Constantine rode his horse to Hagia Sophia. Looking at the people gathered in front of the church, he got off his horse and strode to the bronze statue of Justinian. In the past few decades, he has published

Countless speeches were made to the audience by kings, nobles, popes, and patriarchs, but none of them made him feel as excited as this speech, because he knew that this was the mission given to him by history, and that he was destined to lead the Roman people to glory again.

Before inheriting the great achievements of Emperor Justinian and Emperor Constantine, he needed to eliminate the ambition of Muhammad II and let him understand the meaning of the word Rome.

"My subjects", he shouted

"The moment of life and death has arrived. Our neighbor, the Ottoman Sultan, is very ambitious. He is trying to eliminate us in order to realize his dream that is destined to be impossible. We can see that he has been preparing for this war since he came to the throne.

, it is clear to everyone - both Christians and ***, that he is trying to destroy us."

At this point, he paused and said,

"Some people will say that the Ottomans will not massacre Christians, but what I want to say is that what is more cruel than the massacre of the body is the annihilation of the soul. Although they did not kill our bodies, they killed us

souls, they force Christians to convert, they try to drag our souls into hell."

There was an uproar below, and the people of the empire were obviously frightened by the emperor's words.

"Quiet, my subjects, quiet. Their purpose will not succeed. We have no chance of winning. I have two good news to tell you. First, we have acquired enough food. Although our Christian allies cannot

They supported us directly, but they gave us material assistance, and I can say that we had enough food until the end of the war. One more thing, I beg the forgiveness of the Lord and my subjects.

The Pope in Rome asked for help. Although the Pope agreed to help, he asked us to make concessions on religious issues. In any case, everything should wait until the war is over."

As soon as he finished speaking, the square that had been noisy just now was silent. People couldn't believe that the emperor would say such words, but the people could see the prayer on the emperor's face, and people looked at each other in shock.

Finally, Patriarch Elis of Constantinople stood up and said: "May the Lord bless you, His Majesty the Emperor." At this time, the people said in unison: "May the Lord bless you!" The emperor was greatly moved, but he was still very good.

He calmly controlled his emotions: "In this case, starting from today, the empire will enter a state of comprehensive martial law, food will be distributed in a centralized manner, repairs of the city walls will be accelerated, iron chains will be pulled up to block the sea, and no Ottoman ship will be allowed to pass through the Sea of ​​Marmara.

Simple military drills are conducted every day, and children under the age of ten, regardless of gender, are sent to Galata."

Finally, the emperor said: "The glory of the Lord will always shine on the world, and the empires of Justinian and Constantine will never be immortal."

After the speech, the emperor came to the council hall with several of his confidants and the patriarch.

"Sesipe, you will take charge of all the troops in the city and arrange their rotations for defense and drills, etc."

"Calvo, you are responsible for food distribution and other issues in the city."

"Sito, please contact Laszlo V, Casimir IV, and Sultan Karaman."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The three of them stood up and returned the greeting.

"Your Majesty, Genoa nobleman Giovanni Giustiniani sent someone to ask if he needs help?" Sesipe said after sitting down.

"Of course, but not now." The emperor raised the sleeves of his broad purple robe, "ask him to contact more other nobles, the more the better. We can seal all the islands in the Aegean Sea to them afterwards."

"Your Majesty, the Pope insists on replacing the Patriarch first and replacing him with Bishop Gregory." Seeing that no one was speaking, Calvo stood up helplessly and said.

"Humph, that's too much of a lie. I already agreed, how can I regret it?" The emperor looked angry, but he was helpless.

"First of all, let's try to bypass the Pope and go directly to the monarchs of Western Europe to see if that works. He still thinks this is the Middle Ages?" After hearing this, everyone was in tacit agreement and did not answer.

"Okay, that's it, you all go and do your work." After feeling depressed, the emperor waved his hands, and the ministers bowed and left the meeting hall.

The emperor walked to the balcony with a cup of coffee, took a few sips, and turned to ask the chamberlain: "Who is that Giovanni, and why does he sound so familiar?" The chamberlain replied: "He turned out to be a mercenary.

He is famous for his bravery, but other than that, no other deeds have been heard of him."

"A mercenary? Giovanni?" The emperor took a sip of coffee. "Why would he want to join our war?"

"Perhaps it's because of the fief, Your Majesty," the chamberlain replied, "I heard that Giovanni's fief is in the Aegean Sea."

"Well, no matter what, any bit of strength is important to us." The emperor put down the exquisite ceramic cup, shook his head, and walked into the council hall again to continue his day's work.

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Prague, in an inconspicuous castle

Laszlo V walked into this empty castle that looked like it had been deserted for a long time with his head held high. The only thing available in the hall was a table and two stools. At this time, a man was already sitting on one of the stools.

I don't know what I'm doing.

"Hey, who are you? Pretending to be mysterious," Laszlo said in a loud voice, maybe because he grew up in a rich life and was very tall. "You tried so hard to lure me here, not just to see you pretending, right?

"It seemed that these words inexplicably hit his point of laughter, and he burst into laughter. So far, there is no trace of aristocratic etiquette and elegance in him, as if he has never learned it.

The man sitting on the chair suddenly started laughing too. When Laszlo saw him laughing, he narrowed his eyes. "Is it funny?" Laszlo asked. The man sitting on the chair stood up.

, showing an ordinary face, "Nice to see you, Your Majesty Laszlo."

At this time, Laszlo recognized the man's identity, "Xito? If you don't go to the world to find your support, why did you come to me?"

"That's why I'm here, Your Majesty." Sito smiled slightly.

"Hahaha" Laszlo laughed louder, but Sito remained silent and just smiled, "You all come to laugh at me? Do you think I'm easy to bully? Do you believe it or not, as soon as I report you, you will be punished immediately?

Mohammed II cut off his head and stuck it on a stake?" Laszlo looked a little crazy.
Chapter completed!