The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The living conditions in the palace were much better than in their castle, and the Duke of Bourbon felt that the marriage was worth it.

On Sofia's side, Alexander showed no objection, so the matter was settled. Just wait for the emperor to come back.

The news that the Duke of Bourbon was living in the palace also spread throughout the city. The nobles knew that the prince had a future wife, and they were ready to focus their attention on Theodore.

Listerine also learned the news of the end of the war through express letters at this time, and was naturally happy. But the emperor asked him to continue to transfer military supplies to Damascus and Jerusalem, and to continue to increase the army in Aden.

"Your Majesty is still going to take action against Mecca." Listerine said to Baptiste.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Emperor Justinian's territory was so vast back then, but wasn't half of it occupied by pagans after his death?"

Baptiste persuaded Listerine to look at it. This was already a done deal, there was no need to argue with the emperor, and if Mecca was captured, they wouldn't have to worry about being stabbed by them.

"If we really want to attack Mecca, we will need 3 million lei, right?"

Listerine gave a number, which was conservative, but Baptiste felt even more pessimistic.

"Maybe, even 6 million is not enough."

Let him die, this is to force them to death. The prime minister has never been so tired.

"Six million can be raised. But what about the troops?"

"How about hiring local people?"

The two of them were talking to each other. In their opinion, the desert and hot death were the natural protective shield for the Arabs. To attack here, you must have local people as guides and an army.

For this reason, the empire also had to spend money to form an Arab army. This proposal needs the emperor's approval and will be included in the to-do list first.

And recently I heard about the marriage between Prince Alexander and the Duke of Bourbon's daughter, which will definitely require another expense. Although the financial income is gratifying, we cannot spend without restraint.

"Now, we can only increase the funding we receive from India."

Baptiste gave methods to increase income and increase colonial investment. Although East Asia's trade can only be handed over once every five years, India can obtain it once a year. As long as it increases investment here, it can obtain a lot of gold coins.

"This is a good idea. After all, we can't expect taxes to double next year."

Listerine finally decided to increase the colonial conquest of India, even if many people died to complete the colonial cause.

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Hus's life in Constance was very bad. Those people treated him harshly, intentionally or unintentionally, which made him very painful. He probably ended up being burned as a heretic.

"O God, please punish these rebellious people who have enriched themselves. They are no longer your devout believers, but the reincarnation of Judas."

He prayed at his residence, hoping for a miracle. But for now, no.

Hus was ready for martyrdom, and as he was about to go to sleep, he heard something outside the door.

"Are you sure he's asleep?"

"Sure, put out the candles."

"Okay, the bishop has an order. As long as he is killed, everyone will be rewarded."

Hus knew he was going to die as soon as he heard this, but he was just a missionary and had no fighting power against those outside the door. Is he going to die today?

He couldn't just explain it like this. Since God couldn't save him now, he had to save himself. He has lived here for several months and is already very familiar with it.

He tried his best to blend himself into the darkness to ensure that no one would notice him. Not long after, the door downstairs was opened, and several men with swords crept up.

When they were all up, Huss began to descend, his heart in his throat at every step. Afraid of making any noise.

And those people also came to the bed and inserted the knife in their hands into the quilt without saying a word. But there was no sound, they felt wrong, and there was no blood coming out.

When he opened the quilt, there was no one inside at all, but a pile of clothes. They knew they had been fooled and ran down quickly. At this time, Hus had escaped from the house and was hiding in the forest not far away.

"Quick, we must catch up!"

Everyone scattered to find Hus. But the other party didn't run far at all. He just watched them running in the other direction, and then he dared to show up.

"It's so dangerous. It seems I can't stay here anymore. I have to go back to Prague."

Without stopping, Hus returned to the house, packed his things, and ran away. He did not dare to take the main road, but walked through the forests and rivers.

"I finally understand the situation of those businessmen on the road. It's really a narrow escape."

Hus felt lucky about the situation and now had to return to Prague as quickly as possible.

"What, ran away?"

The cardinal of Bohemia asked incredulously about the situation, and was told that he had run away, which made him very angry.

"This is terrible..."

The bishop knew how much influence Hus had in Bohemia. If he went back, he didn't know what kind of bloody storm he would cause. This is also the reason why he asked people to kill Hus. Kill him first, and then arrange it as a suicide because of repentance, so that the prestige of the Catholic Church can be restored.

But now, all plans are ruined. He had to find him before Huss returned to Prague, otherwise he didn't know what was going to happen.

"Hurry and look for him. If you find him, kill him immediately. Just say that he can't bear God's condemnation and he will be punished by running away."

At this point, he had to find Hus, otherwise he didn't know what troubles would come.

The Council of Constance ended the papal schism and elected a new pope, Martin V. But the question of where the pope should be located became a problem again.

The Roman pope fled to Toledo, which should be the right place. But some bishops felt that Rome was no longer safe after occupying Andalusia, and instead recommended Cologne; others still recommended Avignon. Such a split situation still needed to be bridged by the conference.

As for the heresy of the Orthodox Church, the conference proposed to boycott the other party. Now the Orthodox Church has taken root in Eastern Europe, Iberia, the Holy Roman Empire and England, and the scope of Catholicism has been greatly reduced.

Not only that, the members of the Orthodox Church are all educated and high-level intellectuals. Even if there is a situation of nepotism, the other party's knowledge level is several levels higher than that of the Catholic Church.

On their side, the church personnel are not only of mixed quality, but also very greedy. Every bishop wants to get his money back as soon as possible after spending money to take office, which leads to increased public dissatisfaction. In addition, family power is deeply rooted in the church, and the people have long wanted to overthrow this corrupt church.