Eagle Byzantium

Among them, the call to "punish Gawain and Baldwin and force them to hand over all the cities they captured" was issued by Bohemond and Raymond, and received the most support: Robert of Normandy, Stephen of Blois, and other great Lords large and small accounted for 60% to 70%.

Facing the flood of criticism and accusations, Godfrey just held the hilt of the diamond-encrusted sword and kept turning it, closing his eyes and saying nothing.

In addition, the distinguished Hugh and Ademar did not express their opinions easily, but Robert of Flanders was always struggling to mediate, demanding that "the vested interests of Gawain and Baldwin can be properly recognized, and everyone can rely on them to hand over supplies." Onward to Antioch."

But no one cared about this person's voice at all. Those in West Francia, including Lower Lorraine, Verdun, Savoy and other places, naturally spoke for Gawain and Baldwin with all their strength; while those in Calabria, Sicily and Provence Destroy it with all your strength. Soon the meeting almost turned into an all-military situation again.

Ademar and the hermit Petrion quieted down and then asked three key questions:

Should Gawain and Baldwin be punished for their actions;

How to deal with this behavior;

When this matter is dealt with, shall it be declared to the Emperor of Constantinople, and to the Holy See of Rome?

"Of course, expel Gawain from the jihadist ranks, and then confiscate all the fortresses he gained." Bohemond and Raymond argued.

"Is that going to be handed over to the Greek Emperor?" Godfrey raised his eyelids and asked leisurely.

Both of them were silent at this time. They both understood that if these cities and lands were handed over to the emperor, they would probably cause greater resentment among the pilgrims. "It is better to divide these cities equally according to the level of their respective titles." This was what Robert of Normandy added, but he also encountered fierce opposition because of many noble second sons and knights who came to accompany the army. They originally hoped to obtain rewards of a city and a land in a distant place, but now if they come according to their title, wouldn't all their previous sacrifices in battles be in vain?

In short, this group of lords and monks could not form a consensus at all, but they could not make the majority overwhelm the minority, because no one in the expedition team would be good, and it would be difficult for each of them to survive alone if they were divided, so after a fierce quarrel . There was another long silence.

At this moment, the confidential officer Andodat, who was standing behind Godfrey, quietly took out a document from the box on his shoulder, leaned over and handed it to the Duke of Lower Lorraine. This was an urgent message from Seleucia. And Gawain specifically asked, "When you leave, there must be a meeting specifically for me, so I will hand it over at an opportunity and let Lord Godfrey or Ademar read it in public."

"Ask the priest to come up and read it, it will be more impartial." Godfrey raised his eyelids and said softly to the confidential officer.

So in the end, the respected Ademar opened the letter and read the letter from Seleucia word for word in front of all the lords:

1. Regarding Gawain’s arbitrary occupation of Seleucia and Cilicia. I will explain to His Majesty the Holy See in Rome and His Majesty the Emperor in Constantinople that there is no need for you to worry;

2. Gawain will not hand over the military castle in this area to anyone. Like the other pilgrims coming from the Cilicia Gate, anyone who dares to touch it will be fiercely attacked;

3. Gawain will continue to support the expedition to the Holy City, and then for the conquest of East Cilicia and Antioch, Gawain will provide a large amount of supplies and command an army to join the battle;

4. The land taken by Tancred and Baldwin is also expected to be recognized by everyone - the land of Seleucia and Cilicia. It is the corridor leading to the Holy City from the entire Asia Minor. If there is internal strife here, not only will the subsequent pilgrim lords have no way to go. It will also harm the entire pilgrimage.

In short, Gawain uses a strong iron fist. Coupled with a rogue style, he clearly expressed "The place I occupy is mine, and it is approved by divine revelation and the Lord" and "I am not targeting anyone here, I am saying that everyone here is a fish. "Fat" thought.

Raymond stood up first and reprimanded, "Simply, simply, simply, treat the Lord's business as if it were horse bandits competing with each other for territory - I was so angry that I couldn't even speak. Take it!" Then he waved his hand vigorously and interrupted his speech, indicating that he was too angry to control himself. He turned sideways and said a long "Huh?" to Bohemond, indicating that he also wanted to stand up. Support yourself.

Godfrey laughed out loud in the seat, and then he leaned back, looking at Bohemond with a subtle sarcastic expression, because the Duke's mind was obviously affected by the words in Gao Wen's letter. The sentence "I hope you will acknowledge what Tancred and Baldwin took" was confused. Now the corners of his mouth and red beard are obviously trembling. This delicate expression generally means that Bohemond is calculating matters of interest. .

Because news came from East Cilicia that his nephew Tancred successfully captured the fortress Mamistra and massacred all the Turkic defenders in it. Orson Hermito, the lord of East Cilicia Both Si (also a military noble originally from the Byzantine Empire) and Constantine Ruben (a descendant of the Armenian royal family) were sending envoys to make peace with Tancred. If he advocates punishing Gawain, doesn't that mean he also denies Tancred's achievements? Then Mamistra City, and more of the rights and interests of the city fortress that are about to be acquired, are still going to be surrendered? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Punishing Gawain now is tantamount to punishing himself. Who told him to tie the Normans together in the letter? Damn it.

Raymond, who lacked patience, called out several times, but Bohemond still did not respond. Finally, he slowly stood up from his seat and said with difficulty, "I have just thought it through. Gawain and Peter are my close friends who have shared hardships. If I punish Gawain and Baldwin rashly now, I think it will appear that I, the commander-in-chief, am overly partial to my nephew. I think all parties have a certain responsibility for the internal strife over Tarsus. What we need to do is to eliminate it, not intensify it."

Such a shameless landing made Raymond furious. He pushed the Duke of Apulia. Then the lords and knights standing behind them excitedly surrounded the two of them and insulted and beat each other. There were many fists and fingers, which stretched out from all sides, tearing the faces of the two. The swords on their belts also collided with each other, and it was very chaotic.

"I don't even protect my own nephew, what else do you have to be angry about!"

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"You are just coveting the castle captured by your nephew!"

"Ah! Isn't the achievement of Gawain and his men a part of the glory of the Lord? Raymond, you have indeed been bribed by the Greek emperor. Everyone knows that you want to give all the merits of the pilgrims' bloody battles to the emperor and beg for mercy from him."

"That's better than being secretly plagiarized by a despicable person like you."

"The mud-legged people of Provence are beating people!"

"Beat you to death, you fishmonger from Normandy!" (To be continued ~^~)