Then came the second punch, the third punch...... Tetisius was beaten to his knees and fell to the floor, and John rushed up and kicked him twice, and the slashing general was almost kicked in the ribs and fell to the ground groaning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Despicable slaves, dog-like Scythian mongrels, you give me such an idea, you come up with such an idea!" The emperor punched him and scolded him angrily.

Until the crowd stepped forward and pulled John away.

John immediately felt impulsive, but what could he do?

Tetisius, who was beaten and covered in blood over there, was still gasping for breath, and did not stop admonishing, "Prepare a big ship in Gallipoli, if there is any disadvantage in the future, you can go to Thessaloniki City or Mistra City, or you can go south to cross the Holy Sea to Crete, and continue to use the power of the West to confront Gawain and consume, as long as Your Majesty and I are still alive, Gawain's new country will not be stable even if it is established, and there will always be a chance to counterattack and survive." ”

"I left the palace of Constantine the Great, what do you think I have left to fight against Gawain? If I don't leave, I will die a heroic death in the Brachna Palace. ”

"If you die here, there is nothing, this capital is the most dangerous, it is more dangerous than Gawain, because it is full of people with evil intentions." Tetisius wiped the blood and continued to speak indifferently.

"You are the most ill-intentioned person." John angrily pointed at General Slash-Nose.

"Nope!" Tetisius replied with a rare stiffness, and then he looked at John, and said stubbornly in a disgusting but meaningful tone, "I advise Your Majesty to leave early, if Gawain intervenes to stay here for one more day, Your Majesty's prestige will be reduced a little more, and even if you can escape in the future, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the place I have spoken." ”

John was almost mad, and he waved his hand to let in several guards in armor and iron helmets, and excitedly tried to lock Tetisius in the dark dungeon under the palace of Brachna, but was dissuaded by the crowd.

But Tetisius was also particularly perverse today, and asked John to recognize the general idea of his stay before his image collapsed - and soon the general was dragged out by the guards.

The entire chamber was awkwardly silent.

When John adjourned the meeting, he left unhappy.

Soon, the heavy and cold rain fell from the clouds floating in the Yukxing Sea, and fell into the royal court, and the walls of the terrace were dyed a lifeless leaden gray, and the leaves of the trees trembled until they withered, and John looked through the windowsill at the misty outside.

The adoptive mother's hand rested tenderly on the back of his shoulder.

"I will not abandon this great capital, I am the emperor here." John made up his mind.

Marlena expresses unconditional understanding and support for her adopted son, but at the same time she is saddened: her sister Marianne has been reduced to Gawain's prisoner, and the external forces on which she relied have collapsed, such as Trabzon and Georgia.

Now the various people in the court seem to be less respectful than before, the Ducasse family, where the queen belongs, seems to be constantly sending new people to infiltrate the palace, the warden Mikhail and his armor are firmly in control of the towers and gates, the situation on the front line is also beginning to be critical, and Gawain's army can cross the sea at any time. Marlena felt that the internal and external situation had reached a point where it was difficult to get out of hand, and even the inhabitants of the imperial capital were constantly in turmoil, and all kinds of strange words and complaints were rampant, and her cronies in the official office also reported in horror from time to time, "Everyone is dissatisfied with the shortage of food and the local unrest, especially the emperor's new towering granary, which only supplies the army, but where are the local Roman sons now?" It was full of Hungarians, Italians, and the Vadarithai cavalry, a posture that would have made the inhabitants of the capital think wildly, that is, they would think that His Majesty had sold the country to foreigners. ”

During the night, Marlena saw the black hoodoo more often, sometimes squatting on the patio, sometimes hiding in the fireplace, which made her very miserable and afraid, often unable to sleep, shivering, but still smiling before her adopted son.

Because she understands that John doesn't have many spiritual pillars left, and he is one.

At this moment, two heralds hurried in the rain and the news came.

Sure enough, the first thing Gawain did when he arrived in Prussa was to "make peace with John, the de facto tyrant of Constantinople, in accordance with the good wishes of the Patriarch of Rome." The two sides could facilitate the affair on a small island in the Sea of Marimara, each with a vessel, without any armed servants, and in an open and honest vow that they would never suspect each other. ”

In order to show that he really intended to do so, Gawain also took the initiative to make a list of negotiators:

Tarsus is Gawain and Anna;

Constantinople party for John, and also try to work with John. McAulinus or Isaac. One of the Comunans came with him;

In the middle are Brenus and Daido, plus Maastas, the Patriarch of Constantinople, as a sign of justice.

If successful, the two sides would sign a peace treaty for at least 10 years, and Gawain promised to abolish the original "public enemy notification list" and maintain each other's existing territories with mutual respect.

John held the letter in his hand, and he was the first to ask Malena, "Do you think I should go?" ”

"Of course, isn't this a positive result of your diplomacy with the West? The Patriarch of Rome, the Archcount of Sicily, and the Consul of Venice are willing to stand for you, and it is said that Salian Caesar and the Hungarian chieftains will soon come to your aid. Marlena didn't think twice.

But at this time, John felt in the sound of the rain what Tetisius had just said, "If I go to negotiate, what will happen to the Brachna Palace?" ”

Marlena is also a Rin.

Now in the entire imperial capital, there are mainly two surviving garrisons, one is the Hungarian team, the other is Mikhail's outer palace guard, in addition to a small number of Vadarithai cavalry to guard John's safety.

Now, if John takes the former to negotiate, Mikhail may take the opportunity to rebel in his backyard;

On the other hand, if John had gone with the Outer Palace Guard, he might have been instructed by Mikhail to tie himself up and give to Gawain during the negotiations;

If they are all brought away, then the emperor is equal to no one to guard;

If he didn't bring it with him, would John go to negotiate alone, would it be equivalent to giving Gawain meat?

Oh, and the Venetians!

"But if the imperial capital garrison is handed over to the Venetians, then the dissatisfaction of the subjects will boil." John, of course, anticipated the seriousness of the problem, and hastily vetoed the idea, which would have made sense if Gawain had attacked him to mobilize the Venetians, but now ......

"Just select a few detachments and escort you to the negotiation ground." Marlena reminded.

That's the best way to do it, but .......

John hesitated, then looked back at his adoptive mother in pain and said a word.