When Gawain rode his silver horse to the stone pillar at the entrance, everyone cheered and cheered, and Gawain humbly dismounted, then turned and lifted the curtain on his shoulder. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Anna and Dedo both sat inside, looking at him.

Gawain paused slightly, and then without hesitation, he took the smiling Anna's outstretched wrist.

The curtain fell again, covering Dai Duo's somewhat lonely face.

Until her own husband, Brenus, came and led her out and followed her behind the group.

Previously, the two female official leaders of Hertomia and Agnes had replaced Gawain, and supported Anna who was about to give birth left and right, and Barcelisa, who was about to ascend the throne of the "Mother ......" Empire, couldn't help the hot tears, held the bulging belly with a little difficulty, sped up her pace, and walked into the arms of Erin, who was also in tears.

In Constantine's Square, white pigeons flew up in the stars.

There, there were small squares of the senators, representatives of the people, and the Athletic Party, mainly the Blue Party and a small number of White and Red parties, like a small army of different colors, all raising their hands and cheering.

They were all here to welcome Gawain and Anna to the throne, the senators of status wore folding hats and white robes with gold thread to symbolize status, and the people wore purple and crimson shirts and boots underneath, of course, the "people" here were by no means general, most of them were powerful industry people, and the Athletic Party needless to say - the blue party that supported Gawain was mostly the business owners in the capital, and they were extremely dissatisfied with the appeasement policy of the original empire towards Venice, and of course longed for it under Gawain's rule. Able to revive the empire's shipping and trade fleets and protect their interests from being eroded by the Venetians.

At the same time, in the depths, there are also the teams of Venice, Amalfi and Pisa, the former led by Molito, who has just reluctantly come out of the commercial port of Pera, in fact, most of them are full of anger towards Gawain, especially after hearing that Molito and Gawain have reached a contract to lose power and humiliate the country, many people send letters back to their home country, fiercely oppose.

In addition to the representatives of the Italian city-states, there were also envoys from Jerusalem, Antioch, the Seljuk kingdoms, Sylvan and Haddadi, who were also sent to congratulate them, and they lined up with Gawain as they entered the square.

Twelve of Kongwu's soldiers gathered in a circle and rested a large bronze round shield on the ground to facilitate Gawain and Anna's step, and then Gawain held Anna's shoulders to prevent her from tilting and falling, after all, she was petite and pregnant.

"Big barbarian, what you promised me has finally come true today, as if it was a dream, a dream that I have struggled for ten years." Anna grinned her white teeth and crooked brown eyes, thanking Gawain.

Then, with a slight sway, they held hands and stood on the shield and were lifted, and the soldiers who carried the shield looked up at Baselius and Baselisa, and then all the soldiers and generals shouted angrily.

"Thank you for empowering me!" Gawain and Anna shouted in the direction where the soldiers were standing.

Then the people and the Athletic Party also raised their hands and chanted.

"Thank you for appointing me as the representative for exercising the power of the Empire." Gawain and Anna turned to the other side of the shield and greeted the representatives of the people.

And finally, the senators, "Thank you, Honorable Imperial Councillors! The couple was equally grateful.

Finally, the soldiers carried their shields under the steps of the Basilica Senate, and Gawain and Anna walked down, and then Gawain took off his red feather helmet and solemnly handed it into the hands of the half-kneeling captain of the guard, Muzafiadin, who took Anna's hand and walked up the steps side by side.

At the altar on the platform in the middle of the staircase, Desiderius, trembling, stood with two virgin boys and girls dressed in white, holding a treasure box containing a crown in his hand, while the boy and girl held a bottle of consecration oil.

According to common sense, this procedure should be performed by the Patriarch Masdas in front of the icon screen of the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, but Gawain didn't care at all, he asked for the coronation to be performed here, in front of the Senate, which was also tantamount to bypassing the Church and in disguise an act of challenge to the Orthodox Church of Constantinople.

Gawain turned around and spoke vigorously to the dense phalanx and crowd below:

"Twelve years ago, with the help of Barcelissa, I received my first army and went to Italy to conquer and defeat Zahas, a bandit who plundered the Empire, and the Normans of Taranto. Later, I was appointed by Pope St. Peter in Rome to be the commander of an expeditionary army, and while passing through the imperial capital, I was given military power and office by His Majesty Alexios, the previous emperor, who also married my beloved daughter, who is now Barcelissa (Dedot in the queue rolled her eyes when she heard this, but fortunately she was also too small to be noticed). According to the authority granted by both the Pope and the Emperor, I defeated the powerful and ferocious Persians, Scythians, and Saracens in many battles such as Nicaea, Dollilahem, Tarsus, and Antioch, and contributed greatly to the restoration of the great Holy City.

Then I received the 'Pronia' fiefdom of Seleucia and Tarsus to defend the eastern frontier of the empire.

Over the long years, I conquered foreign nations such as Konya and Danishmund, and rebels such as Trabzon, Cyprus, and Georgia.

After the death of the Holy Apostle Emperor Alexios, I fought hard battles on both sea and land, and I raised an army of 60,000 men to expel and kill the traitors who had killed the emperor and usurped the country.

Now I will have the authority to govern this empire, and my throne and that of Barcelissa will come from God, and from your support. You have put the authority in the hands of me and Barcelissa, and I will protect the laws of the Empire, the faith of the Empire, and the indisputable divine sovereignty of all cities, villages, castles, and customs, and my wife and I will be the eternal umbrella of this Empire. All the senators, the people, and the inhabitants of the empire, all the armies, all the sailors, and all the foreign friends who are sincere to me, I will defend you with the law and the sword, and provide you with the benefits and rights to which you are entitled, so that your herds may multiply in peace, and your wealth may be abundant.

At the same time, I will continue to fight to the end against all kinds of enemies and the evil they represent, destroying their fortresses, armies and fleets, building new Roman colonial cities on the ruins, and restoring the rule of the great Romana in this world.

May God be with Rome! ”

"May God be with Rome!" When Gawain finished speaking in one go, everyone in Constantine Square shouted such a slogan in unison.