Eagle Byzantium

The widow's original idea was to make her son the Prince of Greater Armenia, but it would be a good idea to reap the benefits and become the Prince of Carinthia, so that he could continue to be glorious as a branch of the empire.

At the same time, in the newly completed Grand Palace, Gawain was sitting on the couch, and he and Anna consecrated several "princes" in one go.

Little Sunfish and his son Tulivinus were named "Princes of Kherson". Once the area was recovered, Tulivinus was about to cross the sea to return to the country and guard the northern border for the empire.

Empress Dowager Irene's youngest son Adyoan revoked his fief in the Kastamonu area and transferred it to Isaac Komnenos (this has vividly demonstrated that the fiefs in the empire were completely The only thing that can be transferred between each other is an edict from the emperor), Adyoan himself was appointed "Prince of Philippi" and was responsible for supervising the remaining monasteries on the Holy Mountain of Assos.

Of course, Theodore, the son of Brenus and Dido, has not been forgotten. During this period, my sister-in-law made many requests to her sister and brother-in-law, either openly or secretly, on the spot, or secretly handed over secret letters, asking for Theodore to be the escort in Augustus. I'm looking for a job in the team, Anna. Unable to bear it, he finally agreed, awarded him the Order of Theodore, and gave him the title of "Prince of South Feihong". Of course, this title was a false title, and he enjoyed the fief salary, but he had to stay in the Grand Palace. , there is no need to go to the so-called territorial country to implement governance and judicial power.

Even so, Dido was satisfied: she was the leader among female officials, her husband was a very popular Caesar, and her son had become a prince. Next, An Xin and her husband had children and enjoyed the glory and wealth. , the emotional pain caused by Gawain gradually faded away.

Alemannia, the adopted daughter of Gawain and the widow, was promised to Kukui, the son of General Bramson.

Xiya promised to Zanji, but Zanji had already gone to the court of Isfahan and had to wait for some time before the marriage could be consummated.

In the end, only the youngest son of Gawain and Anna was left who had not yet obtained the corresponding throne, but even so, Anna still felt that Gawain wanted to arrange all the affairs that could be arranged in the empire before going on the expedition, as if he did not want to stay any longer. The affairs are waiting for his return to be settled.

"Don't you leave yourself any worries?" After the female officials and the eunuch who presided over the ceremony retired, Anna rubbed her forehead on her husband's shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, you will definitely win this grand battle. must!"

"Of course, I have prepared a trump card." Gawain stroked his wife's hair, "On the first Monday in June, I will set out at the Royal Shipyard. All affairs in the imperial capital will be handed over to you Anna."

"I bid you farewell in the tower of Brachna Palace..."

When the prescribed day arrived, Anna, who had previously stayed at Brachna Palace, opened her eyes, put on a soft robe in front of the gorgeous mirror, and was put on a beautiful crown by the eunuch, and then she passed through the layers. On the colonnade, you can climb up to the high tower at the north end of the palace facing the entire Golden Horn dock. You can have a panoramic view of the ocean in the distance, the cyan-gray mountains, and the commercial port area with rows of rows and rows of houses on the opposite side.

In front of the big dock dock, as usual, it was filled with officials, nobles, sports party and guild representatives who came to bid farewell and give alms. The gold and silver wrapped on the mast of the huge flagship where the husband was sitting refracted brilliantly in the sun and rose. A huge crimson lantern was set up, swaying in the wind. Countless prisoners of war and coolies pulled on the ropes and turned out of the port surrounded by many warships. The imperial flags of the soldiers marching and boarding the ships flew in the wind and blocked the sky and the sun.

Anna knew that there was nothing else she could do now except say goodbye. She saw her husband boarding the tower of the flagship from a distance. The eye-catching and towering red hand feathers were still there. When looking at her, Anna raised her hands.

She recalled that many years ago, when Gawain led a small team to conquer Italy, she stood by the battlements of the city wall and waved goodbye to him with all her strength.

"You will definitely, absolutely win. I am praying for you with my life, as the wife of Stephen Gawain!"

After the emperor went on an expedition, various brigades also left their garrison areas, quickly crossed the sea on various ships, and gathered like clouds towards the city of Prusa. The city's inner city had now been transformed into a polyhedral shape, guarded by artillery on each side. "The camps of the Greek emperors were lined up from Abydos to Prusa, with almost no end to their tents and banners!" Spies reported from various sources. They were also spread rapidly in all directions, "The royal fleet has also gathered, some at Lesbos Island and some at Abydos Port. It seems that John of Crete is already in danger."

About a week later, John's castle in Gandia suddenly sent a message that he wanted to negotiate peace with Gawain. The price was that John was willing to give up the claim to the crown and surrender to his sister. The empire was reunified, but Gawain had to retain John's army. He had jurisdiction over cities in northern Crete such as Gandia and Chania, and made the son of John and Piroska a prince, with equal power to Gawain's son.

Emperor Gawain, who was staying at the palace in Prusa, said "yes" magnanimously, "As long as Crete is willing to surrender, not to mention the mere Fort Gandia can be reserved for John, Rhodes and other surrounding islands can also be handed over to him and His descendants continue to govern, with his army unchanged, his power of taxation unchanged, and his judicial power and self-government unchanged."

But it soon turned out to be a bloody hoax.

John used the bait of "preparing to surrender Constantinople" to deceive the two rebel leaders on the island, namely Kurtatsis and Kalergis, and lied that he would return all the territories of the Mesala Plain to them, and the two sides would stop fighting and make peace. Originally, Kalergis, the "King of the White Mountain", doubted John's sincerity, but the deacon of the Cathedral of St. Titus, Miletus, who was highly respected in Crete, made a promise and guarantee, saying that you two can come, I swear in front of the portrait of St. Titus that the emperor will never hurt you.

Kurtatsis was not wary of the deacon. He didn't know that the deacon had been bribed by John, and the condition was "granting Miletus the title of Patriarch of the Empire, and one-third of the territory of the island will be donated to the church in the future." As a result, the two and all their followers were ambushed by John's troops on their way to peace talks in a small town in Mesala. They were killed, their bodies were burned, and their ashes were thrown into the river.

Later, the chief deacon explained that they saw the two encounter holy light at the river, and were taken away by Saint Titus to ascend.

A correct version can be found in Book 16-9!

The envoys sent by Gawain were also detained and killed.

John was determined to fight to the end. He then built the Komnenos Cemetery in the city of Gandiya and erected a tombstone for his father. Then he took advantage of the situation to go out of the city and launched a desperate assault. He defeated the leaderless rebels on the Mesala Plain, killed and captured hundreds of enemies, and drove them back to the mountains in the southwest corner.

So the emperor, who received the reward, personally issued an order, "The whole army will first attack Rhodes Island, and then enter Crete Island, and resolutely not pardon the treacherous and patricidal false emperor."