Signing a treaty involving political, military, economic, and religious beliefs is a complex and huge project, and because there are so many things that touch on all sides, it is often necessary to negotiate and bargain too much, and even all kinds of setbacks with the threat of withdrawing from the negotiations.

Such an agreement could take months to finalize, and if the two sides are too divided, it could be delayed for years due to adjournment and the resumption of hostilities.

But the Bucharest negotiations clearly did not say so.

For both sides, this negotiation is necessary and urgently needed, and even in private, there are already complaints about the procrastination of others for the sake of a small profit.

The Ottomans wanted to withdraw their troops as soon as possible because of the accident that had happened to Bayezid II, Ladislas II was equally anxious about the Hungarian troubles, and Alexander counted the days almost every day hoping that the negotiations would come to an end as soon as possible, and the other Balkan nobles, although most of them were not particularly anxious, but they also hoped that the war would end quickly, after all, they had been away from home for a long time, and some even spent Christmas in Bucharest in 1498.

However, there are always some exceptions, and when both sides are anxious, there are also people who do not want an agreement to be reached as soon as possible, and even deliberately delay time.

And there are not many such people.

Hami Resar Plumm wasn't interested in reaching an agreement as soon as possible, or that he was waiting for someone.

When Ressar frequently showed procrastination in the negotiations, Alexander was immediately keenly aware of his unusual behavior, and then he vaguely guessed the eunuch's intentions after only a little thought.

It was clear that Ressar was waiting for someone, and that he wanted someone to complete the negotiations, and judging by his inclination towards Ressar, Alexander could be sure that he was waiting for Selim.

The result of Selim's constant presence in Greece was that he was more influential in Europe than Mehmed, and if Selim returned early, he would have a good chance of quickly controlling the entire Ottoman army, and it was even possible to force Bayezid II to abdicate.

In that case, things would have gone badly, because with Alexander's knowledge of Selim, the would-be sultan, known for his ruthlessness, would likely continue the war to assert his authority once he ascended the throne, which would be the worst possible outcome for both Alexander and Ladislas II.

As for the other one who didn't want this negotiation to end, she hoped that the negotiation would continue like this, preferably never, because she already knew that when the negotiation was over, it would be time for Alexander to leave.

Sophia wanted to go with Alexander, but was persuaded by Alexander, which made her very unhappy and even angry, and she thought that it must be Josha who was secretly preventing her from returning to Alexander, so her attitude towards Josha changed from bad to bad, so that the titular sister-in-law never even appeared in public on a single occasion.

Rumors of a discord between the sister-in-law were circulating in Bucharest, but at this time people did not care about these rumors, and the Ottoman army could not live in peace for a day if it did not withdraw, especially when it was rumored that Bayezid II might have died, and the Bucharest people were even more worried about the fear that the Ottomans might retaliate frantically in the future.

Bayezid II was in a bad situation, but he was still alive, and the miraculous Sultan was able to recover from his fever and soberness.

It's just that the Sultan's situation is still not optimistic, despite all the measures taken by the imperial doctors, but the Sultan's legs have obviously been destroyed by the heavy injury, and the Sultan, who is almost completely paralyzed in the lower half of his body, wakes up and the first thing he does is to see his generals, but before the eunuch who gave the order came out of the imperial tent, the Sultan fell into a coma again.

Then there was another rush and panic, but by the time the noble generals arrived, Bayezid II had woken up again.

Resar was a loyal eunuch who chose to side with a prince when the Sultan was in a coma and threatened to die, but when Bayezet woke up, he immediately began his duties as the Sultan's governor.

He immediately summoned Sisukgu to have his army fortify the perimeter of the Guard, and at the same time, in his capacity as the head of the imperial camp, he suggested to all the generals that they each send a portion of the same number of troops to defend the Sultan's imperial camp.

This was done in order to keep the noble generals of different factions and tribes in check, because of the many conflicts between the tribal nobles in the Ottoman Empire over the years, even if there was no dispute between the two princes, if there was an accident between the Sultan, many conflicts could erupt.

Therefore, Ressar wants to use this means to contain those tribal nobles who are ready to move.

After doing all this, Ressar asked the royal physicians about the Sultan's condition, and the royal physicians answered him without knowing whether to be disappointed or delighted.

"The Sultan was blessed by Allah and blessed by the Great Prophet, and he survived."

When he heard the news, the eunuch's face was a little dull for a moment, and he could not tell whether he should immediately kneel down and thank the gods or complain about the Sultan's life, but soon the eunuch fell to his knees, his hands spread flat on the ground, buried his face in his hands, and let out a soft cry.

Tears rolled down his cheeks, he was not pretentious but really glad that the Sultan had woken up, and it could be said that he was the closest and most trusted person to the Sultan of all the people around him, and for him as long as the Sultan was alive, he could not have a second allegiance to his master.

Bayezid II's injuries were indeed severe, but he did survive tenaciously, but his appearance was indeed terrible, especially after seeing the black and yellow pus oozing out of the imperial doctors and the faintly foul-smelling plates that could still be seen oozing out of them even if they were covered with gauze, Ressar could already imagine how bad the situation was.

Bayezid II's leg injuries were so severe that the symptoms of the suppuration threatened the Sultan's life for a time, and the royal physicians finally decided to remove the rotting leg flesh after much consideration.

The process was painful and dangerous, and what was even more worrying was that if the necrotic parts were not completely removed from the operation, it would either be better or another operation would be required and the Sultan would have to suffer again, and if the situation deteriorated, he would be in dire straits.

Fortunately, Bayezid II seems to have really been blessed by Allah, blessed by the Prophet, and although he went through a period of unimaginable suffering, he finally survived.

The day before he saw the Sultan awake again, the eunuch knelt on the blanket and took up Bayezid II's dry hand and kissed it, when he heard the Sultan's words, though weak, but already sober:

"It seems to me that my soul has broken away from this shell, but in the end, I have not been able to leave this illusory life and enter the reality."

"Blessed is the Sovereign, who is all-mighty of all things, who created life and death, so that he might test which of you is the most beautiful. He is Almighty, He is Forgiving," Ressar knelt down, pressed his face completely against the blanket, and muffled his mouth in prayer.

"What are you doing?" Bayezet asked feebly.

"Negotiating with the enemy," replied Ressar succinctly, knowing the Sultan's eagerness to quickly understand what was going on, "but it wasn't going well, the Europeans insisted on maintaining the Greek princess and all the claims to Rome, you know it wasn't up to us, it was up to the supreme Sultan to decide." ”

Bayezid II closed his eyes slightly, he woke up unusually tired, and although he had only said a few words, he was already on the verge of falling asleep.

"Such conditions cannot be accepted, the Ottoman sultan is the successor of the Roman emperor, and Constantinople is our capital, which is a right given to the Ottoman Empire by fate."

Ressar nodded at once, he didn't know when he had an extra reed pen in his hand, and after it was stained with ink, he quickly recorded the Sultan's words.

"Where are my sons?"

Bayezid II's sudden question made the eunuch's hand tremble slightly, although the sultan at this time was just a weak patient lying there and couldn't even move, but the eunuch's forehead was already overflowing with layers of sweat, and he was even secretly glad that he was lying on the ground, otherwise he might have been seen by the sultan because of his nervous expression.

"Do you want to meet the noble princes?" The eunuch asked cautiously.

"No, I just want to know where they are." The Sultan closed his eyes and seemed to fall into a slumber again.

Ressar quietly withdrew from the tent, and after standing outside the tent and muttering a little, he immediately walked briskly towards the camp in Sisugu.

Xi Sugu seemed to be very leisurely during this time, but in fact, in his opinion, these days were more tense than on the battlefield.

The enemy on the battlefield is always clear, even if the opponent will use all kinds of conspiracy and tactics, but Xi Sugu is confident that he can see through the enemy's tricks.

But here, he couldn't see who the enemy was, which made him nervous, and the constant vigilance had made the army of Sissogu almost exhausted, which was even more mentally and physically draining than the battle with the Montina army in the swamp.

In that battle, Sisugu's army survived an unforgettable night in the swamp, and the danger at that time even felt that even Sisugu himself might collapse completely.

Fortunately, it was they who won in the end, and when they struggled out of the muddy swamp and stepped onto dry ground, the whole army felt like they were narrowly escaped from death.

But now, although they were only stationed around the imperial camp, they had a feeling that they were even more nervous than on the battlefield, as if they were surrounded by enemies, and they had to be vigilant at the slightest movement of the army of any tribe.

As time went on, this tense exhaustion had become more and more unbearable for Sisugu's troops, and some of them were on the verge of collapse.

Especially when the news of the Sultan's awakening spread, the commotion caused by all the tribal nobles and the governors Pasha when they heard the news was in a hurry, so when Ressar found Sissogu, he was found lying in a steam room made of sheepskin, with only one head exposed.

"The Sultan wants to come to an agreement as soon as possible," Resar said succinctly, now that he understood the Sultan's intentions, he would not add unnecessary thoughts to his own speculation in private, "and he hoped to withdraw his troops before the princes returned." ”

"Which prince?" Xi Sugu asked.

"It doesn't matter, but Sudan is clearly determined to end the war as soon as possible." Ressar shook his head, "We just have to do what the Sultan wants, so I need your support next, we have been delayed at the negotiating table for too long, and the Sultan obviously wants to return to Constantinople as soon as possible, because only then will the situation not get worse." ”

Xi Sugu nodded slightly, he knew what Ressar meant.

Bayezid II was seriously wounded, and this was not only a blow to the Sultan himself, but a great crisis that could shake the foundations of the Ottoman Empire!

There has never been more than a civil strife to discourage and thwart the rise of a powerful empire, and even the Mongol Empire has faced crises of division and civil strife more than once.

Bayezid II was well aware of his sons' ambitions, and even knew that they were equally hostile to him.

Anxious to end the current unfavorable situation, he made a decision as soon as he woke up.

As a servant of the Sultan's side for many years, when he heard the news that the Sultan asked the princes, Resar already understood Bayezid II's thoughts.

Because the Sultan had woken up, and now that he had returned to his loyal eunuch, Ressar decided to carry out the Sultan's orders immediately.

It's not because he's fickle, it's because he knows the master too well.

He knew that the Sultan would always have the means and means at his disposal unless it reached a point of real irreparability, which convinced him that he should still have enough power to control the civil strife that might arise when it came to the struggle for the throne among his sons.

Resar's guess proved to be correct, and when the news of the Sultan's re-awakening spread, the tribal nobles immediately expressed their loyalty to the Sultan, and some even took the initiative to send their eldest son to the imperial camp as a hostage, which made many people who could not see the situation clearly realize the Sultan's great influence in the empire once again.

"It's not the time, Prince, it's not the time," Resar muttered to himself as he looked at the nobles who were hurrying to the palace, "but the Sultan is injured after all, and this will not be the beginning of a rift in his rule, but it is not yet time." ”

The negotiations went much smoother, much to the delight of many people, but to the anger of Sophia, who was convinced that it was all a conspiracy by Josa, a woman who claimed to be Alexander's sweetest sister, who was trying to break them up.

At the same time, just as the people of Bucharest were rejoicing that the negotiations were finally going well, another event of great significance for many took place in Croatia.

Duke Helva of Zagreb suddenly declared that he would not recognize Rwaqi as king of Northern Bosnia but as the enemy of all Bosnians, and then he asserted himself as a legitimate and more orthodox successor to the throne of Bosnia and Croatia, while Helva publicly declared that the future kingdoms of Bosnia and Croatia would honor the Greek princess as the successor to Rome, thereby supporting Sofia's legitimate claim to Roman possessions.

This sudden change caused an uproar in an instant!

Even in the face of the previous war, Herva never publicly refused to recognize Royce's kingship, which in fact suggests that there is some kind of compromise.

But now Hurva has suddenly declared Rwa an enemy of Bosnia, which means that the last chance for compromise is gone.

The two sides are now endless!

This sudden change was obviously something that Royce had thought of before.

For both Rwa and Helva, the significance of the war was only to provide them with an opportunity to gain power, and war, contradictions, diplomacy and compromise have always been the magic weapons of the nobility.

But now Helva's actions have completely broken with this convention.

Never die! It was the only reaction of everyone when they heard the news.

Apparently also shocked by Helva's unexpected move, Rwa sent his army to frantically search for Helva in an attempt to fight a decisive battle, while the Ottoman governor of the occupied territory, Eleup, reversed his previous lazy attitude and launched a brutal sweep of the resistance in the occupied territory.

On 19 May, Rwaj's army broke through the Hungarian defenses at Pécs and made a direct threat to the southern town of Kabosch heading north, while Elup's attack on the Resistance forced Herva to abandon the threat to the Bosnian rear.

The sudden change of events was unexpected, and for a time all eyes were on the southern Hungarian battlefield.

For Ladislas II, the changes in southern Hungary were no less than a disaster, and he hated Herva for a long time.

In the king's eyes, Herva was a madman carried away by power.

However, the situation was now due to Helva's madness, and Ladislas II felt a deep threat to him.

In this case, the king finally had to take the initiative to find Alexander.

This was the first time Sofia had met Ladislas II privately since leaving the castle in Bucharest.

Looking at Sophia, who was sitting opposite and almost completely snuggled in Alexander's arms, as if she was unwilling to leave all the time, the king had a look full of deep meaning on his face.

If Alexander becomes Sophia's husband, it will certainly be bad news for Ladislas II, but according to his previous knowledge of this count, he knows that Alexander also has a fiancée in Rome, and even his current title is inherited from his fiancée's domain, so it is a suspense whether Alexander will stay in the Balkans.

But after all, that was later, and what the king needed now was to exert influence and even pressure on Herva through Alexander, urging him not to press too Ruva.

It's just that the king always felt that the whole thing was full of irony.

After all, not so long ago he had been trying with all his might to get Rwaqi out of Hungary, and it wasn't long before he was the same as he was trying to stop Herva from provoking and provoking the invader.

This was not just an irony, Ladislas II felt humiliated by his betrayal, even though not long ago he had also betrayed his ally.

However, in order to prevent the situation from escalating, Ladislas II had no choice but to compromise with Alexander.

It's just that he knows it might come at a high price.

Sure enough, Alexander, who had been waiting for the king for a long time, put forward two conditions that made Ladislas II deeply angry, but helpless.

"Open the markets of Hungary and Bohemia to the Free Trade Union, and allow the trade union currency to circulate in both countries," Alexander said in an almost unquestionable tone, "and publicly declared his support for Helva's claims. ”

"So what do I get?" Ladislas II asked unwillingly.

Seeing the king's angry but helpless expression, Alexander looked at Sophia, who was next to him, and then smiled softly.

"You can get the security of Hungary, and the friendship from Wallachia and Bosnia, and believe me, Your Majesty, that's what you need now."

Ladislas II looked at Alexander silently, his eyes were full of unwillingness, but he knew that Alexander had hit him in the soft underbelly!