With these words of Daracena, Anna sat down in a dejected manner, and she clearly heard the cheers of the crowd outside, and the bells of the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, for some unknown reason, like the death knell that had been sounded for Constantine.

Outside the city, at the edge of the Varangian camp, the military judge sent by Caesar to take over the army, was suddenly pulled by several warriors, his stamped pleadings and official hat were torn to the dirt, the flag was also taken away and torn to pieces, and he himself was pulled out of the wooden fence in the midst of curses and insults, and many frightened citizens and pilgrims came to watch, and then the white shawl of the military judge was pulled down, but he was still struggling, his fingernails were wedged deep into the dirt, it was obvious that he did not want to die, but a fierce Varangian warrior did not say a word, Holding the axe, the blood splattered into the bright sunlight, with an exclamation from the crowd.

Subsequently, the bearded and murderous Yagfi. Nestas, suddenly out of the crowd:

"The Caesar of the Empire, in vain of the trust placed in him by His Majesty the Emperor, openly held the Empress and the eldest princess hostage in the cathedral, in an attempt to depose Prince John, completely ignoring the love of the prince's elders and citizens of the capital."

At the bow and arrow forbidden camp on the outskirts of Sarabria, Mikhail raised his hand, "Your Majesty has declared that this is a shameless and criminal rebellion, a war against the Brachna Palace, so you, as glorious janissaries, whether you are the nobles of Rome, the orphans of the martyrs, or the Tekopo people who are loyal to Your Majesty, must take up your bows and arrows, and fight for the danger of Your Majesty and the royal family at this time, and for the safety of the capital."

Among the camps of tens of thousands of pilgrims. Fourchet and Reinolds also stood on the high platform, and the old knight Walter stood behind the banner of the cross. In front of the black crushing head, Forcher shouted to everyone. "Your Majesty has made a solemn promise before the portrait of the Lord to replenish all the pilgrims in our camp with a large quantity of grain provisions, and to use a fleet to carry us across the straits to fight against the evil infidels, so that we must not be sorry to His Majesty the Great Emperor, and in addition to the images of the Father and the Son, the Virgin and St. George, we will add to the camp the supreme Emperor Komnonos. No one is allowed to have any collusion with the rebels in the capital who oppose His Majesty at this time. If it is discovered, he will be immediately stripped of his holy war oath and qualifications, expelled from the camp, and will not be forgiven. ”

"From this moment on, the capital has been put on high alert, and this is an edict from Your Majesty himself, and you have equated this period of time with war, until the flames of rebellion have been completely extinguished, and will no longer burn to our homes and warehouses. Restrain all the people, and do not allow anyone to participate in Caesar's rebellion, and do not sell any material to the rebels, or the old decay will cramp your bones later. "In the commercial and guild districts of the capital. Nikdemia, a bird in civilian clothes, sat on his chair and looked at all the industry representatives and palace inspectors who had come to the secret meeting. Said coldly but firmly.

On the arrow path in front of the blue-gray Brachna Palace, more than 900 Varangian warriors of the Inner Palace Guard. Armed with tomahawks and spears, they lined up in front of the camp. At this time, Alexios, who was wearing a simple cloak and a double sharp blade at his waist, even if he did not wear a crown and a purple splendid robe, everyone could recognize him, and soon a huge cry of "welcome to the emperor" broke out. Alexios. Komnenos rode his horse, accompanied by several close companions, and appeared before them, and no one dared or was willing to step forward to stop the emperor's hooves.

"Sons!" Alexios still had the usual confident expression, or the usual words.

"Our Father, Your Majesty the Emperor!" I didn't expect the Emperor to arrive here in such a timely manner, but the mood of more warriors was extremely excited-sure sure that His Majesty would come to the camp of the Inner Palace Shield Guard as soon as he appeared, which was enough to show that we were the most trusted and relied on by him.

"I need you." After the emperor said this, he didn't say anything more, and directly turned the horse's hooves and rushed in the direction of the Grand Palace.

Then, the samurai of the Inner Palace Guard, without even shouting, carried weapons and flags, lined up in a long line, and followed Alexios closely.

At this moment in the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, Irene and Anna had retreated into the side hall where Caesar and his guards were located, and all the "defensive lines" outside had fallen after the sudden appearance of the Queen Mother Daracena. In the side hall, the Patriarch was detained on a seat by the samurai, but he continued to ask the Empress and the eldest princess to compromise in time and confess to His Majesty, "Don't use the empire as a gambling chip." ”

"If I lose, it's because Komnenos is more despicable and playful than our Dukas, and I never regret coming to this table, so let it all be over, brother." Erin said, and then her mood calmed down, and she sat down in her chair without saying a word.

Myaulinus was so depressed that he covered himself with the sleeves of his robe and wiped his sweat, but he was reluctant to leave his sister behind, so he knelt down in front of Erin, "Sister, I have entered the city with five hundred warriors of the Isurian Guard, and some ships and soldiers from the periphery have taken you and Anna out of the city with me, and I have gone into exile in Asia Minor, and I don't believe that your husband will take this matter lightly." ”

Then, Macaulinus held his bald head in his hands, as if he had some plan, "Yes, not only can we escape, but we can also defect to the Norman leader Bohemond, with whom I have already made a secret deal - he has brought with him six thousand elite Normans, and we can fight back with the power of Bohemond." Yes, yes, there is another person who can be trusted, that is Gawain, he also has a red-handed team, which is said to be in the Sophia area. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard, son of Satan!" The Patriarch, who heard Caesar say such words, roared angrily, and several warriors could barely hold down the furious old man.

Even Anna could not stand it any longer, and she threw herself at her uncle, and quickly advised, "Bohemond, the cunning leader of the Norman bandits, is not to be trusted, and the army of the great barbarians is too far from the imperial capital. It's better for you to take the guards with your uncle to protect me and my mother, and hold on to the Great Palace, which is already a strong barrier, as long as it can take time, the whole situation may still have some subtle reversals with the arrival of the Great Barbarian. ”

But Anna's suggestion made Macaulinus. Ducasse couldn't accept it at all, and he said to Anna with a wry smile, "The messengers from outside have already told me everything, and none of the forbidden troops in the capital have mutinied, and my actions have failed. And Anna, the Gawain you mentioned, has insufficient prestige and qualifications, and is not at all as good as Bohemond's status and appeal, wouldn't it be self-defeating to go and rely on him? (To be continued.) )