Here the Lord Jesus, also King of kings and Lord of lords, dies for earthly salvation, humility and obedience. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Baldwin now. Eustace, as King of the Holy City and the Holy Sepulchre, will also guide the bewildered flock of the earthly world, and spread the prestige of our Lord to the lands of the heathen, causing them to tremble and be amazed. Gawain, dressed in white robes, quoted the pure book of Philippi, and then swung his fist and demanded allegiance from the king.

After the allegiance ceremony, the first thing King Baldwin did was to keep all the original fiefdoms intact, except for Tancrade, "who was punished by confiscation of the fiefdom of Galilee for his misdeeds of usurpation and betrayal." I have bequeathed this land, together with the port of Arsu, to the Duke of Bohemond, and have asked the people of the region and all the knights and sergeants of the flag to be loyal to it. ”

"In addition, I will take the lead in the use of troops against the city of Susumus, and after taking this place, I will present it to Count Stephen and Count Robert, in the hope that these two will assist me in guarding the tomb of my Lord Jesus."

Upon hearing this, the Count of Blois bowed together with the Count of Normandy and expressed their willingness to be the vanguard in the upcoming battle of Susumus.

"Moreover, I will fulfill the last words of my deceased brother, for Joceland is willing to fight with me in spite of my previous ill words and recklessness against him, so I will appoint him as the military governor of the kingdom, and my most dear Berke. His Excellency Eustace is the Minister of the Seal. ”

"Thank you so much, and thank you for your original advice and guidance-His Highness the Great Lord Patron." The golden-haired Jocelan first saluted the new king, then smiled slyly and satisfied, and turned to bow to Gawain.

At this time, the Duke of Guillaume, the Duke of Welf, Marshal Conrad, and the Count of Flanders Robert came forward to congratulate the new king, and they all agreed: "The Holy City and the Holy Sepulchre are now as safe as a rock, and our mission to visit the Hajj has been completed." His Holiness also rejoices in our recognition and that it is time to say goodbye and leave. ”

Guillaume, Welf and Conrad were to leave the island of Cyprus and then to Smyrna; Flanders Robert, on the other hand, wished to follow Gawain by land via the Syria Gate, and then return home via Thrace and Dalmatia, which made Baldwin saddened, and he personally stepped down from his throne to say goodbye to the Trinity, and promised to give them many gifts.

Then King Baldwin's gaze turned to an inconspicuous corner of the crowd and he exclaimed, "Diem. Goliath - You were the standard-bearer of the Praetorian Guard of His Highness Gawain, but you willingly gave up all the sacrifices that came to guard the grave of your deceased brother, and stayed faithfully and kindly in the Skull Land and St. John's Hospital. I now have an even more important role to entrust to you. ”

"Please tell me, Your Majesty." The tower-like Dim urn roared out of the crowd and half-knelt down.

Baldwin raised his hand, and at this moment forty knights of ragged banners or domestic slaves entered the outer hall and knelt down collectively around the king's position.

Patriarch Sambel, who saw this, was terrified, and his face was as dead as ashes.

"I know all forty of you, and you are a first-class heroic warrior under my brother's command. But in the previous battles, you fought without your horses, armor, or shields, and with spears and swords. Baldwin's tone suddenly became stern, and the crowd in the hall immediately boiled, although the content of the words varied, but the point was clear—Patriarch Sambel fell directly to the ground, sweating in fear.

"It's hard to say, our horses and shields have long been pawned." The forty knights all bowed their heads and spoke in a desolate tone.

"This is against the law established by my brother during his lifetime, and the warriors of Jerusalem are not allowed to sell their weapons!"

"But since His Highness Godfrey was bedridden, we have not been paid a single penny, and we have not been given a fortune or relief...... But we didn't break the Code, and in the previous battle of Arzú we still ran on foot with our only swords and spears, and charged at the enemy with our comrades! Your Majesty, we have done nothing to tarnish our oath......" said the Forty Knights, and they mourned.

Baldwin was also greatly grieved, "His Excellency Gerard, Archdeacon of St. John's Hospital......"

Then Gerald stepped out and stood there quietly.

"Countless donations have come here from the other side of the ocean, to your hands. Why not fulfill your promise and provide help and relief to this group of knights? Baldwin asked.

But Gerald was silent.

"Where is my dead brother's legacy?" Baldwin asked a second question.

"The estate of His Highness Godfrey, the consul, is entrusted to the custody of the monastery of Mount Zion." Gerald opened his mouth to answer the question.

"Take out this inheritance and divide it among the forty." After arranging, Baldwin helped them up one by one, and then said to Deem, "From now on they will form a company of knights to protect the Holy Sepulchre, and if you don't refuse, I want you to take up the position of the company's banner commander, and this is the duty I want to give you." ”

Diem looked at Gawain.

Gao Wen nodded in approval.

So Diem accepted the appointment.

However, after waiting for half an hour, several steward deacons who had been sent to handle this matter were empty-handed and hurried back, "Now there is no way to hand over the inheritance of His Highness Godfrey in the monastery of Mount Zion!" ”

Immediately, the entire temple exploded, and not only Godfrey's old subordinates roared, but even international friends Guillaume and Welf were shocked and inexplicable.

"What about the inheritance, did it take it and lend? How is it possible, how is it possible for my lord's monastery to take the client's inheritance for such a thing! Bohemond took the opportunity to shout in surprise.

"Boom!" Baldwin's saber scabbard slammed into the floor.

Patriarchs Sambell and Morris next to them were both frightened, and then Baldwin's eyes turned to them, "The Catholic Church in the Holy City wants to give me a reasonable explanation for such a thing. Yes, it has to be reasonable, my friend. ”

Sambel immediately fumbled around and pulled out the account book, but his words were incoherent, one moment saying that the inheritance was taken by the monastery of Mount Zion to help the poor people, and the other that the inheritance was sent to Italy to buy land to build a new church.

However, Sambel also said that although the account books are all here, he is not clear about some of the actual circumstances, but once it is verified, he will try to make up the part of the inheritance that he owes, and there is no ambiguity.

"Speaking of which, I do think about it. Last year I had Deem escort a few boxes of a thousand gold Byzantian coins to be delivered to His Excellency Gerard as a donation. The money is now also missing. Before Sambell could explain clearly, Gawain suddenly brought up the old story and came out to inquire about the whereabouts of the cash boxes.