Chapter 631 Changes in Naples
"Your Highness, the portrait of His Majesty is ready."
Alexander had someone bring it in, and a huge portrait appeared in front of him.
"Not bad, my father will definitely be happy to see it."
The Constantinople Palace has undergone two expansions. After learning that the palace in the East is several times larger than this one, Peter decided to expand the palace.
It is not enough to just expand it, there must be a large number of artworks to decorate it. For this reason, the royal family invests a lot of money every year to sponsor art, and the nobles are also vying to follow suit. A large number of poems, books, and paintings have exploded.
Romania influences the world, especially in the Mediterranean region. Any country must attach importance to its relationship with Constantinople. Otherwise, their trade will be difficult.
Naples in the middle of the Mediterranean does not have to worry about hostility, and lives happily in Italy with the identity of a marriage. Although there are many mountains in the country, it has always been dominated by agriculture because it is far away from the war-torn areas in the north.
After the increase in trade with Rome, some large handicraft workshops began to appear in the capital Naples. Coupled with the king's wise measures, Naples has become one of the richest countries.
Laszlo was in a good mood recently, so he went hunting in the forest. He drew his bow and arrow, but missed.
But he didn't give up and tried again. He hit the wild boar's hind leg, but the other party still ran away.
At the king's command, everyone went to chase the wild boar. Laszlo was afraid that it would run away, so he kept chasing it, and before he knew it, the distance between him and the servants was getting bigger and bigger.
"Caught it!"
With his cheer, the wild boar finally stopped moving, but he didn't know where it came to. He didn't know that in the dark of the forest, a group of people were aiming at him.
Whoosh...
An arrow hit his arm, and Laszlo screamed and fell off his horse. Then there were more arrows, and Laszlo dodged in a panic. When the other party saw this, he showed up and drew his sword from his waist to stab Laszlo.
"Die!"
Laszlo also drew his sword to resist. At first, he could rely on trees to deal with it, but his physical strength was also amazing. Before he knew it, many wounds appeared on his hands and legs. The most fatal wound was in his heart, which was fatal.
"This is for my family," the murderer said, and drew his sword. Laszlo looked at them with wide eyes and could only fall down unwillingly.
"Your Majesty!"
The servants finally arrived and immediately sent the king back to the city for treatment, while hunting down the murderers.
Queen Mary was playing with her children. In her opinion, this was just an ordinary day.
"Is this a gift from my uncle?" asked the third son, Charles.
"Yes, I heard that it was shipped from the East. Let's take a look."
The children were excited to open the gifts, while the eldest son was thinking about other things. He had met with his cousin Alexander before, and felt that he still had a lot to learn, the most important of which was how to pacify the nobles in the country. Because there are still many nobles in Naples who are secretly making trouble, if they are not pacified, the position of the King of Naples will not be stable.
Mary suddenly felt chest tightness. Did something happen? I don't know if I think too much, I hope my husband can return safely.
"Your Majesty the Queen"
The Count of Palermo, the royal steward, came over in a hurry, and Mary's anxiety reached its peak.
"What happened, steward."
The Count hesitated and finally said one sentence. "Your Majesty was injured while hunting and is now being treated."
Injured, why does this word feel so heavy. Mary decided to go and see, and let the eldest son take care of the other children.
When she came to Laszlo, she almost cried out. This is not an injury, this is about to see God.
"Oh my God."
After treating Laszlo, the doctor said to Mary: "Queen, your Majesty's condition is already very bad, a fatal wound is in the heart. I'm afraid..."
Mary knew what this meant, and just thanked the doctor. But she felt that the sky had fallen, and her husband's departure forced her to make plans for the children.
Originally, the nobles of Naples were all submissive to Laszlo, and now the news of the king's death came, they would definitely take action. They are left with orphans and widows, and they are definitely not their opponents.
Of course, it is not just the queen who is worried. The king's supporters are also worried that the opposition will take the opportunity to make trouble. Now is the most vulnerable moment of the kingdom. If they cannot stop them, then everything will be in chaos. Fortunately, they still have a series of foreign aid.
"It is better to let the Romanian emperor come forward now, so that those people will not say anything."
"But what can we give him? Although the queen is his sister, there is no family affection between countries."
It is better to talk about interests between countries. After all, the king's relatives cannot affect national exchanges. If family affection works, then the First World War would not have been fought at all. A family meeting would have been enough.
"The Roman emperor will definitely send troops to help. Don't forget that they still have land in Iberia. They need to maintain the Mediterranean route and will definitely not let it go."
According to the treaty signed between Naples and Romania, the Roman navy can dock in Naples and Palermo, but Aragon has always opposed it and sent ambassadors many times to ask Naples to tear up the treaty. But they were all beaten back by Laszlo.
Relying on the port of Naples, the Roman navy can move freely throughout the Mediterranean. If they lose this place, it will be a big blow to them.
If supporters think of this, it means that opponents also realize that this is a good time to seize power, not to mention that the king's matter was planned by them.
Some nobles loyal to the Holy See are very repulsive to the king's policies. They secretly contacted the Holy See and received support from the Pope and Aragon. They promised that as long as Laszlo was killed, the Pope would recognize the status of every noble, even if Naples was split into 60 countries.
The Holy See was also angry. They had realized that if there was no Catholic country, they would be a commander without troops. So the Pope issued an edict requiring all churches and monasteries to take the initiative to contribute part of the funds to help secular lords, or to recruit troops to protect their property. This is very beneficial to defending their sphere of influence. They even prepared to organize a crusade to Constantinople. But they gave up because of the Bohemian issue.
For their own status, the church and the secular government came together. Now the most important thing is two, one is to help France resist the attack of England, and the other is to help Castile resist the attack of Romania. As the most vulnerable place in Romania, Naples may become a breakthrough.