Eagle Byzantium

"No, it's not over." Gawain's words left Andodat on the side confused. However, Gawain thought in his mind that fortunately the troublesome officer was heading to the city defense construction site with Titicius. He went on patrol and no one stopped him. He was having a great time.

"What the divine judgment just cleared was your husband's accusation of bestiality against you. However, I remember that your husband had another accusation before, that is, the crime of adultery between you and Melo. This still needs to be clarified." Gawain said this, and then the servants heated the plow blade red and placed it on the ground in the square, "No, it's not seven pieces. Now you need to step across nine pieces to prove yourself."

"I need a fighter's verdict." At this time, Qise had lost her calmness and elegance, her face changed drastically, and she made this request to the Grand Duke in full view of the public.

"Fighter's verdict? Distinguished lady, I think you are mistaken. Now your husband has been exiled, and I am the successor as accuser. Yes, I suspect that you have an affair with Mero. However, you You can ask Mello beside you to fight me as a fighter, that's fine, but under my sword and battle ax, it's It’s hard for anyone to survive. I personally killed countless Turkic pagan warriors on the battlefield of Minor Asia last year. I don’t think Mero’s archery skills are better than theirs.” Gawain said expressionlessly, “Now. , I will give you the choice of divine judgment, fire judgment, water judgment, cauldron judgment or fighter judgment, it’s up to you.”

Then, the Italian veterans held swords, surrounded the square, isolated the crowd outside, and lit the flames on the lampposts. The nine plow blades, which were also burning, were red and bright, lined up in the pile of charcoal, Qise. Looking at and holding the tassel on the skirt, she began to tremble.

"Mello. Stand on the opposite side, prepare to catch her after she steps on the nine plow blades, and congratulate her on regaining her innocent reputation!" Gawain demanded sternly to the equally pale Weissatt Mero. .

The young and handsome swordsman, with his shoulders slumped, took two steps slowly, and then suddenly turned back. He threw his sword on the ground and shouted to Gawain, "I am willing to admit my adultery with Mrs. Qise, and please don't use divine judgment to punish us again. Mrs. Qise's perfect body is incompatible with Shuya's virtues." It should be destroyed in the fire. Yes, this is all Contarini's conspiracy. He wants his illegitimate son with his lover to inherit all the family property, so this is an unfounded accusation."

Gawain stood up and said, "That means you are indeed having an affair!" The Gio family wailed loudly below.

Melo lowered his head, gritted his teeth and sobbed. Qise also knelt down and touched his hair, with red eyes. Soothingly.

"This Grand Duke announces that the man and woman admitted their crimes, and the Gio family will all be exiled from the city of Bari according to the previous accusations. To the islands in the Ionian Sea." The self-proclaimed Grand Duke will not tolerate mercy. "If Gio If the family dares to resist like Contarini by relying on the tower, then I will send the army to kill all the twenty-seven families in this Casa."

By nightfall, the Gio family was also escorted by the army and driven away from the tower occupied by their family. Beside the city gate, Gawain wears a helmet with red hand feathers. Wearing the holy armor presented by Anna, he was riding on a horse, while Qise and Mero happened to be standing right in front of him.

"In your eyes at first, was I just a lustful, simple, stupid barbarian? Just like those Norman or Frankish lords." Gawain asked Qise leisurely. But the woman just lowered her head.

Then, Qise still said, "Yes, that's right, that's why I teased you with my eyes. I even thought that I had successfully manipulated the verdict."

"But just when I held your hand and took the three sous of silver coins, I had already seen the look in Merlot's eyes in the crowd."

"What kind of look is that, I didn't see it." Qise laughed, looked at Mero, then looked up at the Grand Duke of Calabria and the Acting Governor of Bari.

"An Xin, that is not a look of hostility toward me, but a look of approval and understanding of your behavior. The look that can only be made by a person who truly loves each other. There is no jealousy or anger. It is the unique look of a man who thinks about you. ——Actually, you were forced by your family, hoping to lead the divine judgment to convict your husband and then embezzle all the assets of the Contarini family on behalf of Gio, right? "

Qise closed her eyes and nodded, "Please forgive me for tempting you, but I didn't expect that you are really a smart and fair person."

A money bag was thrown into Qise's arms. It was thrown from the hands of Grand Duke Gawain. "Justice is not my goal. I also controlled this divine judgment. The purpose is to punish the two Casas who harmed the city." And expelled, there are twenty solid gold coins in this purse, which I gave to you two. You can go to Lombardy in the winter when there is no war. Buy a small manor to live in the north. If you don't want to be with Mero and shoulder the fate of your family, you can take revenge on me in the name of blood relatives, which will be valid for life." After saying this, Gawain was very polite. He held the edge of his helmet with his hands, lowered his head slightly, said goodbye to the two of them, and then led the guards back to the city.

"Honorable Grand Duke, if you can see that look, then you must have felt it." Qise's voice came from behind.

"Have I felt it? It's not clear, but I can definitely see it." Gawain, who was jolting on his horse, was a little confused. He held the bridle in his hand and did not look back, because there were too many things that he was responsible for in Barry City now. .

However, in Gawain's mind, a pair of brown eyes like a deer still flashed, looking at him, but soon Gawain hurriedly shook his head and said that he was insane.

The two major Casas in the city were all exiled, and since then the instructions issued from the Cathedral of St. Nicholas have been unimpeded: dredging the waterway, setting up new camps and civilian markets, repairing the aqueducts of the ancient Roman era, demolishing the towers occupied by the Casa family, and using bricks and stones to repair the land wall.

There, Diogenes held a whip, wearing a casual robe, and supervised the work in a serious manner: the hired workers, together with the craftsmen, used these bricks and stones to build a one-meter-high wall along the rivers and hills outside the city of Bari, and dug trenches outside and inserted dense spikes to defend against cavalry.

A correct version in 16-9 Book Bar!

In the wasteland behind the wall, the newly recruited Bari militia, about 700 to 800 people, were training with the Italian veterans. Of course, the veterans' request was the tactics that Gawain used to fight the Turks at the bridgehead outside Prusa: training in small groups, specifically for fighting the enemy in fragmented terrain such as forests, rivers, and swamps.

As for the militia, they were now wearing robes, no armor, holding long spears and some hook sickles in their hands, and were learning to read flags and march in lines. (To be continued ~^~)