Chapter 37 Unpredictable(2/2)
"It happened that King Baldwin also came back. According to rumors, it seemed that the king's confidant said that Baldwin's illness was cured because he pleased God, so he was miraculously cured.
“Anurf and Baldwin then walked together.
“Anulf began to condemn and warn the king, claiming that the king’s illness and the sufferings suffered in Jerusalem now were caused by the king’s failure to follow the doctrine.
"Anulf said that now God gives the king another chance to heal him, but if the king does not correct his mistakes, God will destroy Jerusalem by the hands of the Egyptians."
Roger listened calmly, he thought, what mistake did Baldwin make? So serious? Is it related to Adelaide?
Shana continued: “Anulf said that Baldwin and Adelaide’s marriage was illegal.
"Because Baldwin did not divorce his former wife, Armenia-born Arda.
"So the combination of Baldwin and Adelaide belongs to adultery."
Roger's frown tightened even more. He knew that Anurf was not a fool and should not initiate false accusations against the king at will, but he still asked: "Is this charge true?"
Shana said: "I went to Bishop Popo to ask, and according to him, Baldwin did not divorce Princess Arda of Armenia.
“Badwin just sent someone to send the princess back to her father’s place.
"But at that time, everyone thought they must have divorced, but Baldwin did not disclose it to take care of Prince Chiriqiya and Armenia.
"No one expected that Baldwin missed this procedure.
"So when Baldwin married Adelaide, the church did not stand up and object."
Roger pinched his chin and made up his mind, saying, "The Church of Jerusalem must take responsibility for this matter.
"If Baldwin hadn't divorced Princess Arda and married Adelaide, then the church shouldn't have held a wedding for them back then."
Shana said: "I also asked Bishop Popo about this. According to him, Adelaide hated the church to control her wedding, so he adopted traditional rituals and did not pass through the church at all."
Roger sighed. He knew Adelaide's attitude towards the church. When he was in Palermo, Bishop Palermo could only stand on the side like a bystander.
Roger thought about it and he felt that this matter was actually big or small.
Marriage and divorce must be recognized by the church. This is something that the church has just made in recent decades in order to control more secular rights.
In fact, in this era, many nobles still adopted traditional etiquette in marriages.
So King Baldwin can be said to have divorced the Armenian princess and married Adelaide according to traditional etiquette.
So the key to this problem is King Baldwin.
And now, according to Shana's news and Baldwin's previous explanation, it seems that Baldwin chose to surrender to the church and admitted his mistakes.
Roger didn't know what his mother's attitude was.
But he thought that the couple who had been with others for several years was finally classified as adultery, and no one could swallow this.
He asked, "Shana, what does my mother say?"
Shana said: "I didn't see Adelaide, she was taken away by Baldwin's people.
"But she left a letter to Rollo, asking the Norman army not to act rashly, and to ask them to wait for you to come back and obey your command."
Roger asked, “Where are our people now?”
Shana said: "Rollo, Danny and his soldiers were still besieging the city between two trenches outside Ashkillen.
“My brother, Sarrow, was still making gunpowder outside Jerusalem.
“They all refused to accept Baldwin’s order to come to Arish.
"So Baldwin asked them to continue the orders you had before you left."
Shana changed her tone and said, "You gave me the order to hang out. My intuition told me that you were here, so I hang out."
Roger nodded. He knew that Shana was taking a lot of risks when she came here alone, and she was definitely not as easy as hanging out.
He said gratefully: "Shana, thank you, the news you brought is very important."
Shana smiled happily, and she waved her fist and said, "What should I do next?
“Is it going to fight Baldwin?
"I'm not afraid of him."
Roger shook his head. The current situation, the safety of his mother, and even his current situation, did not allow him to break up with Baldwin.
With malicious thoughts, maybe 500 knives and axe drivers were ambushed next door.
But he thought again that if Baldwin wanted to attack him, he could do it just now, and there was no need to talk to him with a kind look.
Roger was not sure what Baldwin thought. Perhaps there was still insider information about this matter. After all, what Shana knew was all public things.
But I dare not be the previous life or this life. Experience tells Roger that many public things may not be the essence of things.
Roger sent Shana away, and he monitored the movements around him with his sensitive ears.
Shana was arrogant all the way, and she didn't give the other person a good look on her face.
Roger knew that Shana had never been able to hide her emotions. She thought Baldwin was a bad person, so she even hated Baldwin's subordinates.
He didn't stop Shana, and he wanted to see if Baldwin would send someone to arrest him and Shana.
However, until they walked out of the stone house and met Odin, Woodward and Usman who were waiting outside, no one came out to stop them.
This made Roger hesitate.
He thought of Baldwin's attitude towards him, and he thought, maybe, things weren't as bad as Shana said.
So he asked his subordinates to leave and asked them to take control of the army.
Chapter completed!