Seager highly praised Zhao Ziliang's statement that these three hundred years were called the Dark Ages.
Over the past few hundred years, the Western world has been in war, with rampant barbarism and cultural decline.
There has been almost no development and achievements in civilization.
Western people They are also often subject to religious persecution.
This is not the Dark Ages.
Seager quickly became involved with Zhao Ziliang and others, each expressing his or her own views and opinions.
Zhang Huchen came over and said to Zhao Ziliang: "It's almost time."
Zhao Ziliang nodded, turned to Sig and said: "Sig, it's time for sightseeing here.
We are going to go to Bull Square, Theodosius Square, Constantine Square and Augustus Square along Messer Avenue.
Take a look, if you are interested, why not come along?"
Sig readily agreed: "Okay, I am alone anyway, so I just have a companion to be with you."
Everyone came down from the top of the column and walked eastward along Messer Avenue.
Everyone chatted while walking.
After some understanding, Zhao Ziliang and others learned that Sige was a sculptor, and sculptors are also artists.
Although he has superb skills, craftsmanship, but he also needs to go out to collect inspiration from time to time, so he will go on long journeys after a while.
He has traveled all over Italy, and this time he came from Alexandria in North Africa.
Zhao Ziliang asked as he walked: "Sig, as a carver you must be very popular in Italy, right?
The art you carve should be sold at a high price.
Otherwise, how can you have the money to travel long distances?"
Sig smiled and said: "The Lombard Kingdom in northern Italy has been annexed by the Frankish Kingdom many years ago and became part of the Frankish Kingdom.
I am somewhat famous in the Italian sculpture world, and I am not short of money.
It is enough. " Zhao Ziliang asked: "Where have you been?"
Seager said: "I have been to most places in Italy, and also to some big towns in North Africa, especially Carthage, Alexandria and Cairo.
I benefited a lot from going there this time."
Zhao Ziliang said: "After your trip to Constantinople, where are you going or are you going to return to Italy?"
Sig thought for a moment and said, "I think I might go to the north to have a look."
Zhao Ziliang was quite surprised, "Going to the north is the territory of the barbarians.
Aren't you worried about being captured by the barbarians and becoming a slave?"
Sig smiled and said: "I'm just a traveler.
I have no ill intentions towards them.
I think even barbarians should be reasonable."
Zhao Ziliang nodded, "We plan to continue westward after completing our business here.
We are going to go to the Bulgar Khanate first, then to the Avar Khanate, and finally to the Frankish Kingdom.
If you want to go to the north, you might as well come with us. , there is more or less a care.”
After hearing this, Sig happily agreed: "Okay, I'm very happy to be your companion."
Irina's car was originally going northwest from Constantine Square directly to the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles.
Irina felt a little irritable, so she asked the carriage to continue along Messer Avenue, preparing to take a longer detour to relax.
She felt that it was a little stuffy inside the carriage and reached out for the curtains.
At this moment, a familiar figure flashed past her eyes.
She was stunned and immediately thought of a person in her mind.
Why was this figure so familiar?
Could it be him?
Irina suddenly trembled and shouted: "Stop the car" The driver stopped the carriage, and Irina immediately picked up the gauze big-brimmed hat beside her and put it on her head, stepped out of the carriage, and looked at the crowd.
Cortsim followed her inexplicably and followed her gaze to the crowd.
But I didn't see anything famous.
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"It looked like it was him just now, but why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Irina looked around at the bustling crowd, murmuring to herself while searching.
"Your Majesty, who are you looking for?"
Cortsim walked to Irina and asked in a low voice.
Irina did not answer.
She moved her eyes quickly, trying to find the familiar voice in the crowd, but the street was full of people, people coming and going, cars coming and going, and the familiar figure disappeared.
"Could it be that I'm dazzled?"
Irina muttered in her heart.
After a while, Irina turned around and walked back to the carriage and was about to get in.
She stopped again and told Cortsim: "Go and find Archbishop Tarasius."
Cortsim was stunned and immediately agreed: "Yes."
After Irina got on the car, Kortsimi immediately walked quickly to the back of the team, came to Tarasius and whispered: "Archbishop, your Majesty, please come over."
"Oh, okay" Tarasius agreed and walked quickly to the carriage.
He was a firm and devout believer who opposed the destruction of icons.
Irina tried to restore the worship of icons.
His status in the Orthodox Church was not high at the time, but he was still favored by Irina and regarded him as an important figure.
As a close confidant, he secretly swore allegiance to her.
After that, he rose rapidly and reached the position of Patriarch of Constantinople in just a few years.
The Patriarch is the royal adviser, and the Patriarch is needed for many things.
He is a neutral party on the surface, and everything he does is upright.
Take this time to send Irina out of the palace to the Holy Spirit.
At the Apostolic Cathedral, he is the one who must accompany and be present to preside in person, so his accompanying will not arouse any suspicion.
After getting on the carriage, Thalassius saluted Irina.
Irina knocked on the wall of the carriage.
The carriage started and continued walking along Messe Avenue.
She pointed to the cushion next to it.
Thalassius again After bowing, he sat down cross-legged.
Irina said: "Tarrasius, I seemed to have seen an acquaintance just now."
"The person whom His Majesty can remember and value so much as an acquaintance is definitely not an ordinary person.
Who is he?"
Tarasius was quite surprised and surprised.
Irina said: "Zhao Ziliang" "Zhao Zhao Ziliang, the Holy King of Western Qin" Tarasius was dumbfounded, and then he reacted and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you are not joking with me, are you?
How could Zhao Ziliang come to Constantinople quietly?
Okay, even if He will come to Constantinople and he will never conceal his identity.
If he comes to Constantinople openly, no one will dare to do anything to him.
The king of a country conceals his identity and goes to a foreign country.
If something happens, he will have to take care of himself.
He is dumb because no one will recognize his identity."
Irina nodded and sighed: "You're right, he is such a wise man.
How could he make such a stupid mistake?
Maybe it's because I haven't had a good rest these days, and I was dazzled just now."
Thalassius comforted: "Your Majesty, the matter is already like this, there is no point in thinking about it anymore.
The Holy Apostles Cathedral is not another place, where Emperor Constantine is buried, and many emperors and empresses of the empire are also buried.
The party members should not be brave enough to attack the Holy Envoy.
The church is as big as a cathedral and there is a secret passage leading outside.
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Even if they dare to lead troops into the church, Your Majesty can escape through the secret passage.
We are all His Majesty’s loyal servants and guardians.
If they want to harm Your Majesty, they will surely Step over our corpses first, your majesty, please feel at ease."
Irina's mind was occupied by the figure of Zhao Ziliang at this time.
She didn't hear anything Tarasius said.
After a while, she said: "Tarrasius, I'm not worried that they dare to attack the Holy Apostles Cathedral. .
I'm still worried.
If the person I saw just now is really him, then things will become complicated.
What is his purpose and intention in coming to Constantinople?
You haven't seen him, and you don't know how scary he is.
The thing is, in front of him, you find that you have no secrets, and he can see through you at a glance."
Thalassius: "Your Majesty" Irina raised her hand to interrupt Thalasius and said: "I know what you want to say.
If I hadn't been dazzled, what I saw was really him."
Tarasius hesitated: "This" Irina said: "This matter must be investigated clearly.
If official power is used, it will definitely attract the attention of Alexius and his gang.
Then Tarasius, use the power of the church.
Priests and priests should act accordingly."
Much more convenient and less noticeable, give me an answer ASAP” Thalassius agreed: "Yes, my lord" Zhao Ziliang and others returned to the office of Qin's Trading Company after a day trip in the city.
After all, Dugujun and Liu Dan were old and did not have the muscles and bones of Zhao Ziliang, so they naturally couldn't bear it, so they ate some hastily and went to bed.
After Zhao Ziliang washed up, he couldn't sleep.
He called the caravan manager Liao Zhengkai and asked, "I heard that the city is very lively at night.
I wonder where there are interesting places."
Liao Zhengkai didn't know Zhao Ziliang's true identity, and he spoke without any scruples.
He smiled and said: "There are so many fun places.
There are two grand theaters in the city, and musicals and plays are performed every night.
Go to see musicals and There are both civilians, officials and nobles in the play, but the seating arrangement is different.
Officials and nobles sit in the front seats, while civilians can only sit in the back seats.
If you don't want to go to the grand theater, you can also go to the tavern.
Some pubs only You can drink and eat, but there are some pubs where you can drink and watch singing and dancing, and they can also dance.
Hehe, of course, there are both low-end and high-end places.
The customers in low-end places are just peddlers.
The place is a place frequented by officials and nobles.
Those places are very expensive and ordinary people cannot afford it.
If you like a certain dancer or singer, you can pay her to spend the night with you, but you can't take her away, you can only stay at their place.
Get a room” Zhao Ziliang was stunned.
Isn't this just like the nightclubs of later generations?
I have to say that the nightlife in Constantinople is much richer than that of Xinjing and Chang'an.
However, the style of those romantic places in Xinjing and Chang'an is much higher than that of these nightclubs in Constantinople.
At least many famous prostitutes are prostitutes rather than prostitutes, while the prostitutes here in Constantinople are As long as you pay for it, you can get any service.
Even the famous Queen Theodora once worked as a dancer in a tavern
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