As a major influential figure in the world today, the wedding of Constantine XI has attracted the attention of the entire European world, not only the Christian world, but also the heads of state of Egypt, Africa, Abu Said, the successor of the Timurid Empire, the Sultan of Persia and other places, even if they could not attend in person, they also sent important envoys, and for a time, Constantinople nobles gathered, and even the business with merchants was much better,

Constantine, as the protagonist, is naturally happy, and immediately announced that since the date of the wedding, Constantinople has a big banquet for a week, and Constantinople will supply bread for free within a year, this order came out, the whole Constantinople sang the emperor's name, and within a week, the lights of Constantinople were not extinguished, even at night, the lights in the city made Constantinople as bright as day, so that the envoys of various countries were surprised, and had a very intuitive feeling of the Roman emperor's financial resources.

In the foreign embassy area, in a mosque, MSL envoys from Mamluks, Africans, Persia and other places are praying, the etiquette is not cumbersome, but it is very solemn, and different cultural customs are also very attractive to Europeans.

"On behalf of the great Sultan of Egypt, I greet your country, Sultan Timur, and wish Your Majesty a long and long life."

"On behalf of the Sultan of Timur, I accept your blessings and wish the great Sultan of Egypt to become richer."

Since the collapse of the Ottoman Sultanate, Constantine issued an edict to move some of the former Anatolian MSL nobles and Christians from all over the world into Constantinople, which has a population of nearly 100,000 and is one of the largest cities in Europe.

In order to appease the MSL nobles and commoners, Constantine allowed them to rebuild the ruined mosque and give them a place of worship, which greatly relieved the MSL in the empire, and the original fear of a Christian emperor disappeared.

In order to welcome the envoys of various countries, Constantine ordered an area to be set aside as the embassy area, the embassy area and the residence are not strictly divided, so the ambassadors will often wander around the city, for this legendary ancient empire, no one does not have a sense of awe of it, especially after the birth of Constantine XI, this ancient empire seems to have a new vitality.

Such a good opportunity, coupled with the desire of the surrounding forces to learn more about the Roman Empire, so almost all the surrounding forces sent representatives, but it is clear that not all of them are qualified to be honored by Constantine, in Christendom, only the nobles of the duke and above are eligible to enter the Grand Palace, and in the rest of the region, only a few envoys such as Uzun Hassan, the Sultan of Egypt, the Sultan of Africa, the Sultan of Andalusia and the Sultan of Timur on the Iberian Peninsula, etc., From this it can be seen that Constantine still had a preference for Christendom.

And the envoys of the two great powers, both MSLs, were arranged to live close to each other, so it is not surprising that the two would meet in the same mosque.

"Your Excellency, my King Sultan Timur is amazed at the new Roman Empire, and Cairo is closer to Constantinople, can you tell me what kind of man Constantine XI is?"

The two men spoke in Arabic, and in this predominantly Christian city, they didn't worry about being overheard, and besides, they didn't talk about anything unpleasant.

"Constantine XI was a man of courage and courage, who would do what he was supposed to do at any stage, who met him would unconsciously want to submit to him, and he liked to teach the rulers of other lands, because in his eyes you or my subjects are the same as his subjects, a very strange man, but it is undeniable that his speeches are contagious, his actions are charismatic, he is a true emperor, and under his rule you can enjoy peace to the fullest, And if it comes to the point where war is necessary, he will tell you the reasons and make you fight for it willingly, and this is what I consider Constantine, Your Excellency, if the Sultan of Timur wants to plot such an emperor, with all due respect, your actions are in vain. ”

The envoy of the Sultan of Egypt was outspoken and made no secret of his admiration for this emperor, and almost everyone who knew Constantine, even if it was an enemy, was only dissatisfied with what Constantine had done, and he still recognized the personality charm of Constantine as a person.

"Thank you for everything you have provided me, and I think Abu Saeed Sultan will have his own judgment."

The envoy of the Sultan of Timur smiled politely, and the two turned away.

Similar scenes are everywhere in the city, regardless of whether it is MSL or Christian, there is nothing to criticize the emperor, everyone is very receptive to Constantine's rule, which is also normal, if Constantine can't even win over the people in the capital, he will not talk about reviving the Roman Empire.

Time passed quietly, like flowing water, and a week was about to pass, and on this day, Constantine, like the first day of his wedding, sat on a chariot, pulled by four horses of solid color, and began to parade through the city, which was also considered the tradition of the Roman Empire.

On the avenue built in ancient Roman times, Constantine started from the Grand Palace, passed through Constantine Square, Theodosius Square, Bull Square, Arcadius Square, and then detoured back to Hagia Sophia, where the final rites were completed.

Along the way, Constantine waved frequently to the people on both sides of the road, and the people crowded together, desperately trying to see Constantine's appearance, which had just moved into Constantinople not long ago, and may not have seen Constantine a few times, and those local people looked at their behavior, and they couldn't help but feel a little proud in their hearts, because they often saw Constantine paraded around the country, and many people also got Constantine's attention, and the people of Constantinople were still very satisfied with such a close emperor.

In the cheers, Constantine's frame slowly came to the Bull Square, and at this moment, something unexpected happened to everyone, two figures appeared on Constantine's inevitable road, forcing Constantine's frame to stop,

"Who's ahead? Dare to stop the emperor, what a boldness! ”

The general who was with him shouted, if something went wrong today, he would be the one who would be punished.

"The justice of the law will be questioned, the pillars of the Roman Empire will collapse, the nobility will in turn devour the imperial power, and if His Majesty Constantine does not act, the end of the Roman Empire will come and the world will fall into ruin."

"Nonsense, don't leave quickly, today is Your Majesty's happy day, you dare to collide with Your Majesty?"

The general was impatient, and this was partly due to the hints from the mayor of Constantinople on the sidelines.

"No need, let us listen to the voice of the people, and all opinions that are beneficial to the Roman Empire should be heard, and it is my duty as an emperor."

Constantine waved his hand to stop the general and the mayor who wanted to speak, and motioned for the other party to continue, and the people around him were also at a loss, for them, such a scene was the first time they had encountered, although they also thought that this was inappropriate, but looking at the other two of them in rags and dirty, there should be something more important, so they patiently watched the development of things.

Of the two, the younger man organized the language, and then spoke slowly,

"I am Davis, the judge's assistant in Serre, and this one next to me is the victim, just two days ago, the chief deacon, Calis Laskalis, went to the countryside, as far as I know, went to a banquet, Calis has a notorious bad habit, when he is drunk, he likes to beat people for fun, and that day, a villager in the village of St. Peter passed by the frame of Calis's car and was beaten to death by Calis, Calis, afraid of being found and punished, led people to rush into St. Peter's village overnight, and slaughtered all the old and young in the village, leaving only the victim next to me, At that time, the victim ran to the city of Serre overnight to seek the help of the mayor and the judge, and was stopped by me on the way, but for some reason, our whereabouts were discovered by Calis, and we hid all the way east to Tibet, so that we hid in other people's goods and mixed into the city, we are already desperate, and I implore Your Majesty to kill Calis in the name of the supreme law, so that the people of the empire can have a stable living environment! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around them, and the people were filled with righteous indignation, and Constantine pressed down with his hand to stop their quarrel,

"Do you know who you're suing? Davis, you are a judge's assistant, you don't know that the most important thing the law needs is conclusive evidence, and if I can't be sure that something is true or false, then how can I trust you? ”

"Yes, yes, he must be a liar, Your Majesty, you can't believe his nonsense,"

The mayor of Constantinople, Romanus Valleologo, who was accompanying him, hurriedly nodded in response,

"He is just a plain-headed commoner, maybe not long ago he was just a slave, most of the slaves are cunning, as a great nobleman of the empire, Calis is not only very cultivated, but also humble, generous, according to Roman law, Calis only wants to compensate for the loss, how can he rush into this St. Peter's village and kill indiscriminately? It doesn't even make sense! ”m.

Indeed, according to Roman law, it was sufficient to pay compensation for damages to commit murder, and the Law of the Twelve Tables says, 'Breaking the bones of a free man is punishable by a fine of three hundred ashi; If the other party is a slave, only one hundred and fifty asts are needed. And he said, 'If he intentionally injures the other person's limb and does not reconcile with the victim, he himself suffers the same injury', and now there are two kinds of punishment for the noble and the lowly, the noble are usually punished with exile and expulsion, while the lowly are usually crucifixed or thrown directly to the wild beast, although sometimes exile is more uncomfortable for some of the "noble" than death.

"If the law is unjust, then it cannot exist,"

Davis's expression was determined and calm,

"St. Augustine is right, there are still many imperfections in the law, Calis, and John, George, etc. are all citizens of the Roman Empire, and everyone should be equal before the imperial power and the law, because there is a high and low status, but the soul does not, Justinian the Great said that the basic principles of the law are: to be honest, not to harm others, to give everyone what they deserve, we ask Calis to be judged by the law, if the law has lagged behind the development of the times, then we should change him."

Davis's words were loud, causing discussion among the people around him, and at the same time, he also slowly gained the support of the people, for them, people like Calis are too terrible, and they should be restricted by law.

But what about Constantine? First of all, it is necessary to clarify what Constantine's goal is, if Constantine's goal is the church, then you can't do anything to the nobility now, the powerful forces in a country can be roughly divided into three categories, clergy, nobles and commoners, the clergy have money, the nobles have an army, and the common people are only people, but who can unite the commoners of the whole country now? No, because the people are scattered and cannot be concentrated, and the nobility is different, not to mention the Senate, there are so many nobles in various places, it is normal to have contact with each other, not to mention the clergy, the density of clergy in the monastery is quite large, and it is not easy to collude?

Therefore, in the struggle for power, the commoners are naturally excluded, except for the people of the capital, who can gather together, the rest of the place is stragglers, and if you want to suppress the nobles, not to mention defeat, just make them obedient, then you can only seek the help of the clergy, and suppress the nobility through the church, which is a very difficult thing, because the clergy and the nobility are usually not separated, and this is a very test of Constantine's means.

"Your Excellency Louis VII, what do you think His Majesty Constantine will do?"

In the rear, the Duke of Aquitaine of England said to Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, the "Longbeard Man".

"I don't know, but what is certain is that this will be a major crisis for the Roman Empire, if His Majesty Constantine does not handle it well, I am afraid that the Empire and Constantinople will revolt again, and at that time, the Roman Empire will become history, but I think that His Majesty Constantine will definitely solve this matter satisfactorily, this is my intuition, you know, my intuition has always been more accurate."

At this moment of great attention, Constantine could not be sloppy, as the "long-bearded" Louis VII said, this is indeed a very serious matter, I am afraid that the seriousness of the matter is comparable to Cicero's speech in the Senate, the only thing that is certain is that someone will be unlucky in this crisis, and the judgment of Constantine XI is destined to become the most wonderful scene in the history of world law, for later legal researchers to learn.

Some people died, but not completely......