Not only is it a little strange that this manuscript appeared in the hall of Justinian, but what surprised the two of them even more was that in this manuscript, not only the eldest princess Anna. Komnenos is unique to the Greek script of flowers, and in many places, it is marked with a script that John and Sophia have never seen.

The manuscript also contains sketches of stick figures, and it is not difficult to see from the drawings that this manuscript records a weapon that Anna had come into contact with, or wanted to invent.

In appearance, it is somewhat close to the current artillery, but this gun does not have a base, and it seems that it can be held in the hand and used to fire something.

"I don't understand the text, and I don't know what I want to say." John took the manuscript and flipped through it several times, "Maybe it's the blueprints?" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, these characters are supposed to be the royal code words of Komnenos, which are only circulated among every purple-clothed nobleman. At that time, the eldest princess was very likely to inherit the throne of the empire and become the empress, although there were some unclear changes later, but the eldest princess was also very likely to master this royal code. Sophia sorted out the manuscript with some headaches, "I've seen similar ciphers in some of the Komnenos books, but I've never seen such a dense ...... In Princess Anna's eyes, perhaps this drawing is very important. ”

"Can you decipher it?" John tried to ask, though he didn't expect much.

"We also have a unique set of codes in our royal family, but there are big differences." Sophia thought for a moment, then continued, "Now the side branch of the Komnenos family, the person most likely to hold this code, was killed a few months ago...... Oh, poor John. Komnenos. He should have been kept in the first place. ”

"Let's think about it another way, Sophia. Can you complete the translation of the cipher code from some of the books left by the Komnenos royal family to unravel what the eldest princess left behind? ”

"Do you want to exhaust me?" Sophia rolled her eyes dryly.

"What about the others?"

"My dear brother! This is the most secret manuscript in the royal family's documents, the most intricate cipher arrangement I have ever seen, the legacy of the wisest eldest princess! Studying for someone outside the royal family will be devastating! Sophia shook her head helplessly, "If you have to know the secrets behind this manuscript...... Let's sacrifice my own rest time......"

"Do you want to tell your father?"

"Your Majesty?" Sophia thought for a moment, then refused, "Until we translate what this thing is recording, it's better not to let Your Majesty know." ”

John didn't even take the book he had just wanted, and hurried out of the royal library with Sophia.

Anna Komnen's posthumous works are mostly about the exploits of her great father, Alexios. Although it is difficult to evaluate the merits and demerits of Alexios's life, one thing is for sure, he made an indelible contribution to the survival of the empire.

But on the other hand, if it is simply a history book that promotes merits, it will not use the most secret royal code, and it is impossible to bring out a large number of books in Justinian's Hall, so if you want to crack the inheritance of the eldest princess, for a long time in the future, Sophia will go back and forth between Slou Garden and the royal library.

"Princess Anna also seems to be a woman full of wisdom. It's just that some wrong decisions didn't make him on the throne of Barcelisa in the end. ”

John hastily browsed the eldest princess's best-known work, The Biography of Alexios. If it weren't for the failure of the power struggle, perhaps Anna would not have been obsessed with studying history, and she would not have left behind so many precious books.

"We have not experienced history firsthand, so we must evaluate it more objectively. Brother, that's what you told me. ”

Sophia rebound Anna's manuscript. Due to improper preservation, some areas are damaged and need to be repaired, all in all, the amount of work is very huge.

"Sophia, have you ever thought about it...... What if this was just a failed test subject, or something of no value to the Empire? ”

"I won't give up trying everything because there are risks behind it."

After arranging the manuscript and the internal documents of the Komnenos brought out at the same time, Sophia immersed herself in the work of deciphering it.

……

After coming out of the Slou Garden, it was close to dusk, and Giovanni could not spare time because of the handover of the commander's position, so today's military strategy study was temporarily canceled.

Sophia didn't like to be disturbed by work that required a high degree of concentration, and John simply walked straight inside Constantinople.

An eleven-year-old girl was actually saddled with an empire like this......

"Your Highness......"

John didn't realize that he had wandered aimlessly all the way to the Golden Horn wall.

The reform of the garrison is nearing the end, and the soldiers, including the defenders of the sea wall, have been replaced, but the nonsensical scene of John in the Constantine Square has left an impression that is difficult to change for the time being.

Cruel, beheaded, punished, inquisitor, miscellaneous titles have spread inexorably within the empire.

Oh, and now it can't be called a garrison.

"How do you feel about the Holy See?"

John asked suddenly, for no reason.

Obviously, the young soldier guarding the sea wall did not react either, and the crown prince of the empire would discuss the question of the army with him in such a none-salty manner, and he also fell into a stupor.

"What's wrong? Can't speak? ”

"Ah...... Not Your Highness. The young soldier took his thoughts and replied, "Because Your Majesty has completely delegated power to Brother Publius...... General Publius, everyone is not used to the sudden increase in training volume in the past few days. ”

The young soldiers spoke in a completely different way than the old fritters in the garrison, and they were more likely to express their true thoughts, which made John feel more comfortable.

Not all of them are keen on enjoying flattery.

"Why did you join the Garrison in the first place? Why didn't you choose to leave after such a drastic restructuring? ”

"For I will defend my faith, and my country. And also...... The infidels killed my father, and sooner or later I will take revenge! After speaking, the soldier suddenly remembered something, "Your Highness! I heard that you killed that Murad II with your own hands? ”

"Hmmm......"

"I wish I could see the look of fear on his face!"

"He didn't have much fear, all of them were for their own beliefs, for their own countries."