"The Roman state is also called Daqin or Fula.The color of the people is red and white, the men are all plain clothes, and the women are all dressed in beaded brocade.Good drinking, still dry cakes......
It is customary to have a holiday every seven days, not to buy and sell, not to go out of the cashier, but to drink and slander all day long. ”Wang Xuance, who was ordered by Li Lu to return to the Eastern Roman Empire, wrote in his diary after arriving in Constantinople and settling down.Xiao Wang faithfully recorded everything he saw, in his eyes, the Eastern Romans had a white complexion, men wore monochrome clothes, women loved jewelry and clothing, both men and women liked to drink, eat bread, and come to rest and entertain every seven days. ”"Yes......"
Wang Xuance looked at Wu Yuanqing, Wang Xuance looked down on this gentleman, but who let the family have a good sister, "Brother Wu, what do you think of this Eastern Roman Imperial Capital?"
”"Brother Wang, I said don't laugh at me, this new Roman city has a population of more than 100,000 at most, but it's a pity that this magnificent city is ......
I originally thought it would have to be similar to Chang'an Broken Leaves, hey, it's really disappointing....."
Wu Yuanqing said shaking the folding fan."
You, the official name of this imperial capital is not New Rome, but Constantinople, and this city has a history.....
Wang Xuance closed his diary, and then talked to Wu Yuanqing, "As far as I know, a hundred years ago, Constantinople had a population of more than 800,000 ......""
More than 800,000?
So much?
So why are there so many people now?
”Wu Yuanqing looks like I don't read much, don't lie to me."
Quite simply, barbarian invasions, plagues, and civil wars have almost brought the city to its knees....."
Wang Xuance said, "When I see Constantinople, I want to see Chang'an, Chang'an was once so dilapidated, but we Han people have built a new Chang'an on the ruins of the Northern and Southern Dynasties......"
Speaking of this, Wang Xuance was proud in his heart."
I don't see anything in this Eastern Roman Empire that can be compared to our Huaxia....."
Wu Yuanqing said, "My brother-in-law also asked me not to underestimate Eastern Rome, I have come to their imperial capital, and I don't feel much stronger than our Britain, let alone the Tang Dynasty.....""
Hehehe, what you see is the appearance, this Eastern Roman Empire is still very profound....."
Wang Xuance has been with Li Lu for a long time in Broken Leaves, and has become a supporter of Legalism, before he came to Constantinople, Li Lu paid attention to the legal system of Eastern Rome, and Wang Xuance also made a set of "Encyclopedia of Roman Civil Law" for this purpose, he studied it carefully, and found that the legal system of Eastern Rome still has its merits."
How?"
Wu Yuanqing said with wide eyes."
The construction of the legal system of the Eastern Roman Empire is very desirable, and an empire that can establish a complete legal system is not a simple imperial ....."
Comrade Xiao Wang did not look down on people because the Eastern Romans were a foreign country, on the contrary, he gave a high evaluation, "Their judges are more professional than ours, and in this regard, we must admit that we are not as good as the Eastern Romans.....
Li Lu's British bureaucracy still adopted the same system as the Central Plains Dynasty, and judges and administrators had not yet been separated, while professional judges had already appeared in Eastern Rome, and their judges had to receive more than five years of specialized legal education, fully grasp Roman civil law, pass a rigorous state examination, and obtain a qualification certificate before they could engage in judicial work.Early judges were also in charge of commercial arbitration, taxation, and administration, and the judicial reforms introduced by Justinian I required judges to be full-time and separate judges from legislators.The prefects, regional governors, and mayors of Constantinople held a higher level of legal arbitration power than judges, while the Eastern Roman Emperor always held the highest legislative and judicial power.In Comrade Xiao Wang's view, Li Lu can learn from the legal system of the Eastern Romans, because Comrade Xiao Wang believes that Britain (that is, the original Jiankun Kingdom) and the Eastern Roman Empire, have a vast area and many nationalities, and in order to regulate all kinds of contradictions, the necessary legal means are obviously necessary, and the current law implemented by Broken Leaf is somewhat simple, and Li Lu asked Wang Xuance to send an envoy to Constantinople this time, also to recruit a few jurists who are willing to go to Broken Leaf."
By the way, Papadopoulos asked me to tell you that tomorrow their emperor will receive us in the Holy Palace....."
Wu Yuanqing didn't think about it until he left, "I know, Brother Wu, don't you play with it tomorrow....."
Wang Xuance said."
Don't worry, I'm here to Constantinople this time mainly to inspect the business situation in Constantinople.....
I won't hold you back...."
Wu Yuanqing grinned, "Brother Wang, tomorrow night Battat and Papadopoulos will hold a reception banquet for me and Qian Guang, will you come?"
”"I, I have something to eat, why don't you go?"
Wang Xuance smiled.After sending Wu Yuanqing away, he continued to describe the customs of Constantinople he saw in his diary, especially when it came to eating, Wang Xuance wrote in great detail, and also wrote in detail about who made Wang Xuance from the big foodie empire, Wang Xuance wrote in his diary that in the capital of Eastern Rome, because of the high price of meat, the staple food of ordinary people was bread, olives, onions, lentils, cheese and fish.In other places, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry and livestock meat are widely eaten.The people of Constantinople were fond of marine fish, and freshwater fish were usually used to feed cats and dogs.The next day, when Wang Xuance, Wu Yuanqing, Qian Guang and other important figures of the mission came to the sacred palace of Constans II, they found that it was simply a purple palace, and the purple color that symbolized imperial power was everywhere, and even the outer walls of the palace were painted purple.Sitting on the throne, Constans II wore a crown, a purple robe, and a scepter inlaid with huge gems in his hand.This person was the Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constans II, who, as far as Wang Xuance knew, had high power, and was deified as God's representative on earth, with supreme sacredness.The emperor could convene religious assemblies and appoint and dismiss church leaders and senior clergy.They are the symbols of the entire empire, the supreme political leader, the supreme commander of the army, the supreme judge of justice, and the supreme lord of religion.Wang Xuance made a comparison between the Eastern Roman Emperor and the Huaxia Emperor in his heart, and found that they were half a pound and eight taels in terms of power, no wonder his king had always coveted the imperial system of Eastern Rome."
Envoy of Jiankun Kingdom, I ask you, is my sister happy in your broken leaves?"
Constans II looked at several of the eastern envoys in the main hall, and he asked in Greek, because of the alliance with Broken Leaves, there was also a special Chinese translator in the Eastern Roman court."
Your Majesty the Emperor, before you come, your sister, Princess Irina, asked me to bring you a letter....."
Wang Xuance said respectfully, and after speaking, he took out a letter from home written by Irina.A eunuch came over, took the letter, and then handed it to Constans II, who took it and tore open the fire paint, pulled out the letter inside, and exclaimed, "You Seris paper is really ingenious..."
Looking at the handwritten letter written by his sister to himself, Constans II's eyes were a little moist, it seemed that his sister was still very good in Broken Leaves, as long as she lived comfortably, it was more important than anything else, after reading Irina's handwritten letter, Constans II raised his head and looked at Wang Xuance and them, "Ambassador Wang, what is your main mission in coming to our Roman Empire this time?"
”"Your Majesty, we are here mainly to pay a return visit to the Marquis of Prussiac to visit Broken Leaves, and at the same time to strengthen the friendly alliance between the two countries...""
Oh, that's right, I'll have the Marquis of Prussia accompany you on your tour of Constantinople, and I hope you'll have a good memory....."
When Constans II said this, he changed his words, "I would like to ask the ambassador of the king, when will you be able to attack the Persians again, I and my empire need the strong support of our allies....."
The reason why Constans II said this was because Cessiphon's Cavad II was so capable, and after taking Egypt, Cavad II continued to attack the eastern Roman province of Aphilica; It just so happened that because of the schism of the Christianity, the dregs of the monolithic theory were overflowing, constantly disturbing the domestic society of Eastern Rome, the bishops of North Africa gathered to hold a meeting to condemn the monolithic theory, and the North African governor of Eastern Rome, Gregory, took the opportunity to establish himself as emperor, and the Persians took advantage of the chaos to invade after getting the news, and they were in Potala.
Benza's leadership defeated and captured Gregory at the Battle of Sufitura, and Gennadius, the prefect of the province of Aphilica, proclaimed himself governor, declared allegiance to Constans II, and organized resistance, and then retreated from Carthage after paying a tribute of 7,000 pounds.In other words, the current Constants II is now clearly inferior to Persia led by Khavard II.Therefore, after meeting his allies in the east, Constans II was anxious to know when Broken Leaf would be ruthless to the Persians again, and it was really too much pressure on him from Kavard II.