"Yes... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'll step back now." Justinian was still about to close the door of the room with a dull expression, but he was already breaking out in a cold sweat behind his back.

"I asked him to come, don't be nervous, gentlemen." Alexios III rarely said in such a gentle tone, but turned around and yelled angrily: "Why didn't you bring it here until now? Bring it in!

"

"Yes...yes." Pretending to be trembling, Justinian walked in with dishes and wine, and Justinian's eyes just glanced lightly and already knew why this happened.

In this situation, those fully armed warriors were not the bodyguards of Alexius III. They wore helmets with only their eyes exposed, and wore oriental scimitars at their waists. With their own knowledge reserves, Justinian glanced

Then he recognized these people as Turkic warriors.

Obviously, these people came from the Turkic princes who supported Alexius III, but their arrival made Justinian a little confused.

Justinian put the dishes and wine on the table with a trembling look, but in fact he was thinking about why these Turks appeared here. According to historical records, Alexius III came from Constantine

He fled from Fort and moved to Adrian for a time. Then he was captured by the Latins in Thessaly and was finally sent to Anatolia. He should not have had direct contact with the Turks yet. However, following these investigations

Stinian was of no help.

Waiting for the escape, the pursuit of the Latins, these few words that Justinian had seen in the past, what came to mind.

But suddenly the looks of those murderous Turkic warriors interrupted his thoughts. Their hands were already on the handles of the swords at their waists. Only then did Justinian realize that it was inappropriate for him to continue standing here.

When he was about to leave, Alexei III, who was sitting in a wheelchair, stopped himself from leaving: "Justinian, you stay first, I still have something for you to do." and entertained him.

He said to the Turkic warriors in front of him: "Gentlemen, please don't be nervous. Let's have some dinner for the time being. Even if those Latins have already set off, they won't be able to get here for a while."

Sure enough, as Justinian himself guessed, it was the Latins who took action. After the fall of Constantinople, the various forces participating in the Fourth Crusade divided up large areas of the Byzantine Empire's territory after dividing the spoils. Among them

The Crusaders established the Latin Empire with Constantinople as the center and two countries of the Latin Empire that were vassal to Constantinople, namely the Principality of Athens and the Principality of Achaia, while large islands in the Aegean Sea were planned

The Venetian occupation of Byzantium was attacked, and the Byzantine Empire was in decline. At the beginning of 105, the Latins, led by Baldwin, were planning to conquer the Byzantine government-in-exile in Asia Minor. It is conceivable that Alexei fled here.

Sanshi could no longer sit still and wanted to leave.

According to history, Muzphius should have been abandoned by Alexius III and finally captured by the Latin Empire and finally sentenced to death by rolling stones. At present, it seems that Justinian believes that as long as Muzphius can successfully escape this disaster

You can reverse the world line this time.

However, Alexei III actually said such a confidential matter in front of him without any taboos, which made Justinian confused.

At this time, Alexei III raised his wine glass and said flatteringly with a rare smile on his face: "I believe that with the help of your Sultan, I will be able to restore my country. All Turkic warriors, I pay tribute to the kind and kind Caesar."

Your Majesty Khoslu."

"Your Majesty Khoslu." The Turks also raised their wine glasses, and their expressions did not hide their disdain for the aging old man. The Turkic people, who have always been martial, looked down upon escapees. If it were not for the profit, they would

Will not lend a helping hand to Alexius III.

As Justinian had expected, these people were all subordinates of Roman Sultan Kaichoslu I, but he was very curious. Historically, it was clear that Alexei III fled to Thessaly and was captured.

He was redeemed by his son-in-law, the Emperor of Nicaea, and fled to the Sultanate of Roma due to a power struggle. How could he be preparing to go there now?

After drinking the wine from the glass, the leading Turkic warrior stood up and said in Greek with an accent: "Your Majesty Alexei, Sultan Kaikhoslu hopes that we leave as soon as possible to prevent any accidents, and the Sultan hopes that you will first

Prove that you have the ability to pay the reward so that we can consider whether to support you in regaining Istanbul." The Turks did not care about the identity of Alexei III at all but made the request very arrogantly. As far as they knew, Alexei III fled.

He had emptied his internal funds and the treasury before, and these greedy nomads would not be willing to let him bleed a lot.

Hey, this old guy is going to feel bad. Justinian, who was watching the show, snickered in his heart. Alexius III guarded his wealth like Old Grandet every day, but now he gave it away.

I'm afraid it would be more uncomfortable than killing him.

At this time, even the face of old Alexei, who had been smiling because he was asking for help, suddenly froze, but he did not immediately break his face, but turned his face to Justinian, "Justinian"

Dinny, open the secret door."

"Uh...yes." Alexei III agreed so readily that even Justinian was a little surprised, but he didn't dare to delay. He quickly walked to the cabinet in the room and activated the secret door.

Immediately, the secret door opened again, and the Turks looked calm as if they already knew it. Until the gold and silver treasures in the secret room fell into their sight, they were stunned. This was the first time they had seen it in their lifetime of fighting on the battlefield.

Having seen so much wealth, the small secret room was filled with countless gold coins, priceless works of art and antiques. If it hadn't been for the Sultan's order, they couldn't help but want to rob the whole place.

The hoarse voice of Alexei III immediately sounded: "Gentlemen, please pick something as a gift! I believe any piece of art here is enough to satisfy you. It doesn't matter whether the Sultan knows it or not.

, so you can choose with confidence, this is equivalent to my meeting gift to all the warriors."

As soon as these words came out, both the Turkic warriors and Justinian's eyes widened. The Turks were pleasantly surprised that they had made a fortune, but Justinian was shocked at how the stingy and mean old man could be so generous that he

Everyone felt that Alexei III simply gave up on himself because he was controlled by others.

After getting Alexei's promise, the Turks walked into the secret vault without saying a word, greedily looking for the things they were interested in. Even one piece was enough for them to use for a long time. There were just a dazzling array of treasures.

I really can’t choose the time.

Alexei III said to Justinian: "You go in too, don't let them take one more thing." Justinian looked at Alexei III and finally showed a look of pain and sinisterness and felt that

It was funny, but I didn't dare to show it, so I quickly followed him in.

And watching everyone walk into the treasury, Alexei III's expression also turned cold. Suddenly he said casually: "Gentlemen, I am afraid that my wealth and my manpower will not be able to move it for a while."

Come on, how about you give me a few more days before I go to your country."

The leader of the Turkic warriors was obsessed with finding treasures while replying: "Don't worry about this, old guy. We have brought more than two hundred people with us this time. Hehe, please invite you back."

Without concealing anything, the words of these nomads became more and more outrageous. In their view, Alexios III could only be slaughtered by them. The total number of guards in this castle was only fifty, and they had no power to resist.

After receiving this answer, Alexei III's eyes suddenly turned cold, but he said nothing more.

Justinian was startled and followed these Turks. He couldn't help cursing Alex for letting himself follow these robbers. Don't let the Turks steal it? It's like letting Sun Dasheng look at flat peaches.

They are just as ignorant as Yuan. Of course, these Westerners don’t know the story of Journey to the West at all.

Sure enough, a few Turks carelessly picked up the gold coins and put them in their pockets, without paying any attention to Justinian. Of course Justinian would not ask for trouble, and at this time the Turks who were the leader before

He came over, patted Justinian on the shoulder inexplicably, and said something that made him at a loss.

"Well done, Justinian. Although this old guy is more cooperative than expected, you can also pick a few things and bring them back to your master. I'm afraid you're impatient to stay here, hehe!"

What does this mean? Justinian was stunned and looked at the other party for a moment not knowing what to answer. But the next moment, a murderous aura came from behind and he couldn't help but tremble. He subconsciously turned around and saw a pair of

The snake-like eyes are outside the door.

Alexei III, who was supposed to be in a wheelchair, actually stood up!

"No, this is a trap!" Justinian didn't bother to pretend to be stupid, and shouted loudly, waking up all the Turks who were immersed in dreams of getting rich.

But it was too late. With a sneer, the door of the secret room slammed shut, and everyone was locked inside.

"Damn it!" The Turkic man headed by him slammed into the door almost immediately, but the secret door did not move at all. He roared and said: "Are you crazy, old man? You are looking for death.

!" Never expected that Alexius III would actually have a hand here. He grabbed Justinian and roared: "Didn't you say that this old guy's leg was broken? How could he stand up again?

of."

Justinian, who was lifted up in the air by the Turkic warriors, also had a confused look on his face. After all calculations, he did not realize the murderous intention at all. Alexius III actually hid this move, and he did not notice it at all for two months.

At this time, outside the door, the old and hoarse voice of Alexius III sounded leisurely.
Chapter completed!