I am the king of the dead

Chapter 522 The Sunset of the Eastern Roman Empire
October [-]rd is suitable for marriage, sacrifice, bathing, tailoring clothes, going out, moving into the house, getting rid of clothes, and avoid creating things, opening markets, and breaking ground.

Princess Elena was waiting in the Huitong Hall for the car to drive her into Tai'an Palace.

According to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor would not come to marry in person, but sent the servant of the Ministry of Rites to hold the ceremony and bring the person into Tai'an Palace.

The Minister of Rites is the treatment only a queen would have.

Elena put on her red hijab and said indignantly: "If you want to marry a Roman princess in such a hasty wedding at the most glorious time in Rome, it is simply a dream."

"That's it, we can't change Emperor Ming's promise."

Nikolaoz said lovingly, "Elf of Rome, Princess Zoe, today is your most sacred moment, stop your complaints, this is futile."

"Now that Rome is in decline, we are seeking the way of Rome's survival. This is your fate, and so is your sister's fate."

Nikolaos has not received the news of the fall of the Roman castle. For him, no news is the best news.

The Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force will send the news to the Ming Dynasty's capital.

"Well, I shouldn't complain in my heart." Elena stopped her complaints, married the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and she was not yet the first wife, so she naturally had a strong gap in her heart.

But after getting acquainted with Daming's culture, Elena was even a little thankful. Fortunately, Rome was strong enough in the past, and Daming didn't treat her as a barbarian.

For example, Tomiko Hino was stranded in the capital, but he had never even seen the emperor.

Elena didn't know that it was Tomiko Hino's makeup that caused the emperor to have too much prejudice against Tomiko Hino.

"But, why did those women from Ottoman also enter the palace?" Elena had long accepted the reality of Rome's decline, and also accepted the hasty wedding.

It was not herself who made her full of resentment. Osman also sent 72 girls, and the emperor allowed them to enter the clarification workshop.

As Lites Deman, the Ottoman envoy named Kang Chengzhi, said, what Rome can give to Ming, Ottoman can also give, and can give more.

Be it wisdom or technology, as long as Ming recognized Ottoman as the successor of Rome in Taixi, no matter what the Emperor of Ming wanted, the Ottoman Empire could give it.

Fatih the Conqueror was not an idiot. On the contrary, Fatih, who was enthroned as king for the second time, was a sinister, cruel, and careful person.

In many characteristics, he was almost the Emperor Ming's other self.

Fatih's attitude towards Daming is not dispensable, because the Daming Expeditionary Army is right on his back, eyeing him like a tiger.

Although the Oirats and Daming are immortal, the Oirats use the title of King Gongshun of the Ming Dynasty and act in the Western Regions.

Nicholas said with a smile: "Okay, Elf Princess, those 72 girls only live in Qingqingfang, not in Tai'an Palace. Although it looks very close, the city wall of Tai'an Palace is like Like the iron chains of the Golden Horn, it is the emperor's barrier."

"Just as your uncle would not allow the Ottoman ships to enter the Golden Horn, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty would not allow these young girls to enter the Tai'an Palace. Don't worry."

Elena was dissatisfied with the 72 girls sent by Ottoman, worried about her life after entering the palace, and even more worried about Rome. Although Nikolaoz wanted her to be selfish and live out her own life, she still It is the princess of the subjugated country.

What does Ming emperor mean?
Marry a Roman princess here, accept gifts from Rome's enemies there!
Nicolaus naturally knew where Elena's heart knot was, and said nonchalantly: "Have you ever learned a word? It's called heaven and earth, and I am the only one."

"The emperor of Ming Dynasty and the emperor of Rome both have their sanctity. Just like Rome, Ming Dynasty's heaven and earth, the attitude of being the only one, is to rely on powerful force to fight until no one dares to call himself emperor."

"There is one and only one emperor in the world, and even the rebels only dare to shout slogans from the Qing emperor's side."

"This is the basic background and the most basic logic of Ming Dynasty politics. Fatih wants to be a conqueror, take the crown of the Romans, and he wants to be emperor. This is a fundamental conflict with Ming Dynasty."

"Even if Your Majesty and Fatih are sworn brothers today, they will meet each other tomorrow."

The imperial system of Ming Dynasty was more centralized than the imperial system of Rome.

It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to allow another emperor to appear in their perspective. This is a fundamental contradiction, and it is a contradiction in the administrative system.

The Ming Dynasty launched a war that lasted more than [-] years, fighting for the Mandate of Heaven.

The Mandate of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty is an important part of the national structure, and it is also one of the underlying logics of doing things in the world of the Ming Dynasty today.

Elena was silent for a long time before she spoke, "I hope it's as the governor said."

Nikolaoz naturally knew that Elena was still angry, although Nikolaoz had persuaded her many times to let the princess live as Zoe and herself.

Elena never forgot her country.

Nikolaoz said seriously: "Zoe, you are still young, don't lose your temper. You have to remember that you are just a subjugated princess, and you are already extremely lucky to be able to enter Tai'an Palace."

"It's because Daming needed Roman documents to comment on their great speculations, so they treated us more courteously, so don't complain, okay?"

"It doesn't help anything, it doesn't help people."

"The contact between Daming and Ottoman is not harmful to us, and will be beneficial."

Elena asked full of doubts: "Why?"

Nikolaoz looked around and said in a low voice, "Because the more you get in touch with the Ottomans, the more you know about their wolfish ambitions."

"Fatih is definitely not an idiot. On the contrary, he is shrewd, intelligent, courageous and resourceful. Why did he send the so-called descendants of Kang Jinde, the so-called Guoyi Captain of the Great Tang Anxi Protectorate, Kang Chengzhi to Daming?"

Elena didn't like that Kang Chengzhi. She thought for a while and said, "Is it because Kang Chengzhi understands Chinese, or because he has some relationship with China, so Fatih sent him here?"

Nikolaoz stood up and said loudly, "No no no!"

"Because Kang Chengzhi is a real Turkic, but Fatih is not a Turkic. Fatih is deliberately creating an illusion that Ottoman is a Turkic and comes from Afrahiab!"

"It's Fatih's ambition, and it's the Ottomans' ambition."

"Fatih doesn't just want Rome, he also wants to build a Turkic state!"

"This poses the most direct threat to Ming Dynasty, because the current Samarkand and Tianshan mountain roads are all Turkic to varying degrees!"

"As long as Daming keeps in touch with the Ottomans, he will find that the Ottomans are not Turkic people at all. Some time ago, when Hu Wei, Minister of Rites, talked with me, he asked in detail about the origin of the Ottomans."

"Zoe, do you think the people, ministers, and emperor of Ming Dynasty will allow the loss of land?"

"Especially His Majesty Daming, who personally killed his elder brother, King Jili, and secured his throne!"

Nikolaoz spoke loudly, deliberately speaking for the ear of the partition wall.

The contact between Daming and Ottoman, no matter what, will enter into a deadlock.

Fatih wants to be the king of kings and follow Alexander as an example, but this title is in Daming's hands.

If Fatih wants to be the king of kings, he will fall into the predicament of Timur. If he wants to be the king of kings, he must attack Daming to win this title.

Elena finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Governor, I understand."

It is understandable for Elena to worry about her own future and her own country. Nikolaoz's explanation made Elena's doubts disappear.

The half-foot-wide silk embroidered with "" was draped over Nikolaoz's shoulders, and he said solemnly: "Because the first man and the first woman walked on the ground, they reproduced."

"Therefore marriage should not be taken lightly and blindly, but should be carried out in the most devout and sober state."

"If anyone can make a solid and valid case against this wedding, please speak up now, or stay silent forever."

This is a part of the Roman ceremony. If any of the guests object to the wedding, they need a valid reason. Usually, objecting to the wedding will trigger a duel.

At this time, no one would raise objections, because there were no Thais and Westerners attending the wedding.

"Bless you, my child." Nikolaoz nodded his head, chest, and shoulders, wishing Elena well.

Elena left the Huitong Hall and headed towards Tai'an Palace.

Everything inside and outside Tai'an Palace was as usual, with happy words and couplets pasted up, Elena got off the wedding sedan chair, looked down at the high threshold and stopped.

She stopped and looked towards the west. Once she entered the palace, she would be well-clothed and live comfortably, but what about her father and her uncle?

Where is her Rome?
She could only take a look from a distance like this.

At this time, Constantinople fell into a situation of internal and external difficulties.

Constantine XI, wearing a purple robe, walked back and forth anxiously in the Magnola Palace.

The Magnola Palace is where the Senate of Rome is located, but there are no elders in the Senate at this time.

When Fatih led an army of [-] and more than [-] subordinates were planning to attack King's Castle, the elders, whom the purple-robed emperor placed high hopes on, left King's Castle by night on a Venetian merchant's boat.

Therefore, the Doge of Venice must be hanged.

Although the Magnola Palace has a rough and mottled appearance, under the dilapidation is the magnificent atmosphere of the Roman Empire in the past. The glow of the setting sun coated the palace with a layer of golden yellow, and the Roman columns elongated the shadow.

The great crack in the palace wall, full of signs of repair, is as distressed as its country Rome.

The purple-robed emperor, Constantine, sent many envoys to the Thai and Western countries to ask for help, and even went to the Holy See for help.

He got a few words of dispensable promise.

All the monarchs of the Western countries, apart from expressing sympathy and issuing empty checks to send troops to help, did not take any practical actions.

The Thai and Western countries promised everything but support.

On the other hand, he asked his elder brother, Elena's father, to support the war in King's Castle.

But at this time, the Moria region was also fighting bitterly and infighting, unable to provide any troops at all.

Junbao fell into a situation of internal and external difficulties, and there was no reinforcement at all.

However, diplomatic mediation did not bring any help, and the Ming expeditionary force stopped in Samarkand.

This is the worst news for Constantine.

The lack of support from the western kingdoms, Shinra, the Holy See, and even the Moria region was expected by Constantine.

Junbao, known as the castle that will never fall, but the last time Junbao was breached, it was the barbarians from Taixi who did it.

During the Fourth Crusade, all the benefits promised by the Holy See fell through. Under the instigation of the Venetian merchants, the angry Crusaders captured King Castle and divided up the Eastern Roman Empire. The barbarians of Nicaea stole King Castle.

Although 50 years later, the Eastern Roman Empire was restored, but Junbao has changed beyond recognition.

The purple-robed Constantine put his hopes on diplomatic mediation and tried to persuade the Ming Expeditionary Army to open an eye on Ottoman's butt, but the Ming Expeditionary Army seemed to have no intention of participating in this matter.

Before succeeding to the throne, Constantine launched Rome's final expedition, hoping to open up the Moria region to the key position of the King's Castle. As a result, the Ottoman Sultan won a complete victory in the Battle of Varna.

This last expedition, let it go.

Since he came to the throne, Constantine has always demanded himself in accordance with the standards of a Mingjun. He tried his best to take care of the feelings of all the subjects in the King's Castle area, and he didn't even hang any Venetian merchant.

The empire was declining, and the ruthless reality made the Emperor Zipao feel the fear of walking on the cliff.

Finally, after the young Fatih succeeded the Ottoman Sultan, in order to consolidate his authority, he mobilized 17 troops to attack the castle that never fell.

The sunset of the empire seems to be coming to an end.

There was the sound of heavy footsteps outside, and a strong man walked in.

He has distinct Roman features, deep-set eye sockets, high nose bridge, black hair and eyes, tall and handsome.

He was a Genoese nobleman, Giovanni Giustinia Longo.

Giusti organized [-] armored sergeants at his own expense, and with the support of more than [-] people, they came to King Castle.

He is the only person Constantine can rely on now.

Giusti is a well-known master of attacking and defending cities in the western and western countries. He is good at defending the city, and his headquarters has 800 armored elites. In addition to everyone wearing armor, there are more than [-] trebuchets.

This surprised Constantine XI.

Seeing the person coming, Constantine stepped forward and said with a bleak smile, "My dear friend, I thought you were leaving me too."

"You know, I won't run away. Cowardice is a disgrace. Those elders who escaped should be judged and sent to prison!" Giusti shook his head and said.

He is an aristocrat, he has his own insistence, and those senators who escaped humiliated their identities.

Constantine shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't blame them."

"After all, we only have less than 1 defenders in the King's Castle, and there are still many deserters. Those Venetians who should be hanged actually started a business and brought them out of the King's Castle!"

Giusti said confidently: "We have the walls of Theodosius, and it is impossible for the Ottomans to break through the castle."

"I just came back from Cutthroat Fort. The iron chains in the Golden Horn still prevent Ottoman's warships from entering the Golden Horn. As long as the Golden Horn is guarded, the king's castle will not be attacked head-on."

"My lord, as long as Fatih retreats, those who have left the people will return to the king's castle again, and those criminal elders will be judged, just like the more than [-] offensive and defensive battles of the military castle."

"It's not that different."

The Theodosian city wall is composed of a moat and a three-story city wall. Except for the Venetians and the Crusaders, a group of "insiders" who have broken through the king's castle, no one has ever been able to cross the more than [-]-mile sighing wall.

"I hope it's the same as what you said." Constantine said rather dejectedly: "The situation in King Castle today is all my fault."

"No! Today's situation is not your fault, listen to me, you did a good job!" Giusti immediately denied Constantine's depression loudly.

In Giusti's eyes, there was really nothing wrong with what Constantine did. He had already tried everything he could to prevent Rome's demise.

However, there are more than 20 Ottomans outside the city.

　Note: Constantine XI is too long, and he will be called Constantine later, wearing a purple robe.There are too many five words for Constantinople, so I will write it as King Castle in the future.Giusti is a historical figure, he did participate in the battle to defend King's Castle, and was seriously injured.The Magnola Palace is the Senate of Eastern Rome, and the Laurel Palace is Constantine's bedroom. At the last sunset, there are no elders in the Senate.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)