An eye-opening ceremony came to an end, but for the envoys, the next thing was the main thing.

For these people, the ceremony held by Constantine is just a novelty, and people come all the way to come not only for this, but mainly for the envoys of various countries to gather together, which is not a lot of opportunity, just to talk about international affairs.

This kind of thing does not need Constantine to come forward to organize, what should be discussed will be negotiated by himself, and there are some things that Constantine can't control.

"Your Majesty, the ambassador of Muscovy asks for a meeting."

During the cabinet meeting, Sito reminded Constantine,

"The Principality of Moscow has sent gold and silver for the repair of St. Sophia's Cathedral, which has already been sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a simple renovation of the cathedral will be carried out within the year."

This is a routine maintenance, every year Muscovy sends gold and silver, this is the respect for St. Sophia's Cathedral, in addition, it is also the reason why Muscovy has money,

Many people think that Muscovy is in the steppes, a group of nomads, there is no money, this is not right, Muscovy fur is very popular, the princes and nobles of the whole Europe like the best fur on the steppes of Eastern Europe, because of the high latitude, no matter where in Europe, the winter is very cold, so it is very necessary to protect against the cold,

There were also many gold and silver mines in Siberia, and through trade and mining, Muscovy's economic strength could not be underestimated, which is why after the division of the Golden Horde, Muscovy could expand again and again, and very quickly.

"But the ambassador of Moscow has something to say to His Majesty face to face."

Constantine thought for a moment, and had a number in his heart, but still asked,

"What do you think the Moscow Principality wants?"

Calvo was the first to respond,

"Xiang must want to get rid of the control of the Golden Horde, and come to us to find legal principles."

The current Muscovy was still nominally a vassal of the Golden Horde, but after the split, the Golden Horde was now called the Great Horde, and Muscovy only had the right to tax the entire Rus' region, making it the most powerful principality in the Rus' region.

"And what about your opinions?"

Constantine continued to ask.

"Why don't you interfere?"

Chavez considered the language and said his opinion,

"The strength of the Great Horde is not weak, the nominal Nogai Khanate, the Kazan Khanate, and the Crimean Khanate are all his vassal states, and once we get involved in the affairs of the steppe, it is very likely to arouse the resentment of the Mongols, which will be greatly detrimental to our development."

"I have some objections,"

Calvo made a different sound,

"Muscovy pays tribute every year, and it is also a fraternal state of the Orthodox Church, which has great respect for our country and supports the independence of Muscovy, which has a great influence on the growth of our international influence."

"What's more, supporting the independence of Muscovy does not mean that we have to send troops to the steppe, but only nominal support, the strength of Muscovy is not weak, and they don't want us to send troops, they themselves have this strength."

"The Prime Minister said lightly,"

Cito was a little dissatisfied,

"If you say a few words, you will destroy half of the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Previously, diplomatic relations between the Byzantine Empire and the Great Horde were relatively good, and in order to fight against the Ottomans, the previous emperors were very courteous to the Khan of the Great Horde and the Sultan of Egypt, but unfortunately, in the present view, it did not play a role,

However, diplomatic relations with the Great Horde remained an important task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which made many efforts to this end.

The arguments between the parties gave Constantine a bit of a headache, but they were all right about things and not about people, and they were all discussing the feasibility and importance of things.

"Alright, let's stop,"

Constantine was a little bored,

"Call in the ambassador from Moscow first, and people won't necessarily be the same as we think."

The argument stopped, and Sito walked out and personally walked into the hall with the Moscow ambassador.

After careful identification, the Moscow ambassador saluted Constantine,

"Honorable Roman Emperor, universal monarch Constantine, your humble servant Katorov has met Your Majesty."

After speaking, he straightened up and waited for Constantine's inquiry, and Constantine did not put on a stand,

"You said you had something to tell me, what is it?"

"His Majesty admires the prestige of His Majesty the Emperor, and in addition to sending me a routine repair fee, His Majesty the Grand Duke hopes that His Majesty the Emperor will support the independence of Muscovy, get rid of the rule of the Mongol Tatars, and free the Orthodox Christians from the persecution of the Sunnis."

Hearing that what the messenger said was similar to what Constantine thought, Constantine was not surprised,

"What does the Grand Duke of Moscow need us to do? Is he going to start a war of independence at once? ”

The messenger shook his head,

"The Great Horde is still very strong, and our country is not sure for the time being, so we hope to get help from your country."

Constantine and Calvo glanced at each other, and Calvo immediately understood what Constantine meant,

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid this won't work,"

Calvo outright rejected the ambassador's request,

"Our country has just come from the war, and the war-weariness in the country is already very strong, and it will be difficult to free up our hands to help your country for a while."

Calvo smiled bitterly, if it weren't for the fact that he had just heard that he supported the help of Muscovy, Constantine would have almost believed it.

The ambassador hesitated, he knew something about the situation in Byzantium, so he could not say anything about the kidnapping of Constantine.

"Since your country is not capable for the time being, His Majesty the Grand Duke will not force it."

The ambassador breathed a sigh of relief, the country was not ready to rebel against the Great Horde so early, and the eyes of the Grand Duke of Moscow, Vasily II, looked more to the other side: the Novgorod Republic on the Baltic coast.

The Novgorod Republic has been the center of trade between the Rus region and the Nordic countries since ancient times, the furs of the Rus region are very popular in Northern Europe, the Novgorod Republic occupies the mouth of the Neva River, and all goods transported by water have to pass through the Neva River, relying on this, the economic strength of the Novgorod Republic is very strong, which made Vasily II covet.

In fact, Vasily II was already preparing to go to the Novgorod Republic, and this was not the first time, since Vasily II had already conquered Novgorod once in 1441.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and the atmosphere began to become harmonious, but Cito talked about something that caught the ambassador off guard.

"Is the decision of the Russian Orthodox Church to refuse to recognize the Synod of Florence a contempt for the Church of Constantinople?"

Although there was some surprise, the ambassador was not alarmed,

"The Russian Orthodox Church will never recognize the results of the conference, this is the desire of the entire Russian population, and the Catholic Church must not be allowed to ride on the head of the Orthodox Christians."

It was at this meeting that the Orthodox Church of Constantinople recognized the leadership of the pope and made great concessions, but most of the various Christian denominations in the East refused to admit it, and it was purely a political bargain,

This was finalized during the time of Constantine's brother John VIII, and at that time, Constantine's status was not high and he had little say in this matter, that is, this synod was not Constantine's intention.

And it was for this reason that Vasily II already had the idea of making the Russian Church independent of the Church of Constantinople, but it had not yet been put into practice.

Hearing the ambassador's stiff response, Constantine and several members of the cabinet were not angry, but looked at each other and laughed,

"The messenger said well, and that's exactly what I wanted to say."

Constantine still had a smile on his lips, which was something he had always wanted to do.

"I will convene a synod in Constantinople, to which religious scholars and church leaders from all over the country are invited, and this conference will bridge the gap between the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, otherwise we will be completely separated and the province will quarrel every day."

"In addition, there is no problem with Vasily II's proposal that Bishop John be elected Bishop of All Russia, and I will ask the Patriarch to issue a letter of appointment and officially canonize him, and the Russian Church should vigorously support Vasily II's missionary activities and send the glory of the Lord to the world."

"Missionary activity"... This is purely a glorified statement, in fact, an act of conquest, which has now found a pretext for Vasily II's act of conquest, and the Church has also controlled a large amount of money to solve the logistical problems for the army.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, if this is the case, the Russian Orthodox Church is quite willing to accept the leadership of Constantinople and bring the Orthodox Christians together."

The messenger got the desired result, did not stay any longer, and prepared to return home.

Constantine's interactions with envoys from various countries were normal, but in addition, the frequent collusion between French envoys and other countries is somewhat remarkable.

Just like now, the Ambassador of France is communicating with the Ambassador of Florence.

"Joan of Arc is a hero of France, and the English Inquisition ruled that Joan of Arc is a witch, which is a serious insult to His Majesty Charles's face, and the French people demand that Joan of Arc be rehabilitated, which is the unanimous desire of the whole of France."

The Ambassador of Florence was a little helpless, he had known these things for a long time, after all, the Ambassador of France had been communicating with the envoys of various countries on this matter these days.

Now the rehabilitation, it shows that the Holy See and the local church in England are on opposite sides, which will definitely make the relationship between the two cracked, but now that the Hundred Years' War has just ended, the power of the British has been driven out of the mainland, and the follow-up retaliation is negligible, so don't worry about the British armed pilgrimage,

And now the act of the French ambassador is to force the Holy See to abandon the Church of England, in this case, it is normal to want to unite some countries to put pressure on the Holy See, only when the Holy See feels a sense of urgency, it will make a decision, otherwise, I don't know how long it will be delayed.