Go back, little girl, and tell Ulrich to take off his fine aristocratic costumes, and walk away from his useless mercenaries. Austria was now in danger, and a few hundred mercenaries could not stop the pursuers. Sophia turned her head sideways and looked at John who was frowning between her eyebrows, "Brother, it is actually not that difficult to help Laszló V obtain the throne of Bohemia. ”

  John had a lot of dealings with Agrippa and his gang, and he was well aware of the Empire's rules of doing things. The fraternal rivalry of the Principality of Austria has become a life-and-death feud, but the bargaining chips of the infighting between the two sides are not proportional at all. Frederick III was not going to turn a blind eye to Laszlo's coronation, as he once did.

  In other words, the Empire wanted to help László V by openly opposing the current ruling power of Bosmia and the Austrian allies. In this war, with or without gunpowder, in the end, there will be only one ruler in Austria and Bohemia.

  Frederick III and László V would have only one winner.

  The pressure on the empire is absolutely unimaginable, so John's attitude towards Sophia's frivolity is even more confused.

  Sophia smiled at John, and then said, "This lady, I think you saw it on your way here. The current Gombrigne, the current empire, is still thriving, although there are some minor setbacks, the streets are still bustling with vendors, and commerce and industry, as well as the various industries under the control of professional unions, continue to provide the empire with a rich supply of taxes. But once the war begins, not to mention that Serbia, which is the buffer zone of the empire, will be surrounded by war, the core area of the empire, the Aegean coast, will face a huge threat. ”

  "Your Royal Highness, what do you want to say......" The maid raised her head slightly, and met Sophia's seemingly gentle but fierce eyes.

  Sophia picked up a gold ducat from the table and threw it in front of the maid: "I mean, the empire should get what it pays in return. This has to be talked about separately. Valleollo and the Habsburgs were never allies, and there were even conflicts of interest. The Empire was not obliged to seek land and crown for Laszlo for no reason. ”

  "Of course......" The maid's cold sweat was already soaking her back, and the depth of this conversation was far beyond her imagination. Ulrich had expected the Empire to help directly, as had been the case with the previous contract. Although there has been a "small" change in the current situation, the attitude of the empire is obviously completely different from that of the previous negotiations.

  At this time, even if the Empire made any unreasonable demands, this lady-in-waiting certainly did not have the right to make decisions on behalf of Laszló V and Ulrich. But by this time, the young claimant was hanging by a thread, and she had been given a death order to obtain the protection of the Empire, for which some small price should be acceptable.

  "Does the Roman Empire want money or land......?" asked the maid tentatively.

  "It's not money or land, besides, every penny of money and every piece of land that Laszló V obtains is something that the empire has the right to obtain." Sophia's words changed, and the last smile on her face also retracted, "If Laszlo V finally takes the throne of Bohemia, or even Austria, then the empire needs a unilateral non-aggression pact for more than ten years. ”

  It was just an agreement, and the young maid was just relieved, but Sophia paused again.

  "And ...... The army controlled by Lassiro V, the empire needed to be given full command. Rest assured, though, that this command is not permanent. The Empire only needs these armies to intervene in a war. ”

  The maid listened a little confused. The rewards of the Empire, the knights, were all in the air, in other words, all on the premise that Laszló V could obtain the crown of the Kingdom of Bohemia. But with László V's current strength, even with the addition of the Empire, he is at an absolute disadvantage. The allies of the empire, Albania needed to digest Serbia's resources, and Hungary had a conflict of interest with the Habsburgs, and it was difficult for them to lend a hand.

  The maid repeatedly confirmed: "Your Royal Highness Princess, does the empire only need this?" No other substantial remuneration is required? ”

  "Maybe you can promise some benefits to win over other allies, but the Empire doesn't need so many things for the time being." Sophia nodded.

  ……

  The maid's carriage swayed out of Gombrigne. The Empire had decided to provide temporary refuge to László V, and soon a band of light cavalry disguised as bandits would take back László in Kosovo. As long as he was not detected by the Austrian eyeliner, László V was able to temporarily evaporate from the world.

  "Her Royal Highness Princess...... I really don't understand what the Empire wants these empty shells. Although Jeffrey did not publicly deny Sophia's judgment, in fact, both he and Kalujie were a little surprised by Sophia's decision. If the war begins, the sacrifices made by the empire will be many times greater than the benefits gained.

  "Lord Jeffrey, I never promised to send troops to help Laszlo." Sophia took John's arm and was about to leave. Hearing Jeffrey's question, he turned back and smiled slyly.

  "No...... Dispatch troops? ”

  "The Phoenix Legion and the Holy See Guard are all repairing, and the Fourth Legion has not yet gathered its combat strength, so should the Moria Legion go up alone to fill the life?" John patted Sophia on the shoulder, when Sophia hyped up the current prosperity of the empire and the post-war depression, and kept leaning on the topic of the army, he had already vaguely understood what kind of trick Sophia used, just to deal with an ordinary maid, and now a mother and daughter who are lonely and have only empty titles, this level of wordplay is quite enough.

  "Lord Jeffrey, it's no surprise, Sophia uses just the way he thinks best. Our promise is to help Laszllo V take control of the Kingdom of Bohemia. The incident itself sounds like it will take countless battles and smoke, but from another perspective, it is actually quite simple. John took a deep breath, "Frederick III has no children until now, and he is not even married. Although not many people admit it, Laszló V himself had the right of succession to the Archduchy of Austria. Mr. Jeffrey, what should the Empire do next, it shouldn't need to be explained by Her Royal Highness the Princess, right? ”

  "Murder of a Grand Duke...... And the heirs of the empire? Jeffrey's eyes were full of incredulity.