Rusnina in Epirus, news of what happened in Corfu soon reached here, and the Romans in the streets were all delighted with the attack launched by their allies, the Genoese - Epirus had already

They deeply hate the Venetians on Corfu. And the Genoese's action this time can also show that this time the two countries have finally truly stood together on the issue of dealing with the Venetians. This will help them regain their homeland and expel the Latins in the future.

It is undoubtedly the best thing.

However, the views of common people are simple and without hierarchy after all. They only care about the surface of things and are blinded by the things in front of them. Their preconceived notions replace the essence and truth. Knowing all this, in his palace, Yibi

The ruler of Rus, Mikhail Dukas, was holding a court meeting with a gloomy face at the moment. Those who came to him were the chief deacons of the empire, governors of various regions, army commanders, ministers of justice and nominal monarchs.

The mayor of Tantinople and other high-ranking officials, as well as Mikhail's most trusted palace eunuch. Obviously there is an important meeting here, and there is something important that requires all high-level officials in the empire to attend.

"Have you all heard about it?" Emperor Mikhail asked with a cold gaze, scanning the faces of the ministers in front of him with different expressions. The atmosphere of this imperial meeting seemed a bit heavy at the beginning, until this man spoke.

It was still quiet.

However, everyone knows that remaining silent like this is not an option.

At this time, a minister finally asked: "Are you talking about the incident in Corfu, Your Majesty?" He looked at his monarch carefully. Too many things had happened recently, and he was not too sure about it.

, had no choice but to use this tone to respond to the emperor who was not angry and proud.

And Emperor Mikhail suddenly sneered: Humph, of course it is this matter, our respected allies always do something that surprises us, I want to know what you think about this matter."

The minister, who was somewhat unsure of what His Majesty was thinking, hesitated before expressing his opinion: "I think this should be a good thing. After all, the Venetians have established strongholds there to support pirates in ravaging our country during this period.

, the Genoese people also proved that they are willing to cooperate with us to deal with the Venetians. I think it should be used to express goodwill."

However, as soon as the minister finished speaking, a noble beside him shook his head and said: "But it is still superficial after all. Those cunning Italians have always calculated carefully and will never suffer any losses. They

This time, we suddenly attacked Corfu, but the banner was to claim to accept our employment, which completely diverted Venice's attention to us. On the other hand, we had no actual benefits at all, and Corfu continued to appoint Genoa.

We were placed in trust and they did not give us a formal commitment.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked at each other in shock. In fact, they were all aware of this, but they just didn't dare to say it in front of Emperor Mikhail.

"Sure enough, you understand me best, Nikephoros." Seeing that his most trusted deacon finally said what he had been thinking, Mikhail nodded, his eyes full of affection for the Genoese.

Angry.

In fact, his anger was not just because of the incident in Corfu. The long negotiations with the Genoese were wearing down the man's patience step by step. Not long ago, he learned that the Genoese mission was finally ready

Come here, Emperor Mikhail was originally very happy, but yesterday he got the news that the Genoese did not choose to enter Epirus directly from the sea, but passed through Serbia from Durazzo and then went to Rusni.

However, he was delayed for a period of time and the agreed time was delayed again and again, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore.

He was the emperor of the Roman Empire, but Genoa was so negligent and failed to abide by the agreement he had made over and over again. In fact, the reason for passing through Durazzo was because he did not want to make the news of the alliance with Epirus public.

In addition, after learning what happened in Corfu today, the angry Mikhail became even more convinced that the other party only wanted to use him to deal with Venice, and he was only willing to control from behind without publicly breaking out with the Venetians. This approach

This man couldn't stand it either.

However, he had to admit a cruel fact, that is, with his current strength, if there is not enough external support, it would be a fool's errand to expel the Latins and regain Constantinople.

"I will repay these bastards twice as much for the shame they suffered today."

For a time, the atmosphere of the imperial meeting became even more tense. Everyone could feel the emperor's anger. After all, this ambitious majesty had always been eager to enter Constantinople and seize the crown, but what he lacked was the power.

, Genoa actually wanted to tame Epirus by doing this! Lowering their heads, these ministers all followed Mikhail in the early years, so they were naturally aware of their majesty’s moodiness, but his violent and suspicious character made them unwilling to

Feel free to persuade me if you dare.

Finally, as the most trusted minister, the deacon Nikephoros Cadius slowly spoke to persuade: "Your Majesty, instead of being angry now, it is better to give in temporarily. Didn't Emperor Basil II choose to fight with the emperor?

Did the Russians compromise and get the loyal Varangian Guards to put down the rebellion? We can temporarily agree to the Genoese demands. When your Majesty comes to dominate the world in the future, I believe those Italians will eventually understand what it means.

This is the attitude they should have. Before that, tolerance is the most important thing. After all, you still need their strength to stabilize the internal situation."

Having said that, Nikephoros looked deeply at the emperor in front of him, indicating something.

And Mikhail seemed to have remembered something, and finally suppressed the anger in his heart, but he still murmured: "Inside..." At this moment, there was a cruel coldness in those eagle-like eyes.

A flash of light flashed by, and immediately the man stood up from his throne. He looked at Nikephoros Cadius in front of him.

"I will consider what you said, but I don't want to spend too much energy on welcoming the Genoese people next. You will handle everything by yourself. Remember, don't let those Italians get too carried away." Finally gave up the impulse.

, Mikhail was still a little grudge, and the arrival date of the Genoese mission was getting closer, so he finally chose to leave the matter in the hands of his deacon.
Chapter completed!