Chapter 409 Secret Conversations between East and West Rome

Chapter 409 Secret Conversations between East and West Rome

When Philip saw that he had not obtained anything, he was ready to go home. But he received an order from the queen to remain in Constantinople.

In the past few days, the queen discovered that Salmon, the important secretary to the king, was missing. He must have gone to Constantinople, so he quickly asked Philip to stay there and make sure to find out what Salmon was doing.

"This, isn't the Queen making things difficult for me?"

Philip looked embarrassed. It was not easy to find Salmon from Constantinople. But since he is the king’s secretary, he should be the easiest to find among the officials.

He was right. Salmon found Peter directly. He knew that as long as Peter agreed, he would have won half the battle.

"Your Highness, France needs your country's help. The two Dukes of Burgundy and Orleans are fighting for their own selfish interests. Prince Charles is sick and needs your country's help."

Salmon spoke his mind directly, but Peter had no territorial or economic claims on France, which was thousands of miles away. The two countries were too far apart, and he didn't want to recreate the glory of Rome. It was no longer easy to reach the Elbe River, let alone the Rhine River or even the Seine River.

Moreover, France could really make good friends with Rome despite being accused of allying with heretics. You must know that the empire looted their holy land, Rome. Ah, France supports Avignon, that's all right.

"France and Rome are both countries with a long history. If Emperor Charles of your country had married our Queen, then Rome could be reunited."

Peter started with the initial negotiations between the two countries. Charlemagne hoped to legitimize his title of "Roman Emperor" by marrying the Queen, and to promote the merger of the two empires of the East and West and the reunification of the Roman world. However, the suitor had just Soon after arriving in Constantinople, the empress was overthrown.

"Your Highness is right. Charlemagne made a great contribution to the friendship between the two countries. Our country has also sent crusaders to help your country many times, and the late King Louis also personally led troops to attack the infidels."

"In this way, the relationship between the two countries should be the closest. It is a pity that some people in your country insist on acting as messengers to undermine peace."

Peter changed the topic and pointed directly at the nobles in France. Salmon's brain also came back. The Duke of Orleans didn't care much about the East, so there was only one left: the Duke of Burgundy.

The current Duke John also personally joined the Crusades, but failed at the Battle of Skopje. He was also captured. This was his most embarrassing battle. Therefore, after returning home, he always wanted to erase this black spot, and because he was so miserable, even Roma was hated. If I hadn't saved you, would I be like this?

Peter also looked down upon Burgundy, thinking it was a short-lived country. Maybe we can see him disintegrate in his lifetime.

Moreover, the shape of Burgundy is a bit like the Middle Frankish Kingdom, and it must be clear what happened to this kingdom later. Moreover, Burgundy is also an ally of the queen. The current crown prince is weak and sick, and his youngest son is only five years old, not to mention the king. If Stefan can be allowed to enter France in the name of the king's son-in-law, it may be able to curb the vicious fight between the two factions. This way he could also win over other forces that supported the king.

"Your Highness, there are still many areas where the two countries can complement each other. I would like to apologize to your country for the things that have caused bad relations between the two countries."

"But the two countries still need to look forward. France and Rome are the two most powerful countries in the east and west. It is completely possible to divide Europe into two according to Emperor Theodosius, with France in the west and Rome in the east."

Salmon did not believe that the other party would not be tempted by such an idea. Restoring the glory of the Roman Empire was what every emperor had in mind. There was Justinian before him, and Basil and Manuel after him. Even after the establishment of the Bartlan dynasty, they did not give up their westward expansion. The annexation of Venice was the implementation of the westward policy.

"Thank you for your kindness, but our country needs to recuperate recently and we really don't have any extra energy."

Peter was just playing haha, taking advantage of his younger brother's marriage was indeed a good move. But there is also the concern that the stalls are too big. If there is a problem at the same time in the future, Rome will have to put out fires everywhere like Charles V. If the eastern countries took the opportunity to attack, Rome would be in danger.

"Your Highness, the Kingdom of France has always been the country that has helped your country the most. Even when Venice invaded Constantinople, our country once reprimanded them. In order to show sincerity, the king is willing to return the Crown of Thorns to your country."

Salmon's words directly shocked the people around Peter. Legend has it that the Crown of Thorns was worn by Jesus during his crucifixion. It was originally in Constantinople, but was acquired by Venice in 1204. After changing hands many times, it finally came into the hands of France. Salmon used this in exchange for Roman support, and it seemed that the country had fallen into the most divided period.

Peter thought for a moment and realized that France was indeed an ally, but it could not be overly helpful. Moreover, the other party showed so much sincerity that it would be unreasonable for him to push it out.

"It seems that there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two countries."

The sudden words made Salmon feel relieved. He knew that the situation was stable. The next step is the division of power. If you want others to help, you must be rewarded or something.

"My younger brother has always wanted to go out and explore, and I hope I can lay down a piece of land of my own."

When Salmon heard this, he immediately replied: "Your Highness, don't worry, France will support His Highness Stefan's ambitions."

Having a Francophile serve as a French minister or noble would not only strengthen French power but also gain an ally. Whether it is supporting Stefan to sit on the throne of England or the Duke of Flanders, France will not lose in any calculation.

The agreement between France and Rome was reached in the dialogue between the two people. France needed the support of Rome, and Rome also needed France to contain some Western European countries to buy time. Both sides got what they needed. At the same time, Peter allowed French merchants to purchase some goods from the East and ship them to the West for sale, which was also secretly helping France restore its financial capacity.

And dear Philip visited many ministers, but the other party stated openly and secretly that he had never seen Salmon. He could only think about the worst, whether he was going to see the emperor directly.

In addition to these two people, both the Orleanists and the Burgundians sent envoys and spies to find out the news. Not only them, but all of Europe now wanted to get first-hand information about the Roman court. Constantinople became the capital of spies. Every day, I searched for spies, but found spies from other countries. They even assassinated each other for performance.

The Roman court is the most mysterious among all countries, and the information inside can be sold for a high price of 30,000 gold coins. Government intelligence can even reach 70,000 gold coins. Such high prices have discouraged many countries, but although these are expensive, they are definitely worth the money.