Chapter 260 The Hungarian Incident Comes to an End

(Some fragments... Moral purists beware)

What happened recently in Hungary has also caused discussion in Constantinople. The sudden appearance of Duke Bozzoni made Mircea worry that there would be twists and turns in the relationship between Hungary and Rome in the future, so he sent an envoy to Buda to spy on this person.

After defeating the Holy Roman Army, the Croatian Army withdrew before leaving the border. Not to mention Bosnia, the two countries are waiting for the trial.

After Duke Bozzoni destroyed Vienna and Styria, he returned to Hungary with the spoils. According to the description of the people watching by the river, the spoils brought by the Duke filled several large ships.

And Albrecht didn't make it so difficult for him because of his status. He just asked to hand over 300,000 gold coins and let him go. The remaining knights, lords, counts, etc. also offered prices, ranging from 200 to 10,000. Given the current situation in Austria, I'm afraid they will have to sell their real estate.

In order to prevent them from escaping, the Duke used a very novel torture device on them. A wooden board with a hole on it, people passed their heads through it, and then locked it. A wooden board weighed dozens of kilograms and had to be worn for about ten hours a day, and people had to be chained to prevent them from escaping together.

Such a punishment was simply torture for them. These masters had never experienced such a punishment before, and it would be better to kill him with a knife.

When Duke Bozzoni returned victorious, Mary naturally held a banquet and invited all the nobles to share the joy of victory.

"This time the Duke won a great victory, and the kingdom can live in peace for a while."

The nobles were very happy, and they didn't have to worry. The property of those who were not convinced and the Shinra people was theirs.

"Lord Duke Bozzoni is here"

With the shout of the servant, Peter, wearing black clothes and an iron mask, walked into the banquet hall. Everyone quieted down and looked at this battlefield rookie with curious eyes.

Mary was naturally happy, and she leaned forward, almost standing up in excitement. But she still maintained the dignity of the king.

"This war, thanks to the Duke's efforts to turn the tide, the kingdom's safety was guaranteed. We must reward him well."

Mary asked the herald to read the decree, conferring Duke Bozzoni as the Grand Prince, and also the national commander of the Kingdom of Hungary. This made him the actual ruler of Hungary. Relying on his status and land, there is no second one in Hungary.

Mary turned a blind eye to the surprise of the nobles around her. She knew that no one could save her, and she could only rely on the prince in front of her. If she didn't win him over, who would she rely on in the future?

Of course, in addition to these, she also prepared other gifts for the prince. So she left the hall when the banquet was about to end. And Peter also drank some wine and prepared to go to his room to rest. His room was next to Mary's.

Just as he was about to go in, Peter saw that the door of the next room was ajar. He wanted to remind her to close the door, but he was stunned when he looked into the room. It was the king's room, and she was changing clothes.

Mary was nine years older than Peter, but years of maintenance made her look like a girl in her 20s, plus her own charm. Peter finally couldn't help but enter Mary's room...

One night can change a lot of things, it can also change history, and of course it can add some stories.

The next day, Mary began to change the government. On the recommendation of the prince, Count Pinsk became the chief minister of the Kingdom of Hungary. Some remnants of the Catholic Church and the old nobility were also wiped out, replaced by the Orthodox Church and the new nobility.

Hungary has good agricultural conditions, but the terrain with high east and low west is extremely vulnerable to attacks from the west. So Count Pinsk began to build a fortress in the west according to the prince's wishes. At the same time, he sent people to Constantinople to establish good relations with Rome.

The relationship between Hungary and Rome further deepened, and the envoys sent by the Holy Roman Empire also arrived in Buda. Count Frederick Solon came to negotiate with Hungary with a mission to negotiate peace.

Mary spoke first, "Why did Zigmund ask you to come? We should have nothing to talk about."

"Your Majesty, I came here for peace between the two countries. The people have suffered enough, and I hope to reach a peace agreement with your country."

"Peace, don't forget that Zigmund is the one who destroyed peace. I can't forget everything he did to Hungary. If it weren't for the prince's help, this place would be his."

Mary did not hide her hatred for Sigismund at all. If it weren't for him, she would not choose to fight him. Don't you think it's a bit late to talk about peace now?

"Your Majesty, don't say that. The war in the past few years has caused great losses to the two countries. Do you want to watch tens of thousands of people go into exile again?"

"Isn't that also forced by you?"

The harsh words ended, and then the two countries negotiated to reach a peace agreement. The most important thing is to redeem the captured nobles. Count Pinsk quoted a price of 650,000 florins according to the standard given by Peter. But Frederick thought it was too expensive and proposed to discuss it again, just like buying vegetables in the vegetable market.

650,000 florins, although his brother, Count Nuremberg, was rich, he didn't have that much. Not to mention that most of it was spent on supporting Sigismund, so he had to lighten the burden a little.

After bargaining, Hungary lowered the price by 50,000. 600,000 florins was already the greatest sincerity. Seeing this, Frederick had to agree. Hungary had been pressuring him to negotiate throughout the negotiation. Such a result was naturally in their favor. After all, Hungary won, not them.

The two sides signed a peace treaty in Buda. The Holy Roman Empire redeemed the captives with 600,000 florins, the German army withdrew from Hungarian territory, Sigismund was not allowed to claim the Hungarian throne, and the peace treaty was valid for 20 years and would be renewed after the time was up.

Sigismund said this personally in order to stabilize Hungary. Anyway, he had the support of so many old Hungarian nobles. As long as Mary died, he would bring them back to this land, and the church would support him.

As for the Duke of Bozzoni, he had shown so much goodwill to him before, but he didn't see it. When he was captured, he must torture him with the most cruel punishment.

But now, it seems that he has nowhere to go. Fortunately, Jobst was not like Wenzel who would leave him in vain and gave him half of the Duchy of Luxembourg, which is the Lower Duchy of Luxembourg. But his influence in Eastern Europe was greatly reduced, and those who supported him in the Holy Roman Empire were considering whether to wait and see. How could he tolerate this? No, he was determined to get the position of the German King.