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VB V R his messengers *very secretly* to Caidu who was a *very* great lord and strong *in the
*regions towards the great Turquie,* and was nephew to the great Kaan, but was also a
R rebel against him and wished him great ill, *because he was always afraid that the great*
FA FA *Kaan would chastise him,* ·*& was cousin to Naian.* He sends to him *saying these words,*
*that he was making himself ready with all his power, which was very great,* to go upon the
FA FA FA great Kaan *his lord* from the one side, and *that he prayed him that* he will *also do his*
FA *utmost and* come from the other *side upon the great Kaan,* to rob him of the land and
FA FA the rule *when they came upon him with so great a force one from one side and the other from*
FA FA *the other.* And this *Caidu, when he had heard this news which* Naian¹ *sent him,* says that it
R pleases him well, *and he thought indeed that now was the time to have his desire,* and says
that he will be well prepared *to come to his help* with his people at that time which
they had planned, and will go upon the great Kaan. [34c] And you may know that
this man really had power to make up and to put in the field 100000 horsemen.
And what shall I tell you about it? These two barons, that is Naian and Caidu,
VA VB *determined the day that they wished to meet &·having agreed together as secretly as they could*
*went hastening to* prepare themselves and make a great gathering of cavalry² and of
P men on foot to go upon the great Kaan. *And they agreed together to meet in a certain*
*plain with their armies that afterwards they might suddenly invade the king's lands together.*
*Moreover Naian having assembled 400000 horsemen arrived at the appointed place and there*
VB *waited the coming of king Caidu.·But they could not do these things so secretly that it should*
*not come to the ears of Cublai Kaan.*
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HOW THE GREAT KAAN GOES AGAINST NAIAN. And when the great Kaan
V knows this thing, *how Naian was coming upon him with so great an army,*
P he was not at all dismayed³ *at their conspiracy,* but like a wise man and
V VA one of great valour he *would not delay,* and prepares himself with his people *to oppose*
FB *them·very quickly, as one who was not afraid of them because they did contrary to right,* and
V *when his people were gathered he* says that he will never wear crown nor hold land if he
FA FB does not put these two *Tartar lords who are* traitors and disloyal *to him* to an evil
death. And you may know that the great Kaan made all his preparation in twenty-
FB two⁴ days so secretly that none knew anything of it but those of his *privy* council.
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