Chapter 35: Rebellion
The night in the city of Lalisha was cold, and the light cast by the moon could make people feel a soft warmth, the candles in the city were not extinguished, the town hall was brightly lit, and the emperor sat in the chamber reading the letters.
"Your Majesty, the messenger from Constantinople, the appointee is Licinius of the Sword of Damocles!" The news reported by the guards standing guard made the emperor's brow furrow slightly.
"Call him in." Alexios kept Licinius in Constantinople just in case, but he almost forgot about it after so long without an accident.
The skinny messenger, also a court eunuch, knelt on the ground and presented a secret letter, with a red alert seal from the Sword of Damocles top-secret.
The emperor's eyelids jumped slightly, this is not a good thing, I hope that the fools in the imperial capital will not do anything to provoke him, otherwise the king's anger will inevitably burn them all.
Unfolded inside, there was only a small note, and the Emperor immediately closed it after reading it, and repulsed the messenger, on which were written only the words "The Imperial Forest Army Moves", but it deeply hurt the Emperor's eyes.
Putting the small note in the candle flame and burning it, Alexios paced back and forth a few times, and suddenly a wave of anger welled up in his heart, and he smashed his fist on the case, and the table shook with a shock.
"Pass my order, gather Khayyam's second army now, gather all the war horses in the city and equip him, and tell him that he is in a hurry!" Alexios gritted his teeth and issued the order.
The serene Lalisha suddenly came to life, and the light of the fires lit everywhere lit up the originally dark night sky, and in the noisy crowd, Khayyam was already shouting and beckoning his soldiers to assemble, although they did not understand the emperor's orders, but there was no doubt that the war was coming.
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"Distinguished Roman citizens, thank you for listening to me, and I think you must have some clarity in your hearts about the fact that I have summoned you here.
Will you tolerate the tyrant Alexios who are going to let a bunch of untouchables ride on top of us? Maybe it won't be long before our children will have classes and play with the untouchables, can you imagine?
Look at the people he reuses? Khayyam, a Turk, held the high position of army commander, Theodosius, the son of a peasant, probably didn't even know a single large character, and a band of barbarian pirates were recruited into the royal guard. Will the Romans have a place to stand in the future?
You swallow his anger now, he has to reform the imperial system inch by inch, but what about the future? He swallowed up the wealth that many families had accumulated over several lifetimes in the name of depriving Andronika of the traitorous party. If he wants to confiscate your property like that, will you bear it?
Now that this tyrant is slaughtering a bunch of old and young women and children in Bulgaria, and his majesty is unstoppable, when he returns to Constantinople with a sword in hand, who else will be able to stop his atrocities? ”
Little Ducasse stood in the living room, now the great nobles of the imperial capital have all gathered, although the patriarchs of the major families are imprisoned and do not know whether they are alive or dead, and their property is plundered by the emperor, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and its potential strength is amazing.
"Don't hesitate! Lend me your strength! Little Ducasse was full of emotion, and the meaning in his words was also clear, if he didn't do something, he would wait for death, and he still had a chance to fight, so he couldn't help these big nobles not to make a move.
"Down with the tyrant and return justice to Rome!" Isaac is a great interpreter of a great to, and even if he is alone, he is not afraid to speak out.
The great nobles of Eastern Rome have already seen many more bloody and touching scenes, except for some of the young people here are old fritters, but it is not the words of Little Ducasse that move them, but the emperor's decision has indeed violated the fundamentals of the nobles, and this emperor can't stay!
"Down with the tyrant! Down with the tyrant! Down with the tyrant! A call finally sounded in the field, and the atmosphere in the whole venue was enthusiastic, and little Ducasse saw that the effect he wanted was achieved, and he also smiled at Isaac.
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Summer is approaching in Constantinople is also slowly getting hotter, citizens like to hide at home at night to escape the heat, outdoor sports are rarely mentioned, and the streets are now deserted.
There are many dark shadows, and I don't know how many people walk around under the cover of night, and they don't light torches, and the strange citizens don't care about this, they just care about closing their doors and windows.
The gate of St. Romanus was quietly opened, and the suburban plains outside the city were actually covered with dense troops, who were embroidered with real crosses under the blue flag, and they looked a little crusader.
"Soldiers, the time has come to overthrow the tyrant, and those who conquer the palace of Constantinople will be rewarded with twenty gold coins each, and whoever can capture Mary of Antioch will be rewarded with ten thousand gold coins!"
Isaac was elected as the commander of this move, and the only nobles who fought outside the imperial capital all the year round were the two brothers of their Angelos family, and he took over the command and was not polite, and directly arranged the attack mission.
The Imperial Forest Army has stayed in the imperial capital for many years, and its combat power is naturally not comparable with the Varangian Guard, if the emperor still puts the Varangian Guard in Constantinople, these big nobles naturally dare not have any dissent.
However, since the Varangian guards were not there, they certainly would not waste this heavenly opportunity, and as soon as the mobilization meeting of the little Ducas was over, the gatekeepers began to contact their old units in the army, and at the same time organized the servants to open the gates of San Romanus in the night and let the Imperial Guards enter the city.
"Kill! Kill a rich man and come out, and wash the palace in blood tonight! Isaac looked at the Guards who were pouring into Constantinople with great joy, and now it was his turn to take revenge.
"Little Ducasse, you take the Imperial Forest Army to attack the palace, and I will lead a team of people to rescue people in the prison first, and then come to the palace to meet you!"
How could Isaac forget his own brother, and how could he not bear the charge of rebellion and murder of the monarch himself! Little Ducasse was the one behind this mutiny, and it would be foolish not to put him on top.
Little Ducasse looked at Isaac deeply, of course he knew this guy's thoughts, otherwise he would not have elected him to be the commander, but who would have thought that he would refuse to lead troops to fight the palace, and now it is a critical moment to not be able to turn his face with him!
"Well, then I'll take someone to Omiya to catch Mary of Antioch, and my father will rely on you to save him! The patriarchs of the major families are still in prison, please bring them back. ”
Isaac also smiled when he heard this, and then led people to the direction of the prison, and little Ducasse looked at his departing back and hated the roots of his teeth, and finally just beckoned to lead the Royal Forest Army to the palace to kill.
This mutiny has just begun, and the leadership has two hearts, and little Ducasse has a shadow in his heart, but now such a big movement has long been retreatible, kill! Maybe you can also kill a throne to pass on to the family.