Eagle Flag of Epirus

Chapter 27: Prince Henry's choice

   But at this critical moment, a calm voice broke the dangerous deadlock

   "Marquis Boniface, stop. At this time, I still have such a mood to do these things. Is it when I don't exist?"

   As the man's voice sounded, the cold face of Boniface, who was originally calm, fluctuated slightly.

   "It's you, Henry." Boniface finally put down the sword pointed at Gallias and turned to look at the man who hurried over and said softly. Unlike his contempt and disdain for Baldwin, Boniface looked at this shameless man with a touch of dignity and seriousness.

"Long time no see, Marquis Boniface, I am very happy to see you here in person when the empire is in distress. Then I think the threat from the Bolgars is not a big deal, but now this situation seems to be for you and me. It's not good." Henry looked at Boniface and said calmly, and the exchange of gaze between the two people seemed to cross each other with swords. Unlike the others, Henry's calmness in the face of Boniface made Boniface feel that too. Very uncomfortable. It can be said that this person is the only existence he finds troublesome.

   Prince Henry, the younger brother of Emperor Baldwin, when Baldwin was the Earl of Flanders, he was just a little-known knight without a fief of his own. But when the Crusaders attacked Constantinople, this man showed amazing courage and strategy.

   Even if he was as proud as Boniface, he was affirmed of Henry's ability, but he did not expect that he should have been thousands of miles away, he would actually put down the army and rush back to Constantinople. This bold behavior made Boniface also have to admire.

   understood the man's power, but Boniface didn't want to give up so easily.

   Now that Prince Henry is here, it is no longer possible to force the opponent to submit by force. The two know each other in the army. At this time, losing both sides will only benefit the Bulgarian fisherman.

"Half of my vassals died here for nothing. You must at least give me an explanation, Henry!" Boniface's icy voice sounded in the hall. This is the reason why he came here and lost a lot of money. The knight is undoubtedly a heavy blow to him, he is now quick to eliminate the Greeks in Constantinople. Looking at Gallias, Boniface immediately said: "Since Prince Henry has returned to Constantinople, can you agree to my request now, Ching Boniface? If there is no satisfactory answer , Then there is no choice, I will give up my allegiance to Romania." This time, he directly threatened Henry in this fierce way. If he loses the help of Thessaloniki Kingdom, it will be fatal. For a while, the court ministers also paled.

   Gallias was also in a dilemma for a while, looking at Prince Henry helplessly, now he is the only one who can advocate the situation without the leader of the imperial dragons.

   And Henry frowned slightly. He knew that if he didn't agree, Boniface would not give up. He didn't win the throne but he did not hesitate to meet with the Venetians. However, if you agree, the entire Constantinople will fall into turmoil, and the intensification of contradictions between the Greeks and the Latins is not conducive to rule. This is clear to everyone.

After thinking about it for a long time, Prince Henry finally replied: "I will agree to your request but not now. As the prince of the empire, I now assume the power of the prince and ask you to assist me in repelling the Bolgar. This is the final bottom line. Otherwise, even if you want to give up your allegiance, you have to hand over the fief the empire gave you. This is what I said."

   Not only did he not agree to Boniface’s request to search civilian neighborhoods now, but instead asked him to serve him to repel the invading Bolgars. But he also took a step back and agreed to search and suppress Constantinople afterwards to give Boniface an explanation.

But this obviously did not satisfy the opponent, "Is this your answer? Very good—" Boniface's eyes were fixed on Henry, and Prince Henry was not afraid of his gaze. He knew the tough opponent. Will not make concessions. He threatened to leave his allegiance, while Henry threatened to deprive the fief altogether, Boniface had to hesitate.

   Now that his power is damaged, he has to make concessions.

   "Very good, let's go." No longer said anything, acquiescing to the other party's conditions, Boniface took his men and left the court, and everyone still had lingering fears watching the man's leaving figure.

   "Thanks to you for coming back to preside over the overall situation." Gallias looked at Prince Henry with a long sigh of relief. Now Constantinople can only rely on this man to guard him. But the prince who rushed back overnight was not at all relaxed.

   "Please tell me how far the situation has deteriorated? There is also news from your Majesty the Emperor." Unable to hide his exhaustion, Henry asked in a low voice. All plans were disrupted~www.ltnovel.com~ The remnants of the Greeks in Nicaea were almost wiped out by him and the Komunin family of Trabizon, but now they can only choose to give up. More importantly, Bulgaria is aggressive, the main force in the east is not yet in place, and this new country is in danger of falling apart.

"There is no more news for the time being, but your Majesty seems to be in the hands of the Bolgarians. We are seeking negotiations. It is just that the situation in Constantinople is very dangerous now. A few days ago they even used the Greek fire to wipe out the Boss. Half of the knights of Nephas." Gallias told Prince Henry what he had.

   And when Henry listened to Gallias' report, the man was silent and didn't say a word. I don't know how long the man's voice in the court resounded through the conference hall. "Everyone, it seems that after this disaster is over, Constantinople must be purified with blood. It is indeed necessary to let the Greeks understand what fear is. After all, we were too kind to them before."

   The nobles in the chamber all felt a chill. They all realized what Henry meant, but they couldn't believe it.

   "His Royal Highness, what do you mean..."

   "If you don't spread the blood on the throne, they will still be unable to surrender." Henry finally made a decision. "After repelling the Paulgarians, it is time for the Greeks to pay the price of blood."

   Everyone was shocked by Prince Henry's decision. There is no doubt that a revenge action against the Greeks has been brewing at this moment, and when that happens, the city will inevitably be bloodshed again. Among them, whether it was the Latin aristocrats or the Greek aristocrats who later surrendered, they couldn't help but feel terrified. They understood that what Prince Henry had to do was by no means such a simple "suppression". It would definitely be a massacre.

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