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"Your Excellency Justinian, what you said just now, should I have heard it right?" It was as if the fire in my heart was poured into a basin of cold water. Hearing what Justinian had just said to him, it was originally stuffed. The smile on Mius's face also solidified.

He thought that the young man sent by the empire was here to help him, but he never thought that he was exactly the same as the Bulgar people. He was totally unable to accept Justinian's request.

And to the reaction of the old leader of the Vadarutai, Justinian did not have any surprises. It was difficult for someone to make such a request. After all, it is indeed too difficult for them to accept that these Vadarutai people will join forces with those who have persecuted them in the blink of an eye.

But now it has reached the point where the arrow must be fired. In order to resist the Magyars, Justinian must have the power of Semiius and the others, as well as the original Bolgar defenders of Frachaburg.

"The original Frachaburg garrison commander has been removed from all official positions, and after all this comes to an end, he will also pay the price for everything he did before." Justinian said, trying to use such news. To calm down the resentment in the heart of the leader of Semiius.

But obviously it won't help

"It's absolutely impossible! You should know who is most responsible for the suffering that my people and I have suffered. I will never forgive them." Rejecting Justinian's request categorically, Semiius said firmly. As the leader of the tribe, the man cannot accept such an order. The brutal expropriation made by the Bolgars against his people is still vivid. Young people are enslaved, livestock are looted, and the Vadaritais have almost no place to stand. To do such a thing, in the eyes of Semiius, it is definitely not something that a small Frachaburg garrison can control. It must be tacitly approved by the people behind him. At this moment, he can choose not to go. Retaliation is already the greatest tolerance, so how can one write off that previous account?

"I understand your current mood, Your Excellency Semiius, but the empire needs your strength to guard this place. And I also need you to guard this place with me. Now, the Magyar invasion can only be resisted by abandoning the predecessors. If they fall, the Magyars will help the hawks of the northern Bulgarian aristocracy seize power, and the northern frontiers of the empire will face unprecedented threats. Is this the result you would like to see?" Just listen to Justinian's deep voice Said that this was the reason for choosing to cooperate with Earl Connaughtin. Although he knew that the other party was deliberately using his power, he had no choice at this moment.

At this moment, only by defeating this Magyar army, Justinian can stop Ivan Assen’s ambition to become the Tsar. If he fails, this Ivan Assen will advance a dozen or so. Mastering the whole of Bulgaria in the year, Justinian worried that the past history would repeat itself, and that would inevitably become the biggest obstacle to the rejuvenation of the empire.

Seeing Justinian saying this, Semiius' expression also sinks slightly, because what Justinian said to him is indeed not unreasonable. He has been in Bulgaria for two years, although he hates Bulgaria’s aggressive, greedy, and greedy character and is unwilling to interact with it. There are too many intersections, but they clearly know the dispute between the North and South aristocrats in Bulgaria.

The root of this is that many years ago, Basil II deliberately adopted divide and conquer after the elimination of the first kingdom of Bulgaria. With Turnovo as the demarcation point, the Bolgars to the north were brutally suppressed by the Byzantine Empire. , For example, thousands of Bolgar prisoners had their eyes gouged out by Basil II. In the south, more families chose to cooperate with the Byzantine Empire and became aristocrats. Therefore, the differences between the aristocracy between the North and the South have a long history. And if, as Justinian said, his choice to stand on the sidelines this time will allow the northern nobles to completely control the political situation of the entire Bulgaria, then Semiius is also worried about how serious this hidden danger to the security of the northern part of the empire is. Know well.

Seeing the hesitation of the tribal leader, Justinian also made a final guarantee to him while the iron was hot, "After the things in Northern Xinjiang are over, I will definitely give you and your tribe an explanation. Now Compromise with the Bolgars is only a small concession to accumulate strength. I assure you that whether it is a Latin or a Bolgar, they will pay the price they deserve for everything they have done."

This is by no means a perfunctory compromise, but a real promise from the heart of Justinian. After everything he experienced on the way, he understood the intention behind everything that Earl Connaughtin did. Irritated. It is not that he is unwilling to cooperate, but the actions of those Bulgars who are clever and want to take advantage of him have violated Justinian's taboo. And he also clearly understands that the Bolgar garrison chief Ivanko, who was deprived of his official title, is just a pawn. The persecution of the Vadarutais must have been acquiesced by the Bulgarian upper class. If it were not for his own arrival, Perhaps the outcome of these Vadarutais was either surrender or expelled or even slaughtered.

So this account, even if Semiius doesn't say it, Justinian will calculate it with these Bolgars in the future.

"Your words do make sense, but..." Looking at those blue eyes, Semiius, who was already heartbroken, was finally shaken, but he still hesitated, "Even if I can accept it," But what about my people? In just two years, every family and every household has had blood feuds with the Bolgars. I really don’t have the confidence to convince them.”

After listening, Justinian’s face sank slightly at the moment. This is indeed a problem. Xiaoyi’s righteousness is useful to people like Semiius, but it’s useful to the young people like Sewum to make them and Paulgar People with the same enemy are really weak.

And at this moment, suddenly outside the dungeon came the panicking voice of Chief Alexander Olki~www.readwn.com~Master Justinian...Master Justinian..."

The Bolgar man who rushed in seemed to have something important to bring, otherwise he would never dare to come in without Justinian's orders.

"What's wrong?"

"The Magyars... The Magyars have crossed the Danube and entered the kingdom. According to the estimates of the front tower, they will definitely arrive here the day after tomorrow." Alexander said breathlessly, Magyar. The time for the man to go south is much earlier. Obviously, the opponent is aggressive, and he is determined to win Frachaburg. At this moment, the defense construction here is far from complete. First of all, if those Vadarutai people are unwilling to abandon their previous suspicions, then the next defensive battle will have no chance of winning at all.

At this moment, even Justinian’s expression suddenly became dignified. He had planned to go to the Vadarutai tribe with Semiius tomorrow to persuade them to fight alongside him, but now the military situation In an emergency, he had no time to leave and had to sit in Frachaborg.

Damn it! This is how to do?

The anxiety in his heart made Justinian panicked, and this naturally fell into the eyes of Semiius who was aside. At this moment, the old man finally had the sincere words that Justinian said just now. Made my own decision.

Just listen to Semiius looking at the distressed Justinian suggestion: "Master Justinian, if you believe me, I can go back to the tribe alone and try my best to persuade my people to join the war. But. As I said before, I alone is not enough to convince everyone, so I need the ring in your hand, and I have no guarantee of success. As for whether you are willing, it is entirely up to you. Think about it yourself."

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