Although Raymond's letter was very arrogant, the Emperor did not care very much, "As long as Paphlagonia and Amasia can be recovered, even if it is a little benefit to Raymond, it is not impossible to pull this warlike and brave one-eyed marquis under his account, and I should raise a lion again." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Your Majesty, what should the upcoming Duke of Aquitaine do?" The Imperial Ink Officer next to him, Myles, reminded him that after all, Guillaume and Raymond had been in a uproar over the issue of territorial succession, and if the Emperor let Raymond lead the army, Guillaume would definitely not accept it.

But the emperor, who was skilled in scheming and provoking, was very confident, "This is well balanced and accepted by both sides—I will send a handwritten letter to the city of Rome, and ask the Western Patriarch to declare Toulouse to Guilaume and Provence to Raymond, and reconcile the matter between the two sides—and, lest Raymond be dissatisfied, I will grant him all of Audisia (near present-day Denizli, Turkey) as a fief, and the barbarians of Gaul will not like this thing the most?" I transferred all of Laudisia's wealth to Raymond and appointed him as 'Archcount of Laudisia', 'Archduke of Anatolia' and Chief Privy Counsellor of the Imperial Senate. ”

"Yes, the servant shall write the golden edict at once."

Just as the Imperial Ink Officer was about to take his leave, the Emperor called him, "What do you think of His Royal Highness the Prince's recent exploits?" ”

Although the emperor controls the entire empire and his ministers, there are not many people who can really put his heart into it: the head of the empire represents the bureaucratic parliamentarian group that is close to him; The old Caesars and Queens, who were cut off, were representatives of the traditional large aristocratic groups of the empire; Therefore, the emperor must be cautious when dealing with factional issues, after all, the power of the Komnenos is not strong enough to dominate everything. But the internal division of the emperor can be felt to some extent: Anna ruthlessly abandoned him, and now occupies Tarsus against the empire; And the couple of Dedot and Brainus have a deep relationship with the first two groups; Prince John's attitude has always been ambiguous, and what he thinks of his sisters, and what he will do with his adoptive mother Marlena and his biological mother, Queen Irene, are all questions that have not yet been answered.

Therefore, if the answer to this matter is sought, the Imperial Ink Officer and the Grand Governor Bird are undoubtedly the most worthy of personal appointment, but the Little Bird is now in the northern Thrace and southern part of Great Bulgaria, hunting down and purging the remnants of the Pauline faction, and negotiating with the Relaya people about contracting alum mines and leasing fleets, so only the humble Myles is worthy of secret discussion.

Melles's father was only a chant leader at the Imperial Opera, and later became wealthy due to contracted projects, so he sent his son to the best schools to study copying and law diligently, and later Melles entered the imperial government, and soon won the emperor's favor because of his outstanding talent and loyal character, and served as a personal imperial ink officer, although the position was not high, but he participated in the privy council, and the right to speak should not be underestimated.

"The prince has done a good job in the fields of Thessaly, and he has now gathered a great deal of prestige and has the support of Sebastoclat, and he will certainly support the empire to prosperity and power in the future." Meles replied without hesitation.

The Emperor nodded, his mood much soothed, "What do you think of Brenus compared to John?" ”

"Your Excellency the Third Glory One is loyal, merciful, and prestigious. But his ability should be to collect human taxes for the empire's governing regions, and his prestige should be that of a minister, not in charge of the Brachna Palace. Myles replied with the same straight answer.

The Emperor sighed, "My family has too great ambitions, such as the lewd Apate, and in fact, the restless little daughter Daido; And those who have no ambition and lack of dominance, such as my brother and my son-in-law - who made all this (Your Majesty, you really don't know?). ）！ But no matter how I listened to your plan, my heart was much clearer, thank you. Now with a balance of ability and ambition, John is the best candidate, and I will not hesitate. ”

Suddenly, Alexios asked, "What is John's private affairs, he is said to have stayed longer every time he enters the Brachna Palace, is he having an affair with that noblewoman or a servant, he is also of such an age, but I do not want an inappropriate scandal to flow into the court." ”

The Imperial Ink Officer's lips twitched slightly, and then he lowered his head and said quickly, "There is no need to ask or correct this kind of thing, but as far as I know, the reason why Prince John is like this is because he respectfully greets the two mothers at the same time every time, and it is his courtesy. If Your Majesty cares about the prince's life, you can consider finding a suitable princess for him, and at the same time, increase the allies of the empire. ”

The Emperor muttered, "This matter must be determined by observing the surrounding situation - whether John will marry an Alanya or Georgian princess from the east, or a Hungarian woman, you should pay attention to this matter." ”

After consulting with the Imperial Ink Officer, the Emperor summoned Conrad, the Generalissimo of the German court, in the vast and beautiful river hall of the palace, and told him directly:

"I will grant you and your men many gifts, weapons, horses, silk, and coins, and send you across the Strait to Civet and Nicomedia as soon as possible. His Excellency Raymond, Marquis of Provence, who had previously participated in the Crusade and was very prestigious, was now a guest in the city of Atalia and was seeking reinforcements from me to recover the Holy Land (the Emperor had skillfully concealed the accident in the Levant), and now he had been appointed Earl and Grand Duke, so it was fitting that he should be the commander-in-chief of the entire Pilgrims, so that I would be more supportive of you after you crossed the Channel. ”

In short, the emperor's words were both soft and hard, and under his throne, eunuchs with all kinds of expensive gifts lined up.

Conrad did not hesitate for long, and wisely accepted the emperor's "appoint", but he politely declined the emperor's offer, and said that there was no need for too many gifts, as long as the emperor sent them to Asia Minor as soon as possible.

To put it mildly, the emperor finally sent a purple coat representing the status of the empire to Marshal Conrad.

In the fields of Sarabria, the camp of the Germans was full of smoke from forged utensils, and Conrad swaggered by the purple clothes given by the emperor on the surface, but when he walked back to the tent, he took it off very carefully, and then summoned the Archbishop of Milan Bice, and his nephew Bruno, "We must bring the team to the other side of the channel as soon as possible, the emperor has already developed the idea of entrapping us, but this actually means that he has hated us and thinks that we are a danger to his country, The brother of the French king had died in Asia Minor for no apparent reason. ”

"From now on, we will resolutely refuse the Emperor's gifts, and it is said that the clothes sent by the Greek Emperor are stained with poison." The archbishop seconded. (To be continued.) )