The desire of the new aristocracy for the Commander of the Holy See Guard was far greater than John had imagined. It may have been a good medicine to re-establish the nobility, but now such a rivalry is moving in a direction that is out of the control of the royal family.

"These short-eyed guys are starting again." Holding her forehead, Sophia walked into John's room, and when she looked up and saw the icon in the shrine, she was busy praying symbolically twice.

The new aristocracy, however, put aside for the time being the lame battle with the professional unions and threw themselves wholeheartedly into the fierce war against the old aristocracy. Perhaps accustomed to the tolerance of the royal family in recent years, some of the current behavior of the new nobles made John feel that these guys were somewhat overstepping.

They took the initiative to string themselves into grasshoppers on a rope, and at the head of this rope was Tarianos Tadivi. According to Publius, in the Holy See, Tarianos was a relatively important commander. Commanded a thousand-strong infantry squadron. The talent of the conductor is decent, not too outstanding, but barely qualified for this position.

It can be said that the Tadivi family behind him actually does not have much power. It's just that a few members of the family work as tax collectors in some remote places. Even being called a new aristocracy is somewhat reluctant. In terms of the power of the family alone, Tadivi can be said to be less than one-tenth of the Tocco family.

However, this made it easier for the new nobles to push Tarianos out as their spokesperson. They didn't care who the final commander would be, whether he could command the empire's armies to victory, they just needed to gradually increase the influence of the new aristocracy in the bureaucracy. In other words, these nobles have more or less followed the old path of their predecessors - to seize profits for the sake of seizing benefits. The life and death of the empire, that is a matter of rear.

The most obvious thing at the moment was the rumors that were rife in Constantinople. When the new Senate is established and the professional unions gain power, then the common people naturally have more influence and voice. It must be said that the new aristocracy quite cleverly seized on this and began to take control of the situation in public opinion.

The campaign against Tarianos first spread from his own military tent and then spread to the civilian population. The prevailing discourse is that among the Holy See, there are no generals who are talented enough to surpass those of Tarianos. Tarianos was also a close friend of Publius, and in war, Tarianos' decisions were also affirmed by other commanders. Of course, other positive images such as the love of soldiers and sons even render his image as a great historical general like Belisarius.

In today's turbulent empire and years of conquest, such a number one person will of course be loved by the people.

"That's to be expected. After all, if the new nobles don't do something, it will be too difficult for a general like Tarianos to come out. John smirked and moved the cushion behind him.

After lying in bed for a long time, he felt more and more that his body did not belong to him. It's not that John can't trust the old Jewish doctor, it's just that he has a faint feeling. This time, even after healing, there will be a little sequelae. In the future, if you go to the battlefield with the army in person, I am afraid that you will not be able to fight the enemy in person like Giovanni and them.

As an emperor, I really should spare my life a little more.

Seeing that John's words came to his lips and lost his mind again, Sophia stretched out her hand and shook it in front of John, and hesitated: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Now that I think about it, I should have hid in the innermost part of the Acropolis with the civilians in the first place, after all, as a commander, as an emperor, I can't ...... it."

"Phew, I thought it was ......," Sophia sighed, "you just thought that it was too melancholy to lie in bed for another year, and it wasn't a big deal." The Jews' medical skills are better than those guys, and he said that if his brother is fine, his brother will be fine. Besides...... If something goes wrong, I'll use a hammer to knock out the Kindukat that I've fed him out of my stomach one by one! ”

"Okay, let's get back to what we just did. Now that these new nobles have introduced Tarianos, they can say at least one thing. John smacked his feet and asked Sophia for a manuscript.

This clearly records Pedro's preliminary investigation of Tarianos. However, most of them were dictated by Publius. After being pushed out by the new nobles, Tarianos himself had a feeling that the dragon was in sight.

At the very least, Tarianos was a man who could see the big picture and was a loyal supporter of the new aristocracy. For the time being, the possibility of him defecting because of petty profits can be ruled out. Second, he should also have some insight into the current situation in the Empire. At least, his absence from showing up is the best way to deal with it. John folded the manuscript over, and on the back there was Pedro's assessment of Talianos, "sharp, calm, and talented." But in the end, it is just a key chess piece for the new aristocracy to put on the chessboard and play against the royal family. ”

"Brother, in fact, to put it bluntly, so far, the goal of the new nobility is only to balance and strengthen the position of the nobility itself. They did not want to be on the opposite side of the royal family, on the contrary, they were quite eager for the support of the royal family. But once the royal family publicly elected the Tocco family, the situation was about to change. Sophia smiled bitterly, "It's not enough to make a fuss, it's just that as an upper-class class, you can't get the identity and status you deserve...... People are such things, after their desires are stimulated, what they will do is not easy to control. ”

"What the empire is most afraid of now is internal friction. What is the difference between the slap and the dynasty that was about to die more than ten years ago? Don't they want status, so give them something sweet. They like to build momentum, they like publicity, so let them go. Finally, set a date for the new Senate to decide on the ownership of the generals' positions. The upper tier is weighted the same number of votes as the lower tier. Isn't it a good thing to have status and face, and win or lose in the end and convince everyone? ”

"Brother...... Are you crazy? Based on the enthusiasm of these guys to build momentum for Tarianos, and Angelo Alfonso Tocco's dying-ready appearance, it would be a miracle that the Tocco family could win! ”

"No, we're not doing nothing. Public opinion is a rather deadly double-edged sword. This is probably something that the new aristocrats who are crazy about not realizing yet......"

Accustomed to the tactics of the media tycoons of the new century, John did not care so much about the petty fights of the new aristocracy.