Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

He was sure that he had not leaked the news and did not know how the other party positioned himself. This made him slightly interested and curious about the reason.

As the other party wished, Orville went to the door to meet the man. He was a young man who looked like he was from a good family, but not rich yet. He also had Greek features in appearance. Wearing a beard, a custom not yet popular among Romans, he looks a little gloomy, but his eyes are firm and gleaming, and he looks like a very shrewd person.

"Hello, you should know who I am, so I won't introduce you much."

"Of course, Your Highness." He bowed to Orville as an expression of respect.

"Introduce yourself, I'm curious about your identity."

"Constantine Dragaces Palaiologos, I was born in Byzantium and was a Roman citizen."

Hearing this name, Orville was stunned for a moment, and then stared at each other from left to right as if he saw some rare species, which made Constantine feel a little scared.

To be fair, the other person's appearance is indeed somewhat similar to the portraits that Orville saw in his previous life. The only difference is that the characters in the portraits are more majestic and older, while the Constantine in front of him looks more childish.

This man Orville is quite impressive. He was the famous last emperor of the Roman Empire, the well-known Constantine XI. He died heroically in Constantinople for resisting the invasion of the Turks.

"The sword is good, can you show it to me?"

In order to ensure that he did not admit his mistake, Orville casually made up a reason, and Constantine did not doubt him. He thought he was asking for cooperation in handing over the weapon to ensure safety, so he cooperated and took off the long sword from his waist and handed it to Orville. , the corresponding information is then introduced into the mind.

[Constantine Dragaces Paliologos, the ambitious warrior]

Diplomacy: 18

Military: 19

Management: 21

Strategy: 17

Knowledge: 19

This man and Orville are a bit far apart in time, just like Joan of Arc, who was separated from this period by more than a thousand years. Normally, the characters who infiltrate should be from adjacent eras, and the pattern is really difficult to grasp.

To be fair, unlike most of the subjugated kings in history, Constantine XI does not look like a subjugated king in various aspects, but is infinitely closer to a resurgence lord.

He almost single-handedly regained the Moria region (Peloponnese Peninsula), and then relied on an isolated city to deal with Turkey for a long time, which was regarded as a romantic end to this country.

It can only be said that what his ancestors have left him is really a mess, giving him no chance to rebuild the country. The fault is basically not his, the people in front of him are too abstract, and it is difficult to return.

As far as the situation in this world is concerned, Constantine was born in a relatively good era. The empire's national power is now at its peak, at least the situations in later generations will not happen so early. "

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Orville asked him: "You said you are a Roman citizen?"

“My grandfather first gained citizenship through military service, and my father was a legionnaire, so even though I didn’t grow up here, I was definitely a Roman citizen.”

It seems that the situation in this world is somewhat different. Constantine was one of the earlier Greeks to identify with Rome.

Practically speaking, Orville felt that this had something to do with his place of origin - Byzantium is now the name of a Greek colony located right next to Constantinople, on the edge of the Bosporus.

Relatively speaking, the main Greek islands and the colonies have some strange bedfellows. They have more or less contempt for the people in the colonies. This situation will happen wherever there are people.

The most typical example is Sicily, which has the giant city-state Syracuse. Due to its excellent natural endowments, the ability to produce a large amount of food and its convenient maritime trade conditions, the population here is quite large.

This city-state had a lot of friction with mainland Greece. The Delian League (an alliance of city-states with the Athenians at its core) even gathered heavy troops to fight Syracuse, but in the end they couldn't do anything to the other party. It can end hastily.

Of course, not all colonial city-states are as large as Syracuse, but Byzantium is one of the larger city-states. Perhaps Byzantium did not get along well with the Greeks, and in the end it made them closer to the Romans. .

"I understand," Orville could still accept this fact, "Then let's ask what I'm most concerned about first. How did you find my residence?"

"I know you will attend Lorcis's banquet, because his servants have been buying firewood and related ingredients several days in advance. After knowing that you will go there, I will stay there, waiting for you. After the banquet, I will follow you to the mansion. After confirming the location, the rest will be easy to talk about. "

"I should have guards posted around me. How did you get past their blockade?"

"I am a gifted person and have relatively good skills." The answer was concise and concise, leaving Orville unable to refute or question.

This answer made Orville regret a little - he should have brought Cu Chulainn here if he had known this. Compared with those elusive talents, his level of security was still not high enough.

"I see. Thank you for reminding me. I will pay attention to strengthening my guards. Now let's talk business. What do you want from me?"

"I have formed a team of 100 men at my own expense. I hope you can let me serve under you, even if I can only be a centurion."

Someone came to him with money and troops. He had an extra 100 soldiers for no reason. Most legion commanders would probably accept it happily, but Orville still doubted the other party's purpose: "It's hard for me to accept soldiers of unknown origin unless you can explain the reason to me."

"You are more than 20 soldiers from the empire. The most open-minded among the legion commanders, he never shy away from selecting talents based on their backgrounds, which allows me to achieve my goal. My goal is to fight for the political rights that belong to Byzantium. We are also part of the empire and should win a place in the empire's system.

We are different from those who only talk. We will earn honor with iron and blood, use honor to pry open the door of the Senate, and then win our own position. "

On the surface, Constantine's demands are reasonable. He just wants to enter the Senate and become a decision-maker in the empire, so that Byzantium has a political status commensurate with its economic status.

The reason why he found Orwell was also very simple - Orwell could make people become elders, and he was willing to put even the Germanic barbarians into the Senate, not to mention the Greeks who had the same roots as the Romans.