The place in front of you is an old-fashioned library. It was the place where the Roman Empire used to store imperial documents. After it was occupied by the Latins, it has been sealed up and no one noticed it. Therefore, I saw Baptiste and Viscount Seine for the first time.

Surprise was written on his face, he didn't expect that Justinian would actually work here.

"It's unexpected that we meet again so soon, Sir Baptiste! The child next to you is-" Justinian's pleasant voice came from behind the tall bookshelf, obviously even though they couldn't see him,

Justinian, but the other party could see them. Although Viscount Seine was the person Justinian should question according to his status, he directly asked Baptiste, who was already an old acquaintance on the other side.

For a moment, little Charlie, who was standing at the door, was at a loss as he looked at him. After all, he was just a child. But then a hand was placed on his shoulder, which calmed his hesitant heart.

Come down.

It was Sir Baptiste who had been standing behind Charlie. He slowly walked forward. Although he couldn't see where Justinian was, he still looked in a certain direction and answered with a respectful expression.

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"It is an honor to receive your generous assistance regardless of past grudges. We are here on the orders of Marquis William to send his heir, Charles Chaplet, to seek your asylum."

"Marquis William? Death?!" As soon as Sir Baptiste said his answer, a figure quickly landed on a huge bookshelf on the left. It was Justinian. It was obvious that he had just obtained the

After learning this shocking news, although the investigating Turkic cavalry brought news of possible unrest in Corinth, as a monarch, Marquis William was actually killed, which made him, who had always been calm, find it incredible.

"How could this be?" Justinian looked at the other party dubiously. He had to doubt the authenticity of what the other party said. After all, launching a coup was not something that anyone could do casually.

In this regard, Baptiste had already expected that the other party would react like this, which was indeed shocking, not to mention that not only did they not flee to Thessaloniki or Constantinople, but instead defected to the enemy Chasa.

Stinian, it was indeed incredible. But he knew that he had to convince the young man in front of him, "Just two days ago, our palace minister Gottfrey launched a coup and purged all the nobles who opposed him, and

We finally managed to escape here with Marquis William's death."

After telling Justinian the whole story, Sir Baptiste calmly replied and waited for the other party's reaction.

But after listening to this, Justinian was still full of doubts, "Gotfrey, why did he do this? I remember that he is the heir to the Achaean kingdom, right? Not this child." Looking in front of him.

In his understanding of the Achaean kingdom, William Chaplet should have no direct heirs, and historically he should have withdrawn from the stage of history only a few years later.

Sir Baptiste immediately explained: "Charlie is the nephew of Marquis William. Although he is an illegitimate son, as the only bloodline of Chaplet, he still has the right to inherit as long as he is recognized by the Marquis."

"So Gottfrey knew this and took the risk to launch a coup to prevent all this from happening?" Justinian finally roughly guessed the reason, but there was still a trace of it in his heart at the moment.

Doubtful. "But how did he really do it? I remember that the army of the Achaean princes has always been stationed south of Corinth, and Marquis William himself also has his own bodyguards. It is not easy to launch a successful coup."

Speaking of this, the moment Justinian's eyes met Sir Baptiste's, Justinian suddenly thought of something and stopped for a moment.

"There are other forces behind him supporting him." Almost at the same time, the two people said this sentence in unison. At this time, Justinian remembered what his subordinates said about the Albanian cavalry they encountered, and Ye suddenly became enlightened.

.Indeed, except for the Venetians, no one in this land can subvert a country's political power. It seems that after the Battle of Fort Wiscari, the other party still responded even though it was thousands of miles away.

And Baptiste nodded immediately. Although he was just guessing, the scene that happened during the coup was still vivid in his mind. There was no other possibility except that the Venetians were behind the scenes.

"This is the second reason for the coup. Godfrey and Marquis William had differences over the war. It seemed that the Venetians wanted to make some big move in Athens. But His Highness William did not want to be involved, so the Venetians were completely

It fell to Gottfrey's side." Baptiste also told Justinian of his speculation. He believed that Gottfrey's previous insistence on going north to support the Principality of Athens was not that simple.

And when Justinian suddenly heard what he said, his expression suddenly changed. His face was no longer as calm as before, but he immediately turned around and walked towards the map hanging on the wall behind him, and that

Above is the entire territory of Moria. His eyes were fixed on the city of Athens on the map, and a sense of crisis arose in Justinian's heart. Obviously, the Venetian's goal was never him, but the one who was besieging Athens at this time.

Prince Odor. Once the Venetians and the Achaean princes joined forces to siege and the Latins from the Kingdom of Thessalonica moved south, Theodor Ducas would undoubtedly be in a very bad situation. Thinking of this unimaginable prince

At this time, Justinian could not calm down his fluctuating mood.

"Arslan, Leo!" With a sudden sound, Justinian's eyes became sharp and he ordered.

Outside the door, Arslan and Leo, the chief of guard, also hurriedly walked in and waited for Justinian's order.

However, Justinian hesitated, paused for a moment and said: "Take them down to rest first! Take good care of them." He neither agreed nor denied, although he was not indifferent to Baptiste's previous request for asylum.

But he was noncommittal.

"Let me think about it for a while..." Justinian gave Baptiste a meaningful look and turned away everyone.

"Yes, Lord Justinian!" Arslan and Leo Guard Chief nodded after receiving the order, although they couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. If Justinian really wanted to take in these Latins, then

They had no choice but to do so. Seeing that Justinian didn't have any reply, Viscount Seine couldn't help but became anxious and was about to speak but was stopped by Baptiste on the side.

"What are you doing?" Senafanis asked in his native language during the dispute between the two. He was originally opposed to coming here, but now that Baptiste came here, not only did he know everything about Justinian, but the other party said nothing at all.

.This made Viscount Seine even more angry.

Just listen to Sir Baptiste saying calmly: "Please wait a moment, please believe in my decision, and at the same time believe in Marquis William's instructions to you." He did not answer in French that the Romans could not understand, although he did not answer in French that the Romans could not understand.

Show the magnanimity of your heart.

Seeing this situation, although Viscount Senna was unwilling to give in, he could only grit his teeth and temporarily agree to the request of his deputy. Although he did not think the Greeks were worthy of trust, he could only admit this fait accompli at this point.

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Following Arslan and Captain Leo, Baptiste and the others left the old library where Justinian was. Under Justinian's gaze, the heavy bronze door closed heavily again.

And just then another voice sounded again——

"It seems that the Venetians moved faster than we expected!" The Varangian slowly walked out from behind the bookshelf with a stack of books in his arms. After listening to all the conversations just now, Nevsky also had a general understanding of what had happened before.

The whole story of what happened.

"What do you think, Nevsky?" Justinian, who had regained his composure, looked at the man in front of him and asked. Now, only Nevsky, who has experienced strong winds and waves, can give him enough help. Although

He controls the trend of history, but now as he continues to intervene in the timeline, Justinian does not know what to do next. The death of William Chaplet is the best proof that he should have

A few years later, he died of illness and passed the throne to his capable assistant, Earl Gottfrey. However, now he turned against him and usurped the position of marquis. He didn't know what to do...

"Can you believe what they say?" Nevsky was still a little uncertain in his words. After all, these Latins, who were enemies, told them such important news directly, which was really unbelievable to him. What if he was just deceiving them?

What about the trap?

However, the suspicion in Justinian's heart had been completely dispelled at this time. He completely believed in the authenticity of the information Sir Baptiste had provided him before. "Nine times out of ten, it should be true." Before that, he had indeed

He also had the same doubts as Nevsky, so he deliberately asked Arslan and Leo to greet each other, and at the same time created a tense atmosphere when greeting each other.

Look at the other party's reaction to find out whether it is true or not. But the other party's reactions along the way clearly indicate that what these Latin people said is indeed true. At least it is almost the same, not to mention that there is a child next to the other party. No matter how mature the mind is, he will still do it.

Perfect without hiding anything.

And I have to say that Justinian admired the Marquis William Chaplet who he had never met before. It was undoubtedly the wisest decision for the other party to send Viscount Senna and the others to send his heir. This hot potato, now he

Whether he lost it or stayed it, he had invisibly provided an excellent shelter for the boy.

"I can only say that it's terrible, Justinian. I'm afraid the Venetian power is no longer something we can deal with." Seeing that Justinian was so sure, Nevsky did not doubt that he was there, and his eyes

A hint of pessimism flashed inside. "It seems that your previous decision was indeed right. If we march north, we may have been wiped out by the Venetians. In my opinion, let's take a long-term view for the time being!"

Although he will be enemies with the Venetians sooner or later, Nevsky also knows that the power that is gradually growing in Justinian's hands is still far from the behemoth on the sea. It seems that this time it is no longer the same as Fort Wiscari.

It's a small fuss. With the Venetian officially debuting, any rash action is unwise.

Nevsky, who originally opposed Justinian's wait and see action and advocated taking the initiative, changed his mind. But what the man didn't expect was that he was not the only one who changed his mind at the same time.

"No, I did say to wait and see what happens before, but now the 'change' has happened, so our wait and see is over. We go north to rescue Prince Theodore who is in the Principality of Athens."

"You're crazy!" Nevsky blurted out as he watched him make such a decision. He couldn't understand why Justinian would make such a risky decision. Then he stopped him and said, "Even if we rush over now, it's already too late.

Athens seems to be very close to us on the map, but don't forget that there is Corinth in the middle. How could the Latins let us pass easily? Going to the rescue is completely stupid and self-defeating. Let's think about it in the long run.

Justinian!”

But Justinian raised his brows lightly and replied: "In the long run, do you think our enemies will give us this time? Once Theodore's army is wiped out, we will be isolated and helpless and become a slave to the Latins.

An isolated island surrounded. The Venetian navy can ravage every port on the seaside of Moria, and the Latin cavalry southward do you think how long can it be resisted with a few castles?" The Roman army set out from Agrinion, which exceeded ten thousand people.

Man, once they are defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. Not only will his efforts in Moria be in vain, but the entire south of Epirus will probably face a huge crisis as the Latin army approaches the city. Sitting back and doing nothing is the stupidest move.

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"But I'm afraid it's too late for us to set off now. The Venetians may have already taken action. Our strength alone is not enough to shake the entire battle situation! You have done well enough. Even if you give up this time, you don't have to take such a big risk.

Risk." Nevsky said helplessly. Now that he recognized Justinian's power, he was more cautious and did not want Justinian to take such a huge risk easily.

But at this moment, Justinian's tone changed slightly, and the previous hesitation was wiped away in an instant. The young man's eyes became sharper, and he turned around to face him who still wanted to persuade him.

Nevsky said calmly: "I have long said that if you want to eat chestnuts, you must hold on to them no matter how hot they are. Do you think I am someone who gives up halfway? Nevsky, besides, who said it was too late?"
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