Chapter 460 Unexpected Situation
Shinra was split into two, which surprised everyone. No one expected that the Berlin Alliance would dare to do this.
"Crazy, they are really crazy"
The Duke of Burgundy was talking about this to his ministers. The most he thought about was that the Berlin Alliance would not recognize Sigismund's German king, but he did not expect that they would directly establish another one. This is a direct confrontation.
Although he wanted to see such a scene, not now. France has not yet been calmed down internally, HRE is having problems again, and I don’t know why, and Friesland is making trouble again.
Since Margaret, Countess of Flanders, married her father Philip, Friesland has gradually come under the rule of Burgundy, and the developed local economy has provided Burgundy with a large amount of funds. But recently, towns led by Brussels have demanded that the Duke grant them political rights or refuse to pay taxes.
John had no choice but to agree to convene the Level 3 Conference in Brussels on another day, but no one encouraged him to believe these circumstances.
In fact, no one really promoted it. Who would push this place when they are full? Even the nearest Duke of Normandy has no time to do this.
Now Stefan is recruiting refugees to organize the army and prepare for war. Normandy is not a bit desolate. Henry IV left the entire place barren before retreating. He can only recruit refugees and build defense lines to defend his territory.
As the HRE was split into two, the surrounding neighboring countries began to make moves. However, because of Rome's presence, they were caught in a dilemma. It was really difficult whether to take the opportunity to carve up the HRE territory or to put pressure on Rome.
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Peter was being worshiped by the emir of Syria, who publicly converted to Orthodoxy and presented maps of Syria and Damascus. Finally another piece of the puzzle of the Roman Empire was added.
Peter canonized and rewarded all the officials who surrendered, and "allowed" them to live in Constantinople. The Emir was "grateful" and moved his family directly into the city.
"It seems that their God is not much use anymore. One day, I will personally attack their holy city, just like they attacked Jerusalem."
The emperor's ambition directly made the steward next to him compliment him. He had no choice but to do so. He had been here for eight years. In the past few years, he had summed up a set of survival rules: if he wanted to survive, he must serve the emperor unconditionally.
Therefore, the steward, whether Mircea or Peter, always preached the emperor's kindness and merit. For new eunuchs, teach them patiently and don't let them contradict the nobles.
The Roman palace did not have dozens of concubines like the Arab harem, but there were also 400 maids and eunuchs responsible for taking care of the entire palace. The cost is unmatched by other countries.
With Syria in hand, Peter was ready to go one step further and continue to exert pressure on the Jerusalem area. At the same time, the country of Zha La Yi'er was forced to continue to surrender, and the overall situation in the Near East was decided.
"Oh, why can't Scotland learn from Syria? What a great opportunity, but we gave it up."
It was a pity for the steward. Although he did not know how many countries there were in Europe, this country called Scotland actually rejected the marriage request and said that he had already discussed the wedding with the Duke of England. Mircea, the former emperor who was now the supreme emperor, was angry. The person who made the original suggestion cursed. What a noble person his grandson is, to be so insulted.
This cannot be blamed on Scotland. The King of Scotland is currently under the control of England. Even the marriage of the Scottish royal family has to be confirmed by England. The marriage in Rome naturally fell through. But Mircea and Peter didn't care about this. They only knew that Scotland rejected them, and there was a price to pay.
Alexander's marriage failed once again, and Rome had to look elsewhere for a suitable candidate. As long as there is an opportunity, they will not let it go. This is a disaster for other big countries, but for the domestic nobles and the rulers of small countries, it is a huge wealth. If someone's daughter can become a prince's concubine, then their family will also be able to prosper in the future.
"Your Majesty, something happened in Granada."
A eunuch hurriedly brought a messenger to Peter who was thinking. He was very anxious and still had a letter in his hand.
"Why are you so anxious about what happened in Granada?" Peter was a little confused. Even if something happened to Granada, they were far away from Rome and would not become a trouble to the empire.
"Your Majesty, you'd better take a look at it." The messenger presented the letter to Peter.
"Oh, I know you are very anxious, but he cannot and will not be anxious about this matter. The two places are too far apart, even if..."
Peter opened the letter as he spoke. He just glanced at it, and then he was speechless. The steward saw Peter's face getting more and more ugly, and knew that His Majesty was going to be angry.
Sure enough, when Peter finished reading the letter, he yelled: "Damn Granada, don't bring the empire with you if you are looking for death."
Since the Emir of Granada returned to his homeland, he began to persuade the nobles to convert to Orthodoxy, and those imams who disobeyed were killed. He also ordered most people to convert, and those who disobeyed could leave.
In order to avoid reactions from Castile and Aragon in the north, Granada on the one hand used massive gifts to paralyze the two countries, and on the other hand used the mosque as a cover to guide the local people to convert.
There were only 200,000 people in the entire Granada. After the emir's death, his son Yusuf continued his father's policies. When the city of Rome was occupied by the empire, the Emir felt that he could take the opportunity to ask Rome for help, so he vigorously encouraged trade with Rome and spent a lot of money to hire a group of Roman teachers to teach Romanian. Such changes made some people dissatisfied and they left Granada for Morocco. The Regency Council of Castile also sensed something was wrong and decided to send troops to test it out.
Now that the other party was aware of it, he simply stopped pretending and wrote to Peter, saying that he and all the subjects of Granada had converted to the Orthodox Church. As the protector of the Orthodox Church, he hoped that the empire could protect these innocent people from the heresy in the north. Lay down.
If they don't save it, they won't blame the emperor. They just handwritten 1,000 copies of the article, which will be plastered all over the streets of Constantinople. By then, I don't know if the emperor has the confidence to face it.
"This is threatening me. He, a little emir, rules the precarious Granada, and now he wants the empire to save them. What should I say? As long as he succeeds, he will dedicate the land here, and he will be in a manor Pension for the elderly.”
"Go, call the prime minister and others, go quickly!!"
Peter's repeated urging made the eunuchs feel that the emperor was really angry. They did not dare to neglect and went directly to invite the ministers to a meeting outside the palace.