Eagle Byzantium

"What? You would rather give up two rich fiefs and follow Conrad and the others to the Holy City for pilgrimage." After listening to the two people's petitions, Taticius patted the wooden fence in surprise and asked.

The guard stood aside and didn't know what to say. In the eyes of this group of Frankish barbarians, the recovery of the Holy Land was all about their own bravery, and there was no centralized leadership like the imperial government. The pros and cons were beyond the control of the guards.

Over there, Titicius wrinkled his flattened nose and showed a flattering and terrifying smile, "Why is this necessary...Sooner or later you will go to the Holy Sepulcher. So why are you turning a blind eye to the emperor's gift now? What?" he then said politely. Pointing to the collar of Robert Curtis, "What a beautiful silk. Remember earlier, Your Majesty the Earl of Normandy? When you came to Thessaly, you didn't even have a fitting robe. Who gave you food and clothing?" It’s your Majesty, His Royal Highness.”

"I know it too, but our ambition on the road is to reach the Holy City. Now all the pilgrims are fighting bloody battles there, but we are enjoying it in Anatolia. It cannot be justified in any case." Stephen, Count of Blois, stopped the urgent expression His adopted brother was the first to answer, "As for the grace the prince has given us, we have helped him train a very powerful cavalry team."

"But now this new army cavalry has been placed here by Your Majesty and will not go back to Thessaly. You must continue to repay His Majesty the Prince." Titicius slightly emitted a terrifying light from his eyes, and then After walking around for a few steps, Stephen and Robert raised their hair behind their backs and couldn't help but press the hilts of their swords under their cloaks. They knew that compared with the simple and disciplined guards, this Greek general with Turkic blood had to be wary. role.

"But even if we don't leave, Robert and I will be far apart from the prince's territory."

"It doesn't matter, you and the Lancers just remember that you are favored by the prince. If anything happens to the emperor in the future, you must stand by the prince without hesitation. So don't say anything about the little Puvelar in the future. With Germanikos, it is not difficult for you sworn brothers to control the entire Antioch and Aleppo." Titicius slowly raised his hands to show that he had no intention of using force to attack.

And Diognis over there also relaxed his hand holding the iron flail, and his conflicting and perplexing mood eased a little tension in his heart.

But the words of General Xiubi below shocked him, "Then your sworn brothers suddenly made such a request, was it instigated by Gawain of Tarsus?"

Although Stephen and Robert desperately denied it at first, in the end they acquiesced - Gawain did send a secret message, hoping that they would also break away from the Byzantine Empire, stop being mercenaries of the emperor and princes, and go to the Holy City. He was willing to provide supplies. and passage, and promised on behalf of Godfrey and Bohemond that they would also have a share of fief land in the Holy City in the future.

After persuading these two people to leave, Titicius sighed, looked at the bloody sunset over the fence, and pressed the officer's shoulder with his hand, "To be honest, I was just speculating, but the facts are Is it true? Gawain instigated these two people to break the envelope that the emperor had built against him. Seine. But there is nothing unpredictable about Diognis. Gawain is no longer the same as before. When he was a small earl commander, he dared to rob the emperor's troops and seize the cities of the empire. , so it is wishful thinking to expect him to sincerely assist the emperor."

"I didn't think so."

"This is best. What I just said is actually for you. The ship that will truly revive the empire in the future must also be in the hands of His Highness. Don't hesitate to go to Diognis and become the chief warrior under His Highness. ! There will be many more enemies we will face in the future. Mixing in vain personal emotions here will be a waste and will make your arrow unable to hit the target due to slowness." After saying this, Taticius turned around. Then he was ready to leave.

"But Anglas?"

Titicius walked in the long grass that reached his knees and walked towards his tent. He waved his hand with his back to Diogenes, "Only dogs will turn back to eat the food they have chewed. Since His Majesty has allocated it to His Highness Brenus, then we will obey and remember that the prince is in Moria and Thessaly."

But now an imperial official of the emperor rode a horse, escorted by several Pecheneg cavalry, and galloped to the camp under Angrasburg.

"What, the emperor made Angrasburg an independent 'frontier area' and asked me to serve as the count commander and jailer here?" After hearing the Brachna Palace order read by the imperial official, Diog Nice was shocked.

"Yes, Anglas has equal status with Laudicia, Germanico, and Pvelar. Please work very hard during your term of office and do not let down His Majesty's trust and trust." After saying that, the man wearing a round hat The imperial official handed over the appointment edict to the guard.

After the imperial officer left, Diognis was still in a daze at the clear lines of text on the edict, but the words, inscriptions, and seals on it were all true...

"That's good, Diogenes." Behind him, Titicius sat on a chair with a smile and said, "But no matter where you go, don't forget your choice. The future revival of the empire will depend entirely on wisdom. Your Majesty the wise prince.”

Three days later, Titicius took the rest of the new army out of camp and headed back to the west, swinging on horseback. General Qianbi looked expressionless and said to the confidential documents beside him, "Draft a letter, a letter." A letter was sent privately to the Palace of Brachna, and a letter was sent to the city of Corinth, telling the recipient not to play in secret in the private garden anymore, because the gatekeeper had noticed that the flowers he was tending were broken.”

On Anglas Castle, Diognis stood behind the stone tower battlement, looking at the river and plateau below. He didn't know when he suddenly became so important again: Gawain wanted to win over him, and Tai Theseus hoped that he would remain loyal to the prince, and his majesty also entrusted him with this important frontier area.

"Could it be that danger and war are coming soon?" The guard was filled with uneasiness and confusion.

A few days later, Welf, the younger husband of Matilda, the Duchess of Tuscany, and the 40,000 pilgrims led by Countess Ida of Austria crossed the Lydian plain and arrived at Philadelphia. The city of Mu, where the Brennus couple warmly received this third wave of pilgrims.

During the banquet, Dido, who was sitting on the housewife's seat, wearing expensive purple clothes and smoking elegant vanilla, carefully observed the leader of the team:

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Welf is very young, but he looks completely exhausted. He must have been suppressed and controlled too much by his older and more powerful wife. Now he is almost suffering from misogyny. He just languishes and lowers his head. drink wine;

Mrs. Ida is now over forty years old, but she still maintains her charm, dignity and grace. Besides, beside her is her youngest daughter Adelaide, a blond girl with German and Hungarian blood. She has a lovely appearance. He is plump, about sixteen years old, and his eyes are passionate and active, especially when he sees the handsome waiter.

"This girl must be thinking about a strong and handsome man. She is eager to find a good man during her pilgrimage." Dido put her hand on her chin slightly and smiled. (To be continued ~^~)