Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and the stronghold of the Orthodox Church, Bahra was dressed in the traditional costume of a Persian envoy and walked on the avenue leading to the Holy Palace.

Feeling the hostility around him, Bahra didn't care, after all, they Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire had been fighting for many years, and they almost hit Constantinople a few decades ago, so it can be said that the two countries have been enemies for almost generations, until a few years ago, the rise of the Great Cannibals, the Persians retreated westward, and the armies of both sides were out of the state of war, so the surrounding Romans should be hostile to him, for example, if a Roman official walked on the streets of Ctesiphon, he would also receive hostility from the surrounding Persians.

In front is the palace where the Roman emperor lived, and the Roman emperor had supreme authority in the empire, and was the supreme political leader, military commander, and supreme religious ruler of the whole Rome, so the place where he lived was also called the Holy Palace, or directly called the Holy Palace.

Bahra came to Constantinople three days ago, and then asked to meet the current Roman Emperor Heraclius, originally with the hostile relationship between Persia and Rome, Heraclius did not want to see him, until he asked the other party to report to the other party, and he brought a handwritten letter from the powerful emperor of the Far East, that is, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, Heraclius showed a lot of interest, and then decided to summon him today.

The gates of the palace had already been opened, and on both sides were lined up majestic Roman soldiers, each with a battle axe in hand, glaring angrily at Bahra who had come on foot. Faced with this situation, Bahra smiled calmly, he already knew that the Romans would definitely give him a dismount, but if he only relied on this small means, it would be too much to underestimate him, after all, he was a person who had even been to the palace of the Tang Dynasty, although the palace of Rome was good, and the warriors were also very majestic, but in comparison, he still felt that it could not be compared with the palace of the Tang Dynasty.

I saw Bachra's face enter the palace without changing his color, and then he was led by an attendant to the temple where the emperor lived. It is also interesting to say, Rome and the Tang Dynasty are the most powerful empires in the East and the West, and they have eunuchs in their palaces, but the number of eunuchs in the Roman palace is relatively small, and the status is also higher, and some eunuchs can even become generals or ministers, such as the famous general Narciss, who was a eunuch who once led his troops to conquer Italy and defeated the Goths, which can be described as a great achievement.

Bahra stepped into the temple, by the way to look at the tallest building in the Roman Empire, only to see that this temple occupies a vast area, the temple is full of tall Greek-style stone pillars, which looks similar to the Orthodox church, in fact, the Roman emperors were originally religious masters, so the holy palace where they live can indeed be regarded as a cathedral.

Eastern Rome inherited the culture of Greece, so it is also very Greek in architecture, for example, this temple is mainly built of solid stone, some stone pillars are also built between the passages that can hide soldiers, and the walls are carved holes that can be shot, it can be said that this temple is more like a military fortress, in fact, the entire Constantinople can also be regarded as a military fortress, because only in this way can it help the Eastern Roman Empire resist the attack of enemies from all sides.

Walking along the passage of the main hall, Bahra soon saw a tall Roman sitting on the throne in the hall, only to see that the other party was about sixty years old, although the hair was gray, the face was full of wrinkles, but the body was sitting straight, the figure was also very tall and strong, there was no half of the old state, sharp eyes stared at Bahra from the beginning, giving people a lot of pressure, and even Bahra felt that the other party was like a lion, although he was old, but the majesty of the king on his body still made people dare not underestimate him.

"Persian ambassador Bahra, meet the Holy Emperor!" Bahra knelt down and saluted, he was proficient in many Chinese, and Greek was also very good, speaking of the Eastern Roman Empire, the main language before the Eastern Roman Empire was Latin, but after Heraclius ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted Hellenism, and even the official language became Greek.

"No need to be polite!" Chirac said in a deep voice. The Eastern Roman Empire was honored for purple, and only the royal family could wear purple, so it was also called a purple-clothed aristocracy, such as Heraclius, who was now wearing a robe made of purple silk, wearing a crown on his head, and holding a scepter representing imperial power in his right hand, with a solemn face on his face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor!" According to the etiquette of the Eastern Roman Empire, ministers can kiss the emperor's right chest when they salute, and low-level officials can only kiss the emperor's feet, as for foreign etiquette, they need to kneel, Bahra has experience in the Tang Dynasty before, and he is not exclusive to kneeling, at least it is easier to accept than kissing Heraclius's stinky feet.

"You really once represented Persia on an Eastern Empire?" I saw Heraclius ask again at this time, Rome and the Central Plains had contact as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, and the goods of the Central Plains were continuously transported to the West through the Silk Road, such as the silk worn by Heraclius, which came from the Central Plains, so he naturally knew that there was a powerful empire in the far east, but he didn't know the name of the Tang Dynasty, let alone who the emperor of the other party was.

"I not only went to the Eastern Empire, in fact, I was born there, and I returned to Persia after the age of ten, so I can be said to be very familiar with the Eastern Empire, the name of the Eastern Empire when I was born was the Great Sui, but unfortunately the emperor of the Great Sui was too cruel, which led to chaos in the world, so someone overthrew the rule of the Great Sui and established the Tang Empire." Bahra said respectfully again.

Like the Central Plains Dynasty, the Eastern Roman Empire also had dynastic changes, such as the current Heraclius, who used to be just the son of a governor, and later overthrew the original emperor and established a dynasty belonging to his own family, which was later called the Heraclius Dynasty, and coincidentally, the Heraclius Dynasty was established only eight years earlier than the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be a dynasty established during the same period, and he was the founder of his own dynasty like Li Yuan.

Hearing that Bahra was actually born in the Eastern Empire, this made Heraclius's eyes light up, for that distant and powerful country, he had long wanted to know more, and even wanted to compare which one of the other party or his own Rome was more powerful, so he couldn't wait to ask at this time: "Since you know so much about the Tang Dynasty, then which do you think is more powerful, the other party or my Rome?" ”