However, before His Excellency could finish his thoughts, there was a fierce knock on the door in the courtyard. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was Gawain and a group of brightly armored guards, standing in the street with torches, "Lord Morris, I have come to inquire about some of the information that Sambell has confessed in the dungeon. Lord Morris, Lord Morris......"

When the house servants and the shivering rope had removed the latch, Gawain calmly pushed the door open, and behind him, in addition to the forbidden soldiers wearing knee-high chain mail and carrying sharp swords, there were also robed Brotherhood and Reformist Dervishes.

In the courtyard of His Excellency the Envoy, there was a beautiful glazed rain corridor and a nursery of expensive flowers, and Gawain coughed lightly, walked through the cloister to the door of the inner chamber, and then swaggered it open.

It was furnished with fine and precious furniture, carpets and lamps, and in the center was a large couch with colorful curtains, and two women with heavy makeup stood in front of them, smiling flatteringly at the patron, their bodice was open low, and the two "sugar balls" on their chests were bulging at the crowd, and they half-knelt down during the salute, "Your Highness, please enjoy all the ...... here"

Gawain laughed, and he sat down on the couch with his butt on his shoulder, and the bed creaked.

The Syrian concubine slowly walked to the large cabinet against the wall, opened the door with the key, and the bag inside revealed a golden light, facing Gawain, "Lord Morris said that all the money here was bribed by Sambel beforehand, but he kept it strictly and properly, and is waiting for you to present it now as material evidence for Sambel's conviction." ”

"But Sambel's confession in the dungeon is clear, he gave His Excellency the envoy four bags of gold coins, but here there are only three bags." Gawain smiled noncommittally.

He could clearly feel that someone was sighing slightly in horror under the bed.

"Maybe the two of us are worth a bag of gold?" The curly-haired Antwerp woman raised her eyebrows as she spoke, and approached Gawain's side until a sword drawn by one of the forbidden soldiers lay in front of her. The woman was so frightened that she took a few steps back, and after the sound of drawing her sword, Gawain felt that the "gentleman on the bed" was also startled.

Gawain pointed to the small table in front of the couch and said to the Antwerp woman, "Bring me the nuts from the plate there." ”

The woman didn't know why, so she could only tremble and pick up the plate and bring it to Gawain as ordered.

Gawain stretched out his fingers and picked up a few, put them in his mouth and chewed them soundly, and then he took two more. With two "thump", the two nuts fell from between his legs and bounced a few times in the shadow of the floor under the bed, causing a pair of eyeballs to move up and down there.

"Come out, Your Excellency Morlist, these two nuts are for you to eat—well, the world is difficult, but you must live no matter what......," Gawain said in Broken Shell's voice.

After that night, the holy city of Jerusalem was quiet for two weeks, and King Baldwin, after taking charge of the power and the law, recovered most of the property and funds that had been seized and annexed by the patriarch, and distributed them fairly to his soldiers, and the customs duties of the seaports of Arsu and Jaffa were also quickly determined, and as many as one hundred and fifty kinds of goods that needed to be paid and registered in the past, and the taxes poured back into the king's treasury like water and blood. It brought new and powerful vitality to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which was almost dying due to Sambel's rebellion.

Gawain's army was also stationed around the Holy City, and four hundred camp prostitutes from Tarsus and the Levant arrived in the camp, and after receiving the charter, they began to serve the soldiers: it was not enough to bring carnal pleasures, but also to help the brigade soldiers sell the spoils of war in the market, and also to help them pack their tents and wash their clothes.

The soldiers would pay them handsomely, so the poor women thought it was worth it if they left their homes. But they also had to pay taxes, to Gawain's officers, and to the Jerusalem authorities.

After receiving an indemnity of 50,000 gold coins from the Egyptian side and 15,000 gold coins from Baldwin, and giving it all to the soldiers, Gawain calmly commanded the three main brigades and auxiliary armies, and calmly crossed Mount Gammel and entered the coastal plain of Lebanon.

Whether it was Haifa and Acre to the south of Mount Gammite, or the coastal cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Tripoli to the north, they all dug down on Gawain's victorious army, and offered tribute and cattle to Gawain for a "peaceful transit."

In the middle of the summer of June, Gawain's army marched under the city of Antioch in a vigilant march.

After learning that Baldwin had successfully ascended the throne as king of Jerusalem, Tanfred knew that in the future this group would definitely be against him, but he might not find an excuse, so it was best to adhere to the principle of the well water not to interfere with the river water, in order to stabilize the situation and make the other side have no provocation - as is the case with Gawain's marching column now.

However, there was no danger, because five days later, Gawain's team finally left the Syria Gate area, and there was no armed friction between the two sides during the whole process, which can be regarded as a kind of cold "peaceful coexistence".

During this period, the Marash side was also very nervous, and their regent Fell, used all his resources to gather information about the surrounding area:

Baldwin had previously launched a successful expedition that destroyed the disobedient castle of Susummus and plundered its inhabitants;

The new king, together with Bohemond, sent twelve thousand men and began to besiege the castles of Haifa and Acre, which would probably last for a long time;

After passing through the Syrian Gate, Gawain's army headed for its capital, Tarsus, and seemed to be resting heavily.

But Fell was still not reassured of the security of the situation, and he summoned Hercules, the young general who had previously sent an envoy to Tarsus, and asked, "You should know something about Gawain's affairs, so please tell me where he will attack soon?" ”

Without thinking, Hercules replied, "Now that the border is bustling with people every day, Gawain will not have any thoughts of using force against us." Instead, there was a rift between him and the new emperor of Constantinople, and his wife, Caesar of Tarsus, had recently expelled Emperor John's envoys and vowed to hold John responsible for his father's death. So I think it's likely that in the next two years, Gawain will continue to use troops against the West, vying for the throne in Constantinople. ”

"Hmm...... Even so, we should be prepared for a rainy day. ”

Hercules confidently patted the regent on the chest and assured, "My previous mission is enough to bring peace to the Armenians for an entire generation, and even if Gawain becomes emperor, we can then submit to him conditionally; If Gawain were to attack, we would be able to defend to the end with the three fortified castles of Marash, Thubesena and Laverdra, and we would be able to secure reinforcements from the princes of Danishmond, Aleppo, and even Antioch. In order to avoid the same miserable fate as Bohemond back then, Gawain should also be afraid! ”