Eagle Flag of Epirus - v8 Chapter 65

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“In the eyes of many of us, this does not seem to be prejudice. The rumored rumor that the nobles of Tripolis were deprived of their fiefs is not groundless. A large number of fiefs that have been inherited from generation to generation have been arbitrarily deprived of by His Highness Justinian to reward others. It’s hard not to make people feel uncomfortable.”

Merinoson issued a sharp accusation, and this is what everyone present is most concerned about. Everyone admits the strength of the young man in front of him, but no one can tolerate the young man taking away their property and giving it to a group of mud legs. Son pagan. Seeing that there were Latin and Turkic faces in Moria’s army entering the city, the Thessaly nobles were already disgusted.

But in the face of such doubts, Justinian did not rush.

“It’s true.” He admitted directly. Even though they were mentally prepared, seeing the calmness of the young man in front of them, the crowd of Thessaly nobles was still in an uproar, and they all looked sideways.

Seeing that Justinian didn’t have any excuses, Merinoson didn’t forget to press on, saying: “These lands are the property of the nobles for generations, and the owner of each piece of land is the cornerstone of the empire. ——I can understand the situation faced by His Highness Justinian at that time, and you had to make radical measures. But today, if you want to truly get our love, I think the necessary commitment can be exchanged for our trust. “

At this time, Merinosen had already made a great concession after careful consideration, and this request was negotiated by him and other Thessaly nobles. If Justinian wants to annex them, he must respect that they have sufficient autonomy rights. He has a good plan. Justinian gets the face and they hold on tightly. If the other party wants to fight the menacing Emperor Mikhail. , You must reuse them.

The other nobles nodded their heads. Such conditions are undoubtedly beneficial to them. Now that the Latins are expelled, they can finally get back their own land. How can they allow the mud legs under Justinian? Let them share a piece of the pie. In the hall, the atmosphere suddenly became noisy, and no one noticed that the eyes of the young man in the middle of the seat were getting colder and colder.

“Tell me, Lord Merinoson,” Justinian said, “When the Latin Crusade swept the empire, where were you and everyone here?”

A sentence without emotional fluctuations fell into the crowd, and the nobles were silent, and the hall was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard.

This is undoubtedly an extremely embarrassing question-after Boniface brought the Crusaders into Thessaloniki, the Latin invasion swept Thessaly and Peloponnese. At that time, countless Roman nobles only Able to submit, because the armed forces were abolished, the Romans at that time did not succeed even if they wanted to resist. But even so, it was hard to say after all. Facing Justinian’s rhetorical question, the Thessaly nobles were unable to speak for a while.

And Justinian did not ask any more, he was not interested in sprinkling salt on other people’s wounds, but said indifferently:

“Thousands of miles away, I watched Constantinople fall into deaf ears, and waited until the Latins stepped into their own land. This is what the nobles of the Peloponnese did. I understand. They wanted to protect their families. Moria suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Olive Grove. He made a mistake and the people suffered. So at the beginning I gave the guys in Tripolis a chance, but they asked for a lot. I would rather swallow all the people who are not willing to help the desperate people. I just did what they were supposed to do for them.”

As soon as the voice fell, the Thessaly nobles sitting on the opposite seats looked ugly. On the surface, Justinian was talking about the old nobles of the Peloponnese, but they were poking their backbones.

“Is this your response?” Merinoson stood up, the cutlery at hand slipped to the floor.

“But you need to know that the fiefs passed down from generation to generation are our ancestors for all the rewards that our ancestors paid for the country for the ancestors. You are not deprived of the qualifications, Your Highness Justinian.” After Merinoson finished speaking, the atmosphere instantly became tense. , The eyes of other nobles also cast on him.

“Actually, I have this qualification, Merinoson.” Justinian said, “The so-called inheritance from generation to generation is nothing but empty talk. The longest family here is only the last one or two hundred years. There is no more than a hereditary fief. It was only in the time of His Majesty Alex I that it became customary. The land of Rome never belonged to individuals, it belonged only to the Romans. There has never been a country that will never be destroyed, and there has never been a family that will flourish forever. The cornerstone of the country is never yours and me. Everyone, but the people of Rome. They followed Caesar on Qiqiu Mountain, and the eagle flag could fly across the sea. When the corrupt officials let them experience grief and death, Ravenna’s court was full of barbarians. With all due respect, You guys, instead of waiting for our people to liberate themselves from the bottom up, we should restrain ourselves from the top down. Greed is a disease that the doomed ruler cannot get rid of.”

“If we perish, the empire will also perish.” Merinoson warned. “Without us, His Royal Highness Justinian, who can you rely on, relying on the Latins and Turks? In that case, you will be bitten back sooner or later.”

Justinian looked still. “As you said, it is true.”

Merinoson sneered. “You’re really cherish words like gold. But how much gold do you have that can satisfy those foreign mercenaries? Do you finally rely on dividing our land for them? That’s just drinking poison to quench thirst, and His Majesty Manuel I has I made a mistake and should take warning from all of us.”

“I have no objection to the lesson of His Majesty Manuel~www.mtlnovel.com~ and so far I have not given them the territory, but it is not because I don’t trust them.”

“Oh, why is that? The subordinates relied on the monarch’s generous rewards before they were willing to leave their homes and fight back and forth. How can their loyalty not be rewarded?”

“Because I don’t want to lose the hearts of the Roman people, the people I gave to the Peloponnese are people who have the ability to manage the land. They are regarded as the restorers of Rome, not the most convenient to take in the hearts of the people. It’s a shortcut. It’s like this in Moria, it’s like this in Thessaloniki, and it’s like this in Thessalia. I have never had the intention of opposing everyone here, but I don’t want to compromise because of asking others. Lords, don’t Reject my friendship, otherwise the enemy will never be me.” Justinian said categorically.

On the bottom line, he didn’t make any concessions. Justinian knew the importance of Thessaly, but the enemy who knew the sword and the spear was not enough, and the opponent who hid the sword in the smile was even more dangerous. He understands that some things must be stated clearly, otherwise he will inevitably make the same mistakes here, and he will never allow the tragedy of Tripolis to happen again!

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