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Chapter 637: Preparation for the Imperial Racing Competition
The recovery of Genoa's economy gave him the courage to continue to fight against Romania. The Turin Alliance he formed stabilized the local situation and preserved the passage between the Holy Roman Empire and Iberia. Romania had also reached the limit of its expansion in recent decades, so it acquiesced to them, and a temporary peace was ushered in here.

In this conflict in the Western Mediterranean, Genoa also tried to break through the Romanian blockade, but it seems to have failed. In order to prevent the Empire from having a reason to attack, Genoa withdrew all support for Aragon.

In view of this situation, the King of Naples announced the launch of a counterattack, and after clearing out the rebels in Sicily, he attacked Sardinia. Moreover, all the rebellious nobles were killed, and those who surrendered were killed on the spot, and those who refused to obey could directly come to him.

This immediately made the nobles give up the idea of ​​surrendering, and they either fled or fought. The King of Aragon did not help, and the uprising failed.

I thought it was going to be a big one, but it ended up like this, just a little longer than the Eastern Seoul. But it's okay, this is just a trivial episode, and now we can turn around.

It was also the day for a new round of car and horse racing competitions, and preparations were underway in all parts of Constantinople. This time, a total of 72 teams participated, a larger scale than any previous one.

"My Lord, the election of Brandenburg will be held on a certain day, as will the King of England and the Crown Prince of Hungary..."

"Pay attention to security these days. No matter who it is, if they commit a crime, they will be put in jail and tried after the game is over."

The mayor of Constantinople was almost going crazy with his busy schedule. He had to deal with monarchs and rulers from more than a dozen countries, ambassadors from dozens of countries, and countless nobles and civilians. This made him feel extremely pressured.

By this time, Constantinople had completely gotten rid of the depression, and its population had recovered to 300,000. Every year, it attracted countless merchants, travelers, and pilgrims, and the competitions were when the passenger flow increased greatly and merchants made money.

Outside the arena, the area was occupied by small traders who had paid a fee to stay there, and there were a lot of goods for sale. All the storage space in the city was full.

"Mayor, the Patriarch sent someone to ask if there is enough room for the pilgrims to stay. He can make some room available in the monastery."

"Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch. There is enough space in Constantinople to accommodate these people. If possible, I hope they can accommodate some civilians."

The mayor had the patriarch's envoy sent away, and then listened to voices from other places.

"Tell the guards to send people directly to unload the cargo on the ship if the Russian Tsar comes, especially the furs."

"Oh yes, the guards in the whole city have gone crazy. For this competition, we even had to borrow some soldiers to maintain order."

"Ah, this arrangement won't work. Burgundy can't sit with the envoys of Orleans, and the envoys of Bohemia can't sit with Sigismund. We will cause a war.

I know the Portuguese came, but he was useless, the Portuguese team is useless for any country, that's it."

The mayor felt a little pain in his tooth, so he could only use some medicine to relieve it. He also asked someone to report to His Majesty that everything was ready.

"Queen, you've been holding me for quite some time, aren't you tired?"

"What's the big deal? I already have grandchildren. How can I be unhappy?"

Peter looked at the child in Sophia's arms, his grandson.

"Alexander is a father too."

The joy of the new life made Peter even happier. The Crown Princess added a new member to the Bartland royal family. However, he should be the youngest grandfather, only 40 years old.

While other people are still struggling at the age of 40, he has already stood at the top of the world and become a grandfather.

"In the name of God, I named him after Basil."

Peter made the final decision, and the child was named Basil Louis Bartram. He was named after the lord of the Macedonian dynasty, hoping that he could lead the empire to continue to be prosperous. "When will the Duke of Bourbon come?"

"It should be soon. We set off two days ago."

It has been a long time since he last saw his in-laws, so Peter wanted to let his grandson meet his grandparents.

Looking at this little guy, Theodore felt amazed. Did he also grow up from such a small size?
"Come, take a look at your nephew." Peter beckoned Theodore to come closer, but Basil saw Theodore burst into tears on the spot. He was so scared that he left immediately.

"It seems he is still shy." Peter asked someone to take good care of Basil, and then asked someone to take him away.

Alexander also left to accompany his wife, leaving only the emperor, the queen and Theodore.

"Well, father, I'm going to go see my sister-in-law too." Theodore said as he was about to leave.

"No, today I want to talk about you. You are not young anymore, when are you going to get married? Your eldest brother already has a child."

Theodore had expected this. "Father, this is very busy. Portugal and Castile are both trying to regain their lost territory. I have to be on the front line every day to prevent them from taking advantage of the situation."

"I've heard this excuse many times. I remember that I've already ordered people to build the Great Wall. So, are you personally supervising the construction of the Great Wall?"

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In order to prevent Castile from moving south, the Spanish government submitted a proposal to Constantinople to build a long wall, proposing to build a defense facility on the border between the two countries to prevent Castile from moving south quickly. This has been approved and is under construction.

“Yes, father, you know, those people can only be watched. If they are not watched, they will be lazy. I am also doing this for better defense.”

This didn't convince Peter at all. "Forget it. You're just making up this excuse because you don't want to get married."

"What?" Sophia was incredulous. "Why don't you want to get married?"

"I don't have any favorites..."

This reason did not faze the queen. Sophia asked someone to bring out a thick stack of rosters and started searching.

"Here are all the noble ladies of the right age in the country, and their portraits. If you like any of them, please send them."

But Theodore said, "I am afraid my father will not agree?"

"Tell me, who made your father disagree?"

Theodore looked at Peter and then named a person: Theodora Mason, the daughter of the current Chancellor of the Exchequer.

"She..." Sophia fell into deep thought. This lady was also famous in the aristocratic circle. Other noble ladies liked tea parties, flower viewing, and traveling, but this lady liked sailing and had sailed in the Mediterranean many times.

"Well, I like her. If we don't get married, I'd rather live like this for the rest of my life."

The woman who could make his son say that must be different. Peter said, "In that case, your father will make the decision for you. Let's see her first."

(End of this chapter)