Eagle Flag of Epirus

The city of Tripolis has been shrouded in a heavy and depressed atmosphere these days. Due to the entry of the Latins, the dissatisfaction of the imperial people in the city with the nobles has finally reached the point where it cannot be added.

These nobles themselves launched a rebellion and betrayed Justinian, who once saved Moria from the water and fire and won high prestige. This has aroused the resentment of most civilians, and now the act of inviting the Latins to send troops to attract wolves into the house is completely ignited. The anger of the people at the bottom. The priests took the lead on the streets and screamed, and the entertainers in the amphitheater also sneered in their operas, winning the audience's applause. The crowds were so turbulent that some nobles who stood by Leosgros at the beginning couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Maybe they are all aristocrats, but it does not mean that they can really ignore the rising petty people, especially the people of the Roman Empire. They have always been a force that cannot be ignored, such as Andronica who usurped the throne. I was torn to pieces angrily by the citizens of Constantinople, only the past two decades.

However, under the nearly high-handed methods of Leosgros, all this quickly disappeared, assassinations, arrests and **** suppression, the entire Tripolis seemed to be plunged into terror. Due to the disparity in power, coupled with the deterrence of the Latins, the resistance of the civilians in Tripolis soon had to go to a trough, and sporadic opponents could only sneak into the dark and wait for the opportunity.

On the other hand, even though Leosgros succeeded in suppressing potential threats in time, the residents of the entire city missed Justinian’s short time for regaining governance more and more, and they cherished the lords who ruled themselves. Even more disgusted.

Especially the coming of another rumor from the south aggravated the commotion-the new army of Moria, who had returned from Koroni, finally rushed to the vicinity of Tripolis under the leadership of Justinian.

And this not only made many people in the city rejoice after the cruel suppression, but also made Moria's nobles a little nervous. They are clearly aware of how unpopular what they have done, but they have been tied to a chariot by Leosgros, they can only choose one road to go to the dark, while continuing to repress the rule to enforce martial law throughout the city, on the other side As far as possible to meet the demanding requirements of the Latins who come here. In the end, the Latins agreed to the conditions of Leosgros, and paid for the recognition of the ruling power of Corinth. They also worked with the Moria nobles to deal with the Justinian army that had been approaching Tripolis.

For a while, the Latins and the Moria nobles officially joined forces, which suddenly cast a shadow over the good news of Justinian's return. However, the occurrence of another thing made the people of the lower classes even more chilling, and that was that Countess Alexia, who had been rumored to refuse to work with the rebels, finally announced her surrender to Leosgros in full view. This undoubtedly makes people more pessimistic about the current situation, after all, in the eyes of ordinary people, this means that there is one less force to support Justinian. And two days later, the private army of Grand Duke Anastasius stationed in Andra Vida also arrived under Tripolis and announced their allegiance to Leosgros, which completely wiped out the dissatisfied bottom of the city. Hope rekindled because of Justinian's return.

But these were all within Leosgros's expectations. As the Duke of Corinth, he had also spent a long time in Constantinople, which was full of intrigues. He understands exactly what the so-called civilians are thinking, and what is the use of the so-called public opinion. Yes, most of the time people only want to believe what they are willing to believe. It is precisely this way that the power at the bottom can be used so easily, and a ruler who is a little careless will be used by political enemies to chop off the neck with this sharp sword. Head. However, Leosgros has a better understanding of this, that is, the so-called will of the people is very unreliable. As long as they are good at using de-differentiation to deter, they may be scattered like a mob at any time. Just as in the Republican era, the Gracu brothers used the "public will" of the citizens' assembly to force the Senate to reform, but the Senate finally fell, and no commoner in the entire city of Rome dared to do it for them. The vocal brother Gragu stretched out a helping hand and sat and watched as they were brutally killed.

"Look at these cowardly people, Grand Duke Anastasius! They are always expecting others to save them, but they are daunted by the danger, and the kid you fancy wants to rely on them to abandon the old The nobleman, who didn’t know that he didn’t have his own basic disk, it was stupid to do it like that~www.ltnovel.com~ Do you really think that Justinian can do what Emperor Alex I did successfully? (Ali Kesai I’s mutiny ascended the throne. The first thing after his succession was to cleanse the noble and bureaucratic system that occupied the dominant position of the Byzantine Empire at that time, and promote the military aristocracy to occupy the political arena of the future empire, which not only completely changed the Byzantine political system, but also Social and economic aspects have caused a huge impact. Looking at the old man in the hospital bed, Leosgros said calmly, there was no sarcasm in his eyes but a touch of pity. To be fair, he always held a trace of respect for this old man. . However, Leosgros kept his life to the present not because of this trace of respect, but because of his final ambition. Taking advantage of this troubled time, he was satisfied with not only a little Moria, but Constantine. The supreme and noble throne in Dinburgh-Moriah was just the beginning for him.

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On the other side, outside Tripolis, an army finally reached their destination. Among them, the black wild fox battle flag is particularly eye-catching. Moving forward, I saw exhaustion, anger, depression, and sadness. It can be said that all the negative emotions are integrated in this army, but there is no fear. When Justinian handed out Moria’s new army. After seeing the homes Justinian once given to them outside of Tripolis was razed to the ground, they no longer had their previous share of hesitation, but completely determined their final determination. Let those in the city pay for everything they do! Invisibly, although the final battle has not yet started, at this moment, under the turbulence of the undercurrent, the arrival of a storm is already obvious.