Chapter 447 Brothers’ Secret Agreement

As the emperor's birthday approached, other important guests came to Constantinople.

Novgorod Archon Mihay brought his wife and son to Rome via the Don River, and Brandenburg Elector Vlad returned to Rome via the Danube with his wife Anne, who had married a few months ago. Stefan, Duke of Normandy, came to the south and took a boat back, and was the last of the brothers to return.

"It's really different. It wasn't so prosperous when I left."

Mihay looked at the different Constantinople and felt that it was developing too fast. It was different every day, and he could hardly recognize it.

This time, his father called them back for something very important, and he also hoped to get help, because Grand Duke Vasily had no children, so he was a strong candidate for the next Grand Duke. If he had more resources, he would definitely win over Yuri.

"Dad, does Grandpa live here?"

Alexei came to Constantinople for the first time, and everything in front of him was subverting his cognition. Neither Donetsk, where he lived when he was a child, nor Novgorod, where he grew up, can compare to this place.

"Yes, your grandfather is the greatest man in the world. Enemies have to kneel down and beg for mercy when they see him."

Mikhail told Alexei how wise and brave Mircea was, and even said that his eldest brother Peter was also very powerful (and he was indeed very powerful). This made Alexei couldn't wait to see what his grandfather and uncle were like, and whether they were invincible.

Mirchai was the last to arrive because he had to deal with matters in Finland. At this time, the palace was already very lively. Alexander and Theodore played with their cousin, Peter of Naples. Vlad was arguing with Stefan about who was more powerful, and Peter was discussing actions in Italy with Laszlo.

Mircea was so happy when he saw Mircea's family coming. After so many years, the Bartland family reunited again, and such a lively scene was rare.

Alexei immediately joined the children, and the others were discussing things. The evening banquet was also very lively, and all the materials used were of the highest quality. Some of the participating nobles looked at the children and wondered whether they should marry one of them. After all, the future of most of Europe was in their hands.

Two days later, Mircea celebrated his 54th birthday. The activities held in Constantinople were also unprecedented. Street performers and circuses performed non-stop in the city, merchants from all over the country came here to sell goods, and the palace's balls were continuous. Eunuchs worked in two shifts, but they received a lot of rewards.

In a small room next to the ballroom, the four brothers Peter, Mihai, Vlad, and Stefan gathered together, and Peter showed them his Greater Rome plan. His ambition was unexpected to the three younger brothers.

"Brother, this is too amazing. The whole place is ruled by the family. That is to create history."

Vlad said, looking at the current map. It is said that the Berlin Alliance led by him is powerful, but only he knows the hard work. Not only do we need to reconcile the conflicts between allies, but we must also guard against possible counterattacks in the north and south at any time.

Not to mention Stefan, Normandy's current strength is not enough to fight against any powerful vassal, and he has to work hard to reach the status of king.

"This is for the family. Now all countries have to fight, and they can't deal with pagans. It's better to make the whole place an empire like Augustus, so that a lot of trouble can be saved."

Peter directly said that in order to resist pagans, the three younger brothers all thought they were people from Mamluk and Mecca, but those in the West were also pagans.

Then it was the family distribution. There was no doubt that Michael chose the Kingdom of Ross and Vlad chose the Kingdom of Germany, but Stefan had some choice difficulties. He wavered between Frank and Britain.

"You are too greedy. You have to have two. One Frank is enough."

"But Britain also has advantages. It's really hard to do."

Stefan really wanted two, but it was impossible. After careful consideration, he still chose Frank, because compared with England, Frank's agricultural conditions are really good and the population is large.

At this time, Vlad spoke. "Brother, what should we do with these two?", pointing to the map of Poland and Lithuania.

"I don't like them either," said Mihaly.

"That's easy, just make them disappear."

Peter said the most cruel words in the calmest words. If other countries said it, it would be a joke to make these two Eastern European powers disappear, but it would definitely happen to the heirs of the Roman Empire.

"Then there is the division of other places."

As soon as Peter finished speaking, the other three stared at the map. Livonia belongs to Rus, Teutonic belongs to Germany, and the Kalmar Union is divided equally.

For Burgundy, Stefan wanted to push the Frankish border to the Rhine, but Vlad disagreed and insisted on dividing it according to the current border. As for Frisia, the two of them went very smoothly. The area south of Brussels belongs to Frank, and the area north of Brussels belongs to Germany.

And they also signed an agreement privately: if one of the four brothers' descendants died out, the heir could only be found from the descendants of the other three. The property could not be handed over to others.

As for Scandinavia, both Vlad and Michael wanted to break free from the Baltic Sea, so the competition for Denmark was very fierce, and Michael even wanted to give his brother a little more land and an Atlantic port.

"Why is there only one outlet to the sea here? It would be great if there were more."

Mihai complained that the Rus region was no better than Germany and Frankia. High EQ meant that land development was intensive, while low EQ meant that the local area was too backward. Now Ross needs time to develop, and of course it also needs more fertile land as income. Otherwise, how long will it take to develop just by relying on Ross' land?

"Germany also needs this place. Denmark's geographical location is too important, and the Hanseatic League will not give up here."

It seems that there are still some differences here, but Mihai still received a very generous promise: he can expand along the route of Mongolia's Western Expedition until the end of the continent.

After the four agreed, the kings of Iberia, Britain, Scandinavia, and Africa were selected from their descendants. The three countries of Burgundy, Poland, and Lithuania must be divided. Stefan can first seize the rule of France. Peter will try to help.

This agreement between the four descendants of the Bartlan family became known as the Brotherhood and had a profound impact on all of Europe.