Basil I, the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, left his homeland to save his life.

Outside the legend is that Basil I is dead, and of course he will not die.

Basil I said to his loyal subordinates: "If Leo VI can go to the Tang Dynasty to worship, I can go too." ”

Basil I, disguised as an ascetic, dressed only in coarse cloth, set out from Eastern Rome and crossed the peninsula of Asia Minor to Central Asia, where he continued on his way.

Along the way, Basil I's subordinates, one by one, were like chickens, and they were full of energy.

Leo VI experienced the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, the Tang also wanted the Eastern Roman Empire to learn their clean drainage system and public baths. In fact, the Eastern Roman Empire was the leader in the whole world in municipal construction, and after signing a large number of trade agreements, the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI, as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, received promises from Tang Zhangwei and Tang Xizong to continue to support his rule.

In the city of Chang'an, the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI personally planted the lotus.

Leo VI even married the sister of King Li Bao as his wife, and in Chang'an, everyone was happy that Li Lianhua, the lord of Lotus, could marry Leo VI, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Princess Suining personally presided over the marriage ceremony for them, and in the Ice Palace of the Tang Dynasty, for their marriage, Tang Zhangwei ordered 300 prisoners of war captured from Burma, and 300 gladiators from West Francia, East Francia, and Theater Tooth, and 100 lions, 200 hungry wolves, 200 black bears, and 100 lynxes, and had a big melee.

The people of the Tang Dynasty may not like such a bloody scene, but the foreign envoys in Chang'an City, especially the merchants of the Eastern Roman Empire, watched it with relish.

After that, all over the Tang Dynasty, this group of prisoners of war and gladiators were used to perform as beasts.

Of course, the performances in the field were not on such a large scale, and there were no more than a dozen gladiators and Burmese prisoners of war, and only about thirty wild beasts.

However, such a performance is enough for people from all over the Tang Dynasty to watch with relish.

Performances like this, since the Qin Dynasty, the people of the Central Plains have not had the opportunity to watch more.

After Tang Zhangwei came to power, he began to pay attention to the entertainment activities of the people.

Outside the city of Chang'an, the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Leo VI, lived in a villa.

In the Huaqing Palace, Leo VI and Tang Xizong were playing chess, and in Chang'an City, the excited Tang people set off fireworks.

Tang Xizong said: "This fireworks are all people's fat and people's ointment, and it is a pity that they disappeared all of a sudden." ”

Leo VI said, "Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five Supreme, and it is easy for you to order the abolition of this firework." ”

Tang Xizong said: "It's difficult! This firework, set off, involves the jobs of countless people, and we are not as still as we are still. Now, I'm in this position, and I can't afford to make mistakes, and if I say the wrong thing, I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground. ”

Leo VI said: "Your Majesty is a blessed man, and our Eastern Roman Empire has been alleviated by the protection of the Tang Dynasty. Neither the Bolgars, nor the Serbs, nor the Magyars, nor the Turks, nor the Turks, will dare to come and harass us anymore. ”

Tang Xizong said: "You, the emperor, it seems that it is not easy to be the emperor. ”

Leo VI said: "I, the emperor, are far from being comparable to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I am the glimmer of fireflies, and the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty is the sun. ”

Outside Chang'an City, after a long trek, Basil I, who came from the Eastern Roman Empire, held his breath tightly outside the gate of Chang'an City.

Basil I clearly felt the earth trembling, and he asked the people around him, "What's the matter?" Could it be that the war in Chang'an City has broken out again. ”

In order to communicate with the Tang people, the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Basil I, studied hard and learned the official dialect of the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, as the former emperor of Dongluo, Basil I, his intelligence level was really good, and he quickly learned the official dialect of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to his die-hard loyalty, there are also several Tang merchants, of course, these people don't know that this person is actually the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise they would not dare to enter Chang'an City with this guy.

These Tang merchants told Basil I that this was a carriage from Lingnan Province, which contained seafood and lychees, and that each time it came, there were more than 3,000 horses and 1,500 or 600 wagons.

In order to keep seafood and lychees fresh, these carriages are loaded with ice, so they move and shake heavily.

Emperor Basil I, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I see! ”

Basil I was afraid that there would be another war on the mainland of the Tang Empire, so he came to Chang'an City to meet Tang Xizong, and at the same time he wanted to meet Tang Zhangwei if the opportunity was right, because he felt that Tang Zhangwei would administer justice for himself, as long as he could convince Tang Zhangwei, he would be able to re-ascend to the throne of the emperor of Eastern Rome.

Emperor Basil I of the Eastern Roman Empire made contact with Surea, the leader of the Assassins he had stationed in Chang'an.

Surea swore that he would keep his master safe.

When he learned that the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Basil I, was a little strapped for money and lived in the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce, Su Leia took the initiative to repay his original master, the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty of 5,000 yuan.

Although this is not a lot of money, it already shows Surea's loyalty to the former Eastern Roman emperor Basil I.

What Basil I, the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Republic, did not expect was that as soon as Surea turned around, he reported to the Tang Cavalry Corps stationed in Chang'an City.

The Tang Cavalry Corps quickly sent people to surround the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce.

Under the personal command of Tang Zhangwei, the Tang army stormed the hall of the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce.

The commander of the garrison of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, Wei Junguang, immediately ordered a fire attack after receiving a reply from Paul, the president of the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce, who was a diehard loyalist of the former emperor Basil I of the Eastern Roman Empire.

In Chang'an, he has been in charge of collecting intelligence for the Eastern Roman Empire, and when he met the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Basil I, he gave up everything and did it for the life of the former emperor, but their resistance was in vain.

When the Tang army set fire and fired a lot of smoke bombs, these merchants in the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce quickly opened the door and surrendered under the smoke and fire.

Paul, the president of the Eastern Roman Chamber of Commerce, was also tied up and sent out.

Basil I, the former emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and his die-hard men rushed out with weapons, but they were all covered with fishing nets by skilled intelligence masters, and then tied their hands and feet, seized their weapons, and tied them up.

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