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Chapter 231 Stirring the Pool Water in Eastern Europe

The Golden Horn in Constantinople is bustling with activity, and the Wallachian flag flutters in the wind from the bow of the ship.Everyone knew that this was the triumphant return of the co-emperor Mircea, and the people cheered to welcome the emperor back to the city.

Mircea, who returned to Constantinople, couldn't take a break, he wanted to see his grandson as soon as possible.

In the garden of the imperial palace, Maria was basking in the sun with her newborn grandson.Hearing voices from outside, he saw her husband returning from an expedition.

"Oh, my dear husband, come and see him, how strong he is, the future of the family depends on him."

Mircea looked at the newborn baby, the smile on his face never stopped.He must train him well, and must not allow the problems of the Macedonian dynasty and the Komnenian dynasty to recur.

The child's baptism will be held six days later, but the child's name has not been decided yet, because there are too many names to choose.

Sophia wants to name him after her father Theodore, but Peter has different ideas.He wanted a unique name, so he wrote down all the names he could think of on paper.Basil, Alexios, and Manuel have everything, and John and Mihail were eliminated because they were used too frequently. He even looked through the previous books, trying to find a name from them.

In the end, Peter chose two names: Alexander and Nicholas, and after further discussion, he decided to use Alexander as the child's name.

With his grandson now in his possession, Mircea felt that it was time to determine the status of the family as soon as possible.That little emperor is of no use anymore, damn it.

But in terms of name, Mircea doesn't like the title of Roman emperor very much, because Wallachia has been separated from Rome for ten centuries, and now becoming Roman emperors seems to them to be outsiders.Might as well be called the emperor of the Romanians.

But calling it this way may cause a backlash from the Greeks.Because the Latin Empire established in 1204 was also called the Romanian Empire, the naming this time may cause turmoil.

In order to test the public, Mircea released the news first.Speaking of changing the name, the same is true for other cities. At the beginning there were people discussing changing the name, but by the day of Alexander's baptism, no one was there. Compared with Rome, Romania has a larger scope, and for the Catholic Empire in the 13th century, the Greeks Prefer to call them Latin Empire (they call Westerners Latins).

On the day of the christening of the little prince, the cathedral was full of nobles and celebrities, and people wanted to see Alexander.

Mircea also accelerated the speed of seizing power, John's attendants were replaced, and he was forbidden to communicate with the outside world.Taking advantage of this victory in the war, Mircea decided to force him to abdicate after Epiphany.

Before that, some auspiciousness is also necessary.For example, when Mircea was discussing with the ministers, he said that he dreamed yesterday that Emperor Constantine personally handed him a purple dress. Another example was that a light shone on Mircea while worshiping in Hagia Sophia.These auspicious signs directly convinced the people in the city that Mircea was the chosen one, and that Bartlan's replacement of Valleolo was the general trend.

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The news of Wallachia's attack on Prusa had reached Suleiman who was on the front line. The other party was very angry and kicked over the table in front of him.

"Damn heretics, don't keep their promises, they all deserve to die."

Suleiman was angry and ordered the army to go west. He is now going to drive Wallachia out of Anatolia. With his army, as long as the speed is fast enough, there is a chance of success.

At this time, Nicaea and Prusa had been surrounded by Wallachia. They attacked the city walls with artillery and catapults, and prepared to explode by burying explosives in tunnels.With the blockade of Wallachia, many towns surrendered due to shortage of supplies, and Wallachia did not make it difficult for these heretics. Those who wanted to leave left half of their property, and those who wanted to stay had to learn the Wallachian language and reform. Believers, those who do not convert need to pay poll tax.

In the north, the Cossacks hired by Mircea had good combat effectiveness.Killing and advancing all the way, they soon reached the Don River and went up along the Don River. The Khan of the Golden Horde panicked and sent envoys to negotiate a peace.

Mircea set up the New Wallachia Department to be responsible for the governance of the northern part of the Black Sea. All soldiers who participated in the war were rewarded with land, and some officers were awarded titles of nobility.The Cossack tribe also obtained arable land and began a settled life.

The Cossack Emirate also asked Constantinople to send scholars, bishops and other talents, and Mircea also agreed.At the same time, negotiate the alliance treaty with the Cossack Emirate again, trying to make them vassals.

It is said to become a vassal, but it cannot be easily decided.Once the Cossacks are accepted, it means that there is a risk of war with Lithuania.Wallachia cannot be involved in a possible war.But assistance to the Cossacks is still possible.

The Cossack uprising hit the order in central and southern Lithuania, and the huge principality alliance showed signs of loosening. Kiev could not resist the Cossack attack and would break through at any time.Other duchies also sought protection from Vytautas, but the damage from the previous expedition was too great to slow down for a while.

Given that both the Golden Horde and Lithuania were injured, Moscow was also ready to move.Vasily I first annexed the weak Principality of Ryazan, and then forced the other Principalities of Ross to the north, preparing to unify the northeastern part of Ross by force.

For the division of Eastern Europe, Wallachia and Moscow finally reached a preliminary agreement.Wallachia could get the middle and southern regions of the Dnieper and the vast lands to Astrakhan, while Moscow got the northern part of Rus, the Livonian region and Minsk and the Polish-Lithuanian region in the north.As for Kiev, negotiations continue.

But while discussing the division, Wladyslaw finally made a move.He loaned 10000 ducats to the council as funds to aid Vytautas, and placed 3000 troops under his command.Wladyslaw understands that Vytautas will appreciate you only if you help him in his most difficult time.And his cousin also knows the ability, can help Poland in the battle with the Teutonic Knights, and can also share his pressure.

With these things, Vytautas could silence them in parliament.And temporarily recruited 2000 troops, and made up 5000 people to go south to counter the rebellion.Others will join along the way, possibly in higher numbers.

Wladyslaw also understood that Wallachia's attitude was crucial to Lithuania's ability to survive the disaster.If he goes off, even with the help of Poland, there will be no result in ten years.Such a move that hurts both sides will not be done, so diplomacy is essential.Only after solving the problem in the south can they turn their attention back to the north to deal with their old enemy, the Teutonic Knights.

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