sultan's crescent

Chapter 89 Justinian
The distance from Baghdad Palace to the atrium of the second courtyard is not too far. At least Selim didn’t feel it. The scenery along the way is actually not bad. It’s a pity that when Sultan came back to his senses, he had already arrived.

Walking through the imperial garden, Selim could already see a group of noble ladies waiting. He caught a glimpse of a figure on the viewing platform, and immediately understood that it was Justinian, so he walked up.

On the observation deck, Justinian felt that his state was not right at this time. He was a little scared. He was obviously a person who had climbed out of the mountain of corpses countless times, but he felt a kind of panic for no reason.

While Justinian was pacing constantly, Selim had already stepped up.

The little Mahmoud had been let go by the guards at this time, and he rushed to Justinian and shouted.

"Dear Justinian, who are you looking for?

Tell me which one is beautiful, and I will give it to you right away. "

Only then did the secret agent realize that the sultan had arrived, and he hurriedly saluted.

Selim said with a smile while pulling Mahmoud aside.

"Okay, don't be too polite, why are you here so early?
Have you picked the right one? "

Mi Tan blushed a little, opened his mouth several times but shut it again, as if he didn't know what to say.

At the same time that Selim and Justinian were meeting, a group of noble ladies had heard Mahmoud's voice, and they turned to look at the viewing platform, giggling.

Hearing the laughter, Justinian hid behind Selim.

Sudan couldn't help being a little amused, in fact, it was also related to Justinian's childhood.

He lived in the West Aegean Islands since he was a child, and only his father took care of him.

As for his mother, when he was nine years old, because of his longing for life outside and the fact that Justinian’s father had lung disease, she found a lover and fled the family with him.

But her escape was not smooth, the man who said to take her to the big city sold him to the slave trader who served the Mamluks immediately after boarding the ship, for no other reason, because she was indeed beautiful.

For Justinian's father, the loss of his wife was a severe blow, and his health deteriorated dramatically, leading to his death when Justinian was ten years old.

And this poor man never told his son, his wife, and his son's mother that he had eloped with someone. He just told Justinian that the other party had gone to a big city, and he would pick up both father and son in a few years.

This man lived in a small village in the West Aegean Islands all his life. The story he heard most was the great cause of Emperor Justinian's revival of Rome, so he named his child Justinian.

He didn't want this heavy truth to be known to the child, and he hoped that he could go out and have a bright future.

Because from his grandfather's grandfather's grandfather, their family has been rumored to be a descendant of Komnenos. Although Selim felt it was nonsense when he found out the news, after all, everyone in the village knew about it. And it's completely inappropriate.

After all, your family is so poor, it doesn't look like a rich family.

Closer to home, although Justinian's father has always claimed that he is a descendant of Comnene, showing a kind of arrogance, which caused the villagers not to like him very much, even the daughter-in-law was bought by his father from a slave trader .

But facing a ten-year-old child whose father died of illness and whose mother was missing, the villagers still helped him from time to time, and everyone who had a meal would buy him two.

Until Justinian himself could no longer bear this kind of life of eating a lot of food, he finally chose to go to his mother who lived in a big city according to his father.

This is also the reason why Selim and the secret agent met. Coincidentally, Justinian, who bought the boat ticket to Thessaloniki with the last silver coins at home, met the one who abducted his mother a few years ago. slave trader.

For reasons of appearance, after all, Justinian did resemble his beautiful mother, and the other party recognized it at a glance.

So the following plot can be said to be a matter of course. How could a teenager be able to play against a cunning slave trader? Just fool around, and Justinian followed the other party to Egypt.

After all, the Egyptian religious elders and Mamluks still like this kind of beautiful boy, and there is quite a market for Justinian.

By the way, Ayub Bey, who accompanied Selim to the slave market back then, was the buyer of Justinian's mother. Unfortunately, Selim couldn't touch him at the time, otherwise Justinian would kill him. Just a slave trader.

After such a tragic childhood experience, Justinian became a person who was extremely resistant to strangers. He refused to communicate with others on a deeper level and was withdrawn. He hardly talked to anyone except Selim. say.

So when Selim proposed to find him a wife, one can imagine his resistance.

But Sudan will not change his mind. In these few incidents, the other party's performance has not been very good.

No matter how loyal the other party is, Selim feels that this can no longer continue. The nature of the other party is doomed that the other party can only live in the shadows and serve him.

But Selim felt that it was difficult to control him. What does Sudan need?
It is a kite that can be tied in the hand by a string, not a balloon that floats freely with the wind.

No matter how Justinian resisted, Selim had to put him in shackles, and his wife and children were the most tender shackles.

Selim has many ways to deal with this kind of young man who lacks love since childhood, such as understanding his living habits and empathizing with him.

These noble ladies certainly don't know Justinian's identity, but is it difficult to pick a few green tea whores out of so many people?

The tutors of these noble ladies will learn this knowledge.

As long as Selim controls the opponent's family, it is tantamount to indirectly controlling Justinian.

Of course, it would be best for someone here to truly love Justinian. Selim still hopes not to use too many means. It’s not that the Sudan has any guilt, but sometimes, if you do more and make more mistakes, you can do as little as possible. Do.

If there is really no one, then Selim can only choose by himself. With the eyesight he cultivated in a certain book, a certain music, and a certain blog for many years in his previous life, it is not difficult to find a green tea bitch.

When the time comes to reveal Justinian's identity slightly, these women will naturally use all their strength to take him down, and those who take them live, and those who don't take them down?

Who is the secret agent of the empire, although it is no secret in the upper echelon of the empire, it is not something that the daughters of a group of small and medium families can know.

For the noble girls who were not taken down, Sudan had no choice but to perform an American-style house for them, and quickly took them away, and solved it painlessly.

　To explain, regarding compulsory education, Islam has its own religious schools, the quality of which is not clear, but the education in the four major millet is quite good.

　　The money for compulsory education is actually a part of the government, part of the four millet, and it is only set for Muslims, so the consumption is actually relatively small.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)