Chapter 128: Creation Makes People
"King Pojebrad Georg of Bohemia greets the great Roman Emperor Augustus, to Caesar of the Roman Empire, to the Archduke of Austria, to the kings of Hungary and Croatia, and to the Dauphin of France."
"Messenger, please arise, come, give me a seat."
A dazzling gesture vividly showed the etiquette culture among the aristocracy, and in the eyes of the people at the bottom, this may be the unique and desirable power of the aristocracy, but in fact, it has little effect.
"The messenger has come from afar, what must be the matter?"
The messenger waited for Constantine to speak, and he was also anxious about this matter, and Georg urged him several times before coming.
"The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, who was originally a puppet emperor and claimed to be the successor of the Roman Empire, did not know that the Roman Empire still existed in the world, and this time he launched an attack on Bohemia for no reason, although the Bohemian people were unanimous with the outside world, but the enemy was strong, on behalf of the Bohemian people and the king, I asked the Roman Empire to restore Bohemia, and Bohemia was willing to become a vassal of the empire for generations to come, and it was the frontier of the empire."
Did Georg tell the envoy before he came asking Constantine to send troops? Definitely not, Constantinople is so far from Prague, and when Constantine arrives, the daylilies will be cold,
Why, then, did the messenger come to Constantine to ask for help? There are many reasons for this.
First, now the envoy is to Constantine's territory, and there is no reason to bypass Constantine and go directly to Laszlo, after all, Constantine is still Laszlo's superior, and his strength is stronger than Laszlo, and he is still on other people's territory.
Second, if Constantine does not agree, he just asks Laszlo for help, if Constantine agrees, then Constantine must make proper arrangements, so as to live up to Constantine's name as a "virtuous king", sometimes, fame does not necessarily bring benefits.
"I have also seen Frederick III, who was a strict man and a man who was very much loved by his subordinates, so how could he have thought about Bohemia for no reason this time? Could it be that Satan has blinded his heart to the point of this? But I think that for a person like him, Christ should be blessed at all times. ”
Constantine seemed to be very interested in Frederick III's motives, which made the envoy anxious, and how could he reply, could it be that Georg was not in the right position, and that Frederick III could not be defeated?
"Your Majesty! This... This... Sometimes we may not be able to look at things with common sense, and none of us can guess what Frederick III thought, but for the Bohemian people, this war was something we tried to avoid. ”
The envoy was at a loss, and he just wanted to end the topic as soon as possible.
Constantine suddenly turned pale, his face full of seriousness,
"If I can't understand Frederick III's motives, I don't think I can do anything about this war, and no one can stop a knight from punishing his servant, especially if that servant may have done something wrong."
"It's... This... Your Majesty... Now the only one who can save Bohemia is His Majesty, you can't leave it alone! ”
The envoy was already in a mess, how could he ask someone to do something like this, but he really couldn't find a reason, a high-sounding reason.
Although Laszló promised to pass the Bohemian throne to Georg, and signed the document at Georg's request, but this kind of thing, if it is not recognized, is willing to admit it, and if it is unwilling, it can be denied, Georg's legitimacy comes from the previous king Laszlo, not from the Holy Roman Emperor and the Holy See, after taking the throne, Georg did not make any subservient actions to the Holy Roman Emperor, and went his own way in his own territory and vigorously promoted nationalism, already seriously offended the interests of the Holy Roman Emperor,
In this case, Georg's domestic rule may be stable, but European politics has never been an internal matter of a country, diplomatic factors account for a large part, Bohemia is the traditional territory of the Holy Roman Empire, if Bohemia is withdrawn from the empire because of Georg's nationalist behavior, it will be a very major blow to the emperor, which Frederick III could not allow. m.
Constantine just looked at the messenger with a smile and didn't say a word.
The messenger gritted his teeth secretly, and suddenly thought of something, and on the spur of the moment,
"Lord Georg is willing to restore the throne to Laszlo Caesar, and Bohemia will forever be a fortress of the Empire."
As soon as he finished speaking, before the others could react, the messenger himself was shocked, and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and fell to his knees with his head buried on the ground, not daring to say more, and could only pray that the few people present did not hear.
"Hahaha!!"
Constantine laughed and patted Laszlo's shoulder, causing Louis and Louis to laugh too, so he was scared casually, the envoy himself relaxed the conditions infinitely, before the vassal was a vassal state, at least it had its own status, and the barrier was under the direct jurisdiction of Constantinople, not to mention returning the throne to Lászlo, Constantine did not believe that Georg would agree to such conditions, if Constantine agreed, Georg would definitely not be polite to this envoy, and it was difficult to say whether he could save his life.
"The messenger is really confused, this matter still needs to be discussed by László and Georg together, and it is not something that can be counted if one person says it."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, Heroic and Strategic, I am impulsive, this matter needs to be discussed by the two adults,"
The messenger hurriedly agreed, and for him, this was already a very good result,
"That's... Your Majesty, about sending troops to the rescue..."
This is the main purpose of the envoy here, originally the envoy did not want to come to Constantinople, but unfortunately in the city of Pest heard that Laszlo was gone, but time did not wait for anyone, so he could only follow Laszlo's steps to Constantinople, causing so many things today.
"Hmm..."
Constantine groaned and looked at Laszlo,
"What do you think? Laszlo, I respect your opinion. ”
"Your Majesty, this is an opportunity for me, I am the rightful heir of Albrecht II, and I should be the king of Germany!"
Laszlo's father, Albrecht II, was not crowned king of the Romans, but only the king of Germany and Bohemia, the king of Hungary, and the Archduke of Austria.
"Now that you're determined, do it! Don't let senseless things lock your mind. ”
Constantine pursed his lips,
"However, before you set out, I have one more thing to tell you, that only a commander who strives to end the war with peace is the greatest commander, and I hope you will take this to heart."
Laszlo and Constantine looked at each other, the height of the two was already about the same, Laszlo had grown a lot compared to when he first came to Constantinople,
"I will always remember Your Majesty's teachings, and I will never live up to the name of Caesar, please rest assured."
The envoy watched the two talk for a long time, and only then did he relax when he heard Laszlo's willingness to send troops.
"It's great that Caesar is willing to send troops, so let's hurry up! If it's too late, I'm afraid it won't help. ”
Georg retreated to Moravia, which was at the junction of Bohemia and Hungary, and Georg chose this place as a starting point, perhaps because of Laszlo's influence.
"That being the case, Your Majesty, I will go to Pest City to straighten out the troops and horses, and I will no longer be able to assist Your Majesty."
"There you go! Remember, think twice before you do things, and don't be reckless. ”
Laszló nodded, and walked towards the outside of the palace, where the messenger confessed his guilt to Constantine, and followed Laszlo, and soon the two disappeared.
Constantine watched Laszlo go away until he couldn't see the other party, and then he turned around,
"Louis, Laszlo is gone, your task is heavy, do as you said before, the source of troops in the Balkans will be solved, and they will practice secretly in various places, first let them learn to use muskets, and then follow the traditional Roman training method, you and Giovanni will discuss the specific method, and write an infantry drill book for me to see as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"As for the funding..."
Constantine's words changed, his eyes were complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
If you want to train soldiers, you can't have no money, the key is that this money can't come out of the treasury of Constantinople, otherwise everyone will know that there must be a mysterious devotee... Just?!
Constantine suddenly thought of something,
"You and Giovanni pretend to be robbers, and every time I send someone to secretly tell you the transportation route of the funds sent to the treasury from various places, you will rob them, so that the financial problem should be solved."
"Huh?"
Louis couldn't cry or laugh, he, as the crown prince of a dignified big country, was actually reduced to the point of robbery, is this good?
But after thinking about it, this is indeed the best way, how can you deceive people if they don't do something that others can't think of, the empire's control over Anatolia has become lower and lower with the tandem between the nobles, and it has reached the point where it can't be rectified, and the nobles will not let Constantine slaughter, after all, the pig is pressed on the board and knows how to struggle!
Some people died, but not completely......