"Your Excellency, my performance yesterday was indeed a bit of a gaffe, and I hope to be forgiven by you.

I can assure you that I will follow your instructions to govern this land, both now and after my coronation. ”

When it's time to coward, you have to show a little cowardice, a cowardly remark about losing power and humiliating the country was said lightly by Liu Huaqiang.

Of course, the so-called understatement only refers to Liu Huaqiang's mentality.

A good opportunity to paralyze the other party must not lack acting skills, Liu Huaqiang's young face is full of honesty.

This is like a noble boy from a ruined family, who sold the real estate accumulated by his ancestors at a super low price for the sake of fine clothes and beautiful girls.

Such a loser, whether in the East or the West, whether in ancient or modern times, can always find so few.

With Liu Huaqiang's flawless acting skills, coupled with Bureye's arrogant psychology, everything is so natural.

Becoming the de facto controller of a country, even if it is just a small principality, is enough to make Braye happy to the point that his IQ drops.

So much so that he didn't realize that Liu Huaqiang was acting at all, and only regarded Liu Huaqiang as a marionette that could be controlled in his hands.

After a performance, the goal of paralyzing the Ottomans was achieved, and Liu Huaqiang was looking forward to seeing what kind of expression Buraye had on the day when the plot reversed.

After a while, the smug Bulray's inner excitement calmed down.

He smiled, grabbed the brass rattle that was placed next to the wine, and the crisp sound rang out in the garden.

With this move, the two maids who had been standing in the corner of the garden walked up to him, each holding a glass tray.

The two maids have long pale blonde hair, sapphire eyes, handsome appearances, and graceful figures.

They wore sleeveless linen robes, and their exposed arms were a healthy wheat color.

Liu Huaqiang could see at a glance that the two maids were Greeks, and they were also the ethnic minority with the largest population base in the Ottoman territory.

Actually, in the Ottoman Empire, it doesn't matter if you are a Greek or an Albanian, an Egyptian or an Arab.

As long as you are trustworthy and have the corresponding abilities, you can be reused, and even become a general with heavy troops.

In terms of religion, the Ottomans preached freedom of belief, and Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism, and even Judaism all had a place.

Of course, there are prerequisites for religious freedom, and it's very simple, just pay the money.

In the Ottoman Empire, a jiziya tax, also known as a protection tax, would be levied on non-Muslim nationals, and I don't know if it is the same as the protection fee that people often said in the future.

As a vassal state of the Ottomans, the Wallachians also had to pay this tax, and even the patriarch of the Wallachian Patriarchate could only open the money bag angrily and helplessly in the face of the Ottoman tax collectors.

When Liu Huaqiang admired the graceful posture of the two maids, the two had already come to him with glass trays.

The two of them stood beside Liu Huaqiang and Burlaye respectively, raised their hands flat, and placed the tray in their hands in front of them.

In the pale green glass tray were two things, a low glass wine glass, and a wet linen square.

People in this era do not take baths, and their faces are rarely washed, but it is still necessary to wipe their hands with a damp cloth before eating.

It may be a little disgusting to say, in this era, whether it is a noble or a commoner family, there is no toilet paper after going to the toilet.

The nobles might use linen and let the servants wash it when it was finished. The poor are miserable and can only solve the problem with wood scrapers.

All kinds of off-the-shelf knowledge poured into Liu Huaqiang's mind at once, even though the air was filled with the fragrance of roses, he still felt that he smelled a foul smell.

drove out all the messy thoughts in his brain, Liu Huaqiang picked up the linen square towel and carefully cleaned his hands.

At the same time, the beautiful Greek maid placed the goblet in the tray on the stone table.

When Liu Huaqiang and Bulray finished wiping their hands, one maid took down the used square scarf and tray, and the other opened the wine bottle and poured wine for the two.

"My young friend, let us raise a glass together to celebrate our friendly cooperation."

Braye raised his low glass and shook the wine inside, Liu Huaqiang only wanted to use the words 'stinky and shameless' to describe this guy at this time.

It's a pity that it is far from the time to attack, Liu Huaqiang can only smile and pick up the glass, make a void clinking glass, and then drink the wine in the glass.

I have to say that the wine of the 15th century still tastes very good.

Slightly sour in the mouth, then a long alcoholic taste with no dry taste, and a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Putting down the wine glass, Liu Huaqiang took out two slices of bread from the silver printing tray.

Wheat bread is generous, drier to the touch, and harder, and is completely different from the fluffy bread of the future.

The reason for this is related to the era, in which bread does not need to be delicious, and its job is to satisfy hunger.

If any baker dares to sell bread full of moisture, it is estimated that he will be beaten to death by the indignant people.

After being killed, he was also given the name of a profiteer, and he could not be buried in the cemetery blessed by the church.

Liu Huaqiang pinched the dry and hard wheat bread and smeared a thick layer of jam on it, but even so, he still felt throaty when he ate it.

That's it, it's still wheat bread, and if you change it to rye bread, the taste will be even worse.

And the vast majority of civilians, the daily diet, only rye bread, can be imagined, what a bad era it was.

In his heart, he complained again in the 15th century, Liu Huaqiang swallowed the whole piece of bread in his stomach in line with the principle of not wasting food.

Then he felt as if he was choking, and he couldn't swallow the big piece of bread that was hard.

Fortunately, the Greek maid on the side had already poured him wine again, Liu Huaqiang grabbed the cup and drank it all, and the stuck bread went down.

People in this era love to drink, is it related to this hard-to-swallow bread?

In his mind, Liu Huaqiang asked such a question, and if it were in modern times, he would probably write a paper on it.

Of course, this idea of 'why not eat minced meat' was immediately thrown out of the sky by Liu Huaqiang, who grabbed another piece of bread and smeared honey on it.

Liu Huaqiang wants to feed himself, he must have a strong physique, because only in this way can he have the strength to cut off the enemy's head.

After eating breakfast and resting for a while, Liu Huaqiang and Buraye and his party were about to continue on the road to Targoviste.

At the time of leaving, the owner of the manor, Baron Stant, met Liu Huaqiang for the first time.

However, this guy took the lead in respectfully taking off his hat to Bulray, ignoring himself, the legitimate Grand Duke.

Seeing this scene, Liu Huaqiang immediately understood that this Baron Stoute was on the side of the Ottoman Empire.

The aristocracy, large and small, of the entire principality of Wallachia, can be divided into three factions, one inclined towards Hungary and the other inclined towards the Ottomans.

The last faction firmly believes that only by relying on its own strength can the country be truly strong.

Among these three factions, both inclined to the Hungarians and inclined to the Turks, there were a large number of noble supporters.

Only the last faction, which is only weak in strength, only some ancient families remain, and they still retain the will of the eagle.