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"My army is stationed ten miles away from the city. If you really want to put me in the hands of the Latins, you can give it a try. I hold a sword in my left hand and a purse in my right. I never believe in force. But please don't force me to use a sword."

　　 Justinian's understatement sounded like five thunders in Baron Pierre's ear, and the man with his eyes wide open was frightened and angry. He never thought that the young man in front of him would threaten him like this. Seeing this immature face, Pierre felt shuddering, but a big boy in his early twenties had such a decision to kill, why he was finally feared by the French of Achaia Called for.

But Baron Pierre, who resisted his fear and calmed down, said coldly: "So what, do you really think you can attack Nafplio with you?" Despite Justinian's threat of force, But Pierre comforted himself that he wanted to rely on the strong city of Nafplio to force the opponent back.

　　 But Justinian showed a look of disdain on his face, and said calmly:

　　 "The defenders of Tripolis and Argos thought so as your Excellency. Even the Emperor Alexei III in Constantinople thought that the wall was strong, but what was the result?"

　　 As soon as this statement made Pizza's popularity, which was still a little confident, it wilted, and the silent Pierre's eyes clearly flickered. Sure enough, although his attitude was as firm as before, in fact his heart was still shaken.

　　 It’s been quiet for a long time, no one speaks, except for the crackling sound of the wood that the flame continues to burn, and at the same time, the midnight darkness above their heads seems to be gradually being left by the eastern dawn torso.

　　 At this moment, Baron Pierre, who was extremely helpless in his heart, finally showed a surrender expression, and waved his hand to make the soldiers behind him put away their weapons.

"It seems that you have made a wise decision." Watching this scene quietly, Justinian said sincerely, showing a "kind" smile, but this expression made Pierre want to cry without tears. Speaking of it, it was his own fruit that Justinian came here. He wanted to use Justinian as a shield, but he didn't expect to be dragged into the water by this cunning little fox.

Nodded, Pierre said: "I don't know whether it is wise or not, but thanks to you, I have no other choice now. It's almost dawn, I think it's really out of time to talk here! "

　　 And Justinian shrugged and replied: "I don't care about this. As for the location, please listen to it!"

"Then let's talk about everything at my house for the time being." The desperate man could only make this helpless decision, and agreed to Justinian's request that he could not accept before, and he immediately turned to let his subordinates. People deal with the ruins and corpses here, even though it is inevitable to turn their faces with Achaia, but Pierre, who is troubled in his heart, no longer wants to make things worse.

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"Then let us talk about it, Your Excellency Justinian, I have been honored to have learned your sword. What about the purse you mentioned?" Since you have agreed to cooperate with Justinian, the interests are The first pizzas are naturally straight to the point. After all, he couldn't agree to unconditionally facilitate Justinian, and he would risk being involved in the war.

　　 "At this point, Your Excellency Pierre can rest assured that the exchange of interests is ultimately mutual." Justinian nodded, and was about to answer, but was interrupted by the other party.

"But first of all, it's okay that the Pizzas will not directly join the war. In the final analysis, you are just fancying the importance of the location of the port here." Pierre, who saw it thoroughly, added another sentence. Fplion is the only exit from Moriah to the eastern part of Achaia, and Justinian not only cut off the opponent’s lifeline at sea but also added a retreat. Therefore, it is clear that the man immediately drove one out first. Conditions, and then slowly wait for the price to sell.

　　 After listening to the other party quietly, Justinian was expressionless. He was not surprised at all. He agreed to the other party's request with one mouthful, but at the same time he said one of his own requests:

"As a foreign national, the Pizzas may not need to participate in the war, but your Excellency Pierre, after everything is over, Nafplio will return to the control of the Roman Empire, except for the community of the Pizzas. I think there should be no doubts, right?"

　　 As soon as this sentence was said, the frightened Baron Pierre suddenly stood up from his seat, almost swearing, but still endured it.

"What's a joke? We have been protecting Nafplio for so many years. Why did the Roman Empire take it away from us?" Although the period Justinian had done before, he couldn't bear it, but This time the other lion's big mouth finally exceeded Pierre's bottom line.

But Justinian shook his finger and said, "Yours? I'm afraid not. According to the edict issued by Emperor Alexei I, you only have the right to rule outside the law and the right to settle here. Doesn’t it mean that an inch of land here belongs to you. Are the Pizzas not firm supporters of contract theory? Don’t you know about the agreement more than a hundred years ago?"

Justinian’s words left Baron Pierre speechless~www.ltnovel.com~ because Justinian’s words were not wrong at all, but because of the fact that the Pizzas have settled here for centuries and Rome The decline of the empire gave them an illusion. In fact, this is a word game played by Emperor Alexei I. At the beginning, due to the threat of the Turkic people, the empire's economy nearly collapsed due to civil war and foreign aggression, so he sought help from the city-states of Northern Italy and took the lead in expanding the Venetians. In order to check and balance the subsequent emperors, they gave Pisa and Genoa to Pisa and Genoa. Italian merchants gradually grew up in free settlement in various seaport cities in the empire. They thought they had mastered their economic lifeline and became their masters, but in fact they could get it back anytime as long as the empire was willing. The emperor Manuel's raid on the Venetians in Constantinople is the best example. Afterwards, the Venetians sent soldiers to retaliate and were beaten up. There is no other way to know that decades later, they took advantage of the Roman civil strife to take advantage of the vain.

　　 But even if he knew this, Pierre could no longer remain silent, because if Justinian really did that, then all cooperation would be impossible.

　　 "Is there really no room for other negotiations, Your Excellency Justinian?" Staring at the other side, Pierre was almost desperate.

　　 But Justinian's next sentence made his mood first rise from the sky and then plunge into the abyss.

"Of course it is not impossible. If the Pisa fleet joins as the foreign legion of the empire, the award of a city, as the governor of Moria, the heir of the public still has the right to make this decision. But in the end, Because of your attitude, I came here with Noah’s olive branch and Empire’s sword. Please don’t let the olive branch fall from my hands.”