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"Killing Gawain and throwing his body into the sea is not a big deal for the officials and spies of the Roman Empire." Then, through gritted teeth, Isaac's brother made this suggestion to his brother.

Alexios shook his head at his younger brother in disappointment, and then he didn't speak, or the eunuch who participated in the secret discussion next to him reminded the imperial brother, "Your Majesty just said that Empress Irene knows about this, and then Gawain will be under the surveillance of the Ducasse family, or even under protection, so at this moment he is the safest, once something happens, His Majesty the Emperor will inevitably fall into passivity, this kind of clumsy conspiracy is unacceptable." ”

"Then let him go?" Isaac was puzzled and aggrieved.

"Let him go, Gawain is a warrior after all, I gave him only the remnants of seven hundred Italian companies, and five hundred Tekopo soldiers, the former's fighting spirit is not enough to rely on, the latter is extremely loyal to me, Gawain can't pull away, and I have the characters to deal with and contain this one. In addition, Gawain did not go to Italy, and I could not be at ease in the palace. If Gawain had gone to Italy, he might have held back the Normans, which would have been better. The Emperor couldn't help but think of the black eagle robe on Gawain's body, which was supposed to be Anna's love for him, but was taken away by this barbarian's spear, it was time to end all this, he grabbed an enamel reliquary in his hand, and wanted to dig up the miniature carvings inlaid on it, "You have allocated all the expenses for the official position and the march to Nickdemia, but when Gawain left Gallipoli and marched westward, he warned the officials and tax collectors everywhere to be careful against him." ”

Nick Demia, the bird, bowed his head knowingly, turned away, and went to make arrangements.

Then, Alexios approached his younger brother in a tone of sad admonition, "In the future, when you act, you must listen to the advice of your subordinates and do not act arbitrarily." This time, in order to block the ensuing attacks of McAulinus and others, I will announce on this month's salary payment date that I will deprive you of your salary for one year and remove you from your position, but the title of Sebastoprat will remain. ”

"Yes, I am willing to do everything according to my brother's arrangement." Isaac, who was leaning over and sitting in his seat, bowed his head and made a listless promise.

The Emperor nodded, and then he walked over to the small table where the Great Eunuch had been staying, and saw Marlena's pendant, as well as a book that the Great Eunuch and his brother had already transcribed.

"This"

Isaac Lian said yes, the evidence in it is very clear, and he hopes that his brother will make a decision as soon as possible.

Alexios, who was in a very complicated mood, then told his brother to leave, and he followed the road to the dormitory with the company of the guards, but he was confused in his choice, and after thinking for a while, about half a minute (one minute is now twenty-four minutes), the emperor appeared in the queen Irene's bedchamber.

"The scene just now is really more terrifying and nervous than the martial arts arena, do you say Your Majesty?" It seems that Erin was prepared and sat on the small throne with great relief, how many years has she been waiting for this moment? I'm afraid I can't even remember.

Alexios ignored her, but saw that on the other side of the hall, Anna walked over quickly, grabbed his arm, leaned against him and coquettishly, "Today's game is really exciting, don't you say father?" Congratulations on getting a warrior general, and let the nobles and foreign envoys of the whole empire see the magnificent virtues of the Roman emperor. ”

Hearing his daughter's compliments, the father was always happy, and Alexios was no exception, his mood improved a little, and he sat opposite Erin, "Immediately the battle situation in Asia will continue to be entrusted to Caesar." ”

"That's a great event, and I'm sure my brother will mobilize the entire Ducasse family to support you in all its strength, Your Majesty." Irene's reply was sandwiched with the "horn" after the victory, but it was also accompanied by the "iron hooves" that pursued to the end: "Immediately, should I bring back the John I produced from the palace of the Vice-Empress Dowager and let me take care of it myself." ”

Alexios knew that this was his wife's resentful ridicule of him, so he could only bow his forehead slightly, forcing a happy face, and expressing his approval for Irene's proposal.

At this moment, Anna looked up, as if she had a premonition in her heart, and asked her father, "Daughter will go tomorrow to retrieve the books that she had lent to Constantine?" ”

"You're not allowed anywhere tomorrow!" Alexios, who was sitting in his chair, suddenly became angry, and his bloodshot eyes stared at Anna, causing her to retreat in fright.

Before Anna could explain anything, the emperor summoned the eunuchs and maids beside her, "Where has the eldest princess been these days, and who are you in contact with?" ”

Empress Irene reproaches Alexios with displeasure, and Anna goes to her mother in horror, and the eunuchs and maids understand that nothing is safe from disaster: either the emperor will punish her, or Anna or the queen will make herself unlucky. They simply lay on the floor, trembling, and did not say a word.

Enraged, Alexios grabbed a leading maid and slapped her twice until the corners of his mouth were bleeding and her hair was scattered, and then he threw it on the ground, and put his boots on the other's neck, panting violently, as if dealing with a barbarian enemy.

The old maid was stepped on her boots like this, her eyes didn't dare to move, the emperor was panting, but she didn't dare, she could only silently scratch the floor with her hands to relieve the pain.

"Father, I dare to swear that I didn't do anything sorry for you, and the surname Komnenos!" At this time, Anna knew that if she didn't say anything, she would let her subordinates die, so she rushed to her father crying, grabbed the corner of her clothes, wept silently, and begged Alexios for forgiveness.

Father's hands were cold and cold, and after pinching Anna's warm little hands, Alexios felt that he had gone too far, so he squatted down, wiped Anna's tears, and said in a dumb voice, "That's good, that's good, it's normal for a girl of this age to think of some ridiculous things and people, but Father doesn't want you to be hurt, Anna you must remember that you are the representative of the purple dormitory, the flagpole of the Komnenos family, and you will marry into the same noble family in the future, Calm the boiling restless land and sea of this empire, I mean, do you understand? ”

Anna lowered her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes, and finally nodded.

"You and your mother have a good rest, I still have some things to take care of. Tomorrow, Anna, you'd better go and get Constantine's books back first. In the end, Alexios left these words, raised his boots, stepped on the corridor of the dormitory, slowly left a lonely back, and walked out.

At this time, Queen Irene helped Anna from behind, and whispered something that the eldest princess could not believe, "Don't pay attention to your father, you will stay in the palace tomorrow, and I will take the opportunity to meet your uncle and receive the one named Stephen today. Gawain's samurai. ”