Water Margin people

Chapter 1569 William of Tyre

A blond, blue-eyed knight in armor was brought to the gate of the palace.

"What's the matter that you called me here? It seems that some important person is coming today!"

The knight looked at Lu Fang at the palace gate and asked.

"His Majesty wants to see you, take off your armor!"

Lu Fang looked at the knight and said lightly, this knight actually understood some Central Plains language. Although the pronunciation was very non-standard, like the accent of the Uighurs in the Western Regions, it was still understandable.

"His Majesty?"

The knight was stunned, not understanding the meaning of these two words.

But Lu Fang didn't care about that. He just gave a signal and ordered the soldiers to go forward and start digging.

"You can't do this, I'm the king's knight, how can you do this!"

The knight immediately became alert and even held down the greatsword at his waist.

"So much nonsense!"

Lu Fang snorted coldly, and the soldiers rushed forward, not caring what the knight said. After a while, they took off his armor and weapons, even the chain mail under the armor. The knight was wearing a linen shirt and looked angry.

"go in!"

After Lu Fang searched carefully again, he waved his hand and let the knight go, completely ignoring him.

The knight walked into the palace under the guard of several soldiers. He saw a young man sitting on the throne with generals in golden armor standing on both sides.

"Your Majesty!"

Following the soldier's angry shout, the knight was kicked twice in the knee before he could react, and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Didn't your king even teach you the rules?"

Sun Lei's voice sounded, and he looked at the tall, fair-skinned, blond-haired and blue-eyed knight, who indeed had the characteristics of a Westerner.

"I am the King of Jerusalem, a knight of Baldwin IV. I came here with my king's goodwill. What you did to me is an insult to my Kingdom of Jerusalem!"

The knight shouted.

"It's an insult, but you are just a knight, and you are so rude to the emperor of the Celestial Empire. I think you are courting death!"

Qin Ming looked at the knight and spoke coldly, his tone full of murderous intent.

"Why did the Leper King send you here? It's not to congratulate me, is it?"

Sun Lei looked at the parchment scroll and laughed.

"you……"

The knight was furious. The Leper King was the nickname given to Baldwin IV by the Arabs. It was an insulting name. Although many people called him that in private, it was the first time in such a formal occasion. Even those hostile Arabs did not dare to call Baldwin IV that in person.

"My time is precious, tell me your purpose! Otherwise, get out of here!"

Sun Lei looked at the knight and spoke.

Sun Lei's voice suddenly turned cold, and a murderous atmosphere enveloped the entire palace. The knight shrank his body unconsciously and shivered, as if a cold sickle was already on his neck.

"My king congratulates Your Majesty for defeating Yelu Dashi, annexing Western Liao, and coming to this land flowing with milk and honey. My king is willing to sign an alliance with Qi and become a friendly neighbor!"

The knight was finally frightened by Sun Lei's knight and told everything.

"Where's sincerity?"

Sun Lei continued to ask, without sincerity, who would care about the small Kingdom of Jerusalem.

"My king has received news that Saladin has risen in the Arab religion and has gained the support of almost all Arab believers. Even the Seljuk Turks have to obey Saladin's orders. Now the divided Arabs have shown signs of unity. This time the Seljuk Turks are at war with your country, and there is a shadow of Saladin behind it."

The knight spoke.

"Saladin!" Sun Lei touched his chin. This news was indeed very important. He finally knew who was behind the scenes, and he was a very important figure.

"I know. Take this message back. I hope to meet him!"

Sun Lei looked at the knight and said.

The knight looked up at Sun Lei in disbelief. When he saw Sun Lei's warm smile, he felt a chill in his heart for some reason.

Baldwin IV suffered from leprosy, a terminal illness known as a punishment from God. It was highly contagious. Even in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, ministers and generals rarely faced the king directly for fear of being infected. The king always wore a golden mask.

"Doesn't the emperor know about the king's condition? No! He calls his majesty the leper king. He knows that his majesty is sick, but he still dares to meet his majesty!"

The knight's mind began to work rapidly.

"You don't look like a knight. Although you are strong, your hands lack the marks of holding a sword for a long time. Instead, they look more like they are holding a pen. You are evasive and dare not look directly at me. Are you afraid that I will find out what you are thinking?"

Sun Lei looked at the knight on the ground and suddenly spoke.

These words stunned the dazed knight, who quickly lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.

After hearing this, all the generals glared at the kneeling man. There was actually something strange about this guy.

"Your Majesty, you saw it from the beginning, right? Could it be that all this was just to tease me?"

The kneeling knight stood up and spoke calmly.

"Yes, I just want to see what you pretend to be. You are not very good at acting, but you can't just pretend to be a coward. The Leper King can control Yelu Salem and not be at a disadvantage in the face of the surrounding Arabs. It is impossible that all his trusted knights are cowards, right?"

Sun Lei said.

"I see. It seems I have overacted! I underestimated you! I sincerely apologize to you here!"

The man knelt on one knee, placed his hand on his chest and bowed his head solemnly.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the teacher of His Majesty the King, William of Tyre!"

William spoke up.

"As expected, the Leper King would not just send an ordinary knight here, let alone let this knight stay for a long time. He wants you to gather intelligence!"

Sun Lei looked at William and asked.

"Yes, His Majesty is very interested in the mysterious East, but we have never dealt with Orientals, so His Majesty asked me to observe."

William spoke without hesitation.

"What about now? How do you feel?"

Sun Lei asked in return, the Eastern Kingdom is extremely powerful and His Majesty the Emperor is extremely wise.

William spoke, and he was not speaking against his will. He had truly witnessed the horror of the East. The troops in the city were the most elite he had ever seen. He even suspected that they were God's guards.

"Okay, I'll keep my words to you. Just take this with you as a return gift for the congratulatory letter."

Sun Lei clapped his hands, and a soldier came out carrying a tray. In the middle of the tray was a very delicate blue and white porcelain bottle. The mouth of the bottle was stopped with a wooden stopper and sealed with sealing wax.

"this is?"

  William didn't understand what it meant. What was this for?

"Take it back and you'll know!"

Sun Lei waved his hand.

William took the porcelain bottle, bowed again, and then followed the soldier out.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to follow?"

Yue Fei asked.

"No need. To get to Jerusalem, you have to cross the entire Seljuk. It's dangerous if you're not familiar with the route. He will come again!"

Sun Lei said with confidence.