Eagle Byzantium

"You won't do any unprovoked behavior to my guest!" At this time, even Alexius vaguely felt the seriousness of the situation. He knew that these Normans were ruthless and ruthless. Although Gawain He was also his "mortal enemy", but why did he lose it in the hands of Bohemond? Then, the emperor's eyes saw that there was no figure of the person he was concerned about in the intelligence beside Bohemond, and he continued to question, "I heard that the Norman expeditionary army was divided into two parts. Then Why hasn't your nephew Tancred arrived, and where is your uncle Roger?"

"Forget about my uncle. He has no interest in the great expedition and did not respond to the call of His Majesty the Holy See. Such unbelievers will go to hell sooner or later. Anyway, most of the Tver family are perishing there. As for my nephew, before I prepare to be canonized by His Majesty, He was not willing to have a big quarrel with me at that moment - now Tancred, this boy, has taken most of the troops away from the Palace of Giucentina and went to camp on the seaside, preparing to search for ships to cross the sea. Don't pay attention to me at all," Bohemond explained with a smile.

It turned out to be the treacherous Duke of Apulia. He entered the palace in this name, and he was afraid that the emperor would take him hostage and attack his people, so he and Tancred had a red face and a black face to cope with the emperor's strategy. This was the plan reached during the secret discussion between him and Tancred.

At this time, the emperor was passive, but Alexios was also experienced in battles. If he got angry at this time, it would not help. The main thing was to reach a peace agreement with the pilgrim Western lords as soon as possible and send them all away. Go to the other side of the strait. "So, have you brought the people I want to see during this trip?"

Naturally, both parties knew who this person was. Only Anna and Dido did not know (but Anna had also expected it), so Bohemond did not answer directly. The eunuch standing next to him made a positive gesture to the emperor through the curtain. Alexios' tone softened a lot, and Anna's heart fell. "It seems to Dukas It's over..." She thought as she touched her sister's hair and comforted her softly. "The person my father was talking about is not yet in the future, not this red-haired barbarian." Then, Anna hugged her sister, and a somewhat resentful look passed through the gauze curtain and was projected on Bohemond. She didn't know why, but she still felt worried (for the barbarian) and resentful (for Bohemond) in her heart.

The Duke of Apulia also keenly felt that behind the emperor's throne, there was a pair of absolutely unfriendly eyes staring at him, and he felt a sense of unhappiness in his heart.

The emperor, who had not yet noticed, said, "Since I have proposed a plan for you and Gawain almost at the same time, and you, Bohemond, arrived first, I cannot break my promise - I can grant you the title of Grand Duke of Anatolia, concurrently The position of supreme commander of Asia. And the title of the first white-robed noble in the empire." As he spoke, the little bird summoned several eunuchs and sent the seal, medal, ink bottle, and robe to Bohemond's attendants.

And Bohemond picked up the beautiful seal, touched his red beard, and was extremely proud. It seemed that the plan in advance was completely successful and isolated Gawain. Seize the opportunity first - He is more pragmatic than Godfrey and understands that the Eastern Expedition must obtain the support of Constantinople. Even as a vassal vassal of the emperor, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Then Alexios continued. "Now you have obtained these supreme honors, but the title requires an equal amount of obligations in exchange. You have to go to negotiate with Godfrey or Gawain and ask him to accept my canonization. Because in the empire, In the official ranking system, you are their superior. When the territory is divided in the future, you will also be in a favorable position and receive the support of the empire. Do you understand? "

"Godfrey's side is easy to handle, but I can't guarantee Gawain's side. Who knows whether he is alive or dead now?" Bohemond felt the angry eyes of the Queen of Thrones again, so he deliberately provoked him.

In an instant, Alexios felt a strong wind blowing on the back of his head - it was his daughter Anna who opened the gauze curtain and came out, wearing a crown and an aggressive look, like an aggressive little lioness. , while Dido was pushed back to her seat by her sister, not knowing what happened.

"Originally, the Emperor of the Empire has made an appointment with the Grand Duke of Bari and you, the Duke, to enter through the Golden Gate. Why are you the only one here now?" Anna walked to her father's throne, stood and questioned Bohemond.

"This is your Majesty's own arrangement. I just followed it, and now you are asking me!" When Bohemond saw it, it turned out to be a cardamom girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. He thought that this should be the emperor's daughter, so he didn't even think about it. Putting her in his eyes, he countered.

"Ana, go back..." Alexios began to turn his head with dissatisfaction.

"You follow the instructions, isn't that the case for Gawain? I know the route map of the capital. From his camp in Salabria to the Golden Gate, Gawain will pass through your Norman camp, so you don't Trying to deceive the wise and wise Father.”

"Don't get it wrong, Your Royal Highness the Princess!" Bohemond shouted, "Don't try to pour sewage on me. You must know that Gawain will also pass by the camp of your Tyrathum Archbishop Renus, Maybe Brenus kidnapped and ambushed him, or invited him to a banquet. Who can explain the intrigues within your empire, right? "

"Although Breanus is useless, he is a noble noble honored by the empire after all. He will definitely not be able to do such despicable behavior." Anna became more and more anxious and excited as she spoke, as if there was a fire burning in her chest. , she completely ignored the surprised expressions of everyone present, and her mind was filled with the terrible thought of what happened to the barbarian, and whether he would really be poisoned by Bohemond, "Only you, only you group of lawless people" Norman thieves, all of them Farmers, fishermen, and lowly craftsmen from the Normandy region have no faith and order in their eyes. The swords in their hands are always doing dirty and bloody things. It is not enough to tarnish the territory of the empire, but they have to pretend to be something different from the empire. Born aristocrats - I have long understood your evil deeds in the book, and in the future I will continue to use my pen in the book to continue to criticize you with words and words, so that people in eternity will curse your evil! "

The eldest princess's words were sonorous, powerful, and ups and downs, like countless sharp arrows and stone bullets, flying and reverberating in the palace of Brachna Palace. Even Bohemond, who had always been famous for his eloquence, was stunned and stood on the spot. , so angry that his red beard trembled. Alexios also looked at his daughter, and kept saying "Anna shut up" in an angry low voice. But Anna had no intention of stopping. She covered her violently beating heart with her hands, arched her body slightly, sorted out her chaotic and trembling breath, and then held up the heavy little crown to Bohemond again. He bowed his head and said, "Despicable Apulian gangster, if you don't even understand noble Greek, I can repeat what I just said in Latin - now you answer me quickly, what is Gawain? What’s up!”

Now even the emperor urged Bohemond to tell the truth, otherwise all negotiations would end here.

"I really don't know. I was just joking with you just now. Of course I will shoulder the responsibility of negotiating with Gawain and repay His Majesty's love." Suddenly, Bohemond's expression was like magic, with a smile on his face, " By tomorrow at the latest, I will send all the Lords’ messages to Before arriving at His Majesty's throne, including Gawain's." Then Bohemond responded to Anna, "I heard that Princess you were promised to Lord Brennus by His Majesty, but I really feel sorry for him now. He cares more about you than your father."

Anna's face became hot, but she quickly calmed down the situation, "I am Gawain's patron. Immediately, my father will entrust Gawain with important tasks in Asia Minor. If you dare to go against him, it will be a declaration of war on the entire Roman Empire." , you despicable people will all pay the price for your greed and recklessness."

"The Normans are by no means despicable people!" Bohemond roared, pointing at Anna, "Back then, our Norman ancestors only had a team of forty pilgrims who crossed the Alps and entered Italy. At that time, half of the entire Apennine territory had fallen to the Crescent Church. At that time, both your self-proclaimed Roman Empire and Salian Caesar suffered repeated defeats against the pagans and lost troops and territory. It was our Normans who turned the tide and fought hard in various places to defeat the pagans. To restore the glory of the Lord, at the most tragic time, the entire army There were only twelve knights left, and then they made an agreement to publicly elect a leader. If the leader died in the enemy's battle, his companions would automatically take over the position and continue to supervise everyone holding swords and riding. Riding their war horses, they sounded the battle horn against the infidels and fought countless bloody battles. Ten years later, there is no longer a mosque or a crescent flag in the whole of Italy." After speaking, Bohemond hit his chest hard with his fist, "If this is the meritorious work of a despicable person. Then all noble men should feel as ashamed as death.”

"Shut up!" Alexios stood up from his throne and shouted with his hands raised.

Dido, who was sitting behind the gauze curtain, inadvertently pressed the mechanism. The mechanical lion in front of Bohemond suddenly stood up with a roar and raised its claws, frightening Apli who had spoken so eloquently just now. The Duke hurriedly drew his sword. At the same time, the warriors of the emperor's guard saw this and thought that the Duke was going to use violence in front of the throne. They also raised their weapons and pressed towards Bohemond.

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At the critical moment, shouts like violent wind and thunder suddenly came from outside the palace, and then two messengers in scarlet clothes ran in and fell in front of the throne, "Pilgrims from Sarabria, pay tribute to the great The capital has launched a fierce attack, and the situation is very critical! "

"What?" Alexios was also shocked. (To be continued ~^~)