Eagle Byzantium

However, kissing someone's boots may be commonplace for any subject in this empire. Many dignitaries even tried to kiss the emperor's purple boots but failed. But in Gawain's worldview, he is not allowed to do this. This has been formed over the past thirty years and cannot be changed.

So Gawain decided to change the subject. He stood up leisurely and said to the emperor, "However, I still have to escort the hermit behind your majesty back to his hometown."

"Barbarians are barbarians." The emperor said contemptuously with a tone of "you don't know how to praise."

"Xinnuo is Xinnuo." Gawain also returned.

Everyone felt that the atmosphere had turned at a very subtle moment. This Varyag barbarian actually dared to be so rebellious. You must know that the greatest honor of a retired barbarian of the emperor's guard was to return to his home in the north carrying the silk cloaks and clothing materials distributed by the emperor over the years. The cold hometown where just a piece of material can be exchanged for a manor.

However, the emperor obviously lost interest in continuing to dwell on this topic. Besides, for him, there was no benefit in being serious with a barbarian who didn't know how to praise others. So he turned to Mikhail and said, "Get ready. "As soon as George's army arrives in the imperial capital, I will review them at the camp and the main campus outside the Juquintina Palace, and then send them to Asia to repel Zahas' attack."

In the harbor outside the Brachna Palace, under the tall towers and the seaside city wall, there is a large semicircular dock connected to the waves. Countless ant-like slave workers, prisoners of war and criminals sing in unison the song "Can and the Waves" With a competing angry song, he pulled a rope as fine as a spider web, slowly pulling a huge boat towards the dock. Surrounding the large shipyard are lumber workshops, rivet workshops, and cable rope workshops, where the sound of hammers and anvils erupts one after another.

"The emperor gave me the right to ride on this ship and gave me a guide." Standing in front of the city gate at the top of the big dockyard, overlooking the end of the Golden Horn under the setting sun, Peter turned around and pointed at the scene at his feet, facing him. Gawain said beside him.

"We don't need such a magnificent ship."

"This was a trick of the Roman emperors. They always bluffed. They would also hold a pile of gold sand in the envoys' apartment of the Giucentina Palace, pretending to pay the clerks in person, and deliberately let the foreign envoys see it, so as to give people With the illusion that the empire is extremely wealthy." Peter smiled, and then he took out the road guide amidst the sound of the waves, "But Brother Gawain, it's a pity that the emperor only gave me one road guide."

Gawain was stunned, he didn't know what this meant.

"You stay here, stay under the feathers of the Queen of Ten Thousand Cities, and I go back. There is no need to keep my promise. Everything is arranged by the Lord." After Peter finished speaking, he slowly put Lu Yin into the box. "Maybe three years later, we can meet again. At that time, you can fully respect your wishes and continue to choose. Either stay in Constantinople or go with me to visit the Lord's tomb." ”

"The pilgrimage will not succeed, or in other words, your ideal action will not succeed. On the contrary, only an unscrupulous iron-blooded leader like Bohemond can gain benefits from the pilgrimage you instigate." Gawain couldn't bear it. Live, "Your hopes will not be realized in the future."

When Peter heard these words, he smiled slightly, raised the simple cross on his chest, and placed it across his chin, "God is the future, isn't it? If we give up the pursuit because of these, then I am not worthy to lead him. This thing."

"But!"

Peter raised his hand and placed it on Gawain's forehead, indicating that he did not need to persuade him any further. Then he took out the completely hard piece of bread from the luggage roll and said to Gawain, "It is the Holy Body of the Lord." "Although there is no red wine here, you can just drink it as a farewell to us."

Gawain slowly raised the piece of bread that he had collected from the corpse when he and Peter met in Nicaea, and bit it in his mouth.

Then Peter suddenly made a cross on his forehead, and the sound of waves burst in front of the breakwater under his feet again, "Actually, Brother Gawain, you deceived me. You are not a baptized believer at all, are you?"

Gawain's eyebrows moved as he bit his bread. He didn't know how or when Peter saw through it.

"Because believers baptized by the Danish Catholic Church cannot eat this piece of leavened bread during the Holy Communion. The Holy Communion bread of the Catholic Church is unleavened." After Peter finished speaking, he put away his fingers. , "But it doesn't matter. I've already said it. I'm just a person who cares about the future."

Then he tightened the jujube stick in his hand and said, "Take care and wish you well. Also, don't use your sword lightly, otherwise you will fall into the abyss."

Gawain leaned over and looked, and on the hilt of his phosphorus sword hung Peter's amber rosary, which was probably his parting gift.

"This ship is still missing a passenger." Following the voice, the two of them looked back and saw Idorus, covered in a rough cloak, standing at the corner of the city gate with a bitter smile. , looking at them.

Idorus, who was originally wearing an exquisite miter and a white silk holy cross shoulder strap, suddenly transformed into a dress like an old country coachman, which made Gawain and Peter unable to change their minds for a while. But then Idorus' expression became open-minded, "Just now you were unable to watch the results of the doctrinal debate. In the end, the emperor personally issued a decree to expel me from the sect."

Why did Alexios do this? Even Patriarch Masdas was probably puzzled. He originally thought that this was an ordinary debate in front of the emperor. As long as Idolus could give up "the pursuit of ancient pagan wisdom", he would keep quiet.

But the emperor refused. Alexios only said one sentence, "The mayor's postman reported to me that Idolus once said that he would rather pursue the wisdom of the ancient pagan Plato than pursue empty and stupid doctrines. Moreover, he dared to secretly perform human dissections in St. John's Cathedral. An order must be issued to break in. Idolus has been bewitched by the devil. Exile him to the island of Dirasium."

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This was the emperor's decision. Idolus sighed, "Maybe I really fell into the abyss of depravity. I did say that. I still believe that God should care about people, and so should God's apostles. Just like what is recorded in ancient pagan books, human wisdom is the measure of everything, and human happiness is everything in the world. With these, we can pursue the future heaven."

The three people were silent. After a long time, Peter said to Idolus, "This is the devil's doctrine."

"Then take the devil to the desolate island." Idolus did not refute, closed his eyes, and said calmly.

At this time, a gorgeous sedan chair, led by a team of guards, also came to a place close to them and stopped.