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Chapter 1585 Questioning

"Although I am a mortal enemy of the Arabs, if you accept the Seljuk territory, the Arabs will definitely not sit idly by."

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and said that if Qi continued to move westward, the entire West would be threatened. There were not only the Arabs in the West, but also them.

"It doesn't matter. All I want is time! How much time you can buy, how much medicine I will give you!"

Sun Lei took out a few medicine bottles and said with a smile that with current scientific technology, it is impossible to analyze the ingredients of these medicines, let alone imitate them.

A gust of sea breeze blew over, first blowing to Sun Lei, and then to Baldwin IV.

As a leper, Baldwin IV knew that his status was special and he had to pay attention to many details, especially that leprosy was easily contagious, and if he sat in the upwind position, it would make people feel uncomfortable.

"You have such an elite army, why do you still want to cooperate with me?"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"In fact, my situation is similar to yours. We are both on a long expedition, and logistical support is a problem! I need some time to deal with these things. Your task is to delay."

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said.

"After you have dealt with the Arabs, will you deal with us? I heard that you have already started preaching the Imperial Religion!"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"That's a matter for the future, and it's not something you should consider! If you don't treat your illness, you won't live for many years. And if you die, who can stop Saladin? By then, the Kingdom of Jerusalem will no longer exist!"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said, the future is not something a person with a terminal illness who is about to die should consider.

"If you say yes, there is hope. If you say no, everything is over!"

Sun Lei pointed at the small bottle in front of him and spoke.

"Okay, I accept!"

Baldwin IV looked at the vials and then at Sun Lei, and finally made a decision.

"Happy cooperation!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

William immediately came over and collected the medicine bottles.

Next, Baldwin IV started chatting with Sun Lei. He wanted to know about the East, and Sun Lei had nothing to hide. The caravan would bring a lot of news sooner or later.

When the sun set, both sides returned to their camps.

"Your Majesty, this Leper King is no simple matter!"

Li Zhu spoke to Sun Lei in a low voice. He had been observing the young Leper King. Although his expression could not be seen clearly because of the mask, judging from his words and demeanor, he was definitely not a simple person.

"Of course it's not easy. How can you maintain a small country surrounded by powerful enemies without some strength?"

Sun Lei smiled and said that if Baldwin IV didn't have some ability, he wouldn't have to run so far.

"Your Majesty, if he lives, he will become our greatest enemy!"

Li Zhu reminded that the medicine they gave Baldwin IV to treat leprosy might leave a great enemy, so they should not give him the medicine at this time.

"Doctor An, what do you think?"

Sun Lei asked while looking at An Daoquan standing beside him.

"Although I haven't seen his face or his condition, judging from his arm trembling and coughing, his condition is already very serious. It is impossible to cure him. Only medication can maintain his condition. Once the medication is stopped, the condition will quickly flare up!"

An Daoquan said that leprosy is almost incurable. Fortunately, Sun Simiao left behind many prescriptions for treating this disease, so there are drugs for treatment. However, this medicine cannot cure it. Even controlling the disease depends on the person. Baldwin IV is very lucky that the medicine works.

"Then there's no need to worry about him!"

Sun Lei nodded and said that a person whose life was in their hands could not be a threat.

Li Zhu was relieved after hearing this. There was no need to worry so much about a dying person.

"Come here, bring the criminal up here! Everyone, sit down, today we will have a trial!"

Sun Lei said to everyone.

"Yes!" Everyone smiled and sat down.

"The criminal will see His Majesty!"

As soon as Han Shizhong and Ma Lin were brought into the military tent, they immediately knelt down and apologized.

"You guys still know how to apologize. I thought you guys were ready to fly to the sky!"

Sun Lei looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and spoke in a bad tone.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent! It was Han Shizhong who acted on his own, and I was worried about him being alone, so I had no choice but to follow him!"

Ma Lin immediately started crying and put all the blame on Han Shizhong, but he was not making it up; it was all true.

"Han Shizhong, you have such a bad conscience!"

Sun Lei looked at Han Shizhong and asked.

"Your Majesty, I just want to get more information. I have written down what I saw and heard along the way!"

Han Shizhong quickly took out a booklet and handed it over. He had not been idle since arriving in Jerusalem.

Li Zhu took the booklet.

"Your Majesty, this guy violated military regulations and should be beaten with a military stick!"

Li Kui jumped up. He was the one who had been beaten with the most military sticks in the army. Now that he could convict another guy, he would definitely not let him go.

"Your Majesty, isn't this an imperial decree to act with expediency?"

Han Shizhong glared at Li Kui. No one else said anything, but Tie Niu was the one making a fuss. It was obvious that he was looking for trouble on purpose. Fortunately, he had made preparations and had requested an imperial edict before leaving. If he didn't have this thing, he wouldn't dare to do anything rash.

"Oh, and this one!"

Sun Lei slapped his forehead and remembered that he had issued many such imperial edicts, one of which was to Han Shizhong.

"Since there is an imperial decree, then forget it!"

When Sun Lei saw the imperial edict, he had no choice but to accept it. He had originally wanted to use it to punish Han Shizhong, but now it seemed that he would have to find another opportunity.

"Tell me about the situation!"

Sun Lei looked at Han Shizhong and asked.

"Your Majesty, the situation is not optimistic. Saladin is no ordinary person. He unified the chaotic Arabs in just a few months..."

"Also, I have learned about the situation in the West while in Jerusalem. Because of the rise of Saladin, the Kingdom of Jerusalem is threatened. At this time, the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire in the west are also preparing for the Second Crusade..."

Han Shizhong picked out the most important information and told it again.

"How could this happen! Why are they all here?!"

Sun Lei rubbed his head and felt a headache.

"Your Majesty, what's the problem?"

The generals asked hurriedly, wanting to help the emperor share his worries.

"I was thinking about rushing back to Liangshan City to celebrate the New Year. If a fight breaks out, I won't be able to go back for a year!"

Sun Lei sighed and said that he thought Saladin was the only powerful enemy, so he wanted to help Baldwin IV to contain Saladin, but if those bastards of the Crusaders got involved, then everything would be troublesome.

"When do you think the Crusaders will arrive?"

Sun Lei looked at Han Shizhong and asked.

"This...I can't say!"

Han Shizhong shook his head. He had only heard the news about the Crusades through gossip from the Knights Hospitaller and had no idea of ​​the specific situation.

"You all have to think of a way to make them fight quickly. It would be best if the war starts within these two months!"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.