In the temporary detention room of the Sheriff's Department, Zhao Ziliang, Liu Dan, Zhang Huchen, Bart, and Irina, who was disguised as a man, were sitting against the wall, while several other attendants were standing by the door and window.
Liu Dan reached out and wiped the sweat on his forehead and sighed: "Hey, this is the second time we have entered the palace."
Zhang Huchen turned to look at Liu Shan and said, "Old Liu, it seems you weren't there last time I came in."
Liu Shan said with a sad face: "I'm just sighing.
At such an old age, I still have to go to jail.
It's too much."
Liu Dan's words gave Zhao Ziliang some ideas.
This time he came to the Eastern Roman Empire with a game mentality and no clear purpose.
Of course it would be best if he could understand the current situation in the Eastern Roman Empire and European countries.
If you don’t understand, don’t force it.
Look at Liu Shan’s age.
With such demeanor, it was indeed unreasonable to bring him and Dugujun here.
After all, these two are old, they are just two ordinary old men who have never practiced cultivation.
How can they withstand traveling for a long time in the mountains and rivers?
Shouldn't they be sent back to Western Qin?
This became the question that Zhao Ziliang was thinking about.
Zhang Huchen ignored Liu Dan and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Sir, when we were being taken to the Sheriff's Station just now, I found someone following us.
I wonder if you noticed it?"
Zhao Ziliang was thinking about how to send Liu Dan and Dugujun back to Western Qin.
He did not listen to Zhang Huchen and did not speak for a long time.
Zhang Huchen felt something was wrong and asked: "Young Master, Young Master" Zhao Ziliang came back to his senses: "What?"
"My subordinate said that when we were being taken to the Sheriff's Station just now, I discovered that some people were following us."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "I already know, but I don't know which party the stalker belongs to.
It's possible that we were targeted as soon as we walked out of the envoy's residence."
Liu Shan said: "There are so many right and wrongs in Constantinople.
They don't stop even for a day.
I finally went out to play for a day.
Not only did I encounter such an unlucky thing, but I was also followed.
It's really unlucky for people.
Even if they drink cold water, their teeth will be blocked."
"Sew" Zhao Ziliang said with an indifferent look: "If life has always been too peaceful, wouldn't you find it too boring?
These little things just add some flavor to our ordinary life."
Liu Dan smiled bitterly and said, "Young master, I'm not like you.
I can't bear to be tortured like this all the time."
Zhao Ziliang was startled, then nodded and said: "You are right, so be it.
After this matter is over, you and Dugujun will return to Western Qin.
Next, we will go to the Bulgar Khanate.
We will go everywhere on the prairie.
They are a barbaric nomadic tribe, and they will encounter battles at any time.
With your two bodies, it is really too much for you.
I brought you out this time, which was not considered."
When Liu Shan heard that Zhao Ziliang was going to drive the two of them away, he became anxious on the spot: "No, no, young master, that's not what I meant, I" Zhao Ziliang raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "Okay, stop talking.
I understand what you mean, but what I said is also true.
We cannot avoid this issue.
This matter has been decided."
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Irina, who had been silent until now, asked: "Why should we go out?
We can't be kept here by them, right?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "The people from the envoy's residence will definitely get us out.
We can stay here for one night at most."
Irina asked again: "Could the people following us be members of the Constantine faction?"
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and said: "At present, it seems that this is the most likely possibility.
Even if they are not sent by him, they are spies sent by your official secret government office of the Eastern Roman Empire.
But I don't know whether they are following you or not.
I" Irina was silent for a while and said: "If you can go out, I will go with you."
Zhao Ziliang said in surprise: "Where are you going?"
Irina turned to look at him: "I will go wherever you go."
Zhao Ziliang smiled: "Stop joking, this joke is not funny at all.
Do you really think that we are going for sightseeing?
Even if we are sightseeing, we must take a safer road.
We are going to Bolgar Khan."
Kingdom, Avar Khanate, Frankish Kingdom, for us It is a very dangerous journey for us, and we may fight and lose our lives at any time.
You will not feel safe if you follow me, and you will also drag us down.
In addition, I don’t want to be said that I abducted the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Mom, this reputation is not very good."
After listening to Zhao Ziliang's words, Irina seemed very depressed.
She seemed not to want to stay in Constantinople for a moment.
The various methods her son Constantine used against her made her feel chilled and just wanted to stay away from here as much as possible.
Have anything to do with him.
Zhao Ziliang looked at Irina and seemed to understand her current thoughts.
He pondered for a while and said: "Irina, I understand your current thoughts.
You want to stay away from Constantine, but avoiding is not the way.
You want to follow me.
Go, I can't guarantee your safety along the way.
You have never experienced this kind of wandering life, and you will soon be Regrettably, if you do not leave the jurisdiction of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantine will always find you.
Even if you leave the jurisdiction of the Eastern Roman Empire, if Constantine is determined to find you, he will always find you.
You will find it, it’s just a matter of time, so you can’t avoid it if you want to avoid it.
If you want to solve the problem, you can only face it.”
Irina whispered: "He is always my son.
I can't use the same methods he used to deal with me.
This is not what a mother should do."
Zhao Ziliang sighed and shook his head, and said to Irina: "You have two choices now: first, be killed by him or commit suicide, so that you don't have to face him again; second, choose to endure it, you are still young , you are not yet forty years old.
You can temporarily stay in the envoy's residence and wait for the opportunity.
I will say hello to Liu Chongwen.
As far as I know, you can stay as long as you want.
The ministers are still loyal to you, you just don’t have the support of the military, and Constantine can’t leave you ministers for the time being.
He needs them to govern this country.
This is your chance.
You can wait for the opportunity to return to the country.
When the time comes, you won’t let Constantine hurt you, and you don’t have to hurt him, just let him do his duty as a son.”
Irina considered Zhao Ziliang's words.
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She is a decisive person and does not act sloppily.
She is just hesitant when it comes to her son.
This is a normal reaction of a mother.
This is a mother's nature. , no mother can be cruel to her own son without mercy.
"As you said, I am not yet forty years old.
Although I am disappointed and even desperate for Constantine to treat me like this, I still don't want to die.
I can't commit suicide myself.
If he kills me, I I am not willing to give in, and this will bring him an indelible stain, but I have little confidence in regaining power because my governing philosophy is not liked by the emerging military aristocrats.
Therefore, I cannot get the support of the army.
If I change my governing philosophy, the ministers, nobles and churches who were originally loyal to me will leave me, or even turn against me.
As a ruler, it is not wise to change my governing philosophy at will.
This will make the people who are loyal to me and those who follow me at a loss what to do, and they may even think that I am not strong-willed and have a sense of distrust in me.”
Having said this, Irina looked at Zhao Ziliang and asked: "You have rich experience in governing.
I want to ask you for advice on what I can do to regain the power of governing."
Zhao Ziliang said: "I have just said that what you need now is to patiently wait for the opportunity in the envoy's residence.
As far as the current situation is concerned, you are not Constantine's opponent at all, because you have no military support, and He not only occupies a great position, but can also mobilize the city guards, imperial guards and fire corps at will.
No matter how eloquent you are, if you don’t have weapons in your hands, how can you deal with a young man with weapons?
The first thing you have to do is Waiting for opportunities to change Your own situation has changed from a state where your life is threatened at any time to one where you can move freely without life crisis.
Constantine will be under pressure from all aspects and no longer have the idea of getting rid of you.
Only in this way can you start to do it.
What you want to do is not very difficult, it just takes time.
The ministers outside who are loyal to you are capable of doing it.
You have been in power for so many years, so you don’t need me to teach you how to do it."
Irina thought for a while and agreed with Zhao Ziliang's analysis.
She nodded: "Then what's next?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "It is impossible to seize power by military means.
Others can, but you cannot, because your previous governing philosophy conflicts with the interests of the military nobles, and they will not support you anyway.
And it is impossible for you to recruit an army privately.
This will only arouse the emperor's suspicion even more, and your situation is likely to become worse.
Even if the emperor is angry and has no scruples, killing you will not be an option.
Impossible, unless you can get the emperor's permission to openly recruit troops, do you think he might agree?
Remember, it is not advisable to force a military coup, it will only lead to a complete failure.
The only thing you can use is political means, Emperor Occupying a great position, his ability, age and experience in handling military and political affairs are his shortcomings.
Maybe he also has some character flaws.
Of course, anyone can If he has a character flaw, what you have to do is to seize on his character flaw and make him lose the trust and support of his subjects.
As long as you do it properly, you may also make him lose the support of the military.
In this way, he will lose the trust and support of his subjects.
The advantage will be gone.
I'm afraid that he will be ousted by the military without you having to do anything.
At that time, the ministers and generals will have no other choice but to come to power.
If at that time When Constantine already has an heir, you still need to listen to the government behind the curtain.
If he has no heir at that time, you may be able to become the first female emperor in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire, but don't think that you have become a female emperor.
Your power and status will be stable, and the military will still not support you.
They have no choice, because the empire needs someone to take the helm.
Once they find someone who can replace you, you will be in danger."
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Although Irina has rich experience in court struggles, Western tactics are simply too childish compared to Eastern tactics.
Zhao Ziliang's teaching made her feel that a brand new door was opening.
She said solemnly: "Then I will What to do next?”
Zhao Ziliang said: "If you want to completely consolidate your dominance, you must control the army, but the current military aristocrats don't like you, so you can only find ways to change the existing military system and achieve the goal by changing the military system.
Build an army loyal to you and destroy existing military noble groups The purpose of power, but this process must not be rushed, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.
You should know that once the interests of the existing military aristocratic groups are impacted, they will definitely fight back desperately.
If you do not have enough military power to resist or even eliminate them at that time, If you fight back, you will be dead.”
Irina looked at Zhao Ziliang without blinking, until Zhao Ziliang's conscience became a little frightened, and then she said: "You are indeed a cunning and scheming person.
No wonder you can build such a big country, don't say anything.
Your military talent and your conspiracy methods are enough to scare others."
Zhao Ziliang shrugged: "I was forced to do this.
I used to be a very pure-minded person."
Irina rolled her eyes: "It would be strange to believe you":