Chapter 44: Temptation
"Calm your breath Mikhail, I understand your feelings, but you are not allowed to do anything against the Archcount of Lautilia, and it will be good for you. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info "The Varyag veteran grabbed the reins of Mikhail, who was a little agitated, and said.
The horse's head continued to neigh and sway, Mikhail held the hilt of his sword in contradiction and pain, suppressed his anger and grievances, and looked at the holy spear flying in front of him, and the arrogant one-eyed lord under it, he did not notice himself at all, because Raymond, who was now the emperor's "closest and most trusted privy adviser, an old friend of the Roman Empire, and the supreme commander of the Paphragonia expedition", would not look at this auxiliary force with his eyes, let alone pay attention to Mikhail, the young lieutenant general. He may have forgotten about Eudahia.
"Mikhail!" When Raymond turned his back, Harold suddenly let out a low shout, and pressed down the blade that the other party was about to draw again, "You have been spinning here for two years, and you will not even be able to keep the position of the chief of the palace guard, the emperor formed an army of orphaned janissaries but did not let you take charge, the implication of this is obvious." Don't be too busy to disrupt the Empire's expeditionary plans. ”
Mikhail's eyes were bloodshot, and he finally withdrew his trembling hand from the hilt of his sword, so Harold breathed a sigh of relief, "Follow me and fight after this group of Franks." ”
While the pilgrims were advancing towards Sinop, the new army under the command of Tetisius and others had quickly arrived at Ferna Castle, and the expression of Diognis with his helmet wrapped in a towel along the way looked very complicated, this was almost his third return to Anatolia, but now the hope of returning to his hometown was becoming more and more slim. On that plateau, Konya finally collapsed, Gawain and Danishmond entrenched again, and the endless bloody fighting made him slowly unable to see the future direction of the empire, and his eyes were full of fog. Now the captor Theognes is far less ambitious than before, he lost his father and brother in the battle of the Sakarya River many years ago, and now Gu Siyun is his only relative, but so far he and her have not been together for more than three months, the rest of the time is in the crusade and west, except for the concern and tenderness in his heart, he almost does not remember Gu Siyun's appearance!
Sometimes the guard officer wants to leave the military life, and Gu Siyun takes the family's small savings to live a peaceful and peaceful life anywhere and raise future generations. But he also knew that it was delusional: although the emperor did not reuse him, he wanted him to be loyal to him at all times; And what about the prince? Although his abilities were valued now, when it came to the discussion of important events, Diognis would feel that he was not as trustworthy as the foreign Count of Blois.
After all these years, the sad Diognis admitted that his position in the empire was always marginalized, as mixed as the blood in his body, and he couldn't help but think of the time when in Gallipoli, the former imperial Caesar's butler contemptuously threw him a pair of boots, "Take it, this is your due." ”
Thinking of this, Diognis looked at the distant mountains and clouds, on the upside-down saddle, he carried the wine bag, took a few sips, his nerves became numb, he was now in need of such anesthesia, he remembered that in the palace, Gawain was imprisoned for defending his superiors, and he also taught the other party to "understand the rules of the empire".
However, Gawain continued to break this rule, and became more and more terrifying, this barbarian took over almost all of Cilicia, destroyed the kingdom of Ruben, slaughtered the Callegos family, and not long ago repelled His Majesty the Emperor, and married Princess Anna to form the kingdom of Tarsus: the traditions and customs of the entire empire were ruthlessly defeated by him, and the old ships of the empire were entangled by this sea monster from the North Sea, and soon they were torn apart and overturned into the abyss.
Thinking of this, Diognis couldn't help but shudder......
There, the Brenús had climbed over the Phrygian mountains, suffering from the bumps, to meet the new army of Moria.
At the feast, the third honored man of the empire was very generous and enthusiastic to Tetisius, and he promised to send another three hundred Pronian cavalry to accompany Tetisius in battle, and to recruit two thousand able-bodied military servants to transport timber for Tetisius to make siege equipment. ”
Then Brenus approached the seats in the army, and said very politely, "In addition, I have prepared some personal gifts for you, and I am really sorry that I, as the general of Pamphylia Temachi, still want you to fight in battle, and these should be regarded as compensation for my guilt." ”
As soon as these words came out, the various VIPs surrounding the dining table, especially Stephen and Robert, couldn't help but be overjoyed; The captor sat silent, cautious, and then it was evident that Tetisius in front of him was looking back at him.
"I am very grateful to His Royal Highness Penipasser Bastos and Her Royal Highness the Princess in Purple for their mistaken love, but this time we are from Thessaly. Moria's guest army, accepting your gift for no reason, is a serious violation of the Emperor's trust. Also, please ask His Highness Penipas Bastos not to cut down the camp where the Emperor once stayed, and his servants can obtain siege equipment and supplies around the city of Ankara. Tetisius bowed his body respectfully and in fear, and said to Brenus, rejecting both the gift and the other party's prior arrangement.
At this moment, Dai Duo, who was sitting behind the curtain in the hall, suddenly asked in place of her husband: "General, I have always heard that you and Your Excellency the Commander are capable of fighting and have fought against all kinds of enemies in the Empire. So, how will you deal with Gawain in this huge battle that your father has devotion to himself? ”
Hearing this, the hand of the catcher in the seat covered under the cloak shook twice involuntarily. And under the candlelight, Tetisius, who turned to bow down in the direction of the purple-clothed princess, raised his ugly face, but his reply was still calm, "Gawain's role is an imperial friend, and he and I have our own war zones, and there is no place for transgression and conflict. ”
"Ah, is it? Gawain, a traitor, openly occupies a large part of the empire's land, how could the general have made previous statements? I don't think the general can afford to take it lightly! He is actually the same villain as the enemy chieftain of Konya and Danishmund, and I think that after capturing Anglas (Ankara), you should turn south to attack the land seized by Gawain, so that my husband and General Xhosa will support you more fully, and the 10,000 troops can be fully delivered to you. The purple-clothed princess behind the curtain continued to ask.
"Of course, the servants are actually waiting, once they get the token of His Majesty or the prince, they will immediately obey the command of Her Royal Highness the princess and attack Gawain, and they will not hesitate." Tetisius clasped his hands in front of his forehead and looked in the direction of the princess's boots, impassionedly. (To be continued.) )