Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　 The fire light is getting closer, the light is getting brighter and brighter, this secret passage leads to a huge space, and Justinian's eyes are getting bigger and bigger to see all this. He never expected that there would be such a place here--

"this is……"

　　 Justinian saw a huge basement, and there were hundreds of heavily armed soldiers. I saw that each of them was gearing up to organize their weapons, obviously preparing for a battle.

　　 The Latins did not guess wrong, and a riot was indeed brewing in Constantinople. At this moment, Justinian was in it--

　　 "Welcome to the resistance zone, two people." Vasily turned and said. At this time, what was displayed in front of Justinian were the resistance forces organized by Constantinople. Although there are only one or two hundred people, they are all highly motivated and well equipped.

　　 "How come? You are..." Justinian was also stunned by the scene before him. These few armed men are obviously rioters in the Latin population. And even though Muzfius could not see behind him, he could guess what he heard from so many people.

　　 "Are you going to rebel against the Latins?" Muzfius asked.

"Yes, they all spontaneously formed from the Thracian Macedonian Military District to sneak into Constantinople, and today we are going to have a big fight. It is a pity that these Latins seem to have heard the wind for some reason, but unfortunately they There is no chance to stop us." Vasily said indifferently, with no intention of concealing it. They were indeed preparing to respond to the noble coalition fighting against the Latins in Adrianople at this time, so that the vassals of the Latin Empire could not rescue the Emperor Baldwin I who was suppressing the Thracian region at this moment.

　　 Subconsciously, Justinian took a sharp breath and realized that this was a big event that was about to happen.

　　 In 1205, Baldwin personally drove to Adrianople, but was defeated by the local rebel army and the Bolgars and captured. He was blinded and died shortly afterwards. Obviously these Constantinople resistance forces are preparing to launch an attack to disrupt the deployment of the Latins, and this may be inextricably linked to the subsequent defeat of Baldwin.

And knowing all this made Justinian feel bad at once, "I am afraid that these tell me something is not good. We are just ordinary exiles who are going to Sofia and don't want to get involved in your dispute." Such a secret thing told myself too much. It's abnormal. Obviously just now, his identity was still suspected.

　　 But Vasily smiled slightly, which gave Justinian an ominous premonition.

"There is nothing wrong with it, because then you will join our action anyway. Besides, your saber has already proved your identity. How can the matter of being a man of the empire have nothing to do with you? I was a deserter, and now I want to be a second time?" With that, the middle-aged man returned the sword that originally belonged to Justinian.

Hearing such an answer, Justinian with his eyes wide open as if swallowing a fly, but he couldn’t tell. The other party obviously really thought he was a soldier who had fled from Nicaea and asked him to do it for him. Efficacious.

　　 "I didn't seem to say that...?" Justinian said with a wry smile, but he already understood the other party's intentions, and Vasily actually did not fully believe in himself. At this moment, he was already involved in something unbelievable, but Justinian, who wanted to go to Epirus now, was totally unwilling to take risks. In his opinion, this kind of person is basically a man-armed car, even if it succeeds, it will become very dangerous to leave Constantinople. If he and Muzfeus are captured, it will fall short. Remembering the warning given to him by the Ark of the Covenant before, and his palms instantly turned withered bones, Justinian felt a horror. If he failed, the price would not be as simple as death.

Seeing that Justinian wanted to refuse, Vasily's face became gloomy, and he whispered to Justinian, "Really, but now you already know so many things, what if you leak it out? We can't bear the risks. If you don't join us, what do you think is the safest way to do it now?"

The threat in Vasily’s words has been exposed at this moment, and he simply opened the skylight to speak up. Justinian could not help but back up two steps. He knew that he had no room for rejection anyway, otherwise these people would have to devour him . Those warriors with weapons were murderous, and if Vasily ordered him to deal with them, Justinian would cry without tears when he watched them.

"I understand." Justinian, who had no choice, glanced at Muzifius behind him, but the man had seldom spoken from the beginning and apparently acquiesced to all of this, so he nodded helplessly and agreed to join these. Human actions.

And Vasily nodded with satisfaction, and made his promise: "I think you should still use your sword! As long as you join, your uncle will be safe here too. Now Latins are everywhere. Search for suspicious people, there is no other place to take you in." He glanced at Muzfius, who was now ragged with bandages on his head and did not recognize the former emperor. .

　　The main purpose of the resistance organization in the city this time is to delay the Latin Empire vassal's march to Adrianople in order to ensure that the battle organized by the rebels can be carried out successfully. Only now, the vast majority of the people in Vasily's hands are the self-organized civil class, and what he lacks is elite soldiers and officers. At this time, he obviously regards Justinian as a fugitive mercenary, and he needs such a helper.

　　 And Justinian is also in a dilemma, although the insurgents have won victory in history. However, the wise brother Louis of Baldwin I later turned the tide and defeated the Bolgars. The uprising was finally brutally suppressed, and he could not predict the good and bad if it was involved.

After thinking about it again and again, he made a request to the other party: "I can fight with you, but I hope you can send us to Sofia after this." Constantinople is in a state of martial law at this time, maybe these people can help themselves to leave Here, now he seems to be standing in the eye of the storm and will be broken to pieces if he doesn't pay attention.

　　 "No problem." Vasily readily agreed to Justinian's request. A skilled mercenary is very important at this time, even a deserter can't take care of it much.

　　 "John, take them to rest and eat something, we are ready to act at night." He glanced at John and asked the little boy to take Justinian and Muzfius away. And Justinian did not say anything and Muzifius followed John to the resting place.

Looking at their backs, Vasily's face suddenly became stern, who was still relaxed. The reason why he did not study Justinian's details and let the other party join this operation is because now he is really unavailable, and this is attacked. The armory of Constantinople was undoubtedly a life of nine deaths, and he even used some people in the slums. It is his mission to hold back the reinforcements of the Latins at all costs, even if Pinshang's life is not hesitated.

　　……

Little John took Justinian and Muzfius through a long tunnel. This was the secret association zone of Constantinople, no one knew. They arrived in a small room, which had been cleaned. Food and water were also prepared, and the boy said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, big brother, I know you are good people but got you involved in this matter. But we really want to drive away these Latins. I must Revenge for my parents" put away the previous apology. The little boy's eyes were full of serious expressions. He clenched his little fist and said, obviously his parents died in the previous turmoil. Human hatred can be imagined.

　　 The expression of the child made Justinian also feel that the war had transplanted hatred to the child. At a young age, he understood the cruelty of the hatred of the country and the family. In fact, in history, even the hatred continued until Constantinople was besieged by Ottoman Turkey. Even when the emperor wanted to reconcile with the Holy See, the citizens of Constantinople even declared that they would rather want the Turkish kerchief. The extent of the Latin cross.

"I know, anyway, you saved us. I should thank you~www.ltnovel.com~Justinian didn’t blame the other person but kindly patted the boy on the shoulder and took it out of his arms. Gave a few silver coins to John. "Take it and buy some to eat. It's also considered repaying you for saving us before. "Despite being frustrated with being involved in this incident, Justinian did not anger others. It was his principle that rewards should be given to those who are kind, not to mention that this child is indeed kind.

　　 "No, really don't use it, big brother." John saw Justinian put the silver coin in his hand. Although it was enough for several months, he still gave it back to Justinian.

　　 "Hold it!"

　　 Despite repeated rejections by Little John, Justinian eventually gave him the money. The unhappy boy left the room thanks a lot of gratitude.

　　 Closed the door, Justinian sighed for a long time. Although everything was not going well, meeting a simple boy finally gave him a little comfort, who was accustomed to the cruelty of the world. The sight of Muzfius, who had been silent since just now, said quietly, "I'm really sorry, it doesn't seem to go as smoothly as I thought before."

But Muzfeus did not seem to show any dissatisfaction: "Unexpected things. We always have to face many accidents, but the key is how to deal with it, otherwise it will be like Constantinople was besieged by the Latins. In general, there is no place to bury. What are you going to do next?" I have been watching Justinian with cold eyes. Although he is still a little immature and not sophisticated enough, Muzfius is already very optimistic about this boy and wants to Train him as a cronies. After all, after the fall of Constantinople, his old men were also disbanded, and he had no more support to go to Epirus except for Justinian.

　　 At this moment, this man is using this to put Justinian's final test, and Muzfius wants to know if Justinian can make him worthy of the responsibility.