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Chapter 631 Naples Changes
"Your Highness, His Majesty's portrait is ready."

Alexander had someone bring in a huge portrait, which appeared before his eyes.

"That's right, my father will definitely be very happy when he sees it."

The Palace of Constantinople underwent two expansions. After learning that the palace in the East was several times larger than this one, Peter decided to expand the palace.

It was not enough to just expand the museum, it also needed a large number of artworks to decorate it. For this reason, the royal family invested a lot of money every year to sponsor art, and the nobles also followed suit, and a large number of poems, books, and paintings grew explosively.

Romania influences the world, especially in the Mediterranean region, and any country must attach importance to its relationship with Constantinople. Otherwise, their trade will be difficult.

Naples, located in the middle of the Mediterranean, does not have to worry about hostility, and lives happily in Italy by relying on its marriage status. Although there are many mountains in the country, it has always been mainly agricultural because it is far away from the war-torn areas in the north.

As trade with Rome increased, some large-scale handicraft workshops began to appear in the capital Naples. Coupled with the wise measures of the king, Naples has become one of the richest countries.

Laszlo was in a good mood recently, so he went to the forest to hunt. He drew his bow and arrow, but it went by and he missed.

But he did not give up and tried again. He hit the wild boar's hind leg, but the wild boar still ran away.

The king gave an order and everyone went after the wild boar. Laszlo was afraid that it would run away, so he kept chasing it, and before he knew it, the distance between him and the servants was getting bigger and bigger.

"Caught!"

With his cheer, the wild boar finally stopped moving, but he didn't know where he was, and he didn't know that in the dark of the forest, a group of people were aiming at him.

whoosh...

An arrow hit his arm, and Laszlo screamed and fell off his horse. Then there were more arrows, and Laszlo dodged in a panic. Seeing this, the opponent appeared directly, drew his sword from his waist and stabbed Laszlo.

"Suffer to death!"

Laszlo also drew his sword to resist. At first, he was able to rely on the trees to maneuver, but his physical strength was also depleted. Unconsciously, many wounds appeared on his hands and legs. The most fatal wound was on his heart, which was fatal.

"This is for my family," the murderer said and drew his sword. Laszlo stared at them with wide eyes and could only fall down unwillingly.

"His Majesty!"

The servants finally arrived and immediately sent the king back to the city for treatment while hunting down the murderers.

Queen Mary was playing with her children, and to her, this was just another ordinary day.

"Is this a gift from my uncle?" asked the third son, Charlie.

"Yes, I heard that it was shipped from the East. Let's take a look."

The children were excited to open their presents, while the eldest son was thinking about other things. He had met with his cousin Alexander before and felt that he still had a lot to learn, the most important of which was how to pacify the nobles in the country. Because there were still many nobles in Naples who were secretly making trouble, and if they were not pacified, the position of the King of Naples would not be stable.

Mary suddenly felt chest tightness. Did something happen? She didn't know if she was overthinking it, but she hoped her husband would return safely.

The royal butler, Count Palermo, came hurriedly over, and Mary's anxiety reached its peak.

"What's the matter, butler?"

The count hesitated and finally said, "Your Majesty was injured while hunting and is now receiving treatment."

Hurt, why does this word feel so heavy? Mary decided to go and see, and let the eldest son take care of the other children.

When she came in front of Laszlo, she almost screamed. This was not an injury, this was almost seeing God.

"Oh my god."

After treating Laszlo, the doctor said to Mary: "Queen, His Majesty's condition is very bad. There is a fatal wound in the heart. I'm afraid..."

Mary knew what this meant and just thanked the doctor. But she felt devastated, and her husband's departure forced her to make plans for her children.

The nobles of Naples were all subdued by Laszlo, but now the news of the king's death has come, they will definitely take action. They are left with only orphans and widows, and they are definitely no match for them.

Of course, it's not just the queen who is worried. The king's supporters are also worried that the opposition will take the opportunity to make trouble. Now is the most vulnerable moment for the kingdom. If they can't stop them, then everything will be in chaos. Fortunately, they still have a series of foreign aid.

"It would be better if the Romanian emperor came forward now, so that those people would not say anything."

"But what can we give him? Although the queen is his sister, there is no such thing as kinship between countries."

It is better to talk about interests between countries. After all, the king's family relationship cannot affect national exchanges. If family ties worked, then the First World War would not have happened at all. A family meeting would have been enough.

"The Roman emperor will definitely send troops to help. Don't forget that they still have land in Iberia. They need to maintain the Mediterranean route and will definitely not leave it alone."

According to the treaty signed between Naples and Romania, the Roman navy could dock in Naples and Palermo, but Aragon had always opposed it and sent ambassadors many times to ask Naples to tear up the treaty, but they were all rejected by Laszlo.

Relying on the port of Naples, the Roman navy could sail unimpeded throughout the Mediterranean, and if they lost this port, it would be a big blow to them.

If the supporters thought of this, it would mean that the opponents also realized that this was a good time to seize power, not to mention that the king's incident was planned by them.

Some nobles loyal to the church were very repulsive to the king's policies, and they secretly contacted the church and received support from the Pope and Aragon. They promised that as long as Laszlo was killed, the Pope would recognize the status of every noble, even if Naples was split into 60 countries.

The Vatican was also furious. They had realized that without the Catholic countries, they would be left alone. So the Pope issued an edict requiring all churches and monasteries to take the initiative to contribute part of their funds to help secular lords, or to raise their own troops to protect their property. This was very helpful in defending their sphere of influence. They even prepared to organize a crusade to Constantinople. But they gave up because of the Bohemian issue.

For their own status, the church and the secular government came together. Now the most important thing is to help France resist the attack of England and to help Castile resist the attack of Romania. As the most vulnerable place in Romania, Naples may become a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)