Bishop Maurice did not dare to slack off, and hurried to the city of Ancona to board a ship and set sail, and when he arrived at Corfu, he found that the Lion of St. Mark had been raised on the island, a large and important island that had been ceded to the Venetians by John. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Two days later, Bishop Maurice's ship arrived in Crete, the "eternal transit point" between the east and west of the Mediterranean, which was in the midst of intense turmoil: the Roman imperial bureaucrats and garrisons in the ports and cities supported the legitimacy of John's succession; However, the indigenous nobles of the White Mountains and other places have always been loyal to the dead former emperor Alexios (the emperor was very fond of the heavy archers from this mountain), and strongly demanded that the real cause of his death be investigated. Bloody clashes broke out between supporters of both sides in Gandhia and other cities, and it is said that people who walked the streets were plundered by political opponents in broad daylight, lynched into minced pieces, and thrown on the square churches. Frightened, Morris hurriedly begged the ship's owner not to linger and went directly to Rhode Island.

Whoever wanted to have just arrived in Rhode Island, Morris's ship was intercepted. Originally, the Roman Empire's dignified naval count, Assasidus, actually teamed up with Zahas, the emir of Nicaea, who was also a dignified man, to become a pirate. Maurice himself and his retinue were sacked, and the Greeks, Turks, and Berbers robbed him of all his valuables, leaving him with only papers.

"Damn, after the Emperor of the Greek Empire, this ocean was instantly unsafe, and it was full of evil and chaos. But I can't blame too much, because in the past, the Capets (the French royal family) were also bandits who robbed passing tourists when they were struggling with money in the Île-de-France. If the king is like this, what more can I expect from that group of Greek soldiers? But I still have to sigh that the island that once gave birth to the code (the Rhodes Island Navigation Code) is now a place for bandits. "Bishop Morris still has a great sense of humor, and when he writes the report, he goes dark.

However, the situation changed greatly when he arrived in the country of Tarsus, and in the ports of Atalia and Seleucia, Bishop Maurice saw a bustling scene on the deck, "In order to avoid the dangerous sea routes of Rhodes and Crete, many goods from the East were disembarked here, transported overland by pack horses and camels, and then sold everywhere in the port of Smyrna or Trabzon, and the city of Iconium, the core transshipment place on land, prospered greatly." It is said that the land route was accessible and smooth, and His Highness Gawain built several large trade routes 'rain or shine', protected by warehouses and military depots along the way, and it is said that a delicate girl from Cilicia with a jar of gold coins on her head was able to walk safely from Tarsus to Smyrna. ”

With such envy, Bishop Maurice lodged in the Seleucian inn, but the local patriarch Anselm did not come to see him, supposedly for the sake of impartiality for the immediate investigation.

Actually, there was another reason why Lord Anselm didn't come.

At the court of Tarsus, the female Caesar Anna gave birth for the second time. Lord Anselm was responsible for the blessing ceremony in the chapel.

This time Anna went much better, she just held the hand of Gawain, who was beside her, adjusted her breathing, and after sweating a lot, she gave birth safely without any shouting.

Because Wen Ruomina, the sleeping officer, was not here, and Agnes served as the chief conductor of the delivery, she seemed very busy and sweaty.

As the baby cried loudly and highly, Anna's eyelashes flickered, and she gasped a few times, relieved to let go of Gawain's arm and lay down on the bed......

The curtain was lifted, and Hetomia, the Imperial Ink Officer, took the clean child from Agnes's hand, looked at it twice, wrapped it in swaddling clothes, and walked in front of Gawain and Anna, "His name and glory are already sealed. ”

"Hrlistopher...... It is Khlistopher, O Virgin Mary, and Father, thank you for your blessings. Anna's tiny white teeth revealed with a smile of relief.

"Hetomia, tell me the good news." Gawain was wiping beads of sweat from his wife with one hand, and pointed to the Imperial Ink Officer holding Khlistopher in front of him.

"Yes." The Ink Officer turned respectfully, and Agnes straightened her dress and followed her.

The two Imperial Ink Officers walked through the porches and halls, and after bowing to the bows of the Praetorian Guards, they came to the vast hall, where all the female officers and the officials of the Sixth Division were standing, and Hetomia raised the little Hristopher, looked around, and cried out in a rare voice, "Look with your eyes, his name is Khlistopher, born in the womb of Caesar, and has the greatest father and the greatest mother, and he has the blood of Gawain, Komnenos, and Ducasse, and will be this country, no, In the future it must be the owner of the entire Roman Empire! ”

The towers of the court of Tarsus were filled with a deafening bang, row after row, all the church bells rang in unison, and the people around Tarsus, regardless of their occupation, poured into the streets cheering, drinking and dancing, and they would enjoy a celebration even bigger than the original "Sebastian Day".

At the same time, Bishop Maurice has come to the Holy City.

In the Patriarch's residence, Sambel stood in the middle of the chamber, facing Maurice, and behind him were rows of huge gold chests, and then Sambel brought out a heavy bag inside and placed it on the table.

"I can't take ......," Morris was uneasy.

So Sambel brought up another bag.

Morris hesitated a little, but continued to wave his hand.

When the third and fourth bags were brought to the table, Morris really stopped talking.

"If the Patriarch of Jerusalem had given me a bribe of a bag of money, I would have no hesitation in impeaching him. But he gave me four bags of gold coins, including Byzant with the heads of Greek emperors, and gold dinars minted by Muhammads, and the gold spread throughout the room. I can only choose to bow to the evil forces of money, not because of greed, because I understand that the power behind Patriarch Sambel's ability to come up with so much money is beyond the power of my cardinal, who is the one who can buy Mammon and Satan, and who must learn to protect himself before justice. "It's Morris's mental activity.

In the sound of "hula, hula", Sambel pushed all the money bags forward with difficulty, "Don't be afraid, I have already negotiated with the monastery of Mount Zion, all of this money has been put on the official file accounts, they all belong to Mount Zion, you and I spend it the same as Mount Zion spends it." In addition, I also sent some of it to Italy, so that when we return to our hometown, we will be glorious for the rest of our lives. ”

"What should be done with the demands of Baldwin of Adana and Bohemond of Paphos?" Morris asked cautiously.

"My friend, the Holy City, Mount Zion, the Skull Land, and all the surrounding towns and villages are not the property of any military aristocrat, but of our papal property. As for the Guardian of the Holy Sepulchre, whether it is the Archon, they need it, so well - we can find another person to inherit it, such as Tancred of Antioch, or Robert of Flanders......" The Patriarch said nonchalantly by the light of candles and gold coins.