The market outside Rusnina is full of traffic and businessmen are everywhere. They have faces of different colors, obviously from different places, and the noisy market is full of different accents, obviously they are all

Not from Epirus.

For more than a year, despite the constant war, as the capital of Epirus in the rear, the city was more prosperous than before. Merchants from different countries gathered in this Roman emperor's companion to look for opportunities and make a fortune.

Therefore, the nobles headed by Emperor Mikhail Ducas were very happy. Even though many of these merchants were Latin people, Epirus still allowed them to come because these people could create endless wealth for them.

Although it annexed a large piece of land around Macedonia and gained an objective wealth in the conflict with the Serbs, it caused great consumption due to the long-term confrontation with Agrignon. More importantly,

The Genoese who control their economic lifeline are still the ally Genoese. The nobles of Epirus are no longer satisfied with all this, so they began to allow all kinds of people to enter the city, Mikhail even secretly

I came into contact with the Venetians and the Holy See. The purpose is to enrich my treasury and strengthen my own strength.

At the beginning, he was driven into this ravine by the Latins. Mikhail once began to question whether he could realize his ambitions and continue to gain a foothold. But in just a few years, his once arrogant Roman enemy, Bonifas, was killed.

Under Thessalonika, the Roman butcher Tsar Karoyan died suddenly, and Mikhail believed that he was the man of destiny. And the nobles of Epirus also believed that under the leadership of their Majesty,

They can certainly create their own glory.

In Rusnina's palace, Mikhail was discussing with his ministers that the state was, unlike the court in Constantinople, he not only had to rely on the opinions of the noble cabinet, but also the military nobles who were the backbone.

It is also very important. However, the atmosphere in the Mikhail Palace today seems a bit unpleasant, and the reason is naturally due to the news from Agrignon.

"Your Majesty, our allies are urging us again. The Latins are pressing step by step, and they have long been no longer satisfied with Constantinople. In the past two years, Flander's Henry's power has continued to grow, sooner or later

One day the Bulgarians will not be able to hold on. Once Thrace and Nicea are ruled by the Latins, the consequences will be unimaginable. Lascalis is asking us for help, Your Majesty.”

The biggest differences in the palace parliament came from the army and civil servants. The civil servants advocated taking advantage of the civil strife in Agrignon to quell the protracted civil war. Prince Theodor is said to have been killed in civil strife and the rebels have no heads. The military nobles insisted

Target the finger at Thessalonika as a bridgehead for his own attack on the Latins to recover Constantinople. And demand a closer joint Nicea to siege the Latins. Both sides go back and forth, and don't give the other party a slightest

In contrast, Emperor Mihail, who was the final decision-maker, was also hesitating and quietly watching the verbal and verbal criticism of the ministers in front of him.

The tips he can get from now on. His stupid brother has been killed, but the warlords entrenched in Agrenion are probably not so easy to use for him. The two sides of the attacks before were already incompatible. He even more worried about it.

It was actually Justinian. He thought that the fledgling boy had no major threat, so after he put Alexa V under house arrest, he threw him to his brother. But he still couldn't.

Unexpectedly, the young boy who had been alone in the past few years has now become the actual ruler of Molia. Even the last old guy from the Komuning family adopted him as his adopted son. This forced Mikhail

Face the emerging power. Therefore, he has been undecided about the situation in Agrignon. He only sent a small army south to see if he could take advantage of the situation. Instead, he was to his so-called illegitimate son

Mikhail didn't care very much. The reason why he had not agreed to the civil servant's request was because the opinions put forward by his vassals were somewhat reasonable. Thessalonika was like a thorn in his throat. It was him who led to Constantine

The only way to the Fort Throne. At the beginning, throwing that city to Justinian was just the result of his unsuccessful battle with Theodor. Now, while Justinian is still in the south? Take Thessaloni

Ka is undoubtedly the best time. If it is really like the messenger sent by Nicea before, and Henry, who joined forces to attack Flander, would Lascalis be willing to surrender? This made him feel moved.

But this was immediately refuted by the Chancellor of Finance next to him without mercy? "Then it is too far away for us first. The most important thing now is to stabilize the surroundings of Epirus? We must first stabilize the country when fighting foreign countries. Constantinople

There, the one who should care about Lascalis, not us. They just want to use His Majesty's kindness. The Latins have forced them to a dead end. But they are still unwilling to give up the title of emperor. Is this

Isn't it a traitor? Please don't be fooled by their sweet words. As for the generals? I'll take a look at the deficit you have created. Now go to war with the Latins, where do you let us make money?"

Under such questioning, the military aristocrats did not care about the other party's accusations, but instead retorted tit-for-tat: "The importance of Constantinople to us is self-evident. How can we not care? From beginning to end. Latins

The threat to us has never stopped. Venetians? The Pisa people are eyeing each other on the sea? If they weren't for their greed for profit? They would have long been strangled to fight with Henry of Frandel. In their eyes? Losing Constance

We in Dinburgh are the remnants of the Greeks and have long been wiped out. It would be difficult to give the Latins a chance to ease the air and launch another crusade and try to solve them. And our barren land has the only advantage over Nicea now.

, Only by firmly holding the opportunity in our hands can you become the real emperor." Mikhail's generals were very clear in their attitude. Of course, they knew that Nicea had bad intentions, but the opportunity was rare. Nicea was far from Consort

Tantino is too close to the waters and towers determine their orthodox position. Only by extending their power to Thessalonika can they have the possibility of entering Constantinople.

"What are the troubles of those rabians in Nicea? The real threat now is the rebels in the south. We must pacify the southern military region to be able to support the next war. Please take a look at the tips ahead, adults!

It is better to care more about your own eyes than to be too ambitious. Even if we take Thessalonika and integrate the rebels in the south, how could they be willing to take Constantinople? The real threat lies between our elbows and armpits.
Chapter completed!