Cen Changqian didn't stay in Theodosius's house for too long, and after the two talked secretly in the bathroom for a while, he left here again dressed as a big food merchant, but when he left, he had an extra letter written by Prince Theodosius himself.

After Theodosius in order to hide people's eyes, and gathered a few Han merchants and big food merchants, put forward a request to buy chili peppers from them, since the last time Li Ke gave chili sauce as a gift to Constans II, so that the Romans who originally liked the spicy taste were very sought after chili peppers, and now the nobles all over the city have paid a lot of money to buy chili sauce from Han merchants or big food and Tianzhu merchants, so Theodosius's move is not conspicuous at all.

On the second day of Cen Changqian's secret conversation with Theodosius, Li Ke proposed to Constans II that he hoped to send a few envoys back by land, because he had been out for so long and wanted to report his safety to his father in the Tang Dynasty. This was naturally a trivial matter, so Constans II immediately agreed, and even sent a detachment of men to escort several messengers.

This team had to pass through the peninsula of Asia Minor and then westward to the Caspian Sea, where the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea was now completely under the territory of the Tang Dynasty, while the western and southern coasts belonged to the Persian and Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Persia, the Great Eclipse, and Rome's Asia Minor Peninsula bordered each other, and the garrisons were in contact with each other, and there were often minor frictions, even if Persia and Rome were allies of each other.

These envoys were under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, and they were escorted by the army sent by Constans II, so the road was naturally unimpeded. It's just that when they arrived at the Asia Minor Peninsula, these envoys greeted the local soldiers on behalf of King Wu, and also sent a batch of gifts. This was very grateful to the local Roman soldiers, many of whom took the initiative to visit several generous envoys. It's just that no one noticed that several of the generals talked to the messenger for a long time. And most of these generals were comrades-in-arms who had a deep relationship with Prince Theodosius in the past.

Eventually, the team reached Persia and met with the two generals, Chebi Holi and Xue Wanche. Although Persia was restored with the support of the Tang Dynasty, the domestic army was still very weak, so the army of Qibi He Li and Xue Wanche was temporarily stationed in Persia.

One of the envoys was Li Ke's advisor, although his status was not as high as Cen Changqian's, but he was also very much used by Li Ke, so he also knew Li Ke's plan to intervene in the Mediterranean. Moreover, this time he was on a heavy duty, and his main purpose was to meet the two generals Qibi He Li and Xue Wanche, and there was one thing that needed the assistance of the two of them.

Speaking of which, although Li Ke is the prince of the Tang Dynasty. But in fact, there is no power to accuse the army of the Tang Dynasty at all, let alone veterans like Qi Bi He Li and Xue Wanche.

However, Li Ke also knew this, so his advisers put their posture very low when they asked to see the two generals, plus Xue Wanche's wife Princess Danyang is Li Shimin's sister, that is, Li Ke's aunt, when Li Ke was in Chang'an, he also visited the house from time to time, so Xue Wanche's impression of Li Ke was also very good. In addition, Li Ke's request was not a big deal, so he finally made the decision and agreed to it.

A few days later, a Persian army under the banner of the Great Eclipse attacked the Roman garrisons in Asia Minor. The Great Cannibals conquered most of Persia. There were many Persian armies like this, and sometimes they were even used as the main force to attack Rome, so this army was not very conspicuous. And the Great Eclipse and Rome though ostensibly armistice. But secretly there are often small-scale conflicts and even wars, but as long as they don't affect the overall situation. Such small-scale wars are also allowed.

Originally, this army did not attract the attention of the Romans, who thought that they would leave after just harassing them. But what they didn't expect was that this army actually attacked the Roman army garrison several times, and left at the touch of a button, not engaging them head-on at all, which did not look like harassment, but like spying on the garrisons of each station.

It was also at this time that several Roman generals who had been in contact with Li Ke's envoy jointly proposed that this was likely to be a cannibal spying on their military intelligence, and that it was likely to be followed by a large-scale attack.

Originally, many Roman generals were skeptical of this statement, after all, the Four-Power Covenant had not been signed for a long time, and the Great Cannibals should not dare to risk offending the Tang Dynasty to go to war. But what everyone didn't expect was that the two generals stationed in Persia, Qibi He Li and Xue Wanche, jointly reminded the Romans that Persia had also found that the big cannibal was spying on the military situation, so they guessed that the big food might make a big move, so Rome must be careful.

At this time, all the Romans agreed with the previous generals, and immediately sent this information to Constantinople, hoping that Constantus II would be ready for war. And at the strong request of some generals, they hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would send the brave and warlike Prince Theodosius to the front line.

It was under these circumstances that Constans II, under pressure, finally had to send Theodosius to the Asia Minor front. For Theodosius, this is tantamount to a dragon entering the sea. It's just that the day before he left Constantinople, he secretly signed an agreement with Li Ke, who had not yet left, that Li Ke would help him gain the support of the Tang Dynasty and make him the real king of Asia Minor, while Theodosius needed to support Irina in all aspects, and even threatened Rome with force if necessary.

Speaking of which, Prince Theodosius is indeed very strategic, after knowing that Li Ke is going to intervene in the Mediterranean, he quickly saw that Li Ke will definitely pose a threat to Rome in the future, so at the beginning, he was still a little hesitant in his heart, after all, as a patriotic Roman nobleman, he did not want a potential threat to his country.

However, Theodosius soon thought about the unfair treatment he had received in Constantinople, and even if it had not been for Li Ke's help, he would probably have been robbed of all power by his brother Constans II, and would not only have become a noble prisoner, but might not even be able to save his life.

People are selfish, Theodosius is no exception, in order to take his fate into his own hands, so in the end he still chose to cooperate with Li Ke, I believe that with the support of the Tang Dynasty, he can slowly seize power in Asia Minor, and when he really controls a large number of troops, even Constans II does not dare to move him easily.

On the third day after Theodosius left Constantinople, Li Ke and the others were also leaving, after all, they had been in Constantinople for several months, and even the injury on Li Ke's arm had long since healed, if it weren't for Theodosius' business, they would have left a long time ago.

For the departure of Li Ke and others, the saddest thing is naturally Irina, although she has long been mentally prepared, but when this day really comes, it still makes her feel very painful. And Li Ke also felt Irina's attachment to him, and he was also very reluctant in his heart, so in the last few days of Constantinople, he stayed with Irina almost every day, the two played and hunted together during the day, and at night it was endless indulgence, and even Irina wanted to give birth to a child for Li Ke, but this kind of thing was forced, and until Li Ke left, Irina had no signs of pregnancy.

On the day Li Ke left Constantinople, Constans II came with a large number of nobles to see him off, but Irina did not come to the dock to see him off on the grounds of physical discomfort, because she was worried that seeing Li Ke leave in front of her eyes would make her unbearable.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Irina comes to see her off, after all, she and Li Ke went crazy all night last night, and didn't take a nap until the morning, and then accompanied Li Ke to have breakfast, and personally sent him out, so far the two of them have been separated for less than an hour, and even between Li Ke's noses, you can still smell the faint fragrance of Irina.

It is precisely because of this that when Li Ke said goodbye to Constans II, although he talked and laughed with the other party on the surface, he didn't seem to see the slightest abnormality, but in fact, he was a little strange in his heart, after all, he had just finished stealing love with Constans II's wife, and now he was going to say goodbye to the other party affectionately, Li Ke couldn't be as calm as these Roman men in front of him.

"Your Majesty, please stay, Li Ke would like to thank Your Majesty and you for your hospitality, and I also hope that Datang and Rome can strengthen exchanges, if you have the opportunity to go to Datang, Li Ke will definitely entertain everyone, so that Rome can also feel the enthusiasm of Datang!" Li Ke stood on the dock and finally said goodbye to Constans II and other nobles.

"His Royal Highness King Wu is polite, here I wish His Royal Highness King Wu a smooth journey, if you have the opportunity, I also hope that you can come to Constantinople again!" Constans II also laughed and said.

Li Ke then said a few more polite words, and then other nobles also came up to say goodbye to him, and even a few noble men expressed their love to him on the spot, and finally Li Ke could only flee to the boat in embarrassment.

When Li Ke and their fleet pulled anchor and set sail, not only Constans II and the nobles waved goodbye, but also many Roman civilians came to see them off, but the interest of these civilians was mainly focused on the four warships, and the results of the previous naval exercises had been transmitted from the nobles to the common people, especially the kind of roaring artillery, when it was fired, it was heard throughout the Golden Horn, so the folk legend of this firearm was also the most.

However, since the exercise, the four warships have been anchored in the Roman Navy's station, and ordinary people can't see it at all, but this also adds to their curiosity, so when Li Ke and them left today, these people flocked here, mainly to see the style of artillery.

And Li Ke did not disappoint the Roman people, at the moment of departure, the four warships saluteed with a roar, which was not only to strengthen their own momentum, but also to bid farewell to the Roman people. Of course, they had already obtained the consent of Constans II and others, otherwise it would be bad for them to mistakenly think that they were going to bombard the port.

"Rome, I'll be back!" Li Ke stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the towering holy palace in the city from a distance, where a woman was still waiting for him. (To be continued......)