Sazastan was shocked when he heard Ladislaus's words, and his strategy was approved by the monarch.

Not only that, this consultation also fully demonstrated his weight.

Ladislaus did not recruit Machiavelli and Hohenzollern from Vienna, which shows that despite many injuries, the monarch still recognizes his own judgment and loyalty.

Jones and Frunzberg have never entered this core decision-making circle, let alone the Archbishop of Würzburg.

Although they will definitely need to seek their opinions in the future, Sazhastein is convinced by Ladislaus's words today that he is still in a second-look position in the State Council.

Even though his authority is being reduced day by day, the Hohenzollern Chancellor is becoming more and more harsh on the red robes in terms of mages' subsidies, and even the Archbishop of Würzburg is secretly coveting his remaining sphere of influence.

He could still wrestle with Machiavelli, but the other party's authority largely came from Ladislaus's trust and did not have the same prestige that he had for many years.

After Ladislaus unexpectedly took control of Bohemia and claimed the Hungarian throne, the position of Anna and her son Charles became extremely unstable again.

Sazastan believed that if Ladislaus controlled the position of elector of Bohemia and wore the crown of Hungary, the succession struggle would inevitably intensify again.

Ferdinand could accept a religious nobleman representing Austria, but the sudden expansion of the Austrian family's territory more than doubled gave him another incentive to support his sister and her potential children.

Barbarossa's attitude would have been no different.

But Ladislaus still trusts him enough, and Sazastan can be sure that his position is still stable.

"Your last letter has been received. Her Majesty the Queen expresses her gratitude for your concern. I join her in strongly condemning the erroneous support of the Holy Elect Pope for John Schaubrey...

............................. My main fleet cannot leave the Atlantic front now. Although England

Henry VIII's attitude is still ambiguous, but he is indeed determined to divorce our aunt. I must be prepared for him to join the war immediately. The Netherlands provided Spain

More than one-third of the Kingdom's income, and the blockade of Antwerp and Rotterdam by the British and French fleets, even if it is short-term, is a loss that I cannot bear. I believe you also understand that successive years of war have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction among the Dutch nobles.

If trade is damaged again, our family will

The rule of the Netherlands will be shaken, and the Netherlands is the foundation of our family. I express my sincerest apology for not being able to support you immediately. In addition, I have provided you with a fifteen-year loan through the Fugger Textile Association.

I hope the allowance of tens of thousands of thalers can alleviate your difficulties a little."

This is a letter written by His Majesty Ferdenand. Obviously he also knows that the rejection at this time is really hurtful.

"Without the protection of the fleet, it is unlikely that the Spanish army would launch a diversionary attack in the Peloponnese Peninsula or Albania." Austria's ultimate wish was obviously even more impossible.

If the Spanish army cannot obtain its own unique supply route, even if it is concentrated in Austria, it will be a logistical disaster. Ten thousand Spanish elites arriving on the Danube may overwhelm the Austrian logistics system that has reached its limit.

Only attacking the east coast of the Adriatic Sea is the best support.

Since the main fleet wants to protect the ports of the Netherlands and Spain in the Atlantic, the Naples Corps is naturally unable to cross the Adriatic Sea. It is better to continue to stay in its current position and threaten the Kingdom of France at any time.

"But this also has an advantage." Ladislaus shrugged his shoulders and laughed at himself. "He can't invest a single soldier here, so he obviously won't compete with me for the Hungarian throne."

Although Ferdinand also has the right to claim the throne of Hungary, Ladislaus has now invested 50,000 troops in Hungary. It is obvious that he is not qualified to claim anymore. Moreover, he is already very sensible and has strongly condemned the true election of the Pope for supporting Szobo in his letter.

The act of circumventing.

Even though the presence of 150,000 thalers could not be considered as help, it could only be considered as kindness, but he did not cause any trouble.

That's right, but Ladislaus's 50,000-strong army may not be able to get him the Hungarian throne.

"Our bottom line is obviously to cut off the connection between the Electorate of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary, and all the territory of Bohemia must be reserved for us. Then the line between Szekesfehérvár and Belovar will be the border."

The partial divisions sent by the Ottoman Empire to the west basically achieved no results. The two sides only competed for food and supplies in Central Hungary. Apart from bringing heavy disasters to the local people, they had little meaning.

"Perhaps Sudan will ask for Szekesfehérvér, and Croatia will also have to make certain concessions. Belovar may also be asked to give up. These border fortresses are also what we must fight for. My suggestion is to abandon Szekesfehér, which is close to the Danube River.

Švebervár, try to keep the border between Belovar and Croatia

The fortress is more important to us. If it is a problem for us to leave the Danube River Basin to fight, although Szekesfehérvér is a historical city, we can directly threaten Buda through the Danube River, but it is not very important." Sazhastan obviously.

Also aware of Austria’s advantages.

"The enemy cannot concentrate their troops in this direction every year. They have many enemies. In recent years, the Principality of Muscovy has been suppressing the Tatars in Crimea. The descendants of Genghis Khan have become worse with each generation."

Ladislaus's words

It is not very convincing. The Ottoman Empire showed the most astute skills in handling the situation on the northern shore of the Black Sea. They controlled the port of Kaffa, the trading center of the Black Sea. Ninety percent of the Russian slaves plundered by the Tatars would be there.

For sale in this port.

Each successive generation of Crimean Khans requested recognition from the Sultan of Istabul and sent a large number of Tatar cavalry to support the Ottoman Empire's war of conquest.

However, the Sultan did not try to directly rule the Crimea region, thus avoiding intensification of conflicts with the emerging Principality of Moscow.

The same is true for the little contact they still have in the Caucasus. The Astrakhan Khanate has always been trying to live in the cracks.

Perhaps one day, the masters of Moscow will torture the sultans of Istanbul day and night to keep them awake at night. But in Ladislaus's time, it was difficult to count on their support.

However, Sazastan did not say so: "The Persian Empire in the east is also very threatening."

This actually doesn't hold much hope.

According to a lot of vague information, the Austrian monarchs and ministers all knew that about ten years ago, in a place called Charandir, the Persian Empire suffered a major defeat and ceded a lot of land to the Ottoman Empire. However, the specific location of the battle,

And I don’t know how many troops and territories were lost.

This is the latest news.

Most European monarchs did not have a clear idea of ​​the size of the Persian Empire. Most people thought that this empire was as powerful as the empire of the same name that threatened Greece two thousand years ago and was defeated at Marathon.

In fact, the connection between them is very limited.

Ladislaus is relatively smart. It is a much weaker country than the Ottoman Empire. Of course, it can indeed contain the Ottomans most of the time.

"Of course we will never accept your request to go to Istanbul for Hajj, but there is another key question: whether you can retain the title of King of Hungary. If the Sultan asks to pay tribute to him as the Duke of West Hungary. Can you?

Do you want to accept it?"

"How much should we start talking about the annual tribute? Thirty thousand thalers a year? What is our bottom line? One hundred thousand or 150,000 thalers a year?"

"Does the Szoborai regime allow us to attack Transylvania?"

The last three questions made Ladislaus scratch his head: "It's already dinner time. Let's summarize it like this first. Let the three members of the State Council in Vienna put forward their opinions, and then let His Highness Frundsberg join us.

Let’s have dinner and discuss it together.”

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The dishes at the dinner party are much drab compared to half a month ago. Ladislaus has canceled all the transport ships that provide him with delicious bacteria and river fish. Although the effect is limited, it can be regarded as an attitude of sharing weal and woe.

.

This also slightly restrained the material requirements of nobles and officers.

Ladislaus had not had any wine for a long time, and only Queen Mary still had a supply, so he was so excited last night.

Of course this is an excuse.

But Queen Mary's court chef still made a very good dinner, crispy veal and fresh onions. It was still very good food.

Frunzberg was still somewhat resistant to negotiations, but he also knew that the situation was stronger than the people. The soldiers had not received meat snacks for a long time, and their morale was declining. If they did not accept an extremely dangerous battle with the main force, they would have to

Peace talks were made.

However, Mary had almost consumed the wine she had last night, and there was no more wine today, which made the atmosphere at the dinner even more gloomy.

"Your Majesty, there is an envoy from Ottoman asking for an audience." Ladislaus noticed that Mary's chief maid had a strange tone when she came to inform her.

He soon understood the reason. The Ottoman envoys were all Hungarian nobles.

Wearing Ottoman turbans and Ottoman robes, these former Hungarian aristocrats have obviously reached new heights.

They swore Suleiman's terms with the unique arrogance of a messenger from heaven.

"His Majesty the Sultan was magnanimous and forgave you for your ignorance and offense, and granted you Croatia and Bohemia, allowing you to submit to him as Duke of Central Hungary, paying an annual tribute of two hundred thousand talers, and every February and

I went to Istanbul twice in August to report to His Majesty."

After hearing the messenger's conditions, Ladislaus did not speak immediately.

All the Austrian nobles in Esztergom, including Queen Mary, were present. This was a quite formal reception.

Sazastan did not respond, he was thinking.

Frundsberg, Jevich, Horthy and even Queen Mary were all watching Ladislaus to see how he would cope with these extremely harsh conditions.

Objectively speaking, although the conditions are harsh, it is not outrageous as a first-round offer. After several rounds, we should be able to reach a peace negotiation condition that everyone can accept.

The envoys thought so too, and they were ready to talk to Sazastan for several weeks.

However, Ladislaus quickly responded, not to the messenger, but to the guards: "Put these traitors into the dungeon for me."

"When two countries are at war, the envoys will not be killed."

"This is the behavior of barbarians!"

Except for Sazastan, all the Austrians were extremely surprised. They all knew that Ladislaus had decided to negotiate after spending a night in Queen Mary's room. What was going on?

Some kind of tough-talking tactic?

The other party is the Ottoman Empire!

Although these conditions were all high and there was certainly no sign of weakness, Ladislaus was already convinced that he had received the change he had been waiting for.

The fact that Suleiman sent the envoy first is enough to explain the problem.

Amidst the howls and curses of the messenger, Ladislaus continued to say to Jevich: "Get ready to sail immediately, and the river fleet must clear the way and guard the army."
Chapter completed!