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"Hey, I'll go, it's a big country with a bit of background, look there, it's much more comfortable than the previous principality."

Zhuge Zhi and his entourage got off the boat, looking at this ancient city that had stood for six hundred years, Wei Ji couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.

In the harbor, there was an endless stream of ships coming to trade, and people of all colors were available, but the familiar oriental face was nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the city wall of Constantinople again, Zhuge Zhi walked around the distance with interest, and found that the city wall was surrounded by the sea on three sides, and all the shoals were close to the sea except for the east, which was obviously easy to defend and difficult to attack.

And the city wall is quite long, roughly estimated to stretch for more than ten miles, the thickness is between four and six meters, the height is twelve meters, the distance between the city walls is more than seventy meters, there are one or two towers about fifteen meters high, and the dense crowd makes people's scalp tingle when viewed, if the inside of the city wall is solid, then his defense will be very terrible.

Zhuge Zhi had already begun to think in his mind about how to break through this city wall if he led the army to attack this city wall.

And Wei Ji on the side was also very shocked, and said in his heart: "Your Majesty is right, the size of the world should not be underestimated, if such a city wall is placed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it cannot be compared with it at all.

If it weren't for Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'd be going to sit in and watch the sky, and I still foolishly think that I am the center of the world. ”

Just as Zhuge Zhi and his party were observing the spiritual home of the Western world, suddenly a group of burly tall soldiers wearing fine iron armor, carrying a kite-shaped shield on their backs, and carrying a two-handed axe on their shoulders strode in front of them.

A red-haired soldier led by him walked directly in front of Zhuge Zhi, with a solemn look in his eyes, and stretched out his palm to him.

"Don't panic, don't resist, these people are the Varangian guards under the royal family of the Baisai Empire, and this captain means to ask you to show your passes."

Wei Ji nodded, then took out the pass pass written by Raymond and handed it to the Nordic giant who was more than 1.9 meters tall.

After reading the letter in his hand, the captain Varangi looked at these strange faces from the East in amazement, and then knelt down on one knee and shouted: "It turns out that it is the king from the East, please forgive me for my rudeness just now, Varangi General Oleg, who has come to receive distinguished guests." ”

Just when the translator was about to convey Oleg's words to Wei Ji, he didn't want Wei Ji to take the initiative to reply: "No need to be polite, General Oleg, this king has come to this land from the far east on the orders of His Majesty the Great Han.

It is to pay homage to the culture of the Romanesque Empire, so that the two civilizations of the East and the West can communicate with each other, so please get up. ”

This scene not only stunned Wang Xuance and his followers Dingyuan, but even Zhuge Zhi was shocked, how could he not have imagined that this cynical, money-greedy and lustful prince would be proficient in Western languages, and there was no exposure along the way?

Hearing this, Oleg got up and put one hand to his chest: "Thank you for the courtesy of His Royal Highness the King, but if you want to enter the city, you still need to wait for our Majesty's permission, so please wait here for a while." ”

Wei Ji nodded very understandingly: "General Oleg, this is your responsibility, we deeply understand, go ahead, we are here to wait for your response." ”

"Thank you Your Highness for your understanding, Oleg is leaving!"

After Oleg left with his guards, Zhuge Zhi couldn't help but ask, "Lord Wang, when did you learn Xiyi language?" ”

Wei Ji immediately turned on the pretending mode: "Zhuge Shilang smiled, Xiyi dialect, this king has learned some since he was a child, and he doesn't want to have a chance to use it, but it's just a little trick......"

Zhuge squinted: "Then in the Duchy of Antioch, why don't you just follow that ......?"

"In that bird place, this king is not uncommon to deal with that group of guys who smell of, this king is to see that the people here are relatively clean and hygienic, so he shows it, so you don't have to get to the bottom of it."

After speaking, Wei Ji leisurely walked to a shop selling dried fish, and talked to them with a smile......

In the palace of Constantinople, there was still a heated debate about the imminent arrival of the Crusaders.

Most people thought that Ennico was just a duchy governor and had no courage to launch an offensive against Constantinople.

In addition, Constantinople was well walled, and with the powerful Varangian guard and Genoese mercenaries, even if the Crusaders attacked, they would not be able to break through the city.

There was an air of optimism throughout the court, and only Theoseures knew that whether or not the Crusaders would launch an offensive against Constantinople, they must be fully prepared.

It's just that now that Constantinople is overstretched, the group of Genoese mercenaries seems to have felt the uneasiness, and has asked for a higher commission several times, and there is a tendency to withdraw if they don't pay.

Once the Genoese mercenaries left, a standing army of 1,000 Varangian guards and 10,000 poorly equipped and trained troops would not be able to take care of the long city defense.

While everyone was talking, Oleg entered the palace as if no one was around, walked up to the young Alexios VI, got down on one knee, and presented a paperwork.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from the Eastern Kingdom has requested an audience, please show me."

When Alexios VI saw Oleg's face, a smile finally appeared on his face, and after taking the letter and reading it, he looked inquiringly at his mother, the Queen Mother.

Serdina said, "How many of them came?" ”

When Oleg heard this, he got up, stood beside Alexios VI, and replied: "Two thousand three hundred and twenty-eight people in all, waiting to be received at the port of the East Gate. ”

Serdina stood up and said, "With so many people, can you carry weapons?" ”

Oleg: "Naturally, those 2,000 people are well-armed and powerful warriors! ”

Diosius said angrily: "Then you can't let them enter the city!" What if they're in league with Ennico? The situation is critical right now, if something happens, who can afford it? Oleg, I command you to drive them away at once! ”

Oleg replied: "The Varangian guards only obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, Prince Theosuras, you have no right to order me!" ”

"You ......"

Diosieures was speechless for a moment.

This royal guard, made up of Norse barbarians, has always been only under the orders of the emperor of the Baisai Empire, and no one else wants to command them.

Their loyalty was unquestionable, and even when the Baisai Empire was in a desperate situation, they loyally guarded the emperor's side and helped them through difficulties again and again.

Serdina said to Alexios VI: "Your Majesty, this matter is still up to you, and this group of emissaries from the Far East, whether you see it or not, is all in your thoughts. ”

Alexios VI pondered for a long time, and said to Oleg: "General Oleg, please bring them to the embassy for a good reception, and invite the chief envoy to have dinner with him in the evening." ”

"Your Majesty, you have to think clearly, haven't you seen the barbarism of the Orientals? They were a group of unbelieving infidels, and they could no longer have any contact with them, and the focus should be on the threat from the Crusaders. ”

Theoseures was dissatisfied with the nephew's decision.

But Setina said: "Calm down, Your Royal Highness, if the Eastern Mission really has any intentions, Raymond will not let it go with his own pass.

The more times like this, the more we have to be calm, and we can know at first sight whether we are friends or foes. ”

After saying that, Serdina got up and left, ready to go to the shower and change clothes, and accompany her son to the dinner.