The so-called mansion is actually the former Grand Duke's Mansion of Tapan, with defensive towers at all four corners, a chapel, a small armory, a cistern, etc., and Gawain did not have a special cook, so the soldiers from all over the world of the Dalian Army temporarily played this role: Italian caviar, Varyag cod, Slavic pickled cucumbers, Frankish meat pies, Turkic grilled venison steaks, and of course, the Anglo-Saxon dish "Looking up at the stars", which were served to the table in an endless stream.

"I'm still in Lent." Kabeamia, seated in her seat, was unmoved, and held the rude stone rosary in her hand indifferently, her pendant had been confiscated.

On the other hand, Staurachos, a glutton, was a glutton, and was particularly impressed by the Rhine Valley wine presented to him by His Excellency the Grand Duke.

"In the middle of the army, the preparations were rushed, so this banquet was far from exquisite enough, and after the recovery of Asia Minor and the Holy Sepulchre, the Grand Duke of Ben has boundless wealth and power, and he will definitely entertain the two of them more grandly." Gawain did not drink, so his cup was only the sour sheep's cheese juice of Bolgar, and he raised it up and toasted to the two of them—Cabeamia turned her face sideways, and looked unwilling, while Stauracios, who was absolutely the type of local, was flattered, and immediately offered to bless the Archduke's merits and health, and drank three or four glasses in a row, and his fat face was as rosy as an apple.

Then Gawain put down the cup and turned to the topic, "Actually, the noble consul had some doubts about my mobile march, why did the Grand Duke go against his own path and occupy the city of Niš?" It's actually quite simple. Now the Grand Duke and the Komnenos are in an antagonistic relationship, and I want to help the beautiful and wise eldest princess Anna ascend to the throne. Alexios, the Isaac brothers, and the prince John. They are all my enemies. The detachment of 3,000 men of the Red Hand Brigade, even if Isaac had let me pass through Sofia, would have been annihilated by the Roman army in the heart of the Thrace River. ”

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency, you must be thorough, otherwise the expedition of the Holy Sepulchre will be ruined." The eunuch of the prison army was immediately full of flattery.

"The city of Niš is bordered by the Sava River to the north, Dalmatia and Zahrunia to the west, and the Morava River to the east. The southern part is full of hilly and forested areas that are difficult to march, and it is a very important place. It was also a necessary passage for the expeditionary forces of West Francia. Gawain took a sip of milk and recounted.

"But weren't the pilgrims' army, led by the hermit Peter, already in the imperial capital?" Kabeamia still couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.

"You still don't have enough information, Archon." Gawain teased mercilessly, making her face crimson, knowing Gawain's brotherhood in Barry City. Soon many pilgrims developed into a dense spy network in the Apennines and even West Francia, so he knew a lot about the movements in many areas," said Godfrey, the noble Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his closest brother Baldwin. He already had with a thousand knights in fine chain mail, and five thousand equally well-armed infantry regiments, and countless priests, noblewomen, and kulaks, who were gods and titles. and the slaves, who formed a team of about 30,000 men. It has already begun to set foot on the land of the Kingdom of Hungary. ”

Hearing this, Kabeamia groaned. But soon she reacted, "You are going to join Godfrey, march on Sophia, and coerce that imperial brother Isaac to let you go to Constantinople." ”

"Yes, you are a clever archon, but you are also mistaken, that is, I am not only trying to coerce Isaac to open the gate of Sophia, but if he refuses to comply, I will attack it with my own hands, defeat this invincible imperial brother, and teach Komnenos some color and lessons." Gao Wenman drank the juice in the cup, and with a look of great certainty, he stared at Kabeamia.

Over there, the eunuch of the prison army was full of alcohol, and his mind had already been heated by alcohol anesthesia, and there he was shouting nonsense, "I unconditionally agree with the idea of His Excellency the Grand Duke, and if His Majesty the Emperor refuses to compromise at that time, then I will act as a messenger to force His Majesty to come out of the palace of Brachna and submit to His Excellency's whip, uh-uh-" Then he clung to the corner of the table and vomited on the floor.

At this time, Gawain also stood up from his couch and walked in front of Kabeamia, "How is it, noble archoness, the saint of the Republic of Tefris, what do you think?"

This is for Cabeamia to make a decision, the Paulines have been the most hostile to the Roman emperor for hundreds of years, no matter which emperor is on the stage, they have adopted a ruthless policy of impeachment and pressure on the Paulians, and once made the roads under the Anatolia Mountains in Asia Minor full of gallows and burnings, as long as they can resist the Roman emperor, the Paulines are not afraid to cooperate with anyone, the Turkic Khan, the Sultan, or the emir of Saracen, or the Slavic monarch, in this case, it seems feasible to cooperate with the current Gawain.

However, Cabeamia still felt ashamed, because the law taught her that as long as she was with Gawain, her shame would be continuous, not to mention "Aren't you the canonical priest of the city of Rome?" ”

"Everything I have done is for my country, the country of the new world, I believe I have made it very clear to you before. What do you Paulineites need? It's just a territory where you can freely tolerate your religion, and it doesn't matter, I'll give you a suitable territory when the time comes. Gawain's tone was arrogant and arrogant, it had reached the point where even Kabeamia was afraid, she really didn't expect that this Varyag barbarian would just think that he was just for the sake of lust or glory, but who would have thought that this guy from the north would have such a grand plan, and would not hesitate to make all friends and fight against all enemies for this purpose.

Trapped in paradox and confusion, Kabeamia didn't know where she, or the entire Teflis Republic, was heading, but Gawain's big hand had already reached out, "In this world, isn't the only interesting thing to do is to establish your own country?" The Priesthood, the Emperor's Mercenary, or any other capacity will not trap my thoughts and actions. If you are afraid and unwilling to seize the opportunity, then I will not force you, the mistress of the Paulicians. ”

"Ridiculous, what am I to be afraid of, even if you cooperate with me, you have to watch out for my fangs, Stephen. Gawain. I will inadvertently trap your game, and at any time I will embarrass you and put you to death. Although Cabeamia was tough, she still stretched out her hand, and was immediately grasped by Gawain's hand, and a warm current poured into her body with her fingertips, and her pale blue eyes were smiling at her, "You still have to hide your identity a lot during this time, I will arrange a solitary and secluded tent for you, and don't use Venom easily anymore - by the way, you shouted that you are willing to be my sister last night, yes"

"Don't say any more! If you still want to maintain a relationship with me, then don't say another syllable about it, forget it completely, and sink to the bottom of the Morava River! Kabeamiya was annoyed and hurriedly withdrew her hand, the teachings of the Paulicians were greatly influenced by the Crescentists, Manichaeism, and Byzantine iconoclasms, among which the remnants of the Persian region still existed, especially for Kabeamia. As far as Helly Sochil is concerned, because the daughter of the saint is to preserve the status of "virgin" for life, but cannot be extinct, she can hold a holy marriage with her de facto husband and show herself as a "brother and sister" to the outside world.

"yes, that's a pity." I don't know if the expression on Gawain's face is sincere, or if it's pretended.

After the feast, Gawain went alone to his house, a small sturdy room in the Grand Duke's mansion against the tower, "All right, you two will rest early for the night, there is still a lot of business for us to deal with, Godfrey's army is not far from us." On the whirling stone staircase of the tower, Gawain spoke to Muzafiadin and Anderodat, and the two men went down arguing with each other, while Gawain lit the candle in the recess of the wall, and then squeaked open the wooden door, latched on, and the light illuminated the chamber in an instant.

Then he saw the unimaginable.

Jie stood there, but instead of wearing her trademark robe, she wore a white apron, white Katyusha on her long hair, white stockings on her slender legs, a black maid outfit, and a bronze badge of "Red Hand Cross Sword" on her chest, and then smiled and bowed her head, holding up the white ruffle-like skirt with both hands and bowing down, "Welcome back, my man, you need it"

"What are you doing, Devil of Hellfire!" Gao Wen didn't move.

"People just want to surprise you from that era." As he spoke, Ah Jiehe naughtily put her hands behind her back, tilted her head and blinked, and walked towards Gawain step by step, until the other party's sword of phosphorus fire was on her neck, "Why bother, Sir Gawain, you were a man of knighthood in that era." Or do you not like this? In the blink of an eye, Jeon-hyuk was already wearing a pink nurse's outfit, a short English nurse's hat embroidered with a cross sword, holding a stethoscope in her hand, and her voice became hoarse and magnetic, "Or, sir, do you like this?" Oh, patient, medication alone is no longer enough, let me cooperate with you in some intense and fun physiotherapy. ”

"Tell me, what's so expensive."

"You have forgotten that I am the Lord of Hell and can change seven times in one day, and my dear Gawain you behaved very well last night, holding on to yourself, even when the hapless heretical girl took the Indian potion. So, during this time, my strength can be regarded as recovering. ”

"That camping map, you also secretly moved Kabeamia to my camp, didn't you?" (To be continued.) )