"So, Varna, what the hell is going on......"

Slou Gardens, early morning.

Zhou Heng, who failed to ask for leave, was dragged by Alex to throw off the one-handed sword again.

The breakfast had been prepared by the attendants a long time ago, and although it was very light and simple, at least it was sufficient—it was made for Sophia, who said that she needed to study things well today, and needed more energy.

Finally, after practicing the sword, Zhou Heng saw Sophia's maid, holding a map and placing it on the wooden table where she was sitting.

With Zhou Heng's understanding of the entire library, he could see at a glance that Sophia was holding a detailed map of the Balkans.

"I remember correctly...... Indeed, there is only one place called Varna. Sophia nodded slightly after a careful search on the map, "The town by the river, one of the most prosperous ports in the Balkans...... But...... After the Ottoman occupation, there was no fighting here at all......"

"The merchants of Genoa and Venice will not choose this route now, and doing business with the empire is now equivalent to sending supplies to the Turks......"

Sophia's brows gradually became tangled, she had heard Zhou Heng demonically possessed more than once and muttered about this place. But she couldn't think of anything worth remembering here.

Or ...... What big moves will the Western world have in the near future? But how could my brother ......?"

"Focus!"

Syllable!

Zhou Heng didn't pay attention, and was slashed by the wooden sword in Alex's hand.

"What's going on today? The reaction speed is not as fast as yesterday! ”

Alex also wondered, this dumb-headed prince seemed to have a hard heart to learn martial arts, and he had been tormented so long and over again, but he hadn't given up?

Zhou Heng also had bitterness in his heart, the body of this early ten year old child was even more fragile than he imagined, although the handguard sword in his hand was made of special metal, and the weight was not heavy, but he just waved it for a day, and he didn't have much rest last night, and if he came up with an adult, he would probably be tired and half dead.

"Look at your enemies! Look at what I'm doing! I can't stab you! ”

At the beginning, I really didn't grow well when I just crossed my brain, so I really made such a suggestion.

"Mr. Commander, let my brother rest first?"

Seeing Sophia get up from her chair, Alex's complexion changed instantly.

"Princess...... But it's not an hour yet......"

"Oh yes, I contracted a cold last night, and my brother took care of me all night without a good night's rest. Forget it this morning. ”

"Cold? This kind of thing should be done by a trained doctor......"

Alex's statement is not unreasonable, and for now, the cold is indeed a very dangerous disease. It's just that he hasn't figured out what Sophia means yet. After being glared at fiercely by the little princess, Alex seemed to react.

The emperor only gave him the full strength to dispose of Zhou Heng at will, and Sophia, the princess of the empire, he didn't dare to mess with it.

"I've been here all these days, and that's the most touching thing you've ever done." Zhou Heng held his waist with one hand and put the handguard sword back into the scabbard with the other.

"All these days?" Sophia said suspiciously, "Brother...... Slou Gardens, you've been moving here for a few days, haven't you? ”

"Oh, a slip of the tongue. I really didn't sleep well all night yesterday, so I'll go get some rest first. Zhou Heng tried his best to pass the topic as plainly as possible.

"No, brother." Sophia took a step to the side, blocking Zhou Heng's way, "I rescued you because I wanted to have a good chat with you." ”

"Let's talk?"

Zhou Heng took half a step back, it was not a good thing for these words to come out of Sophia's mouth. When she was asked one question after another and became dizzy, there will always be a hole between lies and lies that will be caught by this girl.

You say you're okay, why are you so smart?

Little Sophia took her manuscript again, searched the map carefully for a long time, and finally asked: "Brother, Varna, what happened?" Or rather...... What will happen? ”

Sure enough...... The girl was starting to get suspicious.

Zhou Heng sighed, sat down on another chair, and after drinking the tea in the cup, he seemed to have finally made a decision.

The revival of Constantinople was absolutely impossible on its own. But to use what little insight you have about the future, you need to at least give others plenty of reason to believe in you...... Right now, only Sophia is willing to calmly listen to her own judgment. Moreover, although his father did not want to see his brother and sister, the other noble ministers would never dare to slack off when facing him and Sophia. If it is not convenient for you to come forward in some cases, it is also a good choice to hand it over to Sophia.

At least, she knows better than herself how to reach out to the masses and communicate with them.

Sophia...... What I'm going to say to you, don't mention it to anyone after you've heard it. ”

Zhou Heng's sudden extremely serious attitude made Sophia a little unable to react. However, when examining Zhou Heng's serious attitude on both sides, Sophia also put away her smile and nodded solemnly.

In this way, two teenagers, in the Slou Gardens, set off a conversation that the future is about to overturn the whole of Europe.

"You remember the first manuscript I wrote, right?"

Sophia then took out a crumpled piece of paper and spread it out on the map.

"In previous years...... You were young. A seemingly ordinary War of Succession broke out in the west. Zhou Heng copied the two names in Greek on another piece of paper.

Lalos, Władysław.

One from Austria and Bohemia, the other from Poland. These two men claimed the throne of Hungary at the same time.

Sophia glanced at Zhou Heng. Of course she knew about it. It's not history, it's something that happened right in front of us. Although I was still very young at that time, it doesn't mean that I will be so stupid now.

However, the famous Hungarian general Hunyadi finally chose to support Poland's Władysław. Zhou Heng crossed out the name of Lalos and circled the other two, "Actually, no matter who is crowned King of Hungary, they are too young...... Even if there is Hunyati to assist, young people are always prone to cause some accidents. ”

"It's always a little weird to say that." Sophia took a bite of the refreshment, and then continued to follow Zhou Heng's train of thought.

The current scene is very similar to when he mocked Zhou Heng for being stupid a year ago.

"Don't interrupt...... At the moment, there was still civil strife in Hungary from time to time, and the Ottomans were still relentlessly hoping to break through the defenses built by Władysław and Hunyadi and advance into the interior of Europe, which had been going on for some years. ”

"Well...... But this one, called Hunyati, didn't perform very well, and he was able to win several tough battles, and the Ottoman army was disheartened. ”

"Yes, this Hungarian victory has given the so-called pope in Rome infinite confidence." Zhou Heng moved the map to the side, revealing the part of the Apennine Peninsula, "Do you know why my father has been locking himself in the palace recently and not coming out to see us?" ”

Sophia shook her head. No matter how clever she is, Constantine XI has already vetoed the right to let her participate in all the affairs of Constantine's palace again in recent years. After all, her remarks have caused a lot of turmoil. In this case, it is almost impossible to obtain the core intelligence of the empire.

"Because...... The father eventually compromised with the West. ”

"What?"

"The father asked for the aid of the Crusaders. Just last year, this crusader was ready. Speaking of which, this is something that the emperor has been negotiating, which is one of the reasons why my father intends to defend Constantinople. Zhou Heng smiled bitterly, "We finally chose this path." ”