"Maybe I'm really old, and I'm getting more and more confused about you young people, haha." Constellia shook her head and said, looking at her nephew in front of her.

Constrained his expression on his face, Constance looked at Andrea's green eyes that were completely different from his tan eyes, and replied lightly: "I had a good reply just now. At least you are still a qualified Doria when I was not here. So the purpose of my trip was to tell you that the family has not given up on you yet."

"I never doubt this." Andrea, who had a constant expression, replied calmly, but he knew that if he had said something wrong just now, his situation would definitely be completely different. He knew too much about this man who raised him. Whether it was his actions or thoughts, he was like Constance's arm, as he thought, but he would not be regarded as a confidant in the end and could give up at any time.

"Of course I believe it, but you still need to prove yourself with actions. I think you can guess the purpose of my trip, right?" Constellia asked calmly.

"Is it because of the civil war in Macedonia? Is the mother country ready to re-bet?" Andrea, who had always been keen, did not disappoint Constance, and he hit the nail on the head in an instant.

The old man nodded and said with a slight appreciation tone: "That's right. Everything that has happened has caused many changes in the situation that we had not expected before, and has also brought a lot of trouble. In short, the Citizens' Congress has clearly decided to terminate the alliance with Mikhail Ducas, which is the main purpose of my trip."

"It seems that choosing Mikhail was indeed a wrong choice." Andrea, who had gone to Rusnina, still retained the appearance of the arrogant Greek monarch in his mind.

Constance nodded and continued, "Yes, the Senate was also very angry, and was even more shocked by the guy's behavior. His messenger showed goodwill to the Holy See, and then he attacked the Venetian stronghold on the island of Kefania, and he even dismembered the surrendered Venetian sailors into the sea."

Dismembered Christian Andrea raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was no doubt that this was an extremely bad thing, especially when Mikhail Ducas attempted to reconcile with the Pope, doing such a thing was completely slapping Innocent III in the face.

"The next day, the extortion order was issued from the Vatican Palace."

"Shouldn't every Greek Christian be expelled from the Church of the Great Patriarchate? I'm afraid Mikhail made a decision to appease the nobles under his rule." Although this move was crazy, Andrea also guessed the purpose of the other party's doing so.

"Yes, this is drawing a clear line, but the Holy See's extortion order was not for him, but for us. As political allies, although we have not officially reached any agreement with Epirus, the previous funding of the Holy See would not be indifferent. Our powerful pope immediately put pressure on us. If we do not express our opinion immediately, the apostle will tend toward the Principality of Milan on the Po River issue. The Senate can only make a choice." Constantoria expressed the interests in its original form, and Andrea also guessed a little about what he wanted to do next with these words.

"So we have to put the treasure on Flander's Henry again?" Andrea did not surprise this decision. After staying in Constantinople, although he did not contact the Frank monarch alone, he was sure that this person was a rare hero far better than those short-sighted people of Epirus. In just one year, the trauma of the defeat in Adrian Castle has recovered, and many of the Greeks in Constantinople were even impressed by it. It is not easy to meet this Henry.

But Constance shook his head, "If this is the case, it would be great. To be precise, the powerful people in the Senate did think so, but the people in the Citizens' Assembly were ready to contact Theodor of Agrignon. They obviously did not want to get a share of the Venetians, and they were even more reluctant to leave the drift of Epirus's previous investment."

"I'm afraid there is no essential difference between these two people."

"So what?" Constance glanced at Andrea, "It is more difficult to convince a group of people, especially a group of short-sighted people. The group of bastards even formed a preparatory committee to force the resolution, and even the Senate could not control it."

"So this errand fell on you."

"Hmph, who else is there except me? Those guys are waiting to see my joke." The old man opened his eyes with a sneer, his cold eyes like two sharp swords.

"I'm afraid that the loss will not be worth the money in the end." Andrea had no hope for the Epirus Ducas family. As a sailing city-state, Genoa should pay more attention to the sea than to have too much interaction with these mountain people.

These words met Constance's appetite. The old man's expectant eyes fell on his nephew and said, "That's why I need you to find another suitable candidate."

"I think Emperor Henry should be happy to meet you, Lord Uncle. The Roman court sent out a signal of goodwill more than once, and they were actually unwilling to be the Venetians' dominance."

"No, you still have to negotiate everything here, and I still have to go to Agrenion to deal with the foolish things in the preparatory committee." Constance said.

"Then please hand it over to me, and I will definitely not let the family down." Andrea lowered his head obediently, and the right volunteering was exactly where Constance looked forward to him.

"I have always believed in this, my child." The old man opened his wide arm span and hugged Andrea in his arms and attached it to his ear, saying, "But this time I hope you don't have any mistakes again. Even if I protect you, the family will not tolerate successive mistakes."

"Last time..."

"The last time it was because of Christopher's old stubbornness, so we had a stake, but with my insistence, the family had completely expelled the guy who was in trouble. So don't let me down anymore, do you understand, my child! Go to Thessalonica City when you have time and take Antonia's child back. It is untolerable for the family to let Doria wander outside."

Constance's heavy words fell into Andrea's ears, and the face of this young Genoa showed a slight fluctuation for the first time, and when he looked at his uncle in front of him, he felt the shadow of the old man so tall and profound for the first time.

"The border dispute between us and the Milanese on the Po River cannot be delayed anymore. I hope to attend your sister's wedding with you as soon as possible. No problem, Andrea." Constance's cold voice echoed in the empty hall corridor, but Andrea was holding one hand behind her back and clenched it secretly.
Chapter completed!