Chapter 362: Neither of Them Is a Fuel-Efficient Lamp (640)

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"Carl didn't swear allegiance to the Roman Empire, so I couldn't help it...... Come on, it's just us two emperors, and I'll introduce you to the guests, even though they don't seem to like us very much. Friedrich II had no interest in arguing with Karl, so he threw Karl aside and dragged him towards the middle of the hall. Clapping his hands as he walked, he drew people's attention.

The banquet scene held by Jiang Zhuyi is really not small, and it is about to become a gathering of European royals, royal families and nobles. In addition to Friedrich II and Louis IX, there were King Henry of England, as well as many great nobles of the Franks, Germany, Aragon, the city-states of northern Italy, and the city-states of Venice. The three knights also had the presence of the heads of the regions, plus a cardinal, and if they were all arrested, no one in the whole of Europe except Northern Europe would be able to stay out of the matter, it would be a spoonful of stew.

"The last time His Majesty left the jousting convention in a hurry, I was always worried, and His Majesty the Pope also sent knights to escort him along the way, but he did not catch up with His Majesty's big ship. If you have the chance, Your Majesty can also come to Paris as a guest, and I am raising funds to make Paris a little bigger. Louis IX was much younger than Hong Tao and Friedrich II, but his face was not much thinner because of his age, and he dared to mention it in front of Hong Tao, his face was full of sincerity, and he was a qualified master in the eyes of outsiders.

"There's no time this time. Next time. Next time I'll come with more boats. Take my Baroness to Paris with you! Hong Tao also smiled enthusiastically. But the words that came out made Louis frown, come to Paris, come to Paris, why bring more ships, who doesn't know that your ship specializes in bombing churches and killing knights? What made him even more angry was still behind, Hong Tao actually said while touching his lips affectionately with Jiang Zhuyi next to him.

It was no longer news that the Frankish king was courting Baron Jiang, but the Oriental noblewoman never agreed. Why didn't you agree to break the heads of many nobles, and didn't come up with a clue. It is said that little Louis also has a lot of wealth and a small territory, and he can be regarded as one of the most famous kings in Europe. As for whether he is married or not, it is secondary, as long as the interests are big enough, the marriage of the royal family can be dissolved at any time, and no one will dislike the other party for a second marriage.

Now it's okay, I really want to reveal it, it is worth it Louis IX pursued for a long time, and the baron is already a famous flower, and he is also the emperor of the Eastern Empire. No wonder she never agreed, even though Louis was king. The Franks were also powerful, but compared to the emperor. It seems to be really a notch off. The others don't need to be compared, just look at the two appearances of the Eastern Emperor, which is more luxurious than the other, as if they can't run out of diamonds, gold, silver, and silk at home.

"Of course I will welcome the two of you warmly......" I have to say that Louie's self-cultivation is really good, although the muscles on his face have begun to twitch with anger, he still maintains a polite attitude on the surface.

"All right, gentlemen, put the matter of Paris aside for a moment, we have more important things to discuss, please come with me. Aya, go and invite King Henry to the little hall. "Jiang Zhuyi has been mixed in the European aristocratic circle for a few years, and has completely faded the youthfulness of the maritime merchant's daughter, and her words and deeds have a strong momentum, and she does not show any weakness with these princes and nobles. When Hong Tao and Louis were-for-tat, tense, and secretly competing, she acted as a buffer.

Two emperors, two kings, a cardinal, and an Oriental baroness sitting in a room in the thirteenth century had a somewhat comic effect, which would never have happened without the passage of the waves. From this point of view, history has indeed been changed by him, and at the same time, he has lost one of the greatest and most advantageous weapons, and the specific direction of history from this point on, he is not clear.

"I need to maintain the unity and efficiency of the Empire, so the Papal States must return the remaining lands to the Empire in addition to Rome. There can be no other empire in one empire, and I want to unify the entire Apennine Peninsula. "Friedrich II's opening remarks were really white, in front of the cardinals, without even going around the necessary circles, almost saying that if the Papal States do not surrender, I will attack!

"I object, the sanctity of the Papal States must be maintained, and only one Rome is not enough, and I ask Your Excellency the Baron to consider clearly, the Church is everywhere, they are the servants of the Lord." What is the cardinal's name was introduced by Friedrich II just now, but Hong Tao forgot it in a blink of an eye. As the so-called peers are enemies, for an envoy of the Sun God Cult, how awkward does he think of this bishop. This guy is really not welcome when he speaks, you said that the two of you are fighting over who is bigger and who is small for the sake of religious power and imperial power, why should you threaten Jiang Zhuyi.

"I think that the dispute between the empire and the papal states should be put to rest, and at the moment the main thing is the Saracens in the Iberian Peninsula. The current situation of the kingdoms of Castile, Aragon, and Portugal is not optimistic, and the Saracens in the south are becoming stronger and more difficult to deal with. In the past six months, they launched three counter-offensives, defeated Alfonso's army, and killed dozens of Christ knights. As Christians, we cannot sit idly by and watch the infidels attack Christians, so we should organize another crusade, this time not to the east, but to the south, to drive the Saracens out of Iberia! Then Louis took a stand, and he had come out of the blow he had just received, and when he spoke of religion, he seemed to forget all the unpleasantness, and his unhealthy face flushed.

"I agree with Louis that the dispute between the clergy and the imperial power does not necessarily have to be fought by means of war, and after the Saracens are settled, we can discuss them slowly." Henry III didn't look like an English king at all, he was more like a henchman of King Louis of France.

"The affairs of the Holy Roman Empire don't seem to have to worry about the two kings. Louie, was it your idea or Mrs. Blanche's? Why don't you just say let's start a war and help your grandfather fight. You ought not to tell me about this, but ask the German principalities and see if any of them would be willing to go. Although I am their nominal emperor, they will never listen to me! "Compared to Louis, Friedrich II was more like a scoundrel, a dignified emperor, who admitted in front of other kings that he could not control the whole empire. This was not the first time, he had never counted Germany in his empire. In his eyes, the empire only included the Apennine Peninsula, the region north of the Alps, and he was not necessarily happy to give it to him.

Regarding Louis's grandfather's statement, Friedrich II did not talk nonsense, the mother of King Louis IX of France was the daughter of King Alfonso VIII of the Kingdom of Castile, so Louis was the grandson of the Kingdom of Steel, that is, the later King of Spain.

Friedrich II mentioned Louis's mother Blanche and another meaning that Hong Tao didn't know, but fortunately, when these European emperors, kings, and bishops were fighting over each other, Jiang Zhuyi, who was sitting on the side and had no one to talk to for the time being, could teach him a lesson.

Castil. Bronche, also known as Madame Blanche, was one of the two most famous queens of the European Middle Ages. The other, who was not an outsider, was her maternal grandmother, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine.

The life of the Duchess Eleanor is legendary, she was born in the Duchy of Aquitaine in the south of France, and her father was William X, Duke of Aquitaine. There was also an even more legendary grandfather, William IX, who is by far the first documented bard in Europe.

Probably influenced by her grandfather, Eleanor was an elegant girl from an early age, fluent in Latin, music, and literature, and in Chinese, she was a talented woman and lady who was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. In addition, as an only daughter, she is the sole heir to the Duchy of Aquitaine. In other words, she is Bai Fumei, who combines beauty, wealth, temperament, and talent.

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