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"I just got the permission of Lord Justinian, so I disarmed the weapons of the restless guys under your hand. You should be thankful that you didn't know about this before, or else Lord Justinian and I Everyone thinks that you are not suitable for commanding the army at the moment." After that, Baptiste stopped his pen and looked at Arslan coldly.

　　 "Nonsense. Master Justinian is not in Thessaloniki at all right now, you are not even qualified to give orders in front of me!" Arslan glared.

"Unfortunately, in fact I have this qualification, Your Excellency Arslan, please recognize your identity. You are just a mercenary commander, and I am the mayor of Thessaloniki. This is Justin. The power given to me by Lord Nigeria. This is in itself no room for negotiation. Now that you have entered without my permission, I can convict you on this basis. If there is nothing else, I hope you don’t Reappear in my sight."

"You!" Arslan, who was discolored, pressed his saber, and the anger on his body instantly turned into a murderous intent, but the guard Vadarutai outside the door also clenched the spear in his hand to guard against the outbreak. . At this moment, the atmosphere in the room became tense.

But in the end, after weighing it for a while, Arslan chose to drop his hand on the handle of the knife, and slammed a cruel word to the Latin man on the opposite side: "Sooner or later I will be in Justinian. The man who pierced your hypocritical face in front of you, Latin!" After speaking, the angry Turkic slammed the Vadaritai guard at the back door and drove away.

　　 While looking at the other person's leaving back, Baptiste calmly continued to pick up the pen on the table and prepare to continue his work. He has become accustomed to such things. As a Latin, there is original sin in itself. From the beginning, Baptiste was mentally prepared.

After completing the entrustment of the Marquis of William Chapulit, his old boss, the Earl of Senna, served as the assistant regent, Charlie Chapulit, in Patras as a vassal of Justinian to continue the Marquis of Achaia, and he , This landless knight nobleman who came to the East chose to be loyal to Justinian, and the corresponding Justinian also recognized his ability. After the Macedonian War, he was appointed mayor of Thessaloniki to govern the city.

But since the beginning of his tenure, the rumors have never stopped. The Greeks in Thessaloniki are hostile to him, and Arslan’s old men of Justinian are also very suspicious of him-even in his Under the rule, the entire Thessaloniki was in order, the commerce in the city was restored, and the wasteland outside the city that had been destroyed by the war was reclaimed, allowing many farmers who fled here to have a place to stand. But [Zero Zero Reading 00kxs] is that Baptiste's hostility has not diminished in the slightest but has increased day by day.

And all this is because he always chose to avoid conflict in the face of aggressive externalities. After the defeat of Boniface, the whole of Macedonia chose to go to Theodor Dukas and Mikhail Dukas or Constantine. Henry of Dinburg drew closer, which made all the main combatants in Thessaloniki very dissatisfied and accused Baptiste of inaction. But in fact, what Baptiste made was the decision he and Justinian had discussed together, turning Thessaloniki into an indestructible nail in the Macedonian chaos, and he would never be greedy for immediate benefits. Until Justinian came back. So despite the provocations of all parties, Baptiste chose to stay still. He knew that behind the restless nobles of Macedonia, Prince Theodor, Emperor Mikhail, and Emperor Henry DìDū were watching with cold eyes and waiting for Thessaloniki to reveal itself. Flaws, thus swallowing this piece of fat. But how can other people know about Baptiste's hard work, or even if he knows it, he will not believe it. Many people blindly believe that he and Ducas of Epirus have even made ulterior transactions with the Latin Empire.

Two months ago, a riot broke out in Thessaloniki. Fortunately, it was suppressed in time by the Vardaritai Army from the sea. After the investigation, it was found that the black hand who stirred the flames directly pointed to the Dukas family in Epirus. . Prince Theodor, who was once an ally, is most suspicious. The nobleman who has repeatedly provoked at the border of Thessaloniki seems to belong to the Agrinion faction. It must be the beginning of the other party’s revenge against him. !

　　 Thinking of this, Baptiste shook his head mockingly. In the end, he finally pressed Bao on Justinian. At the beginning, Theodor also tried his best to secure him as the mayor of Thessaloniki, and even tried to annex Thessaloniki when Justinian was away, but he did not want to be immobilized by Baptiste. After reversing the shade, he removed all the eyeliners that Agrignon had placed in the city. This completely tore each other's skins, and it is no wonder that the other party hates themselves so deeply. Obviously, while fighting Mikhail Dukas, there are often small actions on this side. Although this time Baptiste still suppressed the main battle faction in the city, but for this reason, he also had a very unhappy relationship with Arslan, another of Justinian’s close associates. If something like this happened next, he would also There is no guarantee what will happen. Thinking of this, the deep Latin man's face looked even more preoccupied.

　　At this time, the door of the room was pushed open again, but it was not an angry Turkic who walked in, but Semiius Fendini, the leader of the Vadaritai tribe.

　　 Looking at the mess on the ground, Semiius also guessed what happened just now based on the news he had heard before.

　　 "It seems that this position is really not suitable!" The old man sighed.

But Baptiste still didn’t look up, but just replied: “If it’s just a cool remark, then don’t blame me for issuing an eviction order~www.readwn.com~ Hehe, if there is no one of mine guarding here, you can Why are you so hard to speak? Of course I am not here to say anything cold, but Antonia from Genoa asked me to invite you over." Semiius said.

　　 "She?" When he heard the name, Baptiste frowned slightly, but he stopped the pen in his hand and pondered for a moment, "It looks like there is news from Lord Justinian."

Semiius nodded, "You guessed it, Moria's rebellion has been completely quelled, Lord Justinian should return north soon." Although he can't understand the Latins, he can't. Not admitting that the man in front of him is very keen on information, it is no wonder that Justinian will appoint him as the defense of Thessaloniki.

　　 After getting the confirmation reply, Baptiste couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his whole body relaxed like never before. If the man returned to Thessaloniki to preside over the overall situation, the burden on himself would finally be relieved.

　　 "Then go! That Italian yellow-haired girl seems to have something wrong again." Semiius urged with his hand in his arms.

And Baptiste got up and put on the coat hanging on the wall and said angrily: "Even if it's any tricky idea, let me be a scapegoat in the end." For this little Genoese girl, Baptiste can only say she It is as difficult to deal with as that little fox of Moriah. Thinking of this, the Latin man put on his headscarf on the table and said to Semiius teasingly: "By the way, the people are treating a Latin man. Their chief officials are already like this. What would they look like when they knew that their future governor’s wife or even the mother of the country was a Latin?"