Eagle Byzantium

Gawain hurriedly and politely knelt down, imitating the popular etiquette of knights and popular requirements in the world, and took the lady's jade hand, and then touched her fingers, but it was only a gesture of affection, not a courtesy, and he didn't even kiss. He didn't dare to do it, so he took the famous tattoo respectfully and carefully put it into his close-fitting clothes. He didn't know whether meeting Eudocia was a blessing and an opportunity for him, or a disaster and frustration, but no matter what, he thought of Atiekh's prophecy - since Peter is the key to Constantinople, then He could completely regard Eudocia as the key to the wall called "Constantine's Wall" at the appropriate time, because wasn't Eudocia once a foreign barbarian in the eyes of the Byzantines? Now, with her intelligence and beauty, she has become a hot lady. In this world, the flame of adventure and glory is spreading towards the wild land unknown to mankind and Christ. One day I will be the king, and then I will be the king. Nothing is impossible.

In this way, it can also offset the distorted changes caused by Ajiehe's behavior in his own world. "I am saving both the past and the future worlds!" Gao Wen walked out of the lady's fragrant boudoir and looked at the stars hanging low. , a great spirit surged in my heart.

The observance ceremony two days later was very boring. As a bystander, Gao Wen stood in the corridor of the apartment with his hands folded, watching Eudocia wearing a simple and elegant headscarf, posing with the dean, clergy monks, and a group of nobles. The pitch-black grill in the center of the courtyard—that’s what Eudoxia once said. The grill that had roasted a certain saint until it was leaking oil went around in a circle, holding up various enamel crosses and icons inlaid with gold rims, singing hymns, and then enjoying the Holy Communion. Of course, the nobles also had to be generous afterwards. Donate a large amount of money or land deeds to St. John's Cathedral.

Gawain guessed that St. John's Cathedral was completely wealthy, and in private Peter would tell him in a dissatisfied tone that the monks and monks of the Byzantine Roman Empire were not interested in restoring the lands occupied by the pagans at all. Because they are so wealthy. For example, at St. John's Cathedral, every year when the emperor and the empress dowager come to attend the New Year ceremony, they can get thirty pounds. Fifty pounds of gold gifts, and countless donations from other nobles. Almost all clergy are supported by the state, and they only conduct spiritual and intellectual refinement. They are keen to conduct polemics and attacks on other sects, but they are not interested in distant sects. Xiaoya, they are too lazy to care about the distant holy city and the poor believers who are suffering from the pagans, and they don't even bother to lend a helping hand.

"Is it really necessary to rely on those fanatical Western monks and vulgar knights to truly shoulder this responsibility? This is why people often say that fools can do great things?" Gawain thought to himself.

A few days later, in front of the gate of St. John's Church, Eudocia and Patriarch Idorus walked side by side. Then the former stepped on the shoulder cart, while the latter rode on the richly decorated donkey. The monks and servants holding batons and flags, Gawain was still wearing the jacket left by the Turkic slave soldier (he was already feeling hot in this weather) and was riding on a black mare; Peter was riding a donkey, hanging a suitcase and holding a jujube stick; Dio, the prison guard Gurness rides a mixed-haired horse, still hanging a mixed-haired horse. Miscellaneous things - this team is led by Eudocia, because she is a palace lady and canonized by the emperor. Under the joint recommendation of her and Idorus, the people in the imperial court yesterday The portal official sent the token, and the Byzantine Emperor Emperor Alexius Comnenus finally took half a day out of his busy schedule to meet with the hermit Peter, and arranged a doctrinal debate between Patriarch Masdas and Idorus. In short, There are two harvests of wheat for one harvest.

The meeting place was the Brachna Palace, the royal palace where the entire Byzantine royal family currently resides.

Unexpectedly, this palace is not located in what Diogenes called the "Pyramid of Order", which is the sea-facing apex of the Constantinople Triangle, where the Grand Palace is located, but on the continuation of ancient Rome. Alexios, who was tired of traditional etiquette, went to the west of the city On the highland hill at the northern end, along the inner side of the city wall, was a new palace built. It was said that there was also a jousting arena that had recently emerged in the world of Frankish knights. It represented the emperor's eager attention and acceptance of new things, and his hope. This revolutionized the old imperial image of Byzantine Rome.

This team meandered along the bustling walls of Constantine. Tall stone aqueducts and reservoirs passed over Gawain's head. Many children stood on them, croaking curiously. Gawain was noisy and pointed at the guests who had come from afar. What surprised Gawain was that he actually saw a white mosque in the block and a large number of people worshiping here. Crescent Cultist, "This is nothing strange. Our emperor and the people have already formed a brotherly state with the Saracens. Now the enemy is just the fierce Turks. Out of compassion like the sun, our emperor still allowed the people in the city to Pagan temples exist, and pagan monks and scholars are allowed to visit and worship." After hearing Gawain's doubts, the guard replied nonchalantly.

The road to the Brachna Palace is very long, because the hills in front of the palace are full of monasteries. They are "holy places" that the emperor ordered not to cross for herding, so we followed Eudocia's suggestion. , they first crossed the entire city, exited through the Saint Thedocia Gate on the edge of the Golden Horn, and then followed the bustling seaside and entered the Komnenos Gate facing the northwest of the Brachna Palace.

On the beach and land by the sea, people have gone beyond the constraints of the city walls and built many fishing villages, docks, taverns, markets and blocks on them. The prosperity here almost exceeds that of the city. "Look, Brother Gawain, it's the famous big chain!" Peter pointed, and Gawain looked back. On the sea at the distant entrance, two towers were crossed by black chains like giant pythons, and the towers were still burning with eternal flames. Inside was the Golden Horn Bay that continued to extend. On the right side of the road they were walking on, there were actually two huge sluice gates that connected the city canals and inland rivers. Ships with sails of various colors could easily sail into the warehouses in the city along the sluice gates and moor.

On the land across the Golden Horn Bay, there were also many barrier-like docks, chimneys, and many small grasshopper-like ships shuttling between them. People in all kinds of clothes were bustling on the shore. "That is the Venetian commercial port. Their number has increased sharply in recent years. It is said that there are 10,000 people there." The guard introduced.

They walked until noon when they finally arrived at the Blachna Palace. Gawain looked up and saw a huge complex of buildings consisting of undulating palaces, churches and fortresses among the city walls and mountains where spring had come. "We are about to enter His Majesty's royal court. Everyone needs to be extremely careful!" Eudoxia sent a servant to remind the people behind him.