"Long time no see, Your Royal Highness." Under Justinian's introduction, the imprisoned Serbian man appeared in front of Odosia and saluted her, raised his head, and the two looked at each other, as if they had known each other for a long time.

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The young emperor's expression changed slightly, but then she returned to her original state and said: "Yes, it's true that we haven't seen each other for a long time, Patriarch Sava. I didn't expect that we would meet again - in this form. You don't need to be so polite.

"Although Eudocia acted very indifferently, Justinian on the side knew that the Roman princess in front of him must actually be very passive. Because the person standing here is none other than the current Patriarch of the Serbian Church. At the same time,

He is also the brother of Lashka Darupan, Sava Nemanja. Of course Odosia, who once married to Serbia, knows him. Maybe the broken marriage was also presided over by the person in front of him. But it is knowing that

With this relationship, Justinian decided to bring the man in front of Eudocia, although it seemed a bit awkward to do so.

"No matter what, after all, you are the wife of Darupan's predecessor. Even if there is a divorce, you are still the mother of Darupan's heir. Necessary etiquette is still indispensable." Sava said lightly, "I represent my brother and nephew.

Greetings to you, Your Highness."

As soon as these words came out, Eudocia's body trembled as if she had received an electric shock. The princess who recalled the past did not speak but remained silent. And Justinian on the side also remembered that Alexios III in history

He once married Eudocia to Lashka, married the then Grand Duke Stephen, and gave birth to a son. However, their relationship broke down and Eudocia returned to Constantinople to suffer the contempt of her father.

Obviously an unpleasant memory.

Justinian then interrupted the conversation, pointed the finger at the Serbian man and said: "So, Your Excellency the Patriarch, is this the so-called way of saying hello that you sent troops to assist the Ducas family in attacking Thessaloniki?

"

Sava, who remained calm, immediately explained: "This is just a misunderstanding. In the past two years, with the fall of Constantinople, Lashkar's ability to obtain news about the empire relied entirely on rumors from merchants.

Just words. Before this, we didn’t even know that Her Royal Highness was safe and sound in Thessaloniki. But no matter what, Lashka has always been the most loyal vassal and ally of the empire, so we and Epirus

It makes sense for Dukas to join hands with Dukas. At that time, I stayed in Rusnina as an envoy of Da Rupan, and was invited by Michael Dukas to assist him in the battle. I did not know that the enemy I faced turned out to be a supporter of

Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty Justinian, your army."

The Serbian Patriarch will tell the whole story. Although he cannot convince Justinian, one thing that is certain is that the opponent who expressed his position obviously does not want to continue the previous hostility.

At this time, Odosia also understood Justinian's real intention of bringing the other party here, and calmed down the emotions in his heart, "Well, Your Excellency Sava, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I hope that after you return, Rashka

We can immediately sever relations with the puppet emperor Dukas, if the Serbs still recognize the original treaty with my father."

"Of course there is no problem with this, Your Highness. We will always be loyal allies of the Empire. In order to express my apology and fulfill the covenant between Rashkar and the Empire, the Serbs are willing to obey your orders and join us in the crusade against the tyrants of Epirus.

"The Patriarch of Sava unexpectedly expressed his cooperation, and then knelt down on one knee to swear allegiance to the Roman princess in front of him, but obviously such a promise would never be free.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to point it out directly, Odosia also responded with cold diplomatic words, "If it is true as Lord Sava said, I will definitely reciprocate and give the empire the most sincere friendship." As a person from the Purple Chamber of Commerce.

She was accustomed to the interest exchanges between powerful people in the Roman court. Although the Patriarch of Sava in front of her was considered friendly to her in Serbia, Eudocia was not willing to easily hand over the initiative in negotiations to the other party.

Seeing this scene, Sava Nemanja didn't care. He himself was not in a hurry to tell the truth about his demands. Instead, he nodded and said: "That would be the honor of the Lashka leader. I am willing to make the empire and Serbia unbreakable."

Our friendship will endure through fire and water, and I wish Her Royal Highness and the Roman Empire eternal well-being."

"Then Mr. Justinian, I will leave the affairs of the Patriarch of Sava to you with full authority. I feel a little uncomfortable. I will leave the daily life of the Serbs in Thessaloniki to you these days." Odoshi

Princess Ya's expression was not good-looking, and she hurriedly left the negotiations with Serbia to Justinian.

"Then please rest assured, Your Highness, this matter will be taken care of by me."

Justinian had already anticipated this, nodded, and led the Patriarch of Sava out of Eudocia's palace.

No one else knew about the two people's secret visit to the Roman princess. Looking at Justinian who led him out, the Patriarch of Sava asked curiously: "I'm very surprised. You didn't let me take you out the whole time."

Is it really okay to tell Her Royal Highness the details of the deal I negotiated earlier?"

"For Your Highness, the less you know about some things, the better. Just like what you promised today, I'm afraid you wouldn't dare to tell them all in front of Lashka Da Rupan!" Justin

The nun didn't even look back.

"In that case, can I assume that the secret agreement between you and me has been reached?" Patriarch Sava asked as he followed Justinian leisurely with a smile on his face.

Justinian stopped and replied lazily: "Don't worry, you can see the Grand Priest tomorrow. Even if you don't believe me, you should believe His Majesty Peter's promise!"

"Then this is the best. After three days, I can leave and return to my brother the king with a secret agreement. By then, when His Excellency Justinian attacks Epirus, we will fulfill our promise and send troops to help.

.”

As early as in the dungeon, after the Patriarch of Sava revealed his identity, he and Justinian had privately reached an agreement to form an alliance between the two countries. Justinian released all the captured Serbs in return,

Sava will go back to promote Rashka Dajupan to support Justinian. Of course, this alone is not enough. In order to get the full support of the Serbs, Justinian promised to give Serbia the name and facts after the matter is completed.

independence, and the way is to agree to upgrade the Serbian Church to the General Church, so that Sava can be appointed by the Grand Patriarch to become the Patriarch of Serbia. In this way, Sava can not only get the status he has always longed for, but also can be justly named.

Stephanimanya II Darupan, who longed to be king, was crowned. At the same time, Sava also promised that after returning, he would try his best to stabilize the inheritance rights of Eudocia's youngest son left in Serbia to ensure that independent Serbia would continue to be close to the Roman Empire.

There is no doubt that the content of this secret agreement is controversial in many places. Once it is exposed, it will cause an uproar within the empire, especially when the imperial forces are now divided and have their own agendas. However, knowing that the Latin Empire of Constantinople is at this time

Henry of Flanders was no ordinary person, so Justinian didn't care much. At the same time, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to Eudocia, he decided to leave the content of this secret agreement to him alone.
Chapter completed!