Most of the rest of the citizens were stopped by Caesar's guards on the periphery of the square, and they were more just here to join in the fun, using various voices to win the favor and charity of the rulers, of course, who was in power, and the citizens as "Roman citizens" of course also had a certain right to express their opinions, this ancient style began with the ancient Roman city-state, and has a history of 1,500 years.

Outside, there was a lot of noise, and in the beautifully decorated small room of the inner hall of the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, Anna gently took off her pre-worn gown, tiara, and headdress between the steam pipes of the wall pipes, and stood in the verandah of the bathroom, where several handmaidens were beside the eldest princess, carrying out meticulous descaling and cleaning work, and then applying some ointment to her body.

More and more steam poured out, obscuring Anna's eyes like a mist, and her mood was still misty at the moment, her father, mother, brother, and Gawain, the faces of these characters kept flashing and entangled in her mind, intricate, and the strange and strange dream last night, the terrifying snake that symbolized her desires, was it really big enough to turn the clouds and rain? Where is the "Land of Seven Ridges" that can bring you the crown of the empire? Did Gawain take her there? But if you think about it, how is it possible?

Her thoughts became more and more confused, and Anna held her shoulder blades with both hands, and turned her back to close her eyes and lips, still spraying her hair and carcass with drops of water running down the halter tube, and constantly praying in her heart for the mercy of the Virgin Mary to free her from confusion and uneasiness.

At the same time. Caesar wore silk robes and was accompanied by hundreds of bureaucrats and parliamentarians. Ducasse's doorman, as well as the generals of the guard. Standing in the vestibule of the cathedral, in the middle of two layers of stained glass inlaid walls, awaiting the appearance and proclamation of Anna and her mother, Empress Irene, on the terrace of the vestibule.

And the Patriarch Maastas couldn't hold back, he also walked in, grabbed Caesar's arm, and said with a serious expression, "Now that His Majesty the Emperor is not in the capital, what is the matter with the palace regent." Need such a big move? And for the councillors and citizens of the entire capital! ”

"Honorable Patriarch, second leader of believers, you should know what our family wants." Caesar McAulinus replied arrogantly.

"You want to elect a new emperor? Your ambition is not good, Your Highness Caesar. ”

"No, no, Patriarch, you misunderstood, Ducasse and all the citizens of the Roman Empire just want to make the eldest princess Anna the heir to the throne."

"Nonsense!" Maastas couldn't take it anymore and became angry. "By doing so, you are holding the Holy Church hostage, and it is also an insult to the current emperor, and it is also not in accordance with the laws of the empire at all."

"The statutes of the Empire. It is everyone, regardless of his origin, as long as he can pass the approval of citizens and senators. All enough to ascend to the throne. Caesar was not flustered or guilty, "Now Emperor Komnenos is not in the imperial capital. Therefore, I propose the introduction of four co-emperors, namely, the contemptible people, Anna, Zaifuberil, and the Grand Duke of Teshoram and Nikephoros, the third glory of the empire. Brenus came. to take charge of the remaining powers of the entire empire. ”

"What's the reason?" Masdas was not angry, he knew that Caesar's proposal was to firmly put Ducasse on the throne, he himself was Anna's uncle, Buriel's group of capital bureaucrats were the only ones who looked at him, and Brenus was known to be Anna's husband in the future, and the ** of this kind of proposal was simply needless to say, it was naked.

"Of course, there is a reason, I and the palace regent Empress Irene have received reliable information, the Sultan of Konya Gilliki is planning a huge attack on the fortress of Nicomedia, which is likely to threaten the safety of the imperial capital, and the defense responsibility of the capital is very important, and Empress Irene is a woman after all. So I think at this moment, it is necessary to elect a co-emperor to deal with the matter. "Caesar should have been prepared and eloquent.

"I repeat, it's illegal!" After speaking, the Patriarch turned his annoyed gaze to the first and auxiliary minister of the empire, Beriel. Vertius, but the one whose eyes wandered away from him with a weak heart.

"Speaking of illegality, is it so in line with the wishes of the Lord and the people of the empire that the Komnenos ascend to the throne? You must know that at the time of the Fourth Caesar Civil War, it was because of his marriage to our Dukas's family that the balance of victory tipped in favor of this surname, and it was because my father supported him and married Irene to him that he put such a little-known family on the throne. As for the Patriarch, you have to ask me, why was Ducasse like this back then? Because of the compromise of the interests of all parties, in such a life-and-death situation, the accession of young Alexios to the throne would not cause an overreaction from all parties, so Ducasse gave him Thrace and Macedonia, the Brenus family gave him Tesuram, and the Phocas family gave him Asia Minor, which is why Komnenos, a weak and humble family, is what it is today. Myaulinus was determined to "convince people with reason," so he raised his hands before the patriarch and the bureaucrats, "and now Alexios was dazed, and he wanted to violate the ancient democratic procedures and try to make a world in the Roman state, and without the approval of the majority of the senators, he secretly prepared for his son John to ascend the throne and succeed him, and artificially created many ridiculous new titles, so that the ancient glory would continue to be dimmed." It's time for reckoning! After speaking, Caesar raised the golden eagle scepter and said aloud to everyone present, including high-ranking monks, imams, dignitaries from all walks of life, and foreign high-ranking envoys, "Let me ask you, if John accepts the throne, will you approve of it?" ”

Immediately, a loud voice of doubt erupted, but someone also shouted a voice of approval, "I'm thinking about the empire, only Anna. Komnenos, who has been approved by the Ducasse family, will also marry Brenus in the future, and she will join her husband on the throne in order to calm the boiling unrest of the empire. Please elect a true Roman woman in purple robes, a husband who is as noble as his blood! As for John, I hereby promise that if he and Alexios are willing to approve of their proposals, they will be able to secure their wealth and enter the monastery in the future, and serve the nation with theology. ”

With Caesar's cry, the atmosphere of the whole vestibule of the cathedral reached its climax, the trumpets blew and the petals fluttered down, and in front of the green Libyan marble columns, many people flocked to the terrace, where the beautiful and dignified Empress Irene, with the wise and intelligent Anna with a small tiara, dressed in a solemn gown, made everyone admire her demeanor, and slowly walked to the balustrade of the terrace. (To be continued.) )