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"If there is nothing wrong, please allow me to retire." Justinian, who looked decisively, owed a salute and turned to leave. He expressed his dissatisfaction in this direct way.

On the other side received Justinian’s answer, Anastasius stopped questioning himself, fell silent, and did not stop Justinian from leaving. Looking at the distant figure, Anastasius There was a strange light in the eyes of Seuss. I don't know how long it took, almost Justinian had left the Duke's mansion, and finally Anastasius sighed.

"Are you satisfied now, sir?"

"A very interesting young man, isn't it?" A voice suddenly sounded behind Grand Duke Anastasius, and a middle-aged man walked out from behind the bookshelf. He listened to the conversation between Justinian and Anastasius from start to finish and didn't show up until then, and if Justinian saw this person's face, his face would have changed suddenly. Because this person is Charles, the steward of the Doria family next to Andrea, whom Justinian and Muzfius met on the boat in Genoa.

But now he actually appeared in Tripolis, and due to the deliberate arrangement of Grand Duke Anastasius, Justinian actually didn't know anything about it.

"It's true. It's a weird kid. Although I rejected my proposal, in a sense, through his remarks, I didn't make a mistake. Do you still have any doubts about him now?" The old man picked up the crutches in his hand and stood up and said that the words that Grand Duke Anastasius asked Justinian just now were more of a temptation, and Justinian's answer to him was also Everything has been proven. This young man is indeed different from others, not only in terms of ability, but also with an ambition to take on huge burdens. And he sticks to the promise to Muzifius and Odosia, which can be described as commendable in today's Roman Empire.

But the Genoese in front of him still seemed to be a little noncommittal. "Put your hopes on a child, should you say that you have courage? Or are you desperate in desperation?" Charles shook his head expressionlessly and said. I don't know if it is sighing or sarcasm.

"However, the people behind you don't seem to think that way. On the way, whether it is the gold coins of the Doria family or secretly using power to intervene to help him out of danger, it has not been proved that you also fully agree with the existence of his value. Is it true?" Anastasius, with a frowning eyebrow, gave the other person a meaningful look. He had already guessed it since the Genoese fleet suddenly appeared in the Battle of Fort Wiscari to resolve the huge crisis of the Venetian siege. One point, and not long ago, when his old friend appeared here as the messenger of the Doria family, he strengthened his thoughts.

However, the only thing that puzzled him was that Charles, who was the messenger of Doria in front of him, had a somewhat ambiguous attitude towards Justinian. When they met, they secretly observed Justinian. After Justinian left, Charles’s But there was still a deep and unpredictable look on his face. Obviously it is only a steward of the Doria family, but his attitude is completely inconsistent with his identity, but this is why as Anastasius actually tolerated the other party's arrogance, this Genoese The identity in Doria is by no means as simple as just a small manager.

"Perhaps, as the steward of the Doria family, although he has always been loyal to his master, if there is any shortcoming, it is sometimes unable to completely agree with all the decisions of the master. Although at present, this kid is indeed considered qualified. It is a pity that there is still a lack of necessary ambition. If one considers the wick of a lamp that one has aspirations in his heart, then the driving force of his ambition is that the lamp oil injected into this lamp determines how dazzling light he can release. This alone is not enough!" Obviously this Genoese did not fully agree with Justinian, but the subtext in his words had already clarified his attitude to Duke Anastasius.

"So in other words, is Justinian still useful to Genoa until now?" Anastasius asked softly.

"At least my master sees it this way, but it does not represent either Doria or the Republic. But if I can honestly say that Your Excellency and His Majesty Muzfius want to train this little boy as a future successor, just In my personal opinion, I think it's far from enough now!" Charles said rudely. Compared with others' praise of Justinian, this man seemed to be very unkind to Justinian all the time.

"Then my previous negotiations with your master..."

"The purpose of my coming this time is for this matter. The host expressed his willingness to agree to the conditions you mentioned before and provide further help to you. But this is just a deal between our two parties, and does not mean the Doria family will not. Let’s talk about Genoa as a whole.” Charles gave a clear answer this time and sent a list, “These are all the names of our businessmen. Then they will provide a loan without interest, which is enough for you now. To maintain the whole of Moria's recovery." Now the most lack of money in the entire Moriah is money, even the wealth that Anastasius has accumulated over the years has been under the conquest of just a few months. It's exhausted, and the newly regained lost land can't make enough profits in a short time. Charles's help is nothing short of giving charcoal.

"That couldn't be better! Wait a minute, then what you asked the old man to do is..." After receiving this answer, Anastasius, who was on crutches, breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately recalled. The old man immediately noticed that something was wrong, blowing a beard and staring at the Genoa in front of him, guessing that the other party had just asked him to test Justinian and it was probably his own initiative.

But Charles stretched out his hands without changing his face, and directly admitted: "It is indeed my own opinion, but I have this right in the first place. Although Doria's steward has always obeyed orders, he has to say that there are any shortcomings. It’s that outsiders are more skeptical than the former. Now that our cooperation has been achieved, I don’t think I need to stay for long now.” As he said, Charles took away his cloak and hood. Preparing to leave, after all, he still has important matters to deal with, and if the Genoa ship stays here for too long, it may cause others to suspect that it will cause unnecessary trouble.

But at this moment, Grand Duke Anastasius yelled to Charles and uttered his question: "But I also want to ask one more question. Why do you always help Justinian in this way? In a cryptic way, it’s more convenient for you to go over me and talk to him directly, right?"

"This...Of course there are our reasons. As for Justinian, I think he has already noticed it with his wit, but he will know the reason by then." There was a trace of hesitation on his face, Charles He didn't answer directly, there seemed to be something unspeakable, and didn't want to answer directly. After saying that, the man turned and left, but suddenly he thought of something at this time and stopped.

"By the way, I almost forgot that there is one more thing to tell you. In three months, Genoa will send a large delegation to Rusnina to discuss the alliance with Mikhail Dukas. Then you and That kid will also receive an invitation. Before that, I think you’d better deal with the matter at hand, especially the Queen Odosia. No matter what Justinian’s real purpose, this woman is hot. Yam, not just Venice, but the co-ruling emperor in Rusnina has already taken precautions against you. Let's do it for yourself!"

"Envoy?"

"Yes, these days, the Venetians have become more and more active, and war is inevitable. It is impossible for us in Genoa to sit back and watch the Venetian family dominate the entire Mediterranean. Therefore, the nearest and most powerful Epirus is of course. The best choice. But the key is that with the support of Genoa, Mikhail Dukas’s power will be unprecedentedly expanded. At that time, he will inevitably rule out dissidents in order to maintain the system. Theodore of Agrinion is First and foremost, and you naturally follow. Especially since Justinian took in an imperial empress, he has become a potential enemy in Mikhail's eyes. After all, he is sitting on the whole of Moria and Athens, Justinian. He is no less powerful than a prince, but he is not even a real nobleman. I don’t feel surprised that this kind of alien is attacked by a group. It will be useless even if you protect him." Charles is not optimistic. Justinian’s future, but every word of his heart is to remind Justinian and Anastasius to beware of potential enemies.

For thousands of years, the greatest enemy of the Roman Empire has never been a foreign enemy, but all come from itself, even if it is now facing a crisis of survival and death, the situation is still the same.

"Of course I know this, thank you for your advice!" Grand Duke Anastasius, who was dazzling in his heart, had no doubts about what the Genoese said. They were well-informed at sea, but they were very informative to Mikhail Duka. Si's reaction was also in his expectation. After all, as the emperor, Odosia Angelina is enough to threaten the position of the emperor he is currently at hand. From the time Justinian chose to welcome this highness back, he was destined to become Emperor Mikhail's eyes and flesh. . Not to mention, Justinian was originally Muzifius’ guard. Placing him in a small castle in the south was originally Mikhail's method of suppressing him. Now Justinian has risen instead, and it is bound to deepen the opponent. Of fear.

Charles finally ended the conversation and left Anastasius’s study, listening to the heavy doors being closed again. After the Genoese left, there was no one in the room except the dying old man, and he sat back on crutches. On the wheelchair, the silent Moria dictator turned his gaze to the green matsutake stone inlaid on the crutch in his hand. In the past, Anastasius would turn to help whenever he could not make up his mind. It, but now relying on this decayed body, he doesn't know how many times he can use it again...

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"What happened? Your expression has been a little wrong since you left the grandduke's house!" Odosia, who repeatedly asked, finally stopped, and Justinian walked out of the study and led them without any explanation. The mother and daughter left Anastasius's house directly, which made her very incomprehensible. And Justinian, who was walking in the front, had to stop when he saw it, but was silent for a while in the face of the questioning.

Looking at Odosia with suspicion in his eyes, and the little Helena who has been hiding behind his mother, Justinian only felt big for a while and didn't know how to explain it.

After a long time, Justinian finally sighed and said, "I just didn't expect Grand Duke Anastasius to say that to me."

"What did the Grand Duke say to you?" Odosia asked in confusion~www.ltnovel.com~Do you really want to know?" There was a trace of hesitation on her face, but Justinian had no choice but to insist on the empress in front of her. Tell Odosia all the things that happened before in the Ducal Mansion.

And Princess Odothea, who had learned of all this, also changed slightly, but she didn't have any violent reactions as Justinian had expected. On the contrary, he said very calmly: "After experiencing what happened before, I have been mentally prepared for this, but thank you for saying that for me. In fact, I have doubted it before. You." As the empire of the Empire, Odosia is no longer as naive about her situation now, but Justinian's attitude surprised this woman who was already disappointed with everyone. The young man who went to Fort Wiscari by himself seemed to be really just to honor the promise he had promised to Emperor Muzfius, and had no other intentions.

"Although I was called a'little fox' by them, I still did it if I believed it!" Odosia said that she had doubted herself when she met, and Justinian was annoyed. Said.

Listening to Justinian’s complaint, the emperor, who had been reticent and frowning before, couldn’t help pursing her lips and smiling. Although the boy had made so many earth-shaking actions, she was still a little bit childish after all, but it happened. It is this that makes Odosia's attitude towards Justinian greatly changed, from the previous suspicion and distrust to now being like a friend, precisely because of this.

With a curious look on the side, little Helena, who was pulling her mother’s skirt, kept hiding behind and finally poked her head out, looking at the uncle in front of him, and at her own mother, observing all this ignorantly, but I don't know what to do.