The crisp sound of horse hooves, neat footsteps, and the friction of weapons and armor came from the far end of the street.
In the scattered street lights, a group of soldiers and horses appeared on the street.
"Quick, speed up."
The officer's shout made the troops move much faster, and soon they arrived at the door of the Holy Apostles Cathedral.
Such a big movement immediately alerted the guards and priests of the Holy Apostles Cathedral.
Some of the armored guards at the gate immediately drew their weapons and faced the enemy.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
A guard pointed his sword at the arriving soldiers and shouted loudly.
A general wearing a red cockscomb helmet and leather armor, showing two strong bare arms, rode out and said solemnly: "I am General Ferlandrius, commander of the city guard.
I come here on the order of His Majesty the Emperor.
Come to investigate the case of Her Majesty the Queen Mother instigating a riot in the seaside prison and instigating the prisoners to attack the palace.
Get out of the way."
The guard captain who was guarding the church door changed his face when he heard this, and immediately said loudly: "I don't care whose order it is, this is the retreat of the Empress Dowager Irina, and no one can disturb it.
It's late at night, the Empress Dowager Your Majesty has rested, please retreat quickly, otherwise don’t blame us for being rude."
Ferlandrius was overjoyed.
This was exactly the situation he wanted to happen.
If everyone at the Holy Apostles Cathedral cooperated, he really didn't know how to let the accident happen, but the guard captain actually came hard from the beginning. , this is in line with his wishes, he said with a stern face: "So your Excellency is disobeying His Majesty the Emperor's will."
The captain of the guard team said: "My mission is to protect the safety of Her Majesty the Queen Mother.
Except for Her Majesty the Queen Mother, no one's orders are valid here."
"Okay, very good" Ferlandrius sneered, pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed at the guard captain and shouted: "The city guards obeyed the order, and the people of the Holy Apostles Cathedral disobeyed His Majesty the Emperor's order and refused to cooperate.
Investigate and kill me."
"Kill" The city guard soldiers received the order and rushed to the gate with weapons.
The guards immediately resisted, and a fierce fight broke out at the security gate of both sides.
Ferlandrius came with his troops and was fully prepared, but the guards of the Holy Apostles Cathedral rushed to fight and soon became unable to resist.
The gate was captured and the battle moved to the interior of the church compound.
Irina was awakened from her sleep.
Two maids had just served her to put on her clothes.
The leader of the eunuchs, Adefiko, hurried in and reported: "Your Majesty, it's not good.
The commander of the city guard, Ferlandrius, is leading the army."
As the army rushed into the church, the guards were desperately resisting, but they were almost unable to resist.
Your Majesty, hurry up and get out of here with me."
Irina's expression changed and she asked: "Since they have already used guns and knives on me, they must have surrounded the church.
We can't get out now."
The chief eunuch Adefico said: "Your Majesty, don't worry.
Archbishop Tarasius once told me that there is a secret passage here leading to a house two streets away.
Even if they surround the church, we can escape from the tunnel."
They have already come to surround Ferlandrius.
This must be the emperor's intention.
Does your majesty still have any hope for the emperor?
Hurry up, you won't be able to go anywhere if the city guards rush in."
Irina was trembling all over and her face was pale.
She didn't expect that her son would be so ruthless to her mother.
Is this still her biological flesh and blood?
Adefeko was so anxious that he almost jumped.
Seeing that Irina was in a trance, he immediately ordered the two eunuchs behind him: "Hurry up, support Her Majesty the Queen Mother and follow me, hurry up."
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The two eunuchs immediately ran over to help Irina and left.
Adefeko asked the two maids in the dormitory to follow her.
Irina still needed their services.
When she emerged from the other end of the secret passage, Irina had already regained her consciousness.
After the eunuch leader Adefiko drove the carriage out of the small yard and entered the street, he didn't know where to go.
He couldn't help but feel anxious and asked : "Your Majesty, where are we going now?"
"Yes, where are we going?
In the huge Constantinople, there is no place for me, Irina."
Irina couldn't help but feel sad.
Thinking of her son's ruthlessness towards his biological mother, she felt a boundless feeling.
The darkness kept invading her heart, and she felt a real chill all over her body.
It was really a great sadness to think about it.
At this time Adefico asked: "Your Majesty, if there is really no good place to go, why not go to the official residence of the envoy of Western Qin?
According to the treaty between the two countries, the official residence of the envoy of Western Qin belongs to the territory of Western Qin.
As long as your majesty enters The official residence of the Western Qin envoys will be protected by the Western Qin State, unless they dare to risk war with the Western Qin State."
Irina was silent for a moment and sighed: "I didn't expect that I would be reduced to the point of fleeing into the official residence of a foreign envoy.
Well, let's go to the official residence of the Western Qin envoy.
I don't know if they will risk offending the king."
The danger of Constantine accepts me, a bereaved dog, and I don’t know if the city guards will be too scrupulous to rush into the official residence of the Western Qin envoy.
Let’s give it a try.”
"yes" As soon as the carriage left, a group of men and horses chased it out of the small courtyard.
When the leading officer saw the carriage speeding on the street, he immediately pointed with his sword and shouted: "The target must be on the carriage, chase me." " "Yes."
The soldiers immediately ran away and chased the carriage in the direction of escape.
A eunuch riding a horse next to the carriage heard footsteps from behind.
He immediately raised the curtain and took a look.
His face turned pale and said: "Your Majesty, the pursuers are catching up."
Adefeko, who was driving the cart, felt anxious.
The whip in his hand started to twitch continuously, causing the horse pulling the cart to speed up immediately.
Here they were trying to escape, while the city guards were chasing after them desperately.
At first, the infantry ran wildly behind, and then the cavalry came, and the originally quiet street became noisy.
Seeing that they were about to be overtaken, the carriage finally galloped to the gate of the official residence of the Western Qin envoy.
The last guard turned his horse with a big sword and looked at the chasing soldiers preparing for the final fight.
With the help of the maid, Irina He quickly got off the car and walked towards the gate of the envoy's residence.
"Who is it?"
A guard captain guarding the gate of the envoy's residence stepped forward with his sword and raised his right hand: "This is the official residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty.
No one can come near."
The leader's condition, Adefeko, immediately said: "General, my Majesty, Queen Mother Irina, wants to see Mr.
Liu Chongwen.
There are enemies chasing us behind.
Please, General, please make it easier for us to go in first."
The captain of the guard looked at the soldiers and horses that were chasing him.
He sighed and raised his hand and waved forward: "Be on guard."
A group of Western Qin soldiers standing guard inside the gate of the official residence quickly rushed out with weapons in hand and blocked the front of the carriage, separating Irina and others from the pursuers.
"Go and report to Mr.
Liu," the guard captain ordered a soldier.
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"Yes, Captain" The captain of the guard immediately pressed his sword and stepped forward, bowed to Irina and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother Irina, I have sent someone to report.
Please wait patiently.
Now that you have entered our territory of Western Qin, you will be protected.
Unless the enemy steps over our corpses" Irina was shocked, "Thank you" The guard captain stole a little bit, pressed his sword, passed Irina and others, and walked to the front to face the Constantinople City Guards who had just chased him.
He raised his hands and shouted: "Stop whoever is coming."
The pursuers finally stopped, and the captain of the guard loudly said: "This is the official residence of the Western Qin envoy.
According to the treaty signed between the Western Qin State and the Eastern Roman Empire, this is the territory of the Western Qin State.
Without permission, the Eastern Roman Empire Any official or unofficial personnel of the empire are prohibited from entering, otherwise it will be regarded as an invasion of the Western Qin Kingdom."
The leading city guard officer pulled the horse and said to the guard captain: "General, these are criminals of our Eastern Roman Empire.
Please, General, hand them over to us for disposal."
The captain of the guard flatly refused: "No, these are visitors to the envoy's residence.
No one can take them away before Mr.
Liu sees them."
The city guard officer's face turned cold: "General, are you really not giving me any face?
Although the envoy's official residence is nominally the territory of the Western Qin Kingdom, it is located on the territory of our Eastern Roman Empire after all.
Such a All the food, drinks, and toiletries in this place must be purchased from the city.
If I just order the surrounding area to be sealed off, you will all starve to death."
“There is no room for negotiation” "Okay, okay, just wait for me."
The officer said and immediately waved to summon someone and ordered: "Go and report to General Ferlandrius that the target is at the residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty."
"Yes, my lord" Not long after Liu Chongwen fell asleep, he jumped out of bed in shock after hearing the report.
He hurriedly put on his clothes and went to the backyard to report to Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang had already rested, so he could only let the soldiers standing guard at the door go in to report.
Not long after, Liu Chongwen was allowed in, and saw Zhao Ziliang sitting on the edge of the bed wearing a set of white underwear.
He immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager Irina is asking for an audience outside the residence."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Oh, do you know why she came so late?"
"Your Majesty, the situation of Empress Dowager Irina seems to be a little bad.
She and several eunuchs and maids were chased by the city guard soldiers, and they have been chased to the entrance of the mansion.
It was the guards outside the door who stopped the pursuers.
Wei Chen guessed that it should be It was the emperor who attacked her."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Have you come this far?
Who is she going to see?"
"This is Wei Chen"
"Then go see her and listen to what she says."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand.
Liu Chongwen hesitated for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, she just told the whole story and hoped to seek the protection of the envoy's residence.
Will I agree or not?"
Zhao Ziliang pondered for a while and said: "Although Irina had a lot of friction with me in Western Qin during her reign, we still had a good relationship on the whole.
Now her son Constantine VI is in power.
This person's attitude towards me in Western Qin No matter how the new rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire treat our country, no matter in terms of diplomatic principles or other aspects, if the original rulers seek our asylum, we cannot turn them away."
"Yes, Wei Chen will go right now."
Liu Chongwen quickly came to the gate of the official residence and welcomed Irina and others into the envoy's official residence.
The city guard officers of the Eastern Roman Empire outside could only watch Irina and others disappear inside the gate.
He groaned in anger
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