Chapter 335: Constantinople (Part II)
"Give me a reasonable explanation, Ethher. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 At this time, only Baldwin and Uncle Ether were left in the palace, and it was obvious that the atmosphere had suddenly become oppressive, and there was a strong murderous intent hidden in it.
And Ether knew this, he and his uncle had been fighting openly and secretly for many years, and it could be said that the two of them no longer had to be so vain. It's just that now is no longer the time to care about these things.
Ever since the appearance of the Knight King, their common enemy has appeared, and this is something that everyone knows well.
However, it's not that simple.
"Do you need to?" Ether replied coldly, "Actually, Uncle Baldwin, you've already made a dagger!" Everyone knows that Nicaea is a threat to us, but this time there is an unexpected factor of the Knight King! There were only two of them at this time, and Ether even called King Baldwin by his first name!
"But you have wiped out my fleet almost completely!" Baldwin, whose face was ugly, shouted angrily, apparently enduring it to the limit.
"Is it the Holy See behind you who instructed you to do this? Or someone else! He asked, but Ether looked indifferent.
The conflict between the two had already surfaced, and Baldwin didn't have to act like an elder to his nephew, and Baldwin knew that Ether was as talented as his father, and that disguise was useless.
So it's better to be open and honest than that, in fact, Baldwin is already tired of playing games with the Holy See.
His ambition was to become the new emperor of Constantinople, and no one could stop him, not even the Holy See.
However, Ether sneered and looked very disdainful, and said, "They? They don't have the qualifications to dictate to me. But I'm afraid you're in danger now, and I don't know! ”
After saying that, the arrogant young Grand Duke did not say goodbye to the monarch and walked away.
Looking at the other party, Baldwin's original indignant expression subsided inexplicably, and it was just a deliberate temptation just now.
At this time, Godric, the palace minister hidden behind the scenes, walked out, and there seemed to be a faint worry on his face.
"Your Majesty, isn't this ......" In fact, as a close confidant, Godric would prefer that Baldwin and Esher could reach a settlement directly. Either way, infighting will only cause the kingdom to be unstable, and although Baldwin is interested in his daughter Ann Lost, she is only a girl in the end.
Hearing the meaning of his palace minister's words, Baldwin shook his head: "Impossible, that child is very much like his father, that is, my genius brother, but in fact he is crazy. Do you think I'll choose him as my successor? ”
Baldwin wasn't lying, he hadn't thought about it before, but in fact, in his opinion, Esher did have the potential to be a king, but he was not a candidate for emperor, because his madness would undoubtedly only bring disaster.
"But I'm afraid that will push him against us, and the Holy See is ready to move now." Godric's expression was extremely solemn, everyone knew what was going on in the kingdom at this time, and it was completely impossible for the Holy See not to notice it, and he knew that maybe the big men of the pivotal opportunity had already made a move.
"So what, Godric? Know what we're going to do, and if the other person isn't on our side, it means it's our opposite. What is the situation at the proving ground now? ”
"Everything is going well!" Godric replied.
"That's fine, don't bother me if there's nothing to do." King Baldwin said calmly, the only thing he cared about now was there, as long as it succeeded there, even the Holy See would not be able to threaten his great cause!
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As night fell, the coast of Constantinople roared with heavy artillery, and fireworks exploded above the ancient city, some like purple dahlias and some white cornflowers, which briefly lit up the night sky and then turned into a shower of stars.
Today is a great shame for the Herodian plebeians of Constantinople, but it means a very different thing to the Rastins, for their kingdom, the Kingdom of New Brad and Romania, was born fourteen years ago today.
The bronze gates of Notting, the heart of Constantinople's Upper Town, were opened, and a convoy of tall and ornate carriages drove out, each with two flags on them, one of the Crusaders and the other of the Kingdom's coat of arms. It is not uncommon for the double-headed eagle to be used as the coat of arms of the kingdom, because the whole West was the successor of the collapse of the old Roman Empire, but the adoption of this as the coat of arms of the kingdom of the New Bullard Kingdom is significant, because the new Roman Empire was marked by the double-headed eagle.
Perhaps, from the very beginning, the kingdom of New Blad had already thought of becoming a second new Roman Empire. The Rastines on the side may not have cared so much, but in the eyes of the Herodians, it was undoubtedly a complete insult.
On both sides of the road, people waved flowers or sticks in salute, and the carriages were filled with the most prominent figures of the kingdom, either the important ministers of the kingdom's Privy Council or the great nobles who had made great achievements in the crusaders.
Although it was not pleasant to quarrel with the king during the day, today is the anniversary of the establishment of the kingdom, and the necessary etiquette must be done sufficiently, and in the final analysis, "rejoicing with the people" is just a pretense.
At the head was a red carriage, and in it sat another Duke of the kingdom, Klosso, who died in Duke Andrews, and Archduke Alfonso was resident in Athens, and Ether hated to attend such boring events, so naturally he had to deal with them.
Mass, held in the open air in Constantinople's Rotunda Square, was presided over by Archbishop Wells of Constantinople, and the founding celebration was solemn and joyful.
Notting District you have a smile on everyone's face, with the exception of a few.
It was Ann Lother, the third princess of the New Blad Kingdom, and in her view, this celebration was not to celebrate the establishment of the country, but to stimulate the already sensitive and fragile nerves of the Herod people under the kingdom.
Thinking about it, his father just watched this big drama with the people with a cold eye.
But Ann Lotte was so worried that he was now in a kingdom full of dangers, and hatred was never so easy to solve, not to mention that the massacre four years earlier had completely rendered Herod and Lastines completely incomprehensible to each other, and even some Herod bitterly declared that they would rather accept the pagan turbans of the East than see the cross of the Rastines planted in this land.