Eagle Byzantium

"Patriarch, please recognize my daughter Anna for the sake of the peace and tranquility of the empire. This is my most sincere request as a mother. Just like me, although I love my son John, out of public motives, I have to say that Anna is more suitable to inherit his father's throne than John." The Queen's voice echoed above the dome and floor.

As a result, Masdas raised his head and openly said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Queen, who is clothed in purple robes, I just had a fruitless and boring conversation with the chief minister of the empire and your brother Caesar. Now that you are here, can you tell me? , what is the reason for you to do this? Now you are only in the sacred cathedral, in front of the altar of the Lord’s wisdom and justice. There is no time to go outside the church to face all the people and soldiers of the empire. Your Royal Highness, so It’s not too late for you and Anna now!”

"Mother..." Anna faced the patriarch with a solemn and dissatisfied face below, and backed away in fright. This was Masdas, whom even the emperor did not pay attention to!

But Irene held her hand again and lifted her forward, "Patriarch, if you need a reason, then I will answer it for you. His Majesty Alexius got Dudu because he married me. Only the power of the Cass family can own this empire, so for me, these are my dowry. The ancient law stipulates that if the wife is dissatisfied with the husband, or the husband is dissatisfied with the wife, which eventually leads to separation, the wife has the power. To take back the original dowry.”

"You are talking nonsense, Your Highness the Queen. Talking about these things before the fact of divorce is simply an insult to the imperial code."

Anna suddenly felt her hands hurt from being pinched by her mother, and she squeezed her big eyes. He endured the pain and looked towards his mother, only to find that the originally beautiful mother's face was distorted with resentment. Under the reflection of the marble floor, it looked so horrifying, "Could it be that the emperor had feelings for other women and committed incest. Doesn't it count as an insult to the Code? Does your Orthodox Church turn a blind eye to it? Men do whatever they want, and women have to endure it. Patriarch Masdas, I want to ask you, what is the Imperial Code about adultery and incest? How is it decided?"

"Shut up!" Masdas shouted angrily, slamming his scepter on the ground. The noise in the whole scene was frightened into silence again. The Patriarch showed his majesty and said, "Women, no matter you are wearing ordinary clothes or you are a purple-robed woman, you are born with Eve's genes. Jealousy, laziness, selfishness, and narrow-mindedness are all imprints on your body and soul. Irene Komnenos, I protested fiercely. You may have the wrong idea about His Majesty abandoning you, but that doesn’t mean that I am standing in your position. That’s right. I also gave these words to Anna Komneno. This empire should not suffer from all kinds of unspeakable things. I leave it to you to take care of your selfish desires, that’s it. I am here, as the Universal Patriarch, to oppose this nonsense proposal with all my heart!”

Then, Masdars' scepter hit the floor again. Many people even saw the fire at the head of the staff burst out at that moment, just like muffled thunder.

Hundreds of senators and bureaucrats. They all kept silent involuntarily - in this empire, no one dared to openly confront the Patriarch. Even the Emperor and Empress--someone blames Caesar Macaulinus--didn't say in advance that Masdas would have such fierce opposition to this matter.

But Queen Irene had no intention of giving up. She glanced at her brother at the stone pillar below, so Macaulinus led several Isaurian guard warriors to surround the Patriarch. Central.

"What are you going to do?" Masdas showed no fear.

"I hope to discuss this matter with the Patriarch in private." Macaulinus said, and then the warriors stepped forward and roughly took the Patriarch's hands and shoulders, regardless of his Shouting with all his strength, he was pulled and pushed towards the side hall of the cathedral. Everyone present was sweating coldly and stayed in place, unable to move or stay, at a loss.

"Eileen, you will regret it. Anna, Anna!" Masdas kept calling back.

"If you take this step, there is no need or way to regret it." Erin said while holding on to the railing.

"Mother, mother." Anna cried, holding the corner of the queen's robe. Then Irene turned her eyes and saw the hesitation on her daughter's expression and heart, "Are you scared? Anna? Are you still thinking about it? That hypocrite father, right?"

Then, Irene half-knelt down and held Anna's shoulders, "My daughter, what kind of life do you want? You are so smart, elegant and beautiful, and have read so many classics containing wisdom, so mother again Let me ask you, do you want to run this empire or hand it over to your brother? And that woman. In this palace, there is no retreat for anyone, just like on the battlefield of the pagans. Since we are determined to raise our flag and raise our sword, we are destined to fight the enemy to the end. There is no fortress to retreat from, Anna! You may have thought yours was! Father will love you and will love you forever, but unless you die before him, your brother will also attack you under the instigation of that woman after he ascends the throne, without mercy or mercy. The rest of his life may be spent on the island of exile, or in the confinement of the monastery. With you, countless boring theological manuscripts are waiting for you, countless confessions and resentments about the past are haunting you, suffering, suffering, suffering, until the eternal sinking of hell comes, your life and ideals are completely ended, but at that time you I can’t escape, I just fall into more boundless pain.”

Anna shook her little head amidst her mother's fierce words and actions, looking up at the brilliant cloud-like murals on the dome of the cathedral. Between those golden clouds, the lines and colors quickly transformed into a flowing thing. Yes, that was the snake that appeared in her dream. The snake represented desire and ambition. It was breathing flames, holding the shocking wind and thunder, and was hovering on top of it. It also had the mysterious smile of a devilish woman. Voice,

"I won't look back, mother." Anna finally replied.

"Very good, Anna..." The Queen was satisfied, put down her hands, and stood on the terrace again, with a very majestic tone, "Arrange the honor guard to go out immediately, I want to face all the waiting subjects, Announcement of great news. In addition, my brother's troops have gone to the camps, fortresses, armories and naval fortresses inside and outside the city to accept all the imperial troops with my oral instructions as the palace regent - at this moment, no one can Stopped us."

At this moment, there was a sudden small commotion. In the sound of trumpets, the aisle door of the cathedral's back courtyard was pushed open, and then a team carrying carriages walked in while the monks and bureaucrats knelt down in surprise. Come in! (To be continued ~^~)