Eagle Flag of Epirus

The triumph of Tripolis finally ended, but the whole city did not end because of the carnival of victory in the war. Although the nobles have already come here and do not want to join in the excitement, the square is still crowded with cheering civilians everywhere.

　　 Compared with the lively scene outside, coming to the residence of Grand Duke Anastasius looked particularly deserted. This is the place chosen by the old man himself. The remote location and the fact that Anastasius will stay in the monastery to recite the scriptures and study religiously, so at first glance, it does not seem to have the style of a public residence. But outside the study of the Grand Duke Anastasius, there are many weird and exquisite little things on the table, beautiful puppet toys and colorful glass beads, all imported from Italian merchants. , And this immediately attracted the interest of the young Helena, no matter where she could take care of her mother's admonition, she jumped up and down excitedly. It can be said that the attraction of these things to a little girl is beyond doubt.

On one side, Grand Duke Anastasius stroked his gray beard and smiled: "This was originally prepared for her to relieve her boredom. After all, this kind of place now has no children of the same age to play, if there is no such fear. It's not going to be suffocated."

　　 At this moment, while trying to teach the child while expressing gratitude to the elders in front of him, the princess, who has always been calm, showed her mother's clumsy side. This scene fell into Justinian's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile.

But at this moment, Grand Duke Anastasius behind him poked his back with a cane and whispered: "Okay, let's go in. I have something to say to you." Seriously. He said in a heavy tone, and Justinian immediately became serious. Since the old man in front of him said so, then there must be something important.

　　 Justinian nodded, and almost followed Anastasius, who was on crutches, into the study.

　　 Although it hasn't been here for a long time, it is obvious that the floor is cleaned very clean, and the bookshelves are filled with books that were originally transported from Wiscariburg by carriage by carriage. It can be said that this is the most precious wealth of Anastasius, who is nearly eighty years old. There are personal personal notes that record the historical customs of the empire, as well as classics from other countries. Although all these are a bit obscure to Justinian, he also understands the value of them.

　　 Just as Justinian focused on this, the old man who sat back in the wheelchair again coughed and asked:

"Although I really want to congratulate you on your unprecedented success, I still want to ask you, what are your next preparations?" Although Justinian's outstanding achievements have reached the point where it is almost dazzling, but Anastasius Si is more concerned about planning for the future, otherwise, no matter how many victories he wins, he will eventually become a dead end.

But Justinian, who came back to his senses, was taken aback for a moment, and then he turned into silence. In fact, he had already considered the question raised by Grand Duke Anastasius, but he actually still had some thoughts about this matter. Hesitate. Of course Justinian knew that opportunities were for those who were prepared, but today's situation is so treacherous that even resourceful people cannot respond with 100% accuracy.

After a moment of silence, Justinian raised his head and looked directly at the old man in front of him, and slowly said: "Although I have not made a good idea yet, but for the moment, acting low-key in exchange for enough breathing space, take a break for a while. Waiting for the beginning of spring next year, I was looking for a chance to give the Latins a fatal blow. This is my most inclined plan." Although the Achaias and the Principality of Athens achieved great victories, he did not rush because of the victory. Dazed, the mobilization and productivity of the entire population in the Moriah area has actually been squeezed to the limit. Coupled with the ravages of war, continuing to use military force is simply seeking a dead end. It is late autumn and the cold winter is about to come, so recuperation is the wisest decision.

But as soon as Justinian replied, he greeted the old man’s acrimonious rhetorical question: “But why do you let your enemy give you enough breathing space? You never think that you haven’t caused your enemy until now. Do you pay attention to it? Or do you simply rely on the enemy's failure to make the key to your victory?"

The continuous questioning was like a storm. The old man uttering such harsh words in a hoarse voice was no less than a **** eloquent, and the wrinkles on his face looked like a wind sword and frost sword. Carved in general, with an incomparable high-ranking aura, almost overwhelming people. And this concise and clear questioning hits Justinian’s cul-de-sac. Yes, if you want to win, you can’t always count on your enemies to make mistakes. Justinian’s idea of ​​recuperating is good, but at the moment their enemies have Where can I not understand this, how can I just sit back and watch?

　　 Anastasius' remarks were not only to remind Justinian, but also to express his dissatisfaction. The whole city is celebrating the victory under Justinian. However, the old man understands that this is a success at the expense of the end of the crossbow~www.ltnovel.com~ It is not only that the small half of the Achaia state has not been completely digested, but more importantly, the budding Justinian has not yet grown in strength. Before getting up, it attracted the attention of the Venetians. This is the most deadly. It is no coincidence that the Venetian fleet frustrated at Fort Wiscari reappeared in Athens, but should have appeared with the task of spying on the situation. The intuitive Anastasius guessed this at the time.

　　 This is the reason why Anastasius once refused to help Justinian go north to Athens, but now it is done. Instead of worrying about what happened before, it is better to care about what to do next.

　　 Looking at Justinian who was silent, Grand Duke Anastasius let out a sigh. Obviously, Justinian was still too young to consider things completely. Maybe the Venetians are already trying to deal with them. There is no other way but to clean up this mess. That's why Anastasius walked out of the hermitage on this day.

　　 But just when the old man really wanted to teach Justinian in front of him as an elder again, the young man's calm and refreshing answer rang in his ear.

　　 "As for your worries, in fact, I have already considered the means to deal with it before. I believe you don't need to worry about me anymore."

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