After saying that, Gawain retreated to the room on the side of the church to change his clothes, and after a while he came out, the cross purse, the robe, and the big round collar were not only miscellaneous, but also generally a little small, all of which were covered by his tall body, and the people around him were a little dumb and secretly laughing.

Then, grunting and pulling his arm, Gawain slowly walked to the glorious platform full of ritual vessels, candlesticks and reliquaries, and Ademar came over in the company of Aderobel, and said very politely in praise of Christ, and raised his hand to Gawain to make a cross salute, and Gawain also stubbornly said a few words in return, but with a slight sneer, the robe was torn open a small gap.

At this moment from the arch of the church, Raymond looked nervous, and Bohemond entered on his toes, and soon Tetisius, Aptsomatius, and Theognes and other Roman officers came in through the other door, and the crowd stopped the noise and gathered knowingly.

"The Count of Blois fell ill with a serious illness, so he went to Fort Alexandria to rest." Ademar changed his words stiffly, and finally covered it up for Stephen, and the surrounding lords whispered their regrets, and then the priesthood said that a new "military general councilor" needed to be elected to take his place.

As soon as the priesthood finished speaking, Baldwin coughed softly in the crowd, looking at Gawain first.

Gawain winked, that kind of disapproval.

So Baldwin took a half step back in a bit of frustration, and then the young man was still a little unwilling, and turned his head to look at his brother who was still sitting in a chair under the wall, but Godfrey also had an indifferent expression, so Baldwin hung his head completely, and gave up in his heart.

Then, the royal brother of France, the venerable Hugh, also withdrew semi-automatically - in the minds of everyone, he was the agent of the king of France, and if he was on the throne, it would not be the Pope and the Roman emperor who were leading, but the king of France leading the pilgrims, which the lords from all over the world did not want to see.

After Hugh Zhiqu withdrew, the focus of the following returned to the four giants of Godfrey, Gawain, Raymond, and Bohemond, but the Duke of Lower Lorraine publicly stated that his injury had not healed and his personality was too upright to be suitable for this position that required the coordination of all parties, and he resolutely resigned.

"You say that I am a Grand Duke of the Romanian Empire, a deputy of the Imperial Council of Privy Councils, and it is not good for me to come to the Council of Cardinals of the Catholic Church pilgrims to be the military chief of staff." Dressed as Zhang Fu's somewhat funny Gao Wen, like a brown bear wrapped around a tight neck, he also publicly rejected the demand for the campaign.

Robert of Flanders, on the other hand, paced directly down the aisle between the colonnades and the windows, keeping a considerable distance from the crowd, as if he had nothing to do with it.

As expected, the battle for the Military General Staff went between the Duke of Apulia and the Marquis of Provence. When they saw this, everyone fell silent, and many looked at each other, while others stared at the floor of the church, not knowing which way to go: for both of them were equally arrogant, unsightly, and ambitious in their eyes and hearts.

At this time, the one-eyed Raymond tried to cough twice, which was particularly harsh in the silent crowd, which was obviously a signal that he had contacted Gawain in advance, so Gawain took the opportunity to speak, "In the previous battle of the Blood Valley, the Marquis of Provence paid great sacrifices and casualties, and also won great honors, not to mention that our Imperial Privy Council also believes that with the relationship between Lord Raymond and Constantinople, if he is appointed as the General Military Staff to guide the entire war situation. Not only myself and General Tetisius, but also the Emperor of the entire empire will be very happy, and it will also be beneficial for the East and the West to join hands against the infidels attack. ”

"But," Ademar was about to raise his hand to question after his words had ceased to speak, but Gawain opened the conversation again, "not to mention the fact that the Marquis's reputation for bravery in the Iberian Peninsula and the pagans had already reached the Holy See, and when he announced an armed pilgrimage under the Holy See's crown, he was also the first to arrive in Le Mans to put on the robe of the cross and make the holy vow." In short, although I have a close personal relationship with Lord Bohemond, out of justice, I still elect Lord Raymond. ”

Ademar didn't come up with anything to refute this for the time being, but he didn't agree with Raymond in his heart, even if he came with the other party along the way, and his personal relationship was also very close, but it was precisely because he knew Raymond that the other party was brave at the same time, but he was also a person with strong selfish desires and a rough and shallow temper, and in terms of controlling the overall situation, he was not as good as Bohemond and Hugh.

To be sure, the priesthood was devoted to Gawain. Lusail's hoped that he would govern the entire pilgrimage army, but because of the sensitivity and special nature of Gawain's identity, he was afraid of provoking a split and infighting in the team, so he could only bear it.

As soon as Gawain finished speaking, Tetisius and other generals, also from the Roman Empire, sided with him, claiming that neither Rome nor Constantinople would have any objection to such a candidate, and a group of Godfrey's lords echoed the words—they simply hated the Normans more than the Provençals.

In an instant, Raymond had the advantage of the whole scene, and his own original worries disappeared in an instant, so he looked at Gawain gratefully, and then at the others, ready to raise his hands, and go to the two priesthood priests and bow down to accept the divine appointment.

Ademar was a little unbearable at this time, and looked at Bohemond and Tancred who were standing outside the crowd, after all, the Normans also paid a lot of sacrifices, so the priesthood said more:

"Most honorable prince of Apulia, what do you think about this? I respect you, and whoever succeeds the Count of Blois will be expected to receive your approval. ”

Originally, he meant to take the initiative to ask Bohemond to congratulate Raymond automatically, and then push the boat down the river and give the candidate a choice, after all, the self-esteem of this group of lords is very strong, if it is in public, Bohemond must not be angry, if it is angry, it is even better - if he shows his shortcomings, he will have no face to compete.

However, the priesthood was clearly wrong, and Bohemond was by no means a figure to be speculated by common sense, as Peter the hermit said in the wilderness on the outskirts of Brusa, he always had some despicable and strange tricks that people could not guard against.

But in the crowd, Bohemond knelt down, raised his hands, and the smile on his face was bitter and unwilling, and slowly crawled to Admar's knees in full view of everyone, took the hand of the priest, and kissed him continuously, and then turned back and opened his eyes wide, and continued to smile sympathetically, "God has mercy on me, and even called me to this meeting, and consulted me, and the contemptible people originally thought that by virtue of the relationship between the two priesthoods, especially Lord Ademar and Lord Raymond, who would succeed him to the position of General Senate, There's no need to ask me to wait! Isn't it, isn't it? (To be continued.) )