After Irina left, Liu Dan quickly walked in and said, "Sir, the people outside have almost been dealt with.
Zhang Huchen, Bart and others are checking the body."
Zhao Ziliang walked to an armchair and sat down.
While picking up the wick of the oil lamp on the table next to him, he asked: "Did anyone escape?"
Liu Shan said: "Probably not.
Although Zhang Huchen is cruel, he is very careful in his work.
He blocked the gate alone.
Bart led four guards to clear out the black-masked men in the manor.
He killed all those who tried to escape.
He died at the gate, and the corpses were piled up like a hill.
Your Majesty, I have something I don’t know whether to say or not.”
Zhao Ziliang picked up a handwritten book on the table and said, "Tell me."
"Zhang Huchen and Bart are killing people like crazy.
In their eyes, human life is the same as the life of livestock.
I am worried that over time, the temperament of these two people will change drastically.
After all, one of them used to be a death row prisoner and the other a slave.
One day, they will If you can't control them, they may come back and hurt you."
Zhao Ziliang stopped flipping through the book.
He pondered for a moment and looked up at Liu Dan and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable.
I will consider this matter."
When Liu Shan heard what Zhao Ziliang said, he felt relieved, "If you take it seriously, I will feel relieved."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said to Liu Dan: "Guess what Irina just said to me?"
"I can't guess it."
Liu Dan's attitude was very honest, but he was not honest in his heart and had already started gossiping.
Zhao Ziliang said: "She made a deal with me and asked me to hand Alexius over to her.
She wants to instigate Alexius, and the price will be from now until we leave Constantinople. , she has tried her best to serve me.
Do you think this woman has any conspiracy?
You are always resourceful.
Please help me analyze it.
I don’t want to accidentally fall into the hands of a woman."
Liu Dan was very pleased and said: "You are right to think so and be so vigilant.
After all, Irina has been the queen for many years and the empress dowager for nearly ten years.
She has always controlled the affairs of the Eastern Roman Empire.
She must have a purpose when it comes to power.
From what I can see, Irina must be seeking your asylum."
Zhao Ziliang touched his chin and nodded to Liu Dan: "Continue talking."
"Yes" Liu Dan agreed and continued: "Think about it, although hiding in the envoy's official residence is safe, it is almost equivalent to losing her freedom.
She cannot come out of the envoy's official residence, and the emperor's people are watching outside. , as long as she leaves the envoy's residence, her life is in danger.
But if she can live in a safe place and make Constantine think that she is still in the envoy's residence, she can do a lot of things secretly.
Now that she comes out.
Of course she doesn’t want to go back, but now she can’t leave alone, otherwise she won’t have any power to protect herself.
She can’t take risks, so she must hide under your protection until she has enough power to protect herself.
And she is During this period, you can try to instigate Alexius.
If you succeed, this will of course be a surprise.
You must know that if Alexius is undercover next to the emperor, Irina can keep track of the emperor's every move at any time."
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After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang had some doubts about whether Irina could really instigate Alexius.
You must know that this guy was the leader of the new military aristocrats who opposed Irina's rule.
Except for the emperor Constantine, there was no one else.
Politically, he is Irina's biggest enemy, and he can be instigated by her to rebel.
Zhao Ziliang said rather suspiciously: "You said that her purpose now is to stay with me to get shelter.
I believe this.
She is alone now, and the several eunuchs, guards and maids who escaped with her are all in the envoy's residence. , there is even a person around to take care of her food and drink But if she wants to instigate Alexius, I don’t believe she has this ability.
Alexius could be said to be her biggest political enemy before, and even Constantine initially talked to Irina.
He was the one who instigated the seizure of power.
Do you think Irina could succeed?"
Liu Dan analyzed: "My lord, one moment and another moment, Alexius was Irina's biggest political enemy in the past because he was powerful and had the support of the army behind him.
But the situation is different now.
Alexius No longer able to control the Praetorian Guard, the City Guard was replaced by the emperor Alexius in Constantine The castle seems to have lost the support of the army.
His only role now is that he still has old subordinates who hold important positions in the military region of Asia Minor.
This will not make him fall out of favor too much in front of Constantine, although he has been frightened. , but the emperor still needed him to stabilize the generals and armies in the military districts of Asia Minor."
Zhao Ziliang said: "What you said is not unreasonable.
Let's wait and see.
By the way, go and tell Zhang Huchen and the others to take away all the corpses and clean up this place.
It must be done before dawn.
In addition, send someone to go there."
The Qin Caravan Office approached Liang Zhenwu and asked him to find a way to send people into the city overnight.
Go to the envoy's residence and tell Dugujun, Liu Chongwen, Zhang Bi, Wan Qingming and others the news about our presence, and ask them not to act rashly.
Wait for our news tomorrow and then ask Liang Zhenwu to send some people to deal with the corpses.
There are too many corpses.
Just relying on Zhang Huchen and others, I'm afraid they won't be able to deal with it until dawn."
Liu Dan agreed: "I understand, I will go right away."
The nearly thirty corpses in the small hall where Zhao Ziliang was located were the first to be removed, and the bloody carpet was also pulled away.
Although the smell of blood was still there after cleaning, it was much better than before.
Just as Zhang Huchen, Bart and others were carrying the body exhaustingly, Irina walked in holding a silver wine flask in her right hand and two wine glasses in her left hand.
"I found a dozen barrels of wine in the cellar, all of which were old, so I poured a jug over."
Irina said, putting the two glasses on the table and pouring them into the two cups with a silver wine jug.
He poured wine into the wine glass and handed it to Zhao Ziliang.
Irina really abided by the rules of the deal.
She had already begun to get into the role.
After drinking a glass of wine, she walked up behind Zhao Ziliang and massaged his shoulders with both hands.
"When do you plan to leave Constantinople?"
Zhao Ziliang took a sip of red wine and said: "I haven't decided what to do, but I hope we leave soon, and then you don't have to serve me anymore."
Irina shook her head and said: "What does it matter if you have more or less days?
I mean if you already have the exact date, I can make arrangements for my next plan.
If you leave suddenly and I still If I can’t protect myself, wouldn’t I be in danger?”
Zhao Ziliang said: "You can rest assured, I will leave enough time for you to prepare the strength to protect yourself."
Liang Zhenwu quickly rushed over from Qin's Trading Company with some guards.
He first paid a visit to Zhao Ziliang, and then took the guards with Zhang Huchen and others to dig holes to bury the bodies and clean up all traces of the battle in the manor.
Finally, when the matter was taken care of in Yinshi, and the manor was tidied up, Zhao Ziliang asked everyone to stay here overnight and wait until dawn.
In a room in the manor, there was dim candle light.
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Zhao Ziliang was lying on the bed and watching Irina walk over.
She took off her clothes as she walked.
"Do you still have any need for women in that regard?"
Zhao Ziliang was satisfied with Irina's current performance for the time being.
He stood up and leaned on the back of the bed and said, "You can try, this is your responsibility."
Irina was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Yes, this is my duty.
It's hard to imagine that I would do this with an old man who is almost seventy years old."
Zhao Ziliang picked up the wine glass and said, "You will know whether my body is seventy or twenty after you try it."
"Really, you sound very confident when you say that?"
Irina took off her clothes and stood in front of Zhao Ziliang while laughing.
Zhao Ziliang held the wine glass in one hand and clung to her body with the other, smiling: "A man must have confidence in himself.
The power of the mind is very powerful.
Even if the body function declines, as long as the power of the heart is exerted, it will Can create miracles” Irina's service is very good.
Although the women Zhao Ziliang has had in his life have not reached the level of spring supper every night, there are still quite a few.
He will not be short of women to serve him when he is fighting abroad all year round.
He treats women deliberately when doing that.
Whether it was flattery, forced, or false, or willing and sincere, he could feel it.
At least from the physical reaction, Zhao Ziliang can be sure that Irina is willing, and this cannot be faked.
When it was almost dawn, Irina lay on Zhao Ziliang's chest and asked: "What do you think is the possibility of me convincing Alexius?"
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "The possibility is zero."
Irina looked up at him dissatisfied and said, "You are so unfavorable."
Zhao Ziliang said: "It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's almost impossible.
He will never truly bow down to you and become your traitor around Constantine."
"But what?"
Irina Mashan asked.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Since you can't convince him to work for you willingly, you can only coerce and threaten him with the lives of his son and wife.
He is now blind and has difficulty moving.
You threaten him with the lives of his son and wife."
It shouldn't be difficult to control him, and he still has many old troops in Asia Minor.
These old ministries can prevent him from being ignored by Constantine.
Although he can no longer continue his previous power, Constantine will continue to let him participate in military and political affairs in order to gain the support of the military forces in Asia Minor.
So you The idea is feasible, but the difficulty in this matter is how to control him without being backlashed by him."
"After all, he is the commander of the Praetorian Guards, a person trusted by Constantine, and an important minister of the Eastern Roman Empire.
He cannot leave the sight of the emperor and the civil and military ministers for too long, so you'd better get rid of him as soon as possible.
He must be there today Return to your own mansion in Constantinople City, otherwise once someone discovers that he is missing, the difficulty of your operation will be greatly increased."
Irina had to admire Zhao Ziliang's acumen in this matter.
She said: "You are right.
I will go and talk to him after dawn.
I hope he is still a normal person":