Chapter 24: Going Again (2)
At the beginning of the sixth month of the Western calendar, all the flowers on the lemon trees fell. Those tiny fruits can be seen, and the green on the branches represents the harvest this year. Anyone who has been on the ocean-going ship of the Song Dynasty knows the importance of the Song Dynasty's water department to lemons. Those ships that accidentally damage the lemon fruits, dried lemons and lemon leaves carried on the ship are all facing the torture of scurvy. At the least, they will drop their teeth, and at the worst, they will lose their lives.
Yang Cong walked past the lemon tree with a gloomy face. The reason why he was so unhappy was not that the ships of the Song Dynasty died of scurvy. The captain and sailors of the Song Dynasty attached great importance to their lives. There were lemon orchards near each of the Song Dynasty ports. If they found that there was a problem with the lemons they carried, they would hurry to replenish supplies at the next port. The reason why Yang Congrong was very unhappy was related to himself. The Zhao Guan family still did not approve the application for the establishment of the Song Dynasty's Europa Province. Those insiders said that this was because Sardinia and Corsica had not been occupied yet.
To march into the Western Mediterranean, it is best to cooperate with the Western Roman Empire. When the Western Roman Empire launched an attack on the Holy Roman Empire, France and Spain, the Song Dynasty fleet occupied the transport belts, and the Western Roman army could also help the Song Dynasty Eastern European Army clean up the residents of the island. This is the best of both worlds. If the Song Dynasty Eastern European Army acted on its own, it would have to face many enemies and do the task of driving the king forward. This deal was not cost-effective.
Just an hour ago, a secretary sent the latest news. Yang Congrong was shocked at a glance. Why did the Mongolian Khan send envoys to Kiev, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, and ask the Yuan Dynasty king Hao Ren to go to Baghdad?
What the hell is this? Yang Congqing raised his head and looked around but didn't know what to say. He looked down and continued to read the report. He saw that the latter read, "Based on the existing information, it is suspected that the Yuan Dynasty king Hao Ren will go to Baghdad..."
Bang! Yang Congyun slapped the report on the table and shouted angrily: "It's a mess!"
But Yang Congrong was angry and had no choice but to get up and go out. Facing the curious gaze of the outhouse office staff, he shouted: "Have a meeting!"
The theme of the meeting was what Hao Ren wanted to do. Based on Hao Ren's previous actions, he made a declaration of leaving Mongolia, which would not surprise the staff of the Eastern European Division of the Song Dynasty at all. On the contrary, Hao Ren now acted like he wanted to be a loyal minister and filial son of the Mongolian Empire, which made a group of people feel indignant that "I have taken off all xx, you actually showed me this."
Indignation does not solve the problem. After a few minutes of criticism and abuse, someone raised questions. "Is this news true?"
Such questions made everyone feel a little rational. What if something was wrong?
Yang Congrong was very unhappy, but he could do nothing. The Song Dynasty had very superior conditions in the Eastern Mediterranean. After the signing of the four-country agreement, the Song Dynasty was allies in the Eastern Mediterranean. The only enemy that could be called was Mongolia, which occupied the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and Egypt. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promised that the use of troops against Egypt was already on the agenda of the Tianzhu War Zone of the Song Dynasty.
The lemon leaves emitted a pleasant smell and filled the air. After wandering around the lemon garden for a while, Yang Congrong felt calmer. However, when he thought of the Eastern Europeans establishing the Europa Province of the Song Dynasty, everyone's ideal of becoming an official and becoming a rank was actually caused by Hao Ren's foolish loyalty, Yang Congrong felt the anger of an egoist.
With footsteps coming out from afar, the deputy director of the Eastern European Division came over. When he arrived at Yang Congrong, the deputy director sighed: "Director, what trick do you think Hao Ren is going to play?"
"I don't know!" Yang Cong-chan said angrily.
The deputy director knew that Yang Congrong was not angry with him, but with Hao Ren. The people of the Eastern European Division were also very dissatisfied with Hao Ren. The Eastern European Division of the Song Dynasty supported the Yuan Dynasty, Hao Ren. If Hao Ren was actually a loyal Hao Ren to the Mongolian Empire, the Eastern European Division of the Song Dynasty would be blind. Before the deputy director decided to say anything, Yang Congrong sighed, "Oh! Forget it, if we just seize Corsica and Corsica, we can do it ourselves. We cannot let Hao Ren drag down our future."
"That's different from the plan." The deputy director hesitated. The Song Dynasty had already gained a foothold in the Eastern Mediterranean, and central and southern Greece became the strongholds of the Song Dynasty on the Europa continent. Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and Rhodes were also owned by the Song Dynasty. However, Sardinia and Corsica were in the Western Mediterranean. If the Song Dynasty wanted to attack those two islands, the Song Dynasty had to bypass the Italian Peninsula. With its strength at this time, the Song Dynasty did not have enough manpower to easily complete such work in the Mediterranean.
Yang Congqing raised his head, and his previous dissatisfaction quickly turned into a sharp murderous aura. "Eight out of ten things in the world are not satisfactory. We went too smoothly before, and now we can only recognize it. Whether there is Hao Ren or not, we will all take Corsica and Sardinia. Do you think so?"
"Will our hard work trigger the siege of those Europa countries?" The deputy director was very uneasy.
Yang Congqing shook his head calmly, "What do you think of those barbarian navy soldiers!"
The deputy director did not speak, but just nodded slightly. The Song Dynasty rose in the Mediterranean, and although it also made full use of the conflicts between different countries, it was not up to others to win the battle. Whether it was the Eastern Roman Empire or the Western Roman Empire, they had seen the strength of the Song Dynasty's naval army before they came forward to cooperate with the Song Dynasty.
Yang Congrong showed a human-eating tiger-eating smile on his face, and said disdainfully: "Let's do this for the Yuan Dynasty. If the Yuan Dynasty is in chaos, it may attract the attention of European countries. If they know that the Yuan Dynasty can easily defeat it, would they sit idly?"
The deputy director agreed with this view, but he still couldn't get rid of the sudden change in the storm. Then Yang Congqing raised his head and shouted to the sky: "Back to the mountains and rivers, and the rivers are dry. Only we can be reliable!"
After making such a declaration, Yang Congrong raised his head and chest toward the office. After a few steps slowed down, the deputy director followed Yang Congrong back to the office.
At this time, Hao Ren was sitting in a cool office thinking hard. The Khan asked Hao Ren to go to Baghdad. Of course, some problems might arise when he went to Baghdad. However, there was also an advantage to go to Baghdad, which was that it could resolve the conflict between the Yuan Dynasty and the Mongolian Khan. After several years of gaining. Hao Ren also had some connections in the Yuan Dynasty. Yuxi Timur, the censor of the Mongolian court, made great efforts when Timur Khan was fighting for the throne. With his personal character, it was said that he might take up the position of prime minister. Yuxi Timur sent someone to suggest Hao Ren to Baghdad to explain clearly. Hao Ren had a good relationship with the censor in Baghdad, and his suggestions gave Hao Ren a lot of confidence.
Yesterday, the second wave of envoys from the Khan had arrived in Kiev. Tiemur Khan told Hao Ren that the princes who were permanently stationed in Baghdad at the Huli National Taiwan Congress were accusing Hao Ren. In order to restore Hao Ren's innocence, the Khan asked Hao Ren to go to Baghdad immediately.
His brows frowned and stretched, and then frowned again. When his expression disappeared from Hao Ren's face, Hao Ren stood up and ordered his servants to summon ministers to meet. It was already evening, and the ministers did not know what major happened. After receiving the news, they rushed to the meeting.
Candles have been lit in the house, which was produced by the candle factory established by Dasong. Although more than a dozen candles are not as white as the Song candle, they are also stearic acid candles. They are burning brightly in the glass lampshade, illuminating the conference hall. After everyone was together, Hao Ren came in from outside and said to a group of people: "I want to go to Baghdad to tell the Khan about the matter with the Khanate."
The ministers did not say anything because they were all so scared that they could not speak. Hao Ren looked at the expressions of everyone and felt very dissatisfied. He was surprised and even frightened, as if he was saying that Hao Ren should not go deep into the enemy territory of the barbarians. Hao Ren had already understood why he was so hesitant, because he felt that Mongolia was barbaric and backward, including the Khan's court. However, he was forced to go to Baghdad with such thoughts before, and the situation he encountered was not like this.
There are ministers like Yuxi Timur who can use the Sermon on the Khan to decide on the new Khan. This shows that the Mongolian royal court is also changing, but the speed of change is not as fast as the Yuan Dynasty.
Among the silent senior officials, the Minister of Foreign Affairs was the first to recover. He tentatively said: "Master, please send important officials as envoys. I am willing to go to Baghdad."
Looking at the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hao Ren remembered that it was this guy who was the first to shout "The Mongols are here." Hu Er said everything in Han'er's words, so he scolded the Hu people to the grassland. Fortunately, the Foreign Minister still has three-quarters of the Mongolian bloodline.
With dissatisfaction, Hao Ren said: "Now the Teutonic Knights are working hard to annex Poland, and now they have not seen them prepare for an expedition. It will snow in a few months, and they will not be able to go east when they want to advance east. You will be careful on the border and there will be no problem. I will go to Baghdad to explain to the Khan clearly. The Khanate Khan will not harass us again in a few years. This year we are ready and will send troops after the spring plowing is over next year."
This is indeed a good idea, and the ministers cannot give convincing reasons for opposition. However, every minister does not think that this matter can go as smoothly as Hao Ren expects. Thinking of the barbaric Mongols, some ministers are even pessimistic about Hao Ren's trip.
"If you have nothing else, this will be the case. When I am not here, let..." Hao Ren wanted to let the empress dowager supervise the country, but he couldn't help but feel ache. Hao Kang's little bastard actually took his own initiative to bring Yang Tiexin's letter to his mother Bao Xiruo. When Hao Ren saw the letter from Bao Xiruo that 'Yang Tiexin greeted Bao Xiruo for good', and saw the tear mark on the letter. Hao Ren suddenly realized that no matter how he was Chineseized, he would not become a Song person. Moreover, the purpose of Hao Ren's sinicization was not to become a Han person. He was the descendant of Borjijin and a Mongolian.
Chapter completed!