The battle against the Seljuk Turkic State officially ended with the death of the last Sultan Oriandin of the Seljuk State, although there were still sporadic battles in the western part of the original Seljuk State, but this was no longer enough to affect the Song Empire's rule over this land, and Zhao Xu took the generals around him to Constantinople, the new capital of the Seljuk State. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, in this already calm journey, there was a small episode, a little helpless episode.

"Newspaper-" A herald with a small red flag behind his back shouted loudly as he sped towards Zhao Xu's car.

After Zhao Xu heard the voice of the herald, he pushed the car door, walked out of the car he was riding, and said to the herald who had just turned over and dismounted: "If there is anything, say it." ”

"Long live Qiyu, the battle for Constantinople has ended, under the leadership of the second prince Zhao Mu and the third prince Zhao Lie, our army has completely taken Constantinople, and the Seljuk Berke defending the city was killed by ten thousand arrows through the heart, and all the Seljuk defenders were wiped out, but ......." The herald said to Zhao Xu.

"There's no need to babble, just say anything."

"Obey, long live, after our army took the city of Constantinople, a group of envoys claiming to be the Roman Empire came, and they said that this Constantinople was originally their capital, but it was later occupied by the Seljuks, and now that our country has taken this city back for them, they hope that our country can return this city to them as soon as possible."

"Ridiculous!!" As soon as the crown prince Zhao Qi heard the words of the herald, he suddenly became angry, and then said to his father: "Father, this city of Constantinople was taken down by our Great Song Dynasty with a knife and a shot, and the blood of our imperial soldiers stained the whole city red, and they came to us with one mouth to ask us for this city, which is simply a big joke in the world." ”

Yes, if you want Zhao Xu to spit out what you have eaten in your mouth, it is simply a fool's dream, but a campaign of nearly two years has just ended, and Zhao Xu will definitely not engage in a new round of war with the Roman Empire, so after thinking quietly for a while, Zhao Xu said to the herald: "You go back to convey my will to Zhao Mu and Zhao Lie, and it is not impossible to give Constantinople to the Roman Empire, but they need to exchange it for Crete, but remember, this is my final bottom line, otherwise." , I will not hand over Constantinople to them under any circumstances, let the two of them take this as the bottom line, negotiate with those envoys, if they don't believe in my son, they can wait for me in Constantinople, and tell Zhao Mu and Zhao Lie that they should be polite to the envoys, and they must stabilize them, as long as they don't make any small moves in the city, don't restrict any of their freedom. ”

"Obey the order, and the subordinates will retire."

After the herald left, Zhao Qi asked his father: "Father, an isolated island and a national capital, why don't we choose that national capital, for you who plan to focus on economic development, the city of Constantinople is more important, and what is the use of that isolated island, there are no mineral deposits, and there are no opportunities for trade." ”

Zhao Xu smiled at his eldest son, and then called all his four sons to the car, and after they sat down, he said to them: "The Roman Empire, more specifically the Eastern Roman Empire, at the same time it is also known as the Byzantine Empire, in the ancient historical records of our country, it is called the Great Qin or the Western Sea State, they are conducive to the continuous crusades of the Crusaders, and the Islamic countries on their east side are engaged in constant wars, and due to the continuous rise of the Seljuk State in recent decades, The Byzantine Empire has gradually lost the core strength of their war, that is, the war horse, and the continuous rebellion and independence in their west, so that the current Byzantine Empire is probably only one-third of the size of their heyday, and they now want to get back to Constantinople from our hands, in order to improve the prestige of their emperor and get the support of the people, and the reason why the father is not afraid of them attacking us is because the current Byzantium is no longer the opponent of our Song Empire, But we have been on the expedition for two years, so we must solve the problem here as soon as possible, go back to Bianliang, so that our army can get a full rest, and Crete is located in the central and eastern part of the Mediterranean, is the birthplace of Byzantine culture, if we get this island, not only can our Han culture replace their Greek culture, but also can our military power be nailed to the heart of Europe like a nail. Our whole of Europe and North Africa will be within the scope of our military and economic weapons, and if you think about it, our silk, porcelain, and tea will reach this island through our own transportation, then will this island still be an island with no name? It will bring us a steady stream of wealth. ”

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, after a moment of silence, Zhao Xu's seventh prince Zhao Yan said to Zhao Xu: "Dad, what I am most worried about now is not whether the Byzantine Congress will use their island to exchange with us, but whether they will launch a surprise attack on our country after our main force withdraws from here, or unite the whole of Europe to attack this large area of newly occupied land in our country." ”

"Dad, Lao Qi is right, but we have to withdraw to Middle-earth for rest and recuperation of more than 300,000 troops, and we have to defend here, and we must complete the large-scale transfer of military pairs as soon as possible." Zhao Bo, the sixth prince, said.

Zhao Xu stroked his short beard, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said to his four sons: "Then let's talk about your own specific thoughts." ”

The discussion between Zhao Xu and his four sons lasted until the evening, and he did not discuss a plan that made Zhao Xu feel perfect, so Zhao Xu had no choice but to wash and sleep with his four sons, thinking that he would wait until he arrived in Constantinople to discuss.

After a month's trek, Zhao Xu and others finally came to Constantinople in the expectation of the envoys of the Byzantine Empire, and these envoys went through a series of messy etiquette training, this blonde and blue-eyed European envoy of pure blood finally saw His Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire that he had longed for for a long time, and the Great Song Dynasty did not care much about kneeling, so in these complicated etiquette, there was no problem of kneeling on the ground.

It was night, the moon in the west did not seem to be as round as in the east, but no one cared about this, Zhao Xu's room, at this time, was still brightly lit, piled up into a hill, almost buried Zhao Xu in it, and Zhao Xu's seven sons, each performing their duties, sat on the side and waited for Zhao Xu's summons.

"Hahaha, look at our luck, find out the same color, nonsense, haha, take the money and take the money." Zhao Lie's voice resounded throughout the room, and in the sound of the brothers scolding, Zhao Lie proudly fiddled with more than two dozen copper plates in front of him, but Zhao Xu did not criticize them, the sons were tired, and it was okay to have a proper rest and entertainment.

Although Zhao Xu didn't say anything, Zhao Qi, the eldest son, still stood up and said to his younger brothers: "Third brother, you be quiet, your father is criticizing the chapter, if you really can't hold it, go to play next door." ”

Before Zhao Lie could reply, Zhao Xu first put down the red pen in his hand and said to his sons: "Okay, okay, I'm done approving for my father, Xiaodouzi, take these pieces away, notify the military post, and send them out overnight, the sooner the better." ”

"The slave obeys." Xiaodouzi bowed to Zhao Xu to receive the order, and then beckoned, and took out these large piles of music with two young eunuchs.

After Xiaodouzi took the people away, Zhao Xu picked up the teacup on the table, drank it, and said to the sons who were still building the Great Wall: "A few of you come here, and our grandfather will bring Byzantium to discuss this matter." ”

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In the early morning of the next day, on the throne in the palace hall of Constantinople City, Zhao Xu, who was dressed in the emperor's civilian clothes, sat on both sides of the throne, and on both sides of the throne, there were standing with the generals of the Song Empire and the imperial guards with armor and swords, and the envoys of the Byzantine Empire who walked into the main hall almost never saw such a fierce soldier, from everyone's eyes, he seemed to see that he was cut into pieces of flesh by a knife, and the envoy walked to the throne with some trepidation, and stroked his chest with one hand to Zhao Xu, In a manner peculiar to the aristocracy of Europe, he said: "Sarkozy, emissary of the Roman Empire, extend my most sincere greetings to His Majesty, the great Emperor of the Eastern Empire. ”

After Sarkozy straightened up, Zhao Xu stretched out his hand to him and made a gesture of invitation and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Sarkozy." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Since the language needs to be carried out through translation, so the greeting between the two is very simple, after Sarkozy sat down, the two went directly to the main topic of the negotiation, and for this negotiation, Zhao Xu had already discussed it all in the discussion with his sons last night, the Western world has been seeking two words from ancient times to the present - money, so Zhao Xu is planning to play with Sarkozy at the same time, he is ready to use a lot of money to buy the ownership of Crete, but for the needs of negotiation, Zhao Xu did not explain it to Sarkozy at the beginning.

Therefore, after Sarkozy sat down, Zhao Xu took the lead in asking Sarkozy: "Mr. Sarkozy, your country wants to obtain this city of Constantinople from our country, so let's talk about your conditions." ”

"Your Majesty the Eastern Empire, I don't really understand what you mean, this city was originally the land of our Roman Empire, and now it is in your hands, do we still have to pay any price for coming back, hahaha, Your Majesty the Eastern Empire, your words are really full of humor."

"Hahaha, Mr. Emissary, it's not that my words are humorous, but that your words are too humorous, you say that this is your city of Constantinople, well, where is it? When we came, we took it from the Seljuks, and the city did not fly your banner, let alone your garrison, so I will not recognize this city as your land. Zhao Xu said.

Sarkozy saw that Zhao Xu had no intention of returning the city at all, and hurriedly stood up and Zhao Xu said: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Eastern Empire, you have some answers to ask you when you say this, you can go and ask the people in this city, which country are they from, this place has been the land of my Roman Empire since ancient times, but it was taken away by the hateful Seljuks many years ago, and today, your arrival has recaptured this pearl-like city for us, and my country is grateful, so, Your Majesty has sent me to express my sincerest gratitude to you and your warriors, and to take back this city that was rightfully ours. ”

Zhao Xu didn't eat Sarkozy's pretending to be stupid and cute, so he said to Sarkozy: "Mr. Sarkozy, since you said so, then I'll give you a simple example, you defeated a villain and got a gem from his hand, and at this time, a stranger you didn't know suddenly appeared, saying that the fast gem was his, and it was this villain who snatched it from him, and said a lot of kind words to you, and then hoped that you could return this gem to him, and you, He was also wounded in the duel with this villain, and was admiring the jewel with joy, when suddenly a stranger said what he had just said, "Do you give it to him, or do you not give it to him, or do you take it away with him?" ”

"This ...... It's someone else's stuff, I, I, of course I'll give it back. Sarkozy said cheekily and with some shame, but Zhao Xu's threat made Sarkozy a little frightened, because the current Byzantium could not be the opponent of the Song Empire, and Sarkozy did not want his negotiations to bring ruin to his country.

"Yes, Mr. Sarkozy, you are really a gentleman, in that case, please go and rest first, and Rong Zhen will discuss it carefully with the generals." After speaking, Zhao Xu asked the imperial guards on duty to escort Sarkozy back to the inn where their envoys lived.

After Sarkozy left, the hot-tempered Zhao Lie first said to Zhao Xu: "Father, this blonde guy is full of nonsense, it's really shameless. ”

"Third brother, this is the art of negotiation, when Zheng Shangshu gave us a lecture on negotiation, you kid went to sleep, and now he is talking nonsense here." Zhao Mu rubbed his bare chin and said to his younger brother.

Zhao Qi looked at Zhao Xu, who was teasing, and said to his younger brothers and all the ministers: "We don't have to worry, it must be Sarkozy who is in a hurry, when we come back to Bianliang, he wants to see his father and the emperor to discuss this matter, hum, the daylilies are cold." ”

Zhao Xu listened to the words of his sons, and after looking at his murderous generals, he rubbed his short beard and said, "Lu Junyi." ”

"Your Majesty is here, what does Your Majesty command?" Lu Junyi walked out of the class and bowed to Zhao Xu and said.

"Deliver a decree on behalf of me, start building a military port in the city of Küdar opposite Constantinople, all the troops begin to be distributed and stationed in various places, and send an edict to Bianliang, begin to mobilize the national army, change the guard with the army here, and finally prepare to drive, we will return to Bianliang."

"Your Majesty doesn't plan to negotiate with Sarkozy and the others anymore?" Lu Junyi asked a little puzzled.

"Talk, of course, but not now." After Zhao Xu finished speaking to Lu Junyi, he turned his head to Zhao Lie and said: "San Lang, for your father, you will be canonized as the Great Qin Protector, stationed in Asia Minor, and along the entire Mediterranean Sea, and when our warships arrive here, you will immediately take Cyblos Island, and it is best to quietly conduct a silent battle, and before outsiders get the news, you will completely control the entire Cyprus Island, and build the Cyprus Island into a front-line naval military base." ”

"The retainers obeyed."

In the end, Zhao Xu stood up and said to all the generals: "The generals obey the order, and the class teacher returns to the court." ”

"The ministers obey."

It's been two years since I came out, and I said that I don't want my wife and children at home, it's fake, people have seven emotions and six desires, and it's not wood, not to mention the generals present, even Zhao Xu also thinks about his mother, wife and daughters, as soon as he finished saying that the class teacher went home, Zhao Xu's heart was excited.