Before meeting the emperor, John quickly tidied up the clothes wrinkled by Song soldiers. Although the clothes were pullover tights and there was nothing wrinkled, he still had to keep fiddling with them until he felt very flat.

A cloak was worn on the tights, which was taken off at the request of the attendant. He heard that the emperor of the Song Empire had given him the imperial gift when he left the city before. Without hesitation, John took off the cloak behind him and threw it on the ground, and pinned a large decorative needle on his chest with both hands.

As long as he could see the king of the Song Empire, he would be willing to leave himself naked. This time he brought the most important letter of the country from Henry III!

A transaction with the greatest profit will be held between his great king and the king of the Eastern Empire, and it is also a cooperation that has never been seen in history.

The most powerful empire in the East, the most powerful empire in the West, the Holy Rome, is about to become the master of this world, and their enemies happen to be another behemoth between the two empires, Seljuk!

John didn't think it would be difficult for his lobbying this time. On the contrary, he felt that he could succeed, and he was recognized by officials of the Song Dynasty in the Honglu Temple, and it was also the officials of the Honglu Temple who guided him to come and meet him.

As footsteps sounded, John checked his clothes and manners again, and then used the strictest look to warn the trembling servants. When Zhao Zhen appeared, he bowed according to the Han family's etiquette and said, "Long live."

"Long live the respected Emperor of the Song Empire! John, the messenger of the Franknian dynasty from the friendly empire, pays his highest respect to you!"

Sancai shivered a moment ago. He couldn't stand what the envoy from Daqin said. He had a flattering smile on his face, not to mention the official family, even if he saw him, he wanted to kick him away.

But Zhao Zhen walked down from the imperial throne with a smile and said, "Get up! My old friend, I wonder what kind of national letter Henry asked you to bring you, so that you can meet me even if you can break into the siege?"

From Zhao Zhen's tone, John felt that things had been done, and only the emperor's closest friends would call him Henry's name.

"Dear Your Majesty, this is a letter from the monarch of Franknya, please read it."

A gorgeous long wooden box inlaid with gems was presented to John with both hands. After Sancai took it, he felt that the weight of the box was far greater than his appearance.

After Sancai opened the box, he personally opened the sealing wax and the marks on it, and then handed it to Zhao Zhen: "Official family, this is a cast iron box. There is a sour smell in the interlayer of the box. All the seals are there and they have not been opened in the middle."

Zhao Zhen nodded. It seemed that Henry III had a very important letter for himself, so he used this highly confidentiality agency letter box and opened the letter and read it carefully.

The content of the letter is very short and not very long, but the news in it is very shocking, indicating the decisive character of the owner.

John did not see the expression of surprise and excitement on Zhao Zhen's face, which made him feel very bad. Although he had not read the content of the letter, Henry III had told him in detail about his plan.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't reach a consensus with Henry on this matter. There is not only a huge Seljuk Empire, but also the Byzantine Empire between the Song Dynasty and the Holy Roman Empire.

Henry wanted to gain more control of the Pope and wanted to borrow troops from Byzantium to unify the bishops and Orthodox churches, but I am now fighting against the Seljuks.”

"Byzantium is not an opponent of the Holy Roman Empire..."

"But the Holy Roman Empire has many princes. You are not a unified dynasty, but a loosely alliance country. Franknar is the dynasty of France, not the ruler of all the countries of the Holy Roman Empire!"

John did not speak. He knew what the biggest unstable factor was in this mission. The Holy Roman Empire launched a war on the outside world, which was not only determined by the Frankian dynasty, but also required the consent of the vassal states and sent troops to fight together.

This is how the crusading ranks of that time were formed. Driven by interests, those selfish ghosts could cooperate with the imperial actions.

"Dear Your Majesty, please believe that my king has received the support of the Pope......"

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Of course! I believe Henry can do it. After all, the Pope is even more thoughtful than him, but there is one thing you have forgotten about time!

When you conquer the Byzantine Empire, the war between our Song Dynasty and the Seljuks might end. Besides, your joining will inevitably lead to the Byzantines and the Seljuks joining forces. How much do you think your chances of winning are still?

When you stopped the crusades and the invasion of the Byzantine Empire, I said that this was a wrong decision!

Now it is too late to find that Byzantium has become an obstacle! The power of the Seljuk Empire has affected your conquest of the Byzantine Empire, and the Orthodox Church is becoming increasingly powerful, and the threat to Catholicism will only become greater and greater."

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he ignored John, who was sweating profusely, and reached out to throw the letters of Henry III into the brazier. This is a convention. The correspondence between emperors from the East and West must not be preserved in the world.

Sancai looked at John, whose face was flushed and sweating constantly, and now he began to feel a little sympathetic to him. A person who is not stupid but has insufficient vision will really regret it at this time.

The words of the official family are the words of pearls and jade. Since I didn’t believe it at that time, I shouldn’t come back now to look for opportunities. When the official family learned that the Qin Dynasty would no longer send soldiers to harass Seljuk, they were angry for a long time……

John was a little panicked. At first, he had some idea of ​​why he had prepared a comprehensive plan and was not worth a fortune in the eyes of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Now, after the explanation from the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, he knew that he was hesitant and stopped when he saw the good news that the Holy Roman Empire had lost a great opportunity.

And John learned from Zhao Zhen's words that the Byzantine Empire was likely to join forces with Seljuk, but Henry III had promised the Pope to send troops to Byzantium to bring the Orthodox Church back to Catholicism.

The most important thing is that the Song Dynasty sent troops this time not to destroy the Seljuk Empire, but a punitive counterattack. Perhaps when the Roman Empire's crusaders attacked the Byzantine Empire, the war between the Song Empire and the Seljuk Empire was over here!

Looking at Zhao Zhen in surprise, John spoke urgently: "Is the purpose of Your Majesty's attack on the Seljuk Empire just to make the Seljuk people surrender?!"

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything. He didn't want John to know that he did this just to make the Western world more chaotic. When Tugluk discovered that it was impossible to win in the east, he would definitely tilt his center of gravity to the west...
Chapter completed!