Chapter 272 The three Lusignan brothers gather together
Moonlight, in fact, is just that, eating meat and drinking wine always make people feel happy.
The Islamic calendar uses the moon as one month, which lasts 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 2.8 seconds. The moon's twelve weeks as one year, lasts 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, and 33.6 seconds.
Therefore, the festivals of the Islamic calendar, when reflected on the Gregorian calendar, are always 11 days earlier each year.
Just look up at the moonlight and you can roughly determine what day it is.
Unlike the Gregorian calendar or the Celestial calendar, the Islamic calendar has nothing to do with spring, summer, autumn and winter...
Today is almost the 15th. After all, the moon is like a disk, spreading layers of silver light on the ground.
Under the moonlight, Garris walked into the courtyard wearing a cloak. When he walked into the courtyard, it happened to be Fawaz's speech.
"The Crusaders! We must suppress them at any time! If we don't suppress them, it won't work. Think about it, you took your wife out of the city, ate barbecue and sang songs, and suddenly you were robbed by the Crusaders... So, there are no days without the Crusaders. It’s a good day!”
Fawaz on the stage shouted this, and many Turkic nobles below also cheered. After all, these words spoke to their hearts.
This crusade! Why is it so bad!
If it weren't for the Crusaders, they would still be living a happy life!
As the amount of fermented grape juice increased and these Turkic people became more and more cheerful, the atmosphere at the banquet was completely relaxed.
Neither Charles nor Alex noticed when they left.
On another wall of the monastery, Charles has a discussion with Alex.
"Charles, don't you think this is a bit inappropriate? I invited this person here just to give him..."
As he spoke, Alex scratched his neck with his right hand.
Charles understood what Alex meant. In theory, those Turks did have the right to be guests.
Although the Crusaders and the Ayyubid Dynasty are now at odds with each other, they actually don't care too much about the unspoken rules.
In the name of overthrowing Saladin, the Knights Templar deceived Saladin's relatives into meeting him in a garden, and then tied him away.
This incident itself, in addition to bringing some intelligence benefits to the Second Kingdom, also brought back some prisoners from Saladin's dungeon.
I just don’t know how Saladin would feel when he heard the reason why the person involved was captured by the Knights Templar.
Even though it is about to become a situation where "there is no need to talk about aristocratic morality with pagans"
But Alex comes from a knight family after all, so he thinks more.
Charles spread his hands.
"Do we have any special arrangements? Do we need to sneak attack on them? Or are we adding drugs to the food?"
"We didn't do anything, we just invited them to eat, and we even used spices!"
Charles felt that they had done their best.
Alex rolled his eyes.
"Indeed, we didn't do anything. We just informed the [Prophet] that we would entertain the Turks today..."
While the two were chatting, the sound of an argument came from the courtyard for some reason, followed by a fight and the sound of metal colliding.
Alex and Charles did not interfere. In their opinion, [Prophet] alone was enough to deal with those people.
There was silence, and after a while, the fighting died down.
Charles continued: "This war has been going on for two years, and it is almost over."
"Well, I guess it will be soon. I may win another battle next year, and Saladin will not be able to hold on. After all, these Turks cannot be trusted, and they will abandon Saladin."
"Yeah, by the way, Alex, where is your hometown?"
"The city of Jerusalem."
"No, I'm asking, where are your ancestors from? Where in Europe?"
Charles was born in a humbler place than Alex. His ancestors had long forgotten where they came from. Therefore, he was more interested in Europe and the origin of his bloodline.
"Aquitaine."
"Aquitaine?"
Apparently, Charles' geographical knowledge was not enough for him to realize where Aquitaine was.
"As for France, uh, it seems to be ruled by the King of England now. To be more precise, it is the fiefdom of the Anjou family. I heard that there is bright sunshine and countless vineyards there."
"We have some here too."
"Yes, we have one here too..."
"Do you want to go back and have a look?"
"Not too interested, this is my home."
Alex knows where he comes from, but he has no memory of his hometown in Europa. After all, he has more affection for the land beneath his feet.
"I really want to go back and return to Europe with the teachings of the [Prophet]"
Palestine alone is not enough for Charles. The right path requires more people to set foot on it, whether it is the West or the East, we must go there.
On the side, the fight in the courtyard was completely over. In fact, there were not too many screams. Instead, there were more voices begging for mercy, mixed with calls to Allah.
……
Some people want to go back to Europe to spread the word about the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. Naturally, there are also people from Europe who come to Palestine and want to make a pilgrimage to the sacred land closest to the Kingdom of Heaven.
While Geris was busy regaining the southern lands and opening up the connection with Arnon, crusaders from Aquitaine, France, and England set foot on the land of the Levant.
Just like Barbarossa's troops rested on the island of Cyprus for a period of time, the British and French Crusaders chose to stay on the island of Cyprus for a while to avoid the storm before landing on the mainland.
However, before the Lionheart Army took action, the Frankish nobles on the mainland were already ready to take action when they learned of the arrival of the British and French Crusaders.
A ship crossed the sea in this winter day, and as the envoy of the Lionheart King, it was the first to arrive in Tire.
There were many nobles from France on this ship, and they were related to many people in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Guy is now facing a dilemma, although he still holds the crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and is the titular king.
But the current Kingdom of Jerusalem does not need a king like him.
In fact, quite a few people felt that it would have been better for Guy to have never been crowned, blaming him for the previous defeat.
This is not only the Balian faction, but in fact even the people represented by Irakli also think so.
For a time, Guy was ostracized by both factions in the kingdom with a tacit understanding.
This situation is embarrassing. A king who has not loyal to his people is not worthy of being king at all.
For a long time, he has tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, relying on his marriage to Sibylla to retain his status.
Catholic divorce was a very troublesome matter, and it was difficult to separate Sibylla herself without her will. The reason why Guy has been inactive for a long time is that he is waiting for an opportunity, and now the opportunity he is waiting for has arrived.
"Améry and Guy are fine."
Geoffrey de Lusignan, in a mansion in Tire, saw his two brothers in the Holy Land, and the three embraced each other.
Since 1168, they have not seen each other again for 20 years.
The Lusignan family, a French aristocratic family, originated in the early 10th century AD. By the end of the 11th century, the Lusignan family had become a well-known lord family in Poitiers.
Of course, their fame, to a certain extent, comes from their ability to make a living.
In 1168, Lusignan rebelled against King Henry II of England and killed his crony, Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury. He was then suppressed by his lion-hearted father, Henry II.
As the fifth of the seven Lusignan brothers, Améry was the first to be expelled, thus embarking on a expiation expedition to Jerusalem.
This was supposed to be a punishment for banishing the faith to the borderlands, but by chance, it became the reason for the Lusignan family's fortune.
At that time, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was open to nobles coming from Europe, and anyone with some talent would have the opportunity to obtain a position.
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A few years later, Amery made a name for himself in Jerusalem. It happened that Guy was not living well in his hometown, so he also embarked on a journey to Jerusalem in the name of pilgrimage.
Jeffrey, who stayed in his hometown, became the patriarch of the family because his other two brothers had passed away.
In 1177, he rebelled again against Henry II and was suppressed.
Later, after Charles Lionheart obtained the fief and became the lord of Geoffrey, Geoffrey united Lionheart's brother and other nobles in 1183 to rebel again against Lionheart himself.
In fact... this is far from the end. In the original history, after the Third Crusade, Geoffrey consistently launched resistance to the Plantagenets of Anjou.
Such perseverance has brought the Lusignan family a reputation that does not match its strength.
But no matter how you say it, the Lusignan family has not actually obtained even a county in Europe.
On the contrary, he was actually crowned king in Palestine, which can be said to be an unheard of leap.
Because of Guy, the Lusignan family had the possibility of becoming a royal family.
After Guy explained his dilemma to his third brother, Geoffrey realized that the Lusignan family would give up the crown held by Guy no matter what.
"Sibylla is dying? And she has never given birth to a son for you?"
"Yes."
When mentioning Sibylla, Guy also sighed. It would be wrong to say that he had no feelings for Sibylla.
"Come, Guy, first tell me about the situation of the aristocratic factions in Jerusalem, and I will think about it."
After hearing Geoffrey's request, Guy, as the youngest brother, naturally introduced the political situation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in full.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that in the current Kingdom of Jerusalem, what can be put on the table are two factions.
In Guy's view, he had no way of understanding the meaning of those innovations, and only understood the Geris reforms as a means to seize power.
Therefore, for him, one was the group of nobles headed by Balian who supported Isabella's succession to the throne. Among them, Garris, as Balian's ceremonial son-in-law, became increasingly important.
In particular, Gehrys somehow managed to gain the support of Cyprus and Tripoli, and can be said to be the new star of the Balian faction.
The other faction is much looser, essentially due to their personal grudges with Balian and the group of landless nobles who want to contain the Balian faction and restore their own fiefdoms in the recovered country. This group is named after the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Iraq. Slightly headed.
But no matter how the two factions fought in the House of Representatives, they actually didn't like Guy very much.
It was under Guy's leadership that the Kingdom of Jerusalem reached the point where it is today.
"It's not that there's no chance. They just don't like you, but they haven't directly asked to abdicate..." Jeffrey was about to say something.
Amery on the side interjected: "The reason why Guy hasn't abdicated yet is actually because the Patriarch is not happy to see Balian monopolizing power, so he needs someone who occupies the position and is not from Balian's side. .”
"But it won't last long."
"Why?" Jeffrey didn't understand.
"According to what I know, Balian is also dying."
Ameri is different from Guy. He has been in the Kingdom of Jerusalem for 20 years and has served as the marshal of the kingdom's army.
Compared to Guy, who relied solely on Sibylla to survive and retain his identity, he had a deeper foundation. Even in the Balian faction, he was actually able to get through and had many acquaintances.
He was able to get relatively clear information about Balian's physical condition.
"Shouldn't this be a good thing?"
"No, this is a bad thing. Patriarch Irakli actually does not have a clear interest position. The conflict between him and Balian is more of a personal reason! When he was in Jerusalem, Balian robbed Irakli. ! ”
"Once Balian dies, Patriarch Irakli may directly switch sides to Isabella, who has more potential to become king, for the benefit of the church!"
Listening to Ameri's words, Jeffrey couldn't help coughing, but he was not too surprised.
After all, this is how it was in the Middle Ages, and everyone is actually used to it...
Touching his chin, Jeffrey realized the key point.
"In this case, there is actually nothing we can do about it."
"How to say?"
"If Isabella dies, then the only heir who still has the blood of Amory, the late king of Jerusalem, is Guy's daughter..."
According to the bloodline inheritance of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there are actually only six people with royal bloodline today.
Unfortunately, all of them are women.
Sibylla was critically ill and Isabella was hostile, but Sibylla's four daughters technically had claims to Jerusalem. After all, Sibylla herself had been crowned queen.
Those are four princesses with royal blood flowing through them.
"And I think that as long as we want the guy named Richard the Lionheart to make concessions, he will support our actions?"
"Support?" Two of the three brothers didn't understand. The relationship between them and Lionheart should not be that good.
"If Lionheart is willing to support Guy to retain the throne and ensure that the crown is passed down on our side, then the ancestral land of the Lusignan family can be ceded to Lionheart."
"After all, if you can capture a kingdom, why bother with that small piece of land?"
Geoffrey showed his side as a gambler. He spent his whole life seeking the land and glory of the Lusignan family, and for this he was willing to sacrifice everything and use any means.
Now, an unprecedented opportunity is before him, and he will not give up under any circumstances.
Of course, Jeffrey didn't know what kind of people his thoughts would make him an enemy of.
(End of chapter)