Prato's "prophecy" was soon fulfilled, and Ladislas II summoned Morko.

But what disappointed Morko was that he did not meet the Greek princess who made him so much about this interview, nor did he receive a satisfactory reply from the king.

Whether it was Herva's impending Duke of Zagreb or his suggestion to resist the Ottomans together, Ladislas II showed a lack of interest.

As for the Earl of Montina who is said to be from the Vatican, Morko did not want to mention that person at all, while Ladislas II believed that the situation was hopeless and was no longer interested.

Now Ladislas II has only anger.

He called a meeting of everyone he could think of in order to come up with a way to deal with the current crisis.

Roe’s sudden betrayal shocked too many people, and at the same time, it also exposed the disadvantages of this gathering called in the name of Ladislas II.

Because there is never a real name, the party originally used as an alliance turned into drinking, dancing and endless hunting. As for why it became like this, no one can explain it clearly.

For Ladislas II, Sophia was a trump card in his hand, but for various reasons, he didn't want to play this trump card so quickly. He needed to wait, the time, and the best opportunity to make this trump card bring him the greatest benefits.

But now Roe's sudden resignation to the Ottomans not only completely disrupted his plan, but also the danger of Northern Bosnia might give up the resistance, which forced Ladislas II to face the enemy he originally thought would face in a long time.

The king had to find a way to deal with the current crisis, and at the same time, he began to truly consider how to command the troops gathered in Bucharest for the first time.

There were hundreds of nobles who came to Bucharest at the call of the Greek princess. Most of them were either down-and-out old and young people who lost their territory, or lords of all sizes who were threatened by the Ottomans. They generally hoped that one person could stand up and lead them to confront the Ottomans.

When the news of Sophia spread throughout the Balkans, the people immediately responded to the princess' call. Now they have come to Bucharest, but this does not mean that they know what to do.

Cepes slowly walked in the low but wide corridor. Bucharest Castle is a typical Eastern Roman style. The dome of the corridor is inconvenient and not tall, but it is very wide. When people walk inside, they always feel the illusion that the arched ceiling above their heads will collapse at any time.

The king's meeting had been held for two days, but no resolution could be made. At the meeting, all the nobles who could speak expressed or yelled their opinions. The chaos of the entire venue was similar to the vegetable market not far from the castle.

Among all the opinions of everyone, Cepais is the representative of the initiative.

He hoped that Ladislas II could make a public call in the name of the Greek princess, rather than spreading the news in a rumor-like manner as he did now. At the same time, he believed that if all the noble troops were organized, it would be possible to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Ottomans.

But Ladislas II obviously had other ideas. He remained silent about all opinions, seemed to be considering all possibilities and had already made his own decisions. Because of his attitude, the meeting became endless and procrastinating.

Cepace could guess that Ladislas II was preparing to make the most of Sophia's value, but he didn't know what the king wanted to achieve with this girl.

A whistling sound came from the yard. Cepes looked out through the corridor column. He saw Sophia practicing archery with a longbow. Her upright chest looked so tall from the side, and her plump appearance didn't look like a girl who had just passed the 14-year-old.

Cepes squinted his eyes and looked at Sophia. He felt a little funny. He was actually fascinated by such a small little girl, but he knew how important this girl is now, or that her existence has completely transformed into a symbol.

Cepes walked into the yard and saw Sophia turn around and smile at him. He signaled to Sophia to pass the longbow, bend the bow and aim at the target in the distance, the bow string vibrates, and the arrow hits the bull's eye.

Ladislas II finally made up his mind to gather all the influential nobles to announce his decision.

Send an envoy to negotiate with the Ottomans.

When the decision was announced, people were first stunned and then booed.

What surprised many people was that Cepes, who should have expressed anger because of the king's decision, did not show anger. He did not even show an unexpected look, as if he had known the result for a long time.

When the meeting ended and Ladislas II met with Cepace privately, Ladislas II showed helplessness and frustration that others could not see.

"How can I defeat the Ottomans? Although that man is not Muhammad, he is still the Ottoman Sultan. We cannot defeat them at all. Their cannon can break through any city wall. Constantinople cannot stop them, and Bucharest cannot stop them." The king looked at Cepes and said helplessly, "I used to think that I could get help from Western countries, but now I seem too optimistic. The French are interested in conquering Rome, and the emperor wants to conquer us. I have no doubt that if I fail this time, Maximian will divide my country without hesitation. At least now he is doing this. Just when I am about to fight the Ottomans in life and death, the emperor is behind the scenes of the Hungarian copper mine."

Ladislas II kept complaining until Cepas nodded slightly, not knowing whether it was perfunctory or agreed.

"Duke, I need your support. I know that you have a deep hatred with the Ottomans. I also know what this city means to you. Your father gave his precious life for God. But now what we have to do is to block the Ottomans and prevent them from conquering this place completely. For this, we should use all means, right?"

"So do you mean negotiations with the Ottomans?" Cepes did not want to contradict the king, but he really couldn't think of any less exciting way to express his dissatisfaction. "Our army is not many, if we..."

"If Royes? Haven't surrendered, if we have an army that can compete with them, if we can drive them from here to the other side of the Mediterranean," Ladislas II interrupted Cepess. "It's all just if, but the fact is that when we are not ready yet, Royes? Betrays us all, the Ottomans can now point directly to Bucharest without any effort, and we are not ready yet."

“We have about 50,000 people.”

"Yes, 50,000 rabs, you also see those nobles. They are much more capable of drinking and causing trouble than fighting. Do you think they can resist the son of Muhammad II?"

Cepace sighed secretly. He knew that Ladislas II was right. Although there were many nobles gathered in Bucharest and the number of troops they brought was quite considerable, it was indeed a group of mobs, without unified command, without unified plans, and even many people had conflicts of one kind or another. Such a so-called coalition could not be compared with the Sudanese army at all.

What's more, even those who shouted that the most fierce battle with the pagans could not hide the fear in their hearts.

The Ottomans were so terrible that they seemed to be unable to defeat them. Even though the city had indeed successfully blocked Muhammad II under its walls, people were still shuddered when they mentioned the terrifying army.

It seems that the most appropriate method is to propose negotiations at this time.

"What about the princess?" Cepes asked this question he was most concerned about. "You know that everyone came to Bucharest because of the legend of Greek princesses. If we talk to the Sultan, does that mean we have to hand over the princess?"

"Dude, you look like a sentimental artist now," said Ladislas II disapproved. "Is it Roe who put us all in this bad situation today? He completely broke our plan. If it is possible that I want to punish that bad guy like you, but now we have no way. All we can do is to save ourselves. As for the princess, I don't think giving her to the Ottomans will make things better."

Cepas looked at the king and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.

It was obvious that Ladislas II had other plans, perhaps he was ready to negotiate with the Ottomans from the beginning, and even if the Marquis of Roe? did not betray him, he might have done so.

Borrowing the legend of the Greek princess, summoning the Balkan nobles to form an alliance to resist the Ottomans, and then bargain with the Sultan through the alliance. It is obvious that the purpose of Ladislas II should be to save Hungary. Whether it is the nobles or Sophia, they are just tools he uses,

And as Radislas II himself said, handing over Sophia to the Ottomans would not make things better, and as long as there was such a Greek princess, it would be a big and small trouble for the Ottomans. He could use this to restrain the Sultan and prevent him from taking action against Hungary.

But the sudden betrayal of the Marquis of Royes completely disrupted the king's plan. The gate from Northern Bosnia to Bucharest had been opened, and the 80,000 Ottoman army was about to march straight into the city of Bucharest.

Cepais suddenly felt a little slight about laughing.

He will not forget that his father, Vlas III, died under the walls of the city, and his head was cut off and hung above the gate of Constantinople as a small footnote to the show of martial arts by Muhammad II.

The cause of Vlas III's death has always been an unsolved mystery.

Some people say he died in battle while fighting the pagans, but more signs indicate that he was actually attacked by someone else.

This made Caipes suddenly feel that he was in a very similar situation to his father at the time. The only difference was that his father offended too many people because of his great reputation and cruel rule, which made him unable to tell who was the enemy and who was the friend at all.

And Cepace believed that if he did not support Ladislas II, he would become the enemy of the king and a large group of nobles.

"Do you think the Greek nobles would agree with your decision?" Cepas reminded the king. "They have waited too long, and they hope that the princess can lead them to restore the country."

"Even if Rome can restore its country, it must obey my orders!" Ladislas II suddenly interrupted him viciously. Under Cepas's shocked gaze, the king breathed and said impatiently, "Listen, we have no other way now, Roe? It puts us in a dilemma. I originally planned to slowly unify all the noble army, but now there is no chance. Do you think your Wallachia can block the Ottomans? If not, why shouldn't we think more about ourselves?"

Cepas was silent. He knew that what the king said was indeed true. Sophia's role was to become the spiritual leader of all the Balkan nobles, but now this spiritual leader has become their burden. In order to eliminate this hidden danger that might pose a threat to his rule, the Sultan would lead the army to march in person. The current situation is that before they gather enough bargaining chips on the battlefield, the Ottomans were about to come to the door.

"I won't give that girl to Sultan," said Ladislas II in a low voice. "You should understand that as long as she is there, Sultan has to be scruples. Sultan will have to open one eye when she sleeps because of her existence, and that's enough for me."

Ceppes nodded silently. He knew that the king was right. Sophia was indeed an unbearable existence for Bayesette II. Just think about the descendants of the Eastern Roman royal family who could rise up at any time on the land he ruled. But this might be enough to give Sultan a headache.

"The only regret is that we did not end up letting the Sultan see our strength," said Ladislas II with a little frustration. "Like you said, if, if, if Roe? Without betrayal, we will have a chance to organize a decent coalition before Valicete arrives, but now we can only be forced to negotiate with him as soon as possible, otherwise when the Ottoman army arrives under Bucharest, we will have no extra chips in our hands."

Looking at the king's annoyed look, Cepas shook his head secretly. He knew that Ladislas II was right, and they did lose a great opportunity.

A sound of footsteps from far to near, and from the rapid pace, you can feel that the person coming is obviously very excited.

Ladislas II raised his head, his eyebrows were already frowning, which made Ceppez feel that any news at this time might make the king furious.

"Your Majesty!" A servant came hurriedly with a messenger.

A long way away, the messenger had already shouted to Ladislas II: "Your Majesty, the Ottoman soldiers surrounded Belgrade!"

Upon hearing this, Ladislas II's face changed drastically.

Almost as Ladislas II received the news, it was far away in Transylvania, on the high slope on the right bank of the Mamuresh River.

As the war drums roared, the gunshots shook the sky!
Chapter completed!