In fact, before Alexios crossed the canyon of Brasilon, Tetisius used the edict of the imperial capital to "settle" the "birds" and his army who were still camped in Nicaea. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Tetisius appeared in front of the bird's eyes, the court governor was not too surprised, but shed tears of mourning for the emperor to whom he had been loyal all his life, "The sun of the day has fallen, the morning star of the night has sunk, and the old decay will meet the darkness from which it will never return." Then the Grand Governor accepted the ruling and blind punishment of the imperial capital, and most of the officers and men in his camp were from the Thracian region, and showed no resistance to the prince's orders.

So when the scout officer came to report, Tetisius walked out of the monastery, threw the badly wounded bird to the medical officer who accompanied him, and rode himself to the woods on the east side of the camp.

It was a purple-black oak forest, wasn't it "black" to the eyes of the weakened emperor?

The knotted trees, as strong as kings, continued to sway their heavy foliage in the wind, whining like a wail, and on the grass covered by the mottled shadows below, Alexios lay there, and the pony he had ridden had slipped more than ten feet away. Hearing the officer's description, Tetisius did not dare to step forward too much, and he and a few of his henchmen leaned against a large tree to get a peek at the appearance, and secretly stared at the emperor over there......

In the Emperor's eyes, the sky surrounded by the canopy of oak trees, swirling, tumbling, and slowly darkening, he was in agony, his bearded mouth and trembling hands on his waist, where he was struck by two crossbow arrows that sank into his skin and bones, and blood continued to flow from the grooves of the fins.

A group of secret sentinel soldiers hidden in the woods, after receiving the gesture of the scout officer who was walking ahead, fired a row of crossbow arrows at the emperor: even though Alexios deliberately concealed his identity, he was still recognized, in fact, since the scout team met him, this was the case from the moment the scout team met him, so the officer deliberately said the words "Our general Tetisius has been arrested, and now his boss is the chief of the court", which is a cliché that Tetisius has long instructed.

So the emperor was shot with two crossbow arrows, both in the waist. He struggled for only a brief moment before falling off his horse.

Then the soldiers who were hiding there, put away their "Latin crossbows", fled one after another, and soon disappeared deep in the oak forest.

Now Tetisius covered his cheeks with his cloak, still leaning against the trunk of a tree and tilting his head sideways, looking carefully at the emperor who was silently suffering the pain of the loss of his life on the ground, and his heart welled up with sorrow and guilt, and tears fell.

Alexios didn't shout anything, he didn't groan, he knew everything in his heart, "I, at last, with my own life, understood the revelation of the dream, the black woods and the eyes of the beast. I also know why I was able to kill that beast in my dreams......"

In addition, he also has to preserve his last dignity as an emperor.

Three days later, the funeral bells rang out in the churches of the entire imperial capital, from the Golden Horn to the harbor of Bukeaon outside the Lion Bull Palace, "His Majesty the Emperor has returned from the battlefield, but he was attacked by unknown bandits at the edge of the camp of Nicaea, and he was alone with a poisoned arrow, and he was almost speechless, and was moved to a monastery on the shore of Lake Nicaea, fearing that his life would not be long." "The townspeople, nobles, and foreigners of the imperial capital were all discussing this terrible and sad news.

Fifty heavily armed warriors soon surrounded the Monastery of the Savior, where the Emperor's mother, Daracena, lived, to "protect the Empress Dowager."

Fifty others came to the Brachna Palace, arriving in Irene's palace.

"I want to see my husband one last time." Erin calmly asked the soldiers and court officers in front of her, "Tell my son that I want to see my husband one last time." In addition, let the local monks give the former emperor of the empire a dying comfort. ”

By the time Irene crossed the Channel in a boat, John had already arrived at the Cathedral of the Wise to be crowned, and announced that he was going to find a wife who could help the Empire as soon as possible, that is, the future Empress of the Empire.

In a secluded and dilapidated monastery on the outskirts of Nicaea, Irene walked in and saw her husband, who was lying on a couch with a straw mat, his feet sticking out, his feet dirty and sallow, and the monks praying for the dying Alexios, with their heads bowed.

The Emperor seemed to be holding on, and he saw the Empress sitting on the edge of the couch, struggling to squeeze a smile out of her already dark and swollen face, and then shook the only finger that could still move, and stretched out to try to reach for Irene's cheek.

Seeing this, the monks withdrew.

But Irene's cheeks were cold, and she seemed to reject her husband inwardly, but she was also sad, "This man is finally going to beg for my forgiveness, and I have thought that if such a day does come, it will be the day he dies." ”

"I only repent to you. I confess to you that I fell in love with Marlena because of a man's lust for immorality, which is not only wrong, but also sinful. Alexios' breathing was heavy, "I want to say this to you before I die." ”

Somehow, Erin's warm tears involuntarily flowed down her cheeks, wetting Alexios' fingers a little bit.

"When I die...... Be careful in the court. There's one more thing you can't put down...... If possible, tell Anna that if her second child is a boy, she must be called Khlistopher, because that is the name I have given it, and if not, leave her third child until the boy. The Emperor, who was moved by Irene's tears, seemed to return to his light, and his spirits were a little relieved, "This name represents my inheritance, and I have no gold or clothes left to Khristov, for Alexios was so miserable before he died." Then, the emperor turned his head with difficulty, and his fingers hooked Erin's palm, and suddenly became stronger, "But my inheritance is the entire Roman Empire...... I want to reconcile with Gawain, and only his and Anna's sons will inherit the empire...... But I reconciled with Gawain, a brute, not to admit defeat to him, not to be too complacent, and I must ...... John."

"He's not our child." Erin took the Emperor's hand and lowered her forehead in pain.

Hearing this, Alexios smiled, turned his face back, and looked up at the rudimentary dome, on which there was a rough portrait of Jesus overlooking the central bed, and the Savior's eyes were staring at him compassionately, "Needless to say, Erin, as long as you forgive me, even if it is before I die, I can let go of all my burdens, rest forever, and ...... forever Life is not about desiring Eden, but about winning death. ”

In the green fields of Thrace, young Alexios galloped happily, chasing his prey to his heart's content, and when he saw a pear tree with white flowers standing alone, he jumped off his horse, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, carried a water bladder, and looked up to admire its dignity and beauty.

At this moment, a young girl, with her braids loosely draped over her shoulders, rubbing her dirt-stained calves with some nervousness, turned from the trunk of the tree, put her hands behind her back, and raised her big eyes to look at him...... (To be continued.) )