When the bloodied Janos Hunyadi was guided by the guards into the purple palace, the lifeless council had a slight sigh.

The news of the defeat of the Crusaders would soon spread throughout Hungary and throughout the continent. It was also a huge blow to the Empire.

"General Hunyati, it's not your fault for this defeat. It doesn't have to be so low, we still have the capital to rebel. "Old Agrippa has prepared a place for Hunyati.

The others, including Zpischko, remained silent.

Presumably, now the Ottomans are busy recovering most of the border territories previously lost to the Crusaders, and are even threatening the Hungarian border. Most of the Crusaders, who were still reaping the lives of the Ottomans yesterday, are already buried on the Franka Heights outside Varna.

"Władysław, what a ...... Fool who can't afford it! ”

The White Knights' loyalty to Hungary was well known, and to be able to say such things is enough to show how stupid Władysław III was on the battlefield.

"General Hunyadi, have you figured out what to do next?"

As soon as Hun Ya sat down on his feet, John, whose face was still swollen, pushed open the door of the purple palace with Sophia.

At this time, the White Knight, who had long since lost the vigor of disciplining the infidels, only saluted John with a little tiredness, and lamented: "Hungary has no legal heir at present, and the only one with legal inheritance is László V of Austria......"

Immediately afterwards, Hunyadi looked up at Constantine XI on the Holy Throne: "Your Majesty, I beg you to send me back to my homeland...... I would prefer to be able to continue to play for my country. ”

"General Hunyadi, His Majesty the Emperor will not restrict our freedom." Zpiško seemed to be in a slightly better mood, and the Polish knights did not lose much in the battle of Varna, but the succession problem that the kingdom would face next would also cause a lot of trouble.

"General Hunyadi, do you want Laszló V to come to power?"

Under the astonished gazes of Constantine and old Agrippa, John spoke slowly.

John will not dwell too much on the problems facing the empire recently, and if the crown prince does make his own decisions, it will definitely be more crucial than the pointless discussion at the moment.

"The nobility of the country, including me, has no choice. László V is currently the only person qualified to inherit the Hungarian throne. Hunyadi explained, "As long as the Austrians send Laszló to the White City, he will be the next king of Hungary." ”

"General Hunyadi. Although the Varna crusade was defeated, Hungary still had its strength! Once Laszló V comes to power, Hungary will fall into the abyss from which it will never recover! ”

"John!" Constantine snapped John's urge to continue. Diplomatically, it is absolutely taboo to attack the leaders of friendly countries, even if they are not succeeded. Moreover, interfering in the politics of other countries will bring a lot of trouble to the empire.

However, Hunyadi seemed to have some interest in what John was going to say next, and he motioned to Constantine that it was harmless, and then went on to ask, "Your Highness, what do you mean?" ”

"Laszlo is still in prison by Frederick, and it is still a question whether he will be able to return to Hungary. It's just a change of dynasty, since the Hungarian royal surname can be von Habsburg, then General Hunyadi, why not find a better choice. ”

Sophia, who was standing next to John, duly handed Hunyati a piece of paper in her hand.

Hunyadi suspiciously unfolded the folded paper, only to find that in the center of the paper, a king's crown was drawn with a charcoal-black pen.

"It's ......"

Hunyadi carefully discerned for a while, and on this black crown, except for the Hungarian coat of arms, some key elements were missing, neither the religious emblem nor the king's family coat of arms were painted on it.

"Your Highnesses, what does this mean?"

The rest of the royal council was also waiting for John and Sophia to make any unpredictable moves.

"It's just a crown, and it's the same on anyone's head." Sophia smiled as she took a pen from the table, "You see, this monotonous crown looks a lot plumper now." ”

In just a few minutes, the crown was crowned with the coat of arms of Hunyadi, and a striking purple orthodox cross hung directly above the crown.

"Your Highness...... No way! Neither the nobility, nor the people, nor the Holy See will agree to my coronation, let alone ...... I'm sorry, but I'm definitely not going to be crowned king of the Orthodox Church. ”

"General Hunyadi, don't get so excited. It's just Sophia's work. Hunyadi's reaction was right for John, who knew that even if the battle of Varna was lost, Hunyadi's prestige at home would not be too damaging, after all, the Crusaders had a firm grip on the upper hand until Władysław's death.

So, John took out a pen and paper again and sent it to Hunyadi: "Then how will the general, complete this crown?" ”

In fact, this is putting pressure on Hunyadi to make a statement.

Instead of having Laszló V crowned, it would be better for Hunya to take the throne as king. As long as Hunyadi reorganizes his legions to continue to resist the Ottoman invasion and achieve victory, this paper crown, sooner or later, will be cast into pure gold, inlaid with pearls and jade, and will remain firmly on the top of Hunyadi's head.

There is no substitute for Hunyadi's prestige in Hungary, and if the Holy See does not recognize the legitimacy of Hunyadi's throne, then the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church will definitely rush to preach in Hungary. There is more than one theory as to whether the people of Hungary remained loyal to God at the time of the abandonment of their great king by the Holy See.

The shield of God can also be the spear of righteousness.

Constantine sat on the Holy Throne, and at this moment he had already cleared his mind: "General Hunyadi, don't worry about creation." It's just a paper crown, and the empire won't take it seriously. ”

This sentence also shows the current attitude of the empire.

As long as Hunyadi dared to draw his coat of arms on the paper crown, the empire would fully support his operations between the Hungarian royal family and the noble parliament, and Hungary and the empire would become an unbreakable ally. In two or three years, a new encirclement network will be spread over the heads of the Ottomans in the Balkans.

There was silence in the purple palace for a long time.

Finally, Hunyadi spoke.

"Your Majesty, my painting skills are just a laughing stock compared to Her Royal Highness the Princess, but I am very willing to bring this exquisite painting of the princess back to Hungary for safekeeping."