Vol 5 Chapter 11: snatch

Grand Duke Karl Cocanola is not a great figure in history. Compared with many famous figures of this era, he can be called unknown.
Whether it was the famous King Charles VIII, who was familiar with the Italian war, or his successor, Louis XII, or the Emperor Maximilian, who was well-known for the Habsburg era that established the Holy Roman Empire Even though they are incomparable with these people, they are famous for their great achievements or extraordinary means because they are famous for their history with the Duke Stefan of Moldova, who was famous for his history against the Ottoman Empire.
But Ke Ke Ke Niola will be remembered, only because he lived long enough.
It is indeed long enough. Most people today are 60 years old, even if they have a long life, and even many nobles often die because of a minor illness or a calamity. Carl Ko Caniola ’s life span is almost 90 years old. It looks a bit striking.
It ’s also worth noting that under the rule of the Grand Duke, Cagnola was formally annexed by the Ottoman Empire only after his death, and for a long time in between, although many other countries Has been completely ruled by Ottomans, but Canniola has always been persevering but has been standing up and lingering with the Ottomans for a long time. Even if he later came to the time of Suleymanian Emperor, he actually controlled the country, but he was completely The annexation is a little different, at least nominally, Karl has always been the Grand Duke of Caniola.
No one can believe that such a person only relies on reckless brutality to maintain rule.
Just as he decided to kill the apparently inextricable connection with the Ottomans in an instant, but he was able to find such an impeccable and comprehensive reason, when he went from Alexander threat to initiative to propose such a bold The suggestion, this period is only a dinner time.
Of course, Alexander did not immediately agree to Grand Duke Carl ’s suggestion. In fact, when he returned to the place where he had already arranged his rest, he still repeatedly recalled the almost vague impression of the Grand Duke in his mind.
Carl Cocanola is a very shrewd person. His shrewdness is that he will never let anyone grasp the handle. What is more important is that he is not a stubborn or brainless adherence to the principle. The kind of person, he will change his mind in a blink of an eye, or he can cast from one side to the other side that he strongly opposed without blushing.
It's not surprising that such a smooth man eventually became an evergreen tree in the Balkans. Even compared with him, he is more prestigious than Stefan, but he can't become smooth because of his reputation. .
The residence is a small independent house on the shore of Lake Bled. The interesting thing is that the location of this house seems to happen to be between the two north and south urban areas of Ljubljana. This place has a large forest. The house is in an open space outside the woods.
The southern city of Ljubljana, also known as the old city by the locals, is a traditional area of ​​Orthodox Christians, while the northern city of the new city is a residential area for the Catholics who later converted.
The two urban areas are surrounded by the city formed by Lake Bled, and there are only a few scattered houses in the middle except for some sparse cultivated land.
The house that the hunting guards are looking for is very suitable for defense. Because the three sides are surrounded by woods, there is no need to worry about large-scale cavalry attacking from these directions. The small number of cavalry is not a threat. If you only attack from the front, follow Bubusak's statement, he "does not believe that the army can defeat the hunting guards from the front so quickly."
With a slight delay, the Montina army stationed on the outskirts can hear the news.
Alexander is very satisfied with Busaco ’s confidence. With the increasing number of battles he participated in, the hunting guard has gradually changed from a guard who is only responsible for protecting him to the backbone of the Montina army. The key to every battle At any moment, as soon as the hunting guard's banner appears, it will inspire morale that may be shaken because of the dangerous situation, and this pride and pride have gradually penetrated into each hunting guard's body.
When Comparti walked into the room, he saw Alexander sitting at the table and fell asleep. When he saw him, he beckoned and beckoned him to sit over.
"Princess Cagnola is very interesting," Gumpati took a sip of the wine glass passed by Alexander. "When I received a message from the soldier you sent, I brought the army into Ljubljana. , I thought there would be a fight, but I did n’t expect that these Caniola people did n’t mean to resist at all, they did n’t even protest that we would just move their stuff to build barricades on the street, so I took people When she entered the palace directly, the princess was standing in the courtyard. Although she was surprised to see us, she then offered to show us the way, and I really doubted that it was a trap.
"You should reward the soldier," Alexander reminded. "Although he is very competent as a scout, I think it's a bit wasteful."
"At your command, Master." Gompati nodded casually and said nothing, he knew that Alexander had something to say.
"About the two princesses and their entourage," Alexander thought about it. He had been measuring the weight of the two sides just now. After all, when it comes to business, it is always more appropriate to talk about the price to the strong capital, although it is a small profit. Although it is more convenient to control, such a collaborator will also bring greater risks, and the return will be much less.
Helping Princess Marchi Douwei get the most is to make their territory independent, and in this era, no one can guess where the destiny of an independent small territory will go.
And it is difficult to say whether those of Marchi Dou can seize this opportunity. After all, neither the princess herself nor the prince Jiali looks like it is very reliable.
On the contrary, Duke Karl had just met, but left a deep impression on Alexandria. At least the man's ability to judge the situation or the wind and the rudder was not much worse than that of the old Vatican slicks.
And the most important thing is what the Marchi Dovican can provide him, thinking that Alexander has almost made a decision.
The Marchi Dovi may have their own reasons and reasons to insist on separating from Caniola, but this is obviously not in harmony with the purpose of Alexander.
Alexander needs to attract people ’s attention in the Balkans, but he also does not want to be the target of the public, and he does not want to be targeted by the Ottomans. If he publicly supports a duke domain ruled by Catholics, then he will soon be able to achieve noticeable The purpose, but certainly will quickly enter the sight of the Ottomans and even the Sultan himself.
For pagans, whether it is Ottoman or the previous dynasties of various times in the Middle East, there are somewhat strange attitudes.
For the Orthodox Church, they can sometimes interact with each other, but they hate the Catholics. This has an inseparable relationship with the West ’s dozens of intermittent expeditions for nearly 300 consecutive years. The hatred of the Catholics has even been Burned into their blood.
Therefore, Alexander felt that it was not cost-effective or even stupid to support Marchi Dovi at this time.
"What is that Princess Marchi doing?" Alexander asked.
"I'm with her people," said Gompati, looking at Alexander with a strange look. "Maybe she will come to you soon."
"I think so too," Alexander did not deny "Then do you think we should help them?"
"I don't know, but I heard that there are many copper mines in the mountains of Caniola," Compatiti said with interest. "Aren't you here just for this?"
Alexander nodded slightly, although he was looking for Sophia so far, but his original intention of going to Hungary this time was after all for the large copper mine in Hungary. At least for now, the importance of these two things has not been prioritized.
Alexandria understood the meaning of Gompati. Obviously, Gompati was not optimistic about the Marchivi people. The two of them agreed on the matter of cooperation with the Grand Duke himself or the Duke's children.
A knock on the door sounded and a hunting guard pushed the door in: "Master, Princess Marchi Dovi requested to be able to talk to you."
Alexander saw the look of "sure enough" from Gompatti's face. He thought for a moment and told the guards: "Tell the princess that it is too late today, and I think she has just experienced the day's things. You should take a good rest first, I will Visit her at the right time. "
After hearing the words from the guards, Princess Marchi Dovi who was standing in the yard was obviously a little surprised. The female companion who accompanied her felt the emotion of the princess seemed to be a little excited at the moment, which made the female companion obliged to hold back secretly. The princess's sleeve reminded her not to get sick.
"I must see him, I must see the count immediately."
The princess whispered anxiously regardless of the dissuasion of her female companions. She tried to let the guards talk to her again, but the guards refused.
"His Royal Highness, you are so miserable," the female companion had to try her best to dissuade her. She even dragged Princess Marchi Dovi away from Alexander's house. "You are so shameful, those people will despise you because of this, not to mention you. Do n’t forget that you are going to marry Grand Duke soon. It ’s already very unusual to visit a young nobleman so late. "
The female partner said that later it was even a little harsher.
"Shut up, you know what," the princess yelled at her companion angrily. "If you don't see the count today, I'm worried that some things might change."
The princess said and looked back at Alexander's house, but the door was always tightly closed.
The female companion looked at the eccentric princess with a puzzled face. She obviously didn't understand why the princess would rather be so brash that she looked so embarrassing and insisted on seeing the count, although he held out when the princess needed help most. A helping hand, but how anxious to express gratitude seems a bit strange.
Princess Maldives looked helplessly at her female companion. She knew that it was unclear for a while, but this made her even more uneasy.
Whether it was her brother Prince Gary or other followers, they obviously did not realize that things might change. They were still immersed in the joy of finally defeating Carl and receiving an unexpectedly strong assistance. Although they did offer to come to see the count, the princess knew they were more grateful.
Princess Marzidovi did not think that things would pass so simple. As the man who would become her husband in the future, the princess knew Archduke Karl much better than her brother.
Because of this, thinking of Carl and Alexander talking in a low voice before leaving, the princess had a faint restlessness lingering in her heart.
Now Alexander's refusal to meet actually caused even more speculations from Princess Malzido, which made her even have the urge to see Alexander at all costs.
There was a sound of footsteps, and the princess turned back to see Princess Cagnola who was slowly coming.
It seemed not surprising that Princess Marcídovi was seen at the door of Alexander ’s door. She first nodded to her cousin and then looked at the house not far away.
"It seems that the Earl does not want to have too much relationship with us," Princess Cagnola turned to look at her cousin. "My dear, haven't you thought about using your most powerful weapon as a woman?"
There was a stunned look on the face of the girl next to her, but she didn't wait until she thought that Princess Cagnola had waved to step back and evade, and then the princess stretched her arms around the cousin and walked slowly along the path beside the house.
"You should know that Karl will not give up. He is patient and very cunning. Those who think that he is just grumpy will eventually find out that they are wrong, so I will not think because of his temporary concession. He is already timid or thinks that he defeated him complacently. "
"Karl has always wanted to annex Maldives, and I hope I can protect my family's territory, but now it seems too difficult," said Princess Marzi Multi, who looked at the face of the cousin who had been etched by the years. "Even if Carl fails, the Ottomans will eventually swallow us, what do you think we should do."
"So that came to the count for help?" Princess Cagnola looked a little helplessly at the young cousin. "You should know that if you can't come up with something that can touch him, that person's door will not open to you." . "
Princess Maldives nodded hard. She knew that the cousin was right. If there were not enough conditions to get it, she would not want to impress the nobleman from the West.
The greed of these Westerners is something they have long heard of.
"Marci Dove has horses, and they are the best mountain pack horses," the princess finally said, seeing the expressionless expression of Princess Caniola, she said slightly, "We still have enough varieties of crops, we Not as poor and savage as they thought. "
Princess Cagnola shook her head slightly, she looked at the young cousin a little helplessly: "Do you think any Earl will care about these things, think about how he will take an army to go so far at this time To Caniola, do you think he will be satisfied with what you said? "
Princess Marchi Duo listened stunned, she knew that the cousin was right, but she didn't know how to deal with it. The so-called woman's most powerful weapon is just a joke, maybe she is beautiful, but she should not To the point of letting that person give up everything, after all, as Princess Caniora said, that person came from afar with an army, it is not just because a woman can make him change his mind.
"What should I do?" The princess said to herself in despair.
"The first thing to know is what he wants," Princess Caniora enlightened the young cousin. "You must at least make him feel that you are useful to him, not as a woman, but as someone who is really useful to him."
The princess's voice was bitten very hard, but this made the young Princess Marchi know something.
"I think you should do this as soon as possible, at least let the count to face your importance, to know that Karl is very cunning, he may not touch the count again."
Princess Marchi Dove nodded vigorously. She thought the cousin was right. Carl's previous private conversation with Alexander always troubled the young princess. Now the cousin's words prove her previous worries.
After walking for so long, they almost circled Alexander's house in a big circle. When they returned to the front door of the house, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a black mink waistcoat talking to the hunting guard at the door.
"It's the nearest attendant by Carl," Princess Caniora whispered immediately, feeling that Princess Marchi Dovi seemed to be tense at once, she secretly squeezed the cousin's wrist. "Don't be nervous, it looks like He had just arrived and had not had the opportunity to meet the count. "
Princess Marchiwei nodded silently, but then frowned again.
Because she found that Karl ’s nearest attendant also failed to enter the house to see Lishan University ~ EbookFREE.me ~ But the expression on his face was not frustrated, but instead he smiled a little.
Princess Marchi Dovi still knows her fiancé very well. She knows that Karl's temper is more of an illusion, but he is indeed not a tolerant person.
At least his punishment for the wrongdoers is very cruel, so this close attendant will look so relaxed, the only explanation is that he has achieved his goal.
Princess Marchi Dovi's face became difficult to look at. She watched the close attendant jump on horseback and ran away, and at this moment her heart was cold.
"Karl really knows how to regain his disadvantages," Princess Caniola murmured, looking at the back of the distant attendant.
The cousin's words made Princess Marchi Dove's mood even worse, but when she was in a bad mood because of her annoyance, the hunter guard who had stopped her outside came to them.
"His Royal Highness, Master invites you ..." Speaking of which, the hunting guard seemed to recall the next thing to say, "Master invites you to drink evening tea with him."