Irina sent people to encourage the prisoners hiding in the sewers to attack the Holy Palace.
Zhao Ziliang discovered that this woman did have some courage and her methods were eclectic.
She was very good at tactics, but her political stance It was destined that she would not receive support from the military.
Almost all the generals in the Eastern Roman Empire were promoted by Constantine V and Leo IV.
These people were loyal supporters and actual beneficiaries of these two emperors.
Irina wanted to The political move of restoring the worship of icons is clearly an enemy of the military feudal lords who have vested interests.
Let me ask how they could support her.
Until now, the methods of the military feudal lords represented by Alexius have been relatively mild.
If this action of inciting the prisoners to attack the Holy Palace fails and Alexius When people find out that she did it, only God knows what will happen.
"Your Majesty, Cortesim took action personally.
He went into the sewers with his cronies Chiboas," Wan Qingming reported to Zhao Ziliang.
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang asked: "What is the official position of this Cortsim?"
"The Sheriff of Constantinople" Zhao Ziliang was stunned: "The Sheriff seems to have a lot of power, but his level is not high.
With his level, I'm afraid he can't represent Irina."
"His official position is indeed not high enough, but" Wan Qingming couldn't go on at this point.
Zhao Ziliang looked up at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it.
Don't hesitate."
Wan Qingming looked embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, the next words are a little hard to say."
"If there's anything you can't say yet, just say it if I ask you to."
"Yes."
Wan Qingming had no choice but to say: "Kotsim's official position is indeed not high enough, but he is Irina's confidant and her face.
This is already an open secret.
No one in Constantinople knows about it.”
"No wonder" Zhao Ziliang was stunned, and then he was relieved.
After all, this woman Irina was in the age of the tiger and wolf, and she was also the de facto supreme ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire.
For her to be a widow for a dead Leo IV was basically It's impossible, it's normal that she has a man.
"Okay, continue to pay attention.
If there is any situation, report it immediately.
Go ahead."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand.
"yes" At the entrance of an underground tunnel, Cortsim and Chiboas had just jumped from the entrance.
Before they could adapt to the dim light, they found themselves surrounded.
Several prisoners in prison uniforms were holding several Different weapons were eyeing the two of them.
"Oh, man, don't do it, we are our own people, our own people," Chiboas shouted immediately after realizing that the two of them were surrounded.
Several prisoners who were about to attack them stopped at the critical moment, otherwise the two men would have been chopped into pieces.
A rather strong prisoner pointed at Chiboas with a bright sword and shouted: "How did you get out, my own people?"
Chiboas said quickly: "Brother, we are really our own people.
You see, we are also wearing prison uniforms.
We were really hungry just now.
There is no other way.
We can only sneak out to find some food.
You also know that people I’m so hungry that I really can’t stand it anymore.”
A prisoner next to him shouted: "Oh my God, you guys want to f**king kill us all.
It's easiest for you to be caught by the city guards if you go out at this time.
Once you are caught and turn us in, everyone will have to follow you."
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Let’s finish it off together, everyone.
Such people must be killed, otherwise others will sneak out and something will happen sooner or later.”
Cortsim immediately said: "Don't do anything, friends, aren't you hungry?
We were so hungry that we had no choice but to sneak out.
We haven't eaten for two days.
If we can't find another way to get something to eat, , we will all starve to death, it is much better to eat something even if we are caught and killed by the city guards than to starve to death here."
Chiboas immediately continued: "Yes, yes, friends, I know you are also very hungry.
Now everyone is in the same situation.
We just went out to find some food.
I will treat you to a full meal.
How about you let us two go?"
Several prisoners surrounding the two of them looked at each other, and the strongest prisoner asked: "How much food did you bring back, and what do you have?"
Chiboas immediately took off a cloth bag from his back and took out yellow and orange bread.
It was fragrant.
The aroma immediately made the stomachs of several prisoners growl.
The strongest prisoner couldn't help it any longer, and immediately reached out with his dirty paws to grab the bread, stuffed it into his mouth and gnawed it.
"And, and more."
Chiboas immediately took out several pieces of bread from the cloth belt and handed them to several other prisoners.
When these prisoners saw the food, they were like hungry wolves seeing their prey, their eyes glowing green. .
Several prisoners took the food and threw it directly on the ground without even asking for weapons.
They held the bread in their hands and ate it wildly.
At this time, Chiboas took out another roast goose from the cloth bag and said, "Brothers, look at what this is."
The prisoners looked up and immediately stopped chewing the bread.
The strong prisoner snatched the roast goose.
Several other prisoners immediately gathered around and started to grab it.
A huge roast goose was divided up in an instant. .
Cortsim saw that several people were already eating the roasted goose wholeheartedly, and immediately said: "Brothers, please eat first, can you let us go first?
There are some bosses who are waiting for us to deliver food. " At this time, these prisoners couldn't care about anything.
One of them waved his hand, and Cortsimi immediately winked at Chiboas, and the two of them left quickly.
Passing through the stinking sewers, Cortsim and I saw several prisoners standing guard at the entrances of some sewers from time to time.
It seemed that although these prisoners were not organized, they were able to spontaneously form groups.
Form a small group to guard the entrance to a sewer to prevent someone from outside from sneaking up on you.
The two passed through more than a dozen sewers, turned many corners, and saw many prisoners, but they did not find Reese.
The two of them walked to a deserted place.
Cortsim pulled Chiboas and said, "It's not the best way to continue searching like this.
I think I still need to find someone to ask."
"Okay, I'll ask when I see someone later.
If you haven't seen Reeses, don't speak, so as not to be suspected," Chiboas said.
"Okay, it's up to you."
After saying this, the two continued to move forward.
After a while, they encountered a group of prisoners gathered together again.
These people were all weak from hunger and fell asleep.
They were sitting on the ground and leaning against the wall.
Chiboas walked over and asked one of the prisoners: "Hey, do you know Reeses?
Do you know where he is?"
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The prisoner in question barely had the energy to speak and just pointed to the sewer nearby.
Chiboas looked at Cotesim, and Cotesim shook his chin at him.
The two immediately followed the direction pointed by the prisoner, and after asking the twelfth prisoner in succession, they finally found it.
Rizes.
This guy named Reeses is indeed an extremely fierce man and a very prestigious man.
There are hundreds of prisoners around him.
Although these prisoners are all hungry and have no strength, they all gather around him.
As Cortsim and Chiboas gradually walked in, Reeses, who had his eyes closed slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw clearly that one of the two people turned out to be Chiboas, he mentioned He stood up with a big sword, exuding an extremely dangerous aura.
When this dangerous aura spread around, all the prisoners woke up.
They struggled to stand up one by one.
They took He stared at the two men with weapons in hand like wild beasts.
Chiboas immediately said to Rhyses: "Oh, Rhyses, my friend, are you okay?"
Reizes raised the big sword in his hand and pointed it at Chiboas and said coldly: "It seems that our position has been exposed, otherwise you would not be here.
I advise you to stop, otherwise I can't guarantee that we will pick it up."
What happens down there?”
Chiboas immediately stopped and raised his hands and said: "Hey, my friend, we don't mean any harm.
Please don't be hostile to us.
In fact, your location has been known to us for a long time, but we are against you."
You have no malicious intentions, otherwise you would have been captured or killed long ago."
Reese said coldly: "You can only deceive fools with your words, but you people from the Sheriff's Department said to us prisoners that there is no malice.
Do you think I will believe it?
Before we kill you, you'd better say it."
Your reason for coming, otherwise you would have no chance.”
"Okay" Chiboas turned his head and glanced at Cortsim, and then said with Reeses: "Those who want to take you back or kill you are Alexius and the emperor's side, and we belong to On the side of Empress Dowager Irina, the ground is now full of city guards controlled by Alexius.
If you don’t want to starve to death or be captured or killed mercilessly, then your only choice is to follow our instructions.
The representative of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager Irina cooperates with forces, or is loyal to Her Majesty the Empress Dowager."
Reizes was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then sneered: "Chiboas, are you kidding?
The Queen Mother wants the loyalty of us despicable prisoners.
Do you think we are so easy to deceive and take advantage of?"
Cortsim stretched out his hand to stop Chiboas and took a step forward and said: "Rizes, I am Cortsim, the Sheriff of Constantinople, have you heard of me?"
"Of course, aren't you the one who was favored by Irina because of your beauty, and was quickly promoted to the position of Sheriff of Constantinople, the pretty boy, and the soft rice King Cortsim?"
Reese laughed with all smiles. said.
"Hahaha" hundreds of prisoners laughed.
The muscles on Cortsim's face trembled a few times, and his face turned blue and red.
Finally, he suppressed his anger and said calmly: "You can laugh at me, but don't you think that in this dark environment, you are hungry?"
Isn’t it very stupid to laugh at someone who wants to help you when you have your chest pressed against your back and your body is weak from hunger?”
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