Sparkling above the Mediterranean sea, it was a large fleet, with ten Dromont warships, common in the Eastern Roman Empire, forming frigates, and twenty Panfires floating and sinking on the surface of the sea with a draft.

Standing on the top of the watchtower was Merry, the naval officer who led the team this time, and he could feel the coolness of the sea breeze as the eagle flag fluttered in the wind, but what he was thinking about was the task given by the naval commander Duilius before he left.

Merry's convoy had carried dozens of boxes of heavy cargo before leaving the Golden Horn, carrying an imperial nobleman destined for Provence in the Kingdom of France.

Merry wisely did not bother the nobleman, but that did not mean that his mood could be calmed down, the fleet was the essence of the Imperial Navy, and more than a thousand sailors from Genoa were the main components of the fleet.

The Genoese were well acquainted with the sea trade winds of their native western Italy, and they did not encounter storms, except for a time when they had to sail close to the coastline of North Africa to avoid the Norman and Venetian fleets, and most of the time the fleet sailed safely on the established routes.

A handsome man walked to the bow of the ship and stood, Merry knew very well that only the nobleman from the imperial capital had such privileges, and that the other sailors were loyal to their posts and did not leave half a step.

"It's that little white face!" First mate Barry looked at it with disdain.

"Shut your mouth, if you still want to mess around in the Imperial Navy!" Merry knew he had to restrain his men, especially this foul-mouthed fellow.

The sailors would always do something shady once they had been on the ship for a long time, but that time they had found the wrong person, and one night without Merry's knowledge, more than a dozen people entered the rooms of the nobles of the imperial capital, and then all of them were put down, and even the two most ruthless ones were cut off from their lives.

"Alright! Barry, don't remind me of that, you've gone too far! ”

Merry had to warn his lieutenant that no one else knew the origin of the nobleman, but he learned a little bit of news from the mouth of Marshal Duilius, this noble man was the red man of His Majesty the Emperor.

Merry kept this secret until the nobleman didn't reveal his identity, but seeing that Barry still wanted to provoke others, Merry couldn't help but feel a deep headache, but it would be nice if the nobleman directly said his identity.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Sini touched his soft cheeks, he was born as a court eunuch, but the emperor's attendants were also selected by the empire for his appearance, and then smiled.

Yesterday, those short-sighted sailors touched his room and behaved misbehaps, and were directly taught a lesson by him with sharp swordsmanship, probably they still remember it vividly, and this is also for those unruly sailors to remember, lest something go wrong with the French princess on board.

Thinking of this, Licinius couldn't help but sigh again, his secret mission was originally to meet with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa the Redbeard, and he didn't know where the Queen Regent Mary found out.

He still remembers the events of that day vividly.

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In the imperial garden, the Queen Regent fiddles with roses cultivated by the emperor herself, and her fingers painted with red nail polish slide over the bright petals.

The brown strands of hair covered the cheeks, and if it weren't for the veil, Licinius would have been sure that it must have been a face that had captivated the country.

Lowering his head, Licinius did not dare to desecrate the Supreme Saint's face at will, this was a woman who was enough to decide his life and death, and he could not be disrespectful at all.

"I heard that Alexios sent you to Germany to meet Redbeard, you might have to pass through France?"

Licinius's knees trembled, this is something that he and the emperor only knew, how did it leak so quickly to Her Majesty the Queen Mother Regent, if His Majesty Alexios knew, it would definitely be a thunderous rage.

"Don't be nervous, who told me, you don't need to know, but how can I not have my own eyeliner after operating in this palace for more than ten years!"

Cold sweat flowed from Licinius's forehead, he didn't want to get involved in the terrible royal fighting, even if he was the most trusted spy head of the Imperial Caesar, once he was involved in this level of fighting, he would definitely die without a place to die.

Just when Licinius was struggling with his thoughts and thinking about how to excuse himself, the Queen Mother Regent Mary looked back and felt angry and amused when she saw him in a cold sweat: "What are you thinking? Can't it be a good thing that I'm looking for you? ”

was already the great eunuch of the imperial capital, and Li Sini, the emperor's red man, was still choked by the words of the Empress Dowager Mary, and he really had nothing to say.

The face that was originally cold to outsiders now has a wry smile, and to those in high positions, he is just a slave of the royal family.

"Okay, I won't tease you, I want you to go to the Kingdom of France and bring back the emperor's fiancée, Princess Agnes, by the way."

Licinites' pupils dilated a little, which was not a good errand, but His Majesty didn't seem to be very interested in the young princess, and when it came to France, he would also avoid information about his fiancée.

However, Licinius also breathed a sigh of relief, at least not about the interference of this trip to Germany, if it was just to bring back the future empress, then it was not impossible.

"As you wish, Your Majesty!" Licinius fell to his knees and kissed his boots respectfully.

Licinius, who returned to the ship, looked at the boundless ocean in the distance, and also sighed a lot, this long trip became two, and Licinius naturally collected some information about the two countries.

The current situation in the Kingdom of France was that the young King Philip II was under the regency of his uncles, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Guillaume de Blois, Archbishop of Reims, and Thibaud V, Count of Chartres.

The young king, who had not yet shown his talents, was now a lion cub basking in the glory of the Île-de-France king, and when the lion reached maturity, it was natural that he would begin to confront his mortal enemy.

His Majesty Frederick the Redbeard, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, was much more ferocious, and he was the main target of Licinius's trip, and the Emperor ordered that as many as 100,000 gold pieces of goods he brought with him should be given to this king.

Seven years ago, Emperor Frederick embarked on his most recent expedition to Italy, which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Venice between Emperor Frederick I and Pope Alexander III.

Emperor Frederick I eventually agreed to return the property and no longer interfere in the internal affairs of the Papal States.

Shame!

"From the knightly king of Germany, Italy to the defeated general who made the alliance under the city, the life of this Emperor Frederick is really ups and downs, how can he be willing, of course he is not reconciled!"

Licinius was confident that the goal of his trip would soon be achieved, and that the Venetian would pay the price for his arrogance.