Eagle Byzantium

But when Gawain's letter appeared openly and openly for the first time in front of the emperor of Brachna Palace, Alexios' confusion and anger became even greater. "What, Gawain, a barbarian, actually captured my brother, the emperor of the empire?" Sebastian Krat?"

Then, the emperor's fingertips pressed the edge of the letter. The densely packed text on it revealed Gawain's provocation and battle clarion call to him:

"His Majesty the Holy Apostle Emperor, His Excellency Sebastocrat had a misunderstanding with the pilgrim Dukes and Counts from Frank at the border gate of Sophia Castle. Gawain personally stayed in the middle and worked hard to mediate, and finally allowed Sebastocrat to Bastocrat and Lord Godfrey of Bouillon can calm down the war and sit down for a good peace talk. Gawain is very interested. Comfort. However, the affairs of the two great kingdoms and the church cannot be settled by His Majesty himself. Therefore, Gawain and Godfrey, as well as the Great Company of Red Hands and the legions of Lower Lorraine, a total of 40,000 people, gathered at the imperial capital to come. His Majesty's appearance, besides His Excellency Sebastocrat's body is extremely valuable, Gawain does not dare to stay for a long time, I hope that your Majesty will send an envoy as soon as possible, and he will pay it back."

When Alexios saw the words "The answer is yes" at the end of the scroll, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and angrily pushed the scroll and the bronze pen holder away!

Why does he have such a brother? He was actually treated as an "object" by that barbarian Gawain, and now that he was tired of playing with it, he, his brother, the most respected person in the empire, was asked to go and "return it"? Thinking of this, Alexios was trembling with rage. It seemed that under the command of Isaac, the fifteen thousand elite troops he left behind in Fort Sophia were probably also "under the command" of this stupid brother and disappeared. .

This is "half of the empire"! Alexios covered his chest with his hands, and his vision began to darken. Sometimes in life, what determines your success or failure may not be your talent or hard work, but those one or two "pig teammates" that you can't let go of. ” and “Donkey relatives.”

But the current situation here in the imperial capital has forced Alexios to seriously deal with Gawain's proposal.

In the old days before the coup. Peter in the dungeon once said to him, "Your Majesty, you seem to be deliberately plotting against my brother Gawain."

At that time, Alexios did not even bother to admit it. His answer to Peter was, "Your sworn brother. I am not even interested in parading him in front of the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom with a dog chain around his neck."

It had only been ten days since this conversation, and now Gawain and Godfrey's 40,000 troops had arrived. No, Gawain was also backed by 30,000 civilian pilgrims. The current attitude of the nearly 10,000 Norman troops stationed near Juquintina Palace is also unclear, and his favorite brother Isaac. Also in Gawain's hands. And the troops and horses that he could use now, even including Brenus Tun's troops stationed outside the city, were only ten thousand. It is certainly unwise to fight hard against hard.

The emperor slowly walked to the terrace of the palace and looked at the beautiful Brachna Palace. On the other side of the city wall, there were thousands of pilgrims and horses holding weapons and with ulterior motives: interesting. It's really interesting. Gawain, since you sent the letter, you must be ready to play a game with me, right? I don't mind, I can play with you.

In the long trumpet sound. Two Byzantine Roman cavalrymen holding the fish-dragon flag walked out of the military gate of Constantinople side by side, crossed the stone bridge over the trench, and arrived in front of the camp of the Red-Hand Dalian Company. As a result, as soon as they arrived, there were dozens of An infantryman belonging to the company of the "Grand Duke's Dead Men", holding a spear and a halberd. He immediately shouted and came over from the sentry position. The tip of the blade forced the two cavalry mounts to retreat and jump.

"The Emperor orders you to retreat from the Salabria wilderness. He also needs you to guide Godfrey, Duke of Lorraine, to go to the palace to accept His Majesty's canonization." Then, the messenger cavalry was brought into the camp. . He handed the emperor's petition into Gawain's hands and directly dictated the opinions of Alexios Comnenus.

Who would have thought that Gawain said "I can't read" and put the pleading on the table.

"Your Excellency, Commander Akonis, please read and comply with it as soon as possible." The tone of the cavalry messenger was very strong. "If there is any delay, then I will hand your Majesty's document directly to the hands of Prince Godfrey of Bouillon."

Gawain then threw the letter back to the cavalry, saying that he could go on his own without paying any attention to himself.

An hour later, the two Ichthyosaurus bannermen passed through the tents of thousands of pilgrims and finally found the tent where Duke Godfrey was. They handed the emperor's memorandum into his hands again. Godfrey then read the emperor's letter aloud in front of many lords and ladies:

"Alexios Comnenos, the great Emperor of the Roman Empire, hereby pays tribute to the pious and friendly Duke of Lower Lorraine, His Excellency Godfrey of Bouillon. Please restrain your troops and enter Brachna as soon as possible. Palace, with your brothers and allies, and with Bohemond, Duke of Apulia. Together with De Teville, you will accept the emperor's canonization. In addition, your majesty will grant your army the right to buy and sell any supplies. You will get any supplements you want in the territory of the Roman Empire. The emperor's throne is filled with bright and glorious medals and titles. Waiting to be awarded to all noble warriors.”

After reading it, Baldwin shouted to the cavalrymen, "We need a message of safety from Peter the Monk."

"Your Majesty also hopes to get information about the safety of his brother Sebastocrat." The messenger cavalry replied.

Everyone was puzzled. "What Sebastokrate? This is a completely absurd accusation. Please go back and report this to your emperor." Godfrey, who was sitting on the seat, said, "And the hermit Peter did indeed disappear after entering Constantinople. I can find more than five witnesses to prove that your emperor intended to harm him."

"Your Excellency, our Roman Empire is a civilized and prosperous place. Even if your clothes accidentally touch someone on the street, you should bow your head and say sorry to the other party. The one who said that Lord Sebastokrate was captured in your army is none other than your clergyman, Lord Stephen Gawain." The herald said angrily.

"Then please go and find Lord Gawain!" Godfrey also threw the document back.

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So, the two cavalrymen ran until they were exhausted and came back to Gawain's crimson tent. "Please tell the emperor in person that Gawain's request now is - first, I want to meet the patron Princess Anna, and I also hope to see the Empress of the Empire and Caesar being considerate; second, His Majesty the Emperor immediately releases my brother, the hermit Peter; third, Stephen Gawain, I need His Majesty to grant me the position of Grand Duke of Anatolia, and the power to freely recruit soldiers and collect taxes there; fourth, the safety of the Red Hand Company around the imperial capital must not be threatened by anyone. If these four points are met, Gawain will never break his promise and will immediately release Lord Sebastokrate." (To be continued ~^~)