Irina prayed for a long time next to the red marble of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Later, she took out a golden cross from her blouse and rubbed it against the marble, trying to imbue it with the holy spirit and prepare to take it back for worship.
After the pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Irina, accompanied by Zhao Ziliang, visited the mosque on the Temple Mount, the Wailing Wall, and later visited Fort Antonia.
Another day later, Irina officially began to exchange views and opinions with Zhao Ziliang on the relationship between the two countries, which was held at the Palace of Herod Antipas.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Your Highness the Queen, you want to talk to the lonely king about the development of relations between the two countries, but can you represent Emperor Leo IV and the Eastern Roman Empire?
You must know that the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire is Leo IV.
If he has Officially authorized to His Highness, the lonely king is willing to give His Highness this opportunity."
Irina said bluntly: "Leo is ill, and he has issued a decree giving me full authority to handle state affairs.
I think I am qualified to discuss with His Highness on behalf of the Eastern Roman Empire."
Li Muchen whispered a few words in Zhao Ziliang's ear.
After listening, Zhao Ziliang said to Irina: "Okay, the lonely king admits that His Highness has this qualification, but what does Your Highness want to talk to the lonely king?"
Irina bluntly pointed out: "Your Highness, our Eastern Roman Empire does not want to be an enemy of the Western Qin.
Now we have voluntarily abandoned Syria and Canaan.
I wonder what your Highness means by still hoarding tens of thousands of troops in Armenia and the Caucasus."
Do you want to start a full-scale war with our Eastern Roman Empire?"
Zhao Ziliang laughed loudly, "Your Highness, we mobilized troops in that area just for training.
Your Highness is thinking too much."
Irina shook her head: "You should understand that your gathering of so many troops on the border has put a lot of military pressure on us.
If Western Qin intends to coexist with our Western Qin under a long-term contract, I hope that His Highness will order the withdrawal of all troops."
Leave to avoid misunderstandings, and with so many troops on the border, it will inevitably cause friction.
Once the situation gets out of control, it will not be so easy to stabilize the situation."
Zhao Ziliang did not intend to let go, "Things are not as simple as you think.
When we were at war with the Dashi Kingdom, your country took advantage of the situation and suddenly sent troops to capture Syria and Canaan without even saying hello.
Syria and Canaan The earth is a plate of delicious food.
We in Western Qin have already had it on our lips, but your country has stepped in and taken away the food that originally belonged to us.
Your Highness will not think that this matter will go away so easily."
Irina immediately said: "Your Highness, Syria and Canaan were originally the territories of our Eastern Roman Empire.
They were taken away by the Food Kingdom more than a hundred years ago.
We sent troops to take them back when the Food Country was at its weakest.
Isn’t it natural?”
Zhao Ziliang shook his head: "What Your Highness said is wrong.
Syria and Canaan were not the lands of the Eastern Roman Empire from the beginning.
Many civilizations were born here and were occupied by many countries.
The history of the Eastern Roman Empire is only a few hundred years old.
That’s all, why do you think it was originally your land?”
Irina immediately retorted: "But its original owners have long been lost in history, and our Eastern Roman Empire is its last owner."
"I don't agree with your statement.
The Jews established a kingdom here a long time ago.
They are now scattered in many places.
There are still many Jews here, and these people are now the subjects of our Western Qin Kingdom, so I, Western Qin China has undisputed sovereignty over this place.”
At this point in the argument, Irina has understood that if there is no more powerful being to uphold justice in this world, there will be no reason between the two countries.
Whoever has a stronger fist will be justified.
I am here to stay.
If you don't leave, you can tell me how to let you reason, present facts, and no matter how loud you scream, I won't leave.
If you have the ability, come and fight me.
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After a few decades, this place will become my own.
As for Syria and Canaan, this is not the purpose of Irina's visit to Jerusalem.
Her purpose is to make the Western Qin retreat.
If possible, get cotton seeds, cotton planting technology and other related technologies from the Western Qin, so that cotton can be used in the future.
The Eastern Roman Empire began to spread.
Thinking of this, Irina said: "Okay, Your Highness, I know that we took advantage of the gap when the Mahdi withdrew to quickly occupy Syria and Canaan by sending troops and not saying hello to your country.
It was rude, but you We can't blame all the mistakes In the case of the Eastern Roman Empire, if the Western Qin Dynasty had already occupied Syria and Canaan, and we sent troops again, that would be our fault.
However, when the Mahdi’s forces withdrew, your country’s forces had not yet entered, and there was no place for them at that time.
Whoever comes to the Lord’s land must get it first.”
Zhao Ziliang was noncommittal and asked other questions: "At that time, after your country occupied Syria and Canaan, it repeatedly clashed with our Western Qin army in the border areas, and repeatedly sent small groups of troops deep into our territory to provoke provocations.
How can this be said?"
Irina sneered in her heart, but her face remained calm, still smiling and gentle, "Your Highness, you and I both knew what the situation was at that time, so why bother with this matter anymore?
If the truth is revealed, it will not look good on the Western Qin Kingdom.
We don’t want to worry about this with Western Qin now.
What I am discussing with His Highness is the future of the relationship between the two countries.
Your Highness has stationed troops in Armenia and the Caucasus, which poses a great threat to us.
If Western Qin wants to maintain the relationship between the two countries, We must retreat and return to our previous state.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "I personally have no other ideas about the future of bilateral relations.
At this stage, it is beneficial to both parties to maintain the status quo or take the relationship further, but some of your country's actions make me very annoyed.
Your country always likes to point fingers.
For example, we had discussions with Bulgaria a few years ago.
The Erkhanate established diplomatic and commercial relations, but your country intervened and sabotaged it.
Your relationship with the Bulgars is not good.
That is a matter between you.
But you came to prevent us from destroying the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Bulgars.
You are nosy.
I can order the troops to withdraw, but the Eastern Roman Empire will have to pay some price."
Irina bit her teeth, looked at Zhao Ziliang and asked: "How can Your Highness withdraw the troops?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "It's very simple.
The Eastern Roman Empire became a vassal of our Western Qin Dynasty and paid a tribute of two thousand kilograms of gold every year."
Shame, great shame, great humiliation.
After listening to Zhao Ziliang's request, Irina was so angry that the fluctuations in her chest suddenly increased, her breathing became rapid, and her face turned red.
When Zhao Ziliang saw Irina, his eyes were extremely aggressive.
As a woman, Irina immediately felt it.
She was secretly happy that you finally had a reaction.
I saw Zhao Ziliang smiling and saying: "Your Highness, even if you don't agree, there is no need to be angry, and there is no need to refuse in a hurry.
You can think about it slowly.
I am not in a hurry.
I think we will stop here today.
I will go to Amman tomorrow.
There is a restaurant there."
The hot springs are very good.
If Her Royal Highness the Queen is interested, I invite Her Highness to take a dip in the hot springs together."
For Irina, she is now afraid that Zhao Ziliang will not raise conditions.
As long as he raises conditions, it means that there is room for change.
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If he does not raise conditions, then she will really despair.
Judging from Zhao Ziliang's current performance and reaction, it shows that this matter should be negotiable.
Zhao Ziliang has already put forward conditions, but can the Eastern Roman Empire really agree to such harsh conditions?
Irina thought a lot in her mind at the same time.
Going to the hot springs in Amman was a very strong signal.
She had a premonition that something would happen there.
If she wanted to achieve her goal, she could not leave Zhao Ziliang for too long. , she must see him every day, only in this way can she use her methods.
"Okay, I accept your highness's invitation.
I have heard about the hot springs in Amman for a long time, but I have never had the chance to see them."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and nodded: "I will send someone to pick up Her Royal Highness tomorrow morning."
After sending Irina away, Li Muchen came back and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, this Irina is indeed amazing.
I believe your Majesty has already fallen in love with her."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Why do you see that?"
"If not, how could the king invite her to Mayin Hot Spring?"
Zhao Ziliang laughed: "What hero doesn't like beauty, not to mention Irina is a peerless beauty."
Li Muchen sighed: "The humble minister is worried that the king will suffer from her."
Zhao Ziliang raised his glass and took a sip, and said with a smile: "It's one thing to be tempted, but it's another thing whether you will suffer her consequences.
I can tell the difference clearly on this."
The next day, Zhao Ziliang and Irina went to Amman together, passing by the coast of the Dead Sea and heading north across the Jordan River in the Jordan Valley.
They rested for a night at the repaired Makalus Castle and soon arrived in Amman.
Zhao Ziliang and Irina stayed on Castle Hill.
There was a royal palace on Castle Hill, which was built by the caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty.
It was also called the Emir's Palace and was a temporary palace.
The palace is quite large and has enough rooms.
Mayin Hot Spring is not too far from Castle Mountain, and the group arrived quickly on horseback.
This is a holy place for thermal therapy.
Irina decided to take the initiative.
That night, she took two maids to the room where Zhao Ziliang was staying, but was stopped by the guards.
After learning about it, Zhao Ziliang ordered the guards to let them in, but they still went through a strict search before entering.
Zhao Ziliang, wearing a loose robe, looked at Irina walking in and asked: "Is there anything wrong with your highness coming so late?"
Irina said bluntly: "As for the relationship between the two countries, I want to talk to His Highness alone."
After saying that, she ordered the two accompanying maids to retreat.
Zhao Ziliang looked at Irina for a while, then waved his hand, and all the maids in the large room retreated.
The door of the palace was then closed by the waiter outside, leaving only Zhao Ziliang and Irina.
Before Zhao Ziliang could speak, Irina was already naked
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