Prince Enrique's words were touching, Constantine looked at Prince Enrique's face, as if he saw the original Emperor John VIII, his eyes were in a trance, and it took a while to come back to his senses,

Did John VIII plead in the same way with the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, and the Kingdom of Hungary? In the end, only the Pope reluctantly sent a crusader for the sake of profit, and the current Prince Enrique is also somewhat similar to the original John VIII?

Well, in fact, it's not very similar, at least the Portuguese are not facing the crisis of annihilation now, the current Portugal is a very enterprising country, and it is still on the rise, and the next few hundred years will be the peak of the Portuguese, the so-called Spanish sun never sets? At first, it was also deeply affected by the leakage of the Portuguese blockade charts and the lack of navigation routes.

But now the situation of the empire, the eastern border has just stabilized, I heard that Uzun Hassan fled to Persia, and Julius is vigorously promoting a new policy in the Viceroyalty of Mesopotamia, and there will be no more war in a short time, which is what Julius explained to Constantine, and Constantine also agrees, for Constantine, a stable situation is very important, Mesopotamia will become Constantine's money bag, and then he can weaken the complex relationship between the major families in the country, until Mesopotamia is stable and rich, Constantine will not make much of a move against the complex forces in the country,

This is normal, otherwise when Constantine wants to reform, some shady actions are enough to make the treasury infinitely empty, the key is that Constantine is not easy to do, they all have an army, if they all become outcasts and robbers, and the rural residents will be in a big mess, I am afraid that there will be no one in a hundred, and it can almost be fought for nothing, which is too dangerous for the country.

Constantine was about to refuse, but at some point, the people who were gradually surrounding him suddenly spoke,

"Your Majesty, we are willing to go and reclaim the Holy Land."

"yes, yes, we're all willing."

Constantine was very surprised, and looked at the one who spoke first, but he didn't expect that he still knew him,

"Little Deni, did you also go to Portugal with Husseppe this time?"

"Of course, Your Majesty, do you remember me? Your Majesty..."

Speechless, Constantine is full of opportunities, but he still remembers Little Denis, the dock worker in the port, isn't this exciting?

Constantine nodded, at his age, he could almost be the grandfather of Little Denis, after all, people at that time gave birth very early.

"This matter is complicated, little Deni, the Empire Lords need further consideration."

Constantine explained so, but after all, his voice was not very loud, there were a lot of people around, and the people behind couldn't hear what was being said in front at all, only that Constantine was discussing the Crusades, and immediately someone climbed the high stake on the dock and shouted,

"Reclaim the Holy Land!"

This move attracted the people next to him to follow frantically,

"Reclaim the Holy Land!"

"Nika!"

"Nika!"

Tens of thousands of people, even half of the citizens of Constantinople gathered around the docks, and the sound shook the sky, even louder than the original Ottoman army of 100,000, and the earth trembled faintly,

Crisis, great crisis,

Romanus's body beside Constantine was trembling, he knew that if this matter was not dealt with today, Constantine would be coerced by public opinion to go to war, at that time, the mayor of Constantinople, who was responsible for managing the security of Constantinople, that is, he, would definitely be retaliated by Constantine in every possible way.

Romanus didn't want to go against a character like Constantine, especially something like this that shouldn't have happened, isn't it unwarranted?

"Guards, where are the guards?"

Romanus shouted at the top of his voice, but as soon as he spoke, he was stopped by Constantine.

Constantine knew in his heart that the people's hearts were like this, and if he was not careful, it could become one of the most serious political crises in the history of the empire, and if it was handled well, Constantine would be remembered in history because of this, and Emperor Justinian, who was overthrown by Operation Nika, as two cases for future generations to learn.

Constantine came to a high ground in the docks, trying to make himself as visible to the people of the empire, and at this moment, he seemed to be possessed by Cicero,

"Citizens, be quiet, be quiet,"

The emperor's words were passed down sentence by sentence, and the people slowly quieted down, waiting for the emperor's next words. 33

"The great philosopher of ancient Greece, Socrates, once said that putting a man in the right position to fully utilize his talents is the key to success, and for hundreds of years, the tomb of Christ fell into the hands of pagans, pagan monarchs such as Saladin, Christian monarchs such as Richard the Lionheart, Barbarossa the Redbeard, waged untold wars in the Near East, and the Crusades were generally just and beneficial to all Christians, except for a few people with a desire for profit,"

But we have to admit that the Christians, united under the banner of the Crusaders, have been defeated more than they have won until Sant'Alfonso, and we cannot help but wonder why. Why is it that the righteous deeds of all Christians are stopped by the infidels, is it because God has given up on us? Has Christ abandoned His followers? ”

People thought along with Constantine's words and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, but Constantine threw out his judgment at this time,

"No, no, it's because Christ is testing us, and long experience has taught us that holy wars are not something that can be solved overnight, and even if we regain the Holy Land, won't there be another Saladin-like figure among the Saracens to take it away? Jihad is a long-term process, a long-term task, and the efforts of generations will make the Holy Land forever in the hands of Christians, and we, all of us who are fighting for Jihad, are saints in soul! ”

"I try to let everyone know that I and my cabinet government have been working hard for jihad, obeying the government's arrangements, obeying the cabinet and my arrangements, we are all working the road of jihad, and then when we finally recover the Holy Land, the citizens of the Roman Empire can proudly say that I have worked hard for the cause of jihad, even the souls of the saints are not much nobler than us, and at that time, the citizens of the entire Roman Empire, their souls after death can go to heaven instead of hell."

"Nika!"

The last sentence Nika said, Constantine looked at the people around him, after a short pause, there was a long-lasting cheer on the scene, people crowded Constantine and Enrique who boarded the frame, all the way to the Grand Palace, there were people on the road constantly sprinkling water, and even nobles scattered flowers, the scene was very lively, and even until Constantine returned to the Grand Palace, a very shocking cheer could still be heard outside, which surprised Prince Enrique,

There are not many cities with more than 100,000 people in Europe, where does Prince Enrique go to see such a scene?

Accompanied Constantine to the hall, after the two sides were seated, Constantine began to talk about Prince Enrique,

"I understand your impatience, but as I said before, the empire still needs to make some preparations, and the crusade must have the support of the Holy See, otherwise it will not be enough to mobilize all of Christendom, which is what your Excellency should understand."

Although everyone despises the Holy See, its influence among the people is still very great, after all, the Church is still the psychological pillar of the people, that is, although the rulers are very reluctant, but many times they will still cooperate with the actions of the Holy See.

Not to mention the military congregations and Christ's congregations scattered throughout Europe by the Holy See, the Christ's Monastery of Tomar mentioned by Prince Enrique was given to Prince Enrique by the Holy See, except for the expensive real estate of the Christ's Congregation that could not be sold, the rest of the income of the Christ's Congregation was all handed over to Prince Enrique for navigation, otherwise it would have been difficult for Prince Enrique to start a business.

Seeing Prince Enrique nodding in understanding, Constantine followed up and said,

"Your Excellency has traveled a long way, but after all, the voyage is tiring, and Your Excellency is old, so it is better to stay in Constantinople and be an honorary advisor to the Admiralty to give some advice to the Imperial Navy, and also to prepare for the future Eastern Crusade."

After thinking about it, Prince Enrique couldn't find a better way for the time being, so he could only nod helplessly,

"In that case, I just hope that Your Majesty can fulfill your promise as soon as possible, and wish Your Majesty good health to protect the Roman Empire until the day when the Holy Land is restored."

"Of course, thank you for your blessings, Your Excellency Prince Enrique, you can choose a fief of fifty yugrams in the Thracian plain as your source of income, but the management of the fief is still under the jurisdiction of the empire, and the annual income will go to your Excellency."

"Can I go to the University of Constantinople first?"

Prince Enrique asked.

"Of course, everything in the empire is open to Your Excellency, and you can go wherever you want."

Constantine didn't care, and it would have been better if Enrique had made any constructive comments about the University of Constantinople.

...

Constantinople had just experienced a turbulent political upheaval, thanks to the fact that the tradition of Roman citizen participation in politics was abolished after the Nika Revolt at the time of Justinian the Great, otherwise it is estimated that Constantine would not have been so calm.

At the same time, the Apennine Peninsula, which is only separated from the important city of Albania - Durakium on the Adriatic Sea, the largest power on the peninsula, the Holy See, is in some trouble.

"What? A tax envoy sent by Frederick III to collect taxes in northern Italy? ”

Pius II was surprised, but something bigger was yet to come...

Some people died, but not completely......