Thinking of all this, Yudohia couldn't sleep, so she sat up slowly, straightened her clothes and shawl, and sat down at the dressing table of the palace, looking at the gilded books and pen and paper, but there were guards standing outside! Now theoretically, she was also deprived of the freedom of foreign contact by the emperor, and she wanted to write letters to her sister and Anna, but they were not allowed.

On the road outside the window, there was a sudden soft whistle, and Yudoxia's heart tightened, her hand grasped the neckline, and she hurried out of the terrace of the gazebo outside the small hall, where several samurai surrounded her, and after being sure that she was not carrying any paper or utensils, the leader nodded to her with a little guilt, and motioned for Yudosia to go to the terrace.

In the dark night her husband Mikhail. Nestas rode on his horse and stood on the palace road below, followed by two columns of Praetorian archers, and the soldiers of Tekopo, Mikhail was about to leave for Bithynia in Asia Minor, so he took advantage of the night to say goodbye to his wife. In fact, His Majesty the Emperor was originally going to ask Mikhail to go on an expedition in advance in order to take care of his face, but because of the lack of time, there was such a scene.

The husband just tilted his head and looked at himself.

Tears flowed silently from the barefoot Yudoshia, and she wanted to shout her husband's name, but she couldn't, so she could only cover her mouth with her hand and sobbed silently.

And Mikhail soon moved his horse's hooves and followed the palace road towards the barracks at the exit of the palace.

In fact, in the past, Mikhail. Nestas chases after Anna to the water tower in Sarabria, where he sees the eldest princess being taken away by Gawain. He stopped the pursuit of his companions, and he may not have had the intention of revenge on the emperor. Even though the blood of the "Nistas" family demanded his unconditional allegiance to the emperor, His Majesty repeatedly "unintentionally destroyed" him. I really don't know what will happen to me in the future, so it's better to stop here now, anyway, Mikhail knows, "The real samurai and nobleman is Stephen. Gawain. Lusail, who is the only one who is 'polite' to Eudoxia, then since Princess Anna admires him, she will fulfill this good deed. When I saw Anna fleeing, the emperor's depressed appearance, I was actually half sympathetic. Half happy! Mikhail, how are you doing? Thinking of this, the chief of the palace guard did not dare to continue to pursue the danger further, "Let's go to Asia Minor to fight first, hoping to recover our hometown of Paphragonia, or die at the hands of the enemy, it may not be a good thing, it is better than living in this painful crevice." ”

Thinking about it, the black barracks and towers. Songming, with a dense outside, had already appeared in front of him.

On the other hand, a new mansion within the walls of Constantine was 150 feet (mansions in the city of Constantinople were not allowed to be built next to the walls. to prevent enemies and spies from destroying the walls), Theognes, the new Earl's commander, stood in front of his wife, Gusyun. Let his wife put on his armor for him, and then wrap himself in a turban. originally thought that Gu Siyun would give him a hug, but his wife just patted him on the back like a man. "If you can't come back, I don't want to enter your emperor's palace and act as a prostitute dressed in gold and silver, so I will sell this house and go back to Calabria!"

"In the future, we will definitely have our own estates and mansions in Anatolia." Diognis was a little anxious, and while promising to protect himself, he took Gusyun's hand and assured.

"Then drink less alcohol on the battlefield, and your life may be longer, I'll wait for you here."

Soon, on the Strait of St. George, Robert of Normandy, Robert of Flanders, and Count Stephen of Blois, with 10,000 foot riders from his domain, and 6,000 of the Emperor's horses from Tetitius and Branas, rode in dense veils to the port of Civet on ships provided by the Emperor.

Robert in Normandy squatted on the bow of the ship, looked at the shadow of the palatial Constantinople behind him, and sighed, "The honorable Hugh, and Raymond, are still in the emperor's palace, day and night, all the time, receiving gifts from that majesty." ”

"Excessive gifts will either wear down people's fighting spirit, or they have ulterior motives." The other Robert smiled and persuaded him.

And Stephen of Blois, standing beside him, said with some strange feeling, "This group of Greeks, no, the army of the Romans is really interesting," and then he saw that everyone else was looking at him strangely, and gave the answer, "The emperor's general without a nose, and several of his men are not on the same ship. ”

Turning over the bow of the white waves, Tetisius was indeed wrapped in a cloak and looked at the black-gray coast opposite, as well as the lively camp of pilgrims, "Has Gawain crossed the canyon and begun to besiege the city of Nicaea?" But the Emperor still appointed Theognes to supervise me, to what extent is Your Majesty's so-called trust? ”

With such doubts in mind, Tetisius, the deputy commander of the march of Asia, led the army through Chivite, and then set up camp in a small bun on the edge of the canyon of Nicaea. Immediately, he sent urgent letters to Bohemond, Godfrey, Baldwin, and Gawain, inviting them to come and see them.

"What, Deputy Marching Chief? His Majesty the Emperor is getting better and better at playing, it's not enough to get Gawain, the head of the march, to restrain me, and now there is another Tetisius, this slashed guy I know, he was even only under Gawain during the battle of Bari City, and now his official position is not as good as Gawain, why should he dictate to me? In the camp in front of the gates of Constantine Tim, Bohemond scoffed at the letter, "Wait for him to come to me." ”

Meanwhile, in the Frankish camp on the north side of Nicaea, Godfrey received a letter asking who Tetisius was. After receiving the answer, "I will not go to a mere Turkic slave from a Turkic slave background, only the Greek emperor likes such a person." ”

And Gawain in the camp in front of the new gate was naturally the last to receive the letter, because he was the farthest away, when he was supervising the progress of the fortifications in the camp, and then walked to the tent with the letter, Anna and Agnes were discussing some book questions, "Tetisius is here?" ”

"That's right, and as far as I can guess, neither Godfrey nor Bohemond will go, both of them are arrogant men. Anna, according to our plan in advance, it is time to act, in order to take the city of Nicaea as soon as possible, first obtain military replenishment, and then consider the next step. ”

"I'm going to follow with me." Agnes said.

"No need, you stay here, Starurachos you keep an eye on her."

Just as Agnes protested angrily, Gawain said impatiently, "If you make any more nonsense, I'll send you back to Lespos!" ”

"Gawain, one day you will come to beg me, don't be complacent!" When the fat eunuch and the confidential officer stepped forward to hold Agnes by the hand, the famous Prani girl shouted. (To be continued.) )