"Long time no see, Her Royal Highness." Introduced by Justinian, the imprisoned Serbian man appeared in front of Eudoxia and saluted him, raised his head, and the two looked at each other, as if they had known each other for a long time.

The young Queen's mood changed slightly, but then returned to her original state, and said, "Yes, it's been a long time indeed, Patriarch Savoie. I didn't expect us to meet again—in this form. You don't need so much courtesy." Although Eudoxia was very indifferent, Justinian on the side knew that the Roman princess in front of her must be very passive. Because the person standing here is none other than Sava Nemanja, the Patriarch of the Serbian Church and the brother of Raška da Rupan at the same time. Odoshia, who was once married to Serbia, of course knew each other, and maybe the broken marriage was also presided over by the person in front of her. But it was knowing this relationship that Justinian decided to bring the man in front of him to Eudoxia, even though it seemed awkward to do so.

"No matter what, you are the wife of Da Rupan's predecessor after all. Even if you get divorced, you are still the mother of Da Rupan's heir. The necessary courtesy is still indispensable." Sava said lightly, "I will replace my brother and nephew. Greetings to you, Your Highness." As soon as these words came out, Eudoxia's body trembled like an electric shock, recalling the past, the princess did not speak but remained silent. On the side, Justinian also remembered that in history, Alexei III once married Eudosia to Laszka, married the then Archduke Stephen, and gave birth to a son, but then the relationship between the two broke down. Doshia returned to Constantinople to endure the scorn of her father, which was obviously an unpleasant memory.

Immediately, Justinian cut off the conversation and pointed his finger at the Serbian man and said, "Then, Your Excellency, Patriarch, is it the so-called way of saying hello when you send troops to assist the Dukas family in attacking Thessaloniki? "

Sava, who did not change his face, immediately explained: "This is just a misunderstanding. In the past two years, with the fall of Constantinople, Laszka was able to obtain the news of the empire by relying on the rumored films of the merchants. Just words. Before that, we didn’t even know that Her Royal Highness was safe and sound in Thessaloniki. But no matter what, Laszka has always been the most loyal vassal and ally of the Empire, so we and Epirus It is also reasonable to join hands with Dukas. At that time, I stayed in Rusnina as the messenger of Da Rupan, and was invited by Mikhail Dukas to assist him in fighting. I did not know that the enemy was actually support Her Royal Highness Justinian, your army."

try{mad1('gad2');}catch(ex){} The Serbian Patriarch told the whole story. Although he did not convince Justinian, one thing is certain is that the opponent who took the position was obviously not Hope to continue the previous hostilities.

At this time, Odoshia also understood the real intention of Justinian to bring the other party to come, and calmed down the emotions in her heart, "Then Your Excellency Sava, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, I hope that after you go back, Rashka The side can immediately sever the relationship with the Dukas false emperor, if the Serbs still admit the contract with my father." "Of course there is no problem with this, Your Highness. We will always be loyal allies of the Empire. In order to express my I apologize, and to honor the covenant between Laszka and the Empire, the Serbs are willing to follow your Highness's orders to fight the tyrant of Epirus together." Patriarch Sava unexpectedly cooperated, and then knelt down to the Roman princess in front of him. An oath of allegiance, but obviously such a promise will never come for free.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to point it out directly, Odosia also responded with a cold diplomatic rhetoric, "If it's what Your Excellency Sava said, I will definitely reciprocate and give the most sincere friendship to the empire." She was accustomed to the interests of the powerful and powerful in the Roman court. Although the Patriarch Sava in front of her was friendly to her in Serbia, Eudosia was not willing to easily hand over the initiative of negotiation to the other party.

Seeing this scene, Sava Nimanya didn't care either, and he was not in a hurry to tell all his demands, but nodded and said, "It will be an honor for the Raskars, and I am willing to be unbreakable for the Empire and Serbia. Our friendship will go through fire and water, and may Her Royal Highness and the Roman Empire always be healthy."

"Then Justinian-kun, the matter of Patriarch Sava will be handed over to you. I'm a little uncomfortable. I'll leave you to the Serbs to live in Thessaloniki these days." Odoshi Princess Ya didn't look good, and hurriedly threw the negotiation with Serbia to Justinian.

"Then please rest assured, Your Highness, this matter is covered by me." Justinian had already anticipated this, nodded, and led Patriarch Sava out of Eudosia's bedroom.

No one else knew about the two secretly meeting with the Roman princess. Looking at Justinian who was leading him out, Patriarch Savoie asked curiously, "I'm very surprised that you didn't let me take you all the way. Is it really good to tell Her Royal Highness the content of the transaction I negotiated before?"

try{mad1('gad2');}catch(ex){} "For Your Highness, the less you know about some things, the better. Like the ones you promised today, I'm afraid you will be in front of Lashka Dajupan. Don't dare to say it all!" Justinian said without turning his head.

"In that case, can I assume that the secret pact between you and me has been reached?" Patriarch Sava asked with a smile on his face as he followed behind Justinian in a hurry.

And Justinian stopped and replied lazily: "Don't worry, you can see the Grand Master tomorrow, even if you don't believe me, the promise of His Majesty Peter should always be Let you believe it!" "That's the best way. After three days, I can leave and return to my brother with a secret covenant. At that time, when Your Excellency Justinian is attacking Epirus, We will also fulfill our commitment to send troops to help the war.”

As early as in the dungeon, after Patriarch Sava revealed his identity, he and Justinian had privately reached an agreement to form an alliance between the two countries. Justinian released all the captive Serbs, and in return, Sava would go back to make Lashka Dajupan support Justinian, but of course it was not enough. In order to gain the full support of the Serbs, Justinian promised to grant Serbia independence in name and fact after the event was completed, and the method was to promise to upgrade the Serbian Church to the general church, so that Sava was appointed by the Grand Master to become the main church. Patriarch of Serbia. In this way, Sava can not only get the status he has always longed for, but also can justify the coronation of Stephaniemanya II Da Rupan, who is eager to be king. At the same time, Sava also promised that after returning, he would try his best to secure the inheritance of Eudosia's youngest son in Serbia, so as to ensure that Serbia would continue to be close to the Roman Empire after independence.

The content of this secret agreement is undoubtedly controversial in many places. Once it is exposed, it will cause uproar within the empire, especially when the divided imperial powers are in their own hands, but I know that the Latin Empire in Constantinople is currently Flemish soldiers, Henry of Flanders is not an ordinary person, so Justinian can't care too much, and at the same time, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to Eudoxia, he decided to let him alone with the content of the secret agreement. to undertake.