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Jinghang still smiled, and then held out a huge seal, "An Xin, this is a seal sent to you by my master. As long as you can cut off Emperor Fu Fu's return at the right time and help the king achieve a great victory, This seal represents your power in the future.”

Bohemond looked at it carefully and expressed that he could not understand it. Finally, the interpreter told him, "It says that you are crowned the king of Fulang and Rakshasa Dahongyu."

It turns out that when Bohemond said that he was neither a Greek nor a Frank, but the strongest Norman, he was called "Rakshasa".

Playing with the seal of "King Hongyu Side by Side", Bohemond was still a little uneasy and speculative. He asked Jinghang, "According to what you said, the Emperor Song Dynasty has sent a challenging credential to Gawain, so what do you have?" How powerful?”

"In the land of Seven Rivers alone, there are no less than three hundred thousand people from various races for us to drive." Jinghang confidently reported this number, which frightened Bohemond. He then looked around warily. , stretched his head under the screen, and got very close to Jinghang, "The population of my country is only around half a million... I long for this kind of power. You are a monk responsible for diplomacy, so you should be able to give it to me. A guarantee, not just a seal.”

"Simple, as long as His Highness White Hed (Jinghang gave Bohemond a strong Chinese name) can stab Gawain in the back during the decisive battle, the young monk will immediately go back to report to the Great Fair King and kill the Chili family (Qi Lijia). Lycia), Silian (Syria) and even the current Fulang Kingdom (Jerusalem) and Besri (Egypt) are all conferred on His Highness, no joke."

Faced with the temptation of this bald head, Bohemond swallowed hard, "What kind of evidence do you want me to provide?"

Jinghang rolled his sparse eyebrows, took half a step forward, stood against Bohemond, who was wearing a tall turban under the candlelight, and said earnestly, "In fact, according to the idea of ​​​​the Great Fairy King, we still ask Bai Hed to convert to our side." Better.”

What, convert!

Bohemond hurriedly retracted and waved his hands to express his disapproval, "The Nestorianism you just mentioned should be the heresy of Nestorius. I would rather convert to a heresy than a heresy - the king of heretics is here. There are still opportunities for repentance in the Christian kingdoms, but heretics can only be massacred.”

"Then take refuge in the Buddha. Good Lord, everyone in the Emperor Song Dynasty believes in this. As long as His Highness Bai Hede believes in Buddhism, you and the Emperor Song Dynasty will really be one family. You can't write two words of "Buddha" in one stroke. "Jinghang hurriedly retreated and settled for the next best thing.

Hearing this, Bohemond was worried. To be honest, it was no big deal for him personally to believe in Buddhism, but it would be really difficult to turn back if he did so. Moreover, betraying Gawain and stabbing him before the battle was indeed wrong. After thinking about morality and justice, King Antiochus held the Seruki hound in his arms and stroked it again and again, almost touching the hair on the dog's head. Finally, he put forward additional conditions:

"Although the Great Emperor Gawain you call is hateful, he is still okay with me. I can't betray him on the battlefield. How about this. When Gawain goes to war, I occupy Antioch and declare my disobedience. And become equal to Fu Fu The imperial monarch will restrain Gawain's elite military force for you. You will take the opportunity to defeat his other troops and advance to the Tigris River. As long as you surrender the two cities of Isfahan and Baghdad, then Gawain will be unable to do anything for you. ”

Jinghang was immediately overjoyed, and exchanged oaths with Bohemond, agreeing on the opportunity to take action, and then gave Bohemond a few additional reassurances, "The young monk will then go to the countries of the Seljuq saplings (referring to A Lepo and Damascus's two Tutusi brothers) also incited them to revolt. Isfahan. In addition, the great green-clad Fati Mei Kingdom is also a worthy opponent. No matter how powerful the emperor is, he will not be able to fly out of our grasp." After saying this, Jinghang smiled proudly! , Bohemond sat on the chair, also smiling with a complicated expression...

The next day, in the forest of Daphne, King Antiochus held a light spear and galloped through the forest and mountains. Many hounds followed his horses and swept across them. The slaves shouted that they had surrounded a deer. Bohemond Pulling on the reins, I was shaken Among the fallen leaves, I looked at the deer, which was surrounded by nets and iron forks on all sides, letting out a miserable cry and jumping around in place but unable to escape. I couldn't help but feel sad, "My city of Antioch, In Gawain’s eyes, is he not this deer?”

If I continue to live in such a state of confusion in this life, succumbing to being a vassal under Gawain's protective umbrella, I can indeed live a safe and sound life among the wine, horse racing, and hunting in the city, but then am I still Bohemond?

When Gawain and the hermit Peter and I met, he was just a runaway slave. Now times have turned around and he has become the emperor of Constantinople. That is the goal that I have coveted all my life!

The door of the Four Sisters Tower of Antioch was pushed open with a bang. Amidst the joyful noise, Bohemond stared into the hall, wearing a military uniform and carrying the deer shot by his own spear on his shoulder. After he slapped the dead deer hard on the floor, the other person's big eyes that had lost their vitality still seemed to be looking at him.

"Go and call my lords, Guy, Claret, Reynold, Richard, and William Grandmenile. I will use the venison I hunted and the roses of Damascus to Treat them with wine.”

The cupbearer who received the order hesitated, "What about your general Osdu?"

Bohemond thought for a while and said that this banquet was a treat for my relatives before my marriage. Esdu was not a member of my tribe, so there was no need to invite it.

In the bright candlelight and the mellow music, the lords of Antioch in long robes laughed and held cups filled with delicious rose wine, singing rough songs to congratulate Bohemond, congratulating him on the beautiful bride and the rewarding marriage he was about to get.

But Bohemond was not so happy. He held the gold-inlaid cup, hesitated, and then looked around, asking everyone to swear that they would never spread the content of tonight's conversation.

So everyone looked at each other in surprise, not knowing what the prince was selling, but still raised their hands and swore one by one.

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Even so, when Bohemond told everyone about Jinghang's visit, everyone was still very shocked. The common thought in everyone's mind was "This world is getting crazier and crazier, just like sitting in a carriage speeding towards a cliff."

Bohemond concealed the fact of his conversion and asked everyone tentatively. He placed the seal given to him by Jinghang on the dining table and said, "Everything is up to everyone's public opinion. If you agree to participate in the East, we will betray Constantinople when the opportunity arises. If you agree to continue to participate in Gawain's camp, we will follow him to the Oxus River to resist the barbarians from the East and the Song Dynasty."