"It's come to this, I'm not Constantine's opponent, it's better to run for my life as soon as possible."

Laina's tone was miserable, and even Mina was uncomfortable, but he couldn't find any reason to persuade him for a while, and after thinking about it, he could only find a way back.

"Go back to Fort Hadrian, there are still a few hundred of us there, and my fief is there, and I can get some people out."

Mina tried hard to persuade her, but Laina didn't agree immediately, and Mina immediately persuaded her,

"Even if you don't go against Constantine, you have an army in your hand, and you can negotiate terms with Constantine, so you won't have nothing!!"

"So... Let's go, get there early... Let's talk about it sooner..."

Laina was speechless, and the shattering of his dreams made him feel that the world had become unreal.

Mina sighed hatefully, if it weren't for the other old nobles in the country who didn't accept Mina's leadership, Mina would have wanted to leave Laina directly, but now, only Laina could negotiate terms with Constantine, so he had to take Laina with him.

"Lift him on the horse, and we'll go straight away."

Mina ordered to his cronies, but the other party hesitated,

"What about the rest of us?"

He was talking about the infantry who did not have horses, and horses were not cheap at any time of the year, no matter where they were, so there were a lot of infantry in the army who were not equipped with horses, and they were everywhere.

"It doesn't matter, let them follow if they can keep up, and if they can't keep up, forget it."

Mina didn't even think about it, and directly abandoned these mud legs, for him, these soldiers are no different from slaves, slaves can be bought, but their lives are their own, and they can't be restarted, as for what kind of treatment this group of people will get from Constantine, it's none of his business.

"Uh... Understood"

In fact, most of the commoners in this era are down-and-out nobles, or merchants, like the kind of poor people, who are generally slaves, and this cronie can get Mina's trust, he must be educated, as long as he is an educated person, he can't be a poor person now,

But after all, people will have compassion, and Mina's approach is too chilling in his opinion, although it is nothing for the time being, but Laina's defeat is already a sure thing, and few people will be willing to rebel with him anymore.

In this way, Laina also had time to find out the authenticity of the information, and was dragged into escaping in a daze, which saved Constantine a lot of effort.

On Constantine's side, the soldiers were sitting or lying on the ground to rest, and some were bandaging their wounds, forcing themselves not to make a sound, and Constantine himself was also doing simple wound cleaning with the help of others to prevent infection.

After smearing some herbs and wrapping the wound with a cotton cloth, Constantine breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot better,

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There was a large group of people on the other side, and I don't know what they were here for. ”

The voice of a soldier caught the attention of Constantine, who stood up and walked to the front, and the soldiers got out of the way and came to the front, where the two sides were facing each other.

"Please come out of Your Majesty Constantine, I have something to ask you to see Your Majesty."

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to get out of the way, the mercenary leader shouted inside, and soon, he saw the Constantine soldiers get out of the way, and a figure wearing heavy armor and a purple robe came out.

The leader had sharp eyes, recognized the identity of the person who came at a glance, threw the weapon, fell on all fours, and slammed his head on the ground, making a very solemn ceremony,

"Bastian the Spaniard knocks on His Majesty Constantine, may God bless His Majesty's soul."

Behind him, the soldiers who came with Bastian dropped their weapons one after another, and knelt down with Bastian, and the scene was spectacular for a while.

Constantine stood here, didn't say a word, just a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the time was already evening, and the sunset was shining directly on Constantine, not dazzling, but making him have a more divine aura.

……

Fort Hadrian

After several days of hiding, Laina and Mina finally came to the city.

"Open the door, open the door, we're back."

Mina shouted towards the city wall, and suddenly, only to hear the sound of a cannon, on the wall, a lion banner and a Rabran cross flag were erected, explaining to the group its identity: the Imperial Army.

Mina was taken aback, and Laina cast a surprised look, and at this time, Laszlo's figure appeared on the city wall,

"You two traitors who rebel against the country, don't hurry up and wait for His Majesty Constantine's punishment for you!"

Mina couldn't bear it anymore, and by accident, he rolled off his horse, fell to the ground, and struggled to get up, while Laina was wooden, sitting on his horse and not moving.

"Whoa~"

The hanging door was opened, and Laszlo came out of the city with his men, and without much difficulty he tied up several men and prepared to take them to Constantinople for trial in Constantine's own witness.

In the end, Constantine did not delay, and not long after Laszlo arrived in Constantinople with his men, he also arrived in Constantinople,

At the gate of the city, the two who had not seen each other for a long time met again, Laszlo took a few steps forward, was held by Constantine, stopped Laszlo from wanting to speak, and looked at Prime Minister Calvo,

"Convene the members of the Cabinet, the Church, the senators, the justices, the governors, and the foreign envoys, and in half a month, the trial and ceremony will be held in the Hagia Sophia, and this time, I will canonize László as Caesar of the Roman Empire."

Since Diocletian founded the system of four emperors, the Roman Empire was divided into two parts, the East and the West, with Augustus at its head and Caesar at the head of the Roman Empire, and Caesar on his deputy, which is the origin of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.

Since the decline of the Roman Empire, there are many people who have obtained the title of co-emperor by persecuting the emperor, and the title of Caesar has also become more of an honorary title from the original second person in the Roman Empire.

Of course, canonization as Caesar does not mean that he is the heir to the empire, which is still possible in the time of Diocletian, in the present, Constantine is not infertile, in history, people older than him still give birth, plus Constantine has been practicing martial arts all year round, and he is fierce, until the last moment, no one will let Laszlo succeed to the throne, besides, the Palaiologos family is not only Constantine, Constantine himself inherited the throne from his brother.

Calvo nodded that he had no reason to refuse the emperor if Constantine had made up his mind, and that there was no harm to the country, only good.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, in the busy preparations, half a month passed in a flash,

Hagia Sophia, at the invitation of Constantine, the Duchy of Moscow, the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of France, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of Aragon, the Kingdom of Naples, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Venice and other countries have sent envoys, not only the Christian world, but also the Mamluks, Ottomans, Aries, and Timurid dynasties in the Arab world have sent ambassadors to pay attention to Constantinople's every move.

In the square in front of Hagia Sophia, the public trial began, all five justices were present, sitting in the middle, Constantine on the left, beside Laszlo's cabinet and patriarch, on the right were the senators of the Senate, the envoys of various countries sat around the square, the people were on the outer floor, and the soldiers maintained order,

"Bringing criminals"

The Central Justice struck the hammer and signaled the audience to be silent, and soon the Leena and the others were escorted to the square by the soldiers.

Seeing that the prisoner was present, the Central Justice stood up, took out a roll of paper, and began to read it to it.

"The criminal Laiena, his mother Christina, his father Manuel, and the Grand Duke of Chalcedon, are stupid and insatiable, and they have been bewitched by traitors and have brazenly raised troops without thinking, which has had a great impact on the stability of the country, and after the facts have been verified, Laiena has indeed committed a total of 28 crimes such as treason and possession of weapons, and the evidence is conclusive, and Laiena is hereby sentenced to death for immediate execution."

After speaking, he picked up another file,

"The criminal Mina, mother..."

"The offender has no objection, and the verdict will be executed immediately."

This kind of verdict is the first time in the history of Europe, there will be such a detailed verdict there, and it will tell you the crime, in the past, the king or the church said that you were guilty, and then the verdict, some prisoners may not know what crime they have committed, and they will be sent to the execution ground in a daze.

The English envoy was thoughtful, he was very interested in the spirit of the rule of law shown by Constantine, but he could communicate with the parliament and learn from the merits of the other party,

The Parliament of England has a very long history and is not a modern institution, although the "Glorious Revolution" was the beginning of the constitutional monarchy, but as early as 1258, the Oxford Statute signed by Henry III divided the royal power, and in this regard, it is not an exaggeration to say that the English were the pioneers of the world.

Soon, to the cheers of the people, Lainer was sent to the gallows, and in full view of everyone, ended his career as a careerist.

At the end of the trial, Constantine stood up and everyone entered the Hagia Sophia, where the Prime Minister Calvo read Constantine's will,

"His Majesty Laszlo, King of Hungary and Grand Duke of Austria, is brave and upright, righteous and wise... Now, according to the instructions of His Majesty Constantine, Laszlo is officially canonized as Caesar in the eastern part of the Roman Empire, and as His Majesty's deputy, he assists His Majesty Constantine in controlling the empire. ”

After saying that, Calvo retreated, and the Patriarch of Constantinople stood on the baptismal platform, and Laszlo knelt down on one knee,

The Patriarch placed the crown on Laszlo, which signified the consent of God for canonization.

Constantine placed a crown of olives on Laszlo, which meant that the canonization had been approved by the monarch.

An old man chosen from the people put a wooden crown on Laszlo, which represented the consent of the people.

The senators of the Senate gave Laszlo a gold medal on the basis of the results of the obedience of the nobility to the canonization,

Another long prayer lasted until the evening, when the canonization ceremony was fully completed.