When the Sultan of Konya had fled, all the pilgrims were standing on the high ground of Dolila Am, and the rest of the army was burying the bodies of the dead believers, and the hermit Peter, who also arrived on a donkey, stood at the center of the crowd at the same time as Ademar.

The crowd drew their swords, and after confessing and expressing their gratitude to the Lord under the leadership of the two clergymen, Ademar made a generous statement, "I know that all the noble dukes and marquises, you have sacrificed your own great interests for the great cause of the expedition, and even your homeland has been abandoned. So during the siege of Nicaea, many people thought about the distribution of the spoils. I am sure that you will have such thoughts, not out of greed and self-interest, but in the hope that you will be able to do more for the great cause of the expedition, but today's war is a great lesson - because of the suspicion of the Greek emperor, another priesthood, Stephen. Gawain left with his horse, leaving behind a letter telling me that he wished to stay out of the limelight and, if conditions permitted, open up the situation between Paphlagonia and Cappadocia, and then join us. I will pray for the good fortune of him and his army in the rest of the journey. ”

At this time, Ademar slammed his cane against the ground, "Then promise me now that you will all pray for Gawain's luck and safety, and not curse him and his team of pilgrims out of personal resentment!" ”

"We are willing to pray for Gawain." All the lords, including Bohemond and Tancred, whether true or false, could only shout in unison under the pressure of the priesthood.

"All of us must henceforth be united, and all the camps must no longer be separated during the march of this terrible gorge of Ores. Support each other and help each other. Together, we will cross the hellish plateau. Treat the orders of the Emperor of Constantinople. If you can obey it, you will obey it, and if you can't do it, you will ignore it. His Excellency Ademar is responsible to all soldiers, I am responsible to all civilians on pilgrimage, and all reproaches from the Emperor are borne by the two of us. At this time, the hermit Peter also cried out.

At this time, Bohemond suddenly took out the secret letter that the emperor had given him in advance, put it in front of everyone, and took the opportunity to say. "Actually, when I was in Nicaea, the emperor of Greece secretly sent me this letter, asking me to frame His Excellency Gawain."

Peter immediately read the letter aloud, and then showed everyone the emperor's seal, "This is the seal he will only use when he is planning a conspiracy, because he is afraid that he will be exposed, and others will come to him to deal with it." ”

Then everyone protested angrily. Bohemond patted his chest even more and kept saying, "Think about it, how could I do such a shameless thing." Harm fellow priests? Lord, behold how delusional this emperor is! In fact, I was in the first moment of receiving the MeMessage. I immediately sent a message to Lord Raymond and told him to send someone with me. Rushed to Gawain's camp to inform him, but was half a step too late. Gawain has already left in a bad mood, and he was still worried about us in the battle just now" After speaking, there were tears on Duke Apulia's face.

"Yes, yes." Raymond was also busy "admitting" it humbly.

Baldwin almost vomited, but just as he was about to make a statement in anger, his brother suddenly grabbed his arm and shook his head at him.

"Gawain and I have known each other for a long time, and we have shared joys and sorrows together in Asia Minor." Bohemond was still there, and then asked the hermit to prove that he was right.

So Peter could only nod.

Afterwards, everyone praised Bohemond for his generosity and kindness, and decided not to follow the Emperor's instructions, but to elect Bohemond as the chief and Godfrey as the auxiliary, and led everyone to continue their march towards the Konya hinterland.

The letter of the pilgrims and the emperor "parting ways" soon reached Tetisius, and the general did not dare to slack off, and quickly sent fast horses to the city of Nicaea, where the emperor was stationed.

In the palace left by the Sultan, Alexios read the letter very easily, and sneered twice, "Bohemond, I already knew your face, I originally wanted to cut off the aid and supply to you, but I just wanted you to take the initiative, I don't want to bear the notoriety of betraying the alliance, and now that my goal has been achieved, thank you very much, self-righteous and clever fool." Then, with his hands behind his back, he said to the Imperial Ink Officer and the many officials who were busy, "Have the tax collectors of Bithynia and the Pronian estate been distributed?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Meles immediately delivered the golden edict into the hands of the emperor, and "the military estates of Thracesun (the area where Smyrna is located), Southern Aupushkin (the plain of Lydia, where Ephesus and Philadophiam are located, bounded by the Damentres River), Pamphylia (the area east of the Mendras, up to the Gulf of Atalia), Brasilon, Paphragonia, etc., are being further calculated." ”

Alexios nodded, and then he remembered something, "Gawain went to Brasilon?" ”

The Imperial Ink Officer replied in the affirmative, and told the Emperor, "It is said that before leaving, Gawain entrusted other pilgrims to move several bones that were originally outside the city to be buried in the cemetery of this palace garden. ”

"There's no need for Meles, I'm not the kind of person who is overly resentful, I personally asked about those skeletons, they belong to the robes of the previous Red Hand detachment, and the military servants who died in the battle with Gawain. Even if I annihilated Gawain, I still praised him for this righteous act. After the Emperor finished speaking, he paced to the edge of the pool in the palace, and said something to the mouth, and then laughed treacherously, "By the way, I have a good solution for that Gilliqui's wife and children." ”

While the officials were still breathing and listening to the emperor's execution, Alexios continued to speak, "Send them to the Danishmund Turks." ”

Danishmund, after the division of the Seljuk Turks, was entrenched in the northeastern part of the Anatolian Plateau (from Amasya to Sivas), surrounded by the mountains of Trabzon, Armenia, Roman, and Paphlagonia.

And Alexios, who was the most skilled in diplomacy (of course, the diplomacy of the Byzantine emperor was not so much good-neighborly as constantly stirring up and dividing the other side), now discarded his previous promise and actually sent Shahnami and Maimun to the kingdom of Dhanishmund, which was clearly intended to disgust Giliki. Arslan, and let the Seljuks of Asia Minor be forever opposed, and do not interfere with his recovery.

"What betrayal?" Later, Alexios did not mind the concerns of the Imperial Ink Officer, "Gilici himself was unwilling to negotiate, and attacked me and the pilgrims' procession, and after failing to find a trace, I could not return my wife and children to him safely, so I had to send them to the more peaceful Danishmund." Also, remember to ask the envoy to remind the chieftain of the other party, don't forget my kindness, and the time will soon be repaid. (To be continued.) )