"Sir Constance, why do you do this? This is too...

"It's so stupid, do you think so?" Before the colleague in front of him finished speaking, the old man who had been keeping his eyes closed slowly and interrupted the other party's words and asked back. After the martial arts competition, he took Genoa's mission and left the venue without stopping. However, the people from other families under him were obviously very dissatisfied with his public statements on the court. Constellia had already expected this to be the case, but at this moment, looking at the doubts of others in front of him, the old man seemed very calm.

Looking at the old face calmly, the invisible sense of oppression made the other Genoese nobles who were still angry just now feel a little nervous. After all, the old man in front of him, Constantoria, is a veteran figure in the whole of Genoa, and no one is too stupid to offend his authority. The nobleman who stepped forward quickly lowered his head and apologized: "Don't dare, you said this, but I feel a little guilty. In fact, we don't mean that... It's just that you did not even say hello to us in advance. We cannot understand such intentions."

At first everyone knew that although he did not intend to formally form an alliance with Epirus, he could provide some assistance in form, but never expected that Constellation had announced in public that the Republic of Genoa would aid a naval fleet to cooperate with the Epirus to recover Thessalonika. This was something that other Genoan nobles had never expected. Such a major thing was decided only by Constellation. Even if he had a very high reputation, the other Genoan nobles still felt that it was inappropriate.

Constance naturally knew that if he had no reasonable explanation, the others present would be absolutely unsatisfied. In order to calm the public anger, the old man finally answered: "This matter is an order issued to me by the consul and the Senate after the unification of the opinions of the consul. If you have any questions, you can go to the city of Genoa in person to verify whether this matter is true."

"Sir, the Consul?! And the Senate..." The Genoese nobles who looked at each other really found it unbelievable, but they didn't know whether to believe or not to believe the old man's answer so firmly for a moment.

In front of him, Constance knew that such an answer was not enough to convince these people, and then explained: "Do you know what happened in the past three months?"

"What happened?" Seeing the other party's solemn appearance, the Genoese nobles couldn't help but prick up their ears. No one would question the Doria family's intelligence network in the East.

Constance said slowly: "In these three months, in the cold winter, Henry of Constantinople suddenly led his army across the strait to blitz the defenseless Nicea. Although the Greeks there got Seljuk at that time, the final result can be imagined. The Lascaris family was defeated. Although the Romanian army retreated from Nicea due to poor food and grass, they still successfully obtained Nicea's surrender. Now the group of crusaders we have always looked down upon have gained a foothold in Constantinople."

"What! Is this true?" The Genoese nobles who heard this news were all surprised. They lived in the western Mediterranean. Now that Venetian power has greatly weakened Genoa's influence in the Eastern Mediterranean, they did not even know the news before. But if this is true, then the assessment of the so-called Romanian state established by the Crusaders will inevitably change.

Looking at the expressions of everyone, Constance nodded. "Of course it's true. I think you should understand why I did this now! Although we do not have the intention to turn against the Venetians at the moment, it is urgent to curb its expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean. This is the fundamental reason why I promised the Genoese military aid. Now the most urgent task is to weaken Romania. The Lascaris family in Genoa was the most suitable choice, but their performance was really disappointing, so Epirus was the best choice."

After hearing this, the Genoese nobles, who were already quite suspicious, finally dispelled their previous suspicions and nodded to acknowledge the importance of this decision. Although there will be a fight among the Genoese nobles, the interests of the entire city-state are the first priority, and basically no one has any doubts about the authenticity of what Constantoria said. They shared the same hatred of the enemy and expressed no objection. After all, the threats of the Venetians have reached a point that they can't sleep or eat. In the past two years, every time they see the shrinking of their own property in the account book, the Genoese hate Venice to the core.

But no one doesn't express concerns-

"If that's the case, it's indeed the best choice, but if this happens, the relationship between us and the Venetians will probably be tense again. If they know this time, it would be awful!"

"Indeed, if we really break up, we may have a lot of difficulty in dealing with it in a hurry."

"Hmph, so what can I do? The holiday between us and them has not been a year or two. Whether it is with the Milanese, the Pisa people, or the attacks on our merchant ships several times before, I don't think the Venetians are willing to restrain themselves. Instead of enduring how aggressive they are, it is better to take this opportunity to sluggish their spirits."

"Yes, it's time for them to suffer!"

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Chapter completed!