Although the Emperor on the throne spoke with great tact, from his knowledge of the Roman bureaucracy, the clever Gawain instantly understood the Emperor's intentions: he relied on an army of pilgrims to drive him forward, but he also made it a consistent task to drive a wedge into the fighting.

Theoretically, Gawain himself was canonized by the emperor to the Grand Duke of the Armenian Military District, so his route was already fixed: once he had conquered Nicaea, he would have to march to Paphragonia in the north, followed by Trabzon, and Alexios' army would follow him and take advantage of it.

Doing so had several advantages for the emperor, one was that it would prevent Gawain from "messing around" with the group of pilgrims, which would be absolutely beneficial to the security of the empire; the second is that without spending any military resources and food, you can sit on the territory laid by the Red Hand; The third was that the pilgrims could march in two groups at the same time, one along the Cilician coast (other pilgrim lords) and the other along Paphragonia (Gawain), so that the emperor could hasten the recovery of Asia Minor and the rebuilding of the glory of the Roman universal empire on both fronts.

However, the emperor's idea is very good, but all ideas must have a premise: I have a high diploma What do I want to listen to you, when I was in Bari City, I pulled the flagpole by myself, there is no reason to go to Xiaoya, the abyss that Jiaolong loves the most, but I have to be governed by you to obey it, I Gao Wen is Sun Dasheng, please use a five-finger mountain.

At this time, the eunuch walked in front of Gao Wen, and on the plate he was holding in his hand was the golden edict about conferring his official title, as well as seals and medals. "How, aren't there any eye-catching gadgets?" Gawain took it and raised his forehead. Said to Nick Demia with a bit of irony.

"Now that stuff is outdated, sometimes it doesn't take bloodshed to solve problems." The bird laughed grimly, as if it were very sincere.

"I don't approve of bloodshed either." Gawain then stood up, ready to thank the Emperor behind the Veil.

As a result, the figure of the emperor stood up, and when he raised his hands, the slaves, hidden behind the pillars, opened the curtain one by one. Until Gawain could see Alexios, "Don't look into the eyes of the emperor!" "At this time, the guards standing in front of them. He roared at Gawain, but Alexios waved his hand to stop him, "No need to be like this, Gawain has already seen me." I just didn't see him clearly. ”

As soon as the words fell. Anna saw it, and Daido, who was sitting in the seat next to her, happily patted the mechanism on the armrest

There was a sound of birds chirping, and from behind the emperor, several strange things flew out of the ridges, and rushed straight towards Gawain, who reached out and held one, and found that it was a very delicate mechanical bird, probably made of fine wood, metal, glass, etc. Still moving in the palm of his hand, the eyeballs made of pure glass. Printed with a magnificent dome pattern.

Between the shaking curtains, Alexios smirked and slapped his palms twice, and then the curtain behind him was opened, and Anna, who was still a little at a loss, did not react, and was still sitting in the seat, but Dai Duo next to him was already wearing a gorgeous dress and a crown and walked to his father's side.

"Actually, there is nothing to hide, so let's avoid the cumbersome etiquette of the court and act in the Frankish or Varyag model - I want to marry my youngest daughter Dedo to you, even if Dedo was not born in the purple palace of the emperor like Anna, but she is also the daughter of the noble Komnenos, and will never bury your origins, and the title and title just now are only the beginning." Alexios smiled, patted Dedo on the shoulder, and said to Gawain.

Gawain was immediately stunned, he looked at Anna's more petite figure, the so-called emperor's youngest daughter, looking at the appearance is really from Komnenos, combined with his parents' excellent physiognomy genes, big eyes are also looking at himself hotly, of course, Deduo is different from Ingridina, the etiquette of the Roman princess regulates her, and she will not be "unscrupulous" like a widow, so after a few glances, Deduo pursed her mouth, revealing a shallow pear vortex, and deliberately turned her gaze elsewhere.

Gawain then looked through the middle of the Emperor and Dai Duo (for the Emperor was much taller than his youngest daughter), and saw Anna, who was still sitting on her seat, and did not know how to be good

Anna, who wanted to talk to herself for a long, long time, but didn't dare, since the coup of the imperial Caesar failed, Gawain was naturally very clear about Anna's situation.

He felt a sense of hope to comfort Anna, and the brown-eyed "fawn" sat on it, his face flushed crimson, and his fingers were constantly wrapping around the ties of his clothes.

"Your Royal Highness, Honorable Eldest Princess." Gawain knelt down again and faced Anna.

But the emperor just continued to laugh a few times, "How Gao Wen, such glory, you won't turn a blind eye, right?" You will be considered a member of the Komnenos in the future, and I can also consider letting you inherit a Roman noble family, and I will not let any rumors about Daido's marriage arise. ”

"Princess Daido is too young." Gao Wen was in a hurry, so he replied.

"What are you afraid of, Anna and Dedor's mother, Irene, married me at the age of twelve." It is clear that the emperor could not accept this rebuttal.

Gawain's eyes rolled up, and the afterglow swept to him, Anna was in her seat, quickly gestured her finger at him, and then pretended to look everywhere, and then continued to plead, "But Gawain heard that the noble Princess Daido is only eleven years old this year, I am from Varyag, and the woman over there in Varyag really did not marry at such a young age. ”

"How do you know that Dai Duo is eleven years old, in this court, the age of the royal family is not inquired by ordinary people at all." The emperor's gaze was sharp, and then he turned his face sideways, looked at the innocent eldest daughter behind him, and knew the answer in his heart, "Dai Duo can wait in the court for a year, and then marry you after Anna's marriage is over, because she is not the princess of the purple palace, I just need to send her across the strait, and I will not delay your military expedition, as long as I pray to the Lord that you will not be killed or wounded in battle this year." ”

"Yes, yes, the servants are grateful for Your Majesty's kindness, and set themselves before the Lord and give their bodies and their devotion to the glorious House of Komnenos." In the end, Gao Wen, who couldn't get it, leaned down and thanked the emperor and said.

Alexios and Dai Duo, who was nestled next to him, were very happy, and then the imperial ink officer officially brought the golden edict on the plate to the emperor, who raised the gold-inlaid reed pipe pen, and quickly signed his signature in purple ink, and then handed it to Anna, "After all, you are also Gawain's main guarantor, continue to sign on it, and press the handprint." Anna agreed, read the edict slightly, and then quickly pressed a few rows of handprints on it and passed it to Gawain's hand. (To be continued.) )