My darkness through your life

Robert took a long breath, calmed down his emotions, and said: "The Fourth Crusade began in 1202 and ended in 1204. The Eastern Crusade was initiated by Pope Innocent III of the Holy See. It was to attack the Ayub dynasty of Egypt, and use it as a base to finally retake Jerusalem, which was controlled by the Communist Party. As a result, this Eastern Expedition was used by a world liar and conspirator—Dandolo, the governor of Venice at the time, Turned to attack the Byzantine Empire, which was also a Christian, and caused it to perish, and established the Latin Empire on its soil.”

"Dandolo, the governor of Venice at that time, was 86 years old when he was elected as the governor of Venice. He was blind and hard of hearing. However, he was shrewd and ambitious, and rewrote the history of Europe in the 13th century. Venice's navigation and fisheries developed, 9 At the end of the century, it became a sovereign country with a very close relationship with the Byzantine Empire, and enjoyed trade privileges in Byzantium. This privilege weakened the commercial power of the Byzantine Empire itself, but strengthened the ambition and greed of the Venetians. Full of blame and resentment.”

"When it was unbearable, in 1182, the Byzantine emperor organized a nationwide anti-Venice movement and imprisoned more than 3 Venetians in Constantinople, and some of them were killed. At that time, Dando, who was still a merchant, Lo was appointed to Byzantium for diplomatic mediation. In the end, he worked hard to save the lives of more than 5000 Venetian expatriates, and led them back to Venice. They were welcomed like heroes, and when they returned, they were also blind. Subsequently, Dandolo was elected as the The Doge of Venice, with the ambition of revenge, made a detailed plan to attack Constantinople, and patiently waited for the time to attack."

"The opportunity finally came with the formation of the Fourth Crusade. Due to the failure of the third Crusade to march by land, it was decided to attack by sea this time. Therefore, a large number of water troops and ships were needed. The Crusades sent representatives to At that time, Enrico Dandolo, the governor of Venice, the independent principality, asked for assistance. After the vote of the Venice National Assembly, Dandolo signed an alliance with the representatives of the Crusaders: the Crusaders would gather from Venice; Venice would build horses, more than 1 knights and The ships of more than 2 infantry will provide a year's supply of food and guarantee that they will be transported to the place where God and the cause of Christianity require them to go; at the same time, Venice will send a navy of 50 warships to join the fighting force. For this purpose, The calculating Venetians offered an astonishingly high price, for which the Crusaders had to pay a total of 85000 silver marks."

"Subsequently, Dandolo mobilized the entire force of Venice and completed the task of combat preparation on schedule. After the Crusaders arrived in Venice, they could set off as long as they paid off the transportation costs. However, due to various reasons, the total number of Crusaders who arrived in Venice was only 11000. And Venice insisted that the crusaders should pay the money according to the signed contract. In this way, each crusader would have to pay three times the fee. Venetian governor Dandolo threatened that if the crusaders did not pay off the arrears, they would cut off the crusade The Venetians are despicable businessmen who claim to be "be a Venetian first, and then be a Christian." In order not to become a useless Oolong Army, the leaders of the Crusaders had to actively raise money, and even took out their personal funds. The gold and silver utensils were used to repay the debt, but there was still a shortage of 34000 silver marks, and they were in a rather embarrassing situation."

"At the moment when the Crusaders were in dire straits, Dandolo took the opportunity to propose a compromise plan. The Crusaders sold themselves to repay their debts, and first recovered the lost territory of the Principality of Venice in Hungary, the city of Zara, which was also a Christian, and then took advantage of the civil strife in the Byzantine Empire to lead The Crusades also attacked the Christian Byzantine Empire. The Crusaders fell into the trap set by Governor Dandolo step by step, coupled with the huge material incentives that can be obtained from the victory of the war, they deviated from the original combat track.”

"After nearly a year of two attacks, on April 1204, 4, Constantinople, which had the highest defensive walls, was captured for the second time. After that, the Crusaders and the Venetian navy committed an unprecedented historical Atrocities, bloodbathed the city of Constantinople for three days and three nights, the Hagia Sophia was looted, the Royal Library was set on fire, and the wealth robbed reached 13 silver marks, which was equivalent to the total wealth of 40 cities in Europe at that time. The citizens of Constantinople died and fled, and the population was only 40/1 of what it was before the war. This war created an irreparable hatred between the Latins and the Greeks.”

Robert said this in one breath, paused, and said, "Quinto, you know this period of history."

"I know. But, 800 years have passed, what does it have to do with what you did?" Quinto asked.

Robert went on to say: “At that time, Constantinople had a brave and skilled royal guard—the Varangian Guard. Members of the guard all had a flying knife stunt, which could stab the enemy’s heart or throat from a distance of more than ten meters. They repeatedly Repelled the attacks of the Crusaders and the Venetian navy, and they were transferred to whichever front line was tight. However, the Emperor Alexei V of the Byzantine Empire was disappointing, and he left the battle before the battle was over. The subjects fled with money, and were later chased back by the crusaders, kicked off the city wall and died. Losing the emperor, the Varangian guards did not break up, and insisted on fighting for honor until the last man died."

"The country was ruined and the family was destroyed. The survivors of the original Byzantine Empire had a bloody hatred for the instigator of this massacre, Dandolo, the governor of Venice, and the Venetians. The son of the captain of the Varangian guards, who was only 15 years old, formed a secret Organization, most of its members are descendants of Varangian guards, sneaked into Venice to settle down, and carried out revenge activities in enemy countries. In order to conceal his identity, he took an Italian name: Zosoro Mancini. Mancini also revenged The organization took a name called 'Tears of God', which means that God watched the cruel massacre of the enemy, and also shed tears for the innocent people of the Byzantine Empire, these are the tears of revenge!"

"Mancini?" Quinto was surprised when he heard Mancini's words.

Robert continued:

"Familiar last name, right? Without you, my last name would be Mancini! 'Tears of God' used the cover of the annual carnival to meet in secret on the Isle of the Dead, with everyone wearing masks , so the secrecy is very good. Zorsoro Mancini is the first leader of the organization. The position of leader was passed on to the second generation Giuseppe Mancini. He learned the shrewdness of a Venetian merchant and not only accumulated A lot of wealth, fame in Venice, more importantly, he found that not only their "God's Tears" members can do revenge activities, but also can use the local people of Venice to do it together, so he established the earliest underworld organization' 'Fish of Chaos', openly hostile to Venice."

"The emergence of the 'Fish of Chaos' has found the soil for the revenge cause of 'Tears of God' to take root in Venice. The Mancini family, like the Castellanis and Nicolottis families, have been with each other for centuries. Since the existence of the Mancini family is not only to compete for territory and interests, but also for the belief of revenge, when necessary, every core member is willing to give up everything including life things, and finally wiped out the other gangsters and became the final winner."

"For the inheritance and development of the organization, the leader of the organization, Giuseppe Mancini, has perfected the rules of the organization. The most important one is the rule of succession: the leader of 'tears' is also the leader of the 'fish', but the position cannot be passed on to Their own children. When the eldest son or eldest daughter of the leader is 15 years old, all members of the "Tears of God" organization, who have 14-16-year-old children whose gender is different from the leader's child, can be trained and recommended by the elders to participate in strict The assessment and selection, and finally select two children with the strongest abilities and the most firm beliefs for in-depth training as candidates for the leader. When the child of the leader reaches the age of 20, he can choose one of the two selected as his wife or husband. Married on the third day of the carnival when they turned 25. At the same time, the previous leader handed over the power to the son-in-law or daughter-in-law, and the property was transferred to the child's name immediately after the birth of the first child, realizing the separation of financial rights. Another candidate As a backup for contingencies, until the new leader takes office, the identities of the two candidates are kept extremely secret, and only the veterans who participated in the selection know. By Larry Mancini, it is already the 30th generation."

"Such a rule not only continues the blood and industry of the Mancini family, but also ensures that the best young people are selected from the organization as the leader, and all families in the organization have the opportunity to become the leader. This rule It has a great cohesion, so that the organization has always had a sharp ability to inherit the legacy of ancestors' revenge." Robert stopped here when he said this.

Kunto suddenly realized, and said: "It turns out that you are a descendant of the Varangian guards, and you are a candidate for the leader. If I show up two days later, or if they don't force you to kill me, you will marry Claire and take over the position of leader." ?”

"Yes, Quinto!" Robert smiled lightly.

"Do you regret not being the leader?" Kunto asked softly, he will never forget that day, for himself, he pointed his cock at his temple.

"Quinto, I have never regretted it. I love you. My life is only complete with your presence." Robert's eyes showed tenderness as always. Those gazes melted Quinto's heart time and time again, making my life complete. Quinto forgives him all his sins.