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Mystras, the ancient city of Sparta, was the later capital of Achaia in history. However, it was overthrown by Justinian following the rule of the Latins in Moria. Now it has become a new military area of ​​Moria. The government, the new administrative organization formed by Justinian, were all moved here, and all the Byzantine nobles who had submitted to it were also moved here.

The new city wall was designed and built by Western European craftsmen hired by Justinian. The fort structure from the Gaza Strip was used in this city of initial scale. Although it is not solid, it has been quite impressive for more than a year.

It's just that Mystras at this time is not monolithic on the surface, and now the whirlpool of Moglia's ready rebellion has also spread here. These days, the panic situation has been intensifying all the time.

"This is the thirteenth time, God, all the traitors who have taken refuge in the Latins will go to hell!" The grieving Byzantine nobleman cursed loudly in the assembly hall.

And Nevsky, who presided over the meeting, didn't say anything, frowned and listened to everyone's complaints. There is no other way. For the convenience of management, Justinian moved all the Pronier nobles to Mystras, and these nobles no longer bear the obligation of military service, and instead use the land tax of their fief The aristocratic shield money came to recruit soldiers from the civilian class. The advantage is that Moria's number of soldiers has increased, but the disadvantages are also obvious. The lack of a small and sophisticated army makes the border unstable. Not long ago, the Latin aristocrats Tuqiong saw that their intentions were wrong, and the Byzantine aristocrats in the north who had supported the Leos Graces rebellion at this time blatantly rebelled and sent troops to harass them many times.

But for this, Neusky, who was appointed by Justinian to take charge of Moria’s big and small affairs, was at a loss. Although he was a few small princes, the Latins were behind them. If he was careless, he would have unthinkable consequences. . But if you continue to bear it, I am afraid that the anger of the nobles in the city will burn on him sooner or later. Thinking of this level, the Varangian man who has always been rugged couldn't help sighing.

The group of guys in front of them are not here at all to solve the problem, this is basically a question of Xingshi!

And at this moment, a displeased voice suddenly sounded and suppressed all the noise in the hall, "Is it all over? I want to complain about so many and it should be almost the same. Tossing over and over again, does it depend on the crowds of you all? Complaining that those rebellious people who have committed crimes against my territory can't be achieved?"

I saw a man coming out from behind Nevsky, and with a disdainful and oppressive gaze, he glanced at all the nobles sitting in front of him, and said coldly:

"To call you here today is not to make you grumble like a grudge."

I saw the person speaking, pressing the long sword in his hand and looking straight ahead, suddenly a burst of pressure suddenly appeared, making the other nobles in the seat afraid to speak directly although they were dissatisfied. The man in front of him was the guard of Grand Duke Anatasius, the captain of the armored cavalry, Salius. All the people present still have fresh memories of the man's bravery when he severely damaged the Venetians in Fort Wiscari, not to mention his special status as the chief guard of the autocratic government, and the nobles dared not make any mistakes for a while.

After a moment of silence, some nobles finally stood up, "Then what can we do, Sir Salius, Lord Justinian called us back and promised that as long as we give up the real control of the fief, we can still get the fief. The result is the shield money and then the fief tax. We have made big concessions! But now that the rebels are constantly harassing, these losses still have to be passed on to us, which is really unacceptable! If your Excellency Nevsky Still can't give us a suitable solution, then please allow us to return to our own fief and call the soldiers to guard the territory. This is good for all of us."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted applause from other people, and the nobles all rose to agree with Ying.

"Yes, that's right. It's better to let us come instead of doing it like this."

"Yeah, after receiving so much shield money from us, it turned out that even a handful of mobs couldn't deal with it. This is not a joke!"

The nobles who took advantage of the situation to stir up the flames immediately became full of confidence, and they had the intention to take the opportunity to force Neusky to decentralize power, but at this time, Salius next to him stood up again, and said solemnly:

"It doesn't matter whether you move the fief, or the shield money, these are all orders from Lord Justinian. If you have any questions, why didn't you just say it? Now, what do you want to do while Lord Justinian is away? Wouldn't it be possible to follow in the footsteps of Lios Grace?"

Once again, Salius’s questioning silenced the Byzantine nobles present. The name Leos Grace was undoubtedly a shadow in everyone’s hearts, and Justinian relied on this shadow to completely suppress all of them. Whenever someone is dissatisfied with Justinian's actions, thinking of that person's fate will no longer have the courage to resist, even if Justinian is not in Moriah now.

The whole chamber fell into a dead silence again, no one said anything again, the nobles looked at each other, and the awkward atmosphere made Neusky say or not at this time to no avail. The deadlocked conversation continued until the end. Finally, as Nevsky announced its dissolution, the grieving and cursing Moria nobles left the hall, leaving only Nevsky and Salius. .

"You're totally unhelpful!" The Varangian man couldn't help complaining~www.ltnovel.com~ He had already wanted to reach a compromise with the nobles, but he was completely harassed by Salius. Up.

However, the expressionless Salius said indifferently: "I only obey Lord Justinian's orders. At this time, the mission given to me by the Anastasius Bus is also the same as serving Lord Justinian. My mission. Since there is no command from an adult, you have no right to make your own claim."

"But the situation is different. Everything should be done cheaply. If this goes on, sooner or later there will be problems. Didn't you see?"

"But that can't be a good idea. Everything here is the hard work that Lord Justinian arranged and accumulated, and it must not be lost." Salius said grimly, even though he was the same as Neusky. He didn't understand Justinian's intention to deprive the nobles of the fiefdom, but he always remembered the request of Grand Duke Anastasius.

"You... well, I won't tell you anymore. Today, the food delivery person in Nafplio is coming. I will solve those things first, and I won't be arguing with you."

It was the first time I met someone more rigid than himself, and Nevsky was almost exasperated. This was almost the uniformity of the Byzantine nobles who chose to guard. However, there was no way for him to take the man in front of him, and Nevsky didn't know what to do for a while.

Lord Justinian, what are you doing! The man who walked out of the hall muttered to himself in his heart.

There has been no news for nearly half a year. Since the crusade against Thessaloniki, Justinian has evaporated like the world, leaving everything he arranged in an orderly manner. Obviously this was planned by the little fox, but to Neusky what happened to Moria now, apart from Justinian himself sitting in town, he did not see any hope of solution...