Even Vallow, the general counsellor of the French royal palace, was shocked by this, but he did not expect that the Normans were more eager to resort to force than them.

Gawain, on the other hand, looked Earl Richard in the eye with the eyes of a caring fool, and said a few dispensable polite words, and then took off the sword of phosphorus and fire he was wearing.

Richard approached him anxiously from the back and reminded him again, "The new lord of Antioch, Duke Bohemond, beg you to wage a punitive war against the Kingdom of Greece. For the mean, cowardly, and arrogant Greek people, it was far more effective to use an iron fist to make them obedient and subservient than to use a policy of softness. ”

"I have no reason to start a war, and I don't want to fight for Bohemond." Gawain flatly refused.

"Your Excellency the Duke has already planned it, and now Hugh's tragic death is impossible to distinguish with his mouth, if he delays it, it is really the heart of the Greek emperor. Your Royal Highness, will you help Lord Godfrey in attacking Azadze in the future, and will you help all the pilgrims to recover the Holy City? Then the ill-intentioned Emperor of Greece cannot harbor resentment and resentment and remain behind us, for your Seleucia is the first to bear the brunt. Richard took out Bohemond's secret letter and put it on Gawain's shoulder, "At least a force is needed, Godfrey, the Baldwin brothers, Lord Bohemond and Tancred, and Flanders Robert are willing to support you, even Lord Raymond has said that he wants to stay out of the matter." When you draw your sword and open the way to the road, there is no obstacle in front of you, and after you are done, you are Caesar of Seleucia, and Bohemond is Caesar of Antioch, and after this is done, he will return to Apulia and encourage more Normans to besiege Constantinople, and with the strength of you and the Normans, it is not a problem to bring the Emperor Comneens to his knees. ”

After saying that, Richard clasped his palms, glanced at Vallo twice, and raised his voice, "In this way, the vengeance of Hugh and Earl William, who died in the dead, can also be avenged, instead of being constantly humiliated by the complicated and contemptible rhetoric of the Greeks here, there is no more perfect solution, believe me." ”

Hearing this, Gawain's figure cast a long cast on the tent curtain, and he didn't say anything about Richard's statement, but sighed leisurely, feeling his shadow flicker slightly.

On the third day, Gawain still met with Prince John in the tent, and said that since the matter could not be clarified for so long, he would adopt the simple method, "The place where Hugh died tragically is within the borders of Your Excellency's territory, so the Empire should bear the responsibility for it." ”

"Gawain, you are now completely the Grand Duke of the Empire, and your mission is to control all the armies and islands in Anatolia, no matter where Hugh dies, you should be in charge." John angrily and mercilessly accused.

"Time is running out, if the covenant between the Emperor and the Pilgrims is to remain in force, and the East and West continue to cooperate, then someone must take full responsibility for this incident, so I hope Your Majesty and the Empire recognize this reality." Gawain also lost patience and spoke aggressively, clearly hoping to provoke John to find a flaw.

"You're right, my father has crossed the strait with 10,000 troops, and there are 10,000 soldiers in the Panpherian Military District. However, whether these people exist as allies of the pilgrims or show up as enemies depends entirely on you, especially you, Gawain, who should be more cautious in your words and actions as a dual person. John was unmoved, and his words did not leak, and then he took two steps closer to Gawain, "And one more thing that is very deadly, and that is William, who is walking with Hugh. Count Granmenil, whose body has not yet been found. ”

Gawain took two steps back, and the palace general counselor, Vallow, shouted, "What, why didn't anyone say such a thing to me, His Royal Highness died, and William. Granmenille disappeared without a trace? ”

"William. We are actively looking for the whereabouts of Grangemenil, but I suspect that he was killed as well, but the location of his body is unknown. Gawain raised his hands in a somewhat panicked gesture of relief, hoping that the discussion of this doubt would end here.

"Then you can't say it at all, right? As long as William. Granmenille did not know for a day whether he was dead or alive, or if he could not find the body"

"Maybe William. Granmenelle simply fled back to Apulia, or Antioch, because of the fear of crime and the idea of planting. John immediately interrupted Gawain's explanation.

Vallo shouted again, "I see, Bohemond of Antioch commands"

"Valor, shut up, this is a vain conjecture at all, when can conjecture replace the facts?" Gawain roared in embarrassment, and then he was covered in sweat and hung the "free card" again on John, and called William. If Granmenille is not found, these malicious speculations are baseless.

"Well, we've finally agreed." John stared at Gawain with great momentum, and then summed up the day's arguments, yes - he had won a complete and overwhelming victory.

Maupoulos, who was sitting next to him, also laughed, with a very appreciative look: That's right, the debate skills of the Roman Empire are unmatched, not to mention the Varyag in front of him, who was rude and deceived the foolish princess with his lower body.

And it is said that in the evening, in Gawain's camp, Vallo began to make a great fuss, and said many things that were not conducive to the unity of the pilgrims, and he accused Bohemond of being a black-hearted theater owner, Gawain was a crappy actor with a thin heart, and the other lords were lowly servants who set up curtains, and did not hesitate to sell their conscience for two or three copper coins, and the devil and the clown told them and sounded the trumpet, and they performed all disgusting, obscene, and anti-Christian plays—and the high temperature sat in another tent, drinking sullen all night long, listening to Valor's sarcasm.

"Things are moving more and more in our favor, Your Highness. Obviously, this is a clumsy and ugly drama directed and staged by His Majesty's enemies, the barbarians and bandits of Frank, Varyag and Norman who have no human ethics and go crazy to kill even their own people. On the other hand, in John's tent, which had won a great victory, the white-haired Maupoulos also expressed his praise for the prince's performance without hesitation.

John, who was sitting in a chair and resting for a while, although he had a humble expression on his face, was still very excited and useful in his heart. In his previous career, he had always regarded Gawain as the most powerful enemy, and today's "Fierce Battle", although it only made Gawain inferior in words, was still extremely exciting, perhaps this is the kind of fair gladiatorial battle between knights and knights pursued by the Western-French Ranks.

But at this moment, the ugly general Tetisius, whom he greatly disliked, stood outside the tent and begged to see him.

"How did you come here, didn't you let him guard the city of Firadofiam?" John grunted. (To be continued.) )