Eagle Flag of Epirus

With the news of the defeat of Achaia and the Principality of Athens in the north, Tripolis's vigilance was finally lifted, and it is rare to enjoy some peace and tranquility in the city that had been panicked at this moment. But despite this, Leo’s defensive chief who was entrusted by Justinian to preside over the overall situation did not dare to take it lightly. Although Justinian went to the south for only half a month, it made Leo feel an extremely long torment. On the one hand, he had to deal with daily affairs and on the other hand, he had to guard against internal and external threats. The surrender of Achaia and the Principality of Athens did not relax him at all.

Of course, the states of Achaia and the Principality of Athens, which announced their surrender, were already greatly injured at this time and had to succumb to the military attack of the Romans to regain the lost ground, but this kind of result is actually already obvious, and there is no Epirus side. The intention to expand the results of the battle was simply to eliminate the threat behind it, but it also planted a hidden danger-that is, once the Latins entrenched in the northern Peloponnese recover, they may go back at any time. By then, Tripolis will undoubtedly bear the brunt. Leo knows this very well, and the superiors of Epirus naturally understand it, but this is also the final result of the game between the parties. For Theodor of Agriñon, reaching a truce could avoid pushing the Latins into desperation and causing the war in the south to fall into the quagmire. For the Emperor Mikhail, who is sitting in Rusnina, he is now besieging the Macedonian The Latin is more important, and he certainly doesn't want his disloyal brother to expand his strength in Moria. As for the Latin's intention, it is clear if Xu Tu enters again and yields for the time being.

But this moment, Justinian, who entered the South Peloponnese, was very disadvantaged. Despite their low status, their long battlefield experience told Leo's defense commander that their situation was very embarrassing now.

Originally, they were nothing more than a chess piece used by Theodore, but now all the dust has settled, so as long as the opponent is willing, I am afraid that the bird can hide at any time. What's more, because of the various previous events, Justinian's relationship with him is actually not harmonious. The so-called governor of Moria has always been a promise and has not been fulfilled, which makes Leo anxious.

And just as Leo's defense chief was sitting in the city hall thinking about the situation he was facing now, the closed door was suddenly pushed open.

"Who?" Leo was taken aback and raised his head subconsciously. His face was full of stunnedness. He had clearly told him not to disturb him if there were no important things. But someone came in so presumptuously and directly pushed the door in. He followed the prestige with a trace of anger, but the moment Leo's defense commander saw the man standing in front of his eyes, the expression on his face suddenly froze and he was dumbfounded.

The man who walked into the town hall was no one else, but Romanus Dukas, the son of Count Theodore. He should have been in Agrinon, but at this time he appeared here unconsciously. Leo's defense chief did not expect it. He didn't even know that the other party would come here. This made Leo's heart chuckle. It was obvious that there was already action in Agrignon. Seeing Romanus' appearance, Leo knew who was coming. Bad.

"It turned out to be you... Your Excellency Romanus!" After a long while, Leo came forward to salute tremblingly.

But Romanus Dukas, who walked slowly in his uniform, didn't look at him directly, but looked around coldly, "Where's Justinian, why isn't he here?"

"Master Justinian... Master Justinian has something to do. It will take a few days to come back. Please forgive me if you can't welcome your arrival." Leo Defense Commander, who was standing by cautiously, replied quickly.

"What's important? It's just because of the fawning of those guys in Moria, who wished to go to the southern fly camp. Our Lord Justinian, as the commander of the army, with a heavy responsibility, unexpectedly left his guard at will. It’s a child’s play that hasn’t come back so far. It’s really impressive! It’s also a shame that my father wanted to sponsor him as the governor of Moria before, but he didn’t expect to want to stand on his own right now.” Romanus sneered. Leo's defense was even more frightened.

"Father...This is..." Leo stunned and confused.

Just when Leo’s defense chief was uncertain, Zeodore Cephalon stood up behind Romanus and yelled: "Fool, now His Royal Highness Theodore has been promoted to Prince, and now the Prince is standing in front of you. Son of the Empire, His Royal Highness Romanus!” Leo discovered that at this time, the many generals who had been stationed at Tripolis’s garrison did not know when they had gathered here and they had all arrived at Romanus Dukas’s place. On the one hand, this made Leo's defense commander who saw this scene suddenly feel bad.

He finally realized why Romanus came to him before he knew anything about it, because the generals of the Fourth Company who guarded Tripolis had obviously taken refuge in the man in front of him. This can also explain why Romanus, who is a hundred miles away, knew that Justinian had gone to the south, and since Nievsky took people to the south to rescue Justinian, it can be said that the other party can control the whole seat without blood. The city, on the other hand, Leo's defense commander was completely powerless to stop it.

The imposing Romanus was unkind during this trip, and the appearance of asking questions made Leo even more panicked.

"His Royal Highness, why did you say that, Lord Justinian absolutely dare not do anything unfaithful to the empire. You must have listened to others' slander."

"Oh, is that right, slander?" Romanus took a deep look at Leo in front of him. "Mooswar, I think you should know the situation best here. Is there any problem with what I just said? ?"

Seeing Romanus calling Muswar, Leo's defense commander sank even more, and seemed to realize something.

And I saw Mouswar, who had not shown his face, slowly walked out from behind Romanus, and replied: "There is no discrepancy between what your Royal Highness said and the facts. According to me, I stayed by Lord Justinian during this period of time. I know that Lord Justinian, who is acting as Governor of Moriah, did have serious negligence in his duties, and at the same time, he also had the evil deeds of attacking dissidents. His Excellency Zeodoro Cefalon and his generals can testify."

As soon as this statement came out, Zeodoro Cephalon and the Pronian officers under his command nodded their heads~www.wuxiaspot.com~ They had already had revenge in the days when Justinian was aggrieved. And when they had the opportunity at this moment, they certainly wouldn't let go of this opportunity for offense. All kinds of unpleasant words flooded in, and they didn't hesitate to say defamatory words against Justinian.

On the other side, Romanus Dukas, with a genial smile on his face, showed a fair and serious look after hearing the numerous accusations, declaring that he will thoroughly investigate everything and will never tolerate it.

But the onlookers felt disgusted when looking at the scene in front of them. Leo's defense chief saw at a glance that these people had already colluded with each other. The man with a pale face finally couldn't help but shout:

"What on earth do you want to do! You ask yourself which one of the things you just said is true?"

Leo’s defense chief, who sensed that Romanus came to be unkind, knew that this would put him in a dangerous situation, but the middle-aged man resisted his timidity and stood up and yelled, but this made Roman who originally smiled. Nus Dukas's face sank.

"Ha, you think I almost forgot it! At this time, there was a Justinian treacherous partisan among us, making such a harsh sound. What do you think we should deal with him?"

And the Byzantine nobles who could not understand Leo, a lowly old fellow standing above them, suddenly heard something in the words of the young Count Romanus, and immediately agreed.

"Hang him! Hang this traitor!"

"Yes, send this old guy to the gallows and let Justinian see his fate!"

Vicious words were uttered from the Pronian officers, while Romanus watched condescendingly as Leo’s defense commander waited for him to beg for mercy, as if looking at an ant, whose life and death can only be between his likes and dislikes. Decided.