Eagle Byzantium

"Hey, really? I don't know where I will find a job in the future." Diognis was foaming at the mouth and nostrils. He raised his head and took the leather wallet with the order, thinking to himself.

In the city of Nicaea, in the Green Palace where Suleiman lived in the past, a group of warriors protected a small shoulder carriage and slowly arrived in front of the beautiful courtyard. Brenus, who was even fatter than before, cautiously and respectfully stood in front of the steps. He dismounted and pulled out the graceful but slim Princess Dido Komnenos from behind the curtain. She was now the only purple-clad princess officially recognized by the entire empire.

"Father has great expectations for you. Serving here is much more glorious than working in Moria or Macedonia because it is close to the place where the royal family arose." Dido opened her red lips lightly and took her husband on her arm to step onto the steps.

"But the military pressure here is also great. The Turks on the plateau have to deal with Gawain of Seleucia." Brenus smiled bitterly.

"What are you afraid of! General Xhosa, the newly appointed Grand Duke of Southern Thrace, is your best friend. There will never be any obstacles to the implementation of policies and the mobilization of troops during your tenure. This is an opportunity given to you by your father. You must make good use of it. Take hold, my husband, make some achievements and show it to the world. Look, the political situation of the empire cannot be separated from you, because the only thing I have in common with that **** slut named Apat is that I think John is too ugly and does not look like an heir with Comnenus blood. ." Dido spoke in a low voice so that only Brenus could hear it.

The little princess knew in her heart that her father must have been disappointed with John's ability to deal with emergencies during the Alamein War, so she asked her husband to take over the post here (as for her uncle Sebastocrat Isaac, The emperor has long been disappointed with him), this is the best opportunity for him to take off - in the past ten years of her career, Dido was in the palace Although she is also very beautiful, although she is also very petite, although she is also very smart and well-educated, in the eyes of everyone and even her parents, she is just a "miniature version" of her sister, the eldest princess Anna. All the light was blocked, just like the ashamed moon that never dared to exist in the same sky as the sun.

This in itself was nothing. When her father agreed to betroth her to the tall and handsome Varyag barbarian general, her heart was satisfied and throbbing. Even though her father's consideration at the time was "I can't bear to part with Anna, so I have to give Dai away." "Duo" was so cruel, but Dido had no resentment at that time. Anyone, she just wants to leave the palace, marry that guy with brown hair and blue eyes, be his good little wife, and give birth to children for him in a few years, get the title of a great noble, and live in the place of employment. In the house, I occasionally went to the palace for pilgrimage, and lived a peaceful and happy life.

But this wish, like the mechanical fake bird inlaid with glass beads as eyes, fluttered and flew away. It thought it could own the sky from now on, but it fell to the ground without real feathers. The fake wings were ridiculous and helpless. Swinging until she fell stiffly in the corner, ignored and forgotten again - on their wedding night, her sister ran away and shamelessly eloped with Gawain, while she was still the pitiful and pitiful "miniature version" substitute.

Thinking of this, Dido's face became painful, her eyes straightened, she covered her chest with her hands, hunched over and breathing rapidly. Seeing this, Brenus knew that her old habits had recurred, so he supported his wife with concern and asked her to Resting for a while by the steps, "You don't have to worry about me. Just let the maid and slaves stay here with me. You can go and deal with the delivery." Dido seemed very dissatisfied with her husband's concern.

So at the urging of his wife, Brenus could only walk into the hall behind the courtyard. He saw the emperor wearing a round-collar brocade robe and purple boots sitting on the seat in the center. The prince and other generals The officials were ranked next to them, and they hurried forward to salute one by one.

"You don't have to be like this, my wonderful son-in-law." The emperor said pleasantly, "Of course, I made an urgent decision to entrust this place to you. It is by no means as simple as finding a casual position for you and Dido to conveniently raise their children. You have a difficult appointment. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Hugh was brutally killed, and conflicts and rifts appeared between the empire and the pilgrims. I fully understand that the mastermind is Bohemond who now occupies and invades the city of Antioch! So your task is to suppress Bohemond, Gawain and Baldwin adopted a policy of 'defending militarily, attacking diplomatically, and accumulating financially'. Do you understand?"

"I will wholeheartedly fulfill your Majesty's instructions. In the future, for any major matters, I will first ask the imperial capital for instructions before implementing them." Brenus's reply satisfied the emperor very much, "My good son-in-law, your status will be in Anatolia from now on." Leah is the highest, no one can control you Prince, Mikhail and Harold of Bithynia, Theodorus of Trebizond, Cosa of Thrace and Opushkin will all obey your plan and dispatch, so use this power , implement my policy well, I have no doubts about your loyalty. "

When the emperor entrusted his son-in-law with the important task, John felt extremely sad. When the meeting was over, he took Axepochos sadly from the passage behind the hall, preparing to return to the camp, pack up and leave, but at this moment it happened that He bumped into the honor guard team who had gone to the courtyard behind to enjoy Dido's cool weather.

Dido was wearing an orthodox and elegant Roman-style dress. She leaned against her shoulders like a bird, fanning herself gently with a silk handkerchief. The maids beside her kept passing various gifts. The curly hair hanging down from her forehead was perfectly round. There was a slight amount of sweat on his forehead, and his red lips and white teeth were opening and closing, as if complaining about the still sultry weather in early autumn.

Aksepokos hurriedly stepped forward and prostrated himself in front of the princess's skirt. "Brother, where are you going?" Dido smiled and asked knowingly.

"Because His Majesty wants to regain control of the Adriatic Sea, he has entrusted His Royal Highness with an important task and asked him to pass through the Moria region. The prince left first to pack his bags." Aksepokos answered first. .

"Oh, that's true." Dido said with a bit of annoyance, "You just sent my husband to this thorny plateau? Brother, you will have an easy time in the future. Maybe you can open up wheat fields and You don't have to face any dangerous armed enemies outside the vineyard. I happened to have a few rolls in my bag. It would be much more effective to give you a book of art as a gift than to give you Granada armor and swords (the Byzantine Empire greatly appreciated such products from its traditional ally Granada at the time). As for bandit pirates, my husband. During my previous tenure, it was completely wiped out, brother, you don’t have to worry.”

This kind of explicit praise and implicit sarcasm made Axepochus very harsh. Just when he was scratching his neck and preparing to defend his master, the prince stopped him. Then John said to his sister very frankly, "I take this path." It is because I am so ashamed that instead of achieving any glory in Pamphylia, I have tasted the bitterness of failure. I will learn lessons and temper myself in the future journey to face more difficult problems or enemies." (To be completed. Continued~^~)