Chapter two thousand five hundred and seventy-eight of the ring buckled between the west and the east (Part 2)
Zhao Zhen’s help to Israel was not his affirmation of the status of the Song Dynasty, nor was it the interest of Israel’s nominal dependence on the Song Dynasty and becoming the vassal states of the Song Dynasty.
Instead, it has a different idea. Israel's location is very important. Although it is a small country along the Mediterranean coast, it has a very good geographical location and has close communication with the Seljuk and the Roman Empire.
The Jews were really afraid and fearful, so they came up with such a ridiculous solution. In fact, they treated the Crusades with the attitude of watching the show at the beginning.
After all, in the eyes of the Jews, the Crusaders went for the busy Silk Road. They had direct conflicts with the Seljuks and also had huge conflicts with the Eastern Roman Empire.
But the Eastern Roman Empire was annexed, and the Holy Roman Empire completed the feat that shocked the world for the first time, recreating the territory of the Roman Empire.
And even the name was changed directly to the Roman Empire. Although the word "sacred" was removed, it seemed even more terrifying and scary.
When the Roman Empire, the empire that once trembled along the Mediterranean coast, appeared again, the Jews immediately felt that something was wrong and formed an alliance with the Seljuks in the shortest time.
They believed that as long as they formed an alliance with the Seljuks, opened their borders and allowed pilgrims to arrive smoothly, the Roman Empire would have no possibility of attacking them, but things went against their wishes.
What the world is most lacking in is greedy ambitions. Asia Minor, this beautiful and productive plain was included in the Roman Empire. The Crusaders did not want to fight head-on with the Seljuk Empire, but chose to attack the Kingdom of Israel. Their banner was still clear and they seized the holy city of Jerusalem!
The reason is very simple. Although the Kingdom of Israel is small and the Holy City is open to all pilgrims, it is too rich. A large amount of wealth and goods are gathered in the Kingdom of Israel, and countless wealth paves the way for invasion.
A cherry was circulated in the Crusaders, which constantly inspires fanatical believers to march towards the holy city. When the cherry reached Jerusalem, the Jews began to prepare for defense.
At the same time, we sent messengers to the Song Dynasty for help as quickly as possible. This time it was the time for the survival of the Kingdom of Israel!
Seljuks did not give substantial help to the Kingdom of Israel, and they were not even willing to delay the advance of the Crusaders in Edessa and Sumore.
Obviously, this ally intended to abandon Israel in order to win precious time with his own interests.
"I pay homage to the ancient holy city, pay homage to the temple to remember the past, holy, Jerusalem! Suddenly, I heard the singing of children, as if laughing loudly, the angels of the heavenly army echoed each other, echoing through the heavenly court!
Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Open the gates and sing! And Samana, in the highest place, and Samana, and praising the king!”
This is a well-known song in Jerusalem, but many contents were added to the crusaders……
"It's like a dream passing by, the whole city is silent, and the laughter and singing of children is gone. The clouds cover the sky, the sun and the moon are shining into darkness. Looking at the distance, the cross appears faintly, isolated on the top of the distant mountain!
Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Listen, the angels sing! Hesana, in the highest place, Hesana, praising the king! Suddenly, he saw a wonderful and wonderful scene. The earth has been replaced with new clothes. The golden waves shine in the sea of clouds. The holy city stands brilliantly. The glory of the Lord shines all over the world, and the gates are wide open on all sides, calling thousands of people in the world and bringing the benefactor.
Why do you need the stars and moons at night? Why do you need the sun during the day? This is the new city of Jerusalem, which will stand strong forever! The great holy city, Jerusalem, forever forever! Jerusalem! Jerusalem! The long night has passed, and sings! Hesana, in the highest place, Hesana, forever forever! There is no boundary forever!"
The lyrics in the second half are inspiring the march of Jerusalem and the driving force that prompted the craze of the crusaders.
The Kingdom of Israel is now a world of difference compared to when it was founded. At that time, countless blood and lives were exchanged for Israel's present. Now, the Kingdom of Israel is about to face the most powerful challenge since its founding.
Looking around, no one could help them. The only hope was the Song Empire far away in the east. Although the envoys were sent out early, it would take at least three months even if reinforcements arrived in the Song Empire. This was still without any obstacles.
What's more, the reinforcements of the Song Empire either took longer to arrive from sea or arrived on land through the Seljuk Dynasty. But would the Seljuk people provide such help to the Kingdom of Israel?
In the eyes of the Jews, Seljuk would not allow the army of the Song Empire to cross their borders, and whether the Song Empire would help the Kingdom of Israel was still a question.
The Jews had abandoned all their hopes, and they knew it was time to take out all their things to fight for their last country.
Since this nation was captured by the Babylonian dynasty, all of them became slaves. Even after the Persians later allowed them to return to their hometowns and build the holy city of Jerusalem, they still had no kingdom of their own.
Now they finally recovered their country successfully and recovered prosperity and stability in the shortest time, while disasters followed like shadows, as if they were punished by God.
Because of the Jewish wealth, they once again became prey in the eyes of the Crusaders. Once the Kingdom of Israel was seized, their huge wealth and important geographical location were the things in the Roman Empire.
In this way, fighting the Seljuks is easier, because the power of the Crusaders will be stronger!
But no one knew that the person who thought of this method would be a six-year-old child. Although Henry IV did not have enough vision and wisdom, he had brains and ears. During the Song Dynasty, he "inadvertently" heard some discussions about the Western situation from Zhao Zhen.
For this reason, he risked his life to steal the emperor's note, a note about the Western world.
The note clearly records the current situation of the Roman Empire and the foreshadowing of Henry III. At the same time, it also laments that Henry IV is still a child and needs more powerful forces to help him divert his attention from the country and allow him to successfully ascend the throne.
In this note, it even states in detail how to do it if it was the emperor of the Song Empire himself encountered such a situation. The content is also in full detail...
So Henry IV had the best way to order the crusaders under the control of the Frankian dynasty to march towards Jerusalem, taking the opportunity of capturing this holy city to occupy the entire Kingdom of Israel. Such a large amount of wealth and land could make everyone shut up and unanimously resolve the conflict with Seljuk!
Of course, this child would not know at all. In fact, this note was a gift from Zhao Zhen to him, and it was also a perfect opportunity for the Song Dynasty to intervene in the West.
Zhao Zhen has now gone from mature to scheming. Even a child is in his calculations, of course this child has a very good ability.
Chapter completed!