When Kulash entered the castle, Alexander had just sent off the visiting Archbishop of Zagreb.

The impact of Aloxia's accidental involvement in the cathedral is deeper and wider than is known, and the fact that the Croatian king Herva has already begun to mobilize his army while sending the archbishop to Bucharest to mediate, undoubtedly proves his tough attitude, or perhaps it is precisely because he was once raised by Alexander that he wore the crown, and Helva inevitably has a sensitivity that borders on inferiority in his heart.

It seemed to him that what happened in Wallachia was not so much the result of Alosia's involvement in some conspiracy as Alexander's attempt to tell him again in front of him what to do and what not to do, which deeply stimulated his sensitive nerves, because even sitting on the throne of Zagreb, he could not forget the oppression that almost suffocated him when he was in the forest camp and later when he had just entered Zagreb, so when the news of the cathedral incident came, Ignoring the opposition of his ministers, Herva stubbornly decided to negotiate with Wallachia with an unusually tough side, even if it was a possible conflict with the neighbor with whom he had good relations.

In this case, the Archbishop of Zagreb can not play many cards, he knows that the king will never allow any behavior that undermines the dignity of Croatia, but even the most ignorant people know that in the cathedral incident, Aloxia's extremely passive situation has been doomed to be unfavorable to them from the beginning, so as soon as the archbishop arrived in Bucharest, he was tired of trying to find a way to get in touch with the Wallachian magnates, but although the time was short, the archbishop was disappointed to find that It seems that those nobles who were originally very greedy seem to have suddenly become morally noble, they expressed their gratitude to the archbishop's visit, but they all found various reasons to decline, and even worse, some nobles even directly asked the servants to reply that they knew the archbishop's intentions, so in order to avoid embarrassment on both sides, before the trial, they still hoped that the archbishop would not try to contact them again.

Such a direct refusal surprised and embarrassed the Archbishop of Zagreb, who felt that he had been humiliated in the Orthodox city, but after several encounters he finally realized that the only one he could find was the Duke of Rometesia.

The archbishop had to pay a hard visit to Alexander, and when he thought he might encounter an even more embarrassing refusal, Alexander unexpectedly accepted his visit.

The archbishop, who had received the letter from his servants, immediately rushed to the castle, and in the midst of the anxiety that something might happen to him, the archbishop met Alexander without incident.

It's just that the meeting was short, and to the Archbishop's disappointment, Alexander was also unusually tough.

"Send someone to tell your king that I will not tolerate any attempt to harm my family, and that perhaps he has been king so long that he has forgotten how I took Zagreb, and if so, please have someone tell him that I was able to help him get into that city, and that I can now likewise drive him back from there to his camp in the woods."

Alexander's words stunned the archbishop, and he could not have imagined that the duke had no regard for the decency and dignity of the Croatian king, and even directly exposed the sore spot that Herva was most reluctant to touch.

Everyone around Herva knew that for Alexander, Herva's heart was very complicated, he used to call Alexander his own benefactor and Croatia's most respected ally in public, but in private he was very taboo about this name, so that one unlucky guy who misunderstood his intentions proposed to erect a bronze statue of Alexander, who was then Count of Montina, in the square in front of the Zagreb royal palace, in order to welcome the horse, to show the gratitude of Croatia and the king to the count for the help of the count. As a result, the statue was not completed, and the man was sent to stand guard on the border with Serbia by Herva under a rather lame excuse.

This made many people finally realize how jealous Herva was of the foreign count, and since then, the relationship between Croatia and Wallachia has gradually become cold, and even there are some conflicts and frictions on the border from time to time.

The archbishop knew that his errand was not easy, but he could not have imagined that on the first day of his arrival in Bucharest, the whole of Wallachia would let him know their attitude in such a clear way, which made the archbishop at a loss for a moment, and a deep disappointment arose in whether he could resolve the conflict that might break out this time.

Kulash followed Schell down the hallway, he noticed that the summer palace in Wallachia looked much cleaner than the last time he came, and looking at a group of maids squatting on the ground with large balls of linen and rubbing the floor, Kulash couldn't help but stop and rub his feet on the ground vigorously, and when the mud on the soles of his shoes was scraped off, he stepped on the smooth and neat ground.

Kulash had been here a few years ago, when the castle was dirty and messy because it had not been cared for all the years, but at that time he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, because he had the impression that almost all the places he had been to were like this, but this time he walked into the summer palace castle, which the Wallachians had called the new palace, and he found that it really looked like it had been completely renewed.

This made him somewhat curious about the Duke of Romantesia, for from all the rumors he had inquired about Wallachia, he knew that the duke's father, the two princes and princesses, had a great deal of weight in the Wallachian court.

Alexander was also curious about Kurashi, who had long heard the legend of the knight, and from those stories he seemed to see a civilian version of Lancelot, because this man would not challenge anyone for the honor of a so-called noblewoman, but could go to war to save a village girl who had been robbed by the Ottomans, which made Kulash very popular among the lower people of the Balkans, but for those who were powerful, he was always just a soldier who could fight.

When he met Kulash, Alexander quickly compared him to Nashan, and concluded that the man seemed to be a good fighter on the battlefield, while Nashan was more of a merry swordsman.

When Alexander looked at him, Kulash was also looking at the hero of the Battle of Bucharest, and then he definitely put Alexander into the category of "tricksters" in his mind.

Kulash doesn't like the kind of "tricksters", although he will also use all kinds of tricks and deception to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, but that is only on the battlefield, and he usually prefers to keep things simple, so this is why although he has done a lot of work, he is not important in the court of Zagreb.

It seemed to him that those who hid behind thick curtains all day long and played tricks and tricks should die, but the exploits of the duke in front of him in the battle of Bucharest made him feel that he might be forgiven.

"General, I've heard of you," Alexander motioned for Kulash to sit down across from him, and he looked at this energetic knight who would probably be mistaken for a farmer if he hadn't carried a sword at his waist, "I've heard of your record in Croatia, and you're a very good guerrilla warfare expert, especially when dealing with Rova??" When I was in the army, I think it should have been in your command, because Herva didn't have that ability, let alone the courage. ”

Kulash looked at Alexander with some surprise, although he was right, and he commanded many battles in Helva's army, but Kulash did not expect the duke to express his contempt for Herva so bluntly.

"The King was a very determined man, and many people felt that his ultimate success depended entirely on his tenacity." Although he didn't think the duke would deliberately leak out the conversation between the two of them today, Kulash still felt that he should say a few words of justice to Helva, and he did.

Alexander smiled and didn't refute, of course he wouldn't tell Kulash what the historical Helva was like, and even though he was now a king, the indelible inferiority complex in his heart actually showed the flaws in his character.

This kind of defect may not show up when he is at a low point in his life, but it is precisely after he successfully reaches the peak of his life that he will gradually expose the various drawbacks caused by this character problem.

Herva is a typical person who can only share hardships and hardships, but not prosperity. This is the definition that Alexander gave him a long time ago.

It's just that he needed someone to keep him in the Balkans to keep the Ottomans in check, so he knew his character very well, but he still tried his best to help Helva get the title of Duke of Zagreb.

As for the fact that Herva later became king of Croatia, it can only be said that this is the situation.

But even so, Alexander was not worried that Herva would really cause too much trouble for Sofia's Wallachia, because Roy?? The former Bosnian king was enough to contain him.

"I can ask the Grand Duke to grant Aloxia pardon," Alexander suddenly went straight to the point, "I know that your brother Omo loves Aloxia very much, and I myself and she are old acquaintances, but the key is that Aloxia is not deeply involved in this matter, she can even be said to be purely involved, but she is indeed a silly girl, but we all know that this incident will have a great impact on her life, and your brother should probably reconsider whether to continue to pursue him." ”

Kulash listened silently, and after seeing what Alexander said, he bit his lip a little helplessly, and then waved his hand as if disgusted to drive away something invisible in front of him: "I knew it would be like this, you people always like to use this kind of roundabout means, if I knew that the unlucky girl was innocent, I would have released her immediately, but now you have to judge her, even if she gets a special saketsu after the trial, but her future life is over, isn't it?" And then the duke, you now take this as a condition and say to me, well, tell me what you want from me? ”

"Actually, it's something for you," Alexander corrected Kulash, "I didn't know you were coming back beforehand, and it's a surprise that the person I really want to trade with is your brother." ”

Kulash first showed surprise, and then looked at Alexander vigilantly, he could not care about what would happen to him, but he could not care less about Omo: "Duke, you better make it clear, if you let me know that you are not kind to my brother, I don't care how high your status and how many troops you have." ”

Kulash's expression had become stern as he spoke, and his eyes glanced at Schell, who had been standing motionless not far away, and he noticed that Schell's hand was already gripping the musket at his waist, which made him wonder if he could get up and get close to and control the Duke of Rometesia before Schell drew his gun and took aim.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Alexander was not deterred by Kulash's words, although he knew that he might not be able to hold out for even a minute if he did fight, but he just looked at the Balkan knights on the other side quietly.

"You're a hero," Alexander pointed to Kulash slightly, "but you haven't been used in Croatia or with anyone else before, or you don't care, but the truth is that your family is still a small landowner, and your brother, though he serves under Helva, has no official position for him until now, and he can only allow Omo to pursue Alosha just to entrap you, but do you think this kind of entrapment is reliable, or if this incident did not happen, Will Herva really marry Alosia to your brother? What if he found her a husband for his own benefit? ”

Alexander's question made Kulash's expression gradually change from stern to gloomy, he stared at Alexander for a while, and finally spread his hands and said: "Duke, what are you going to do, to be honest, I don't plan to let Omo continue to pursue that woman anymore, we all know that she is completely ruined after this incident, I can't allow my brother to marry such a woman, he is an innocent nobleman after all, I don't want others to poke his backbone behind his back." ”

Alexander nodded, he could understand Kulash's thoughts, Aloxia really did something too stupid, maybe because she was too young, or because of her naturally erratic personality, her indecision and confusion really ruined her, and even if the trial proved that she had nothing to do with the events of the cathedral, just the ambiguity with Morco was enough to ruin herself.

"Aloxia will be pardoned, but she must stay in Bucharest, and as for your brother, I think you should let him leave Zagreb," seeing Kulash's puzzled expression, Alexander continued, "I can provide him with an opportunity to learn, he can learn more than he has learned elsewhere before, perhaps you know the universities of Pavia and Bologna, and I am preparing to recommend your brother to study at those two universities." ”

Kulash had a surprise on his face this time, even in the Balkans, he had heard more or less of those two institutions of higher learning that were famous throughout Europe, not to mention that he had heard Omo say more than once that his greatest desire was to one day enter such an institution to study, but they all knew that this was a pure luxury for them, and as long as they thought about the high cost of studying in such a university, they were immediately discouraged as small landowners.

Now that there was such an opportunity suddenly, Kurash hesitated for a while.

He knew that there was a price to be paid for all this, but what was going to be exchanged for it, he couldn't guess for a while.

He may not have been good at the intrigues of the court, but he had the cunning of a small Balkan landlord, and before Alexander could speak, he was already speculating about what the duke would offer in exchange, and how much he would pay to get Omo out of the trouble.

Kulash knew very well that although Alexander did not mention whether Omo was also involved in the cathedral incident, as an envoy who came with Alosia to attend the baptismal ceremony, even if he was not implicated in the end, he would face a bleak future when he returned to Croatia, and if Herva was angry with him because of this, then Omo would definitely not have a good life in the Zagreb court.

So now Alexander's suggestion struck him at once.

"My lord, what do you want me to do?" Kulash asked warily.

"Do something for me, I'm going to do it if you don't come, and I've got a good fit, but now it seems that it's God's arrangement, and it's best for you to do it," Alexander stood up and walked over to Kulash and looked down at the Balkan, then he bent down and whispered something in Kurashi's ear.

Kulash looked surprised, and he looked at Alexander puzzled: "Why are you doing this, since what is the point of judging like this?" ”

"Of course, I have my purpose in doing this, but after this incident, your brother probably can't stay in Croatia any longer," Alexander looked at the look on Kuraš's face, "Do you think it's a pity?" ”

"It's a pity, after all, I've already saved two Granges," Kulash said with a slight headache, "but if I don't, you're going to implicate Omo?" ”

Alexander did not answer Kulash's words, but from the look on his face, Kulash still saw some clues.

"That's why I hate throwing my wrists the most." Kulash stood up with a low mutter, and he saluted Alexander with a grin, then turned and walked towards the door, stopping as he passed Schell's side, glancing at Schell's hand that had been pressed to the handle of his gun, and let out a chuckle of "snort".

Kulash had just gone out when Nashan stepped out as the door to the next door opened.

"You know how dangerous it was just now, when you threatened his brother, that person was so close to you, even I might not be able to save you." Nashan didn't look at the ugly face of Scheer on the side, but said to Alexander in an unkind tone, "You must know that your own death has nothing to do with me, but you are the father of my grandson, so you should be careful next time." ”

Looking at Nashan, who was a little angry, Alexander smiled and took out a musket from under the table, which had been suppressed: "I am not the kind of person who thinks that he can ignore life and death under God's care, let alone face a person like Kulash who no one knows what he will suddenly do, you know that I want to see my children wear the crown of the Roman tradition one day." ”

With the arrival of the Croatian envoy, the final preparations for the public trial of the cathedral incident were ready, and just as everyone was waiting for this major trial, which was not only related to Alosia, but also probably to the conflict crisis between Wallachia and Croatia, a sudden accident made things confusing in an instant.

Morco, an important prisoner who had been secretly held in a fortress in Bucharest, was suddenly robbed on the night of two days before his trial!

According to the Wallachian and Greek guards who guarded the fortress, the people who robbed Morco were very swordsmanship.