"I have done my best to help you, and it can be regarded as a reward for your rescue of my nephew. The Assen family has always had clear grudges, but I can only buy you so much time. Justinian, are you sure you will give me an explanation tonight?" The calm Tsar Karoyan looked at Justinian and said. As a thank you for saving his nephew, Grand Duke Borier and others that day, Karoyan agreed to Justinian's request, and under the pressure of the doubts of the nobles in the kingdom, forced all troops to not act rashly.

Justinian, who was asked this, was still as calm as before, and said lightly: "I never want to joke in such things. By the time tonight, I believe that Your Majesty the Tsar, you will definitely get what you want."

"Then I will wait and see."

"Since that's the case, I'll take it aside." Although all the plans have been completed and continued, Justinian still has some other things to complete. He said respectfully and bowed respectfully and turned around to leave the Tsar's den.

And just then, behind him, Karoyang Assen's low voice suddenly rang,

"Just Justinian, I have a word I wonder if you would like to hear it."

The Tsar's words had some other meanings, and he looked at Justinian's stranded back with playful look. At this moment, Karoyan's eyes also seemed to have some other intentions. "You can rest assured that this will be just a chat between an elder and a junior, and there will never be a third person except you and me who knows what it is."

The words of Tsar Karoyan, who was so guaranteed, made Justinian's mouth slightly ripple. He naturally had already guessed what the other party would say to him, but he still said without moving: "Oh, is that right? Then I'm willing to listen carefully."

Seeing this, Karoyan nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I'll just say it straight. Since Emperor Manuel's sudden death, the imperial government has been covered in dust and political turmoil. The glory of the former empire has disappeared. There are strong enemies outside, and disasters have also arisen. The foolish tyrants came to power one after another, which ruined the foundations of the Komuning emperors. This is why we are so difficult now. The so-called Epirus, Nicia and Trabisson are said to want to revitalize the imperial regime, but they have their own thoughts behind their backs and have conflicts inside, so they can't do anything. Instead of relying on them, why consider others? I think my Bulgarian foundation is also the foundation of the country.

The imperial vassals were loyal only because the empire was inverted right and wrong. The wolves in the palace were in power, so they had to rise up and resist and establish their own business! It has been almost twenty years now, but the whole country missed the glory of the past. Today, Bulgaria is strong and strong, and the top and the bottom are united. Since you are now Justinian, you are ambitious and have outstanding talents, why are you willing to be under the Ducas family to serve them? If you are willing to transfer to my command and help me, it is far better than staying in the small land of Epirus. At that time, will it be wonderful to enter Constantinople to achieve unparalleled achievements?"

With the expression of justinian being satisfied, Tsar Karoyan proposed a very generous condition to try to win Justinian to his side.

However, Justinian, who was confused, almost blurted out the words "I have never seen such a shameless person" in his heart, but the expression on his face became very strange. You should know that Bulgaria took advantage of the empire's opportunity to be independent while resisting the invasion of the Cumen. The two sides had already had a deep hatred. In addition, if the historical trajectory continues, Bulgaria will have long been a huge threat to Byzantium in the Balkans, completely shattering the imperial destiny. In this way, the "Roman butcher" Tsar Karoyan, who now looks as if he is also the successor of the Roman Empire, really makes Justinian feel amused and laughed.

However, it is not easy for Justinian to break up with the man in front of him, and politely declined: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have no intention of this at the moment, nor do I want to interfere too much in the affairs of the upper power. The purpose is to expel foreign invaders and fulfill the responsibility of defending the territory. And the most important thing for us now is to eliminate the Latin people of Thessalonika first, right?"

The answer was neither humble nor arrogant. Justinian neither refused nor accepted it with pleasure. This attitude obviously made Tsar Karoyan, who was full of confidence, feel a little disappointed, but he did not get angry because of this. Instead, he nodded with regret: "Sinian, you have answered this way, then I can't force you any more. It's a pity that you, with the name Justinian, should have a better chance to show your skills and show your ambitions, so I will wait for the good news tonight."

No more force to leave Justinian. After nodding, Tsar Karoyan watched Justinian turn away, and looked at the figure gradually fading away, a voice in his heart told him that if this young man was not taken to his command, it would be a huge threat in the future, and eliminating him was the wisest choice. He showed a look of hesitation, Tsar Karoyan finally waved his hand and gave up this plan, but his intuition told him that the boy named Justinian would probably not accept his own favor anyway...

But now it is time to use people, and Bulgaria and Epirus cannot immediately break up. After several weighing, the Bulgarian ruler decided to wait for it. After all, the internal situation of his country is also undercurrents, and it is not time to make enemies rashly. As long as one day the nobles of the Greek and Slavic factions are here, the open and secret struggle will not stop. The danger encountered by his nephew Borier yesterday is the best proof. He is sure that there is definitely someone who is secretly tampering with it, but he still needs evidence now.

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At this time, Justinian, who had left alone, had just walked out of the Tsar's tent and passed by a familiar old friend - another great Duke of Bulgaria, Ivan Arsen. Ivan who was coming towards him seemed not to notice that Justinian hurriedly walked past him and headed towards the Tsar's tent.

This made Justinian a little strange, and looked at the disappearing back meaningfully. What happened yesterday was indeed a bit suspicious. The reckless Grand Duke Borier was probably used as a knife, and the people behind him were probably the extremely smart Grand Duke Ivan Assen. The only thing that puzzled him was that what exactly happened would make a meticulous person completely careless and ignore passing by him. There must be something tricky about it.
Chapter completed!