Irina wrote a letter, and Zhao Ziliang sent someone to deliver it to the address she provided.
Irina and the recipient met at the agreed place.
That afternoon, there was a woman in a black cloak with dozens of people.
A strong warrior with a sword came to Alexis' house.
Seeing the warriors brought by the woman in black cloak and the guards led by Liang Zhenwu complete the change of guard in the entire mansion, Zhao Ziliang turned to Irina and said: "I have nothing to do now, I have done what I should do, It's up to you.
I've been in Constantinople for a while, but there are still many beautiful places I haven't visited yet.
I still want to see the scenery and leave some traces before leaving.
What's the matter?
You can send someone to the envoy's residence to tell you something."
Irina said: "I have sent someone to the Royal Library to send a message.
The transcripts of all the books will be sent there in at most six months and at least three months.
I haven't completed the first transaction yet.
According to the rules between us, The agreement is that before you leave Constantinople, I will serve you every day.
How will I complete the deal if you leave?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "You have a lot to do now.
How can you never have time to serve me?
Forget it, you should just be busy with your own affairs."
Irina was a little unhappy and asked: "Do you think that I am too old and lustful?"
Zhao Ziliang quickly denied: "No, no, no, your body and enthusiasm are better than those of young girls.
How could I dislike it?
If you must complete this deal, why not wait until later?
Maybe I will come to Constantinople again."
Irina reached out and pushed the long hair behind her ears, "I don't know how many years it will be before you come to Constantinople again.
Maybe we won't have the chance to meet again in this life.
I don't want to have someone who doesn't keep his integrity."
The regret remains in my heart.
I would rather do nothing during this period than stay with you to fulfill my promise."
Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while and agreed: "Since you must do this, what else can I say?
I heard there is horse racing in the arena today and I want to go and see it.
Will you go?"
"Of course, I can be your guide," Irina said happily.
Perhaps being a guide was the first and only time in her life.
Zhao Ziliang pointed to the clothes on her body: "I think you should change your clothes and put on a disguise, so as not to get into trouble if you are recognized."
"Wait a moment, I'll replace it right away" For the convenience of traveling, Zhao Ziliang still did not choose to take a carriage this time, but chose not to.
It is said that the transportation in Constantinople is still very developed.
There are many carriage and horse shops in the city, whether it is nobles, wealthy businessmen, or ordinary people.
You can rent carriages or horses as a means of transportation.
At the same time, major horse and carriage shops also have carriage roads.
Taking a fixed route along the streets, it is equivalent to the bus of later generations.
This model is modeled on the urban public carriage system of the Western Qin Dynasty.
It has been launched and is very popular and loved by the general public.
The vast majority of people cannot afford to buy expensive horses. , let alone a carriage, but even the poorest citizens could afford to take a public carriage.
Before leaving the house, Wan Qingming walked over to Zhao Ziliang and whispered: "I just received the news that during today's court meeting, Constantine fainted in the Golden Council Palace and vomited blood."
Zhao Ziliang was stunned, "What's going on?"
When Wan Qingming saw Irina looking over, he quickly turned his back to Irina and whispered: "As a result of the battle between the king and his ministers, the ministers united to demand that Ferlandrius be severely punished.
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Constantine was forced to give the order Arrest him.
But as soon as Constantine gave the order to arrest Ferlandrius, he immediately gave it to the general.
The ministers suddenly showed their power and ordered the arrest and investigation of Grichis, the mayor of Constantine, on the grounds that he had accepted bribes and ordered his domestic slaves to kill many citizens.
They soon met with firm opposition from the ministers, and the reason was that the ministers Tan Ding had nothing to say or refute, so he was so angry that he vomited blood and then passed out."
Zhao Ziliang glanced at Irina standing in the distance and asked: "How is the situation now?"
"Constantine has woken up, it's nothing serious.
After he woke up, he became furious and ordered the imperial guards to beat up the leading ministers who entered the inner palace on the grounds that the ministers had entered the palace without orders. , all of them were beaten to a pulp, and the others were more or less fined with their salaries.
There was a win or loss between the two sides in this game, but overall, Constantine still lost."
"Okay, you go."
"yes" Zhao Ziliang walked up to Irina and said, "Let's go."
The two of them turned and walked onto the street.
Zhang Bi, the commander of the Tiger Tooth Army, followed with several plainclothes guards from a distance.
Irina asked as she walked: "Did something happen?"
Just as he was about to go out for fun, Zhao Ziliang certainly would not tell Irina the news just now.
After telling her, Irina would definitely have no intention of playing.
He did not have such a low emotional intelligence.
Even if he wanted to tell her, he would have to wait until the trip was over. after.
"Oh, no, no, let's go.
Ahead is the Square of Constantine.
Can you introduce it to me?"
Irina agreed: "Of course" The two walked around the Square of Constantine.
This square left a deep impression on Zhao Ziliang, especially the tripod altar of Delphi and the obelisk of Thutmose III.
Both of them were foreign objects and were transported from It's amazing that it has been placed here for hundreds of years, but it is still well preserved.
To enter the arena, you need to buy tickets.
When Zhao Ziliang and Irina entered the arena, the venue was already crowded with people, and several horse races had been held.
There are eight tracks on the competition track, which can accommodate eight chariots competing at the same time.
The entire track is U-shaped.
The emperor's stand is on the east side, and the passage to the palace is there.
That night, the prisoners quietly captured the place and killed all the guards and entered the palace through the secret passage.
In just a few days, there were no traces of the battle that night here.
After buying the tickets and entering, Irina introduced: "There are eight tanks competing in each game.
These eight tanks belong to four teams, namely the Red Party, the Blue Party, the White Party and the Green Party.
Each battle has two chariots, each chariot is drawn by four horses, and each battle group is led by a senator.
Funded by different political parties, viewers can bet on which team's tank will win.
Generally, if you bet on which team will win, the odds of betting are 1 to 5.
If a chariot wins, the odds are 10 to 1, where are our seats?"
The two walked to their seats.
After sitting down, Zhao Ziliang said: "With eight chariots competing at the same time, the chance of winning is one in eight.
The odds of losing one to ten are already very high.
But the odds shouldn't be like this.
Keep it simple" Irina nodded and said: "Yes, if all the chariot drivers and horses are newcomers and horses that have never been on the track, then the odds will be like this.
But this is impossible.
The drivers may have experienced veterans, or they may be Newcomers who have never participated in the competition, or which chariots have changed horses, this is something that the arena changes every time Horse racing events will be announced in advance.
Look at the banner hanging over there, which introduces the changes in the driver and horse of each chariot.
For today's event, the driver of the Green Party's No. 3 chariot will be replaced by a new person; The Red Party’s No. 4 tank has changed two horses, and look over there, the odds of each tank today have been announced.”
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Zhao Ziliang looked in the direction of Irina's finger.
As expected, there was a public notice board not far away.
There were eight flippable signs on it.
Each small sign said that each participating tank represented the competition.
Odds, there is a dedicated person responsible for publishing the odds of each game.
Zhao Ziliang saw that the participating tanks in the next race were the red party's No. 2 and No. 4, the Blue party's No. 6 and No. 7, the Green party's No. 1 and No. 5, and the White party's No. 3 and No. 8. .
The public notice board introduced all the records of the drivers of these eight chariots since they participated in the event.
Among them, the number two driver of the red party has the most remarkable record, with 68 wins and nine losses.
The odds are 5 to 1, and the other drivers' Their record is not as good as his, and the number eight driver of the White Party has the worst record, with thirteen wins and thirty-nine losses; the number three driver of the Green Party is a newcomer because he has never participated in a competition before, so people have no idea about his strength.
Understand, his odds are one to one.
At this time, every charioteer and their chariot has already started to prepare in their respective preparation areas.
The charioteers are busy preparing to dress, getting close to the horses and cultivating feelings.
The entourage checks the condition of the chariot, feeds the horses, and checks The physical condition of the horse, etc.
The people in the stands use this time period to observe the conditions of the chariots' chariots, horses and chariots, and then suppress them.
This time period lasts for one hour, firstly to give the chariots and attendants enough time.
To make preparations, the second is to give the audience sufficient observation time and time to place bets.
Irina saw Zhao Ziliang observing for a while and asked: "Do you have any chariots or chariots that you like?
Would you like to place a small bet to play with them?"
Zhao Ziliang asked back: "What about you, which chariot do you think is more likely to win?"
Irina had been observing for a while just now, and she already had a betting target in mind, and said with a smile: "I think the blue party's No. 6 has the best chance of winning.
Although the master's record is not as good as the red party's No. 2, his game is better.
The problem is, the carriage has been replaced with a new one in recent months.
The four horses are the most The oldest one only ran for three years, and the shortest one lasted only one year.
Although the number two of the Red Party had the most remarkable record, his carriage had been used for six years.
The old carriage seemed easy to use, but it was also prone to problems.
Who There’s no guarantee that it won’t fall apart on the field, so I’m optimistic about the Blue Party’s No. 6.”
Before Zhao Ziliang could speak, a bearded spectator next to him heard this and was surprised: "Your opinion is the same as mine.
I was about to bet on Blue Party No. 6."
Zhao Ziliang turned to look at the bearded audience and found that this person turned out to be a Bulgar.
He didn't care at the moment.
There were many foreigners in Constantinople, from all nationalities.
He shook his head and said, "I don't I think No. 6 of the Blue Party has hope of winning.”
Irina and the bearded Bulgar asked at the same time: "Why?"
"No reason, just direct" Both Irina and Bulgar the Bearded shook their heads at the same time.
This kind of directness is the most unreliable.
You must know that the performance of each driver, the condition of the chariot and the condition of the horses in the horse racing competition are the key factors that determine the outcome, and they are also gambling.
The focus of the disciples' research is to guess based on intuition.
If intuition was useful, there wouldn't be so many people studying the data
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