Eagle Byzantium

Chapter 58: Insignificant Countermeasures

Koroman opened his mouth, his throat was full of gurgling phlegm. He looked at Almosh, Archbishop Shmalagod, and his own son who was standing beside the bed with a panicked face. He kept begging his father, "Please be clear-headed and issue a will, don't be deceived."

"Your Excellency, I think..." Koroman turned his head again and looked at Shmalagod with a very pitiful expression and demeanor.

"Don't even think about it! Koroman, my child, I have been the archbishop for so many years, and I know your sins very well. Now you must give up the throne to atone for your sins, otherwise your soul can only go to hell." The archbishop looked excited and determined, and kept making the sign of the cross on his chest.

Koroman closed his eyes, and then the barons and the archbishop kept approaching, making loud and noisy noises and threatening the old king in various ways.

"My Majesty, Koroman, you are about to die. Will this palace and this power still belong to you after you die? No, you are now facing such a choice, to heaven or hell, please arrange your affairs quickly." Shmalagod twisted his lips and showed a fierce look in his eyes, constantly gesticulating, and the cross with a pendant danced in front of Koroman's eyes, as if representing some kind of judgment.

The old king still gave in. Amid his son's sobs, he asked the palace seal officer to take a few things from the warehouse.

One is the red and white armor robe worn by Saint Stephen, the ancestor of the royal family;

One is the royal seal engraved with the letters of "Saint Stephen";

One is the golden holy crown made by Koroman when he ascended the throne;

The last one is the blood oath book of the seven tribal alliances of Magyar. The new king can press his fingerprints behind it to represent the legitimacy of the regime.

After these things were placed on the long table beside the couch, Koroman struggled to half sit up, and touched Almosh's head with trembling hands, "You will be loyal to the Kingdom of Hungary, right?"

"Yes, brother, I will certainly lead this country to revival and prosperity."

"You will hold this sacred red and white flag made of St. Stephen's cloak in your hand to resist invaders from all directions, right?"

"Yes, brother, I will keep all the existing territories of Hungary."

"You will improve relations with the two great empires of Germany and Greece, and deepen friendship with the archbishop, Poland, Bohemia and other venerables, right?"

"Of course, brother." Almosh said without hesitation.

"Finally, are you willing and able to take over my throne on behalf of all the barros present?"

Almosh had waited for this sentence for twelve years. The throne should have been his, but he just took it back from his usurping brother. However, the superficial abdication work still needed to be done, so Almosh pointed his finger at the "Chapter of the Magyar Blood Oath" and shouted "I am willing to accept the Holy Crown!"

So in front of everyone, Koroman turned around and unsheathed the dagger hanging on the bedside, with a flash of cold light.

He cut his son Istvani's finger.

Then Koroman suddenly regained his strength, with his beard raised and his eyes shining, and he held his son's bleeding finger tightly and pressed the bloody fingerprint on the blank page of the "Chapter of the Magyar Blood Oath".

"Brother, what do you mean? You are not sick at all!" Almosh was furious and stood up.

"Get out of here, Almosh. You have no right to inherit this kingdom." Koroman waved his dagger with a treacherous look on his face.

The archbishop was even more angry, but before he could say anything to condemn him, Koroman sat on the couch and said to him, "You are expelled, Shmalagod, you are a termite. You are a bastard who endangers the power and order of the kingdom. Even if you want to pay three silver coins to save the country now, the priests of the church you founded can't find three people who are willing to pay."

"You bastard! Who dares to take over my position?" The archbishop's face was distorted.

As soon as the words fell, the secret door on the wall of the palace suddenly opened: a monk in a cassock suddenly appeared and answered loudly, "I am OK, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Danus, the 'Holy See Envoy' from the Orthodox Church of Bari." After the monk introduced himself, many warriors with swords suddenly rushed out of the secret door and the gatekeeper. The Tonuzoba who was "expelled" before also came out and instantly confiscated all the weapons of the Baros who were stunned.

It turned out that Tonuzoba had secretly discussed the script with the king.

Everyone felt a chill down their spines. They originally thought that the archbishop and Almosh were inside, and a large group of entourage and private soldiers were outside. This palace was basically under their control, but who would have thought that the treacherous king would have secret doors and ambushes!

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Almosh immediately knelt on the floor and begged his brother, "I am willing to hand over all my fiefs."

"You, since you returned to Hungary at the age of eighteen, have launched seventeen rebellions or assassinations against me and Istvani. You are really a professional, skilled, but clumsy rebel." Koroman jumped off the bed as lightly as an old ape, limping, and put on a cloak, looking at his brother mockingly, "It's ridiculous that you are still alive today, at the age of thirty-eight,"

"That's because of my brother's forgiveness!" Almosh immediately flattered.

"You are not tired, but I am. For seventeen years, there have been rebellions almost every year, and with the false drama of brotherly tenderness and reconciliation after the rebellion, I am really tired of it!" Coroman's beard and halberd were spread angrily. He raised his finger and said, "As soon as you come back as an adult, contact Poland After trying to overthrow me, I pardoned you, gave you one-third of the royal fief, and gave you the whole of Lower Pannonia to rule; your reward was that three years later, you colluded with the Grand Duke of Bohemia and Henry IV, Emperor of Germany, used troops against me to depose me from the throne. I forgive you and put you down. The newly conquered Horvat also gave you half of it; but as a result, you rebelled in the backyard while I was on the expedition, and guarded the Tiva River to prevent me from returning. Finally, only after the reconciliation and arbitration of the Barrows did I return to the palace; the Holy See launched After the Eastern Expedition, Godfrey passed through the kingdom with his army. You seemed to see hope. You also colluded with the German Emperor and Godfrey to expel me or kill me - but Godfrey was an honorable man and refused you, allowing my throne to be stable for a few years. Then I thought you could stop, but you Soon he bribed my slaves and attendants and started poisoning..."

At this point, Coroman became more and more agitated. He changed the subject and said coldly to his brother, the archbishop and the rebel Barrows, "You may be wondering why I am so well-informed? That's because - I We have already reached a settlement with Constantinople. This is just a small counter-strategy. Gawain and his wife have already sent lightning-fast spies to the palace to inform you of your return route and general schedule. "

"Brother, I am willing to hand over all my fiefs and enter a monastery to spend the rest of my life." Almosh knew that everything was over.

"You'd better accept the punishment of castration, so that I can rest assured. There is a price to pay for begging for mercy." Coroman replied coldly.

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