Eagle Byzantium

In the garden outside the courtyard, Gawain and Godfrey stood there, stopping the impulsive Bohemond.

And Bartholomew, amidst the cheers of the crowd, solemnly held the gold-inlaid spear, and under the respectful protection of several distinguished priests, stepped off the carriage, then stared at the white eyes, and stepped onto the road. Stairs to the back hall of the church, Ademar , Peter and other monks, including the Orthodox Patriarch John Oakshilt, all wore solemn robes and prostrated on the floor of the back hall, as if welcoming the real Christ, facing the imaginary The resulting spear was worshiped.

What made Bohemond even more indignant was that on the side of the back hall, Raymond, the Marquis of Provence, and a group of retinues also arrived in costumes, proudly telling something to the Holy Spear and the onlookers.

"Despicable villain, he planned all of this. He also said he wanted to punish the country bumpkin who made false claims about miracles. But after he deceived us in the blink of an eye, he should have secretly found the priest and deceived him. They betrayed us. I don’t know where to find a Xibei product. Come and show off for the people of Provence!" Bohemond gritted his teeth and was about to rush forward to tear him apart, but both Baldwin and Gawain stopped him eagerly, "Let me go, let me go! Man." The Duke of Apulia was very excited.

"Listen, Antioch's ownership after the war still follows the original secret chamber agreement. If Raymond goes overboard, we will pick up the sword to help you expel him. That Holy Spear, since the Priesthood Master I have already spoken and admitted that it is the standard Spear of Longinus. If you act impulsively now, you will only become the target of interference in the pre-war encouragement ceremony." Godfrey also stepped forward to persuade.

"Gawain, tell them that the real Holy Spear is still in Brachna Palace at this moment. This is what the purple princess told you personally. Quick! They can't doubt the authenticity of Anna's words." Bohemon After being restrained, De's hands and feet were still moving around, and his face turned purple, which was the same color as the purple ribbon on the "Holy Spear" held by Bartholomew. "Just now, the Duke of Lorraine has already It’s very clear that since the soldiers and the mob want to believe it, it’s true. Don’t fight against their ideas. That’s an extremely stupid act. Can’t you see the fate of the Pisa Chamber of Commerce?” Gawain used his arms to hold Bo. Ximond's neck got tighter. If there weren't many people present, he would have wanted to give this red-bearded guy a few "second correction punches".

In the end, the exhausted Bohemond gave in. He just watched helplessly as the crowd embraced the country bumpkin and his fake like stars, and walked from the back hall to the front hall, and then the entire church. Birds flew in flocks in the square in front, and the cheers and cheers were earth-shattering. Bohemond clenched his fists, panted heavily, and sat on the floor with boundless hatred.

Now, everyone knows that this sacred weapon from heaven was discovered by the Marquis of Provence, but because of his outstanding character and contribution to the entire pilgrimage, he gave it to the priest for free. He also requested that on the battlefield in the future, the priests and Bartholomew would hold it together. "Wherever they go, the heathen will be defeated and defeated"!

Now, the mood of the entire city has been fanatically aroused. The women among the pilgrims, whether they are noble ladies or commoners, are all sitting in the square in a dense crowd, and they have piled all their jewelry and money around the holy spear. Serving as a sign of victory for the soldiers, they then began to carry the machinery and weave the blouses without interruption, which were printed with cross patterns of various colors, because they printed whatever raw materials they found, such as madder, bluegrass, etc.

When the smocks were delivered to the lords, all of them, including Gawain, put them on their armors, and then lined up to receive the Holy Communion in the vestibule of the church, taking into account Gawain's "special status." ", and a large number of Armenian soldiers in the army With the Syrian believers, the Holy Communion was divided into two tables. One table had unleavened bread and grape juice, and the other table had leavened bread, red wine and water. Gawain was wearing a smock because of his identity. The peculiarity of walking to this table and then walking to that table.

Ademar stood at the table of unleavened bread, and Oakhilt was at the table of yeasted bread, respectively presiding over the communion ceremony of their respective believer groups, plus the blessing and blessing of weapons.

When Gawain walked to Oxhirt, knelt down, and received the bread and wine, what the Patriarch of Antioch praised loudly was, "The cup we bless, is it not that we partake of the blood of Christ?" Isn’t it true that the broken bread is the body of Christ? Together we are called to heaven and we unite together to defeat the infidels.”

On the other side, Gawain raised the sword of phosphorus fire. Admar closed his eyes, put his hand on the edge of the sword and muttered, "I looked and saw that the sky was opened. There was a white horse. Riding on the horse was called Honest and true. He judges and fights in righteousness. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. And His name is written, and no one knows it except himself. He is clothed with blood. His name is the Word of God. And all the armies in heaven follow him, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. . From his mouth comes a sharp sword to smite the nations; and he will rule over them with a rod of iron..."

"I will be blessed and protected by Saint Michael, Saint Dimitri and Saint Theodore, and my sword will be filled with courage and confidence. In the wasteland of tomorrow, I will use it to capture and kill the false king, the false prophet and the followers of the beast, and throw them into the sea of ​​fire formed by sulfur, and let the crows eat their remains." Gawain responded with the same words, and then stood on one side with a sword, and began the blessing and communion ceremony of the next lord.

In the wasteland in front of the square, the Christian soldiers who gathered began to distribute war horses and borrow weapons and shields from each other. Many of them were already penniless, so the lord selflessly distributed the money and weapons looted from the Pisans to them. Count Hartmann of Swabia gave his horse to a brave standard bearer, and sat on a donkey, ready to fight tomorrow. When a poor knight from Esch said that he didn't have enough weapons and food, Duke Godfrey came to him and appointed him as a permanent guest at his table, starting from tonight.

The people of Christ were united at this moment. They were divided into several neat arrays, under the command of their respective dukes and earls, and sat on the ground, holding their horses and weapons, receiving small crosses and smocks, and began to sing all night long, and the songs flew everywhere. (To be continued ~^~)