Chapter 386 The Marriage of a Substitute

While cleaning up these landlords, Vlad's army was also confiscating land.

"Who are you? Do you know whose land this is?"

"Of course I know. Lord Krebs wanted to rebel and has been executed. Today we are here to confiscate the property."

The housekeeper was the first to disbelieve the master's rebellion. He wanted to see the master, but he was killed by the soldiers before he went out. All the property in the manor was confiscated, and the women were reduced to playthings. And such things were happening all over Brandenburg.

Bernhard also got a lot of land. Some powerful families in Brandenburg were wiped out. Their land and property were enough to use for a while. The Ascani family completely followed Vlad. In order to gain greater trust, Bernhard also converted to Orthodoxy.

"Sir, we have controlled many manors, and other places are also underway."

"Well"

Vlad planned to distribute these lands to his soldiers and loyal people. In addition, he needed the support of Rome to ensure that other forces would not counterattack.

The new capital has been decided, and the name is Berlin, which is what the Western Slavs say. Vlad ordered a fortress to be built here, and set up institutions such as the Brandenburg Court Treasurer to handle the administrative affairs of the country.

Many families realized that the Bartland family had stretched their hands too far. Now it is Brandenburg, and will it be Burgundy, Denmark, France, England, or even other places next?

Could it be that Augustus will be reborn?

The second and third sons were busy with other things, and Peter, as the eldest, was not idle either. He went to Zagreb on the pretext of inspecting the fiefdom of Illyria, but suddenly changed his route on the way and went to Buda by water through Belgrade. Before entering the city, he changed into his Hungarian clothes, and after putting on the mask, the majestic Prince Bozzoni was back.

"Prince Bozzoni is here, go and see him quickly"

"Everyone, go quickly, the prince is here, the hero of Hungary is here."

The residents of Buda crowded on both sides of the road, and when they saw the prince coming, they burst into warm cheers. Their hero finally appeared, and they thanked His Royal Highness for turning the tide and pulling the precarious Hungary from the brink of destruction. Such merit can be compared with that of Stephen I.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the prince came to the palace. Queen Mary had been waiting for a long time.

After a symbolic salute, Mary dismissed all the attendants, and the next day was a world for him and the prince. Peter could also indulge himself, Hungary was his second place to rest.

After a storm, the two lay on the bed. Mary hadn't been so happy for a long time, and young people have good physical strength.

"How are the children?"

Peter began to ask about his twin children, and Mary naturally took good care of them. Lajos grew up quickly under the guidance of Count Pinsk, and Arno was like a fish in water and lived well in the church.

The second son or daughter of a European noble family has a certain probability of choosing to go to church, but don't think that they are going to dedicate themselves to God. Church positions have more benefits than secular titles. Not only do they have their own fiefdoms, but they can also collect tithes in the name of God. In addition, buying and selling priesthoods or inheriting them are all possible. As long as you can fully control yourself.

There are many people who enter politics as religious people. For example, the famous French Prime Minister Richelieu is a cardinal, and Charles, the younger brother of the Guise brothers in the 16th century, is also the cardinal of Lorraine. Not to mention Wolsey in England and Spain, Catholicism and political power in Western Europe are integrated and difficult to separate.

Eastern Europe basically has no such troubles. The Orthodox Church is controlled by the emperor or other rulers, and the church itself will not compete for secular power. Unless the emperor grants the patriarch greater power, it is impossible to compete with the powerful imperial power. Any religious personnel appointment requires the emperor's approval, which fundamentally eliminates the opportunity for the Orthodox Church to grow independently.

"Recently, the nobles have written to me to marry you"

Mary told Peter all the recent events. The nobles must let the queen marry, so that the children born to the prince will inherit Hungary legitimately. Not only can they cut off Sigismund's thoughts, but they can also continue to maintain relations with Rome. They learned that Prince Bozzoni was originally from Transylvania, and later gradually grew into the mainstay of the empire. He speaks Romanian and believes in Orthodox Christianity. There is no more perfect person than this.

"Really? Let's see what their expressions are like at the meeting tomorrow."

After that, he started exercising again and stopped until midnight.

The next morning, Mary summoned all the nobles and officials to discuss the next national policy. Peter sat near Mary wearing a mask. Seeing this, the nobles around him decided to push that idea into reality.

"Your Majesty," Count Victor of Debrecen spoke first. "I think the difficulty the kingdom is facing now is not the pressure of attacks from other countries, but your Majesty's marriage."

"Your Majesty is not married now, so give Zgmund the opportunity to inherit Hungary. Now only if your Majesty gets married can Hungary be saved."

Victor's words were unanimously agreed by all the nobles. The offspring is the most important. Now that they know that the queen has an illegitimate child, what they need to do now is to legalize the illegitimate child. The child's father must also share power.

It has been said before that Mary is not a person who desires power. She can grant some power to others. If she can jointly govern the Central European politics of the region with Prince Bozzoni, then Hungary can maintain its influence on Central Europe and friendly relations with Rome.

"You are right, Count, but the question is, who should I marry?"

Mary raised this question, and Victor immediately said: "I think your Highness is an important pillar of Hungary. If your Majesty can marry the prince, it will be a good thing for Hungary."

As soon as the voice fell, other nobles kept seconding. Fearing that the queen would not agree, they kept persuading Mary to marry the prince. Fearing that the other one would not agree, they also persuaded the prince to come.

"Your Highness, can you bear to see Hungary being recaptured by that outsider? I also know that you have not married yet. It is better to marry the queen, so that you can also cut off Zgmond's ambitions."

These noble ministers kept outputting to the two parties, saying that they were all national affairs, and they also had a little bit of their own selfishness. They have a lot of benefits in doing this, and they have no reason to stop such things.

Mary looked at these nobles, then at Peter, and things really went in the direction she thought. Everyone hoped that the two could get married, so that their interests and the interests of the country could be preserved, and Zigmond could go play in the mud.