The foul smell filled the small room, and the sleeping young man on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

Why does the room stink so much, could it be that damn sewer that is rioting again?

Liu Huaqiang, who was awakened by the stench, gently tapped his temples a few times, and the sewers in the old community often gave him a headache.

The next moment, he realized that something was wrong, the latex mattress that he bought for thousands of dollars was lying down like lying on straw, and there was a musty smell that choked people.

The house was pitch black, and Liu Huaqiang couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly, so he could only rely on his memory to reach out and grope.

However, he didn't touch the bedside table, let alone the mobile phone placed on it, and the place where he started was either air or cold walls.

No, I'm not at home right now, what the hell is this place!? Could it be that someone kidnapped me while I was asleep!?

Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Liu Hua sat up from the bed violently, and the bed board under him made a creaking sound.

In the dark room, only a few meters away on the ground, a small piece of light was reflected, Liu Huaqiang jumped out of bed, wanting to run to a place with light.

With his bare feet, as soon as he made contact with the ground, feeling the rough sand under his feet, Liu Huaqiang stopped the halfway step.

One memory after another that did not belong to him instantly flooded into his mind.

Tsepeš, the second son of Vlad II, three years ago, the thirteen-year-old Tsepeš, along with his younger brother Radu, was sent to the Ottoman Empire as a hostage.

Not long ago, Tepes's father and eldest brother were assassinated by unknown persons, and Cepes became the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Wallachia.

As a history graduate student studying world history and a lover of vampire culture, Liu Huaqiang certainly knows where Wallachia is and who Cepes is.

Historically, Tsepes was a Romanian national hero who led the Romanian people against the invasion of the Ottoman Empire.

Legend has it that Cepes had another name, a name better known to the people, Dracula. He is the prototype of Dracula, the vampire count.

Accepting the memory in his head, Liu Huaqiang felt a headache, both physically and psychologically.

He didn't want to be the Grand Duke of Wallachia, he just wanted to go back to the 21st century and throw himself into the arms of modern technology.

Here, transportation is basically by walking, communication is basically by roaring, there are no electronic equipment, and there are no modern entertainment facilities.

Even the most basic electric light would have to wait almost 400 years for it to appear.

As for medical conditions, it's even worse, almost equated with none, as evidenced by the fact that barbers can work part-time as doctors.

Whether it's a headache, brain fever, or a cold and fever, all use bloodletting therapy, and if it doesn't work once, then put it twice.

If you are lucky, you will be cured of your disease, and if you are unlucky, you will have a place in the cemetery that God has blessed you.

In terms of food, it is also a tragedy to travel to Eastern Europe in the 15th century.

Wheat bread, oat bread, barley bread, rye bread, yes, there is only flour to eat here, and the climate in Europe is not suitable for growing rice.

Corn, sweet potatoes, peppers, peanuts, potatoes, tomatoes, these essential ingredients on the table of modern people, in this era, are only grown on the American continent.

Liu Huaqiang calculated in his heart that it would take another 48 years for Columbus's fleet to reach the Americas.

Counting the time to explore the continent and return home, if you want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes, you will have to wait at least half a century.

In this era, the average age of people is only about 35 years old, and the average life expectancy of adults is no more than 50 years old, excluding dead newborns.

Thinking of these, Liu Huaqiang's heart is called a pull out of the cold.

He said in his heart, didn't he just stay up late to watch the BBC's New Year's drama "Dracula", how did he cross over, and he directly became the protagonist.

Speaking of Dracula, that is, the Vlad III he became, Liu Huaqiang's heart was half cold.

Count Dracula in the novel is fine, living in a magnificent castle with several glamorous vampire brides.

If you want to drink human blood, you go hunting in a nearby village, and you must also catch a beautiful and innocent girl.

Whether it's breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper, fresh blood is available 24 hours a day.

Compared with the vampire count, the real Cepes can only be described by the four words ill-fated.

From the small dark room full of foul smell at the moment, you should be able to feel how bad the situation of this grand duke is.

Wallachia, more than thirty years ago, in 1411 Julian calendar, became a vassal of the Ottoman Empire and was burdened with heavy taxes.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and in 1444 Julian calendar, an anti-oppression and anti-colonial campaign began.

Tsepesz's father, united Poland and Hungary, launched the Battle of Varna.

And the result is not what they wanted.

The coalition was defeated, and in a matter of days Wallachia was left with four thousand more widows.

It is also for this reason that Tepes and Radu were sent to the Ottoman Empire as hostages in the same year.

It seems that protons are not limited to the East.

Today, Tepes is the heir to the Grand Duchy, but in terms of status, there is no real promotion.

At least, judging from the current situation, the Ottoman envoy who accompanied him looked like a heavenly kingdom.

Their group, starting from the Ottoman capital of Edirne, had just crossed the border and reached Wallachian territory.

The place where the night was spent was the manor of a small lord with the title of baron, and only two or three villages in size.

Under the heavy taxation of the Ottoman for more than 30 years, the baron's life was not easy, and the family manor had not been repaired for decades.

The cavalry and servants accompanying the Ottoman envoys and Tepes, numbering more than 300 men, could not have all lived in the manor.

So high-ranking people such as the Ottoman envoys and the accompanying cavalry commanders lived in the main house of the manor.

The rest of the cavalry and servants lived in the servants' quarters, and some simply pitched tents on the periphery of the manor.

It stands to reason that with the identity of Cepes, how can he be assigned a clean room.

However, the arrogant Ottoman envoy wanted to let Tepes live in the adobe house where the groom lived, that is, where Liu Huaqiang woke up.

Thinking of the environment in the fifteenth century and his current situation, Liu Huaqiang couldn't help but sigh again.

How could I be so unlucky to travel to this damn era, I really want to go home!

Is there any way home? No, the answer is definitely no, Liu Huaqiang pinched his thigh hard, this is not a dream.

After a brief thought, Liu Huaqiang understood that the only thing he could do now was to accept this sad reality.

Of course, in the face of fate, Liu Huaqiang will never give in, since he has come to this era, he will make this era more beautiful.

Even if he can't change history, he wants to improve his own living conditions.

The Renaissance had risen in Catholic Europe, and Liu Huaqiang felt the need to allow this trend of thought to spread quickly to Orthodox Europe.

The Age of Discovery is about to kick off, and Spain and Portugal are frantically demarcating colonies in Africa at this time.

In order to be able to eat tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and peppers as soon as possible, you must add a heavy and light touch to the voyage.

Thinking about these great ideals, the stench in the air suddenly pulled Liu Huaqiang back to reality.

What Renaissance, what Age of Discovery, too far away from the present self, out of the control of the Ottomans, is the priority.

Sitting quietly on a low bed covered with moldy straw, Liu Huaqiang recalled what he had learned.

Tsepes, who returned to Wallachia for the first time, became a puppet of the Ottoman envoys, a 16-year-old child, very well controlled.

A puppet government cannot get the support of the people, and the surrounding forces are also ready to move.

Only two months later, he was defeated by the Transylvanian prince János Hunyadi and fled to the Duchy of Moldova.

When he took reins in the Duchy of Wallachia, it was already nine years later.

At the age of 25, Tsepeš broke away from the Ottoman control, gained autonomy, and became the backbone of the national sovereignty against the Ottoman invaders.

In his memory, the life of Cepes flashed by, and Liu Huaqiang felt that nine years of exile was too long for him to wait.

Through the phenomenon, to the essence, two months later, the reason why Tsepes will be expelled is entirely because he is on the wrong side.

If before then, he can take out the Ottomans around him and take a stand against the Ottoman Empire, then he will be able to gain a foothold in Wallachia.

Of course, this is not easy to do, and the Ottomans will not give him the opportunity to contact the outside world, which is equivalent to not being able to find a helper who can be trusted.

It was a fool's dream to stand alone against 300 heavily armed Ottoman cavalry.

But no matter what, Liu Huaqiang has set a small goal for himself.

Within two months, he organized a secret team to kill all the Ottomans around him.

Although it was difficult, it had to be tried, and under the weight of more than thirty years in the Ottoman Empire, there were countless people who wanted to stand up and resist.

Do what you say, never hesitate, and don't waste time.

Liu Huaqiang groped for his boots in the dark, climbed on the boots and got up again.

At this time, he was no longer a sixteen-year-old Tsepes, but a time-traveler with rich historical knowledge from the mysterious country of the East.

Eastern Europe of the fifteenth century, full of stench, tremble at my arrival!