Eagle Flag of Epirus

"Master Constance, why are you doing this? It's...too..."

"Too stupid, do you think so?" Before finishing what the colleagues in front of him said, the old man who had been closing his eyes slowly opened his eyes and interrupted the other party and asked rhetorically. The update ended the contest as soon as he took the Genoese delegation and left the venue without staying there, but the members of the other families under him were obviously very dissatisfied with their public statements on the field. In this regard, Constance Doria had already expected this to be the case, but at this moment, looking at the doubts of other people in front of him, the old man appeared very calm.

Looking at that old face calmly, the invisible sense of oppression made the other Genoese nobles who were still angry just now a little nervous for a while, after all, the old man in front of him, Constance Doria, is a veteran even in Genoa. A character of the level, no one would be stupid enough to offend his authority. The nobleman who stepped forward quickly bowed his head and apologized: "Don’t dare, your excellency made me a little guilty when you said this. In fact, we didn’t mean that... It’s just that you did not even say hello to us in advance. We cannot understand this intention."

At first everyone knew that although there was indeed no intention to formally form an alliance with Epirus, it was enough to give some assistance in form, but what was never expected was that Constance Doria actually appeared in public. In a high-profile announcement, the Republic of Genoa will assist a naval fleet to cooperate with the Epirus in regaining Thessaloniki. This is something that other Genoese nobles never expected. Such an important matter was decided only by Constance Doria alone, even if he was extremely prestigious, other Genoese nobles still felt very inappropriate.

And Constance naturally knew that if he did not have a reasonable explanation, the others present would be absolutely unsatisfied. In order to calm the anger, the old man finally answered: "This matter is the unification of the consul and the Senate. After commenting, I issued a separate order to me. If you have any questions, you can go to Genoa City after all this is over to verify whether this matter is true or not."

"Consultant?! And the Senate...?" The Genoese aristocrats who looked at each other felt unbelievable, but the old man answered so confidently that they didn't know whether to believe it or not.

In front of him, Constance knew that just such an answer was not enough to convince these people, and he explained: "Do you know what happened in these three months?"

"What happened?" Seeing the other party's appearance so solemnly, the Genoese aristocrats couldn't help but **** their ears. No one would question the Doria family's intelligence network in the East.

Just listen to Constance slowly saying: "In the past three months, Henry of Constantinople suddenly led an army across the strait to blitz the unsuspecting Nicaea in the cold winter, even though the Greeks there got the Seljuk, but the final result can be imagined. The Lascaris family suffered a terrible defeat. Although the Romanian army retreated from Nicaea due to insufficient food and supplies, they still succeeded in gaining Nicaea's submission. Now we have always looked down upon it. The group of crusaders bunnies have gained a foothold in Constantinople."

"What! Is this true?" The Genoese nobles who heard the news were all surprised. They live in the western Mediterranean. Now the expansion of Venice's power has greatly weakened Genoa's influence in the Eastern Mediterranean. Before, I didn't even know the wind. But if this is true, then the original assessment of the so-called Roman state established by the Crusaders will inevitably change.

Looking at the expressions of the people, Constance also nodded. "Naturally, it is true. I think you should now understand why I did this! Although we really have no intention of turning our faces with the Venetians, it is imperative to curb its expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean. This is the fundamental reason why I promised Genoese military assistance before. Now the urgent task is to weaken Romania. The Lascaris family of Genoa was originally the most suitable choice, but their performance is disappointing. Therefore, Iraq Pirus is the best choice."

After listening, the Genoese aristocrats who were still quite skeptical finally dispelled their previous suspicions, and nodded and acquiesced in the importance of this decision. Although there will be battles among the Genoese aristocrats, the interests of the entire city-state are the first. Basically no one is questioning the authenticity of what Constance Doria said. The same enemy expresses no disagreement. After all, the Venetian threat has reached the point where they can sleep and eat. In the past two years, every time they look at the shrinkage of their property on the ledger, the Genoese hate Venice to the bone~www.readwn .com~ But it’s not that no one doesn’t express concern

"If this is the case, it is indeed the best choice, but if this is the case, the relationship between us and the Venetians will probably be warped again. If they know about it this time, it would be terrible!"

"Indeed, if we really tear our skin, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to deal with it hastily."

"Hmph, even if that’s the case, the holidays between us and them weren’t one or two years. Whether it’s with Milanese or Pizzas, or attacking our merchant ships several times before, I don’t think the Venetians have any. It means to converge. Rather than endure how aggressive they are, it is better to take this opportunity to frustrate their spirit."

"Yes, it's time for them to suffer!"

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The Genoese aristocrats argued with each other, and Constance did not express any opinions about this. In fact, he did not worry at all that the Venetians would suddenly turn their faces. After all, the excommunication of the Holy See had caused them to be devastated. , And in order to digest the invasion and occupation of three-eighths of the Roman Empire, even if they really knew that the Greeks who attacked Thessaloniki had Genoa's aid behind them, they would never really make much noise. Because of this, Constance Doria came forward to persuade the consul and the Senate in person before. It can be said that although there was an episode like a contest, the overall plan did not go beyond the previous plan, and it was when the old man was proud of it. When it was full, I found out that my nephew, Andrea Doria, was not by his side.