Eagle Byzantium

When Gawain rode his silver warhorse to the stone pillar at the entrance, everyone cheered and congratulated. Gawain dismounted modestly, then turned around and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.

Anna and Dido were both sitting inside, looking at him.

Gawain paused for a moment, then took the soft wrist of Anna, who was smiling, without hesitation.

The curtain fell again, covering Dido's rather lonely face.

Until her own husband Brennus came over and led her out, following the team.

Before that, the two female officials, Hertomia and Agnes, had replaced Gawain, supporting Anna, who was about to give birth, on both sides. "Mother..." Balthazar, who was about to ascend the throne of the empire, couldn't hold back the hot tears, and with some difficulty supported her bulging belly, quickened her pace, and walked into the arms of Irene, who was also in tears.

In Constantine Square, a flock of white pigeons flew up in stars.

There were small squares of senators, representatives of the people, and members of the Athletic Party, mainly the Blue Party and a small number of the White Party and the Red Party, like a small army with different uniforms, all cheering with their hands raised.

They were all here to welcome Gawain and Anna to the throne. The senators with status wore folded hats and white robes with gold thread, which symbolized their status, while the people wore purple and scarlet tops and long boots. Of course, the "people" here were not ordinary people. Most of them were powerful industry professionals, and the Athletic Party needed no further explanation. The Blue Party that supported Gawain were mostly business owners in the capital. They were extremely dissatisfied with the Empire's original policy of appeasement towards Venice, and of course they hoped that under Gawain's rule, the Empire's shipping and trade fleets could be revived to protect their interests from being eroded by the Venetians.

Meanwhile, deeper inside, there were also teams of Venetians, Amalfi and Pisans. The former, led by Molitor, had just come out of the commercial port of Pella reluctantly. In fact, most of them were filled with anger towards Gawain, especially after hearing that Molitor and Gawain had reached a humiliating contract, many of them sent letters back to their home countries to fiercely oppose it.

In addition to the representatives of the Italian city-states, there were also envoys sent by Jerusalem, Antioch, the Seljuk states, Sylvan, Hadadi, etc. to congratulate. They walked into the square with Gawain and lined up.

Twelve strong soldiers formed a circle and placed a large copper round shield on the ground for Gawain and Anna to step on. Then Gawain held Anna's shoulders to prevent her from leaning and falling, after all, she was petite and pregnant.

"Big Barbarian, what you promised me finally came true today. It's like a dream, a dream that I have been striving for for ten years." Anna grinned with her white teeth, her brown eyes curved, and thanked Gawain.

Then there was a slight sway, and the two of them held hands and stood on the shield and were lifted up. The soldiers who carried the shield looked up at Basilius and Basilisa, and then all the soldiers and generals shouted like a tide of anger.

"Thank you for granting me power!" Gawain and Anna shouted in the direction where the soldiers stood.

Then the people and the competition party also raised their hands and shouted.

"Thank you for appointing me as the representative to implement the power of the empire." Gawain and Anna turned to the other side of the shield and saluted the people's representatives.

Finally, the elders, "Thank you, the distinguished imperial senators!" The couple also expressed their gratitude.

Finally, the soldiers carried the shields to the steps of the Senate of the Basilica, and Gawain and Anna walked down. Then Gawain took off his red-handed feathered helmet and solemnly handed it to the half-kneeling captain of the guard, Muzafiadin. He held Anna's hand and walked up the steps side by side.

At the altar on the middle platform of the steps, Desiderius stood there with two virgin boys and girls in white clothes, trembling a little. He held the treasure box containing the crown in his hand, and the boys and girls held the consecration oil bottle.

According to common sense, this procedure should be performed by Patriarch Masdas in front of the holy screen of the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, but Gawain didn't care at all. He asked to have the coronation ceremony here, in front of the Senate, which was equivalent to bypassing the church and challenging the Orthodox Church of Constantinople in disguise.

Gawain turned around and spoke to the dense phalanx and the crowd below him with full energy:

"Twelve years ago, with the help of Basilisa, I got the army for the first time and went to Italy to conquer. I defeated the bandit Zahas who plundered the empire and the Normans of Taranto. Later, I was appointed by Pope St. Peter of Rome to serve as the commander of an eastern expedition army. When I passed through the imperial capital, I was granted military power and position by the former emperor Alexius. His Majesty also married his beloved daughter, now Basilisa, to me (Dido in the queue flipped her head after hearing this) I rolled my eyes, but fortunately she was also very petite and was not noticed by others). According to the power granted by both the Pope and the Emperor, I defeated the powerful and brutal Persians, Scythians, and Saracens in many battles such as Nicaea, Dorylaem, Tarsus, and Antioch, and made great contributions to the cause of restoring the great holy city.

Then I was granted the fiefdom of Seleucia and Tarsus, "Pronia", to defend the eastern border of the empire.

Over the long years, I conquered foreign countries such as Konya and Danishmond, and conquered the rebellious separatist parties such as Trebizond, Cyprus, and Georgia.

After the death of the Holy Apostle Emperor Alexius, I fought hard battles on both the sea and land. I organized a powerful army of 60,000 people to expel and kill the traitors who killed the king and usurped the country.

A correct version in 16-9 Book Bar!

Now I will have the authority to govern this empire. The throne of Basilisa and I comes from God's grant and your support. You hand over the power to Basilisa and me. I will protect the laws of the empire, the faith of the empire, and the indisputable sacred sovereignty of all cities, villages, castles, and customs. My wife and I will become the eternal umbrella of the empire. All the elders, people and residents of the empire, all the troops, sailors, and even all foreign friends who sincerely interact with me, I will use the law and the sword to protect you, and provide you with the benefits and rights you deserve, so that your herds can grow safely and increase, and your wealth can be abundant.

At the same time, I will continue to fight all kinds of enemies to the end, and fight against the evil they represent to the end. I will destroy their fortresses, armies and fleets, build new Roman colonial cities on the ruins, and restore the great Romana's rule in this world.

May God be with Rome! ”

“May God be with Rome!” When Gawain finished speaking in one breath, everyone in Constantine Square also shouted this slogan together.