The Talisman Dog stopped at the door of a room in the backyard of St.
Sophie Cathedral and then turned into little stars and dissipated.
This process made the surrounding area very bright.
The light disappeared in a flash.
Qingsong immediately pulled Zhao Ziliang and hid.
Just as the two of them were hiding, the door to the room where the Talisman Puppy disappeared suddenly opened.
Under the light of the room, an old priest came out of the room and looked around with a vigilant expression.
Soon, a woman came out of the room and stood beside the old priest and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Ziliang could see clearly that the old man turned out to be Tarasius and that woman turned out to be Irina.
He was shocked.
What was going on?
How did the Talisman Dog chase him here?
Could it be that the assassin leaders last night were Tarasius and Irina?
one of na At this time, Old Taoist Qingsong sent a message to Zhao Ziliang: "One of these two people must be the assassin leader last night.
If Empress Dowager Irina was the assassin leader last night, she was still sleeping with you the day before, and she will be sleeping with you the next day."
She became the leader of the assassins and killed you.
Hey, this woman is too scheming and cruel.
If Tarasius was the leader of the assassins, this would be a big joke.
Who in the world would think of the majestic Constantine?
The Patriarch of Fort is the leader of a group of Assassins.”
Tarasius observed the surrounding situation, and then used his mental power to explore, but found no abnormalities.
However, at this time, several armed clergymen patrolled here.
Tarasius looked at the group of armed patrolling clergymen and found nothing unusual.
Then he shook his head and said: "Nothing, maybe I am too suspicious."
Then Tarasius and Irina turned around and returned to the room again, and Tarasius closed the door.
After the group of armed clergymen passed by, Zhao Ziliang and Old Dao Qingsong emerged from the darkness respectively.
Zhao Ziliang sent a message to Old Dao Qingsong: "The voice of the assassin leader's voice at that time was obviously changed, and he could not tell whether he was male or female. , but from a physical point of view, the assassin leader is very similar to Tarasius , especially the walking posture, etc., I remembered it.
No wonder I felt a little familiar when I saw Tarasius this morning.
It turned out to be his eyes.
Yes, his eyes were so similar to the eyes of the assassin leader last night.
Similar, everything else can be changed, but the eyes are not easy to change.”
Old Taoist Qingsong sent a message: "If you say so, then there is no doubt that the assassin leader last night was Tarasius.
How do you plan to deal with him?"
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Listen to what they say before making a decision.
I want to know what happened last night.
Irina is aware of it and is she involved in it?"
"I didn't expect you to have a hobby of listening to the roots of the wall."
The voice from Qingsong Lao Taoist sounded a little joking.
Zhao Ziliang turned to look at Old Dao Qingsong, his eyes filled with anger.
Old Dao Qingsong felt it and looked a little embarrassed.
Zhao Ziliang didn't bother with him, and quietly came to the window.
With his senses and hearing, he could easily hear the sounds in the room.
At this time, Old Taoist Qingsong also came over.
Irina's voice came from inside the house: "Have you gone to the palace today?
What did Constantine say?"
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Tarasius's voice came: "Go, I told Zhao Ziliang's request.
His Majesty the Emperor was very angry at first, thinking that these five conditions were too harsh, and then he asked me for my opinion."
Inside the room, Irina frowned, "You exposed Zhao Ziliang."
Tarasius said hurriedly: "No, no, of course I said it was Liu Chongwen's condition.
His Majesty the Emperor has no doubts."
"What did you say?"
Tarasius said: "Your Majesty, how can I say that I am just a patriarch, not a chief minister.
I have no say in this matter at all.
Even if I say it, do you think His Majesty the Emperor will accept me?"
What's your suggestion?
At that time, I said that I was only responsible for the affairs of the church, and I would ask His Majesty to decide on foreign affairs."
Irina shook her head and said: "That's not certain.
After all, you are the one who has direct contact with Liu Chongwen and Qin's Trading Company.
Your opinions are still very important.
It is normal for Constantine to adopt your suggestions.
His attitude is How's that?"
Tarasius was a little hesitant.
He looked at Irina and said, "Your Majesty was very angry at Zhao Ziliang's five points at first, thinking it was too harsh.
Later, he might be worried that Western Qin would use this matter as an excuse to antagonize our country.
Therefore, his attitude was somewhat relaxed.
He said that in addition to the second item of handing over Serdot to Zhao Ziliang, the third item of public apology and the fifth item of tracing the assassin team.
In addition to the organization, Articles 1 and 4 were also acceptable, but the requirements of these two items were too high.
He decided to ask Foreign Minister Verkilos to negotiate with Liu Chongwen to try to reduce the requirements of these two items to a minimum. .
He said that the compensation could be set at 500,000 gold dollars, and the maximum should not exceed 800,000 gold dollars.
Article 4: Reduce the import tariff by half to 30%."
Irina's face turned livid: "This bastard kid actually regarded the empire's face as a rag and then threw it away.
If we publicly apologize to the Western Qin Kingdom, how can we explain to our subjects how the surrounding countries will laugh at us for lowering tariffs because we are doing it ourselves?"
With no way of making money, and without the source of tariffs, the empire's financial situation will be even more difficult.
What about paying officials, paying military salaries, and adding ordnance and equipment?"
Tarasius said: "Your Majesty, I think that although this matter is not good for the empire, it is good for you.
The emperor has decided to leave it to Minister of Foreign Affairs Vokilos to negotiate with Liu Chongwen, so you should stop caring about this matter. , the worse the emperor's reputation, the greater your chance of regaining power.
Now the empire will certainly lose some benefits, but as long as you regain power, it will be worth it.
If the emperor is allowed to continue to mess around, the empire will lose this little family fortune.
Sooner or later, he will be defeated by him."
Irina didn't speak, and the room became quiet for a while.
Zhao Ziliang and Qingsong Lao Dao were waiting quietly outside the window.
Just when the two of them were waiting very depressed, Irina finally spoke again: "After you come back in the morning, I will He went back to talk to the man surnamed Zhao, and he relaxed the terms: the first compensation amount remained unchanged at 1.58 million gold yuan, and the second clause he no longer asked for Serdot to be released.
Leave it to him, but this woman must die; Article 3 , we are not required to publicly apologize, but we must hold a high-profile banquet for Liu Chongwen and accompanying officials.
Officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing must attend.
The chief minister must publicly announce the pursuit of the assassin organization until the assassin organization is eradicated.
Western Qin We also need to send officials to supervise the implementation; cancel Articles 4 and 5 and add a new Article 4.
From now on, all the goods of Qin's Trading Company will receive special preferential treatment without inspection."
Tarasius was a little uneasy.
Zhao Ziliang's request for a thorough investigation of the assassin organization made him uneasy.
If he, the leader of the assassin organization, was found out, he really didn't know how to face Irina.
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Irina saw that Tarasius was a little dazed, and reminded her loudly: "Tarrasius, did you hear what I said clearly?"
"Oh, yes, Your Majesty, I heard that except for the first clause of compensation, which is a bit high, the other three conditions are not too excessive.
I think they are acceptable.
However, the second clause may not be acceptable to His Majesty the Emperor. , he has a soft spot for this widow."
Irina snorted coldly: "Huh, he has to accept it even if he doesn't accept it.
I didn't intend to let him know the second point.
If Seldot died inexplicably, I don't think he would be embarrassed."
Tarasius shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, it might have been possible to do this before, but it can't be done now.
I just got the news when I came back.
His Majesty the Emperor knew that this matter was caused by Seldot, and he was worried that she would be harmed.
In retaliation from the Western Qin people, they sent a large number of soldiers and horses to surround Viscount Chitla's house and did not allow her to leave the house.
The reason disclosed to the public was that she disrupted the market, which actually protected her safety.
Now she was to be confused.
It’s so difficult to die” Irina said coldly: "No matter how difficult it is, I will let her send someone to contact Cortsim.
I want to see him."
"Yes, I will report to you when I have the news."
Irina asked again: "As for the assassin organization hired by Seldot, how long do you think it will take to track it down and eradicate it?"
Tarasius shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be said clearly.
If we can't find any clues, I'm afraid we will never be able to find out.
After all, no matter what assassin organization, it has always been extremely mysterious.
If you want to find out their Finding out all their backgrounds is not an easy task.
If we can find clues, it will be easy to find out their backgrounds."
Irina nodded and waved: "Okay, I know, I'm a little tired, you go ahead."
"yes" Thalassius got up and walked out of the room through the door of the main room.
A maid closed the door again, and he turned and walked towards his room.
After passing through two rows of houses, he came to the door of his room.
Just as he was about to open the door, he suddenly felt someone behind him.
He immediately slashed out with a wind blade, but did not hear any movement.
Just when he was puzzled and wanted to turn around to check, a soreness and numbness instantly invaded his whole body, making him unable to move.
Then he felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
Zhao Ziliang and Old Taoist Qingsong kidnapped Tarasius to a secluded place.
Old Taoist Qingsong watched Zhao Ziliang throw the unconscious Tarasius to the ground.
He said with lingering fear: "Thanks to the master's timely action, otherwise Old Taoist would be like this This old life is lost here.
Who would have thought that the Patriarch of the church is proficient in elemental magic and can directly use the wind blade technique without even chanting a spell.
What a level of understanding of magic this has achieved."
Zhao Ziliang said: "This is enough to confirm that he was the assassin leader last night.
The church's special skill is to cultivate the power of faith, but he used the power of the elements.
Judging from the conversation between Irina and him just now, Irina Na probably doesn’t know that he was the assassin leader last night, otherwise, Irina wouldn’t ask about the assassin organization.”
Qingsong Lao Taoist asked: "How do you plan to deal with this Tarasius?"
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Judging from the current situation, Irina needs the support of Tarasius's church power.
If Tarasius dies, she, a has-been queen mother, will not be able to control the power of the church at all. , and without the support of the church, Irina would not be able to defeat Constantine.
She could only hide in the dark forever, but with the support of the church, she would not be able to defeat Constantine.
The same, Irina has a fundamental solution to compete with Constantine.
For us in the Western Qin Kingdom, the chaotic Eastern Roman Empire is in our best interest, so Tarasius cannot die yet, wait for me.
Losing half of his strength and causing him internal injuries that cannot be healed can be regarded as punishment for him.
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I will kill him again when I have the opportunity to avenge my brothers in the Dragon Guard Army."
After saying that, Zhao Ziliang put the thumb, index finger and middle finger of his right hand together in front of his forehead, and shot a sharp mental arrow from the center of his eyebrows, hitting Tarasius's eyebrows.
The unconscious Tarasius was shaken violently. , blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, Zhao Ziliang pressed his palm on his chest again, and an inner force rushed into his internal organs, causing him serious internal injuries.
"Let's go."
After Zhao Ziliang finished doing this, he stood up, glanced at Tarasius again, and said to Qingsong Taoist, and the two of them disappeared instantly
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