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Amidst the cheers, Anna actually snatched the big crown from Bishop Desiderius and put it on the head of Gawain who was sitting on the high armrest throne. Desiderius was still a little confused, but after Anna and her husband kissed each other, she snatched the small crown and golden cross from the bishop and sat on another high throne next to them.

The guards behind them blew the horn and horn, raised the iconic battle axe and spear, and announced the official start of the coronation ceremony - the eunuchs and women led Helena and Christopher in formal clothes to slowly climb the steps, and the boy and girl in white smeared the sacred ointment on Gawain and Anna's foreheads.

Crocus and mint flowers were flying everywhere. Gawain, with a somewhat cool face, looked at the crowds of people below, the sunshine of early spring, the magnificent square arcades, the thunderous cheers and instrumental music. He could not help but feel excited. This world was indeed much better than the one he was in before.

At this time, the crowd shouted "tyrant butcher" several times. Several guards caught the man, but he was still facing the throne where Gawain and Anna were sitting, and kept scolding "usurper", "barbarians are barbarians, as bestial as ever", "Rome does not welcome Varangians with your appearance".

Hearing such voices, Gawain frowned. He saw that in addition to the magnificent buildings, the blue sky and the white birds, there were wisps of black smoke floating in the area of ​​the Grand Palace and the Grand Racecourse.

Those were the diners of the St. Paul's Great Almshouse next to the Acropolis of the Golden Horn, and the Green Party mobs who burned buildings, looted property, and built barriers across the Avenue de Metz. They have occupied several districts on the east side of the capital, as well as the Grand Palace, the Grand Hippodrome, the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, and the Port of Bucleon. They did not dare to stop Gawain's inauguration, but Gawain knew that if he did not bring the army, the mob would definitely attack him, and would even kill the pregnant Anna and his child without hesitation.

Although the mob tradition of Constantinople was hit hard by the Nika riots six hundred years ago, it has never been cut off for so many years. The expulsion of John and the siege of the Venice commercial port are proof of this. Now they are just pointing their spearheads at Gawain. After destroying John's barn, this group of people looted and occupied a lot of food and property, and used this to coerce more hungry people in the city to join them, controlling nearly 30,000 people. And they also spread the word in advance: if the new emperor transports rice from Asia Minor and Thrace, they will not only steal, but also rob, and infiltrate and control the relief market.

This is to give Gawain a warning.

After the coronation ceremony, Gawain thanked everyone and announced that only one Red Hand Brigade would be left, along with the Red Hand Cavalry and some artillery, to maintain order in the capital. After receiving the allowance, the rest of the brigades would withdraw and station in Sarabria, across the Golden Horn and in various places in the Juquintina Palace, and not disturb the residents inside and outside.

In addition, Gawain also proposed the following arrangement:

I don't have a court master of ceremonies, and because my mother-in-law, the Queen Mother, and the wife of the false emperor John still live in the Blachna Palace, I can't stay in the palace tonight. I will only send a detachment of brigade soldiers to the palace to cooperate with Ducas's private soldiers to protect the safety of the two noble women.

At the same time, the Grand Palace has been idle for a long time and is directly on the front line of the confrontation with the mob, so it is not convenient to move in.

Finally, Gawain and Anna retreated to St. John's Church near the Golden Gate and convened everyone to hold a meeting that could truly determine the future of the new country.

In addition to Gawain's trusted members, there were also religious figures from different backgrounds, such as Desiderius, Roland, and Gottschalk, as well as newly joined old imperial parties, such as Macolinus and Buril.

Everyone stood in the room surrounded by three and a half walls. There were three core issues in this meeting.

One was the system of the new country, one was the problem of suppressing the mob in the imperial capital, and the other was the problem of dealing with enemies such as Venice, John, and Sicily.

The candlelight and the wall reflected each other, and Gawain confidently came up with a complete set of new system plans, which was the crystallization of the collective wisdom of many experts such as Anna, Little Sunfish, and Maglundius.

Gawain announced that the ruling system of the empire would be "retrograde" from now on, with the target being the system of the Macedonian dynasty, and all promotion systems would be divided into two categories: inner palace ranks and outer palace ranks.

The inner palace ranks are granted to eunuchs and female officials, and are divided into eight levels, collectively called "certain court officials". For example, Hertomia and Little Sunfish are both second-class court officials, while Wen Ruominga is third-class, Eudora is fifth-class, and the fat eunuch Stavrachos, who has been following Gawain and his wife for a long time, has both merits and qualifications that meet the requirements, and is the only first-class court official. In addition, the most honorable court officials in the inner palace are still the specially granted "purple clothes and white hats", among which purple clothes are women, and white hats are eunuchs. As for purple-clothed court ladies, only relatives can serve, and now there are only a few such as Ingrina, Dido, and Eudoxia.

For the vast majority of officials and nobles (including military nobles), the outer palace ranks are divided into three levels and fourteen grades. The first level is the "honorable" rank, with the highest positions being Caesar, Imperial Mentor, and Supreme. The three can wear purple robes, scarlet boots, and gold-rimmed jackets; the second level is the "outstanding" rank, which is divided into four grades, namely the great nobles, the chief nobles, the first nobles, and the white-robed nobles. They can wear white robes with varying gold edges and scarlet boots; the third level is the "honorable" rank, which is divided into seven grades, namely the deacon nobles, the palace nobles, the outer palace nobles, the first sword nobles, the gold-handled sword nobles, the silver-handled sword nobles, and the service nobles. Their signature attire is a blue cloak and swords with gems, gold, and silver handles. These three levels of nobles correspond to different systems. The "Palace Attendant Group" that Gawain is going to establish mainly awards "honorables", while the grades of local pastoral officials, county governors, chariot generals, city governors, and directors of various departments of the central government are concentrated in the "outstanding ones"; in the end, only royal relatives, city governors of the imperial capital, imperial prime ministers, and heads of various vassal states can enter the circle of "honorables".

However, it should be noted that, as is the custom of the Macedonian dynasty, these grades and ranks are "titles". They are awarded by Gawain and Anna in person, and the grades are divided by medals and ornaments, and the clothes are divided into grades, but they are separated from the actual positions.

And the position needs to be personally stamped with the "Golden Book Edict" by Basilius and Basilisa before it can be granted and recognized. It also covers all aspects of national administration, justice, education, navy and army, and is responsible for practical and specific affairs.

At this time, Gawain and Anna took the lead in deploying several of the most important official positions.

Giovanni left Iconium and came to the capital to serve as the "Supreme Judge of the Holy See".

Berrill continued to serve as the "Prime Minister" and "Mayor of Constantinople" and "Director of the Imperial Capital" (responsible for all trade unions and foreign trade);

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Magrenius Plani, who was still recuperating in the hot springs, was entrusted with the confidential position of "Minister of Posts";

In addition, Gawain was also preparing to invite Germaninus, an old minister of Komnenos, to serve as "Minister of the Treasury".

But the old man still expressed his desire to settle near the monastery of Alexius' mother, Daracena, and was unwilling to serve the new dynasty.