Three days later, on the ruins of the Alalmanburg fortification, Gawain, in his capacity as the Grand Duke of Anatolia, sent a note (Rome, Antioch, Constantinople, and Paris) stating that "a breakthrough has been made in the murder of Hugh, but it is certain that His Majesty the Great Emperor of Constantinople has been wronged in this matter, and that the ambushers were probably Turkic bandits on the plateau pretending to be His Majesty's Tekopo mercenaries." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Then, "but whether it is the Konya Turks, or the Danishmund Turks, or the bandits wandering in the mountain forts of the plateau, we need to make further investigations", Gawain said that he would do his best to appoint his Brotherhood and the Reformist Society, as well as all the eyes and ears to investigate deeply, and the truth will be revealed in time.

"His Excellency Vallo, Counsellor General of the Palais de France, went to the port of Saint-Simon in the east, with a note to report that the matter was known to the pilgrim lords - that the friendly relations between the Romanian Empire and the pilgrims could not be affected by this event. In addition, His Majesty approved the administration of Bohemond for the temporary reintake of the city of Antioch. ”

"As a sign of sincerity, His Majesty the Emperor will also give one hundred and twenty pounds of gold to Hugh. Capet's widow and relatives, but this money was not compensation, but an expression of the emperor's kindness and sympathy. His Majesty would then open more ports and land routes, and support more pilgrims from the Franks to the East. ”

In a separate note to the city of Rome, Gawain also explained to His Holiness the Holy See about the tragedy of the Pisa Chamber of Commerce: "Monigni completely ignored the repeated requests and warnings of the military lords and clergy, and openly adopted a dirty policy of hoarding during the difficult phase of the siege, which caused great harm to the Christian soldiers, and many poor and loyal members even died as a result. Therefore, after the siege ended, the anger of the people rose and the Chamber of Commerce of the Pisan people was destroyed, and His Excellency Ademar had nothing to do with it. After hearing that Urban was unwell, Gawain also sent a lot of precious medicines, accompanied by letters, and said: "In the newly occupied territories, such as Seleucia, Cilicia, and Antioch, even if there are Orthodox monasteries and the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Holy See will fully welcome the appointment of the patriarch and will give his full support to him, and will establish Catholic priesthoods everywhere to proclaim the glory of the Pope." And "the Pope is welcome to levy the tithes in the realm of the contemptible people." ”

But, of course, this letter was only sent to Rome in one direction, and was completely different from the previous note on Hugh.

In the valley outside the city of Nicaea, the Emperor's soldiers and horses were lined up in a strong and continuous camp, and Alexios was very shrewd and chose the location of the camp very well, occupying the mountains and water sources that could control all the passages. In the previous battles of the outpost cavalry, the Emperor's army won a landslide victory - Gilligi. The main force of Arslan's army, mostly tribesmen temporarily recruited from the plateau or Armenia, had not yet reached the climate.

As a result, the former "Sultan of Surelman" soon lost his prestige and fled back to the mountains around Konya.

In front of the purple royal tent, the emperor sitting on a small stool watched the imperial ink official lift the sealed note paperwork, "Gawain has sent a note, which also means that Alalmanburg has fallen." Alexios sighed.

On the other side of the meadow, the prince looked up in pain, looking at the remnant sun, and mourning the fall of the fortress, which also represented the unification of Gawain throughout Seleucia, and then the horror and attention of the world where the spear tips and the heads of his horses would turn.

"Since we withdrew, this fortress has not lasted even five days, which is far worse than the city of Durazo." The Imperial Ink Officer commented on this.

"After all, there were too few combat soldiers deployed before the war, but this is not necessarily a bad thing, and now I have thought clearly, if the main army of the military region was put into it before, then it would be easy to break out a protracted and tragic war with Gawain, and there is no need to endorse the entire empire for the Genat family." Alexios, squinting his eyes, his gray hair dyed the color of the setting sun, staring at the kettle hanging over the fire in front of him, stirring the charcoal fire with his horsewhip, he said this also to take care of his son's emotions, "Cyprus expelled Diognis and his soldiers? ”

"Yes, this represents Aptsomatus's rebellion against the Empire, he was bewitched by Gawain's bondage!" The Imperial Ink Officer replied.

Looking at the vast and barren mountains in front of him, the emperor muttered a few times, "It's not that Gao Wen is bewitched. Man, an animal that always follows the trend, Aptsomatus just follows his own trend. Only I am against the trend. To Prince John's ears, his father's words were indescribably sad and lonely.

"Father, when will Brenus arrive? If the date is not far off, I will also go to the Moria region to take up my post. The prince asked, with a faint unwillingness in his heart.

"It's good for you to stay in Nicaea City and wait for him to finish the settlement before leaving, and familiarize yourself with the government affairs process." The Emperor rolled up his horsewhip, his tone was flat and caring, and then the Imperial Ink Officer bent his knees forward and poured boiling water into his modest horn cup - originally the water from the fountains and cisterns was drunk directly in the Brachna Palace, but since Gawain left his footprints and used the boiling water to reduce the fever of Princess Anna at that time, slowly the people in the court began to get used to drinking boiling water - the Emperor took a few sips and looked at his son, "Who do you need?" That Turkic slave, you're definitely going to take a new journey with you, aren't you? ”

"I need Tetisius and the Catcher." John's words surprised the emperor a little, it was not strange for his son to ask for him, but he had always felt that John was the most disgusted with Tetisius, how could he? But the emperor didn't ask much, and said good, "Half of the 8,000 soldiers and horses I gave to Tetisius before will be taken away by you, and half will be given to Brenus if you stay behind." You will then go to Moria with the staff you want, and I will return to the imperial capital to supervise the expansion of new legions and fleets, and plan new policies. With that, the emperor stood up, squeaked the horsewhip in his hand, and looked at the bloody scenery of the remnant sun, "When the time is ripe, I will make a comeback, John, you and Brenus will each play their strengths and add strength to me, I will be sincerely grateful to you!" ”

A few days later, in the harbor of Atalya, a fleet carrying 2,000 soldiers belonging to Theognes came ashore, and the cloaked catcher lay on the beach, vomiting and tears streaming down his eyes, "Damn, damn! How dare Apsomatus treat me like this, to the army of the Empire. What kind of gift to send out of the country is actually a great rebellion, giving us shoddy drinking water and food, such hatred, I remember it in my heart! ”

But soon a herald of cavalry arrived, asking him to drive directly to the city of Nicaea on his own: His Royal Highness needs you, and the new Panphelian Military General, His Excellency Brenus, also came here with his wife and attaché. (To be continued.) )