Eagle Byzantium

Gradually, in people's eyes, the morning light shines on the green grassland, and in the distance lies the black gurgling river, where cattle and sheep go back and forth happily, and early-rising shepherds wander among the lush wildflower fields and pastures.

The slightly cool plateau wind blew against the guard's cheek. This feeling was very familiar to him. It was something he felt in the Elbistan area when he was a child.

"This is blowing from the Iberian grasslands!" Diognis, who was still a young child at that time, stood in the yard of his small outpost, looking at the black and gray wilderness below, the fan blowing on his little robe, his father and two brothers held the saddle and put it on their respective mounts. Then his father, who had some gray hair, sat on it and carried it on his back. He took the quiver and pulled the reins, saying goodbye to him, "It's the tax month again (late autumn in September), and those guys will ride over from the plateau, burn, kill and plunder. Little guy, the emperor's horn to conquer the invaders Already sounded, maybe many Persian and Oghuz bandits will break into this place soon, maybe it will be abandoned soon."

"give up......"

"Yes, the emperor only needs us to keep the imperial capital now." After his father said this, he fell silent.

The two brothers mentioned that maybe the empire had settled new properties for us border guards in Thrace or Macedonia on the other side of the strait.

"Let's go." My father didn't have any answer. He just said this and rode away.

Soon, little Diognis stood in front of the horseshoe-shaped gate, looking at his father and brother who had left their home. Their backs became smaller and smaller at the pass between the two peaks, until they disappeared.

After that, little Diognis would watch the return of his father and brother at a fixed time every day.

In the second year, they really left Elbistan and went to Pisidia; in the third year, they were forced to leave Pisidia again because Suleiman's Turkic soldiers were about to attack, and the family moved to Lu A small border military town in Dia.

In the fourth year, his father and brother went with Caesar to the Sakarya River and never came back. It is said that they were all killed in the battle.

Thinking of this, tears actually flowed out of the corners of the guards' eyes, and then his pupils flickered - on the galloping horse, he actually saw a huge and spreading road appearing at the end of the boundless grassland, between the heaven, earth and fields. The golden lines are undulating and winding, and the scenery is extremely magnificent.

Quickly, the golden line became wider and wider, and seemed to turn into a golden river in the sky. Then the green sky spread out above it, and the towering snowfield was outlined below, as if it was still carrying the rolling motion of the rising sun. The sound of wheels came from afar.

"This is the Great Ark Mountain!" Diognis exclaimed.

At this time, Gawain in front had stopped his horse and stood in the grassland, looking up at the rising sun on the Great Ark Mountain.

All the Tarsus generals stopped and lined up, keeping dozens of feet away from Gawain.

The sun climbs higher and higher, and the black peak of the Great Ark Mountain is wrapped in the golden sun, pure white snow, and velvety blue sky. It really looks like a huge stranded there. Ship Ark - Perhaps this plateau was once under the vast sea water, and the "Ark" that mortals could not board was really floating and sailing as high as the sky? No one knows.

The soldiers of the brigade rushed to follow, and then Gawain reined in his horse, turned around, and stood in front of the snowy peak of the Great Ark.

All the soldiers bowed down in awe and excitement. At this time, several custodial soldiers simply took off the kite shields and bucklers slung on their shoulders, surrounded Gawain, put the bucklers in the center and the kite shields on the four sides. Make up the shape of a petal.

The envoys from Shirvan, Seljuk, and Great Armenia in the procession also bowed down, praising loudly and watching Gawain calmly mount the shield and be carried by the soldiers, and then his soldiers rushed to give him Hand over various things - the golden lion's crown, the shoulder strap studded with gold bars and diamonds, the golden eagle scepter that belonged to David the Builder in the past.

Then everyone present cheered Gawain's title loudly. From then on, "Grand Patron of Seleucia Hospital" was just one of his titles:

"The true Roman Emperor, the eagle above the Great Ark, the brave Imperato, the invincible Holy Warrior, the Lord's walking shadow on the earth, the breathing embodiment of truth, the punisher of unruly heretics and heretics , husband of Caesar of Tarsus, restorer of the Roman territories, sole patron of the great hospital of Seleucia and all religious synagogues and monasteries, Anatolia , Cilicia, Lydia, Bithynia, Trebizond, Georgia, Shirvan, Mysia, Greater Armenia, Cyprus, and all merchants, soldiers, farmers, sailors, and craftsmen in the territory The loving little father, the fourteenth holy apostle in the world, the beatified saint with the Holy Spear, the close friend of the Seljuk Sultan and the Caliph of Baghdad, and the guardian of the Sultan of Rum.”

These glorious titles were henceforth attached to Gawain, as he signed the document, and the same glorious titles were presented to Anna:

"The true Roman empress, Caesar of Tarsus, blessed by the Virgin Mary, the holder of all salaries and keys in the palace, the most noble purple bedchamber-born, the natural imperial noble, the mother of the noblest blood, the incarnation of truth that can breastfeed, the emperor's assistant, the only protector of all women and girls in the country, the handle of the umbrella of the Antion in Anatolia, Cilicia, Lydia, Bithynia, Trebizond, Georgia, Shirvan, Mysia, Greater Armenia, and Cyprus, the mistress of all merchants, soldiers, farmers, sailors, and craftsmen in the country..."

"Our next step is to destroy the Nicosia Castle in Cyprus and seize the entire Tripoli; and gather other troops to prepare to cross the sea to besiege Gallipoli-and the Queen of Ten Thousand Cities, Constantinople!" Gawain on the shield shouted with his arms raised.

"We will escort you into the Palace of Blahena!"

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When the grand and solemn ceremony was over, all the soldiers present cheered, and everyone was given coins and fine wine. Everyone felt that being able to personally participate in such a scene would be a lifelong regret.

In the red tent surrounded by the lively banquet, Gawain was not elated by his title of emperor in the daytime. He calmly sat in front of the map sand table again and quietly arranged with the confidential officer Philactos:

"Within two years, in the synagogues of Sebastian and Melitene, papermaking workshops and printing workshops must be established respectively to print a large number of works of Roland Bandinelli and your archon. In addition, we will prepare for the future meeting of priests and altars of the Second Reformation in Nicaea or Prusa to discuss the open printing of the Bible;

Immediately send orders to Gregor and Parni, and send the Gimegis Brigade, the Artillery Regiment and the Ternzac Engineering Corps to Cyprus to strengthen the armed forces of Andeodate Nicetas and strive to capture Nicosia before winter. Then I will appoint Andeodate as the commander-in-chief to control the Gimegis Brigade and all the militias to cross the sea and besiege the cities of Tripoli..."