Chapter 237: A Small Town on the Outskirts of Constantinople

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Tang Zhangwei was surprised to find that due to the war and the excessive exploitation of Constantinople, the villages near Constantinople were actually sparsely populated.

Even the nearby towns are not popular and look very desolate.

Only the Vikings from Northern Europe kept coming to Constantinople to replenish the population here, and the Viking warriors in these places gave the Eastern Roman Empire the opportunity to constantly replenish fresh blood because they wanted to make achievements.

Around the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI was the Nordic careerists and elite Norse warriors.

At the same time, many frustrated people from the Tang Dynasty also surrounded this Eastern Roman emperor, who was very happy, and they instigated this emperor to oppose the officials from the Tang Dynasty.

The Vikings loved to pray, and the Holy Cross Orthodox Church, which had just been annexed to the Eastern Roman Empire, was very religious.

Leo VI rode on horseback and took his favored courtiers on a safari in the fields of Constantinople.

Before, the Eastern Roman emperors were worried about trampling on the crops, but now they don't have to worry about it, because they find the vicinity of Constantinople more and more desolate.

In the fields, there were more hares and weeds than crops, and the olive trees were left untended.

In the fields, wild boars are rampant and poisonous snakes are entrenched. When the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI saw this, he also felt uncomfortable, and he asked, "Why is it like this near my capital?" ”

The newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Emperor Leo VI of the Eastern Roman Dynasty, Beolet, replied: "Report to the Emperor, these damned tax collectors have done it." In order to please the emperor, these tax collectors did not hesitate to kill chickens and eggs, and inflicted crimes on those people. ”

Leo VI said, "How is it that no one has let me know these things?" ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Beolet, replied: "If I report this to the Emperor, he will be furious and ask for my head." ”

Leo VI said: "But it does not bode well that Constantinople is now so desolate that it can be hunted!" ”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Beolet, replied, "If it weren't for the Emperor's whim coming here to hunt, the Chancellor would never have dared to say it." ”

Tang Zhangwei also saw the desolation outside the city of Constantinople, and he couldn't help but say to Bai Cunxiao: "Such a good place, this Emperor Leo VI of the Eastern Roman Empire just can't make it." ”

Bai Cunxiao said: "The emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire will only redeem his troops, he is not allowed to develop the latest weapons, these will cost a huge amount of money, if these things are not used in the people's livelihood, it will form a vicious circle, constantly harassing and oppressing the people." ”

Princess Suining said: "There is a medical hall in front of me, and I heard that this doctor of the Eastern Roman Empire can operate and treat all kinds of diseases. Unlike the doctors in the Datang Medical Center, their doctors are very finely divided, and in some places, a doctor only sees one disease. ”

Tang Zhangwei said: "This is also an exaggeration, in fact, the doctors of the Eastern Roman Empire are specialists. ”

In the infirmary, Wang Ran's son Wang Yuanzhang and others were seeing a doctor with a group of people.

The doctor, Grikos, sighed and said, "These people are not really sick, but they are just malnourished. ”

Wang Yuanzhang said: "It's a pity, I am a small scribe of the Tang Army in the Eastern Roman Empire, and I am not qualified to take care of these things."

A patient, Ziolis, said to Wang Yuanzhang: "Your old man Wang Ran was killed, you don't want to take revenge, and you still have the heart to help us, you are really awesome, I can't compare to you."

One of the patients, Tachersidis, next to him, said: "Ceolis, your grandson, a scribe of the family, has done you a great favor, and you have not said a word of thanks, and you are still sneering, what do you mean?" ”

Ceolis said: "I'm not sneering, but because I'm really thinking about Wang Yuanzhang, you must know that these Tang Dynasty people pay attention to etiquette, benevolence and filial piety, these things that have become popular recently, and use the great principles of Mr. Confucius to imprison people at every turn." If Wang Yuanzhang did not comply with these, he might not be able to gain a foothold in the ranks of the Tang officials. ”

Wang Yuanzhang said: "Thank you. ”

"You think about us all day, and you'd better think about yourself too," Ceolis said. ”

Tang Zhangwei whispered to Bai Cunxiao and Princess Suining: "This person can distinguish between right and wrong, and knows the mistakes of the old fool Wang Ran, but he can endure what others can't bear, and he can not take revenge, but he uses his energy to help neighbors who he doesn't know." This person is either a great sage, or a great traitor. ”

Princess Suining said, "Shall we go and test this person?" ”

At this time, a group of small monks from Fanbang came to the vicinity of this medical hall with a group of red-clothed Holy Cross knights.

Tang Zhangwei asked the patients waiting to see a doctor in the infirmary: "This combination is interesting, why can the monks of the small Buddhist sect and the knights of the Holy Cross sect come together near the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?" ”

Wang Yuanzhang explained to Tang Zhangwei: "This is the territory of the Holy Cross Orthodox Church, and the Roman sect of the Holy Cross Sect and the small Buddhist sect are not tolerated by the Holy Cross Orthodox Christians in this place. However, the Patriarch of this place could not confront the Roman sect of the Holy Cross in terms of force. Because, these Roman knights of the Holy Cross bought houses here and assisted the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI against the invading barbarians. ”

Tang Zhangwei said: "I see, I understand. ”

At this time, Pan Dawei, a monk from Fanbang, pointed at Levante, a patient from the Eastern Roman Empire, with a magic weapon, and said, "You have a demon on your body, and I will help you expel it." ”

Tang Zhangwei smiled and said, "These Fanbang monks, the routines are almost the same. ”

Levante exclaimed, "God says we should serve only one god, and your god may be the devil in our eyes!" ”

Xing Lidan, the leader of the monks in Fanbang, said: "Little monk, I have walked many places, and no one dares to slander the Buddha as a demon, don't you want to live?" ”

Xing Lidan, the leader of the monks in Fanbang, looked pale and immediately threw out the rosary, which wrapped around Levante's throat.

The people who were in the infirmary were shocked, and everyone gathered around, they were all natives of the Eastern Romans, these people knew how to fight and kick, and most of them had served in the army of the Eastern Roman Empire.

So, seeing that their companion was about to be strangled, they immediately rushed over to help.

It's a pity that Xing Li, the leader of the monks of Fanbang who is not amazing, is strong in martial arts, and he beat these retired soldiers of the Eastern Roman Empire who rushed to help to the ground in pieces.

Seeing those Eastern Roman people lying on the ground wailing, Tang Zhangwei stood up and said, "Master is merciful, why bother to be angry with these obsessive mortals. ”

(End of chapter)

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