Chapter 28 of the Third Passage (Part II)
"Do we have to compromise with our enemies? They defiled Constantinople, they defiled our great capital, and now the invaders are taking over our land and slaughtering our countrymen. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info How can we tolerate the Rastin reign under our sky! "The kingdom of New Brad has always been an absolute disgrace in the eyes of Herod, and in the past ten years, Herod and Raustines have become almost the same enemy, and the kingdom of Nicaea has attracted countless criticisms from public opinion before giving the Crusaders.
If you choose to submit to the New Brad Kingdom now, it will undoubtedly be a disaster!
Objections abounded, and although Mikael already wielded great power, Nicaea's court still had a senatorial style, with ministers free to say their own opinions, and the final decision remained in the hands of this man.
Everybody was waiting for their king to make a decision.
For a while, the controversy in the court reached an impasse, which reminded King Mikael of Constantinople for a while, and it was for all kinds of reasons that the intrigue of various forces would make them lose the empire, and he didn't want to see this kind of thing anyway.
At this moment, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a close confidant of the king, got up from his position and walked to the center of the palace, and said: "If you can, I wonder if Your Majesty may first receive the envoy of the Seljuk Khanate, and perhaps it would be better to make a decision in this way." ”
"Emissary of the Seljuk Khanate?!" The exclamation sounded, and many people were shocked for a while!
The Seljuk Khanate has always been the most powerful neighbor in the East and their worst enemy. And when their envoys arrived here, all the ministers in charge of Nicaea did not know anything about it. It's incredible!
Mikael, on the other hand, seemed very calm, obviously knowing about it before.
"Your Majesty, can you explain this?"
In the face of the courtier's questioning, Mikael seemed very calm, and it seemed that he was already prepared.
"Is it necessary? As I recall, our country has not yet severed diplomatic relations with the Seljuk Khanate, so I don't think it's necessary at all. Mikael was indifferent, as he said, although Nicaea had broken the previous defense treaty with the Seljuk Khanate, the two countries had not severed diplomatic relations, so theoretically there was nothing wrong with the visit of its envoy.
"But—" The unconvinced ministers still wanted to say more, but the foreign minister clapped his hands and stood up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think it doesn't seem to be etiquette to be so noisy with our guests next, so I wonder if we can stop the discussion for a while?" As he spoke, the minister asked.
And Mikael also made a gesture and said majestically and solemnly: "Quiet! ”
At the same time, the gates of the palace were opened, and the Seljuk messenger, the messenger of the Seljuks, who they wanted to see, had been waiting outside the door for a long time.
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Nicaea's security was obviously much tighter than before, and Constance Dante tried to keep his head down, and he saw that there were many soldiers checking passers-by, especially Gentiles who would be searched closely if they tried to enter the city, but fortunately Cons. Dante would not be noticed by the first link.
It was obviously not so easy to infiltrate the inner city, but it was not enough for Cons Dante to thwart his purpose of going here. Because Berthes on the other side can help him, the only thing to do now is to wait!
The structure of the city is no different from that of the old Roman era, and the irregular ring-shaped walls have a long history, which naturally makes it difficult for people with a poor sense of direction to distinguish between east, west, north and south.
And at this moment, the explosion sounded, and the shouts one after another suddenly sounded, causing a huge chaos!
What is it? Could it be a bomb attack? Who would dare to detonate a bomb in Nicaea City?
This immediately alerted the garrison troops, who were not a safe place at this time, full of enemies on the lookout, and the slightest carelessness meant danger.
Looks like it's done!
This is what Constance, Dante and Beckis had planned, and it was such a simple and crude way to create a riot and take advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate. Sure enough, as expected, the gendarmes who were in charge of guarding the city gate immediately ran over to check the situation, and the rioting crowd immediately crowded into the inner city in spite of everything, and the gendarmerie stationed at this time could not control so much.
In this way, Consdante managed to infiltrate without anyone noticing, according to Elelenor, that the person he wanted to see was in the city. He had just entered the city, and in the midst of the chaos of the crowd, a hand was pressed on Considine's shoulder.
Subconsciously, startled, Constance Dante turned his head to see a man looking at him with a smile and a finger to his lips.
"Shhhhhhhhh
As he spoke, the man pointed to the seemingly ordinary wooden staff that Constance-Dante was holding in his hand, and at first glance, Cons-Dante looked exactly like a beggar in the city, but the other party recognized his identity at a glance.
And the reason for this is on this wooden staff, because there is an obvious notch on it, ordinary people don't know, but this man confirmed that it is the lion seal of the Seljuk Empire, which is obviously not something that ordinary people can carve. This is the joint code that the Seljuk Khanate and the Pope have agreed on a long time ago.
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On the other side, Berschis found a corner where no one was there and detonated the bomb, which immediately attracted the gendarmerie to check on the situation, and he immediately prepared to leave in case he was discovered.
However, a cold voice sounded behind him.
"Why are you here, Berhis?"
The familiar voice made Berhiss shudder, because it was his old man, Nurddin, who was standing behind him at this time. The two had not seen each other since they parted ways at sea, and although the Seljuk army had invaded Trebizond, Belhise was not there at the time, and they were both surprised to see each other at this moment.
"Nur al-Din? How did you end up here? ”
"That's what I want to ask again."
However, they had no time left, for the footsteps of the gendarmerie of Nicaea were approaching, and both of them had the faces of the Gentiles, which would surely be suspected if they were discovered.