Vienna.

The pearl of the Danube, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Austria.

"Take your filthy caravans, sickness and sores away from the walls of Vienna! His Majesty the Great Frederick now forbids any Gentiles to enter! ”

Obviously, after the "assassination" of Frederick III, the vigilance of the whole of Vienna has risen by more than one notch, which also makes it more difficult to plan an assassination.

After driving away a group of gypsies, the young guard standing on the left side of the gate stopped the next richly decorated carriage.

"Show your identification ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was dragged by another guard beside him: "Look long!" That's the shoulders of the Eastern Roman royal family! Delicate silk curtains in purple, and pendants adorned with gold pearls! Give you a few chances to repent, and you won't even have the life to stop the carriage of the powerful! The garrison commander has said several times that there will be an Eastern Roman mission coming over in the next few days! Can you move the wisdom that the Lord has given you before you do something? ”

Scolded by the scolding guards to get out of the way, John opened the curtain and threw a few silver coins into confusion at the gates of Vienna.

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Although the foolish Albrecht expelled all the Jews from Vienna a few years earlier, the squalor and chaos of the city did not change in the slightest. Now it looks like there is as much manure on the streets as there are patrolling guards. Agrippa seemed disappointed and closed the curtain.

It is true that Constantinople has lost its heyday, but the sewage grid that was left behind has been put back into use at John's behest, and the spread of public health awareness has allowed Constantinople to accomplish something that sounds so simple that few metropolises in the Middle Ages could do – be clean.

"Your Majesty, there is one thing I must inform you of in advance." Pedro dressed as a merchant was still looking at Vienna in the rain, and the streets were empty except for the patrolling guards.

"According to the instructions of His Highness Sophia, the vast majority of our limited intelligence network has been established within the territory of the Ottoman Empire. We don't know anything about Vienna and the Hofburg Imperial Palace. Moreover, there is a huge web of interests to be spread out in the East, and it is impossible for me to stay in the territory of the Duchy of Austria all the time. ”

Although he had been mentally prepared, John was still a little disappointed. The assassination plan against Frederick had been immediate, so there would have been no preparation. Perhaps the codex brought by the caravan can provide limited information, but after all, the one who wants to assassinate this time is one of the best nobles in the entire German Empire, and it is the most powerful holder of the throne, so the civilian information from the caravan will become very limited.

"If you're looking for efficiency, I hope you don't get your hopes up. We can't easily infiltrate the Hofburg Imperial Palace, unless ......"

The carriage had stopped at the entrance of the Hofburg Imperial Palace, but there was no guard of honor and welcome float that John had imagined.

Almost the crystallization of the only civilization in the entire city of Vienna, the Hofburg Imperial Palace has the appearance of a city within a city, and the central garden is half-surrounded by an exquisite Gothic palace, which can be said to be as luxurious as the Palace of Constantine.

But standing at the gate of this garden square were only a dozen court maids, dozens of royal honor guards, and two middle-aged people dressed as nobles who also looked very shriveled.

In the rainstorm, except for the two nobles, everyone looked very embarrassed. It is not difficult to guess that the so-called welcome mission is just that Frederick III, who has just been assassinated, is depressed and cannot let go of the relationship with the Eastern Empire, and the current embarrassing situation is mostly due to some naïve and stupid mentality.

"When the Eastern Empire groveled to ask for assistance from the West, they only made symbolic gestures, but they thought that the Roman Empire was being bullied...... Besides, even if Frederick III has no brains alone, is there really no one who has the right to speak in the entire Hofburg Palace? John shook his head and opened the curtain.

"But he, Frederick III, does not do anything, and there is no need to feel guilty in his heart in the presence of the Lord in the future."

The group entered the palace in such a comical and ridiculous torrential rain. The attendants standing on either side of the palace gate reluctantly took the shawl, which had been soaked in the rain.

"Your Majesty is still resting, you can wait in this Hofburg palace first." The baron, who was leading the way, did not reply, "There will be a dinner party in the evening, and His Majesty will also be present at that time." When the dinner is over, you will be able to meet Your Majesty. ”

The lights of the Hofburg Imperial Palace were dim on such nights, and the empty hall was filled with only the so-called "envoys" of Johann and his party.

"Their pride is in their bones, on the one hand, they claim to be the heirs of the Roman Empire's legacy, but they still retain the old habits of plundering a truly civilized empire. Our library, the Justinian Hall, contains countless works by Imperials, Jews, and Semitic Arabs, and our craftsmen, scholars, and physicians enjoy the richest cultural feast in the world. But these barbarians...... What else can be done but hold the Bible and hypocritically use God's fame and fortune to enrich and plunder? Sophia watched coldly at the occasional acolyte and maid, as well as the court guards on patrol, "In the word civilization, they are always outsiders. ”

"All right, little girl. When Frederick III came out later, he still had to be polite to people. Maybe it's just that he has just been assassinated, has just become a grand duke, and the young and vigorous nobleman can't swallow this breath. John patted Sophia on the shoulder and smiled, "You're right. As long as Mehmed II could not break the walls of Constantinople, the obscurantism of these barbarians would at least continue to exist in the shadow of the Catholic Church for a long time. ”

As soon as John finished speaking, another maid came to him from the corner dragging a wine glass.

"Your Majesty John Valleologo, we still have some time to dinner, and this is a wine from the cellar of Lavengne, you can taste it first."

"Please keep your distance from His Majesty the Honored Co-ruling Emperor!"

The maid's actions were completely out of order, and she walked straight toward John. Before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by Morey.

"Your Majesty, please finish this wine, this is the best wine in the county of Celje......"

"Wait...... You say it's ...... Wine from Celje? ”

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