Chapter 311 There Are Always so Many Things Going on in Constantinople

"Tell me, who is this Claude and where does he live?"

The unfortunate manor owner was tortured. He had never been tortured like this before, so he told everything he knew.

"Hurry up and go to Skopje and bring him here."

Petkov gave orders to his men. As a factory owner next to Caesar, he would not be able to stay for long if he did not have some ability. Use the developed network of relationships and Caesar's orders to capture him. Unless he can fly, he will be caught.

For the issue of serfs, Peter decided to experiment in Illyria, where he governed. The reforms in Dobruja were still a bit rough and needed to be polished.

In Constantinople, the power struggle ended with the emperor's victory. The citizens cheered the emperor's return, while the nobles tried their best to destroy the evidence and attended the joint meeting of the House of Representatives.

Mircea sat on it and looked at the members of the parliament who were promoted below. It was a bit cold today, but several people were sweating.

"I just went to the monastery and caused some misunderstandings, but I am very pleased that you can find me immediately to persuade me, because you still put the country first."

"However, some people think that the country is peaceful and prosperous, so they start to think about other things."

"I will never allow such a situation to ignore the safety of the country and only satisfy their own selfish interests, and even want to collude with foreign countries."

The following members became more and more scared, because they had received a lot of funds from Venice and Austria openly and secretly. If this is found out, they will either lose their heads or move their upper bodies.

"I came here today to catch these traitors. They thought they were hiding well, but they were wrong. I will make them disappear from this world completely."

A large number of guards entered the venue and arrested several great nobles. They wanted to say something else, but there was no chance.

Mircea deprived local nobles of the right to own an army and serve in the imperial army. Most places have been implemented, but there are still a small number of nobles who take advantage of loopholes to develop their own armies. However, because the standing army is for life, they only recruited local hooligans and a few mercenaries.

Even if they can have a certain strength in the local area, according to the imperial law, it is a capital crime to develop an army privately. So they can only train secretly, and they cannot be brought to Constantinople and the Boyar Conference. At most, they are bodyguards. They are not worth mentioning in front of the well-trained guards.

After this arrest, the Minister of Seals shouted long live the emperor, and other members also shouted together. This shock can be quiet for a while.

Next is the agenda for the members of the parliament to petition the emperor. Stevo took out the petition signed by more than 300 farmers. The farmers were illiterate, so they used fingerprints instead. This is the petition with the most joint signatures that Mircea has seen. He said that he would investigate it soon and give them justice.

The emperor controlled the progress of the Boyar Conference. This time he made some reforms to the conference, reducing the voice of the great nobles. What the upper house agreed to needed the lower house's consent, and what the lower house agreed to needed the upper house's consent, but if the lower house passed by two-thirds, it would be sent directly to the emperor.

And in order to balance, Mircea also selected five people from each of the two houses to enter the Senate. In his opinion, such a change was no problem, and then he could prepare for the triumphal ceremony.

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The affairs of Constantinople these days not only kept Mircea busy, but also the female members of the royal family were a little tired. Queen Maria caught a cold and fell ill, and the affairs of the royal family were temporarily handed over to Sofia.

Sofia is also a member of the Palaiologos dynasty, and her knowledge and ability are good. And there is not much to do here, Sofia began to work hard in literature.

In her spare time, Sofia likes to read some literary works. Influenced by "The Biography of Alexios" written by Anna Komnenos, Sofia also wants to write a biography of her husband Peter.

Sophia did what she said. She found Alexei, the missionary who followed Peter. She got information from him about when Peter was the lord of Dobruja, and started writing. Of course, she had two children, so she was a little slow.

"Madam, the princess is here."

Sophia had just coaxed Alexander and Theodosius to sleep when Elena came. Sophia got along well with the royal family members and had a good relationship with Elena. So she didn't think much about it and asked the princess to go to the garden, where she would wait for her.

"Sister-in-law!"

Elena called Sophia sweetly. Sophia knew that the youngest sister had something on her mind that needed her to solve. After all, her husband had just broken off the engagement for her, and now there must be a lot of problems.

"My sister has been looking good recently"

"Well, thanks to the perfume from Florence, Mrs. Harper talked to me for a long time."

Mrs. Harper was a royal lady-in-waiting, responsible for helping the queen and Sophia take care of the royal family. She also brought some cosmetics from outside to the princess. At the same time, she was happy and had 7 children with her husband. Elena mentioned her to ask Sofia to help her find a good husband.

Yes, she is a princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, Michael married the sister of the Grand Duke of Moscow, Vlad is a princess of Bohemia, and her sister Mary is the queen of Naples. Stefan is still young, and only Elena is left.

"Sister and Milan have broken off their engagement, what kind of husband do you hope to find?"

When it comes to marriage, Elena also became interested, but she didn't say what she wanted, just wanted to improve the reputation of the Roman princess like her sister. The previous Roman princess came back, and she was not the one who could commit herself to the Turkish Sultan.

Sofia decided to wait for her husband to come back and discuss with him to see if there was a suitable candidate. The marriage status of the Roman royal family has risen rapidly, and everyone wants a strong ally and a rich dowry.

In order to avoid Manuel I's extravagance, Mircea was very cautious in spending on diplomacy. According to his idea, money should be spent on meaningful allies. Therefore, he gave more than 80,000 florins in gifts to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, 50,000 to Naples and Bohemia, and never more than 20,000 to other countries.

Of course, Rome is also looking for new allies on the European continent. France, England, Portugal and the pagan country Granada have entered Mircea's sight. The first three are strong countries in Western Europe, and Granada can contain Aragon and Castile, who made them go against Rome.