Eagle Byzantium

At this time, although Gawain was expressionless on the side, Ademar was obviously extremely embarrassed. He wanted to pull out the opponent's hands fiercely, but Bohemond became even more emotional and pulled the poor old man's hands into his hands. The hands pull tighter, like iron vices He kept rubbing his red beard against the back of Ademar's hand as he spoke quickly, tears welling up in his eyes. This made his words fluctuate, intermittent, and very thrilling. "Before, I and I my nephew , welcoming the army in from the Maras mountains and providing all the food and supplies, I admire you very much for your impartiality. Yes, now you are in front of me and I am at your knees, relying on God. By the oath of all the holy apostles, I am the one who will You treat me like a father. Today you said that the General Counsel should belong to Raymond. As long as your lips open and close for a moment, I will never shirk doubts about this decision. Even if I feel bitter in my heart, I Don’t say…”

"Let go, please let go..." Ademar gritted his teeth, neither smiling nor angry, he could only twist around in place.

Bohemond just let go of his hand, but hugged his legs again, crying louder, "Father, oh my father, I accept, accept all your instructions, just like I don't If you reject the gospel of the Lord, please at least comfort me, because I think of Brad who died in the battle.”

The crowd suddenly became commotion, and Raymond's face turned purple with anger. He did not expect that this person in the auditorium would resort to rogue tricks in a grand manner, and directly pour dirty water on his personal relationship with the priest, hiding the public's view. "Damn it, this descendant of a Normandy cooper, a scoundrel, a scoundrel!" Lord Raymond read these words in his heart without stuttering.

The crowd made a great commotion, and Gawain hurriedly took out the ultimatum, which was stamped with the seals of him, Titicius, and Bohemond, "Please show some respect to the princes of Apulia. This signature and seal It is obvious that you have already participated in the Imperial Privy Council, and now you have chosen the position of the Cardinal Council of the Catholic Church. It is not appropriate for you to hold two positions at the same time. "

"Shut up!" Bohemond gritted his teeth and refused to give in. "Didn't you also become the Grand Duke of the Empire and a priest at the same time?"

"There is no conflict with mine. The grand duke is my imperial official position, and the priesthood is my divine rank." After saying that, Gawain excitedly crossed himself on his chest and shouted loudly, " Leave sins to the government to punish, and leave sins to the church to clean up. Although they are on the same path, they are in different ways, Amen!”

"Your crime is to kidnap the daughter of the Greek emperor and take off your fake cross because it is stained with the blood of the pure virgins you defiled." Bohemond accused loudly, and then continued Buried under the crotch of Ademar, who was extremely embarrassed to death, he burst into tears and snot. His outrageous words and deeds frightened the monks nearby, including Peter, who hurriedly crossed themselves and begged the Lord for forgiveness.

Baldwin, Diognis, Warner and others all rushed forward to seek justice for Gawain, trying to drag out the unscrupulous Duke of Apulia. Many knights from the Normans over there also rushed forward, There was no doubt that the two sides were fighting each other. "Oh, damn it!" At this time, Raymond couldn't restrain his temper and joined the battle group angrily, aiming to beat Bohemond who came to disrupt the situation - everyone with different positions The lord and the knight were noisy and beaten into a ball around the altar again. Various utensils were bumped back and forth by chaotic footsteps and flipped from the platform to the ground, making a messy and noisy sound, accompanied by everyone's angry shouts.

With a sound, the large cross Ademar, who was turning blue with anger and trembling all over, was torn into several pieces. The largest piece was held in Bohemond's hand. Behind him, Baldwin and others Someone had already pulled him and dragged him three or four feet away on the floor.

"That's enough!" Ademar raised his crutch high and slammed it on the candlestick in front of the communion table, smashing the thing into pieces and flying. Under such shock, everyone stopped. . At this moment, Ademar was breathing heavily and saw outside the crowd. Apart from Godfrey, the only one standing outside the circle was the Earl of Flanders.

"Dear Robert, my most gentle and cautious boy, he will unconditionally obey the words that Bohemond said just now come out of my mouth - so now I tell you that the Military General Counsel will neither give the Provençal nor the Provençal To the Apulians - I give it to Robert of Flanders, that's all." And with that, Ademar stepped forward and took the fragments of the crucifix out of Bohemond's hands as he sat on the floor. He snatched it away and left the scene angrily.

In the evening, in the Norman camp, Bohemond continued to sit in front of the rough wooden dining table, cutting large pieces of meat with a dagger. Tancred, who looked puzzled, spread his hands and said, "Why are you like this, uncle?" ? Didn’t you originally say that you were willing to follow Gawain’s arrangements? Now why are you running for the thankless position of Military Councilor? If a weak and rude guy like Raymond wants it, just give it to him. "

Bohemond sneered twice, wiped his hands with a napkin, and then put a letter into Tancred's hand under the candlelight, "Send this letter out immediately, but remember Don't be like a fool and leave it to the port of Seleucia for transit. Instead, let the Pisa people transport it to Apulia - I don't believe that an eight-clawed spider like Gawain won't secretly spy on our letters. ”

"This!" Tancred was extremely surprised. After finishing reading, he rubbed the letter, "Uncle, you actually want to impeach Adémar and Gawain in front of the Holy See?"

"Yes, my uncle sent a letter from Palermo on a Pisa ship. He said that this was also what His Majesty the Holy See meant - now that the separation of pilgrims is coming to an end, according to His Majesty's decree Meaning, then the entire team of pilgrims will be assigned a 'patriarch', who will be responsible for the entire Diocese of the Holy City and the Diocese of Antioch in the future. It is obvious that supervision and restraint will be strengthened, but this candidate is not It might be Ademar. The Holy See is already preparing to recall him." After speaking, Bohemond dangled the tip of the knife in front of his nose. "Information is particularly important, so I gave in on the surface. But he took advantage of the larger situation, impeaching Ademar, Gawain and Raymond in letters, and conferring sacred offices privately, which was to the point of ignoring the authority of the Holy See. "

"The Holy See today happens to be a very jealous person. If Ademar achieved great glory during the expedition to the Holy Land, it would be detrimental to his reputation." Tancred understood.

"Then, the next letter is to be sent to Bishop Dember of Pisa." Bohemond opened his flesh-covered teeth and smiled grimly. (To be continued ~^~)