Chapter 89 Justinian

The distance from Baghdad Palace to the atrium of the second courtyard was not far, at least Selim did not feel it. The scenery along the way was actually quite good, but it was a pity that when the Sultan came to his senses, he had already arrived.

Walking through the Imperial Garden, Selim could already see a group of noble ladies waiting. He glimpsed a figure on the viewing platform and immediately realized that it was Justinian, and then walked up.

On the viewing platform, Justinian felt that his state was not right at this time. He was a little scared. He was a person who had crawled out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses countless times, but he felt an unexplained panic.

As Justinian was pacing constantly, Selim had already walked up.

Little Mahmoud had been released by the guards at this time. He rushed to Justinian and shouted.

"Dear Justinian, who do you like?

Tell me which one is beautiful, and I will let my brother give it to you immediately."

The spy prince realized that the Sultan had arrived, and he hurriedly saluted.

Selim said with a smile while pulling Mahmoud aside.

"Okay, no need to be polite. Are you here so early?

Have you picked a suitable one?"

The spy's head blushed a little, opened his mouth several times but closed it again, as if he didn't know what to say.

While Selim and Justinian were meeting, a group of noble ladies had heard Mahmoud's voice. They immediately turned to look at the observation deck and giggled.

Justinian heard the laughter and hid behind Selim.

The Sultan couldn't help but laugh. In fact, this was also related to Justinian's childhood.

He lived in the Western 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 she yearned for life outside, and 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 he would take her to the big city immediately sold her to a slave trader serving the Mamluks after boarding the ship. It was not for anything else, because she was really beautiful.

For Justinian's father, the loss of his wife was a heavy blow to him. His physical condition deteriorated sharply and he died when Justinian was ten years old.

And this poor man never told his son that his wife, his son's mother, had eloped with someone. He just told Justinian that she had gone to a big city and would take both father and son there in a few years.

This man lived in a small village in the Western Aegean Islands all his life. The story he heard most was the great cause of Justinian the Great to revive Rome, so he named his child Justinian.

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

Because from his grandfather's grandfather's grandfather, their family had been saying that they were descendants of Komnenos. Although Selim felt very ridiculous when he found out about this news, after all, everyone in the village knew about it and didn't take it seriously at all.

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

Back to the point, although Justinian's father always claimed that he was a descendant of Komnenos, showing a kind of arrogance, the villagers didn't like him very much, and 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 often helped him, and everyone would treat him to a bite of food.

Until Justinian himself could no longer bear this kind of life of eating at a hundred houses, he finally chose to go to his mother who lived in a big city in his father's mouth.

This is also the reason why Selim and the spy prince met. Coincidentally, Justinian, who bought a ticket to Thessaloniki with the last silver coin in his family, met the slave trader who kidnapped his mother a few years ago.

Because of the appearance, after all, Justinian did look like his beautiful mother, and the other party recognized him at a glance.

So the following plot can be said to be a natural outcome. How could a child in his teens beat the cunning slave trader? Justinian followed the other party on the ship to Egypt after a casual trick.

After all, the religious elders and Mamluks in Egypt are quite fond of this kind of beautiful boy, and Justinian can be said to be quite popular.

By the way, Ayub Bey, who accompanied Selim to the slave market, was the buyer of Justinian's mother. It was a pity that Selim couldn't touch him at that time, otherwise Justinian would have killed more than just a slave trader.

After such a tragic childhood experience, Justinian became a person who was extremely resistant to strangers. He refused to have a deeper communication with others and was withdrawn. Except for Selim, he hardly talked to anyone.

So when Selim proposed to find him a wife, his resistance can be imagined.

But the Sultan would not change his mind. In these incidents, the other party's performance was not very good.

Regardless of the other party's loyalty, Selim felt that he could not go on like this. The other party's nature destined him to live in the shadows and serve him.

But Selim felt that it was difficult to control him. What did the Sultan need?

It was a kite that could be tied to a rope in his hand, not a balloon that floated freely with the wind.

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

Selim has many ways to deal with this young man who has been lacking 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 out a few green tea bitches from so many people?

These noble ladies will learn this knowledge in their tutors.

As long as Selim controls the other party’s family, it is equivalent to indirectly controlling Justinian.

Of course, it would be best if someone here can truly love Justinian. Selim still hopes not to use too many means. It’s not that the Sultan has any guilt, but sometimes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make. If you can do less, do less.

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

At that time, Justinian’s identity will be slightly revealed, and these women will naturally use all their strength to take him down. Those who are taken will live, and those who are not taken will be taken?

Although it is no secret among the upper echelons of the empire who is the head of the empire's spies, it is not something that the daughters of a group of small and medium-sized families can know.

For the noble ladies who were not captured, the Sultan had to perform American Iai for them, and quickly took them away and solved the problem painlessly.

To explain, regarding compulsory education, Islam has its own church schools, the quality is unclear, but the education of the four major millets is quite good.

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