Eagle Byzantium

Then the cloaked warrior in the lead took out the certificate. After the soldiers checked it correctly, they bowed and left.

The warrior stepped forward, bowed to the hermit and the two minor lords, and then took their bridles and walked along Metz Street. Forcher and Reynold were both shocked by the magnificence and beauty of Constantinople. Luxurious, whether it is the monastery church or the various shops and official residences on both sides of the street.

After walking for about an hour, in the shadow of Constantine's city wall, the leading warrior let go of his hand and stood in front of the city gate, "Long time no see, respected hermit." There, a tall man The Varangians suddenly appeared in front of everyone holding their helmets.

Peter recognized him as Arconis Commander of the Emperor's Shield Guards, Agphi Nystas, and the brother of Eudocia and Inglina, so the hermit immediately leaned on the donkey's back and addressed himself to the commander. Your Excellency returned the gift, and Forcher and Reynold also hurriedly paid their respects. "Please go this way." Then Yagfi stretched out his hand and said to the Bull Square behind the city gate.

"I think it was me who was summoned by a certain royal dignitary in the Brachna Palace." Peter felt that something was wrong, so he said this, because he vaguely thought: Since even Emperor Alexios relies on him the most, he will never leave. If the mercenary officer of the Praetorian Guard appears here, does it mean that he represents the emperor himself... If Alexios is really in the imperial capital, why did he deceive everyone before, and why was he not in Brachna? The palace received him and his party? The deep uneasiness in Peter's heart increasingly surfaced.

But the murderous aura and majesty hidden under the thick beard on the polite Yagfi's face is indeed unquestionable. Soon, several guard warriors holding halberds and swords surrounded the three Peters in the core. , "Please leave here, monk, because the lives of the three of you are at stake. You must follow my instructions."

Passing through the long shadow of the city gate corridor, everyone entered Bull Square, the most prosperous place in the capital. When ordinary citizens and businessmen saw the pair of inner palace warriors, they all consciously retreated and saluted, and then in a secluded house behind the street, Ya Guffey stopped and stood beside the steps. Invite Peter inside.

At this time, the large thick clouds drifting from the Black Sea became even lower, directly casting their shadows on the houses and gardens, making it feel a bit breathless. Peter crossed the gate without much thought, while the other two walked in tremblingly with their necks shrunk under the swords and axes of the guard warriors.

"Long time no see, my old friend." Under the pavilion in the garden, a wizened old man in casual clothes laughed solemnly. Welcome their arrival. This man was known to both Forcher and Reynold. It was Nick Demia, the royal wardrobe steward who greeted them both with a golden edict at Castle Sophia: "Welcome here, welcome to my nephew's home." ”

At this time. Peter suddenly held on to his crutch and burst into laughter. Then when everyone was confused, he said to Nicodemya, "The commander of the Inner Palace Shield Guard is here, and the chief steward of the royal wardrobe is also here. Now he is guarding the bow in the palace again In the house of the Chief of Arrow Guards - Then, Your Majesty the Emperor, you should be in this garden. At this moment, the gray clouds and the withering flowers and trees just highlight your golden majesty and cannot be blocked at all. of."

The whole courtyard fell silent. Soon there was a burst of gentle but majestic laughter. A middle-aged man in a purple robe, with a beautiful beard and piercing eyes, walked out from behind the garden wall with his long arms behind his back, "Peter, guess what?" Yes, I am indeed here.”

"Your Majesty, the most majestic Lord, the agent of God's majesty on earth, the thirteenth holy apostle in the mouth of the people, your servant salutes you." When Peter saw Alexios, he bowed down flexibly, and then The dumbfounded Forcher and Reynold also hurriedly raised their buttocks and fell to the ground, sweating profusely, not daring to raise their heads to look up at the emperor's incomparable majesty.

"I heard that you have been summoned by Brachna Palace, so where are the sealed documents and the voucher for entering the city?" Alexios stood in front of the wall and asked.

Peter lowered his head but did not answer.

Then the emperor asked again, his tone not allowing for a moment's delay. Forcher and others were frightened to death, and they hurriedly shouted to the hermit.

"Who are you two?" Alexios changed the subject and pointed directly at these two rustics.

As a result, one of the two said that he was Count Shengku and the other was the palace accountant.

After speaking, Forcher crawled to the emperor's knees and respectfully presented the golden edict. Alexios glanced at it twice, then nodded and said, "It turns out that we are you two distinguished guests. The entire pilgrimage I have to rely on you two, not to mention that these two heroes are willing to swear allegiance to me. I am very happy. Xiaoniao, you two will soon serve as commanders of the pilgrim army and go to Asia Minor. How do you think we should reward you?"

"Five hundred newly minted gold coins, plus the honorary titles of the two first sword-bearing nobles in the palace, will allow you to enter and leave any of your majesty's palaces without credentials." Nicodemya immediately replied. The two of them thought that their dreams last night had indeed come true. They couldn't believe their ears. They could only lower their heads and kiss the emperor's slightly stretched out toes of his boots.

"How, when can we unite the army and march forward? My fleet can help you cross the sea."

"As long as His Majesty gives the order at this moment, we can set off tomorrow!" Fulxie vowed.

"And Monk Peter, my old friend, you still refuse to tell me where those credentials came from?" Alexius continued to interrogate.

"The summons are stamped with the royal seal, but there is no signature. It must be your Majesty, at least that's what Peter thinks." Peter answered calmly.

Alexius sneered twice, "I planted a spy in the Juquintina Palace to report your whereabouts, so I asked Agrafi to lead the warriors to intercept you. You know, I have been hiding in the capital for many days, and no one in the Brachna Palace knows my whereabouts. So Monk, don't hide it."

"It's true that there is no signature..."

"Then hand over the credentials, that's fine."

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"Your Majesty, I have burned all the certificates when I stayed in Juquintina's palace last night."

These words immediately made Alexius' face dark, and it was about to be "thunder and lightning". "Why burn it? Are you guilty? I will tell you clearly now why I am hiding. There is a huge conspiracy against me in the court recently, and the summons in your hand is the key evidence!"

"It is precisely because there is no signature, and I heard that Your Majesty is not in the capital before, which makes me afraid that there is a court conspiracy against Your Majesty. In order to prevent 100,000 pilgrims from being involved and hurting the alliance of Eastern and Western believers, I burned the certificate documents to prevent them from being used by people with ulterior motives." Peter said calmly without any fear.

"Are you fooling me?" Alexius suddenly roared, and the courtyard suddenly changed, and dull thunder suddenly sounded. (To be continued ~^~)