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Chapter 205 The Death of Basilius
Mircea is in a particularly good mood today, and he has a premonition that something good will happen.

"Grand Duke, the grain harvests in Iasi, Varna, Thessaloniki and other provinces have been bumper this year, and the horses purchased from the northern regions have also arrived."

"Um"

Mircea discussed this year's harvest with the ministers. Wallachia is getting better every year, which is what he wants to see.

"Grand Duke, the governor of Anatolia has recently wiped out two tribes, and six tribes have surrendered."

"Okay, tell the governor that those heretics don't need to hand in the offerings, just keep them for his own use."

The Grand Duke's love for His Highness is boundless, this is what the ministers thought.

"Okay, so the next step is..."

"Grand Duke..."

A person hurried in. It turned out to be Baldovin, who was in charge of diplomacy.

"Grand Duke, the messenger from Constantinople has arrived."

Hearing that the envoy of King Castle was coming, Mircea's eyes lit up, and he had a premonition that the day of entering King Castle was not far away.

After a little tidying up, I went to see the envoy. The envoy was a little reluctant, but he still respectfully saluted the Grand Duke of Wallachia.

"My lord, Basilius of the Roman Empire has appointed you consul of Rome."

Hearing the news, Mircea suppressed his excitement and thanked the messenger without changing his face. After letting the other party go down, he went to the church to pray to express his gratitude to God.

Then he discussed with his ministers about going to Constantinople. Some people thought it was a conspiracy, and the Grand Duke might not come back once he went.But other people think that this opportunity must not be let go, and the soldiers just need to bring more.

Mircea thought the same way, and he decided to take 6000 soldiers to King Castle to accept the canonization.At this time, Junbao's army has only [-] people, and half of them are mercenaries, so it is easy to instigate rebellion.

Mircea bid farewell to his wife and children before leaving, and took them to Constantinople after they stabilized. Mrs. Maria could only agree to her husband's doing this.

And in far away Anatolia, Peter also got the news from his intelligence network.

"Is the news reliable?"

"Very reliable, insider information."

Petkov reported to Peter that he was really happy for his father who was about to become consul in Rome.But he was also worried that the Western European faction inside King Castle would attack, after all, Venice was quite powerful.

"Continue to monitor, especially those who object."

"Yes"

Mircea first sent 5000 vanguard troops to Serimbria near Constantinople, and he waited for the large troops to assemble before setting off.Due to Mircea's construction of the army, the previous loose habits have disappeared, replaced by a new army that obeys the orders of the Grand Duke.They will not steal or rob, and will dedicate their lives to the Grand Duke.In addition, they have won one victory after another in the past few years, and ordinary people also cheered for them.

Theodore also sent a letter to congratulate Mircea. Although the consul has become a decoration at this time, it still has some meaning.Most importantly, it opened the way to King's Castle.

Emperor Manuel waited for Mircea's arrival in horror. He hoped that the other party would only ask for the seat of consul and would not do anything to his throne.And the messenger also brought back a letter written by Mircea, which said that he came this time to obtain the canonization of the great Basilius. He has admired Constantinople for a long time, and now he wants to come to see it in person. See, drop by for a pilgrimage to the Hagia Sophia.

This letter relieved Manuel's anxiety a lot. He just said, they are all his own brothers, how could he stab a knife.But he thinks so, others don't think so.

His wife Jelena is holding five-year-old John and one-year-old Theodore talking to her father Constantine. It looks like a happy scene from a distance, but if you get closer, you will hear to some extraordinary things.

"Father, you can't let me go, I can't do it."

"There is no time. When the Grand Duke of Wallachia comes, we will be finished. Before he comes, get the throne first. Even if he wants to attack, he will not be able to fight in half a year. He will definitely admit it at that time." John's, and you, my daughter, will become the respected empress dowager of the empire, and no one will be more powerful than you."

Constantine persuaded his daughter to learn from the practices of previous emperors, sent Manuel to God, and then supported John as emperor and regent himself.

As a member of the Western European faction, Jelena didn't have much affection for Wallachia, especially after Serbia was wiped out by them, it became a deadly enemy.And his father Constantine also lost his land and wealth in this battle. He and many Serbian nobles came here to try to get Basilius to persuade the Grand Duke of Wallachia to return their property, but it didn't work.

The struggle between the two factions in the city made them understand that in order to maintain their influence, the Western European faction must win, but Emperor Manuel is an offshore balancer, so they can only hope for the next generation.

But the emperor suddenly decided to grant the title of Grand Duke of Wallachia, which made them feel dangerous.If it drags on, I'm afraid they will lose, so they sent Constantine to discuss with his daughter, Baselissa, to control the situation in advance, hoping to last until the West sends people to rescue Junbao.

"Trust my daughter, as long as John becomes emperor, nothing will happen to Wallachia. He will still provide you with protection, and those heretics are nothing you should worry about."

"This, can this work?
"Trust father, there is nothing wrong."

After thinking about it, Jelena finally agreed to her father's suggestion that she should be the empress dowager and have all the power.

One night later, Manuel and Jelena went to bed. Before going to bed, she made a bowl of soup for the emperor to drink. Manuel drank it without any doubt.Soon fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Jelena woke up. She took John and Theodore out of the bedroom, and a few men in black sneaked up to Manuel's bed. Seeing that the emperor was sleeping soundly, they raised their hands. He picked up the knife in his hand.

Without screams or resistance, Manuel left this world in his sleep.He was stabbed 12 times in the body, and the knife was fatal. Even if he could move, he would not live long.They then set up the scene and pretended to call a doctor. After dawn, they announced the death of the emperor.

In this way, Manuel II ended his reign of only seven years at the age of 49.

After the emperor died, the five-year-old prince John was supported by the Western European faction as the emperor, called John VIII, and the queen mother Jelena was regent and supervised the country.After the Western European faction gained power, it began to search for the Orthodox Church in large numbers, and some important officials were killed. At the same time, the army was preparing for war to prevent Wallachia from leading the army to attack.

(End of this chapter)