Empress Kent Tanka followed Constans II to meet Wang Huili, in addition to the curiosity of the Tang Dynasty people from the East, there was also an important reason, she came for the Marquis Marcel, she was worried that Grand Duke Stefan would say something unfavorable to her, so she wanted to deliberately find fault.

Kent Tanka raised his eyebrows, and just as he was about to speak, he heard someone say: "Your Majesty, I called this Tang Dynasty man here today to discuss the corruption of the Marquis Marquis Martel, so let him talk about this matter." ”

The man who spoke was a man of about 40 years old, tall, about half a head taller than the other Romans, with a long thin face, short hair, no beard, thick eyebrows, big eyes, hooked nose, and no anger and self-authority. This man was the Commander of the Navy, Grand Duke Stefan.

Constans II had just gossiped about it, and since he had lost interest in Wang Huili because of his non-speculative words, he nodded.

At this time, the executive justice came out and said: "Your Majesty, the legal officer of the Constantinople City Hall has reported that the mayor Marquis Marquis Martel has embezzled the goods of this Tang Dynasty man, and please allow him to state the facts." ”

Constans II nodded.

The executive justice said to Wang Huili: "Tang Dynasty people, you truthfully report to Your Majesty the matter of Marquis embezzling your goods. ”

Wang Huili was just about to speak, Kent Tanka said, "How can you believe the words of these despicable Orientals? His conversation just now was full of loopholes, and he was obviously not an honest person, so how could he attack the officials of my Roman Empire based on his words? ”

Grand Duke Stefan was very dissatisfied with Kent Tanka's interference in court affairs, and wanted to reprimand Kent Tanka, but in front of the Tang Dynasty, he didn't want to be laughed at, so he said with forbearance: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the integrity of the officials of my Roman Empire, and it is also related to the credibility of our Roman Empire among merchants from various countries, and this matter must be investigated clearly." This is above the court, according to the rules of the court, please do not express your opinions. ”

Seeing that Archduke Stefan was targeting him, Kent Tanka immediately said: "Archduke Stefan, what you said is not right, I am doing this precisely to maintain the reputation of my Roman Empire officials, that is, to safeguard the honor of the Roman Empire, I question these profit-chasing and dishonest Oriental businessmen, is there anything wrong?" ”

Grand Duke Stefan was a little annoyed, and he said: "According to the laws of our country, it is forbidden for the harem to interfere in politics, and this is above the court, and please ask Her Royal Highness the Empress to respect herself." ”

Kent Tanka was not a good person, and she immediately said: "You are not right, I am a citizen of the Roman Empire, and citizens have the right to express their opinions. I'm not involved in politics, I'm just expressing my personal opinion, isn't that okay? ”

The Magistrate and the Archduke Stefan, both elders of the Senate, had a close relationship and had the same interests, and had always advanced and retreated together, and he also said: "Your Highness, this is the court and the place where His Majesty the Emperor conducts official business, and as a Roman citizen, I ask you to obey the laws of the Roman Empire." ”

The Roman general who spoke before was the commander of the army, and the army and navy had always been incompatible, and he himself looked at Archduke Stefan unpleasantly, so he helped Kent Tanka quarrel with Archduke Stefan's people, and the people in the court were divided into two factions, you and I attacked each other, and the hall was in chaos.

Constans II's face was gloomy, but he did not stop them. Archduke Stefan was a veteran of the two dynasties, he relied on his old qualifications and outstanding military achievements, he did not respect the young emperor very much, and often pointed fingers at some court affairs, so Constans II connived at the Empress Kent Tanka to attack Archduke Stefan.

Seeing the chaos in the court, Wang Huili had the mentality of watching the excitement at first, but he suddenly realized the danger. As the saying goes, if the city gate is on fire, it will affect the fish in the pond, and the gods will fight and the little ghosts will suffer, and he is very worried that in the end, the anger of these guys will be vented on himself.

The court continued to quarrel, and Constans II beckoned to the court governor who was standing aside, and the court master hurried to his side, and he whispered a few words to the court master, who nodded and bowed, and soon he came to the side of the archduke Stefan and whispered a few words to him. Grand Duke Stefan's face was ugly, he glanced at Queen Kent Tanka, then at Wang Huili, and nodded slowly.

The court governor went up to the magistrate again and whispered a few words to him, and the magistrate looked at the Grand Duke Stefan, who nodded to him, and then he nodded to the court chief and agreed with him.

According to the etiquette of the Roman court, the king could not raise his head, so he did not see the small movements of Constans II and others, he heard Archduke Stefan and others shut up first, and then Kent Tanka also fell silent, and the hall was silent.

Constans II said: "Empress Kent Tanka is right, I believe that the officials of my Roman Empire are honest and honest, and will never do anything to annex the property of the Tang Dynasty for no reason." Merchants from the East, tax evasion, violation of the laws of our Roman Empire, must be severely punished. He asked, "Justice, what do you say should be done with this person?" ”

The executor said: "The circumstances of tax evasion by Tang Dynasty merchants are serious and must be severely punished, and after the investigation of this matter is completed, this person will be escorted to the market for public display and sentenced to death by hanging, so as to deter all unscrupulous merchants." ”

Why did it suddenly become like this? In the Roman court, it was normal for officials to argue with each other and even attack each other because of differences of opinion, but Constans II did not want the Tang Dynasty to publicize what he saw outside, even abroad, and affect the image of the rulers of the empire at home and abroad.

At this moment, Constans II had already made up his mind to kill Wang Huili, and he asked the court governor to tell Archduke Stefan that about the matter of the Marquis Marcel, they could discuss it privately, and not talk to it in front of the Tang people. In order to maintain the face of the imperial court, Archduke Stefan agreed with Constants II.

Although Wang Huili had a bad premonition, he didn't expect such a result, he raised his head and said angrily: "You despicable Romans, what bullshit Holy Roman Empire, are just a bunch of shameless robbers. You ignorant people do not know how powerful I am in the great power of the East, and you are destined to pay a heavy price for your stupid deeds. ”