The injustice system and the war-mad me

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[No, host you...]

[Didn’t I just say to be careful not to offend others? 】

[Why did you immediately offend someone to death? 】

[But it seems that the second princess has not tried to punish you? 】

System 12345 found that Shu Yichao was still walking leisurely and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

[I just let you go like that? 】

[Why has she become so open-minded today? 】

[Hmm—Host, I still feel like it’s not safe. 】

[When you get out the door, run away quickly!Lest she go back on her word and send people to hunt you down! 】

Chapter 40-The wallflowers

"Suna."

"Huh?" Mrs. Marty looked back at Constantine XI.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Hit me." Constantine XI said expressionlessly as he glanced at the bloody double-headed eagle flag flying above the city of Thessaloniki.

"I feel like I might be dreaming."

Shu Yichao captured Adrianople and Thessaloniki one after another.

Nearly half of the sacred land of the Balkans has been recovered.

Constantine XI simply could not imagine how all this happened.

He could only suspect that he was dreaming.

"Has Constantinople been captured by the pagans?"

He said.

"Is all this before me just a fantasy when I was dying in the city?"

"Bang -" Mrs. Marty rounded her arms, and with a snap, a big pussy was turned around.

"Hey, hey, you all heard it. The emperor asked me to hit him."

After Mrs. Marty finished fanning, she shouted loudly to the important court officials next to her.

"I've never heard of such a request in my life."

After turning around in a big circle, Constantine XI, who was beaten so hard that his eyes were filled with stars, stood back up.

Looking at the bloody double-headed eagle flag on the city wall that had not disappeared, and the Crusaders amid the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, he laughed stupidly.

"Hey, it really hurts, it's not an illusion."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Mrs. Marty also laughed.

"Go into the city."

Constantine XI nodded, mounted his horse and walked towards the city gate, pretending to complain about the troubles of happiness as he walked.

"Our Caesar is really a pure war madman."

"Basically, you don't ask how many enemies there are, just where they are."

"Every time a city is captured, no troops are sent to garrison it. After a lot of looting, it is thrown to us."

"As a result, I, Augustus, have become a logistics captain following him, responsible for selling his loot, arranging prisoners, and organizing the city."

"That's quite appropriate, isn't it?" Mrs. Marty said with a smile.

“Caesar was the invincible commander, and Augustus was the consul who was good at governing.”

"Hahahaha!!" Constantine XI was amused by Mrs. Marty's use of words from ancient times to the present.

Just as Norma's troops stepped onto the main thoroughfare in the city.

Suddenly they heard a burst of cursing, beatings and the sound of weapons clashing.

"What's the situation ahead?"

Constantine XI rode forward curiously.

Then I heard a burst of shouts of "The true God will always protect us" and "The true God is above".

What caught the eye of Constantine XI was a simple fortress made of debris, furniture, and sand on the street.

Inside the fortress, some people were praying fervently, with spears standing everywhere, and they seemed to be fighting to the death with Constantine XI.

But the problem is that they are not the stubbornly resistant Osmans imagined by Constantine XI.

But...

"What are these converted Norma people doing?"

Mrs. Marty was speechless when she saw the situation in front of her.

"The real Osmans either ran away or surrendered. The Osman royal family has died. Who are they going to fight for now?"

That's right, what appeared in front of the Norma Emperor was a group of converted Norma people.

These guys were originally loyal subjects of the Norma Empire for generations, but after being conquered by the Osmans, they gradually converted to their religion in order to gain political status in the Osman Empire.

At this moment, these traitors were shouting to kill their emperor.

"Is there something unspeakable?"

Constantine XI thought for a while and decided to send an envoy to inquire.

After all, in his opinion, although the Khitan Caesar did not kill them, according to the behavior of the Khitan cavalry under Shu Yichao, it was inevitable that he would rob them all.

Perhaps these compatriots wanted to use this method to protest against him, the emperor.to ask for help.

Soon after, the envoy sent by Constantine XI brought back the news to the emperor with a bruised nose and swollen face and disheveled clothes.

Then, the conditions put forward by the other side almost made Constantine XI angry.

"You want me to take my troops and get out of this city?"

"Do you want me to respect their beliefs and turn Thessaloniki into an autonomous city-state?"

"The funniest thing is, I still have to handle the reconstruction of the city, the supply of materials, and the repair of houses?"

Constantine XI was angry: "What do these traitors think of their emperor?"

“Free labor?”

"Even when I was forced to kowtow to the Osmans, the Osmans have never been so arrogant!"

"Humph." Mrs. Marty twitched the corner of her mouth next to her.

"This shows that Your Majesty, you still know too little."

"When I led the troops on the coast of Mohai to fight guerrillas with Osman, the faces of such people were much more visible."

"In the minds of these betrayers, almost everyone owes them, and everything in the world should revolve around them."

"Of course." Mrs. Marty mocked: "Only when facing your own compatriots."

"Treat your own people and bark like a mad dog all day long."

"When dealing with the Osmans, they became like plague chickens again. They didn't even dare to crow even louder..."

"Your Majesty." Mrs. Marty pulled out the sword from her waist and said, "Leave it to me."

"I don't think I've fought a single battle since Caesar's campaign."

"Let me send these traitors to hell."

"It's not that simple." Constantine XI shook his head: "Don't you find it strange?"

"Why are these people making noise here, but no one comes to stop them?"

"Our Caesar?" Mrs. Marty said in surprise: "I guess he thought they were Norma people and not considered enemies."

"No." Constantine XI shook his head: "I mean these local noble families..."

Mrs. Marty thought for a moment and immediately changed her expression.

"Huh, it's just like what you said, Your Majesty."

"What a bunch of moths!"

She knew what was going on.

Can the Osmans rule this land solely by their own people?

Of course not.

This group of semi-barbarians must cooperate with the local nobles in order to establish effective rule.

After all, empires often perish, but aristocratic families with good inheritance can often remain standing for hundreds of years.

These nobles adapt to the situation, and they are not generally skilled at being a mere wallflower.

When the Osman Empire was raging, they would naturally convert some people to seek political benefits within the Osman Empire, and then bully the civilians below.

And when the king of the Norma Empire returns, of course they will come to serve -

However, effectiveness is effectiveness.

Shelves also need to be put up.

The posture in front of him was undoubtedly that of the nobles in the city, giving Constantine XI a blow.

Constantine XI knew that his best choice now was to quickly find the local aristocratic family for negotiation——

Recognize their special status and promise that all their local interests will remain as usual.

Then, these noble families will happily say that we are all subjects bathed in the glory of our Lord, and from now on, we will do our best to serve the empire.

Later, the local nobles will appear and drive away the converted Norma people, or make them convert back...

Emperor Norma got the city, the nobles secured their privileges, and everyone was happy.

If you don't do this, just wait for them to do all kinds of things in the future, and make troubles behind your back.

but--

Should I really do this?

Constantine XI's hands trembled slightly.

Chapter 41 - Too many nine tribes

When Constantine XI was in his prime, he also had a period of desperate fighting to revive the empire.

He first carried out reforms in the Moria region, restored the traditional soldier-peasant system of the Norma Empire, and established a citizen army of about a few thousand people with relatively high combat effectiveness.

Then through diplomatic mediation, the Western Crusaders were won.

Then, Constantine XI took advantage of the Ottoman Empire's march north to fight the Crusaders and captured Athens in one fell swoop.

If the Crusaders can send good news from the north, then they can take the opportunity to seize cities such as Thessalonica, open up land transportation lines to Constantinople, and connect the lands of the Norma Empire together.

In this way, the empire finally has half of the Balkans, and at least it looks like a country.

However, the Crusaders were defeated miserably at the hands of the Ottomans. Later, Constantine XI was defeated by the main force of the Ottoman Empire moving south and retreated in defeat.

The dream of imperial revival came to nothing.

When Constantine XI returned to Constantinople, the road to revival of the empire became even more difficult.

Any innovative move will be hindered and obstructed by the nobles.

Constantine XI couldn't figure out why the nobles refused to let go of the land outside the capital city that could be plowed by the Osmans at any time.

They clearly knew that the land-owning citizen soldiers were the backbone of the empire, but they would rather hold the land in their hands and spend money to find mercenaries than share it with their compatriots.

What's even more unfortunate is that Constantine XI has not yet been able to turn against them.