The people in the city who were involved in the rebellion were quickly gathered in the town square, and the mountains of weapons and equipment were scattered aside, including even pitchforks, short-handled hoes and other agricultural tools, which showed the quality of the army.

"Mr. Joel?" John looked at Joel, who had been forked out of the civic center by two guards, and hurried to the old nobleman with Franks Jobs.

Joel's head was twisted up by the guards and pressed down in front of John. The old nobleman looked a little embarrassed at the moment, and his exquisite costume had a lot of folds.

"Mr. Joel, I never thought that an old aristocratic family of the empire would carry a banner to resist the rule of the empire? It took a great deal of trouble for the Empire to free you from the Ottomans......" John sighed, "I thought that after the recovery of Kastoria, the southern Balkans would be much more stable, so why did you, the Gregorian family, want to jump out?" ”

"Your Majesty, I know exactly who gave Gregor respect and who gave Gregor oppression!" Joel stared into John's eyes, and in his mind, John, who was born in the Purple Chamber, was nothing more than a mediocre man who relied on the might of the Empire, and the rules and regulations imposed by the Empire on the old aristocracy were absolutely unacceptable to the Gregor family. The aristocracy tolerated again and again, and in the end, they would only lose their local governance power and become a veritable shell aristocracy.

"Then you mean that the Osmans have blessed you with a lot of goodies, and that you have willingly become pagan lackeys?" John narrowed his eyes slightly, "You old nobles, you are strong in the empire...... No, even if the empire is a little better, what are you doing, don't you have a little bit in your heart? Joel Gregor, you have just recovered the Balkans, and you are in a hurry to jump out and rebel, and when the empire reaches Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt, will you snatch the crown of Palaiologos from Constantinople? Kindness? ”

"Your Majesty John, don't you think how noble the royal family is, now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the old aristocracy exists in name only within the empire, and the only old nobleman with rights is Prince Thomas of Morea, but he is still your Palaiologo!" Joel roared angrily, "Not to mention the privileges of the court, the cobwebs on the roof of the Senate are thicker than the marble roof, right?" There is also local governance, and now that the empire has recovered the Balkans, yes, it is fought beautifully, but these lands that have returned to the empire are either under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, or they are governed by some of your co-rulers, what princes, and then send a so-called new aristocracy without aristocratic temperament, such as a governor? It's not just the Gregor family, but if you think about it yourself, what other family of the old aristocracy can hold up in the empire now, except for Komnenos of Trabzon, who is servile to the royal family? ”

"I say, Mr. Joel, you don't really imagine that the old aristocracy can restore the old days when they were in the empire hundreds of years ago, do you?" John said sarcastically, "The Macedonian dynasty was demolished by you, the Komnenos were destroyed by you, and I don't want to mention Angelos' disgusting rule, until the empire was finally destroyed by you, and the crusaders came in, what the are you doing one by one?" Kindness? ”

"You ......"

"It's not easy, Michael VIII started a new dynasty, but you, you just dismantled the empire into two years ago, only a lonely city remains, and then what? You guys actually ran away? Don't look back! With the gold and silver treasures of Constantinople, with the wisdom preserved by the Roman Empire for thousands of years, he threw himself into the arms of Westerners, and even talked and laughed with pagans? Now, you can still lick your face and come back and ask for the restoration of your former privileges, I tell you, go dream! John looked at Joel's face with extreme disdain, "Thousands of years! The royal family of the Empire has given you enough tolerance! Look what you've done! It's good...... When you give up your rights one by one and flee, the empire will take back your rights one by one, but when you want to come back, do you still expect the empire to return to you? ”

Joel seems to have never heard of Johan's arguments, even if he is only a small count now, but the former Gregor could not be said to call for wind and rain in the imperial court, and his ancestors would never be scolded by the co-emperor! However, John never tells you anything about imperial etiquette, that is, the purple shoulder robe with gold ornaments can tell you about his royal status, and other than that, his behavior is completely unrelated to the traditional aristocracy. There may be some occasions when Sophia can still behave, but for John, some red tape is completely unnecessary until the empire is completely strong.

The so-called aristocratic lordship has been criticized by John for too long, only the royal family has absolute power, so that no decree needs to be approved by the so-called great feudal lords, the early senate of the empire interfered in politics, and even the Janissaries interfered with the change of power The incidents frequently broke out, all threatening the royal family, and because of this, John hated the old aristocratic forces so much.

"It's because you didn't take the opportunity again and again, but now, it's your last chance." Johann glanced at all the old nobles who had supported the Gregor family, and by this time most of them had turned pale.

People with a little political sense may have already noticed that they will be the leaders of the Roman Empire, officially recovering all the privileges of the old aristocracy.

"Of course, we can also be reasonable, the old Roman system, raising troops against the imperial family, threatening the emperor, committing crimes, and disrupting local administration...... One by one, Mr. Joel Gregor, I am afraid that your neck will not be able to carry this head. ”

"I ask the Supreme Court and the Senate to come and ......" Joel was halfway through his cry when he remembered a brutal truth.

At present, even the control of the Supreme Court is in the hands of the Palaiologos, and it can be said that the royal family is currently the master of the entire empire, and Palaiologos has already fundamentally eliminated the possibility of successful rebellion of the local nobility. Unless it is supported by foreign forces, this spark will soon be crushed by the iron hooves of the regular army.

"Mr. Joel, looking at your expression, it seems that you have already thought through it? But I can't help it, you know, there are still many old nobles like the Gregor family in the Empire, and in order for them to be obedient in the future, someone has to be sacrificed, you say? ”