the right track, but for every citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, there is a worry in their hearts, because sooner or later, the Great Song Dynasty will use troops against Bashu, and the war cannot be shaken off. Summer is coming soon, the rain in Bianliang has become more, the Chu Wangfu after the rain, the air is fresh and pleasant, Xiao Zhiyun came back from the Nanya camp, and saw the master sitting in the corridor talking to the subordinates, seeing her eyebrows trimmed slightly, as if she was worried about something, "Master, what's wrong?" ”

Seeing that it was Xiao Zhiyun coming back, after the master waved his hand to signal his subordinates to retreat, he said a little depressedly, "The official has been in the study since the morning today, and he hasn't left the house for four hours now. ”

"No" Xiao Zhiyun was slightly stunned, she had the same doubts as her teacher, explained a few words, and hurried towards the study. Stretched out his hand to open the door, everything in the study was clear at a glance, there was a map hanging on the wall to the west, and the ink had not dried up in some places, thinking that it had just been drawn for a long time, Zhao Yougong stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back and kept staring, and Sanniang next to him was motionless and accompanied. Xiao Zhiyun was suddenly very curious, because this map was something she had never seen before, but she still saw one thing, Da Song was also in this map, "What is wrong with you again, why have you stared at this map for so long?" What the hell is this place, and how has it never been seen before? ”

Zhao Yougong shrugged his shoulders and didn't look back, "Enough, this map draws the earth under our feet, and our Great Song is here!" Saying that, Zhao Yougong circled the Great Song Dynasty and held a wooden stick at the same time, constantly introducing, slowly Xiao Zhiyun found Siberia from this map, found Siberian City and Phoenix City that she had never been to, and on this map, she could even roughly estimate where Shangjing was. I don't know why, after seeing this map, there was a trace of indescribable excitement in my heart, it turned out that the world is so big, the dignified Song Dynasty is just a small piece in the earth, before the Great Liao thought that the Great Song Dynasty was very large, and the Jurchen was even more vast The Great Liao has been vast, it turned out to be the frog at the bottom of the well, outside the Great Song Dynasty, outside the Mongolian Plateau, there are countless vast worlds. Of course, Xiao Zhiyun also has a lot of things to ignore, how did Zhao Yougong know that the whole land can still draw maps, and what kind of purpose does he have for doing this?

Zhao Yougong quickly gave an explanation, in fact, he had been thinking about it for a long time, with the Slavs conquering the Yenisei River, could the peace they wanted still be obtained? At least, Zhao Yougong believes that from the perspective of the situation in later generations, for the sake of the future of the Great Song Dynasty, it is the safest to swallow the Slavs, which will have a far-reaching impact on the entire Chinese nation. But how to persuade the soldiers to continue fighting, in the face of the Chai clan, both the people and the soldiers can fight without hesitation, but for the distant and unknown West, they may not be able to support, the long war, too eager for peace, even he Zhao Yougong himself is not willing to continue the war, let alone others.

The conquest of the Slavs, the Great Song Dynasty had to pay a heavy price, in this era, no matter from any point of view, it was not cost-effective, if the people of the Great Song Dynasty did not support, the court did not support, and the inner thoughts could not be realized. The Slavs' sense of expansion is too strong, and if the Slavs are not solved today, the Slavs will have a fatal impact on the interests of the Great Song Dynasty in Siberia. In this way, the powerful Chinese civilization is likely to move towards war and division again. (To be continued.) )