Eagle Byzantium

"Your daughter has shown her talent as a captain so early." In the hot soup, Anna exposed her pink shoulders and back of her neck, with her hair tied up in a bun, with a bit of joking and humor. Sarcastically, he said to Gawain, who was standing on the steps outside the bathtub taking off his clothes.

Gawain laughed, and the two maids stepped forward to take off his robes. Originally, Gawain was extremely unaccustomed to this palace lifestyle, and now he could only slowly correct himself.

Because it's aristocratic.

It is fair to say that the court life of this era was characterized by the strictest self-discipline of the Byzantine emperors and Saracen caliphs, with regular etiquette and order (which also deeply affected the Western world. Of course, by the middle and late period of the Komnenos dynasty in history, the courts of Western Europe The looseness and freedom here, as well as the habit of keen on martial arts, in turn affected the Eastern world). But even so, nobles not only like to have mixed bathing with husbands (nan) and women (nv), but they will also openly take off their clothes and have sex in front of their slaves. It is also common for them to walk around naked like animals and find a room to sleep in. Priests from the West once discovered small ivory carvings of naked men and women openly placed on the side of the altar in Constantinople, which has always been known to be rigid and rigorous. They were shocked. Because in the eyes of the nobles, only their own group meets the concept of "human beings", and those slaves are not human beings at all, and there is no need to be restrained in front of them.

It was not until the aristocratic era died and the middle class rose that many moral norms suitable for modern times were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, such as - "bathing is a private matter, you must do it alone, and those who can bathe together must be the closest people", "I am thirty years old this year, and I also hope that you can abide by the loyalty oath between husband and wife, let alone find a young woman for you" or something like that. It can be regarded as losing (bin) and (qi) many ancient talents. (wu) good (li) tradition.

So when the sleeping attendant was still here, Gawain sometimes took a shower in the palace bathhouse, and Wen Ruomingna ran directly in wearing a gauze robe to serve the patron. Anna never said anything, even she especially liked bathing with Gawain, and regarded it as a fixed life between husband and wife. The distressed Gawain had to find the imperial ink officer to add some palace rules. For example, the most important one was that the bathing area would be handed over to the drinking eunuch Staurachos and removed from the affairs manual of the sleeping officer Wen Ruomingna. .

At this time, the fat eunuch was guarding outside the bathhouse. Of course there was a reason why Staurachos was re-employed: he knew finances, was able to do things well, was greedy for money but was loyal, was unprincipled but was considerate, and more importantly, had a tight-knit tone. , will not spread the affairs of the palace indiscriminately.

After Gawain got into the big bathtub, the two maids placed a low wooden platform at the gap in the steps, with small meals and drinking water on it. Then they lowered the curtain and left.

"Is the little sunfish in Seleucia?" After Gawain paddled over, Anna sat obediently in his arms and continued to push and pull the boat.

"Well, anyway, don't let her go to see Wen Ruomingna just yet. Keep the two of them isolated to avoid thunder and fire."

Anna was silent for a moment, "Father, do you have the confidence to win? I heard that you made things very serious in front of the little sunfish."

At this moment, her neck against the wet hair was like a piece of exquisite jade, seeping with tiny droplets of water, making Gawain intoxicated in the hazy mist. "Of course it's no problem. I was just trying to scare the little sunfish."

"Ah." Anna half-closed her eyes and shouted involuntarily. Her soft and petite body was completely enveloped by Gawain from behind. Women couldn't bear this feeling. At this moment, she saw the boat The daughter was already pouting, keeping her head hanging down, and was already in a state of half-asleep. Then Anna suddenly laughed, and there was a sound of paddling. She hooked Gawain's neck with her backhand and whispered, "What is it...like a floating raft...across me?" His crotch almost lifted me up..."

Gawain didn't answer, but held her hand, and kissed her exposed arms and armpits twice affectionately. Anna's whole body melted, and she collapsed in his arms obediently... .

In the constantly rippling water waves, a sleeping Helena lay in the boat, coming and going...

This winter in Cilicia, there are no other major events that need to be described. The ink officer at the desk thought so, "There are good harvests of wheat, barley, oats, buckwheat and millet everywhere. Sunshine and rain are the best." Sufficient, the formerly fiercely fighting Levant region has calmed down, commerce has resumed, our brigade soldiers have been replenished and fully trained, shoes, jackets and robes are in sufficient supply, and the piracy of Cyprus against our ships has also been restored. did not last How long, for the rulers there thought it unwise, and caused him much more loss than he gained - The just, loving, and merciful Frankish Consul of Jerusalem also improved greatly in health, original owner and Our Lady of Mercy Bless him, the friendship between our country and the country of Adana is further deepening, Lord Baldwin and Mrs. Gottschild frequently visit our court - of course, if there is a big event, it is that Caesar is pregnant again, which is really gratifying. ”

However, although Hertomia has excellent knowledge and rigorous work, as a woman, she is always easily affected by emotional matters.

So at the same time, in the governor's mansion in Tarsus, Andeodate was sitting in his room, with his wife Fusi (Adelaide) helping him, writing his manuscript, "According to my pessimistic estimate, the Archon of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem may be a last-minute resurgence. This strange phenomenon often occurs in dying people. We should regard it as a gift from God but not God's forgiveness. The great Godfrey may not live more than half a year... The emperor of Constantinople's huge army, believed to be as many as 50,000 people, has begun to station in Gallipoli and Sarabria, preparing to cross the sea in large numbers at the beginning of the spring sailing season. There are also 15,000 people under the command of Sebastokrates, staying in the Tyrrhenian area to serve as the emperor's reserve... The emperor, who is known for his shrewdness and strategy, The emperor left the patron with perhaps less than three months. The fiery invasion was imminent. The emperor risked the summer plateau livestock epidemic and bought many new war horses and pack animals to prevent it... According to the intelligence of our spies, the emperor spent a lot of energy and money to restore his main force to the ancient invincible military system. Spearmen, cavalry, archers, etc. will all have major changes... In addition, the emperor has sufficient confidence in his fleet. I find it very strange, because just before, the patrol fleet of Tarsus easily defeated the emperor's fleet. The emperor's maritime power cannot be restored or even increased so quickly in such a short time, because building a fleet is much more difficult than building a fortress... In any case, all the mysteries can only be revealed on the battlefield. "(To be continued ~^~)