"Your Highness Henry, the Sultan asks you what he should do?"
The person who translated the words of Sultan Mohammed IV into French was the Sultan's most trusted black eunuch named Ali, who came from Abyssinia.
This is a mixed-race black man in his thirties, who may have a little Arab blood. He is very handsome, has a big forehead, and looks quite smart.
"Please tell His Majesty the Sultan," Henry Zhu also replied in French, "he does not have to worry about the revival of the Roman Empire...In fact, if you only look at the next few decades, the revival of the Roman Empire will have a great impact on your empire. Words are more favorable."
"Bonus?" Black Eunuch Ali did not immediately translate Henry Chu's words into French, but asked in French: "Can you tell the Sultan why the revival of Rome is more beneficial?"
Henry Chu smiled and said: "This is obvious. The numerous princes in Germany and Italy will not be sincerely convinced because Louis defeated the Ottoman Empire. They will only surrender to Louis because they are unable to resist the powerful Ottoman Empire. In fact, they are just because they are afraid. The Ottoman Empire supported Louis as Emperor of Rome.
So Louis was the one who most wanted the Ottoman flag to fly over Vienna...until he fully integrated his Roman Empire. Considering the history of Europe over the past 1,000 years, Louis' integration was not easy to complete, and perhaps it would not be completed until the day he died. "
Henry Zhu really knows Europe. Not only does he have a mother from Europe, he also has many friends and teachers from Europe. After graduating from Taixue University, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moreover, his political wisdom seems to be not low, and he can see through Louis' thoughts at a glance.
What Louis hopes most now is probably that the Ottoman Empire will continue to play the villain with all its teeth and claws. Only in this way can he bring under his banner the German and Italian princes who were frightened by the Ottoman Empire's army one by one, and can also take the opportunity to annex territories belonging to the Habsburg family or the Catholic Church.
As for defeating the Ottoman Empire and regaining Austria and the Czech Republic...that's something you won't even think about! After recovering Austria and the Czech Republic, will those German princes still be so obedient? The Pope in Rome was willing to hand over his secular power? Will the great nobles of Spain agree to turn Spain into a Spanish province of the Roman Empire after the death of Carlos II?
After listening to the words translated by the black eunuch, Sultan Muhammad IV sighed deeply: "The Grand Vizier told me the same thing...but I still don't feel relieved!
Moreover, the Czech and Hungarian aristocrats and Protestants have always been difficult to rule. Even the Catholic emperor has a headache, let alone us? If those Protestant lunatics start an uprising, my army might be like the Germans in the Hussite Wars! "
It has to be said that the Sultan has not been dazzled by the lucky victory, at least now he is relatively calm.
And he is not ignorant of the affairs of Central Europe...at least he knows that the Habsburg Dynasty is only the nominal owner of this territory. But in fact, it was difficult for the Habsburgs to fully mobilize the power of the Czech Republic and Royal Hungary.
Otherwise, in the Battle of Djerburg, the army under Leopold I would not have been 560,000, but more than 100,000!
If Leopold had so many troops, Ahmed Koprulu might not be able to win the battle...
Now, the Ottoman Empire's troops have only occupied cities and castles belonging to the Habsburg family in Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Royal Hungary. In fact, at only a few points, large tracts of land were still under the control of local nobles. The ruling foundation of the Ottoman Empire was not even as good as the original Habsburg Dynasty... At least the Habsburg Dynasty had Catholic support, but what did the Ottoman Empire have?
It was nothing more than the prestige established by killing Leopold, but it would be a big mistake to think that the Czech and Hungarian Protestants would tremble in fear.
In fact, in this era, except for the Dutch, who were a little more moderate, the Protestants in Europe were all extremists. No one, including the Puritans, Lutherans, Calvinists, Hussites, and Huguenots, was easy to mess with. When it comes to religious wars, each one is more energetic than the other!
The Ottoman Empire's Catholics, the Roman Catholics, and the Orthodox Christians are all moderates compared to this group of Protestant lunatics.
Now this group of lunatics are silent because they don't have a good impression of the Habsburg family either. In particular, the more capable Hungarian nobles and Czech Protestants are waiting for a kingdom of their own... and these Protestant lunatics may be easier to appease if they have their own state.
Just like the three German Protestant states of Brandenburg, Saxony and the Palatinate, they did not act particularly bravely when the Ottoman Empire invaded Habsburg territory.
The conversation between Henry Chu and Sultan Muhammad IV had not ended yet, another black eunuch walked quickly behind Ali and muttered a few words.
Ali immediately said to Muhammad: "Your Majesty the Sultan, the Grand Vizier has arrived and is waiting for you and King Henry in the audience hall."
Muhammad nodded and said to Henry: "Henry, let's go see the Grand Vizier... He is here to see you off."
Henry Zhu received Zhu Cihong's edict from the far east a month ago - this was a formal cabinet edict, issued to Henry Zhu through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the edict, Zhu Cihong asked Henry Zhu to immediately try to go to France to meet with Louis XIV to discuss the issue of a comprehensive end to the war after the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire was decided.
Just like King Louis cannot live without Ottoman, Zhu Cixiang's Ming Empire also needs the Roman Empire, a seemingly arrogant enemy - enemies are sometimes very precious! If there was no Roman Empire, once Zhu Cixiang died, the Tuhao King's United States, Jiaqing King's Qing Kingdom, Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cixiu's Xichu State, and Galdan's Zhungeer Kingdom would have fought with the Ming Empire... .
Therefore, after Henry Chu entered Vienna, he immediately wrote a letter to his aunt Olympia Mancini, asking her to facilitate this matter.
And Louis XIV is currently busy being the Roman Emperor, and has no interest in fighting bad wars with the Ming Empire in the Americas and the Indian Ocean - at least he can stop for now, and it will not be too late to start fighting again when he has finished taking care of the Roman Empire.
And Henry Zhu did not want to hide the Sultan and Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, but instead told the whole story about his plan.
He also said that he could give a message to both parties and facilitate secret negotiations between the two parties... After all, King Louis cannot live without Osman, and Osman actually needs a Roman Empire with a Catholic head.
Because those Protestant lunatics in the Czech Republic and Hungary do not necessarily want the Catholic Roman Emperor to liberate them... After all, the Czech Republic and Hungary are both "crown territories" of the Holy Roman Empire, that is, lands directly under the emperor.
Once "liberated" by Louis, it would become a province of the Catholic Emperor.
On one side is the province of the Catholic emperor, and on the other side is the vassal state of the Tianfang Sultan. How to choose?
...
"King Henry, I don't think you need to go to Cologne, because Louis is on his way to Rome, where he will be crowned Emperor of the Roman Empire!"
Ahmed Koprulu brought an unexpected news to Henry Zhu... Of course the emperor of the Roman Empire should go to Rome to ascend the throne.
"There is another news I want you to bring to King Louis," Ahmed Koprulu added. "Our Sultan will soon ascend the throne in Vienna and become the emperor of Eastern Rome!"
His words were also translated into French by Ali, the black eunuch.
"Grand Vizier, what did you say?" Henry Zhu was stunned, "His Majesty the Sultan also wants to be the Emperor of Rome?"
Well, there is no Holy Rome, and two Eastern and Western Romes have appeared... Rome is going to be overrun these days!
"Yes!" Ahmed Koprulu said, "His Majesty the Sultan will govern Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Transylvania, Moldova, and Bulgaria as the Eastern Roman Emperor! Among them, Bulgaria and Serbia will become The crown territory of the Eastern Roman emperor, and the rest of the area would be handed over to the vassals.
In addition, after serious discussions with the Sultan, I want you to serve as the Archduke of Austria in the Eastern Roman Empire! "
