"What are you kidding? Let us surrender to you! What qualifications do you have to dare to put forward such excessive conditions before us?"

In the hall of the nobles full of gunpowder, Earl Merinoson slapped the table and scolded him. He originally wanted to give the Moria in front of him a warning so that he could stop his unreasonable thoughts, but he did not expect that he would be turned against him at the beginning. Justinian, who entered Larissa, did not even give them room to bargain, and directly demanded the allegiance of all the princes of Thessaly. The arrogant count naturally could not bear the courage and acted like a young man in front of him, whose status was far less than that of him.

The dialogue between the two sides was at a stalemate at the beginning. The cunning Bunonius and the two counts of Taranit, who had already announced their incoming favor with Justinian, remained silent and were observing Justinian's reaction.

They had all heard of Justinian's reputation in Molia and Macedonia for a long time, and also saw his great military achievements and his strength in commanding the army. However, it is far from enough to become a real superior to the power. Perhaps he could solve the decay and decisive and old weak nobles of the Peloponnese money through decisive decisiveness. But if you want to truly gain a foothold on the stage of the empire, in addition to the courage of the lion, you also need the keenness of the eagle and the cunning of the fox. They were very curious - is Moria's little fox really worthy of its reputation?

Looking at the Count Merinoson's angry look, Justinian, whose purpose has been achieved, gave a light answer calmly: "I don't think such conditions are unacceptable. In my opinion, the conditions that the Salsalis can be worthy of me to offer a higher price do not exist. Although our purpose is the same, that is, to take down Agrignon. What you are going to destroy is the rebels, and for me, to pull out the nail that threatens Molia and prevent Rusnina's hand from continuing to reach out. It can be seen that although we have a common enemy, our demands are different. My needs for you are far less than you need for me. In this case, I think it is not an excessive requirement to demand your allegiance."

This was the first time Justinian made such a tough claim to the nobles. Molia had learned a lesson and quelled his repeated betrayal after paying a heavy price. He would never allow him to appear here again. So he must truly subdue Thessali this time. Obviously, it would not work to achieve this goal alone by force, so Justinian had to go through a lot of trouble to mediate negotiations with the Thessali nobles in front of him. Since it was a negotiation, it was naturally asking for a price and paying back the money. This time he had patience. Although Mikhail would threaten Macedonia, he believed that there would be no problem with Sir Baptist and Antonia in Thessali. On the other hand, these Thessali nobles would delay their day in Agrignon, and Prince Theodor's blood might be cut off. These old guys were more anxious than themselves.

Sure enough, Merinosen couldn't control his temper and scolded, "But don't forget. You are a vassal of Prince Theodor! If His Highness hadn't praised you, how could you have ascended the lord of Molia? You do this now, you are simply ungrateful and robbed." Merinosen said gritting his teeth. His accusations were not groundless. The alliance between Molia and Agrignon has always been regarded as a means by Emperor Muzfius and Prince Theodor to jointly curb Mikhail of Epirus. In the eyes of the Earls of Thessaly, Justinian and their identities are simply on par. Why do he want them to submit to him now?

"That's just a thing of the past. I cooperated with the prince but also had suspicions. Theodor's covetousness of Molia and Thessalonica several times and I had tolerated the past. Before, Romanus Ducas had mixed sand in my territory and poached the walls without his father's instructions. At that time, they were still kind and filial. Besides, I was never a vassal of the prince and just his ally. My only loyal object was Emperor Muzfius, and I also surrendered to Peloponnese with the golden edict of Alexe V. I can only say that I owe Agrenion some favors, but this does not happen.

I can help you clean up your door unconditionally. The so-called rebels are actually under the banner of Emperor Mikhail. Although I have not had a good relationship with him, he has been very ruthless against His Majesty Muzfius, but he publicly opposes him in a rebellion. After all, he is the co-governor emperor appointed by His Majesty Muzfius. If I take action, who can make up for me? The entire Agrignon? Or your Thessaly? If you have your own abilities, you can solve the rebels. Then, the unreasonable conditions I have put forward before, can you treat them as my casual nonsense."

Seeing Justinian's face and heartbroken voice, although Earl Merinosen, who was stunned, wanted to refute, he didn't know where to start. He wanted to curse. This kid was shameless and completely forgot. His Highness the Prince, who had given him the support, but the words he cursed were stopped by the old Earl Bunnius, who was standing aside. If this continues, the negotiation direction between the two sides is not what he wants to see.

The old Count saw at a glance that Justinian was ready at first, and his extremely strong posture was not for the reckless Merinosen to see, but pointed directly at him.

The old man looked at the young man who also looked at him and said slowly: "Only Mr. Justinian, please listen to me for the sake of how old I am. Although what you said just now does have many truths. You do not seem to need the support of Thessaly. But the most taboo thing for those who hold power is to think that power can solve everything. Political things rely more on uniting friends and isolating enemies. Lord Merinosen did offend you recklessly just now. Please don't take it to heart, but I think you will definitely not be a person.
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