Chapter 280 Death of Guy
For Guy, it is no longer just about continuing to sit on the throne and wear the crown, but about his own wealth and life.
Faced with such a predicament, the little beast still had to fight to the death, but he was still a man.
However, just when Guy was ready to face the crowd, he planned to give an impassioned speech so that the mob would recognize their status and retreat on their own.
The development of things was somewhat unsatisfactory.
To be more precise, Guy was recognized the moment he walked out of the door of his mansion.
What followed was a cry: "He's there!"
Immediately afterwards, several stones were thrown at him without saying a word. Not to mention the one that fell at his feet, one of the stones hit the crown on his head.
With a clang, the crown was knocked off, and then with another crisp sound, it fell to the ground and rolled several times.
There was no chance for Guy to speak. The Franks outside the mansion were lucky not to see Guy. When they saw Guy coming forward, they started to build a wall without saying a word and were about to climb into the courtyard.
Guy was so frightened that he didn't care about the dignity of the royal family. He rolled and crawled and rushed back to the door with the help of the knights on the side.
The heart is beating fast in the chest, and the breathing cannot calm down at all. This is no longer an ordinary mob, it is a mob that can't even speak!
"Guy! Come down!"
Accompanied by such a cry, a stone smashed the second-floor window with a clang.
An integral part of medieval citizen life was "mob culture."
Especially when social conflicts intensify, they often become the protagonists of historical events. The town mob was both a collective actor at the bottom of society and a political force that could not be ignored in medieval urban life.
From craftsmen, traders, coolies, landless farmers, marginalized people... they will all participate.
Contrary to the imagination of many people in later generations, medieval towns were smaller and densely populated, and rioters usually acted in neighborhoods or guilds.
These groups have a certain degree of organization in the riots. They are not simply doing business, looting, and burning, but more importantly, they want to show off the power of the citizen class, safeguard their autonomy rights, and express certain political demands.
Guy need not be ashamed of himself. Maximian I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, married Mary of Burgundy.
When trying to suppress the rebellion in Bruges and leading troops to march in person, he was surrounded by armed citizens and became a prisoner of Bruges.
The fighting prowess of the urban mobs around the Mediterranean Sea is obvious to all, and they are fearless.
Not to mention, the Franks who surrounded Guy's mansion moved a tree trunk from somewhere and added a few hemp ropes to become a battering ram, and began to "attack the city".
The door of an ordinary mansion could not withstand such an impact, and it cracked open after just a few clicks.
Dozens of citizens holding torches rushed into this two-story mansion and searched every room.
Guy was the first to be arrested on the second floor. Guy was discussing how to escape with his two brothers when the citizens first saw him. Guy felt something was wrong, turned around and wanted to run away, but was blocked in the room with no way to go.
For a moment, Guy panicked. Facing the citizens who came up, he shouted, "I am the king, what are you going to do?" while punching and kicking him, resisting desperately.
The Frankish veterans were all battle-hardened, and they calmly dealt with Qiyi's fists and kicks. They pushed the guy to the ground and kicked him one after another, first to the head, then to the chest, and then to the lower body.
During this process, some people wanted to keep their hands at first, but then they found that they couldn't keep their hands at all, because even if everyone just kicked twice, Guy would already be taking in air and not leaving it out.
Then someone said: "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! If you fight again, you will kill the person!"
After all, Guy was the king after all, so everyone stopped and no one could be blamed for regicide.
To put it bluntly, everyone doesn’t really want Guy to die. To ordinary Franks, Guy is just a dish, not “bad”.
From a subjective point of view, Guy would never want to deliberately defeat Zhan.
There is a difference between dishonesty and badness. People who are more reasonable can still tell the difference. If one person is killed because he is a dishonest person, this will inevitably lead to everyone being in danger.
However, the truth is that despite this truth, by the time many Frankish veterans stopped taking action, Guy was already so miserable that he had lost his hands and feet, and he looked seriously injured.
Everyone took a few steps back in tacit agreement, calmed down the impulse in their minds, and then exited the room. Before leaving, they did not forget to close the door, leaving Guy moaning alone in the room.
Of course, many people took everything they could put in their pockets before leaving the room.
As for Ameri and Jeffrey, they were knocked to the ground in the process.
But people on the side are saying: "These two are not Guy! These two are not Guy!"
Therefore, after being held down, no one punched or kicked him, but they thought he was in the way, so they threw him out of the window and fell from the second floor to the outside.
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What happened in the city of Tire not only shocked the Second Kingdom, but also because there were already regular merchant ships arriving from Tire directly to Cyprus.
Only three days later, Cyprus received newspapers from Tire.
Even the Lionheart Inspector, who was renovating the troops stationed here, had a newspaper in his hand and looked uncertain.
The current situation in Palestine is undergoing a sudden change. For Richard, who is bent on making great achievements, it seems that it has become a pool of muddy water that is not suitable to be mixed with.
Even the situation of the British and French Crusaders in Cyprus was slightly embarrassing.
When the Anglo-French Crusaders led by Richard the Lionheart set foot on Cyprus, they were welcomed by the Cypriot Church.
In order to welcome these crusaders from afar, Cyprus held a grand banquet. Whether it was Anthony or Nicholas, all the powerful figures in Cyprus attended the banquet.
At that banquet, Richard had a great time, and during the subsequent renovation of the garrison, Cyprus also tried their best.
Not only have the barracks been prepared in advance, but even food supplies have been provided as much as possible. As long as the Crusaders come up with money, they can get as much olives from Greece, wheat from Syria, and salted fish from Cyprus as they want.
Richard himself is not a person who values money very much. On the contrary, he values face very seriously. Therefore, when Cyprus is so reliable, both parties get along quite happily.
Regarding Guy, he had a tacit attitude and did not speak out personally, but he did not exclude Guy from continuing to hold the throne, or that the Lusignan family controlled the political arena of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Among them, Isabella's status as a member of the Anjou family was caused by Richard's neglect of the concept of family, which was relatively special in Europe in the 12th century.
This is another point that is different from the development of China.
European clan surnames appeared relatively late and were gradually formed around Rome. Their main purpose was to distinguish people with the same name. After the fall of Western Rome, the family concept of surnames declined again.
Before the 10th century, surnames were not deeply rooted in people's hearts. It was not until after the 11th century that people began to use additional descriptive words to identify themselves, which made surnames clear again.
Western European surnames were not truly institutionalized until the 14th century, and it was not until the 16th century that they were standardized.
To put it simply, in the 12th century, the European concept of family was not a clear interest entity.
A person's surname is simply because it comes from his territory, occupation, and ancestors, so that everyone can distinguish them.
Although Isabella's grandfather was Richard's great-grandfather, the relationship between the two parties was only close blood relatives. Although they were from the same family, there were no common interests, no common patriarch, and no common property.
For Europe, territory is held in a personal capacity. Strictly speaking, there is no concept of "family territory".
Because of this, a family would often lose a certain piece of land easily, simply because the lord of that territory had no male heirs.
The Celestial Dynasty’s family sacrifices, ancestor worship, and ancestral temples brought about clan and family identities that were difficult to understand in Western Europe, placing them above individuals.
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In this case, compare with an Angevin relative whom you have never met or known.
On the contrary, the three Lusignan brothers were all Richard's vassals and had a closer relationship with him.
It would be good news for Richard if Lusignan succeeded and abandoned their possessions in Poitiers.
But as far as the result is concerned, Guy can no longer hold the throne of Jerusalem. The cause of the matter also comes from the disgust of the people of Tire towards the British and French Crusaders.
Under such circumstances, if we continue to land in Palestine, will we be asking for trouble?
And as for other news, not just newspapers, but also news sent back by the Cyprus Church and its own messengers.
After receiving the assistance of the German Crusaders, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was able to fight against Saladin without any further support from him.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! You have to make the decision for us!"
In front of Richard the Lionheart, Geoffrey could be said to have begged. After his three brothers were robbed that night, he found a boat overnight, took his two brothers and left Tire and came here. Cyprus.
In the process, Guy was seriously injured and died before the ship could reach the shore.
"Those mobs, regicide! Regicide! This is no longer an ordinary rebellion!"
In this era, because the monarch was considered the representative of God, regicide was not only a simple killing, but also regarded as a betrayal of the national order, religious beliefs, and social system.
As a member of the ruling class, Jeffrey had reason to cry and accuse the Tire mob of their actions.
Richard also sympathizes with Guy's plight, and then finds himself in an even more embarrassing situation.
Because of the wishes expressed by Jeffrey, he obviously hoped that the British and French Crusaders would stop fighting Saladin and quickly quell the mob in the Kingdom of Jerusalem!
Due to the current internal factional issues in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, it is obvious that even if the Kingdom of Jerusalem is willing to hand over the citizens who participated in the riots at that time, it will no longer be able to allow the Lusignan family to try to get involved in the throne.
This can be an excuse to declare war, but if we really declare war...
The Crusaders declared war on the most holy kingdom in Christendom, and it was hell.
Richard prevaricated Geoffrey for a few words and sent his vassal away.
Immediately afterwards, an attendant came to deliver the news, saying that it was Archbishop Antony of Cyprus who wanted to see him.
Obviously, at this point, Anthony coming to meet him must be related to what happened in Tire a few days ago.
Anthony did not meet Richard in the military camp, but in a country manor. When he came, Anthony also brought his guards.
It can be said that since the incident in Tire, the relationship between the British and French Crusaders and Cyprus has become a lot more tense.
Richard, who was about the same age as Sibylla but two years older, was the kind of man who stood out in a crowd wherever he went.
His hair color is somewhere between red and blonde. This is not the effect of Isabella's light brown refracted in the sun, but is related to his bloodline and is his natural hair color.
Apart from his hair color, there are several other impressive features, including his pale complexion, piercing eyes, and his height of nearly two meters.
However, although Richard has these distinctive characteristics and displays a unique charm, in Anthony's view, this person is not yet a mature king.
Of course, Richard the Lionheart is not yet king yet.
If Gareth were here, from the perspective of future generations, he would be able to give Richard a clearer summary.
This guy is not a traditional wise king, and of course he is immature.
His great exploits, his military skill, his splendor and extravagance, his poetry, his adventurous spirit, could not conceal his lack of sympathy and consideration for his people.
His ambition is that of a simple warrior: he will fight for anything, but he will sell everything worth fighting for.
It should be said that the glory that Richard pursued was victory, not conquest.
He is not a person who values the throne very much. He can support his brother in resisting his father, and he can also choose to forgive his brother when he usurps his throne.
He is the kind of person who pursues honor and leaves a name in history, but doesn't care about conquering land. He has the feeling that he always has to do something in his life.
Participating in the Third Crusade was like a grand adventure for him.
Faced with such a person, Anthony, as a veteran, is relatively easy to figure out the other person's thoughts.
Anthony did not discuss much about Guy with Richard, but just drew a big pie.
That flatbread is called Egypt.
Now, Saladin's army is gathering in Palestine, and it's time for Egypt to be empty!
(End of chapter)