Eagle Byzantium

After passing the city of Taulis, Gawain followed the road to Amida Fortress and first arrived in Antioch. He stayed there for half a month to let the soldiers rest and recuperate. And news came that the Emirate of Damascus had been conquered. The land was destroyed and the land was divided equally between Aleppo and Jerusalem according to Gawain's prior promise.

And Baldwin had begun an expedition to Egypt.

Before leaving, the king sent Gawain a letter, hoping that he would complete the wedding of Gervi and Helena as soon as possible and marry the emperor's beautiful daughter to Jerusalem.

Gawain replied that Helena was not too old and it would not be too late to marry until she was seventeen.

Baldwin, who was a little bit dissatisfied, then concentrated the kingdom's army and began to besiege Ashkelon, hoping to remove this nail on the way south to Egypt. Gawain also sent an already very powerful Roman fleet to reinforce Baldwin from the sea. During the siege, it rained heavily one day. When Baldwin was inspecting the camp, he saw a Crescent woman who was about to give birth and was in extreme pain in the rain. She was a poor woman who washed clothes for the army. Seeing this, Baldwin was very kind. generously He took off his cloak with his own hands, set it up to protect her from the rain, and gave her a jar of goat's milk. In the end, the woman and the child were safe, but Baldwin fell ill when he was caught in the rain. He had typhoid fever, but he still He insisted on commanding the army from his sickbed.

Soon the city of Ashkelon was successfully captured by the king, but Baldwin's illness became more and more serious. He stayed in the city of Ashkelon, looking at the candles that were constantly being burned out and replaced, and holding Goldschild's hand. , jokingly recalling how Gawain saved his wife back then, "I have to thank him forever, otherwise there will be no more you and no more Gervi."

Gotheschild burst into tears and said that after his close friend Gawain, who had returned to Constantinople, received the news, he immediately sent doctors from the Seleucia Hospital to treat you, and that he and Anna would set off to visit you immediately.

"Speaking of which, I have a small grudge against my friend. Why hasn't he married Helena yet? You and Gervi will definitely be happy with this girl." When he said this, Baldwin was already Suffering from a high fever, the fair-skinned, handsome and tall man in the past began to have sunken cheeks and difficulty breathing, but he always held back his breath. Holding his wife's hand, he just asked on his deathbed, "As the king of Jerusalem, I have never regretted helping that poor washerwoman - I remember Gawain once said to me, when I get over youth and anxiety, I will become a true king, and I think I finally proved it with my life.”

"You are a true king, a well-deserved king." Gotheschild choked and touched her husband's face, tears flowing down quietly, while the other knights in Jerusalem were already wailing, and Dim, who came back to serve the sick king, was even more heartbroken. Split lung.

Baldwin died four days later.

Throughout the city of Jerusalem, all kinds of mourning erupted from all churches and minarets. People of all faiths and ethnic groups were dressed in mourning clothes and blocked all the streets. The king's coffin entered the Calvary Mausoleum, allowing him and his brother Godfrey to stay together forever. "He is a true king, and his soul will definitely ascend to heaven."

Beside the turbulent gray waves of the Bosporus, Gawain closed his cloak and held the letter containing the bad news about Jerusalem with his trembling hands. He looked at the seabirds flying around. His eyebrows and beard had begun to turn gray. Although the emperor He still looked Kongwu majestic, but after receiving the news of his good friend's death, he instantly aged five years.

Behind her, on the couch behind the semicircular vault, Anna had already burst into tears.

Helena, who was already very strong and beautiful, also had tears in her eyes, sitting side by side with Christopher on another couch.

"Helena, the situation in the Kingdom of Jerusalem is beginning to become unstable. Some lords are trying to join forces and, under the instigation of the Mount Zion Church, want to rebel and dedicate the entire kingdom to the Holy See. This is absolutely not allowed. "My sorrow ends here. The most urgent thing is that you go to the city of Jerusalem and save this country with your husband Gervi." Gawain looked back and stared at his daughter.

"Father, will you be my backer?"

"certainly."

"Ah..." Then Helena wiped away her tears immediately, as if she had become more confident again, "Then I won't be so anxious to complete the wedding. Since my father is acting as a backing, then he should send out a field brigade. The regiment is stationed in Antioch, ensuring the positions of Gotheschild and Gervi at all times. After the chaos in Jerusalem is calmed down, Helena will naturally enter the palace in Jerusalem and become the hostess. Then the name change is justified, right? Father?"

The daughter's answer surprised Gawain for a while, and then the father laughed, "This is not difficult. My father sent the Jimmagis brigade to Antioch, plus the border troops from Marash and Tripoli. It's enough to help Gottschild and his son control the situation, but my father is worried about you."

"What are you worried about me for?" Helena asked with her eyes widened, covering her chest with her hands.

Anna also broke down in tears and smiled, holding her daughter's arm, "The barbarian is worried that after you marry, you will take charge of the entire Jerusalem palace, and will this conflict with Gervi."

"My future husband should respect my ideas and rights just like my father respects you. As for the mistress of the kingdom, I will naturally do my part!"

Over there, Christopher seemed calmly lost in thought.

Under the starry sky, the tower of the palace was brightly lit with candles. Macianias was taking care of his horse outside the door. The other guards were walking around in groups in the atrium, some for patrolling and some for official duties. .

"Hey, Markianias." Amidst the sound of horse hooves, the young palace guard raised his head and saw the imperial princess riding a white horse, wearing a brocade spotted cloak, and long brown braids hanging on her well-developed legs. On her chest (she definitely looks like her father in figure), there is a crocus in her ear, and her rosy face is full of heroism, "I heard from father that you will be my married chief guard knight?"

"I hope you are not disappointed with such a choice, Princess Helena." Markianias stood up straight, held his sword in salute, and then he whispered in a low voice, "Although this does not fulfill my wish... ..."

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Helena laughed, and her voice was as bold as her father's, "You are always so conscientious, even to the point of being boring, Macianias, my best friend." After saying that, Helena held up her hands. Stretching out, her arms were round and bright under the moonlight and firelight, "Please be loyal to me with Western Frank etiquette."

Markianias trembled with his long eyelashes, and kissed Helena's wrist reverently and lightly.

"Can I make you the count commander of the brigade, Markianias!" Helena smiled and rode away. She looked back like ten stars burning brightly in the middle.

At this time, in the study room of the new palace, Gao Wen was playing Zeno with Christopher, and asked a question by the way:

"Christopher, do you think the empire's next step is to focus on conquering Egypt or Crete?"