Chapter 537 Meeting

With Poland bowing its head, the two-year war against the Roman alliance ended. Rome dispatched 120,000 troops and spent millions of lei to capture Tuscany, Northern Ukraine, Andalusia, Palestine and other places, and liberated Switzerland. As for the population, it still needs to be counted.

But these things are enough to compare Peter with those famous emperors in history, such as Justinian and Basil. And those Orthodox Christians have already sung praises for the emperor. Not only did they build a church in Jerusalem, but they also renamed the city of Sarai, which was originally on the Volga River, to Petersburg. You should know that there are only three city names named after the emperor, Constantinople, Mircea Castle and Petersburg.

The loss of these directly brought Lithuania back to its original form. The only consolation is that Lithuanians are in the majority again, and Władysław's control over this place has been strengthened.

Władysław left Minsk soon, and he could no longer stay. He just wanted to escape from here quickly, and at the same time he hated the nobles. If they hadn't pressed him hard, how could he have paid such a high price.

As for Teutonic, he didn't care. Anyway, the war was over, why should he rescue him?

At this time, Teutonic was also numb. He had been trapped in the vast ocean of the Prussian Alliance and Brandenburg. He didn't have enough financial resources and troops to end the war in a short time, and he wanted to negotiate but couldn't give up Western Pomerania. It just kept on being deadlocked.

The Berlin Alliance began to attack and began to besiege Marienburg and other castles. Livonia, which originally wanted to assist Teutonic, had to give up because of its war with Moscow.

The Teutonic Knights lost most of their troops in the previous war with Poland and Lithuania, but still organized an army composed of knights and armed peasants, but most of the troops were still mercenaries, mainly from the Holy Roman Empire.

Looking at this army, Teutonic easily defeated the peasant army of the Prussian Alliance. But facing the castle and the Berlin Alliance army, it would take a lot of effort.

They thought of mediation and prepared to seek help from the Pope. But no matter which pope it is, they are in a meeting in Constance now. There is no time. Let's discuss it after the new pope is elected.

The Knights cursed the pope's outrageous actions. One church, three popes, isn't this a joke? The Orthodox Church next door has a clear division of labor, why can't the Catholic Church do it?

Now the Teutons are in great trouble, and they are still like this. They simply don't take them, the most loyal people to God, seriously. When they have a chance, they must go to the pope to ask why he didn't come to rescue, why?

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At the port of Constantinople, a passenger ship docked at the pier. The Duke of Bourbon and his family and several followers came to the city.

It has to be admitted that the Duke of Bourbon is very fast. Although he was delayed on the road for a while due to weather reasons, he still came to Constantinople.

"Such a big city, it's even bigger than Paris."

Mary looked at Constantinople with an incredible expression. This place is many times bigger than Paris where she had been, and chickens, ducks, geese and pigs walk around freely on the streets of Paris, and the mixture of various smells severely hits her nose.

But in Constantinople, the muddy ground is replaced by paved brick roads, there are no livestock on the streets, and the people around are clean. There is also a scent of flowers in the air, which is simply the best enjoyment.

"That's great, maybe this thing can work." Jean looked at her daughter, and her heart became happier and happier.

The previous fear has disappeared. As long as her daughter marries the heir of the Roman Empire, she will have a powerful in-law, and then she can use the identity of the in-law to jump around in France, and maybe replace the position of the Duke of Burgundy.

I think too much, come back.

Jean stopped imagining and hurriedly took her family to the palace. With the special envoy and the invitation letter in hand, their family successfully entered the gate of the palace.

"Mom, why are those people black?"

Elizabeth pointed to the black eunuchs, and Mary quickly covered her daughter's mouth, and then said to her earnestly.

"Remember, dear, don't talk nonsense here. This is not Mulan, but your future husband's home. You have to be careful with your words."

At this time, Elizabeth was at an age where she was curious about everything, and she listened to her mother's teachings. But this could not cover up her curiosity at all, and she always had to know the reason.

In the garden, Alexander came to Sofia in his best clothes.

"Mother..."

"I know what you are going to say, but you must listen to me now. Your marriage must be settled as soon as possible. Mother thinks that the daughter of the Duke of Bourbon is very good, you have to meet her."

Unable to persuade the queen, Alexander could only wait for his fiancée to arrive. I hope my mother's vision is not wrong.

"Your Highness, the Duke of Bourbon is here with his family."

"Let them come."

Led by the chief eunuch, the Duke of Bourbon and his family came to the garden. The Duchess saw the noble lady sitting in the garden at a glance. It must be the queen, and the child next to her is Elizabeth's future husband.

Alexander also saw this family. Well, the clothes were indeed nice, but unfortunately not as good as his own. The little girl looked like his future wife. The curious look made Alexander feel that she looked like a grown-up sister.

"Your Highness the Queen!"

Jian brought his family to perform the ceremony, while Elizabeth performed the ceremony crookedly under her mother's instructions. Such a ceremony made Sophia happy.

"Is this the Duke's daughter? She's so cute."

"I'm sorry, Queen."

At the invitation of the Queen, the Duke's family enjoyed a very good afternoon tea. There was coffee, tea, sugar, and various exquisite snacks. As expected of the richest royal family, only they have the money to enjoy all this at any time.

Alexander took Elizabeth and Anna to play beside him. With his sister, the meeting was not awkward.

"Come today, I think I have made it clear in the letter that I am very satisfied with your daughter. It is a suitable choice for her to marry Alexander."

The Queen said so, how could they have the right to refuse. What's more, with the lesson of Stuart in front, they would not refuse. Moreover, the benefits of this marriage have also come out, and they will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the political arena.

"The emperor is coming back too, so you can live here for the time being." Sophia asked the butler to arrange the room, and the Duke of Bourbon thanked the Queen.