Chapter 530: Marriage and Teaching

The news that the Roman and Moscow coalition forces occupied Smolensk and captured Vytautas alive reached Vilnius. I don’t know why the news of defeat always spreads so quickly.

The people of Vilnius began to be afraid. They thought that these heretics would kill them. In fact, Peter really thought so. He could be merciful to everyone, except the Poles and Lithuanians.

When Władysław heard that Vytautas was captured, he hoped that Peter would kill him so that he could continue to rule the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. At worst, he could make Vytautas a saint in the future.

Of course, he still sent someone to Smolensk to send a letter to Peter, inviting him and Mihaly to negotiate together.

The peace talks were naturally a cover. As long as he defeated the Berlin Alliance, he would have the capital to negotiate with Peter, so he would not lose too much.

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In Moulins, the capital of the Kingdom of France, the current Duke of Bourbon discussed the future of the territory and his offspring with his wife Marie of Auvergne.

Their family are all staunch Orleansists. After the previous civil war, they have been living their own lives in the territory. But recently, the Burgundy and Orleans factions have fought again. They just want to live their own lives. Why is it so difficult?

"It's time to choose a husband for Elizabeth. The current situation will sooner or later affect here." Jean said to his wife.

"But who should I find?" Mary asked the key question.

Yes, who should I find. He wanted to find the Burgundy faction to expand its strength, but he was afraid that the Duke of Orleans would be angry. If he found Navarre, the other party would not look down on him. It was really difficult.

"My lord, the Romanian envoy came to see you." The Duke's secretary came in and stopped the conversation between the couple.

"What, is it the envoy from Constantinople?"

"Yes, my lord"

After getting the affirmation, Jean quickly prepared to receive him. And let his wife cook and prepare the banquet herself, which was more important than the Duke of Orleans and the King of France.

Soon, the Duke came to the banquet hall to meet the Roman envoy.

"My lord the Duke" The envoy saluted the Duke.

"Oh, dear envoy, what are you here for today? I hope it's good news."

The last sentence was said in his heart. He didn't know why the difficult envoy was looking for his Duke of France. He didn't do anything to offend Rome. It was the Duke of Burgundy who did it.

"Don't worry, Duke. The Queen heard that your daughter is still unmarried, so she sent me to discuss with you."

"Ah..."

Jiang felt incredible. He didn't expect the Roman Empire to ask him to discuss the marriage. But he still discussed the details with the envoy.

"The Queen has taken a fancy to the Duke's daughter and hopes to invite her to Constantinople to meet her."

For this, Jean thought he had to meet the emperor in person. Now France is too chaotic. The struggle between Burgundy and Orleans is getting more and more intense, and all vassals are starting to choose sides. If the news of the marriage between the Duke of Bourbon and the Roman Empire spreads, it will have a far-reaching impact on France.

Because the Roman emperor's brother is the Duke of Normandy, doing so may be considered to be committed to the side of England. And there will be more attention on himself, he just wants to farm well.

"This is indeed a good marriage, but I hope I can take my family to see your emperor to discuss it."

The envoy agreed, but he still hopes to reach an agreement as soon as possible. Because the queen finally chose her, in order to avoid not counting like last time, just say that the shorter the time, the better.

In the evening, let and Mary discuss the marriage. The arrival of the Roman envoy surprised them, and they were also worried that the French nobles would exclude them. Mary's words made him determined.

"If we don't agree, then Stuart's result will be our future. And with a reliable ally, our territory will be safe."

Yes, isn't Stuart's lesson enough? As for exclusion, who cares? With Rome, who doesn't give some face?

The next day, the Duke told the envoy to go to Constantinople as soon as possible. This surprised the other party, but he was still very happy that the other party did not refuse like Stuart, despite the coercion of England.

In addition to the marriage of the eldest son, Sophia also thought about the marriage of the second son and daughter. Theodore can be more relaxed, he can have a free love, as long as the couple is well matched.

Anna is ready to start thinking about marriage when she grows up, and she wants to give her daughter a huge dowry. Only in this way can Rome's wealth and power be highlighted.

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The University of Constantinople, where the best teachers in Rome gather, and one of them is a college that provides education for the children of nobles and nobles.

In the large classroom, Teacher Davis tells the history of Rome. More than 20 students listen to him carefully, write down the key points on the paper they carry with them, and keep raising their hands to ask questions. The atmosphere is relaxed and lively.

"Basil II was a self-disciplined monarch. He put his enthusiasm into his work. The Macedonian dynasty reached its peak under his governance."

A student raised his hand.

"What do you want to say, Bardas?"

"Teacher, Basil brought the Macedonian dynasty to its peak, but he did not get married and had no children. Is this the main reason for the decline of the dynasty?"

Davis smiled and said to him: "I think I have made it very clear before. Basil's biggest mistake was not getting married and leaving no heirs. But it is inappropriate to attribute this to the direct decline of the Macedonian dynasty."

"There are many reasons for the decline of the dynasty. Basil's brother, Emperor Constantine VIII, abolished Basil II's pardon of the debts of the poor, which directly caused the riots of civilians in the capital. When dealing with the issue of taxation by residents in the land where Bulgaria was re-incorporated into the empire, he was too simplistic, which led to rebellion.

When Emperor Basil conquered this land, he allowed local residents to pay taxes in kind, which was a privilege granted to them and was also to bring the local area under the king as quickly as possible. Constantine VIII changed the tax to cash on the grounds that he wanted to treat it equally with the rest of the empire. This aroused the rebellion."

Everyone listened to the teacher talking about the Macedonian dynasty, while Alexander wrote and drew on paper. Basil II of the Macedonian dynasty, his father admired him very much and renovated his mausoleum. As for the new territory, my father and grandfather's policy was to reduce taxes and change local landowners. This directly won the support of most people, and coupled with the construction of water conservancy facilities, it has now earned several million lei in revenue each year.