Golden Palace.
Constantine was awakened from his deep sleep by the eunuch.
He came out wearing a thin dress.
Ferlandrius stepped forward to salute: "Your majesty, the wise emperor, it is really my sin to disturb your rest late at night. , it’s just that the matter is too urgent, I have to come over night to report to you.”
Constantine came to sit in front of the throne, yawned and raised his hand: "Tell me, what are the results of the investigation?"
Ferlandrius hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, when I took people to the Holy Apostles Cathedral to investigate, Her Majesty the Queen Mother's attendants and guards refused to cooperate.
Your order had no effect on them.
An accident occurred during the stalemate, and I don’t know who made the move first.
The two sides clashed with each other, and the situation was out of control.
The angry soldiers rushed into the church."
Constantine's expression suddenly changed, he stared at Ferlandrius and said coldly: "How could it happen like this?
You are the general in charge of the army, how could you let the situation get out of control?"
Ferlandrius saw something wrong with the emperor's face, and his heart skipped a beat.
He began to worry that the things that deceived the emperor were exposed, so he began to tremble: "Your Majesty, some things are simply beyond human control.
People died in the beginning. , No one wants to be killed by the enemy, and once a weapon is used, it cannot be held back."
Constantine gritted his teeth and endured it, and asked in a deep voice: "What happened next?"
"Later, the soldiers rushed into the church.
I immediately rushed into the church and tried my best to restrain the officers and soldiers to prevent them from messing around in the church.
After finally controlling the situation, I went to the palace of Her Majesty the Queen Mother in person to request an audience.
However, there was no room in the palace.
There was no one at all.
I asked the soldiers to search the church.
After checking, we found the entrance to a secret tunnel.
We immediately entered the tunnel to give chase.
When we came out of a small courtyard two streets away, we soon saw a carriage that had just left.
There were several guards on horseback surrounding the carriage.
I fled in a carriage.
I immediately ordered the officers to lead the soldiers to chase them, but they He ran very fast and soon arrived at the gate of the official residence of the Western Qin envoy.
Her Majesty the Empress Dowager was greeted by the Western Qin envoy Liu Chongwen and hid in the envoy's official residence.
The Empress Dowager escaped from the investigation and escaped from the church through the tunnel until she arrived.
Judging from the series of actions of hiding in the official residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty, Her Majesty the Queen Mother obviously had Therefore, it can be concluded that the Empress Dowager was behind the instigation of the riot in the seaside prison, the prisoners hiding in the underground sewers, and the prisoners sneaking into the palace through the secret passage of the arena late at night.
If the Queen Mother was innocent, she wouldn’t have to do this at all.”
Constantine's face was gloomy and frightening.
His face was distorted for a while, returned to normal for a while, turned cyan for a while, and turned red for a while.
He was obviously experiencing a fierce struggle in his heart.
After a long time, the expression on Constantine's face finally calmed down and he asked: "After mother entered the residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty, you came to report to me."
"I begged to see Liu Chongwen and asked him to hand over the Empress Dowager to us, but Liu Chongwan refused to see me.
In order to scare him, I ordered the emissary's residence to be set up and blocked the streets on both sides.
Who could I know that Liu Chongwen didn’t respond at all.”
Constantine's originally calm expression changed again, and he couldn't help but get furious: "Are you a stupid pig?
When the Empress Dowager entered the residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty, you should have reported it immediately, but now you have left the envoy's residence We are under siege.
What do you want to do?
Do you know that doing so will drastically worsen the relationship between the dynasty and Western Qin?"
Ferlandrius said quickly: "I realize my mistake.
I only wanted to complete the task assigned by Your Majesty, but ignored other things."
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Constantine roared loudly: "If Liu Chongwen comes to question me after dawn, what do you want me to say?"
Ferlandrius lowered his head after being scolded and did not dare to say a word.
He knew that nothing he could say at this time could calm the emperor's anger.
He had anticipated this situation before coming.
He was just worried that the emperor would do it next.
What to do with him.
Constantine was so angry that he panted loudly.
It took him a while to calm down.
He took a deep breath and said: "There are too many hidden dangers in the dynasty now.
We just fought a war with the Frankish Kingdom last year and lost a lot of money."
Tens of thousands of people, in recent years we no longer have the strength to go to war with other countries, so we must now maintain good relations with the Western Qin State and besiege the envoy's residence.
This will definitely make Liu Chongwen and the Western Qin State very angry.
In order to calm their anger and ease the relationship between the two parties, someone must take responsibility for this matter.
You are a general I trust, but your handling method this time is too drastic.
For the next period of time, you will rest at home temporarily.
The affairs of the city guard will be temporarily taken over by Deputy Commander General Orrus.
I will arrange a new position for you after the news passes."
The expression on Ferlandrius's face froze.
He thought that the emperor would at most lose his temper and curse in front of him, but he didn't expect that the emperor would take away his military power and let him stay at home.
As for waiting for the news to pass, he would The matter of arranging a new position was simply to fool him.
If he really believed it, he would be stupid.
"Your Majesty" Ferlandrius still had to say something for himself.
But his words were immediately interrupted by Constantine: "Okay, I know what you want to say.
You go back first.
Someone came and ordered General Orrus to go to the residence of the Western Qin envoy to restrain the city guards and order the withdrawal.
Walk away the city guard soldiers who besieged the residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty, and return to the camp to wait for orders."
Ferlandrius opened his mouth, but could no longer speak and could only retreat sadly.
After being disturbed by this incident, Constantine could no longer sleep.
He sat on the throne and thought for a long time, thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.
Everyone thinks that he is young and has no experience in governing, and they are worried that he will act impulsively.
In fact, he has long learned to think and endure restraint during these years of being suppressed by Irina and being a puppet emperor.
After thinking for a long time, Constantine shouted: "Come here!"
"What orders does your Majesty have?"
"Go and prepare the car, I'm going to the official residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty" "Yes, His Majesty the Emperor"
Going to the official residence of the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty was a decision made by Constantine after careful consideration.
It was definitely not an impulsive decision.
He knew very well that now was not the time to fall out with the Western Qin.
If there was any country that wanted to compete with the Eastern Roman Empire, If the empire's diplomatic relations are still good, then only the Western Qin Kingdom and the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
The Bulgar Khanate in the north has always been the mortal enemy of the Eastern Roman Empire; although the Avar Khanate has not been at war with the Eastern Roman Empire in recent years, it has never had normal diplomacy.
A few decades ago, the two sides were fighting to the death; Italy The Papal State is completely a speculator.
In order to expand its power, it often uses the law to expand its power.
The Frankish Kingdom checks and balances the Eastern Roman Empire; the relationship with the Frankish Kingdom fell to a freezing point in the battle when Irina tore up his engagement with Princess Rotrude and sent troops to Calabria.
If the Eastern Roman Empire was at this time If the empire is at odds with the Western Qin State again, then the Eastern Roman Empire will be surrounded by enemies on all sides and the situation will be even more difficult.
All the city guards in front of the official residence of the Western Qin envoys have been withdrawn, and the checkpoints on both sides of the door have also been withdrawn.
Constantine's chariot horse slowly drove from the direction of the palace, and the clear sound of horse hooves broke the silence again. .
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Liu Chongwen had already received the note.
At this late night, if other people came to visit, he could ignore them, but this time it was the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire who came, and he had to come out to greet them.
When the carriage stopped, the white eunuch took a stool and placed it next to the carriage.
The curtain was lifted, and Constantine stepped out of the carriage in full attire.
He wore a crown on his head and held a scepter in his hand.
Liu Chongwen stepped forward and bowed with his hands in hand, saying: "His Majesty the Emperor came late at night.
The envoy's residence was not well prepared, and the subordinates were not far away to welcome him.
Please don't take offense to His Majesty the Emperor."
Hearing this, Constantine smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother Mr.
Liu."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, please," Liu Chongwen said and stepped aside.
Constantine nodded and approached the envoy's official residence.
Liu Chongwen immediately stepped forward to lead the way.
Only a few eunuchs and a few palace guards entered with the emperor, while the others stayed outside.
In the reception hall of the envoy's residence, Constantine received the highest level of courtesy.
He was invited to sit down on the main seat.
The chief of the palace guard led several soldiers to guard him behind him, and there were two eunuchs serving beside him. , Liu Chongwen sat down next to him.
After the tea was served, Liu Chongwen invited Constantine to drink tea and asked: "I wonder what the purpose of His Majesty's coming here late at night is?"
Constantine said: "Mr.
Liu, I'm not used to talking like you Orientals do.
We'd better be more direct.
Do you think that's okay?"
Liu Chongwen was stunned for a moment, then said: "Of course, your Majesty, please tell me."
Constantine said: "I'm deeply sorry about the city guards surrounding the envoy's residence just now.
Ferlandrius is a rude man.
He doesn't understand etiquette and etiquette, let alone the importance of diplomatic relations."
Both our country and Western Qin are very important.
I know that this incident will cause great harm to the face of Western Qin. , so I came in person to express my sincere apologies to Mr.
Liu and your government, and asked Mr.
Liu to convey my attitude to His Majesty the King of your country on my behalf.
In order to show that our country’s official attention is attached to this incident, I have ordered that the exemption be exempted.
Go to the post of commander of the city guard under General Ferlandrius and let him shut up at home and think about his mistakes."
Liu Chongwen didn't expect that this young emperor was a man who could take things and let things go.
He actually lowered his status and came to apologize in person.
This was really difficult for an emperor, especially a young and vigorous emperor.
Liu Chongwen quickly came to his senses and said: "I have seen His Majesty the Emperor's sincerity, and I will truthfully convey it to His Majesty the King of our country.
I believe that with your sincerity, as long as your country does not make any more mistakes from now on, If there is any excess, His Majesty the King of our country should take over the matter, after all, it is very important for both our countries.”
Constantine nodded and said: "Yes, that's the case.
If Mr.
Liu and the king of your country really think so, I will be very happy":