Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 283: Counterattack is imminent
When Gailis woke up the next day, Isabella was sleeping in a spread-easiness position.

But that peaceful sleeping face is very cute, and the delicate facial features have a special charm like a doll in the morning light.

It was unreal and untrue. Just like yesterday, he had a little wife and a responsibility on his shoulders. Although he could say that he had not expected it, when all this really happened, Gailis still felt a little sad.

Especially now that Isabella is a little pregnant, they got married directly with the baby in their arms and became a family of three.

Those past scenes circled in his mind, and finally Garys raised the corners of his mouth and pinched the girl's nose.

"The sun is shining on my butt. It's time to get up and pray."

The discomfort caused by shortness of breath woke Isabella from her sleep. She rubbed the corners of her eyes with her little hands, looking sleepy.

"Bad guy." The girl muttered, but after noticing the sky, she quickly got up.

Isabella didn't really care about the morning prayers, evening prayers, and hourly prayers on weekdays, but today was different.

Even though the prophet might be right beside her, Isabella still chose to follow the Frankish tradition - to have a pious morning prayer with her husband after the wedding night.

"In heaven I wait for my Father."

"We hope your name will be seen as holy."

"Your country is here."

"Your will is carried out on earth as it is in heaven."

"We wait for you to give me this day as my daily bread."

"Forgive me my debts, as I forgive my debtors."

"And do not allow me to fall into temptation."

"It saved me from evil."

"Amen."

Gaillis used a very niche version of the Lord's Prayer, which was translated by Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi.

Isabella was confused, not understanding the language at all, but Gailis didn't mention it too much.

After the morning prayer, Gellis followed the Frankish tradition and gave his wife a precious gift. It was not land or money, but a handwritten catechism.

For Gillis, this is the result of the past few years and also his expectation for the future.

When the last step of the wedding was completed, Gailis looked at the girl, and the girl looked at Gailis. They didn't say anything, but they smiled happily unconsciously, and then hugged and kissed each other.

When this bit of warmth in the early morning ended, Gailis controlled his impulse, took Isabella to wash, and braided her hair into a style that looked like Athena's laurel wreath.

This was not the first time that Garys had braided Isabella's hair, but it was the most serious and lengthy one since they met.

The dexterity he once possessed has now been replaced by the clumsiness of complete concentration.

"Are you satisfied?" Gailis took out a small makeup mirror and handed it to the girl.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Isabella had never realized how beautiful she was. A light eyebrow, pure blue eyes, a perfect nose bridge, pink and slightly thin lips, and an elegant "crown".

A natural, ethereal and elf-like girlish temperament is highlighted.

"She has light eyebrows without makeup, and she looks beautiful in plain clothes." Gaillis couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at his wife, Gailis could not help but think of the days in Aksir and Transjordan, working under the scorching sun without saying a word, and taking it easy when wheat awns scratched his fingers.

Isabella at that time had wheat-colored skin like a farm girl, with several calluses on her palms. She was so plain and simple that it was hard to imagine her background.

No matter how the appearance changes, this is his, Garys's wife.

"Stop looking and go eat." Then he kissed the girl's slightly chubby face.

"it is good!"

He whispered again: "Through life and death, I will be with you. I will hold your hand and grow old with you."

[We have made a vow to be together through life and death. I will hold your hand when we part, and we will grow old together.]

……

It was a simple and grand wedding. Garys did not do anything particularly out of the ordinary, and he did not even publicize his name.

For the citizens of Tyre, Gailis's identity is not mysterious. He is just a hero who recovered lost land.

In a sense, his origin is impeccable.

In the official announcement to the public, it was said that Garice de Villeroy, whose ancestors came from France, had lost his mother at an early age and his father died in the Battle of Montgisard. He was raised in the palace since childhood and could be said to have been raised by the "Leper King".

For such a descendant of the Crusaders with a good family background, most ordinary people in Tyre only sighed that heroes emerge at a young age, and did not think that Gairis could do everything.

Ultimately, it's because Gillis's other self-declarations are too sensitive, and now is the time when the Crusade movement is surging, so it wouldn't hurt to be a little more low-key.

Those of higher status know more information and often fall into a state of panic and doubt, fearing that the stories they have heard are true.

As for the top insiders, they have either given up or been able to bend and stretch themselves.

After all, when the second son of Jehovah comes to the world, there is nothing in the world that he cannot overcome. If he doesn't just win by doing it, does he intend to go against him?
Even Iraklius, who had originally been the most active opponent of Balian and Isabella, immediately joined them after being sent there several times and realizing Garys's abilities.

It can be said that the task of cleaning up Jerusalem's political arena was greatly simplified by Saladin.

The present Kingdom of Jerusalem is completely different from the former Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Apart from the name, there is not much in common. Almost all administrative structures are constructed with members of the order from Transjordan as the backbone.

Gailis really should say a few words of thanks to Saladin for helping him clean up the landed aristocracy.

When the nobles are separated from the land, they will not even have the ability to find fault or overturn the table.

Neither Balian nor Gairis feared the insects. To be more precise, putting such an insect group in the open would not only not cause much trouble, but also destroy the cohesion of the hostile faction and drag down the other party. Other nobles who were willing to go to the battlefield, willing to set an example, and had military literacy were arranged to be honorary nobles who only received annuities. This was considered to be selecting those who could still fight from the scum, indicating that they had inherited the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Reynald, who was truly capable of wreaking havoc, was executed in Antioch.

The current leader of the opposition, Irakliou, would record a meeting report and hand it to Gairis after every meeting.

Is there any villain in the kingdom who can do such a thing?
Garys can be said to be the true uncrowned king.

The uncrowned king is indeed the uncrowned king. Even though Isabella is already the Queen of Jerusalem, Gairis still refuses to wear the crown of secular kingship.

He didn't even crown Isabella himself.

Garys and Isabella did not have much time to enjoy their wedding. Just three days later, preparations for the coronation ceremony were complete.

Compared to the grandeur of a wedding, the coronation is no less grand.

Iraklius, the most sacred Latin patriarch of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, personally crowned Isabella.

After all, before the church packaged itself as the supreme patriarch of the universal church, the Pope was just one of the five patriarchs, and the Patriarch of Jerusalem even meant being equivalent to the Pope to a certain extent.

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem was one of the five patriarchates established and recognized by the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. The only ones that coexisted with it were the Patriarchate of Rome, the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Patriarchate of Alexandria and the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Due to the rise of Islam, only the Roman Patriarchate and the Constantine Patriarchate were left of the five major patriarchates, and both were controlled by Christian regimes.

With the schism of 1054, Roman Catholicism and Constantine Orthodoxy were born, the two most influential Christian denominations in history.

Isabella had holy oil smeared on her forehead by Iraklius, and then was awarded a crown, declaring that she had become the queen of the most sacred kingdom in the East.

As for Garys, he just watched from the sidelines.

After the coronation ceremony, Isabella then conferred titles on those who had made outstanding contributions in the past three years, and carried out a round of nobility ennoblement.

Then the real highlight began.

"Here, in the name of the King of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, I declare that the recovery of lost territory has officially begun!"

Isabella announced loudly in front of all the guests.

At this point, the final counterattack horn was sounded.

Thousands of ships are gathering on the island of Cyprus, and troops are ready to go outside the city of Tyre. Everything is ready, and once the spring harvest is completed, a thorough war of national restoration will begin.

Before that, one final mobilization of talent is needed to prepare for the recovery of lost territory.

……

Skar village, Arnon County, Transjordan.

Bernard got up from the bed and kept silent. Today was the last day and he had to give an answer to the factory today.

Just a week ago, his superior at the factory suddenly found him and asked him if he was interested in working in Tyre.

It was said that Tyre was in urgent need of manpower, and if he was willing to go there, they could help arrange the staff. On the one hand, he could get an extra subsidy, and on the other hand, Bernard was a backbone at his level, so he would definitely join the agency after going there, which was considered a promotion.

Bernard was one of the first soldiers to join the team and participated in the initial battle at the mouth of the Scarr Village Valley. Although he did not want to continue in the army for a long time for various reasons, he retired later and did not rise to prominence with his former comrades.

However, he is still a qualified militia backbone and has brought out many new recruits in the past two years.

When the militia was not assembled, Bernard was serving as the head of the security department in the factory built in the village of Skar.

Of course, the head of the security department is just a position in the factory. At most, he is a backbone of the factory and is still one level away from the management level.

Logically speaking, no one would refuse a job change that would give him a raise and promotion, but Bernard hesitated.

He first brushed his teeth, washed his face and took care of his personal hygiene in accordance with the pious lifestyle advocated by the sect. Then he put on his uniform, tidied his clothes, and tried his best to conceal the fatigue in his expression.

No matter what, today is the official working day in the factory, and I can't let my emotions affect my work.

Bernard's work in the factory was not too tiring, but it did involve risks. He had to ensure the workers' personal safety and that the factory's property would not be stolen for some reason.

Although the salary for working in the factory is good and is basically more than enough to support a family, many employees do have bad habits and like to treat the factory's things as their own.

The factory is very strict in dealing with this kind of petty theft. Basically, if you are caught once, you will be given a warning and have to pay three times the compensation. If you are caught twice, your salary will be deducted, and if you are caught the third time, you will be fired.

Bernard once thought that no one would dare to do such a thing again and again, but it happened to him, and he caught him with his own hands.

After that incident, the factory leader even found him and had a heart-to-heart talk with him.

"You should have been praised in public for this matter, but I also know that you are all from the same village. If I really praised you in public, it would be like roasting you on the fire. You did your job by arresting people, but in the eyes of some people, that's disregarding friendship and turning your elbow outward."

"Another point is that although this matter deserves praise, I still want to criticize you. I hope that next time you will not give employees the opportunity to make mistakes, and this requires you to increase the burden. People must not be lucky. Once they think that they have a chance to make mistakes and will not be discovered, they will repeat them again and again."

Bernard understood what his leader said. Although he was credited with catching the man, this credit was actually a dereliction of duty on his part. What he should have done most was to nip the problem in the bud and take precautions before it happens.

From that day on, Bernard increased the patrol frequency of the security department. The strict defense and severe punishment made many people lose the hope of getting away with it.

And it is precisely because of Bernard's diligence and responsibility that their factory has the fewest problems, and he has received many rewards. The factory leaders also take care of Bernard, but he is often criticized for this.

He said things like "public property doesn't belong to Bernard" and that nothing happened in the factory and he couldn't be seen working...

Of course, there are some words that are not only about work, but also involve life.

He felt a headache when he thought about his co-workers talking behind his back.

"So, maybe changing my position would be more suitable for me?" Bernard thought again of the suggestion his leader made a week ago.

Just as he was about to return to his office after the patrol, someone suddenly shouted, "Bernar, the factory director wants to see you!"

"Got it!" Reed responded and walked towards the factory director's office.

(End of this chapter)