Eagle Byzantium

At this moment, Anna, who was somewhat impatient, raised the burning candle and slowly lifted it to Ledger's palm, as if she was pouring hot wax over him. Her tone was already very cold, "Please sign quickly, 80,000 yuan." What are the Venetians waiting for me? Is it mercy that I will pay for 240,000 gold coins every year, or is it that I use the same amount of money to cast 600,000 cannonballs and smash them into your lagoon city?"

Ledger looked at the flames that were constantly moving, the reed pen in his hand hanging in the air.

Anna's eyes were very solemn behind the flames, but in fact, her only other hand hidden under the robe was pinching her legs - Anna knew in her heart that this was diplomatic blackmail to a certain extent. If Venice The envoys turned against each other, and the entire city-state shrank back to the islands and lagoons at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. Even being a pirate was a troublesome existence.

So Anna was very nervous...

The "snap" sound of the pen tip touching the paper brought her back from her thoughts. The queen's eyes widened, and then she saw Ledger lowering his head, turning the reed pen in pain, and signing with a rustling sound. It was signed "In the name of the Holy Senate and Citizens of Venice."

After signing, Ledger's face turned pale and his body seemed to be exhausted. The reed pen rolled down on the desk. He staggered back a few steps, sat down on his armchair, looked up and murmured to himself, "I would rather be a veteran." He is not willing to sign his name on the treaty that betrays the entire country. This will be an eternal shame for my family. "

Anna suddenly felt refreshed. She ordered the servants and guards in a loud voice, "Sound the salute outside the tent, knowing that my husband and the great Empire Basileus know that we and all the generals can enjoy the imperial ceremony at the end of this year." It’s a great triumph, everything is favored by God, it starts well and ends well!”

"Long live, Baselisa, this world is as you wish!" Everyone in the camp shouted in unison.

Ledger sat in the armchair with his head drooped, almost half dead, and cold sweat stained his shirt and robe.

Beside the colorful tent, several artillery regiment soldiers holding ignition poles and match ropes fired a row of short mortars on wooden stands. Roaring sounds and bursting sparks floated in the sky of Ohrid Castle.

Over there at the edge of the forest, the emperor on horseback looked at the rising artillery fire with satisfaction. He turned around and said to Laonix, "Please sign this contract as soon as possible, for the sake of peace in the entire world."

So Laonicus had no choice but to comply. In the contract, he represented the Palermo court and declared the Kingdom of Hum and Carinthia as illegal and unrecognized, while using the Emperor of Constantinople as the behind-the-scenes The "Italy Plus Cities Alliance" is legal and complies with all basic laws.

The Treaty of Durazzo indeed shook the whole ocean, and many Italian cities rushed to send diplomatic documents to the emperor requesting to join the alliance.

At the same time, Salian Caesar Henry the Fifth also secretly submitted a letter, once again requesting that he and Gawain slaughter the rich Boots Peninsula, while the city-states such as Hot Duck, Pisa, Amalfi, Lucca, and even Milan and Mantua also sent envoys there They came to the city of Ohrid and exchanged covenants and business agreements with each other. The whole Ohrid was quite lively.

In the midsummer season, the couple of Imperial Basileus still did not return to the imperial capital. Sometimes they stayed in Ohrid, sometimes they went to Skopje to inspect the ancient ruins (Anna's favorite), and sometimes they stayed in Kas. Summer vacation on the edge of Tolia Mountain Lake.

However, two figures came from the imperial capital.

One of them is the former military judge Algieli. Now that the mature general corps has made his duties gradually lose importance, Gawain wants to grant him a new position out of the idea of ​​​​cultivating and supporting him.

By the shade of the Kastoria Mountain Lake, the emperor stood in front of a drawing table set up in the grass and said to Algieli, "It is no longer necessary to continue to set up the three military governorship areas such as Macedonia. It will become a new one." In counties and districts, I am going to move the border defense line to the north and west, and a new military district will be established along the Danube River." Then the emperor took out the golden eagle scepter and pointed at the Sava River, Danube River, and Morocco on the map with its thin tip. Rava River Intersection To the north of the border, "Bramson has successfully marched north and captured the important town of Sirmium. Now I need you to sit there and establish a new and huge new military governorship. Your responsibility is to annihilate the local Sava who are still resisting." They cooperated with General Bramson’s campaign and attacked the important river defense areas of Sigidorum (Belgrade) and Vidin. The main enemies were the Zavida family and Roger Jr.’s Norman bandits.”

"I obey your Majesty!" Algieli was extremely excited.

Gawain nodded, "You should go and take up your post immediately. There is nothing to be done, and the beginning is difficult. In fact, you still have a huge task, which is to monitor the surrendered Venice, so you have to stay in Dalmatia Supervise the construction of ships on the coast and build the roads leading here. If there is any disobedience or disloyalty to the empire in Venice, you must report it to the imperial capital as soon as possible. "

After speaking, Gawain waved the figure who had been behind Algieli to come forward, "For this purpose, I have sent you an auxiliary officer - Darkconinus."

After the emperor finished speaking, the bureaucrat named Darkconinus came forward and saluted His Majesty and Baselisa, who was sitting on a wooden chair to escape the summer heat.

Dacconinus was tall and thin, with clear cheeks and deep eyes. His expression often carried a certain contempt, which made his eyes roll back or squint. Rather than being a bureaucrat, he looked more like a loan shark. However, he was actually the first backbone elder to join the Self-Reform Society. He worked his way up from the military logistics and local governance, and was recently granted the white robe.

Over there, Anna listened to the monotonous chirping of cicadas, with her braids stained with sweat hanging down. She couldn't help but pull her round-necked clothes open a little more, looking at the hot arrows of light shooting down from the leaves with annoyance, revealing her snow-white collarbone and tiny beads of sweat. She also lifted up her skirt, and her pink feet kept rubbing against the cool green grass - causing several female officials to hurriedly raise the curtain to cover the queen's indecent posture.

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But Darkoninus didn't seem to see it at all. He was a natural "professional bureaucrat" who spent his life studying how to collect local taxes and provide good food for the soldiers. "Let the people live well but not too well" was his belief and philosophy.

He was too lazy to touch his own wife. No matter how beautiful other women were, in Darkoninus' eyes, they were just a pile of skinny or fat skin.

Since ancient times, when professional bureaucrats reach a certain level, they will castrate their own carnal desires, leaving only pure power desire and spiritual strength. Darkoninus is no exception.