Eagle Byzantium

This letter of credence was given to "Emperor Fu Fu Gao Bin Wen" by name. It seems that this "King of Great Fairness" is by no means a blind stranger to Western intelligence, but has done some careful research. He knows that Kagome The nominal suzerain of the Lakhanate, Khwarezm and Ghaznavid Khanate is the Great Seljuk Empire, and the Great Seljuk Empire is now in decline and in internal strife. The real support behind it is the "Great Emperor of Fulin".

King Daping also knew that after crossing the Wuhu River, there were emperors in the vast western world, and the most noble and powerful among them was the "Great Emperor Fu Fu", so his credential was given to Gao Wen.

This is called getting straight to the point and taking the lead.

In the palace, Gao Wen did not read the content first, but carefully looked at the seal of the certificate of credence. In addition to the seal of the Great Fair King Zhao Tian, ​​there was actually a seal of "Priest of Great Mighty Virtue", which was the oldest Christian religion, that is, It is a unique pattern of Nestorianism. "Many barbarians in the East believe in this heresy..."

Next to the great priest's seal, there is also a message from the priest, "Inspired by the Holy Spirit, the real Jerusalem will descend on the seven hills in three years, not only for Constantinople, but also for The city of Rome, like the divine sun, will be immortal, and Jerusalem will be composed of thousands of warriors' swords."

Compared with the naked threat of the high priest, the language of King Daping's credential is full of humble arrogance unique to the East. It calls Fu Fu a "small country guarding the border" and says that the "Emperor Song" he served was ordered by the gods to die. The Xia Dynasties are far away in foreign lands, and countless people from all tribes in the western region come to attach themselves to them because of their fear of power and virtue." In addition, "advisers from the Emperor and Song Dynasty" Like clouds, fierce generals like rain, millions of tigers, and thousands of cavalry." "Equipment is sharp, and the army is complete." I hope Fu Fu will understand the general situation as soon as possible, cooperate with himself to destroy the Seljuks, and then make peace with the envoys, and be willing to serve as a vassal. , both parties are in harmony, otherwise "soldiers are cruel, and the saints have no choice but to use them; even the use of force, is it not my intention?"

Finally, the letter of credence also required Gaowen to remove his title and downgrade his title to "Prince Fulu", and pay tribute to the emperor every year. In this way, "without losing the wealth and honor of his descendants, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

After reading it, Gawain frowned, held his credentials and walked to the mercury chart table, "Yes Anna, the worst case scenario - the group of barbarians pouring into the river and Great Khorasan, whether they are Turkmen, Turks , Kangli, Mongolia, Khitan, etc., seeing that Seljuk and our side were waiting in full formation, the forces behind them rushed over again, and simply surrendered under the command of this pioneer, that is, the great king of justice and the chief priest of great mighty virtue, and turned to the West The vanguard of the invasion.”

Anna covered her chest and suddenly felt the pressure increase, "Dongzheng, it's better to let me go with you."

"No, the situation at the rear is as important as the front line. Anna, you will assist Christopher to sit in the imperial capital, monitor the east and west of the empire, and ensure taxation, transportation and military service. Then, pray that I will triumph again."

"The situation in Crete..."

"Looks like I have to put it aside for now."

After finishing speaking, Gawain turned around and asked the envoys seriously, "How many barbarians did this fair king surrender and accept?"

"Some say 200,000 warriors, others say 300,000. They have advanced not far from the Amu Darya River. The noble Khans who originally stayed there abandoned their capitals and royal courts and fled shamefully to The left bank of the Amu Darya is coming.”

Gawain said "Huh", and he said to the envoys:

"Now, whether it is the Roman Empire, the Seljuk Empire, the khanates, or the Frankish and Norman kingdoms in the Levant, they all must put aside their past grievances and unite to form a powerful coalition to resist. We all need a Years to contact and prepare." After Gawain finished speaking, he raised a finger, "Because in one year, this fair king will send all the barbarian soldiers to attack us, and the even more terrifying empire may be. Still behind them."

The envoys of Seljuk and Shirvan all showed horrified expressions, and they hurriedly asked Gawain to serve as "the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces."

Gawain was not humble either. He clasped his hands behind his back and recited two lines of poetry in the blunt Serris dialect, "Every time comes, heaven and earth all work together;

Shipping heroes is not free. "

Could it be that the country he had worked so hard to build was really going to... Maybe he could sit on the sidelines for ten or even twenty years, but what about twenty years later? Should we leave the most difficult remaining problems to Christopher's generation to solve? No.

"Even if I am the devil's pawn, now I have to be Christ's shield."

Then he finished his emotion and asked all countries participating in the coalition, "In order to support military expenditures, there must be no unfair sharing. Each country must prepare its own military pay and food according to the number of troops. Among them, Isfahan must repair military roads to facilitate the supply of large armies." "

"Yes, we will definitely convey it!" All the envoys bowed and obeyed.

After the envoys left, Gawain still seemed nervous. It was almost the first time that Anna saw him pacing back and forth in front of the table, thinking about all kinds of things.

"Immediately send envoys to Jerusalem and Antioch to ask Baldwin and Bohemond to join the coalition. Tell Baldwin that the war against Egypt will be put aside, and I will give him 50,000 Byzantine gold coins as compensation; and Bohemond Virtue, I will give him 70,000 gold coins and ask him to send 10,000 troops to go to the east with me." Gawain suddenly said.

Anna immediately pointed her finger at Hertomia, who was on standby.

Hertomia also immediately went to the royal ink hall outside the gate, and quickly drafted diplomatic documents to be sent to Jerusalem and Antioch.

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The current emperor wants to unite everything that can be united in the east, and in the west he wants to suppress the entire Italy.

A month later, the emperor's envoys took the lead in arriving at the city of Antioch on the Orontes River.

Now the city has returned to about 70% of its previous level. Bohemond also imitated Gawain and repaired the city's elevated aqueduct, and recruited merchants from all over to set up commercial ports and collect toll taxes and business taxes. However, everyone can see that since Tancred died and was sent back to his hometown for burial, Bohemond has become less ambitious. He has stayed in Antioch without wanting to leave, and has resumed his old life in Sala. Mori lived a luxurious life, not only wearing a white high-end fine linen robe, but also wearing a turban to watch horse racing. It is said that he believed that the turban could make him more majestic, so he spent two hours every day asking the dresser to help him With his tangled hair and red beard, wherever he goes, it seems as if he is carrying Mount Zion on his head.

Bohemond received the envoys in a box at the racecourse in the city. The box was surrounded by walls and doorways covered with embroidered tapestries and murals on three sides, and a curved terrace on one side, furnished with a couch with golden legs. The king of Antioch Carrying it lazily The wine glass with floating ice cubes looked at Gawain's envoy placing boxes and pots filled with bright gold sand on the long table in front of him, and he laughed: "Gawain made this kind of wine from the corpse of the previous emperor again." Golden maggots, come to corrupt and bribe me?"

"This 70,000 is just the price for the prince to send troops. In addition, the donation of 150,000 gold coins for the second year will still be delivered by His Majesty Basileus after September." The envoy was unhurried.