"According to Roman law, the Tang Dynasty people had evaded taxes, and their goods had been seized and punished," the judge said. I believe that a one-year prison sentence for the principal personnel is sufficient, otherwise, if the punishment is too severe, I am afraid that it will cause panic among the merchants of various countries. ”

The mayor Marquis Marquis Marcel was a thief, he was worried that the Tang Dynasty people staying in Constantinople would talk nonsense, spread their conspiracy everywhere, and affect his own future, so he was anxious to drive all the Tang Dynasty people concerned, so he said very dissatisfied: "It is really unwise for you to do this, these Tang Dynasty people are from the east of Greece, they may be the spies of the big cannibals, in case these Tang Dynasty people steal the intelligence of our country, I am afraid that you will have to bear a lot of responsibility for doing this." ”

Marquis Marquis pointed out that the Tang Dynasty people might collaborate with the enemy, which is a big crime, but the judicial officer did not buy it, he said: "Lord Marquis, you said that these Tang Dynasty people collaborated with the enemy, you must come up with solid evidence, I can't just because I suspect them of collaborating with the enemy, I can't drive all the merchants and foreign merchants away." ”

On the surface, the judge upholds the law, but in fact he has his own agenda. First of all, although he was the judicial officer of the city of Constantinople, he was not appointed by the mayor, but by the national executive justice, and they were not a system, so the Marquis Marquis could not influence his appointment, dismissal and promotion. Secondly, the benefits of the judicial officer from the Tang Dynasty have not been enough, how can the fat sheep in his hands be easily given up? In addition to this, there is another reason why he did it.

When the Marquis Martel saw that the judge did not buy it, he hated it so much that his teeth itched, but he was helpless, and in the end the two parted unhappily.

After the judge left, the Marquis Marquis Martre sat in his chair, and was very depressed, not only about this matter, he had already sent a large number of gifts to the queen through the court governor, but there was no news about his appointment as governor of the northern region.

Marquis Martel pondered for a long time and decided to ask what was going on. On this day, after dinner, he came to the palace of the court governor, and the Marquis Marquis Marcel accompanied him with a smiling face, and said, "Lord Steward, how is my matter?" ”

The director said, "Lord Marquis, I'm afraid you're in some trouble in this matter. Although the candidate for the Governor of the Northern Region has been vacated, and Her Royal Highness the Empress has recommended you to His Majesty, while your appointment is being discussed, Archduke Stefan has raised objections, and has also raised the issue of your framing of the Tang Dynasty and the annexation of their property. ”

"What?" Marquis Martel was surprised and said, "Lord Steward, how could I do such a thing without it?" ”

The manager smiled slightly, did not say anything, it was obvious from his expression that he believed that Marquis Marcel's annexation of the goods of the Tang Dynasty was true, and this matter was almost obvious, otherwise, where did he get so many Tang Dynasty goods?

Marquis Martel cautiously asked, "Lord Steward, what the hell is going on?" Please give me some pointers. ”

After all, the Governor accepted the gift from the Marquis Marcel, and he said: "The reason why Grand Duke Stefan will oppose your nomination is because he wants to recommend his brother-in-law to be the governor of the Northern Region, and he wants to achieve his goal, so he will naturally find out what is unfavorable to you. ”

Hearing this, Marquis Martre suddenly felt that his head was bigger. The Grand Duke of the Roman Empire is the highest title of all titles except for the emperor and the prince, and is only awarded to the supreme commander of the navy, and there are only three still alive in the country, and two are retired naval commanders, that is to say, the current Grand Duke Stefan is the highest title among the nobles of the Roman Empire. He came out against the Marquis Marcel, and this matter may be difficult to handle.

The Marquis Marquis Martel was a little disheartened, and he said, "What can I do about this? Looks like there's no hope for me, right? ”

Seeing the disappointed look of Marquis Marcel, the chief said: "Don't be too discouraged, there is still hope in this matter, Her Royal Highness the Queen can play a great role, and Your Majesty will basically not refute her opinion, therefore, Your Royal Highness the Queen, you still have to work hard." ”

The reason why the chief manager still wants to help the Marquis Marquis Martel is, on the one hand, he has received a gift from the Marquis Marquis Martel, on the other hand, the Grand Duke Stefan is arrogant and domineering, and the director has always looked down on him unpleasantly, so he also wants to use this matter to give him some problems.

Marquis Martel understood, this still made him bleed! He has no way out now, he can only continue to give gifts, otherwise, the gifts he gave before will be thrown away in vain, and he feels very distressed. Fortunately, he still kept some of the goods of the Tang Dynasty people in his house, so he said: "Thank you for your guidance, please continue to bother to help in this matter." ”

After speaking, he took out a brocade box, which contained several exquisite Tang Dynasty glass handicrafts.

Seeing the sparkling treasures in the box, the manager's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

Constantinople, the Royal Palace.

On a wide gum, Empress Kent Tanka rested her head on Constans II's chest, allowing him to sniff her long hair. Kent Tanka raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, what happened to the thing I told you a few days ago?" ”

Constans II scratched his head, called Kent Tanka's nickname and said: "Nia, I have discussed with the ministers about Martel's desire to be the governor of the northern region, and the Grand Duke Stefan is firmly opposed, and he has also put forward evidence against Martel, I am afraid that this matter is a little difficult." ”

Grand Duke Stefan was highly meritorious and had a high prestige in the country. Now the Roman Empire is facing double pressure from the Frankish Empire and the Great Food Empire, and militarily, Constans II relied heavily on Archduke Stefan, and Constans II naturally attached more importance to his opinion.

Empress Kent Tanka sniffed the earlobe of Constans II and said in a coquettish voice: "Your Majesty, you are the supreme emperor of the Roman Empire, can such a little thing stump you?" This is the first time I've asked you, you can't even do that, can you? Your Majesty, I am sure you will be able to solve this problem. ”

Empress Kent Tanka blew like an orchid, which made Constans II's head dizzy, although he was two years older than Kent Tanka, but in front of the scheming Kent Tanka, he was just a young boy, and he couldn't resist the temptation of Kent Tanka at all, he said helplessly: "Okay, I'll find a way to solve this problem." ”

Kent Tanka was very happy, and she said affectionately: "Your Majesty, you are very good to me. “

Constans II looked at the delicate face of Empress Kent Tanka and ...... in his heart

Archduke Stefan was not only the commander of the navy, but also one of the elders of the Senate, and also had a very close relationship with the executive justice. In order to recommend his brother-in-law, he specially investigated the mayor Martel, and the matter of Martel's embezzlement of the goods of the Tang Dynasty was provided to him by the judicial officer.

On the morning of that day, Constans II discussed the nomination of the Marquis Marquis Marcel as the governor of the northern region in the court, and the Grand Duke Stefan questioned it again, and he asked for the Tang people to confront him on the spot. After the dispersal of the dynasty, Grand Duke Stefan called the judicial officer again and gave him an explanation. As a result, the judicial officer interrogated Wang Huili and others.