Eagle Byzantium

"What is the status of John and Breanus now? I never remember any grudges between them before." The emperor was angry and puzzled.

The explanation given by the Royal Ink Officer was: The prince and His Highness Brenus were each assigned too many political attributes, so it was normal for different people to regard them as brightly colored military flags.

"Then how do I deal with it?"

In this regard, the chief steward "Little Bird", whose eyes are still swollen and whose face is gloomier and older (because he is worried and angry about his own nephew), has a suggestion: Your Majesty cannot take sides in the fight between the two factions, but you cannot stay out of it either. , must use the power of arbitration to verify that he is the emperor chosen by his subjects and the Lord, and turn disadvantages into advantages.

"The imperial officials were sent to punish Breanus, asking him to deliver enough food to Tatisius. In addition, he also announced that Tatisius's new army, the captured Angrasburg, would be assigned to Among the establishment of the Brenus Military Region." The emperor's answer satisfied the Royal Ink Officer and the Royal Wardrobe Manager, "So, what about the conflict between Raymond, Guillaume, and Conrad?"

In response to this, Melais mocked the emperor severely before replying, saying, "My servants have reminded your majesty beforehand that it is okay to use the pilgrims, but you cannot over support an ambitious guy like Raymond!"

Alexios also expressed apology and remorse for the imperial ink officer's accusation, saying, "This is indeed my fault."

Seeing that the emperor also recognized his mistake, Yumoguan and Xiaoniao discussed with each other in low voices and came up with an extremely "Byzantine" sophisticated check and balance plan:

1. Dismantle the prince's new army in disguise, and bring the "Frank-Norman Lancers" of the Earl of Blois and the Earl of Normandy under the direct jurisdiction of the empire. The mobilization and operations of the "Lancers" must be issued by the Brachner Palace. , the emperor is responsible for military pay and equipment, this is to weaken the prince's momentum;

2. Although the army returned to the emperor, the official titles of the two counts were assigned to Raymond by the emperor. He imitated Frank's political method and gave the two counts "Count of Peverard" and "Count of Gers" respectively. The title "Count of Manico", two The castle existed as a fief, and these two people were nominally under the jurisdiction of the "Grand Earl of Laodicea". In this way, the emperor "fulfilled" his previous promise to increase the fief for Raymond in disguise, "it is just to increase the number of fiefs for your subordinates." I didn’t give it to you, I just gave it to you”;

3. Raymond's Laodicea fief remains unchanged. These three western earls all hold high positions as privy counselors in the empire. They are not subordinate to any military region. They are independent and equal with each other. They are all directly responsible to the emperor. , the three fortresses not only monitor and restrain each other, but also are on the front line of monitoring Gawain (monitored by Count Stephen of Germanico), Theodoro (owned by Robert) and Brenus (owned by Raymond). , are the three stakes that the emperor drove into Xiaoya;

4. Remove Mikhail from his current position and transfer him back to the imperial capital to serve as the commander of the outer palace guard (this is what Xiaoniao begged for). The Bithynia and Braxilon military districts will be under the control of veteran General Haro Germany, in addition to re-establishing the military district of Paphlagonia, with the emperor from the capital In addition, the emperor and the two secretly discussed that after the bee rebellion in the west was pacified, they would also find reasons to remove General Xhosa from Pushkin in South Oops because "he is both incompetent and friendly." Brenus is a very close associate and will instigate my son-in-law";

5. There are also "future plans" for Prince John. The emperor recognized his achievements in Thessaly and Moria, but he must ask questions about his ability to form a new army and take Taticius, Diognis and others under his command. , the emperor’s idea was “three years later, Completely bring the new army under the direct jurisdiction of the empire, transfer the prince back to the imperial capital to serve as my deputy and co-govern the emperor, and then focus on the management of internal affairs and justice." As for Titicius and Diognis, they will also have to "Disperse and take up new positions, each showing his or her own strengths";

6. For Theodorus, the emperor granted him the official title of "Governor of Chardia", instigated him and Gawain to fight against each other by dividing the territory of Danish Mond, and demanded the establishment of Pisa and Gemini in Trabizon. The Laya Chamber of Commerce and the wharf continued to vigorously open the "Sivas Trade Road" and the mint to facilitate the emperor's pumping;

7. As for Gawain, the emperor only allowed him to occupy the area of ​​Kayseri and Nazarene, and the rest of the area was "not allowed to be captured at will".

With these seven articles, the emperor quickly ordered the imperial ink officers to copy one copy each and send it to their respective persons.

Soon the reactions from all parties came out. The prince, Titicius, Theodoro, and Mikhail all expressed their tacit submission. Although Raymond initially expressed his incomprehension and dissatisfaction, he thought that the emperor had given his sacred labor to the emperor. The city of Desia was given to him and allocated funds to sponsor him to build a temple dedicated to the Holy Spear, so he was willing to settle the matter. In his letter to the Holy See and Ile-de-France, he claimed that "During the Battle of Gangala, General Counselor Vallott did not care about his own life. In the end, Death in battle."

Those who did not express their opinions for the time being were the Brenus and his wife. After receiving her father's "Seven Orders", Dido immediately closed the door and started discussing with her young husband.

"Now it seems that my father has become suspicious and suspicious of us. After all, Brenus's family has close relations with many big nobles in the imperial capital..." Dido held the letter, her eyes wandering.

On the opposite seat, Breanus strongly advocated calling it quits and there was no need to "confront John in every aspect."

But his wife obviously didn't think so, "What's the use of taking over the military district that Anglas assigned to you? My father will soon send more tax officials to collect all the proceeds, and we won't have any foundation." remain."

Brenus felt that Dido was now on the verge of going berserk, and he was almost powerless to dissuade her. He could only act according to the situation, so he simply asked his wife what to do.

"Your family owns vast fields and resources in the Dirasium area, and you don't have to rely on others for your wealth. Since my father does not allow us to have power here, let's just not ask for it and allocate the entire military region's fields to Ploni Yanong soldiers and landowners, make friends with them, and use this to win over people's hearts, because it is better to win over a group of nobles than to please them. It should be easy for all the lowly people - for the nobles, we only need to protect their vested interests, but for the lowly people, we have to break down all obstacles. This is not advisable." This is Dido's plan, "In addition, hold firmly. Take control of the forces in the Dirasium Military District and arrange informants in the Brachna Palace to cultivate cronies. "

After saying that, Dido sat on her husband's knees, her delicate red lips came close to his beard, and whispered earnestly, "Little husband, don't have any fear or worry, because what we have to deal with is not our father, what we do is Everything is not harming the empire at all, it is just making some far-sighted investments for the future of our couple and our children.”

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"Yes, yes." Brenus' expression was a little stiff.

"Then, now that father's documents have been sent, we can also send secret envoys to my sister and Gawain..." Dido raised the corners of her mouth and smiled. (To be continued ~^~)