Chapter 524: The chaotic war is about to begin

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At the same time, the Holy Roman Empire in the West was moving towards the Republic of Venice and the borders of Italy and Naples.

It is worth mentioning that the Holy Roman Empire has now temporarily moved its imperial capital to the Lombardy region in the northern part of the Italian peninsula.

On the one hand, the Holy Roman Emperor would have better control over the Pope, and on the other hand, the Holy Roman Empire's main targets were now Naples and Sicily in the southern part of the Italian peninsula.

In addition to Naples and Sicily, the Republic of Venice was also an area where Emperor Charles of the Holy Roman Empire was bound to win.

Because in Charles's mind, Naples and Sicily were part of Italy, which in turn was part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Therefore, Naples and Sicily must have been under the jurisdiction of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Republic of Venice also belonged to Italy, so the Republic of Venice should also be included in the arms of the Holy Roman Empire.

Therefore, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire sent a letter to Emperor Basil of the Byzantine Empire of Eastern Rome. Macedonia said: "To the Emperor of Rome and the Emperor of Rome, I believe that the region of Naples and Sicily in Italy should belong to the Emperor of Rome.

Therefore, I would like to ask the Emperor of Rome to return Naples and Sicily to me, and I am very grateful.

For this reason, I am willing to work with the Eastern Emperor against the pagan Chinese Empire in the East. ”

At the same time, Charles, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, wrote a letter in the name of the Pope to Patriarch Constantine of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire.

In the same way, they had the Patriarch return religious rights to Naples and Sicily, and joined forces against the Chinese Empire.

Emperor Basil of the Byzantine Empire of Eastern Rome. Macedonia laughed angrily when he saw this letter, he didn't expect the Holy Roman Emperor to be so brazen.

Also what Roman Western Emperors and Roman Eastern Emperors, in Basil. In Macedonia's perception, only the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire remained in the Roman Empire.

It was okay for those barbarians in the West to want to become the Roman Empire, but now the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the West really thinks of himself as a Roman.

This Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire Emperor Basil. Macedonia couldn't bear it, Rome was the barbarians who were wiped out.

Now the barbarians have actually changed their vests and become Romans, which makes the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, which has always regarded itself as orthodox, look at it.

Therefore, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire of Eastern Rome, Basil. Macedonia directly stated that it did not recognize the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Nor does it recognize anything of the Holy Roman Empire, Basil. Both Macedonia and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire referred to the Holy Roman Empire as the Germanic kingdom.

The people of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire expressed disdain for the Holy Roman Empire, and they had the impression that the Holy Roman Empire had grown by picking up on the legacy of the original Roman Empire.

What's more, compared to culture and wealth, the Holy Roman Empire was not at all comparable to the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire.

The land of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire was well developed, and the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire was also considered wealthy.

However, the land of the Holy Roman Empire in the West, although fertile, was poorly developed and could not be called fertile at all.

And those countries in the West, even if they have converted to Catholicism now, they are still very barbaric.

The people of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire looked down on the people of the Holy Roman Empire at all, and they thought that the Holy Roman Empire was nothing more than a monkey.

However, the people of the Holy Roman Empire did not think so, and they believed that they had inherited the imperial system of the Western Roman Empire.

Most of the territory of the Western Roman Empire was also in their hands, and they thought that they had no problem inheriting the original Western Roman Empire.

After all, the imperial system of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire was only the imperial system of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, while the imperial system of the Western Roman Empire was originally inherited by the original Frankish Kingdom.

When the Frankish kingdom was unified, the Frankish king was also the "emperor" of the "Roman Empire".

Therefore, the emperors of the Byzantine Empire of Eastern Rome called them barbarians, and the face of Charles, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was smacked.

But the emperor of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, Basil. Macedonia still felt like it had been slapped in the face by the Holy Roman Emperor.

After all, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire actually called him the Emperor of Edom. Macedonia is placed on an equal footing.

Basil. Macedonia can't take it, Basil. Macedonia never considered itself equal to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

He believed that the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire should have been inferior to him, and he did not even think that the Holy Roman Empire could be called an empire.

And the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is not worthy of being called emperor.

Because of these contradictions, the Holy Roman Empire finally couldn't help but mobilize troops to the Italian Peninsula and Venice respectively.

Charles, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, wanted to teach the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire a good lesson about whether he was worthy of being called emperor or not.

Because of this, the Holy Roman Empire has been importing grain from the Chinese Empire for the past year.

It was to compete with the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, and of course the Holy Roman Empire did not have this idea to destroy the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire.

Charles, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, also knew what his domestic power was, and he was not stupid, he just wanted to get the whole of the Italian peninsula and Venice.

Moreover, the Holy Roman Empire did not have the strength to support a war against a powerful empire.

Charles, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was consolidating the country during this time, and he even dismantled the kingdoms in the country one by one.

Charles looked at the system of the Chinese Empire and the system of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, and he believed that such a system would be suitable for a vast empire.

If the current system is implemented, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the country will not be together.

This time, the unification of the Italian peninsula was on the one hand to alleviate the internal contradictions, and on the other hand, it was to make itself a meritorious service.

Although the reunification of the Frankish Empire gave Charlie some rise in fame, it was not enough for him to do whatever he wanted.

On the other hand, if Charles could take the Italian peninsula, he would be able to carry out strong reforms at home, thus transforming from a feudal state into a true empire.

In fact, the Holy Roman Empire today cannot be called an empire, because the Holy Roman Empire is not an imperial state.

In the Holy Roman Empire, the feudal lords still did whatever they wanted, and they would not allow Charles to meddle in their country.

They simply chose to be loyal to Charlie, which was a bit like a vassal state of the Chinese Empire, and a bit like a kingdom under the command of the Nomadic Khanate.