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"Lord Justinian, did you just let them go?" After learning that the prisoners of Epirus would be released, Sarius, who was very shocked, rushed over to stop them. It should be noted that if all these thousands of prisoners of war are returned, they will definitely help Dukas who fled back to Rusnina to recover, which means that the previous victory will be in vain. In his view, such a stupid decision should not have been made by Justinian.

"You mustn't do this, Your Highness! Forgiving their atrocities in Macedonia and staying under your command is enough to show your kindness, and letting them go back to Rusny is like returning a tiger to a mountain." Salius begged Justinian to take back his life.

But Justinian did not respond, but stood on the **** of the earth with his war horse and looked at the thick smoke rising from the wilderness in the distance. In the distance came a long and profound hymn, which was the remains of the Sergius monks and the Agrinion order praying for the dead to rest in peace, in order to avoid immune diseases, whether it was Epirus or Moria. All chose to be cremated.

I don't know how long it took before Justinian opened his mouth and said: "The deceased is dead, and life is very difficult. The families of these captives are still in Epirus. How can they serve me regardless of the lives of their wives, children and parents? Like the Simeon we captured on the banks of the Akmon River, he was unwilling to surrender to me even though he had a relationship with me. People like him were not a minority among the Epirus people. After all, Miha Ildukas has long since become 'Noah' in their eyes. Instead of detaining them and wasting our little money here, it's better to let them go back to their families."

Justinian calmly expressed his thoughts. Thessalonica, who was waiting for everything, could not support too many troops, and a prisoner was a mouth. It would be better to let them go back to win people's hearts. But in Salius' view, it was no joke to put the thousands of captives back. He gritted his teeth and decided to persuade the young lord in front of him. "His Royal Highness, what you said may be reasonable, and I can understand why you did this, but the extra kindness is unnecessary at this time."

Salius was also present in the speech just now, and even he was moved by it and understood Justinian's true intentions, but in today's empire, the idea of ​​attacking hearts and minds is quite ideal. melted. Everyone present more or less agrees with what Justinian said and is proud of being a Roman, but in the empire where the dignitaries are gathered, a ruthless barrier has long been divided between people. , no one would abandon the noble Ducasse eagle to support a fox in the countryside of Moria because of a mere statement.

"You don't have to be merciful to them. Only the ruthless torrential rain to the enemy can break the unruly pine." Sarius suggested vaguely, and the meaning of what he said was very obvious.

"But Caesar forgave his enemies before he crossed the Tiber, Salius," said Justinian softly.

"So he exchanged the dagger from the Senate. Your Highness, are you going to be Caesar or Augustus? I understand that you really don't want to be contaminated with unrighteous blood, so please leave it to me, I'd rather dig them out The eyes let them mourn back to Epirus together, but they can't let them go back like this. That's how Bashir II conquered the Bulgarians." Sarius' eyes were cold, and he said these cruel words, which made Justin Ni is a little surprised.

"So in the end Bulgaria was permanently separated from the territory of the empire, and everyone was lost. I didn't want to see Epirus become the second." Justinian rejected the other party's proposal and ordered The subordinates complete the task according to their own instructions.

"Do as I say, Salius, release the captives, and decide where to stay according to their own wishes. If they want to stay, they will arrange accommodation, and if they don't want to stay, they will pay travel expenses." Stinney ran away, ignoring Sarius' dissuasion behind him.

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In the city of Thessaloniki, this white city has washed away the stench brought by the blood of war, only to hear people ringing the bell of St. Demetrios Church, walking lightly past Galerius The arch and Aristotle Square came to the north gate.

The city gate full of trauma marks slammed open, and Moriah's new army, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, entered the city in order to receive a warm welcome from the people. The military appearance was neat and tidy, as if they were being inspected by the emperor, and even the wounded had their heads held high to complete their own triumphal ceremony. And such a new Moria army has undoubtedly left a deep impression in the eyes of the Macedonians. They have not seen such a spirited Roman army for a long time. This is what a king's division should look like. . Some old people standing by the road couldn't help but have tears in their eyes, because this scene can make them feel that they are back to the era of the rejuvenation of the empire when they were young, and the shocked women and children in front of them are moving towards the marching army in front of them. Throwing fragrant petals, this is the way to express your inner excited worship.

For a time, the whole city was filled with a sense of celebration. The citizens supported the new army of Moria who guarded the city all the way to the main square of Thessaloniki, where Princess Eudosia was leading a The Macedonian nobles waited for their arrival. At this time, some citizens who came out of immersion in joy noticed a strange place. This army did not have a leader leading them from beginning to end, only the two generals of Moriah, and the Governor Justinian, the restorer and savior of Thessaloniki, was not among them.

At this moment, Justinian had already entered the city of Thessaloniki in a low-key manner from the city gate on the other side. Deliberately avoiding the people marching on the street, Justinian, who turned left and right, rode to the waterside pier area, UU reading www.uukanshu. You can see the white Thessaloniki tower from a distance. And there, someone is waiting for him.

"Sure enough, you're here too..."

A long-lost yet familiar voice rang in his ears, and Justinian raised his eyes subconsciously. A long white dress first came into view, and his waist with a grip flashed by in front of his eyes. People attracted the attention of everyone who came and went, but more eye-catching than the girl's skin-like appearance, it should be her brilliant golden hair, which looked like the rising sun beside the dilapidated pier. I saw that Antonia was watching her quietly with her emerald eyes, as if she had been waiting here for a long time.

"Long time no see." Looking at the Genoese girl, Justinian nodded tacitly with a slight smile. They knew who each other needed to come here, and they couldn't help but think of the meeting when the two of them officially met. Justinian remembered that at the aristocratic banquet in Rusnina, Antonia was wearing this long white linen dress.

"Are you ready?" Antonia gave Justinian an angry look.

And Justinian shrugged and said helplessly: "Even if you're not ready, your terrible old brother isn't going to let us go this time, is he?"