Chapter 107 Undercurrents of the Hungarian Royal Family

"Who are these people?" Mary asked the person in charge of the horse training farm.

"Your Majesty, this is Count Ceausescu from Wallachia."

Mary stepped forward, stretched out her right hand, and Peter gently held it and kissed her.

"Have seen the King of Hungary, may God be with you."

Peter saluted Mary, who nodded in return.

"Welcome to Hungary."

Mary said something lightly, and then left with her entourage. Leaving Peter and the others alone, Nikolai quipped when he saw Peter staring at Mary.

"My lord, you have other thoughts."

Peter caught his words and shot back.

"Do you want me to have nothing else on my mind?"

"It can't be done." Nicholas knew his master's methods. If he tried to trick someone, he would be lucky if the person escaped unscathed.

Seeing Mary, Peter had an idea, why not let this queen come to ally Hungary with Wallachia. She is a king and the daughter of the former Emperor Lajosh. This status is very convincing to the public.

But she has been away from politics for too long, and the country is already dominated by Sigismund. So for her to gain power is simply more difficult than reaching the sky.

Moreover, the look in her eyes when she looked at him just now was more curious. Unless you can make friends with Mary, you won't succeed.

"Take your time, it's possible to win the king's friendship."

Peter then left the horse-training farm. He was not a lover. His love and marriage had to be tinged with politics. There was no pure love at all, at least for him.

Janku was warmly welcomed by Sigismund at the palace, and many useful and useless words were subsequently said. Regarding the most important alliance, Sigismund first praised the merits of Wallachia, and then said nothing about alliance at all.

A day passed like this, with no progress. Janku decided to lobby the Hungarian nobles. They had prepared a large amount of lei, so they had nothing to worry about.

In the evening they also attended a banquet hosted by Sigismund for them, and Peter appeared only after Sigismund left. Anyway, except for Sigismund, no one else had seen Peter.

Then Peter began to get to know some of the Hungarian nobles, big and small, who either had a lot of trade in the towns or owned large fields. They are all the best forces in Hungary.

Janku tried his best to persuade the nobles to form an alliance with Wallachia, but they had to either do it next time or reconsider. Ultimately, there is no consent.

Peter looked at their faces. Although he was disgusted, he still had to endure it. Even if Bosnia and two-thirds of Serbia are used as bargaining chips, it will not work. They have no interest in the territory that may or may not exist at all. They must be allowed to see actual benefits.

"Your Highness, there are only some people who are willing to form an alliance with Wallachia, but their strength and voice are too small. Compared with those people, they are not worth mentioning."

Yanku found Peter and reported today's situation.

"So, they are not ready to form an alliance?"

"It's hard to be sure, but even after experiencing failure, their strength has not been damaged. They probably want us to carry it alone."

The more Peter listened, the more annoyed he became. Several crusades formed against the Ottomans all failed due to internal disagreements.

"It seems that we have to think of other ways. By the way, who accepted the gifts?"

"Mainly some nobles with little property and going bankrupt, and they were all born in Croatia and Transylvania."

After hearing about Croatia, Peter thought he could start from this aspect. Although Hungary is quite big, there are many other ethnic groups in the country, the two largest of which are Croats and Wallachians.

At the end of the 11th century, the Hungarians invaded northern Croatia, and Venice also took the opportunity to occupy some coastal cities. Croatia's territorial integrity was seriously violated, and Dalmatia also faced the danger of being occupied by Venice and Rome. In line with the desire to maintain territorial integrity, Croatia merged with Hungary in a personal dynasty in 1102 and elected the Hungarian king as the king of Croatia. However, Croatia still maintains its own institutions, with its own parliament, army and currency. Internal affairs are under the jurisdiction of the Governor. The governor-general was composed of members of the Hungarian royal family and Croatian nobles, and external relations were controlled by the common king.

However, the Croatian nobles can only play a role within Croatia, and their influence in Buda is minimal. If it is conditional on being admitted to the Buda Parliament...

No, Peter could think no more. His mind has been confused these days and he needs to calm down.

On the other hand, Mary was also thinking about the Wallachians she saw today. Especially Count Ceausescu, whose young face showed a different temperament.

Mary is 23 years old. Although she is not a sexual person, she and her husband have been sleeping in separate rooms for a long time, so they are a little lonely.

The first time she felt sorry for her husband was because she had an affair with a Hungarian nobleman. It was nothing at first, but then Sigismund also came to her room, and she thought she could live like this. It turned out that she was pregnant. According to the date, it was when Sigismund went to war, and the child belonged to that person.

Only she knew whose child Mary was, but Sigismund was certainly not happy. But he was unhappy but looked very happy. It seemed that he regarded the child as his own. This reassured Mary that he didn't seem to notice.

It was a good idea, but unfortunately Sigismund had known about it for a long time. He felt that he should go herding instead of being a king.

The marriage with Mary had already achieved its purpose, and the next step was to make his wife disappear in a special scene. In this way, he could marry a woman from the Holy Roman Empire, thus paving the way for the next plan.

After lobbying for a few days without success, the delegation had to return home. Peter, Nicholas, Mason and several guards stayed in Buda.

"Your Highness, I have tried my best, take care."

"Don't worry, Boss, I will definitely come back safely."

These guards and entourage were carefully selected, and the Grand Duke was very concerned about his son's security. So he personally went out to select them, and there would be no accidents.

As for the cost, there is no need to worry, the expenses on the road have been converted into Venetian Ducats. With such currency, you are not afraid to travel all over Europe.

Moreover, there are trade stations of the Chamber of Commerce in places such as Hungary and Bohemia, where they can rest and inquire about news. This also has to admire Peter's foresight and the development of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Wallachian delegation returned from Buda, while Peter continued to stay here. He inquired about the situation of the Hungarian royal family.

The information obtained by bribing one or two maids was that King Mary's child was not Sigismund's, there was no doubt about it.

Peter believed that Sigismund was going to take action, and he didn't believe that this person would remain indifferent.

Regarding yesterday and today's chapters, some readers were very dissatisfied, and I will try to shorten them. If it weren't for the suspicious cause of death of Queen Mary, I wouldn't have such an idea.

Regarding updates, I am currently doing internships, so I will try to update as much as possible.