第一章 流亡的皇帝

The Emperor in Exile

By 1204, the Byzantine Empire had crumbled, and its sole heirs, Nicaea, Epirus, and Trebizond, were still embroiled in infighting, completely forgetting their past grievances. In Constantinople, the Latin tyrant proclaimed himself emperor of the Romans, while in the north, the Bulgars were rampaging, greedily devouring the empire's legacy, and the Turks were also stirring, eager to gnaw at its flesh. Meanwhile, in the far east, a latent force, the Mongols, was quietly rising. The empire's collapse seemed utterly irreversible, but how would Justinian reverse the tide and raise the banner of revival once more?

1204后的拜占庭帝国已经土崩瓦解，而作为仅有的继承者尼西亚，伊庇鲁斯和特拉比松却仍然在勾心斗角，全然忘记了国雠家恨。在君士坦丁堡的拉丁僭主自诩为罗马人的皇帝，而在北方保加尔人正肆虐着贪婪吞噬帝国的遗产，突厥人也蠢蠢欲动蚕食企图啖其血肉，可是在更遥远的东方一股潜在的力量蒙古人也已经悄然兴起。帝国的崩塌似乎已经完全不可逆转，而查士丁尼又将如何扭转着已经倾颓的局面，让复兴的鹰旗重新飘扬呢？