"My Excellency Justinian, I should have heard exactly what you said just now, right?" It was like a hot fire in my heart that was poured into a basin of cold water. When I heard what Justinian said to him just now, the smile on Semius's face also solidified.

He thought that the young man sent by the empire came to help him, but he never thought that he was like the Bulgarians. He could not accept Justinian's request.

Justinian was not surprised at the reaction of the old Vadalite leader in front of him. It was a bit difficult for him to make such a request. After all, it was really hard for them to join forces with the people who had persecuted them in a blink of an eye.

But now it has reached the point where the arrow has to be fired. If you want to resist the Magyars, Justinian is bound to have Semius and the others, as well as the Bulgarian defenders of Vlachaburg.

"The original garrison commander of the Frachaburg has been removed from all official positions, and after all this comes to an end, he will pay the price for everything he has done before." Justinian said, trying to use such news to calm the resentment in the heart of Chief Semius.

But obviously it's useless

"This is absolutely impossible! You should know who should be the most responsible for the pain that my tribe and my tribe suffers. I will never forgive them." After flatly rejecting Justinian's request, Semius said firmly that as a tribe leader, a man could not accept such an order. The bulwarks' levy on his tribe are still vivid in my mind. The young people were enslaved and the animals were plundered, and the Vadaritas had almost no place to stand. In Semius's opinion, such a thing was definitely not something that a small Vlachaburg garrison could control. It must have been acquiesced by the people behind him. At this moment, he could choose not to take revenge, and how could he write off the accounts in the past?

"I understand your current mood, Lord Semius, but the empire needs your strength to protect it. And I also need you to guard this place with me. Now, only by abandoning past grudges can we resist the invasion of the Magyars. If this place falls, the Magyars will help the hawkish Bulgarian northern nobles seize power. By then, the northern border of the empire will face unprecedented threats. Is this the result you are willing to see?" Justinian said in a deep voice. This is the reason for choosing to cooperate with Earl Connortin. Although he knew that the other party was intentionally using his power, he had no choice at this moment.

Under the current situation, only by defeating this Magyar army can Justinian block Ivan Assen's ambition to ascend to the Tsar. If it fails, Ivan Assen will control the entire Bulgaria more than ten years in advance. Justinian is worried that the past history will repeat itself, and that will inevitably become the biggest obstacle to the revival of the empire.

Seeing Justinian say this, Semius's expression sank slightly, because what Justinian said to him was indeed reasonable in Bulgaria for two years. Although he hated Bulgaria's greedy character and was unwilling to have too much interaction with it, he knew clearly that Bulgaria had always had a dispute over the north and south aristocratic struggles.

The root of this comes from many years ago, after Basil II destroyed the First Kingdom of Bulgaria, and with Tournovo as the dividing point, the Bulgarians in the north were brutal suppression by the Byzantine Empire. For example, thousands of Bulgarian captives were dug out by Basil II. In the south, more families chose to cooperate with the Byzantine Empire and became prominent, so the differences between the nobles between the north and the south have been a long time. If it is really as Justinian said, his choice to stand by and watch this time would allow the northern nobles to completely control the political situation of the entire Bulgaria, then Semius also knew how serious the hidden dangers this would cause to the northern security of the empire.

Seeing the hesitation of the tribe leader, Justinian also made a final promise to him while the iron is hot, "After the matter in the northern border is over, I will definitely give you and your tribe an explanation. Now the compromise with the Bulgarians is only a small step to accumulate strength. I promise you that, whether it is the Latins or the Bulgarians, they will pay the due price for everything they have done."

This is not a temporary compromise or perfunctory approach, but Justinian's real promise from the heart. After all he experienced on the way, Justinian had already been angry after understanding the intention behind everything he did. He was not unwilling to cooperate, but the Bulgarians' actions that were smart and wanted to use him had violated Justinian's taboo. Moreover, he also clearly understood that the Bulgarian garrison leader Ivanko, who had been deprived of his official title, was just a pawn. The act of persecuting the Vadalites must have been acquiesced by the Bulgarian upper class. If it were not for his own arrival, perhaps the ending of these Vadalites would be either surrender or expelled or even slaughtered.

So even if Semius didn't say this, Justinian would do a good job with these Bulgarians in the future.

"Your words do make sense, but..." Looking at the blue eyes, Semius, who was already as heart-warming as iron, finally shook, but he was still a little hesitant, "Even if I can accept it, what about my tribesmen? In just two years, every household has a blood feud with the Bulgarians. I really don't have the confidence to convince them."

After hearing this, Justinian's face slightly sank. This is indeed a problem. It is useful to people like Semius, but it is really powerless for young people such as Seum to make them share the same hatred with the Bulgarians.

And at this moment, suddenly, the panic sound of Alexander Orkie's guard came from outside the dungeon.

"Master Justinian...Master Justinian..."

The Bulgarian man who rushed in seemed to have something important to bring him, otherwise he would never dare to come in without permission against Justinian's order.

"What's wrong?"

"The Magyars...The Magyars have crossed the Danube and entered the territory of the kingdom. According to the estimation of the sentry tower in front, they will definitely arrive here the day after tomorrow." Alexander said angrily. The time for the Magyars to move south was greatly advanced. Obviously, the other party was aggressive and was determined to win the Vlachaburg. At this moment, the defense construction here is far from being completed. First of all, if the Vadaritaes are unwilling to abandon past grudges, then the subsequent defensive battle will have no chance of winning at all.

At this moment, even Justinian's expression suddenly became solemn. He was planning to go to the Vadarita tribe with Semius tomorrow and personally persuade them to fight side by side with him. But now in the emergency of military situation, he had no time to leave and had to sit in Fort Fracha.

Damn it! What should I do?

The anxiety in his heart made Justinian feel a little panicked, and this naturally fell into the eyes of Semius, who was beside him. At this moment, the old man finally made his own decision on the earnest words Justinian had just said.
Chapter completed!