Eagle Byzantium

"I believe Gawain, he always has some surprising ideas." Anna did not hesitate.

"But I don't believe it!" Caesar had no interest in continuing to be "unrealistic" with this half-grown girl. After all, although he regarded Anna Komnenos as the banner of his camp, he had no strong connection with her in his bones. The helper didn’t have a precise plan. He always dreamed of just hanging "Dukas" During the coup, all he had to do was raise his arms, so he was completely defeated by the "surprise attack" of the Komnenos mother and son. When he knew that Emperor Alexius had magically appeared in the imperial capital, and took away all the forbidden When the Guards came to capture him at the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, the honorable patriarch of Ducas had already decided to escape.

And the target of his defection has been decided to be Bohemond de Tver.

It is said that the Norman expeditionary force has crossed the city of Thessaloniki and is on its way to Constantinople.

As for Stephen Gawain, it's not that he can't trust his character, but he really can't trust his strength. Veteran Roman nobles like Macaulinus Ducas valued qualifications and fame more than anything else.

"Brother, just do what you want. But I won't leave. I don't want the Dukas family to be humiliated because of me as the queen. As for Alexios, you don't need to worry too much. After all, he is still A hypocrite, a hypocrite who is very good at pretending to be himself. Sometimes he will use the devil's He walks and speaks with a posture, but sometimes he wears a mask of tenderness in front of his servants and people. He will not punish me openly, will he? His Excellency the Patriarch..." Ai sat on the chair. Lin said slowly at this moment, she had already heard the noise of fighting in the streets outside the cathedral.

Several Isaurian warriors in robes burst in with injuries and blood, frightening the surrounding maids to scream in surprise. "Comnenus's armed forces have broken through the walls of Constantine and controlled the arrow path. Please Caesar make a wise decision as soon as possible!"

The situation was getting more and more critical. Caesar struggled to hold the eldest princess's shoulders and shouted to his sister, "I want to take Anna with me to the Norman military camp, so that Bohemond will definitely help me. "

"Stop. Anna is a child born in the purple palace and cannot be taken to the cunning and evil Normans." Irene stood up at this moment, pushed her brother away with all her strength, and protected her sobbing daughter in her arms. In the arms.

"Then take care of yourself, sister." After saying this, Caesar was in embarrassment under the personal protection of his loyal guards. Rushing out of the side hall and coming under the dome, he saw Dalasena, who was sitting back in the carriage again, surrounded by most of the senators and bureaucrats and fawning over her, and said, "Your Majesty Caesar, you have finally made the right decision. The right choice, say hello to my daughter Theodora for me. I hope you can listen to her opinion more, but it may be a little late to say this now," the Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Sooner or later I will take revenge!" Caesar said these words with great enthusiasm, and went with dozens of warriors, carrying seals, documents, treasures and other things. Ran out.

Under the bloody sunshine, the Isaurian Guards were rushing through the streets. They did not dare to confront the troops sent by the emperor, nor did they dare to openly break into the cathedral to kill and threaten them. When they learned that their master Caesar had escaped, At that time, most of the people surrendered, and a small number of people ran towards the port next to the Grand Palace. I hope my master’s ship can pick me up.

But many people in the square who came to watch the excitement were not so lucky and were caught in a melee between the two sides. Many people were struck by arrows and many were accidentally killed. More people trampled themselves to death in the chaos like a landslide. There were bloody corpses lying everywhere, as well as messy shoes and clothes. Blood flowed into the ditch beside the stone pillars, as if for the Grand Palace and the Cathedral. All around, there was a circle of red silk threads smeared on it.

Alexios rode his horse into the square. A child who had lost his parents cried while touching the bodies of his parents. He crawled and knelt in front of the emperor's horse, touching his purple boots. Begging for help. Alexios immediately jumped down, took off his cloak, tied it around the blood-stained child, and comforted him with a few words, "Give him some money and immediately ask the eunuch to arrange a thorough funeral for his parents. All of you People, stop using weapons , It is strictly forbidden to take the opportunity to kill my people, and it is strictly forbidden to take the opportunity to plunder their property. Tell everyone, no matter noble or humble, that the turmoil is over, and the conspiracy of the enemy in the dark has been crushed by the loyal army of the Roman Empire. ”

Then, the emperor summoned Yagfi and Harold and whispered, "Don't pursue Macaulinus too deeply. Let him escape freely and see where he goes." The two mercenary generals immediately Follow the order and leave.

At the same time, after hearing the emperor's words of comfort to the child, many warriors of the guard raised their heads and shouted to the sky, praising the emperor's benevolence. Then they began to carry away the body, carried wine bags and wine barrels, and poured water to wash away the corpses on the floor in front of the cathedral. Bloody. Then, Alexios stepped onto the steps, and countless priests, officials and noble senators who came out of the hall rushed out and knelt down to greet their emperor. The righteous indignation of many people before them suddenly disappeared: everyone reached a tacit understanding, We were deceived by traitors.

But the emperor's facial expression was full of concern. He continued to accept everyone's kneeling, praising and flattering, but at the same time he shouted, "My poor wife and daughter are all right? The palace lady and my prince are all right." Right?" The rear guard warriors pushed aside the crowd to open a passage for the emperor to move forward.

In fact, Malena and John were both under house arrest in the Brachna Palace beforehand. They were not tortured or interrogated, and they were already released at this moment. In the hall, Dalasena Komnenos and several other veterans came forward, "Please forgive me, please forgive me, my dear and great mother, for actually putting you and so many glorious old men in danger. If there were any If anything goes wrong, I will commit an unforgivable sin against the future and past of the empire." The emperor, his mother and everyone else hugged each other, breathing heavily and anxiously, and inquired about the whereabouts of his wife and daughter.

At this time, Dalasena calmly said to Burrill and Maupulos, "You two go outside the church and announce what happened today. Queen Irene and the eldest princess were coerced and driven by the villain Macaulinus. Yes. That’s right, be gentle. Besides, I will ask Xiaoniao to clean up the palace in the next few days and get rid of everyone who is involved or likes to talk..."

Soon, the emperor appeared in front of the arch of the side hall, which was completely open. He saw Anna sitting on the floor, while his wife was sitting calmly on a chair, surrounded by maids and eunuchs. It's a huge blockbuster, and every aspect is ashen. Maybe the emperor will forgive his wife and daughter, but these humble figures will always be scapegoats and punching bags. This is eternal. (To be continued ~^~)