Chapter XVIII: The Marquis of Royce's Worries
Rowa?? Looking at the man who suddenly appeared, he knew that this knight was because this man's grandfather and father had staged an uprising against the Ottomans in Greece.
The Djilas family is a Greek nobleman, but the family was only a few decades ago.
When the Ottomans conquered Greece, they slaughtered or drove out the disobedient nobles, and the Gillas were one of the nobles who fled from Greece after the failed revolt.
Both his grandfather and father had fought against the Ottomans, and his grandfather had lost his life because of the high prestige of the Greek nobility.
But Rowa?? The biggest surprise was how this Djilas could have become the messenger of that "Greek princess".
Of course, he had heard about the legend of the Greek princess for a long time, but unlike the others, it was Roy?? I didn't care about this rumor, and I thought it was a little ridiculous.
A girl who came out of nowhere suddenly became the heir of the Eastern Roman Empire, not only declared that she legally had the right to inherit the Eastern Roman Empire, but also a group of people who were willing to believe and gather around her.
Such a legend makes people feel more like a liar no matter how you look at it.
In fact, there have been many people who have come from the descendants of Eastern Rome over the years, and some of them have really made a lot of noise, but most of these people have been proven to be nothing more than impostors.
So the appearance of Djilas is a big surprise.
Obviously, the others didn't know that the person who was brought by that Kosternich was actually like this, so everyone couldn't help but let out an unexpected whisper for a while.
Everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on this Greek nobleman, and while they were surprised by the identity of this man, people couldn't help but wonder what the purpose of Kosternic had brought this man in.
At the end of the 14th century, a powerful figure of the Kostenich family broke away from the Eastern Roman Empire and established an independent principality, and then after more than a dozen years of war, the borders of what would become the Kingdom of Bosnia were established.
However, after the Ottomans conquered the Kingdom of Bosnia, they slaughtered all the direct and close branches of the royal family, and now the Kostenich family has no one who can claim the succession to the kingdom without dispute, except for some distant relatives.
The sudden appearance of all the now Knight of Gerais made people think of a lot of things at once.
Rowa?? Obviously thinking more than the others, he knew that Kosternich had been fighting with him openly and secretly, and now the appearance of this Knight of Djilas was obviously putting pressure on him.
The Knight of Gilas slowly walked to Rowa?? In front of him, he also looked at this legend of Northern Bosnia.
Rowa?? His experience of fighting under Grand Duke Stefan made him the center of attention, and the fierceness of the Balkans was evident in him.
Legend has it that this marquis often took the lead in many enemy battles, and his luck was good, although he suffered many wounds, but never encountered real danger.
This also made the name of the marquis synonymous with the lucky ones in the minds of many people.
"Knight of Gilas," Roya?? Nodding slightly, he looked at Kostenich on the side, "I didn't know you were here, it's rude." β
"I hope I didn't trouble you for being too reckless," Gilas nodded in return, his gaze never taking his eyes off the marquis's face, and with a look of obvious interest in his eyes, "I think you already know what I'm here for, don't you?" β
Rowa?? Secretly stunned, he didn't expect this knight to be so aggressive at first, and now it seemed that even if he wanted to deliberately avoid things about the Greek princess, it would not be easy.
"Knight, I want to ask you first, in what name are you visiting?" Rowa?? He asked with a calm expression.
"In the capacity of Princess Alexandra Sofia Valleologo, of course," Gilas looked at Roa?? As if to say something, he continued, "I know you may have other questions, but please hear me out. β
Rowa?? He had to make a gesture to continue, and he saw a clear smug look on Kosterich's face next to him, which made his mood suddenly turn bad.
When he heard that many nobles were going to convene a meeting in their own Red Keep at the suggestion of Kostnik, Roy?? He was vaguely aware of what tricks this man might be playing, but he never expected to meet the messenger of the "Greek princess".
"I think many people here already know that Princess Sophia is about to convene a meeting of all the nobles loyal to the Roman Empire in Bucharest, and this will undoubtedly be the most important gathering in recent years, because it will allow us to organize an army that is really strong enough to fight the Ottomans."
"Knight, you mean everything we did before was hypocritical?" Rowa?? Not a man who likes to quarrel with words, but Djilas's words still made him retort out of annoyance: "You know, when many people were still keen to write poetry to commemorate the fall of Constantinople, I had already fought against the Ottomans under Archduke Stefan, and even though I am now back in my homeland, I am still one of the most troublesome Ottomans among the Northern Bosnian nobility." β
"I have long heard of your bravery, and I sincerely admire it," Djilas did not say because of Rois?? "It is precisely for this that I came to Brcko and hope that you will convince you to attend the event in Bucharest. β
"Oh, knight, no, no, no, I think you're probably mistaken," Roy?? Shaking his head slightly, he took two steps back, "I fought the Ottomans because I hated them, but not for any princess or the legendary Roman heir, I am not interested in your game." β
The corners of Djilas's mouth tightened imperceptibly, of course he knew about Rova?? The meaning of this sentence is clearly Rois?? I didn't want to be a part of them, but it wasn't a surprise to Gilas.
When gathering nobles from all over the world, although there are many people who seem to see the opportunity, there are also some people who clearly express their disinterest, these people are like Rowa?? Again, most of them scoff at the legend of the "Greek princess", but some are the opposite, and it is precisely because they believe that the identity of the Greek princess is real that they seem to be more cautious.
Although the Eastern Roman Empire had been in ruin for nearly half a century, and even before it had lost its domination and influence in many places, no one could deny the enormous effect that this thousand-year-old empire had on everything that is now in the Balkans and in all of Southeastern Europe, both religious and secular.
This role was so great that the Ottomans claimed to be the successor of Rome after the conquest of Constantinople, and the Grand Duke of Moscow, far away in the east, considered himself a third Rome because of his marriage to a Roman princess.
The effects are enormous, even penetrating deep into someone's bone marrow and skin.
Whether acknowledging it or not, or simply stubbornly refusing to be hostile to all this, the term Eastern Rome itself has an irrefutable significance for the formation of the nation, beliefs, cultures and customs of the land.
Gilas looked at Roy silently??, he didn't know what the marquis was really inclined to, but one thing he knew for sure was that the marquis wasn't difficult to deal with.
"He's afraid," this is what Dillas said to Kosternich after leaving the Red Keep, and seeing that Kostniki was a little puzzled, Djilas smiled and explained, "Maybe he wanted to excuse himself by using the rumors about the Greek princess as a hoax, but in fact he was afraid that it was true." β
Kosternich nodded thoughtfully, but at the same time there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
Rowa?? Perhaps it was precisely because of this that he refused Djilas's invitation, and why did Kosternich want to make contact with the princess's messenger?
The sudden appearance of Djilas did disrupt Roy?? The life of the Marquis, which caused him to even miss the target twice the next morning while practicing archery.
Rowa?? Some unusual behavior caught the attention of the Marquise, who was very familiar with her husband, and the Marquise was vaguely aware of Rois?? Emotional instability.
"What's going on," said the marquise, who asked her husband cautiously at lunch, "is it that the Ottomans are about to invade, and I have heard that this time it is the Sultan himself who is leading the army." β
"No," Rowa?? He raised his glass and took a sip, but the usually delicious wine tasted dull today, "I'm not worried about the Ottomans, and I've destroyed all the wharves they built on this side of the river, which at least caused a lot of trouble for the Ottomans, and the Sultan's goal is Bucharest, so he also expects that we can find less trouble for him during this time." β
"Did the Sultan contact you?" The Marquise was not surprised.
"It's been many times." Rowa?? He smiled slightly smugly, "Actually, all of us do this, the Sultan wants to fight peacefully in Bucharest, at least to ensure that his army does not pose a threat to all of us during this time." β
"Then what are you worried about," asked the Marquise, with a little bewilderment, "I can see that you have something on your mind, and that is to tell me what you are worried about after Kosterici and the Knight of Gilas he brought with him have left yesterday." β
Look at the wife, Roy?? The decision is to say what is in your heart.
"You've probably heard that the Knight of Djilas is the emissary sent by the 'Greek princess', whoever she actually is, but it is clear that she or the people behind her want to infiltrate Bosnia, and it is said that many people have agreed to participate in the Bucharest Conference, which means that whether it is true or not, there is a great force around the princess, and this force has even made the Sultan decide to go to Bosnia, and now they want to reach out to Bosnia."
"Are you worried about Kostitch?" The Marquise heard what her husband meant, she stood up, walked around the table, walked over to her husband and sat on the arm of his chair, "Are you worried that Kostnik will take the opportunity to borrow the power of that princess to compete with you for the throne of the King of Bosnia?" β
"Yes, but no," Rois?? Touching his chin and staring at the wine glass on the table in front of him, he said, "You know I wasn't very worried about that KostnikiΔ, he was just as stupid as his son, but the appearance of that Knight of Djilas complicated things, it might be better if it was just like that, but I was worried that if the Ottomans found out about this, they might change their attitude towards us, and it would be bad if that happened." β
"Perhaps, you can tell the Ottomans about the whereabouts of the knight of Djilas," the marquise whispered, "after all, they are the Ottomans' worst enemies, and we just want to keep our own territory, or at most we want to be king, but those people are different." β
The reminder of the Marquise Jean Rois?? His spirit seemed to perk, but just as he was about to speak, he seemed to think of something and fell silent.
After a while he patted his wife's hand and said, "Your suggestion is very good, but I think things may not have come to that point, the Ottomans are very greedy, and it is also true that they have always wanted to annex all of Bosnia, so we should be cautious in this matter." β
"It's up to you," said the Marquise, kissing her husband's forehead, "but whatever you do, you must first consider that you have a wife and four children, and if possible, perhaps your eldest son will become king." β
"Of course."
Rowa?? He kissed his wife back affectionately, while his fingers tapped twice on the armrest of the chair.
Compared to the Red Fort in Brcko, the castle of the Kostenich family is old and somewhat dilapidated.
The pomp and circumstance of the Kosternic family when they established their kingdom did not benefit all the distant relatives, and some of them were sent to remote territories, and some were even sent to Croatia to become governors.
It's just that no one would have imagined that the Kostniks who were sent out in the first place were lucky enough to escape the massacre of the Ottomans, and that when all the direct and immediate heirs of the Bosnian kingdom were either killed or captured, people like Kostnich of Northern Bosnia seemed to find that an opportunity that they never dreamed of would appear in front of them.
Sitting in the corner of the empty room with Kostnik, Dillas was oblivious to the defeat in the castle, and his attention was now focused on Kostnik's words.
"We can go to some people, all of them are very prestigious nobles in the north, and these people can recruit an army of about less than 8,000 people, and of course if Rois?? It is best to be able to participate, he has an army of almost 2,000 people, which is why he can become the largest nobleman in the north. β
"I notice that you do not seem shy about mentioning the merits of the Marquis," asked Gilas with some interest, "and your army is obviously not as large as his." β
"Rowa?? He is a brave warrior, no one can deny this," Kosternich said calmly about his opponent's good words, "Many people know about his exploits, but people are more jealous of his good luck, and there are not many people who have participated in so many brutal battles as he can and come back safely." β
Djilas nodded in agreement, even in Bucharest, legends about the lucky marquis were often mentioned, people talked about the good luck with the marquis, and there were even people who used to bet on when he would run out of good luck.
"So that's all you can offer?" Djilas asked, and seeing the uncertain look on Kosternic's face, Djilas continued, "This meeting in Bucharest will allow us to organize an army that is unprecedentedly strong, and perhaps it will not be able to defeat the Ottomans completely, but if it can inflict heavy casualties on them, then the Sultan will have to negotiate with us." β
"Do you want the Sultan to guarantee Bucharest inviolability?"
"It depends on the outcome of the battle, if it succeeds this time, maybe everything will change here," Djilas said, looking around, as if looking around the entire Balkans, "Tzepes of Transylvania is now with the princess, you should know that man, his father is famous. β
"That's the ......," Kosternich asked, a little stunned.
"Yes, Tzepes of Transylvania, Grand Duke of Wallachia, the famous Piercing Prince," continued Djilas, "the man who had made the Ottomans suffer enough, but now Wallachia is not having a good time, and the Ottomans are becoming more and more brutal towards Wallachia, and we all have a deep hatred for the Ottomans, just like the rest of us. β
"Of course, this includes me," Kosternich hastened "so Roy?? Then it won't do any good to all of us. β
"You're right, but now is not the time to settle accounts with him," said Gilas seriously, looking at Kosternic's face, "I don't like that guy either, I was angry with a timid knight before I came, but now that I think about it, it's nothing, you know, if we can gather enough people, the other people who start watching will join in, especially if those people have met the princess, I'm sure they'll make the right choice." β
Hearing Djilas mention the Greek princess, KosterniΔ was a little curious and wanted to inquire, but then dismissed the idea.
There are all kinds of rumors about the princess, but no matter what they are, many people know in their hearts that they are just excuses and reasons.
Whether it was the family of Djilas in front of him, or the Grand Duke of Wallachia, the purpose of these people would support the Greek princess who suddenly appeared, so Kosternic knew that he didn't really need to ask what kind of person that princess was, he just needed to get along with the person in front of him and those influential nobles.
"Go to Bucharest," Djilas said to Kostnik, "trust me, you won't be disappointed." β
"But there's one more thing to do before that," continued Gilas, looking at Kosterage's puzzled look, "and help me inquire of a man named Alexandre Giulian Cambrai." β
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