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"Perhaps I'm really old, and I don't understand you young people more and more, haha." Constance Doria shook his head looking at his nephew in front of him.

Containing the expression on his face, Constance stared deeply at Andrea’s green eyes, which are very different from his own tan eyes, and replied faintly: "Just a good answer, at least you were still the same when I was away. A qualified Doria. So the purpose of my coming here is also to tell you that the family has not given you up."

"I never doubted this." Andrea answered steadily, without changing his face, but he knew that if he had said something wrong just now, his situation would be completely different at this time. He knew too much about this man who raised himself up, no matter what he was doing or thinking, he was like Constance's arm, he could do whatever he wanted, but after all, he would not be treated as a confidant and he could give up at any time.

"Of course I believe, but you still need to prove yourself with actions. I think you should be able to guess the purpose of my trip?" Constance Doria asked calmly.

"It's because of the civil war in Macedonia? Is the mother country ready to re-betting?" The always-keen Andrea did not disappoint Constance, and hit the spot.

The old man nodded and said with a slight appreciation: "That's right. What's happening now has caused many changes that we didn't anticipate before, and it has also brought a lot of trouble. In short, with Miha The Citizens’ Assembly has clearly decided to dissolve Ilducas’s alliance. This is the main purpose of my visit."

"It seems that choosing Mikhail was indeed a wrong choice." Andrea, who went to Rusnina, still retained the appearance of the arrogant Greek monarch in his mind.

And Constance nodded and continued: "Yes, the Senate is also very angry, and even more shocked by the guy's nearly mad dog behavior. His envoy on the front foot showed his favor to the Holy See, and on the back he attacked Venice in Kefani. He even dismembered the Venetian sailors who had surrendered and threw them into the sea."

Dismember Christians. Andrea raised his brow slightly. There is no doubt that this is a very bad thing, especially when Mikhail Dukas tried to reconcile with the Pope. To do this kind of thing is to beat Inno. Mori III's face.

"The next day, the excommunication order was issued from the Vatican Palace."

"Should not every Greek Christian be expelled from the Catholic Church from birth? I am afraid that Mikhail made such a decision solely to appease the nobles under his rule." Despite this very move. Crazy, but Andrea also guessed the purpose of the other party.

"Yes, this is drawing a line. It's just that the excommunication order of the Holy See is not for him, but for us. As political allies, although we have not formally reached any agreement with Epirus, However, the previous funding of the Holy See would not be indifferent. Our powerful pope immediately put pressure on us. If we do not immediately declare our position, the Pontifical Council will lean towards the Duchy of Milan on the Po River issue. The Senate can only do so. Made a trade-off." Constance Doria stated the interests as it was, and this was the basis for what he wanted to do next, and Andrea also guessed a little.

"So we have to press the treasure on Henry of Flanders again?" Andreas did not unexpectedly make such a decision. After staying in Constantinople, although he did not come into contact with the Frankish monarch alone, But he can be sure that this person is a rare hero far better than the short-sighted generations of Epirus. In just one year, the trauma of the fiasco in Adrianople has been recovered, and many Greeks in Constantinople were even impressed by it. It can be seen that this Henry is really well-versed. Yuzhidao is by no means idle.

But Constance shook his head, "If this is the case, to be precise, the dignitaries of the Senate really thought so, but the group of citizens in the Citizenship Assembly was ready to contact Theodore of Agrinion. Er, they are obviously unwilling to share a piece of the pie with the Venetians, let alone the disappearance of their previous investment in Epirus."

"I'm afraid there is no essential difference between these two people."

"So what?" Constance glanced at Andrea, "Convincing a group of people, especially a group of short-sighted people, is more difficult than anything else. The group of **** even formed a preparatory committee to force a resolution. The Senate has no way to control it."

"So this errand falls on you."

"Hmph, who else is there besides me? Those guys are waiting to see my jokes." The old man opened his eyes with a sneer, his cold eyes like two sharp swords.

"I'm afraid that in the end the gain will not be worth the loss." Andrea has no hope for the Epirus Ducas family. Genoa, as a maritime city-state, should pay more attention to the sea instead of having too much overlap with these mountain people. .

These words greatly matched Secretary Constance's appetite, and the old man looked forward to his nephew and said, "That's why I need you to find another suitable candidate."

"I think Emperor Henry should be happy to meet you, my uncle. The Roman court has sent out goodwill signals more than once, and they actually don't want the Venetian family to be the only one."

"No, you still need to negotiate everything here, and I still have to go to Agrinon to deal with the stupid preparatory committee." Constance said.

"Then please give everything to me. I will definitely not let the family down again." Andrea bowed his head obediently, and the right volunteering was exactly what Constance looked up to.

"I have always believed in this ~www.readwn.com~My child." The old man spread his wide arms and enveloped Andrea in his arms, and said in his ear: "But this Once I hope you won’t make any further mistakes. Even if I protect you, the family will not tolerate successive mistakes."

"Last time……"

"The last time it was because of Christopher's old stubbornness, so we were held accountable, but at my insistence, the family has completely expelled the guy who got in the way. So don't let me down anymore. Understand, my child! Yes! I went to the city of Thessaloniki and brought back Antonia's child. It is intolerable for the family to leave a Doria out."

Constance’s heavy voice fell into Andrea’s ears, and the Genoese young man’s face showed a wave of fluctuations for the first time, and he looked at the uncle in front of him, and felt the shadow of the old man for the first time. So tall and far-reaching.

"The border dispute between us and the Milanese on the Po River can't be dragged on any longer. I hope to attend your sister's wedding with you as soon as possible. There is no problem, Andrea." Constance's cold voice echoed in the empty hallway. Among them, Andrea secretly clenched one hand behind his back at this moment.

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