eastern european eagle

Chapter 602 Funeral
"My dear brother, your daughter is engaged to Prince Theodore, this is a great joyous event!" Charles said angrily, "You didn't even hold a banquet to invite us to celebrate, and you even hid away from people during this period of time. Is it because you are now a relative of His Majesty and you think you have a high status, so you look down on us old brothers?"

"Don't talk nonsense! I made it clear to you last time. It's not that I don't want to celebrate. It's because His Majesty and the Queen don't want to cause a big commotion. So His Majesty specifically gave me instructions to do so."

"Hahaha..." Charlie laughed heartily, "I heard that Prince Theodore is handsome and many people want to marry him. In the end, your daughter succeeded. This fully proves that Sophia is very outstanding!"

Mason said modestly: "She is not outstanding, but His Royal Highness the Prince has taken a liking to her, otherwise this would not be possible."

"Okay, don't be so proud! Tonight's party is our celebration for you. You have to get drunk before you go home!"

"Okay, okay, definitely."

Charlie introduced his brother to everyone, "Let me introduce you, this is my brother, the first person to explore the East, the Imperial Finance Minister, Lord Andrew Mason, Earl of Sarah."

After hearing this series of titles, everyone finally saw the first person to explore the East. He changed the trade route by himself, and at the same time, he expanded the trade scope by exploring the south. He has become the object of worship for many explorers. Seeing him in person today also surprised them.

"Meet the adults!"

Mason waved his hand and found a place to sit down. All the businessmen were looking at him. He knew that they wanted to get inside information about the government so that they could use it to make more money.

"Sir, you work in the Imperial Ministry of Finance. Could you please reveal some information? We also want to do our part for the empire?" A businessman couldn't help but said.

"Everything is peaceful in the empire now. I accept your wishes on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. However, the empire is preparing to focus on developing Ruthenia, so you can try your luck there.

In addition, you can also go to Russia. They need a lot of things, and they have a lot of amber. But the journey is long, so if you don’t have strong financial resources, don’t move.”

Everyone was ecstatic because their strength was relatively small and they could not compete in the Mediterranean, so they wanted to see if Ruthenia could provide them with a place to stay.

"Come on, everyone, let's toast to our honorable Emperor. Without him, we wouldn't have the life we ​​have today." Mason picked up the glass and said to everyone.

"To His Majesty the Emperor!"

Everyone toasted to His Majesty Emperor Peter, without whom there would be no happy life now. Of course, they also toasted to Mircea who was still alive, without whom the East would not know what would happen now.

At this moment, a dull bell rang from the direction of Hagia Sophia. They put down their glasses, not knowing what had happened.

"It looks like someone has died," Mason said.

Only members of the royal family could ring the death knell at Hagia Sophia, but they dared not speculate before there was clear news. They could only wait for news from the royal family. Soon, a messenger from the palace arrived and whispered something in Andrew's ear. He rode away quickly, and told them not to act rashly and to be careful in normal transactions.

At this time in the Constantinople Palace, Peter sat beside the bed, looking at his father who had closed his eyes, while his mother and wife were crying beside him.

"He went to heaven and God will bless him," said Peter.

Watching his father die, his mind kept flashing back to the past. Without his father's support, he would not have achieved what he has now. It would take more time to defeat the Ottomans, and he was very grateful to his father.

Before he left, he used his last bit of strength to tell his son to be careful of Poland, because this country is fickle and unless it is completely destroyed, it will take advantage of your decline to tear off a piece of your flesh.

"Peter, do you remember when you first became the Lord of Constanta?... I remember you were quite excited at that time... and you managed the local area very well... You were also very brave on the battlefield... You also led the troops in the fight against the Ottomans... I felt at that time that you would become an outstanding figure...

Now it proves how correct my choice was! ... I have become the emperor, the ruler of this empire. Now seeing how well you govern, I have no regrets..."

"By the way, you... must occupy Poland... Jagiełło will never give up... You have taken away so much of his land, he will definitely come back for revenge.

And your brothers... There are many cases of brothers killing each other in history... I hope such tragedies will not happen again... Remember... Remember."

Peter burst into tears after hearing this. He now knew that he wanted Poland and Lithuania to be buried with his father. This way his father would be very happy in heaven.

In late spring of 1418, Mircea I, Grand Duke of Wallachia and Moldova, founder of the Patran dynasty of the Roman Empire, died at the age of 63.

Later, the whole Constantinople knew the news, and the citizens wept bitterly. They remembered the emperor who brought them peace. Some old people also knew that it was 18 years ago that he led an army to sweep across Anatolia and brought long-lost peace and prosperity to the empire.

Peter notified his brothers and sisters, his son and his wife, and asked them to come to Constantinople to attend the funeral. Before that, the eunuchs were responsible for washing Mircea's body, applying perfume, dressing it in gorgeous clothes, and covering its eyes with gold coins.

The whole city was filled with sadness. The body of the former emperor was placed in the church. Peter, with his mother and wife, paid tribute to his father. Then came the ministers, generals, and ambassadors from various countries. They offered their condolences to the emperor.

More importantly, the citizens of Constantinople, Mircea worked hard for this city that had experienced many disasters and provided great help. Constantinople can restore its prosperity today, Mircea has made great efforts, how can the citizens not remember his kindness! Therefore, on this day, the citizens did not talk excitedly about the rugby game, nor did they go to the restaurant to drink, but there was a constant stream of worshippers outside the church.

But although everyone looked sad and solemn, there was almost no crying and it was quite quiet. According to the Bible, people go to heaven after death, and their emperor must have gone to heaven and lived in that land of eternal joy.

(End of this chapter)