"Enough, Valence, I didn't let you interfere in this matter, don't stay here and continue to embarrass you." With a whisper, the majestic emperor spoke again, but he repelled the commander of the Imperial Guards beside him. Then the man looked at his younger brother and walked forward slowly, saying in a low voice:

"Okay, now there are only two of us. Let me tell me what intentions you have. There is no need to make this happen in this situation. Theodor, you know that without the help of the Genoese, we can do nothing."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Everything is enough, Theodor, you let the Qinzha barbarian do this just to bargain. Tell me your real conditions, don't keep so high-sounding anymore. Don't you know your character? You know, it will be of no benefit to you and me if you anger the Genoese." Emperor Mikhail whispered coldly. In his opinion, all this was caused by his younger brother... Although he was angry at the moment, he still felt that he would make some concessions. After all, he was determined to win this alliance with Genoa. As long as he had the help of this power to balance the Venetians, Constantinople and the real emperor would be at your fingertips. So even in the face of this brother who was incompatible with the fire, Mikhail was willing to make concessions unconditionally.

Hearing such words, Earl Theodor couldn't help but look subtle on his face, and then lowered his voice and asked, "Oh, conditions, then what conditions can you give me?"

"Hmph, are you not satisfied with letting you serve as the commander of the attack on Thessalonika this time?" Mikhail sneered slightly.

However, Prince Theodor replied to the emperor in front of him without changing his face: "One code is one code, since it is my man who won the victory of this martial arts competition, isn't this what I deserve?"

"It's not a good thing for people to be too greedy. Theodor, you are still the same! But I have already expected this to be the case. As long as you agree to my request, no longer interfere in trouble, our festival will be cancelled before, and I can also issue an edict to recognize your rule in Molia and Athens, including the restoration of Thessalonika in the future, part of the lost lands of the future revival of Thessalonika will also become your fief. When I am truly crowned in Constantinople, you will be the co-governor of the future empire, with power second only to me."

With such generous conditions, Justinian, who was beside him, was secretly surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, he spared no effort to win over Emperor Theodor Mikhail. If it were really others, it would be very honorable and convenient to make him faint.

However, Justinian smelled a trace of sugar-coated shells from it. As for Prince Theodor beside him, he was naturally not so easy to be fooled.

"Molia and Athens? I remember that it seemed to be the territory of the Anastasius despot!"

But Emperor Mikhail smiled with a point of view and said, "Isn't it already an old man in his twilight years? And I heard that his life is in a short while, and this old man in his twilight years can't last long. I don't think you will have no thoughts at all in Agrenion, who is close to you. Haven't your two field companies always been stationed in Argos, Theodor?"

The harsh words fell into Justinian's ears, and an unknown anger surged from the young man's heart. He did not expect that Mikhail Ducas' lower limit was far beyond his expectations, but the warning in his heart finally suppressed Justinian's impulse and endured it.

Prince Theodor, who seemed to have noticed this, glanced at Justinian meaningfully, then withdrew his gaze and said to his elder brother: "But there is still Justinian there, Your Majesty!"

"Are you talking about him? A mere kid who was a servant of Emperor Muzfius, I have already checked his identity. He doesn't even have a noble surname. Since I can appoint him as the governor of Molia, I can also deprive him at any time. How about it, this condition should be not bad for you, right?" In Mikhail Ducas's opinion, no one would refuse such temptation. Even if his younger brother Theodor has always been disobedient, he would not be able to refuse an opportunity to take the opportunity to strengthen his strength. Although there may be troubles that will be too big after this, with the support of the Genoese, he doesn't have to worry at all. It's only a matter of time to deal with his disrespectful brother. And doing so will be just a matter of time to solve Molia's Justinian by the way. Although that kid has not yet made him unable to sleep or eat, it is a threat after all.

Such a vicious plan can be said to be a killing of two birds with one stone. Unfortunately, although Mikhail is determined to win, Justinian is right in front of him at this moment, and Theodor is not such a short-sighted person.

"Let me refuse, my dear brother! I am not interested in your conditions at all."

With a hint of joke, Prince Theodor flatly rejected the emperor's extremely generous conditions, leaving Mikhail standing in shock.

"What?" Mikhail Ducas, who was surprised, looked at his younger brother in surprise and turned away. The next second, Prince Theodor's generous speech suddenly sounded in the venue:

"I don't want to give a long speech to comment on some of the issues you are familiar with, for nearly two years we have experienced the darkest time in the history of the empire. Fortunately, we fought side by side and forge ahead, and we were able to see the dawn of hope: so I don't talk about the dangerous situation we are facing now, nor do we say that our patriotic warriors bravely resisted the invasion of our Latins. What I want to say is to discuss how to rejuvenate our great empire's glory. Now we do need help - because being ashamed to ask for help can only lead us to perish on the isolated islands of the world. Just as Emperor Chiraclio defeated Bo by the Turks.

It was never a shameful thing for the Seljuks, the Seljuks, who had repelled by the crusades. I did not intend to stop this alliance. After all, we urgently need assistance from the Genoese. However, when a person is about to die of thirst, will he really take a bottle of poison to quench his thirst? Of course it is impossible. If our Genoese friend only takes action to replace the Venetian status on the territory of the Roman Empire, then I am forbidden to say that such friendship is just like drinking poison to quench thirst. If it is really possible for the sake of the friendship between the two countries to last for a long time, I hope to suspend the alliance between the two countries. At least all matters should be negotiated with the courts of the nobles of the superiors and subordinates for discussion, and should not be judged by His Majesty alone."

As soon as this statement was spoken, the crowd suddenly surged. Many nobles were present and agreed. Most of them were local nobles who had just joined Epirus. In fact, they were still half-believing and half-doubted about the authority of Mikhail Ducas and were still half-understood by the agreement reached between the Genoese and Emperor Mikhail. At this moment, they were awakened by this sentence, so they expressed their dissatisfaction loudly in the venue. This made Emperor Mikhail, who witnessed all this, feel pressured. He just wanted to take this opportunity to consolidate his rule, but he did not expect to be led by an army instead. If his own matter was not handled well, he was afraid that his orthodox status would be shaken. Thinking of this, looking at his younger brother, the eyes of the co-governor emperor were even more resentful.

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The people who came to Genoa's mission looked hard to see. They came here with hope that they could make a profitable deal, but now the Greek king they were optimistic about could not even settle this matter, which made them extremely disappointed. If the alliance was abandoned halfway, it would be a big mistake. But among the crowd, Andrea Doria seemed very calm. He was neither surprised by Alfred's death nor distressed by the current tension. On the contrary, his sharp eyes stared at Justinian, who was half kneeling in the middle of the field, as if he had seen through the tight armor of the imperial guards.

"It's really annoying, isn't it?" Baron Fernan's voice came from the side. Compared to the other guys, this guy also looked relaxed and at ease. However, the bigger reason is probably that he is not strictly considered a Genoese, but a simple collaborator, so this farce has nothing to do with him.

But Andrea was a little unquestioned, and still looked at the court without any other statement, as if he was thinking about something in his heart.

"Do you still think something is wrong?" Fernan asked intriguedly. In fact, he was very interested in Andreadoria. He was almost like Andreadoria who went out alone to make a career. Even though he was a future nouveau riche who was not favored by Genoese nobles, he could not deny his ability. But now he had to admit that at the age of age, he was far inferior to the young boy beside him. He was very experienced in his mind and means, and it was no wonder that he became a seed in the Doria family. He was very curious about what the young man found was wrong.

However, Andrea retracted his gaze and looked at Fernan and said, "Actually, isn't it the same for you? Why ask clearly? From the beginning, I was not convenient to think that things were as simple as it seemed. It was too unbelievable that a Greek nobleman who had been suppressed by his brother in a corner for ten years had put such a chain of traps on his brother and us, and he didn't want such an incitement to say the words just now."

At this moment, Andrea Doria had already noticed something was wrong. It was obvious that the other party was prepared. It seemed that they had known the content of their negotiations with Mikhail Dukas before. Otherwise, this series of things would not be linked together. But if this is true, the person behind this would be too terrible. Not only is it a means, but he could actually make an empire prince willing to be driven by him to face the anger of Emperor Mikhail. It was incredible.

"So who do you think it will be, Andrea?" Fernan asked.

"Of course, it's the one who made you lose money!"

Fernan was slightly stunned, then thought about it, and said in a daze: "Are you talking about the inspector? No, it should be the Edessa Border Bo..."

But Andrea pondered and shook his head, saying, "I'm afraid even the so-called Edessa Border Bourne is just a fake identity. Since one can be fabricated, it's not difficult to fabricate one."

"So what should we do now, and just give up like this?"

"What else? That's the Greek affairs, and I'm too lazy to interfere. The current situation is difficult. After all, His Majesty Mikhail's open identity is just a co-governor emperor, and many nobles present still have not completely surrendered to him, so that person dared to adopt this strategy in public and forced us to get in a dilemma. Next, it can only be seen what my uncle decided to do. Anyway, the worst result is that we have to change a partner."

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Just when the emperor with a dark face didn't know how to deal with the problems he was facing, the hoarse and low voice of an old man in the venue slowly rang out at this moment. I saw that at some point, as the representative of the Genoa mission, Constellia actually walked down from the stage and entered people's vision.

Faced with countless doubtful gazes, Constance was neither angry nor retreated and gave up. Instead, he accepted the booing from all over, and waited until the dissatisfied voice gradually calmed down before he spoke slowly:

"I understand your doubts very well. After all, the empire is already full of holes. The more you do, the more you are wary of outsiders. However, have you ever thought that we Genoese are not a well-off and selfless aid to your country. Everyone hopes that the best choice is naturally to reach a mutually beneficial relationship with the empire, but things are often difficult to achieve fairness. Perhaps some conditions are a bit harsh, which makes some people worry that we will become the second Venice. To be fair, in our opinion, it seems that
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