The delicacies on the table are the most delicious food Irina has ever eaten in her life, but she still maintains a royal and rigorous appearance.
She eats neither slowly nor quickly, with an elegant posture.
However, she chats with Zhao Ziliang while eating.
This It is completely different from the requirement of "eating without speaking" in Eastern etiquette.
"Ah, I have never eaten such delicious food.
I remember the last time you treated me to Israeli and Arab food in Jerusalem and Amman, I didn't expect that you kept the more delicious food until now.
"Take it out," Irina said after eating and drinking, she put down her knife and fork and lay on the back of the chair.
At this time, Wan Qingming came over and whispered in Zhao Ziliang's ear for a while.
Zhao Ziliang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Irina with a playful look and nodded: "Okay, I understand, you go ahead.
Keep staring" "yes" Zhao Ziliang smiled and said to Irina: "These foods are indeed delicious, but if you decide to adopt my method for health care, you cannot eat more."
Irina frowned and said: "If you can't eat whatever you want, what's the point of living?
Isn't this just asking for trouble for yourself for no reason?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "So why is your God fair?
This illustrates this point.
You want to delay aging and keep in shape, but also want to overeat without any scruples.
This is impossible in our place."
As the saying goes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too, so you can only choose one.”
Irina made a gesture of surrender: "Well, staying young and beautiful forever is more attractive to me.
I'd better choose to follow your method to maintain my health.
Oh, it's getting late, I should go back to church. " "I won't send it to you.
I'll give you a suggestion.
If you really want to retire, the Holy Apostles Cathedral is not a good place to live in seclusion."
"Oh" Irina was confused, stopped and looked at Zhao Ziliang and asked: "Why?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "The reason is very simple.
There are only male clergy in the Holy Apostles Cathedral.
How can you, a woman and a lot of maids go there to make up for it?
Besides, there are also many people going there to pray on weekdays.
There are too many people.
"Za, your every move is within sight.
If you really want to retire, why don't you go to a monastery only for female clergy and stay in the Holy Apostles Cathedral?
This will make people doubt your intentions."
Irina paused, "I will consider your suggestion."
Zhao Ziliang did not go to see Irina off.
There were still some emperor's eyeliners watching outside, and he did not want to be exposed to the sight of Constantine VI.
After Irina left, Zhao Ziliang called Wan Qingming and asked: "How did you find out that they were preparing to incite the prisoners to attack the Holy Palace?"
Wan Qingming said: "Your Majesty, Cortsim's men have our insiders.
The news came from there.
There will be no more than five people who know the news.
If the news leaks out, our people will definitely be exposed and their lives will be in danger." " Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Let me stop this news.
We will not interfere in their affairs and just pretend that we don't know the news.
Everything will be business as usual.
No matter which side wins or loses, it will be harmless to us."
"Understood" Not long after, Irina returned to the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles.
A trusted eunuch helped Irina out of the carriage and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Mr.
Cortsim has arrived and is waiting in Confession Room No. 1."
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Irina nodded without any trace: "I understand."
Irina returned to her bedroom under the service of the maids and eunuchs, but she came out quickly, and she was alone.
She was wearing a cloak-style priest's robe, and her whole body was wrapped in the robe.
Her chest With a cross hanging and a Bible in her hand, her face couldn't be seen clearly unless she got closer.
Although there are many guards around the Holy Apostles Cathedral who are responsible for her safety, this church cannot prohibit ordinary people from coming in to pray and confess.
Therefore, the people entering and leaving the church are extremely complicated, and no one knows who enters the church to pray and confess.
Irina had to disguise herself as a priest to see Cortsim if there was an informant planted by hostile forces.
Irina closed the small door, sat down on the chair and said: "I am Father Ma'an, you can start."
Cortsim's voice came from the confessional: "Father, we can't delay it any longer.
Once their hiding place is discovered, the plan we are about to implement will no longer be able to proceed, and we will most likely lose such people forever."
It’s a good opportunity, so we must start as soon as possible.”
Irina knew her shortcomings very well.
Her biggest mistake was to transfer Alexius from Armenia to Constantinople as the deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard.
This man actually quietly bribed and secretly He won over more than half of the Guard generals and sent people to assassinate the Guard commander very decisively, allowing him to control all the guards in a very short period of time.
There were guards, and even the new leader of the guards she sent died suddenly in the official office just two days after taking office.
Only then did she understand that the guards were out of her control and she could no longer send them.
The new Praetorian Guards commander came over because she was worried that Alexius, a reckless man, would take risks and order the Praetorian Guards to launch a palace coup, which would cause an uncontrollable situation.
What makes Irina even more irritated is that the four legions stationed in Constantinople no longer fully obey her orders.
It is obvious that these four legions do not want to participate in the power struggle between her and her son, but they have no choice but to What she denied was the loyalty of these four armies to the empire.
She believed that his son Constantine VI must have done a lot of homework on the fact that these four legions remained neutral.
Irina knew that her current shortcoming was that she could not mobilize the army.
She no longer had military power, and she lacked the confidence to speak.
That bastard Alexius threatened to use force if she didn't get her way, which made her embarrassed, and She couldn't ignore the overall situation and fight with him, so these days She could only endure the retreat and hand over the power to Constantine VI for the time being.
In just a few days, those people were about to start a large-scale purge.
If they were allowed to continue to mess around, how could the rule of the empire be maintained?
So, Irina decided to take Cortsim's advice and take immediate action.
"When do you think it's best to take action" Irina asked.
Cortsim said: "Father, I think the sooner the better, it is best to start tonight."
Irina frowned and said: "Is it too hasty?
Is it too late?"
"Father, as long as you convince a few leaders among those people, this matter will be half done."
Irina thought about the whole thing and asked: "Who will contact those people, convince them, how will they deal with their weapons, and how will they be resettled afterwards?"
Cortsim said: "I have a close associate named Chiboas.
He is familiar with one of the more prestigious people named Reeses.
I think he should be sent to contact those people and convince Reeses.
It's more appropriate to wait for someone.
Our Sheriff's Department seizes some murder weapons and controlled weapons from criminals every year.
The western capital is piled in several warehouses, one of which is very close to the entrance of a remote sewer.
As long as you tell them the location and let them climb up from the sewer and kill a few guards, it won't take long for the warehouse to be emptied. , in this way the problem of their weapons is solved.
As for how to arrange them afterwards, If the matter does not succeed, Chiboas will kill the insider as quickly as possible and then escape.
In order to prevent the news from leaking, this person will also silence him.
If the matter succeeds, it depends on your wishes how to deal with them afterwards.
If you think they can be used, organize them into an army.
If you think they can be used, form them into an army.
If the members are too complicated and harmful, just give them some rewards, give them freedom, and disband them.
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If you think that keeping them is harmful to the empire, it will be simpler.
Then please order to reward them and send people to guard them.
Poisoning food and drinks, just send them all to see God, it’s an easy solution.”
Although her heart has become much harder after being in a position of power over the years, Irina was still shocked by Cortsim's cruelty, but she quickly returned to normal and said: "Let Chiboas go, right?"
It's too childish.
His status is too low.
Although Reese is his friend, will he believe Chiboas?
This is not a matter of words, but a matter of fighting with a knife and a gun.
It is a change.
Regarding a major political matter, no one would believe him so easily."
Kotsimi, who was next door, thought about it and felt that it was indeed inappropriate to send Chiboas to see Reeses.
The key was that his status was too low and he could not represent Irina.
After hesitating for a while, Cortsim said: "It's better for me to go.
If I go to see Reeses, my identity should be enough."
"But you don't know Rizes.
You may not even have met him.
You can't even tell what he looks like.
He doesn't know you either.
Do you think he will believe you?"
"This" Cortsim was dumbfounded and stuck.
This is indeed a trouble.
If we cannot gain the trust of those prisoners, this operation will not be able to proceed at all.
Irina thought for a while and said: "Let's do this.
You and Chiboas go to see Reeses.
Wait a moment and I will write in my own hand a letter appointing Reeses as the commander of the 10th Army and classifying all the prisoners as commanders.
Letter of appointment for the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Legion.
With this letter of appointment, they have the name to attack the Holy Palace."
Cortsim's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he hurriedly said: "You are really wise.
Once they have formal official military status, they will no longer have any scruples.
Uh, wait, if they do this, then this appointment letter will be It’s very critical.
If it succeeds, it’s okay, but if it fails, if this appointment letter falls into the hands of Alexius and those people, it will be fatal.”
Irina said: "Don't worry, I will use special ink when writing the appointment letter.
The handwriting can only be kept for one day, and it will disappear automatically after one day."
Cortsim was overjoyed and said: "Is there still this kind of ink?
This would be great?"
Irina smiled and said: "This is the latest invention of the alchemists
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