In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility. - Chapter 687

c684 Candidates

“Is this a win?”

The Genoese mercenaries, who were preparing for a tough battle, still couldn’t believe it.

“It is impossible for the emperor to tell lies about this kind of thing.”

Giovanni’s tone relaxed.

At this time, if Mahamu II was not dead and reappeared, the emperor’s authority would be severely damaged immediately. If this news was false, it would not boost morale at all. He did not believe that the emperor would do such an unkind thing. A smart move.

“I never expected that Miss Viviana is actually a dragon knight.”

“Miss Viviana seems to be a noble from Shinra. Have you heard of her name?”

“No.”

Everyone shook their heads. Under normal circumstances, the existence of a dragon knight would definitely attract everyone’s attention. Even Orhan, if he was born into the nobles of the Shinra, would definitely make a very famous name.

“Do you think Miss Viviana is a nun? Only nuns who practice asceticism and live in seclusion will not be famous at ordinary times, but stand up to resist the enemies of Christ at critical moments, right?”

“possible!”

“Miss Viviana is simply a living saint.”

“That’s right, I think the so-called Saint Joan of Arc in France is more worthy of being called a saint than a noble person like Miss Viviana!”

Giovanni listened to the discussions among his subordinates, and believed 70% to 80% of the conclusions they gave.

Because in his opinion, a dragon knight of Viviana’s level is already one of the top combat powers in the world. Searching the entire wolf clan, only the wolf master can beat them. If he hadn’t lived in seclusion before, he would have been there long ago. It made such a big name.

He sighed in his heart: “If the Romans had such a knight, the Crusaders and Venetians might not be able to capture Constantinople. No, whether there will be a Crusade or not is another matter.”

The Crusades originated from the call of the Roman emperor Alexios of the Comnenus dynasty. Many Crusade leaders also swore allegiance to him and helped the Romans regain part of Asia Minor.

If the Romans had such a powerful dragon knight who could regain Asia Minor, Antioch, and even Jerusalem with his own strength, it is not certain whether there will be such a crusade.

Of course, the Northern Crusaders and the Iberian Crusades have to be discussed separately.

Suddenly, one of Giovanni’s personal guards said: “Boss, since we have won, can we call you Count Lemnos now?”

The emperor had promised to give Giovanni the island of Lemnos as a fiefdom. Once this came true, it meant that they, the wandering wolves, would get a land to thrive, and they would no longer have to rely on others to take shelter under the wings of the Genoese. .

“Probably so.”

To be honest, Giovanni is not sure. Although in his opinion, the emperor is a very charming and trustworthy person, but the power comparison between the two sides is too great. The emperor owns the Dragon Knight, even if he regrets it , can they still take it by force?

As the news was passed from layer to layer, the entire Constantinople became a sea of ​​joy. Everyone was jumping for joy, praising the mercy of Christ, the wisdom of the emperor, and the greatness of the Candle Knight.

Although the soldiers guarding the city still stood at their posts, they also celebrated in their own way.

The Ottomans outside the city did not think of attacking because of the laxity of the defenders. Instead, they fell into deep fear.

The Roman dragon knights have returned, but their majesty and the dragon have still not returned. What this means is self-evident. Although the news has not been confirmed, the association it brings to them is extremely terrifying.

However, this association, before it was confirmed, was still suppressed by the remaining power of Mahamu II and his three demonic dragons. Although the morale of the soldiers in various units was turbulent, it did not cause too much commotion.

Unfortunately, the death of Mahamu II was soon confirmed.

The three demon dragons returned his body to the Ottoman camp, and then flew to the Dragon Garden in Asia Minor without looking back.

Perhaps when the last bloodline of the Ottoman royal family is cut off, these giant dragons will choose to leave Asia Minor and return to their hometown.

The magic dragon patted its butt and left, leaving the Ottomans with endless fear and chaos.

Some people feel as if the clouds have been cleared and the sun appears again.

The Serbians, Bulgarians, Greeks and other Orthodox Christians in Rumelia had floating thoughts and undercurrents. Some wanted to bring order to the chaos and sent messengers to try to contact the emperor and bring order to the situation.

There are also some people who plan to flee back to their hometowns and escape from this war that has little to do with them.

Although the Ottomans quickly realized this and sent the Anatolian Legion to suppress the riots, at this time, it is also unknown how much morale and morale the Anatolian Legion has left.

The Janissary Guards, which suffered heavy losses but still numbered more than 10,000 people, became the targets of powerful figures from all sides vying to win over them.

Seeing that the Ottomans were about to fall into a more terrifying chaos than the “Great Interregnum”, at this time, if they did not have military power at hand, no matter how powerful officials they were in the past, they would not dare to guarantee their own lives.

As the most elite standing army in the empire, the value of the Janissaries has naturally increased. In fact, in the Roman era, the Praetorian Guards had the ability to depose and establish emperors, but they were not aware of it yet and did not take action.

In their eyes, the biggest enemy was still the Romans with their dragon knights.

In the big account.

A group of senior Ottoman officials were sitting on the ground, arguing with their faces red-faced.

“Is it still time to fight for power? The Greek emperor has a dragon knight. She may control the dragon at any time and descend on our heads. The most important thing we should do now is to reach a peace agreement with the Greek emperor and then withdraw our troops. !”

“Coward, His Majesty’s body is still cold. You don’t want to avenge His Majesty. Instead, you want to make peace with His Majesty’s murderer. Where is your honor? Where is your piety to the Holy Fire?”

“Is it possible that a demonic dragon can be killed by its numbers? Even if we shoot ten thousand or one hundred thousand arrows, we won’t be able to hurt it at all, and it only needs a burst of fire to swallow thousands of our lives!”

“We lost. Everyone, you must admit this. The most important thing we should do now is to support a royal bloodline. You must have heard about the tragedy of the Great Interregnum even if you have never seen it, right?”

“Royal blood? Who else can we recommend?”

The Grand Vizier said without hesitation: “Of course it is His Majesty’s eldest son, His Highness Bayezid!”

“Your Highness is only five years old. How can he rule the country at such a critical moment? Besides, a qualified Ottoman king must prove that he can tame a giant dragon. Otherwise, why should we deal with the Roman dragon?” knight?”

Some people support it, and some people naturally oppose it.

The Grand Vizier represents the Ottoman civil service group. Their opponents are naturally the local forces headed by local nobles and military chiefs. Their interests and positions are inconsistent, so it is naturally impossible for them to make the same choice.

Moreover, the two factions themselves are not in harmony. The civil servant group is mostly conservative and is unwilling to blindly expand; the general group is more willing to use troops abroad and expand territory to gain military glory and fiefdom.

“His Royal Highness Jem is younger, do you still have him as a choice?”

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire tent became quiet.

Because some people suddenly realized that they seemed to have another choice besides the bloodline of Mahamu II.

Someone who could hold the Roman emperor back from sending his dragon-riding witches to burn the entire Ottoman camp into inferno.

“You want to choose the rebellious Orhan?”

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

The Grand Vizier argued rationally: “Whoever dares to have such an idea is a traitor and should be executed immediately!”

There was a sudden uproar in the camp, and they all responded: “Orhan is a traitor, and we will never allow such a traitor who has surrendered to the Greeks to ascend the throne!”

The chaos in the camp is just a microcosm.

In the invisible corner, a new round of struggle for power has already taken place.

In the early morning of the next day, people saw the Grand Vizier being killed on the bed, with an exquisite Greek dagger stuck in his chest. For a time, everyone in the Ottoman camp was in danger.