Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　【The king of the north will come to build fortifications and capture the fortified city. Soldiers in the south will not be able to stand, even the selected soldiers will be unable to stand. ——Daniel]

　　 In the Brahna Palace, the old emperor closed his eyes on his throne and rested. Under the crown of everyone watching, he has been on the throne for the seventh year. It sounds like this time is not long, but compared to the three emperors before, it is very rare that Alexei III's emperor's road has been able to walk on thin ice until now.

However, the price of all this was that Alexei III had to delegate more powers to the Pronian nobles of various military districts to win their support, making the empire that had been badly injured by the Bolgarian rebellion even worse. It is the decline of the river, the imperial family's fiscal deficit is getting worse, and the internal and external worries are more and more oppressing the fragile nerves of the old man.

　　 He was so tired of all this, but he couldn't get rid of it.

　　 "Your Majesty!" At this moment, a feminine and flattering voice came from the throne's side. I saw a trembling **** squatting uneasy at the feet of Alexei III, waiting for the unpredictable emperor to deal with it. And he was the one who gave Alexey III a bad idea.

"You came."

Looking at this servant, the old Emperor Alexei's turbid pupils flashed with spirits. At this moment, he was no longer an old man but had changed back to the emperor of the four directions. . The frightened **** hurriedly silenced, he knew that his life was completely at the mercy of the majesty in front of him.

"Obviously the queen is not satisfied with the explanation given before. She has re-investigated the matter with the support of the Royal Council. How Vatazes was killed, I think you should have a result that everyone is satisfied with." Said coldly, Alex III's voice was slightly sullen, blaming these jesters for not even being able to do such a thing. Earlier this morning, his queen, Ducarina, heard and interrogated in a nearly questioning tone why he wanted to assassinate the Chancellor of the Exchequer Vazetas, and it was only then that Alex III, who was in the deep palace, knew about it. The "Royal Scandal" spread explosively among the people. This simply made him faceless, and naturally made Alexei III unable to prevaricate the request of Queen Ducarina. After agreeing to investigate the matter thoroughly, the angry and tired old emperor summoned the **** who had advised him in the first place, who was the culprit in front of him.

　　 But at this moment, the **** who was complaining in his heart was suffering, so he could only kneel on the ground and pray that the emperor would give him a chance to redeem his sins.

　　 "There must be something wrong with this matter, your majesty, the old slave will send someone to investigate."

"This is no longer necessary. The Queen’s people are more efficient than you. I asked you to handle another matter." Alexei III rejected the eunuch’s request, but instead issued another order. One command.

　　 "Yes, Your Majesty, the old slave will definitely not make any mistakes this time. I don't know what your Majesty has ordered."

"I hope it can be so. What I asked you to deal with this time is very simple. Let all the people involved in this matter disappear. I don't care how to disappear, but there must be no one who falls into the hands of the queen. Do you hear clearly? !"

As soon as these words were heard, the body of the eunuchs who were prostrate on the ground trembled suddenly. It should be known that the emperor’s anger evoked millions of corpses. Obviously this time, His Majesty Alexei really moved the murderous heart to make those people disappear. The only way to be found by the queen's people is to erase their existence.

　　 "Yes, your majesty, it's just [Owl] What do they do?" The eunuchs who stood up tremblingly hesitated slightly. The others are actually easy to handle, but only those people are not easy to handle.

　　 But Alex III didn’t care, “Also let them disappear. I don’t want to see them again, and I don’t need them to do any dirty work to cause me so much trouble. Make sure to be clean and tidy.”

　　 Without any hesitation, this is the posture of the emperor, who treats everything like a chess piece for life, and can be abandoned at any time. After getting such a positive answer, the **** nodded, and leaned back like a snake into the dark corner.

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　　 Despite the commotion caused by the sudden martial law, the residents quickly accepted this kind of thing. After all, they have become accustomed to these things in the past few years. The rain weakened and the sky darkened at this time. When Constantinople was still in peace, Igor, who had been missing for a long time, was hanging by a thread at this time.

　　 After he chose to have a showdown with the man in front of him, the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense. At the same time, the door of the room was also slammed open, and a group of menacing men appeared outside, and the long swords they wore around their waists were also unsheathed at this time. Obviously, their conversation just now was also heard by these people.

　　 And Li Xini looked at the door with a dull expression on his face, and said: "Whoever asked you to come, give me back."

　　 "But my lord, the eldest lady said..."

"Enough! Do you want me to say it a second time!" Angrily, Li Xini exuded a chilling aura, and immediately made the people outside the door who were still aggressive towards Igor suddenly short. They bowed their heads and retired in silence.

"It seems I really didn't guess wrong. That map is useless to most people. You won't need it unless you sneak across the strait to Khasalia." Igor, with a sneer on his face, said to the man in front of him. The real purpose.

For hundreds of years, Khasalia on the northern shore of the Black Sea was not only a granary of the Roman Empire, but also a source of wealth, especially when the trade routes to the east were occupied by Turks, from Trabizon to Constantinople. The trade line became the lifeline on which the emperors of the past depended extremely. Precisely because of this, the Black Sea has been tightly sealed so that no one is allowed to intervene. This makes this sea area a mysterious forbidden area that has never been explored, and even stowaways dare not go deep into it. Unless you have a detailed nautical chart, you can imagine how rare this kind of thing is.

　　 After discovering the identity of the former Ross merchant who pretended to be the other party, Igor had vaguely guessed the other party's intentions, and now looking at the generous offer of Li Xini in front of him, he could finally confirm this.

"Why do I need that nautical chart." But to Igor's surprise, after saying this, the expression on the face of the Italian man in front of him did not fluctuate at all, but a smile appeared, "I miss you I must have misunderstood, young man. What I need is not the nautical chart. You know, Galata's customs does not allow anyone other than the Romans to enter and exit the strait, not to mention I don't even have a ship. I I’ve said before that I’m just an ordinary businessman, but I don’t have that much financial resources."

　　 After listening to Li Xini's answer, this time Igor suddenly burst into laughter and attracted Li Xini's attention.

　　 "Is there anything funny about this?"

"Hahaha, it's nothing, I just think that the way you made up your lie is really not in line with the image just now. Hahaha, I don't think even you have noticed this! Your Excellency Li Xinyi." Igor He stopped his laughter, his eyes sharpened immediately, "You said you don't have a boat, but in fact we are on your boat right now, although it is indeed a stable stop. Constantinople After all, the port is the best safe haven."

　　 "I don't understand what you are talking about." Li Xini still did not admit what Igor said.

　　 But the young Varyag in front of him calmly said: "Then I will speak more clearly—"

"Although it is getting late, from the window behind you, I can see the beacon tower on the cliff outside the sea gate of Plesia. There is no beacon tower or other city gates, because it is said to be Bashir there. The emperor built it to resist the Russians coming from the sea. I remember that there should be no buildings to see it."

"In addition, your impulsive subordinates have also exposed a lot of useful information just now. The sailing boots produced by Thebes, I don’t think ordinary merchants will have such things. They are the standard of the Imperial Navy. Match. I think this should be your plan. A ship that pretends to be an army is fooled. But I still have to remind that the Navy does not use a Romfaya sword, but a shorter saber. Of course. At this time, the customs officers have been in arrears with military payments for several months. I’m afraid they don’t even bother to care about these minutiae."

　　 "Am I clear enough now, Your Excellency Li Xini?"

　　 The atmosphere was deadly silent for an instant. At this moment, the expression on Li Xini's face, who was originally gentle, suddenly became cold. The look in his eyes looking at Igor has also changed a lot, and he has to admit that he underestimates the young Varangi in front of him. What Igor said was indeed what he thought in his heart, and his appearance was helpless, because the useless subordinates immediately exposed his identity, and obtaining the nautical chart was a top priority, Li Xini chose Meet Igor. However, it now appears that this decision was wrong, and this young Varangi is very dangerous.

　　 "It seems I really underestimated you, young man, but sometimes it's not a good thing to be so smart."

　　 A cold light flashed through Li Xini's eyes. At this time, the murderous intent appeared in the man's heart for the first time. It's just that he is still weighing how to deal with Igor in front of him. When the transaction is over, he will leave quietly and there will be no intersection with the young man in front of him, but now Igor has completely disrupted his plan. Killing him, what a joke, it is impossible for a warrior of the Varangian Guard to quietly erase it. Once there is a lot of disturbance, coupled with the inexplicable martial law in Constantinople, the consequences will be disastrous.

　　 And the nautical chart has not yet been obtained, he must leave Constantinople as soon as possible. Now is not the time to erase this potential threat. After weighing it repeatedly, Li Xini finally decided to continue the negotiation between the two sides.

While Li Xinyi was hesitating, Igor suddenly said, "I don’t know if it’s a good thing, but now the entire Constantinople has already begun martial law. If I didn’t guess wrong, it should be with you. This group is somewhat related. If you can’t leave here quickly, your situation will only get worse for you.”

Igor’s words hit Li Xini’s sore spot. At this time, Constantinople was already full of rumors. The Roman Guards under the emperor’s imperial guard were strictly investigating all suspicious people in the city. Li Xinyi had already felt it. My situation is getting worse.

　　 After hearing these words, Li Xini's expression became colder and colder, and said, "What do you know!"

"It's just a guess." Looking at Li Xini's reaction, Igor was also secretly surprised. It seems that these mysterious guys really have a lot of background, and a word he said casually evoked such a big reaction. Are they really related to that matter? I couldn't help but remember what Uncle Vasily had said to him before, and Igor vaguely guessed the connection.

At this time, Li Xini also gradually calmed down from the previous shock, and said coldly: "This does not require you to remind, since there is nothing to hide. Then let's just say it straight, I only want the voyage. Picture, as long as you give it to me, I can guarantee that you can leave here safely. As long as nothing happened, and I will not come back here again."

　　 Nothing happened? I'm so cheating!

　　 After listening to the so-called promise made by the man in front of him, Igor sneered in his heart. He knew that the other party's words were just a lie. Having reached this point, even if the volume of "The Chronicles of the Past" is really in his hands, as long as the other party gets the gesture, it will kill him. The only option is to delay as much time as possible to find a countermeasure, but the bigger problem now is that he doesn't have what the other party wants in his hands. If he is known by the other party, I am afraid that he will really have to explain it here.

　　 How to get out of this dangerous situation! At this moment, a layer of cold sweat oozes from the forehead of the young Varyag.

　　 And just when the negotiation between the two sides reached a stalemate, suddenly, the closed door was kicked open suddenly.

A slender figure walked in. Before both Li Xini and Igor hadn’t reacted, a sharp Romfaya sword was placed on Igor’s neck, and it moved. It's almost like it happened in an instant.

　　 At that moment, Igor almost thought that he was about to fall to the ground, but at the last moment, Mr. Li Xini yelled at him to prevent this scene from happening in time.

　　 When Igor, who was pale, came back to his senses, he realized that the girl who was pointing at him with a sword in front of him was a girl about his age. Following her were the menacing men who were just now, but at this time they were actually following a little girl.

　　 Igor secretly looked at the other party, and to be precise, she was smaller than herself. But the aura on her body was so young that people didn't dare to despise it at all. The girl didn't want to say any coercive words. It was enough to just put her sword on Igor's neck.

　　 I saw her skillfully transporting the sword, letting the sword slide along Igor's neck bit by bit without hurting the skin, and finally let the sword tip stay at Igor's throat. At this moment, Igor nervously didn't even dare to swallow.

　　 At this time, Igor also saw the face of the girl in front of her clearly-her eyes were dark green, like a lush forest, even though her body had already been murdered, but there was no disturbance in the forest. And this is what makes people feel the most towering—the indifferent eyes have shown that the girl in front of her is already used to the rhythm of the killing.

　　 "Enough, Alyssa, I have said before, don't act rashly!" Seeing what happened, Li Xini couldn't help hiding his face, his tone was full of helplessness.

"Dad, why are we wasting so much time on this glib boy?" The girl's waist was stretched extremely thin and she stood upright, while her sword was extremely tight, her eyebrows with terrifying majesty, let People dare not get close. But she is so beautiful again. If the maid just now was a shining light, then the girl in front of her was like a daisy in the cold wind, clear and moving.

"Ahem, I think the previous words are unfair, but I agree with the latter point. If you waste your time, I feel very sorry. I hope you can let me leave here as soon as possible." Igor coughed twice. Break this sudden awkward atmosphere.

　　 But too late to react, the hilt of the girl's other hand hit Igor's chest.

　　 "Shut up! I didn't ask you to interrupt." The girl named Alisha said coldly.

But the taste of being this way is absolutely uncomfortable, Igor grinned in pain, just such a girl under twenty years old, with long brown hair and dark green eyes. She was originally a weak-looking girl, but who was it? I think there is such a strange power. But compared to this blow, what surprised Igor was that the other party’s voice was so familiar~www.ltnovel.com~ and when that voice rang in his mind again, Li Xini’s voice was actually At this time it sounded.

　　 "It seems that you have also remembered. It was indeed my daughter who was rudely knocked you out and brought you to me." Li Xini explained while holding back his daughter who held a long sword while looking at Igor. "I don't want unpleasant things to happen again, Mr. Igor, as long as you hand over what I want, I guarantee you can leave here safely. I swear in the name of Saint Bonifac."

Seeing the other party solemnly made a promise, Li Xini even took out the patron saint to swear to himself, Igor also showed a trace of hesitation on his face, and besides that prompted him to make such a change, there was also Li. The coercion of the harsh daisy behind Sinny. In the end, Igor, who made the choice, came up with the last solution he could think of.

"That book is indeed not on my body now, so I can't take it out. But—" Looking at the gaze that was about to penetrate myself, Igor quickly continued: "But, that nautical chart is my childhood Seeing the big one, so I can repaint it for you intact. In this case, I think it should be the only good solution for all of us."

In the room, the restless voice came to an abrupt end with Igor's reply, and in this atmosphere, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and finally reported to the slick kid in front of me. They glared glaringly, but other than that, the sense of helplessness made them not try any more...

　　 "It looks like I really underestimated you, Mr. Igor." Li Xini couldn't help standing up and patted Igor on the shoulder.