Chapter VIII The worries of the co-governing emperor
"Long time no see, His Majesty Muzfius!" Looking at the blind man in front of him, Mikhail Dukas smiled and asked. But he didn't know if he had noticed that in this dark monastery, his laughter made people shudder.
Sitting on the chair, Muzfius certainly understood that the man in front of him must be the bad person, but he was still calm and composed, "It's indeed a long time no see, my dear Mikhail. But in this place I almost forgot how long time has passed, and I thought everyone had forgotten me!"
"Haha, how could that happen? You are our most respected emperor. Who can forget you? But your Majesty, your eyes are not very convenient. Being undisturbed here is the best destination for you." He laughed with pale teeth, Mikhail's laughter echoed in the corridor of the monastery for a long time, and those sinister eyes were staring at any change on Muzfius's face in front of him.
However, even so, Muzfius was still as calm as usual, shrugging slightly, "Yes, this may be my destination. After all, for a blind man, it is 'dark' both outside and inside."
These seemingly half-joking words seemed particularly harsh and full of sarcasm in Mikhail Ducas's ears, but there was no trace of teasing on Muzfius's face. The gloomy face on his face was meaningless to a blind man.
Mikhail sneered, suddenly lowered his head, attached his low voice to Muzfius's ear and said suddenly: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the boy named Justinian who saved you?"
At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly changed a lot, as if time had frozen in an instant. Mikhail lowered his head and almost stuck with Muzfius's face, watching the changes in every part of the other person's face, as if he wanted to see the flaws. But still, Muzfius seemed to be unmoved, and just paused for a moment.
"Oh, it's that child. Of course I remember that I could escape from the Latins thanks to him! What's wrong with him?" Muzfius asked calmly and calmly with a slight surprise.
Seeing that this blind man was still like this and could not see anything on his face, Mikhail had to express his admiration in his heart that Muzfius could hold back and nodded, "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered it. I sent him to Castle Ilofan, and he did a great job there! It did not disappoint me. It was indeed a talent that can be made. It was the pillar of the empire that the empire needs now! There was nothing else to do. I have other things to deal with. Please allow me to leave for the time being, Your Majesty."
"Do I still need my permission to do this, Mikhail?" Muzfius teased with a smile, but his words were either open or secretly disdainful and sarcastic about the ambitious man in front of him.
Mikhail Dukas naturally knew it clearly, and a coldness flashed across his face. He then stood up but still bowed to the blind emperor in front of him, without any ritual prejudice.
Leaving a deep back, Mikhail Ducas left the deep monastery, with heavy footsteps echoing, and heavy doors opened and then closed heavily, finally leaving the lonely Muzfius alone inside again. When the man walked out of the monastery, Epirus eunuchs who had been waiting outside for a long time hurriedly greeted him.
"Your Majesty, you finally came out, which makes us very worried!"
"What's there to worry about? Am I still afraid of a blind man?" Emperor Mikhail Ducas sneered coldly, completely without the respectful appearance in the monastery just now. Although Epirus now relies on the banner of Muzfius, the real ruler is actually him. Mikhail naturally would not take Muzfius seriously. And when he came to greet him today, he had his own intentions.
However, the eunuch around him still couldn't understand the reason why his Majesty did this. "But even so, you don't have to condescend to come to such a place in person. You just need to send one person!"
"Send someone here? None of the people sent before brought back something useful. That guy Muzfius has always been hidden deep enough. If I hadn't come in person, it would have been impossible to make some clues." Mikhail Dukas snorted coldly, feeling that he had been too careless before, thinking that he could rest assured to imprison the other party here. However, in the past few months, there had been earth-shaking changes in the south, which finally made him feel tremendous pressure.
Seeing this situation, the flattering eunuch hurriedly praised: "Your Majesty is wise, this is something that the empress cannot imagine. Then, in this way, this guy Muzfius has always been restless!"
"It's not just restlessness. I've known him for so many years, so he's not a man who's willing to be inferior to others. But this time I was really negligent. I didn't expect that the boy who let him go to make such a big noise in the south." His eyebrows were locked, and the man had to worry. The young man named Justinian occupied Molia and Athens. Although he seemed to be suffering from war, he was already a prince, and he was enough to have the confidence to compete. In addition to his younger brother in Agrenion, Mikhail Ducas understood that he was in trouble.
But the eunuchs around him didn't know what he was thinking, and they still looked flattering, "So what? That kind of boy with a low background will never be a weather, and he can still rebel? Now that His Majesty has hoped for everyone, and has received the assistance of the Bulgarians and Genoeses, who dares not to obey? Wait until they come to Rusnina, it is not your Majesty's word."
However, their words were of no use. Mikhail was full of disdain: If it was so easy, why should I spend so much effort to prepare? But judging from Muzfius's performance, he should not know Justinian's current situation. This is good news, at least he will have a trump card when dealing with them.
Chapter completed!