Eagle Flag of Epirus

　　 At the corner of a small hill by the sea, a young man emerged from the cave. It was Justinian who had escaped from the castle.

　　 poked his head out, he did not dare to come out immediately, smelling the breath of the sea breeze, and at this time Justinian was not sure whether Alexe III had left here. If he died again, there would really be no chance of a comeback.

　　 After making sure that no one was safe around, Justinian breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the secret tunnel.

"Tsk, I didn’t expect to have gone so far. Thanks to them for making this secret road here." Justinian looked back at the castle in the distance and couldn’t help but be amazed. This amazing amount of work might not be. What can be done in one or two years, no one expected the export to be here. In fact, it is true. The Manuel the Great did put in astonishing wealth and manpower.

　　 And at this moment, Justinian noticed that a sailing boat was heading away on the sea at this time. The direction there is undoubtedly to the Balkans.

"Hmph, it seems that the old guy is going to Thessaly, but this will at least make him suffer." Justinian couldn't help but mumble to himself when he saw this scene, suspicious. Obviously, Alexei III did not take Justinian’s previous warning seriously. He still went to Greece according to the original plan to try to make a comeback. On the one hand, he dealt with the Latins and on the other hand confronted Nicaea. At this time, Justinian was extremely happy. Alex III thought he could have a good trip but didn't know that Macedonia and the Peloponnese Governorate had been divided up by other crusaders. In particular, Thessaly still belongs to the fief of the Kingdom of Thessaloniki. Its king is Boniface, the leader of the Fourth Crusade, and Alexei has simply thrown himself into the net.

　　 But Justinian also understood Alex III's choice. If he didn't know it in advance, he would almost always escape to the Balkans. Because today's Anatolia is also precarious.

　　 In 1205, the day when the Byzantine Empire was decided to live or die, the Latin Empire, built on the collapsed Byzantine ruins, launched a flagrant attack on the remaining opposition forces.

　　 An army led by Emperor Baldwin’s younger brother Henri crossed the strait towards the exiled Nicaea regime, while the Latin emperor went north to suppress the remnants of the Greeks and the Bulgars who were ready to move. At this time in Nicaea, the nobles still had lingering fears about the aggressive crusades. The son-in-law of Alexei III, Theodore, was promoted to the emperor under the competition of all forces. However, the weak new regime did not get the rest of the empire. The recognition of most nobles also lacked the strength to rule firmly.

　　 When the Latins approached Nicaea, no one could even have the courage to resist. This also made Anatolia at this time full of Latin knights raging, they burned towns and slaughtered residents. At this time, the Byzantine Empire had never had such a weak moment.

　　 But this is not what Justinian should care about. With his power, there is no way to control the situation, and the Nicaea Empire in history finally escaped this disaster and he does not need to worry about it.

"It's time to find Muzifius. Whether he is found by Turkic or Crusaders, he is a dead end." After Justinian made up his mind, he took out the clothes he had prepared before. He didn't dare Wearing Turkic clothes and not daring to wear Byzantine soldiers' clothes, I could only find a clean dress and put on Turkic boots and a Byzantine standard saber. In this way, he claims to be a lone mercenary and will not be particularly suspected. He couldn't stay anymore. It is estimated that the Turks had already attacked and found something wrong in the castle. If those Turks who came and went like wind searched around, he might be found out of luck. He was not willing to take the risk.

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On the other hand, Muzfius, who was transported out of the castle last night, was still in a barrel and hidden in the forest. Despite his soreness, Muzfius did not dare to climb out of it. Now he is blind. He was a waste person at all, and he wouldn't live long without Justinian.

　　 Who is this kid? Muzfius was still thinking about the confusion in his heart. He didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong. If you listen to the voice, Justinian is very young. Can such a teenager really help himself?

　　 Thinking of this, Muzfius’s grievance deepened again. He was also a general of the empire on the battlefield. If he had not believed in Alexei III, how could he have fallen to this point!

　　 Suddenly, Muzfius stopped thinking, because his keen sense of hearing made him realize that someone was approaching step by step. With a nervous expression, he clenched the knife he had brought from the kitchen as a self-defense weapon.

　　 At this time, Justinian's voice sounded, which made Muzfeus's hanging heart fall.

　　 "It's me, Majesty Muzfius. I don't think I let you down!"

　　 Justinian used his sword hilt to pry open the lid of the barrel, and stretched out his hand to pull Muzfius out of it. At this time, there was no dull disguise in the castle in his tone.

　　 Everything is still in Justinian's original plan, as long as there is Muzfius, he at least has a chance to get promoted. And he was willing to help the Byzantines to regain Constantinople, and with the help of a powerful state machine, he was more certain to find the ark~www.ltnovel.com~ at least you let me escape that hell. If that continues, I would rather die in the hands of the Latins, but now we don’t have anything. So what are you going to do next? "Recalling what happened before, Muzfius still has lingering fears at this time, and as he said, he has nothing. Most of his own private wealth has fallen into Constantinople, and the rest has also become Azerbaijan. The wealth of Alex III. Penniless, they couldn't even cross the sea in the past, but what can Justinian do?

　　 Despite being rescued by Justinian, Muzfius didn't trust each other from the bottom of his heart. Because from start to finish, Justinian didn't even ask for a promise and didn't make him pay. This is incredible, and it makes Muzfius suspect that Justinian has other ideas. You know, the reward offered by the Crusaders is not low.

　　 And Justinian can't think that Muzfius still has so many worries, but he just told his original plan. "We can go directly to Constantinople from the sea and then into Epirus from Bulgaria, so that we can avoid most of the hunt and reach Epirus."

　　 "Constantinople? Isn't that a self-inflicted snare?" Muzfius' voice suddenly fell cold. His heart sank slightly, and the knife in his hand gripped tighter. In his opinion, Justinian simply wanted to take his own merits and rewards. There are many routes to Epirus. Both from the sea and through the Peloponnese are safer than Justinian said. This makes Muzfeus even think Justinian has bad intentions.

　　 "Are you suspicious of me?" Seeing Muzifius' hesitation, Justinian also realized the other party's suspicion of him, but did not immediately defend himself.

　　 At this time, the neighing sound of the horse cried aroused the alarm of the two at the same time.