The autumn wind blew across the streets of Constantinople, and the leaves began to wither in the public garden. The fallen leaves drifted across the ground with the autumn wind, making a whispering sound. After the patrol work, Sulun and the team returned to the army's duty, and saw the next team of imperial guards going to patrol whispering something together. Many people frowned and looked worried.

Sitting down at the duty station, Xulagu, the brother of the same team, leaned over and whispered to Sulun: "Sulun, some people say that the food cannot be brought, and the rations will not be distributed this month."

Since Hulagu was with Hulagu, the Interior Minister who helped the imperial physician to treat poisoning at the engagement banquet of the son of Duke Kantakuczenus, Sulun and Hulagu have naturally become much closer. Interestingly, Hulagu is the youngest son of his family. Sulun's youngest younger brother is also called Hulagu. However, when he heard about food, Sulun lowered his face like a conditioned reflex and replied unhappily: "The food was not in arrears last month!"

"I'm talking about this month." Hulagu replied in surprise.

Su Lun's face was gloomy. He had heard this rumor elsewhere and was very concerned. Su Lun's family had no land or shops, and all their livelihoods were maintained by Su Lun's responsibilities as the Imperial Guard. The salary of the Imperial Guard alone was not enough to support a family including his parents' four younger siblings and pregnant wife. Su Lun's family relied on five kilograms of food provided to the military family every day. At least last month, Su Lun's family received 120 kilograms of wheat flour and 30 kilograms of rice on time. The empty rice jar was filled with noodle buckets, and five kilograms of corned beef hung on the door beam of the kitchen. Su Lun's family carefully poured half a kilogram of sugar, spices, salt, and alkaline noodles used to steam buns into a special jar. Not to mention not giving food for a month, as long as it was delivered two days later, Su Lun's whole family would go hungry.

Hulagu knew about the situation of Sulun's family, and looked at Sulun's dark expression that seemed to be dripping water, and he didn't dare to continue talking. His family was not very crowded, and even if his parents moved back to live with Hulagu, there would be a little surplus of food. Although the day after the food was distributed, Hulagu's brothers and sisters would go home to clean up, and their parents would distribute the food they had not finished last month to them. Hulagu's wife was of course unhappy, and Hulagu even scolded his wife for this. Hulagu's brothers and sisters loved him since childhood. The reason why Hulagu joined the army was because the family decided to leave the elder brother to take care of their parents after discussion. In fact, the elder brother wanted to join the army the most.

The current Roman Corps families are similar, and all livelihoods are maintained by the treatment of the army. If the court cannot supply food, tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of soldiers' family members will fall into hunger in a blink of an eye.

A few days later, it was time to pay salary and rations. Seeing grain trucks dragging grain to the army's distribution point, Su Lun was much more at ease when the patrol was over. After the patrol, Su Lun asked the captain for leave and wanted to go back and take a look. Recently, the news was flying all over, but Su Lun was still worried.

"No!" The captain sternly rejected Su Lun's request.

"Why?" Sulun rarely asked for leave, thinking that his request could be passed.

"Too many people asked for leave today." The captain gave the answer unhappy.

Su Lun no longer insisted. He knew that he was more than the one who was worried about in the legion. Everyone had never been hungry in the past few years. Before these years, everyone was shrouded in hunger every day. Su Lun didn't even have the courage to think about those years.

The atmosphere in the Imperial Guards improved significantly in the next two days, and everyone had a smile, as if they had won a victory inadvertently. In the Duke's residence of the Imperial Guards, who had never thought of, the Duke's Lord looked gloomy and listened to the news of his subordinates' reports. A few days ago, the Emperor of Eastern Rome proposed that the Duke's request to hand over all the territory. The Duke burst out with the backbone of two glasses of "poisonous wine" and firmly opposed the emperor's proposal. While expressing his opposition, he also said that the letter must have been forged by people from the Europa Province to frame the Duke.

The Eastern Roman emperor did not have an attack. He seemed to be calm and asked the Duke to go back and think about it carefully. After returning home that day, the Duke immediately hid on the bed and got into the quilt. He felt exhausted and cold as if he was about to freeze to death. A few days later, the Duke began various actions and sent him to the court ministers to inquire about the news and connect with the nobles. The results obtained were far from his expectations. Today, he went to the Duke's ally Marquis Hilchia's subordinates to return to the Duke, and the Duke waited for his subordinates to report with the greatest expectations.

The subordinates handed over the letter from Marquis of Hilchia, and the duke quickly opened it and read it. There was no word in it mentioning the matter of inciting the old Duke of Athens. They were talking about opinions against the Duke's handover of territory. After reading it from beginning to end, the duke read it again. The anger in his heart couldn't help but emerge. The two men inciting the nobles of the old Duke of Athens were fighting together, and the marquis was like he had never done it. In the letter, the duke was alone in front of it. This was completely different from what the duke had expected before.

After suppressing his anger, the Duke asked his subordinate what the Marquis said. The content of the subordinates was not different from the letter. The Marquis just hoped that the Duke could withstand the pressure and reject the emperor's improper request. The Duke became sadder the more he heard it. It seemed that the Marquis was ready to do it so perfunctorily. The subordinate finally said: "Sir, the Marquis said that there will be problems with the supply of food in Constantinople. At that time, the Emperor would not have the current prestige."

This made the duke feel that he had held a life-saving straw. The emperor is now powerful because of the Roman legion that eats imperial grain. The reason why the rebuilt Roman army is loyal to the emperor was because these poor people had food to eat with the emperor. Eastern Rome was not a place of food, and all the food was obtained through the transactions of the four-way alliance. If there was a problem with the supply of food...

"Really?" the Duke asked excitedly.

"That's what the Marquis said."

"You go out and find out!" the Duke hurriedly said.

Looking at the backs of his confidants, the duke was expecting and uneasy. The reason why the duke's father did not use his strength to win the title of Eastern Roman Emperor was because the duke's father believed that the Eastern Roman Emperor had nothing but a blank title. The Kantakuczenus family, who owned a lot of land, could have power and status with peace of mind. The facts once proved that the duke's father made a wise judgment. Unexpectedly, the pie suddenly fell from the sky and fell into the hands of the Eastern Roman Emperor. The four-way alliance only recognized that the Eastern Roman Emperor represented the Eastern Roman Empire, and the trading rights fell into the hands of the emperor. The Eastern Roman Emperor, who was once so poor that he borrowed debts to maintain the imperial power, suddenly shook. The duke was very dissatisfied every time he thought of this. If the duke had such power, he would definitely be stronger than the current emperor.

Of course, such power is like a castle built on a beach, and it can be destroyed by just a wave. The empire that could not provide food to the Roman legion will inevitably arouse the anger of the Roman legion. As long as the duke can provide food, these soldiers will defect to the duke. If the duke can control the imperial guards, maybe... all kinds of thoughts are surging and the duke is restless.

A few hours later, the confidant came back to report. There were indeed related rumors on the market, but the empire sent out food on time, and the rumors were self-defeating. The news made the duke depressed like a deflated ball. Suddenly, the duke thought of something. He asked the confidant to approach and started talking to him in a low voice.

A few days later, the confidant returned from Marquis Hilkiya again. The news brought back this time was not perfunctory. Marquis Hilkiya agreed with the duke's point of view. Since there has not been any problem with the emperor's grain transport ships for several years, it is better to create some misfortune artificially. The mausoleum also knew the difficulties of the duke, but hoped that the duke could respond to the marquis' people.

The Duke was in good mood these days because the emperor sent someone to ask what decision he had made. Of course, the Duke did not dare to express his disagreement, so he could only do it perfunctorily and finally sent the emperor's messenger away. The Duke himself had already begun to prepare for his plan to escape from Constantinople and flee back to the territory. It was too dangerous to stay here.

When the Duke learned that the Marquis was willing to work hard, he was naturally happy. The plan to escape from Constantinople had to be implemented. If enough chaos could be created before leaving, it would be perfect.

The Bosphorus Strait runs north and south, connecting the Black Sea to the north and the Marmara Sea, part of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to the south. Constantinople is located on the east coast of the Bosblos Strait, and is located north of the calm Golden Horn Bay. All ships traveling between Constantinople are moored in the Golden Horn Bay.

Every night in the bright moon sky, you can see a large number of ships moored on the Golden Horn Bay, which reflects the light of light. The comfortable bay is lazy and beautiful, and the world seems to be a master's painting. Although the representative of the Assassin League Ankara has seen the night view of Golden Horn Bay many times, he is still quite emotional when he sees it.

During the day, he was in his residence to keep his spirits, so he took out the "Travels of the East" that came from his hiding place a month ago. There was a dirty palm print on the cover of the book, which means that it was stuck on his hands when he was hiding in the chimney. When it became quiet outside, the owner was not at home. He sneaked down the chimney and ran away and accidentally pressed his palm on the book. It means that he did not like to steal chickens and dogs, but the palm print on the cover cannot be wiped off. If he stayed in place and was discovered by the owner, it would inevitably arouse the owner's alertness. If he just threw a book, the owner of the house would feel that he had forgotten where to put the book. He would not think that the assassin leader at home who had been hiding in a large number of troops.

This book, written by a priest named Polo, is really attractive. Ankara represents completely obsessed with it when hiding. Polo claims to have visited the Song Dynasty in the East and recorded his experiences in the Song Dynasty. The book describes an extremely wealthy Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was full of gold, silver and treasures, and fertile land with milk and honey everywhere. The men in that country were tall and handsome, and the women were graceful and beautiful. They wore gorgeous silk clothes and lived in large houses with precious glass on both sides of spacious and flat roads. At night, bright candles were lit in each room, and the whole city seemed to have landed in the mortal world as if the sea of ​​stars had fallen into the mortal world. Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty, could only be described as the City of God.

Lanterns are also hung on the large ship in the Golden Horn Bay under the moonlight, and the windows of the cabins project lights, looking warm and bright. If the number of ships can increase by a hundred times, is it possible to build a beautiful view of "the sea of ​​stars lands in the mortal world" as described in the book?

Just when the representative was imagining, the person next to him whispered: "It's late at night. Work starts!"

Being pulled out of the imagination means to calm down and walk towards the beach with everyone. When he arrives near the sea water, some people continue to move forward and gradually disappear into the dark sea water. It means that Lazi Ankara, although there is a pool, there is no sea. The swimming skills represented are limited to levels that will not sink in the water. He and others are on the shore, monitoring whether the Roman army will suddenly appear.

Turning his head to look at the sea, I could see the vague figures of those who went into the water just now, but I could no longer see them at this time. It means that I admire these people very much. Each of them only brought a piece of broken wooden board and dared to dig a boat under the huge ship. The admiration was soon diluted by another thought. This time, the employer paid a lot of money. If he could complete the task and get all the money, it means that he even felt that he could consider spending his life in Ankara so peacefully.

Now the imperial court has recruited people to join the army in Ankara and opened factories and plantations. Many people have wanted to join the army with representatives. The representatives are also moved by the treatment announced by the local government of Ankara. He even thought that if he did not become a member of the Assassin Alliance, joining the army might be a good choice. Now he has no chance to join the army. It is said that some people in the Assassin Alliance have sneaked into the Roman legion, but those people are destined to be the target of focus and will be assigned to extremely dangerous tasks at some point. As a representative of the Ankara region, he knows very well how dark the hearts of those members are.

At this time, there was no one on the shore, which meant that he was sitting quietly by the water, making himself look like an ordinary person who came out to relax at night, and what he was thinking about was ordinary people. If he really got married and had children, what name would be better for the children? In the past few decades, more and more Eastern Roman children have been named Hulagu by their parents. Hulagu is the name of the Khan of the Il Khanate of the Mongolian Empire. This Khan himself believed in Nestorianism and formed an alliance with the Eastern Roman Empire to deal with the True God Cult. He severely hit the True God Cult forces. He impressed those Eastern Roman parents who were afraid of the True God Cult forces and used this name for their sons.

As a member of the Assassin Alliance, of course, he would not choose to wipe out the name Hulagu of the Hasshin Sect. It represents his imagination of his son Garen, which is the name of the strongest emperor of the Song Dynasty in the world recorded in the book. This emperor named Garen defeated the powerful Mongol Empire and drove them from the capital to Baghdad thousands of miles away. The son with this name may become a man as powerful as the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

The night is getting darker and darker. Even if I have already slept several times during the day, it means I still can't help but yawn. It's too late.

In the city, Sulun hugged his wife on the bed. His house has four rooms, one for parents, one for two younger brothers and two younger sisters. The couple has one for a while. The bed is quite strong. One of the benefits of the army is to get an oak bed. The couple had been talking in a low voice. The wife pulled Sulun's arm away, pillowed on his shoulder, and said in a half-awake voice: "Our son is called garen."

"Yeah." Su Lun also responded in a daze. He thought about the name of the unborn child for a long time, and the captain gave him this good advice. This time he went home, he told his wife the name and the meaning of the name, and his wife was very satisfied.

Soon, the couple fell into a dream. After a while, the sound of an alarm bell suddenly sounded outside. His wife did not respond. As a soldier, Su Lun woke up. He gently moved his wife away from him, and Su Lun turned over and got out of bed and put on clothes. Even on vacation, he could not ignore the sound of the alarm bell and continue to sleep.

After putting on his military uniform, Su Lun looked at his wife and saw that she was still asleep with peace of mind. Su Lun reached out and touched his wife's cheek, opened the door and walked out. As soon as he walked to the palace for a while, there was an army running with lanterns in front. When the leader saw Su Lun on the street, he immediately shouted loudly: "Who! Stop!"

Su Lun stopped and replied loudly: "I am from the Imperial Guard. When I heard the alarm bell, I went back to the palace."

The lantern was raised high, and the light made Su Lun squint his eyes slightly. When the other party saw Su Lun wearing the imperial guards' clothes, he approached and asked suspiciously: "How could he be outside in the middle of the night?"

"I went home on vacation today. When I heard the alarm bell, I rushed back to return to the team." Su Lun explained.

The other party's general was skeptical, and at this time someone shouted: "Isn't this Su Lun?"

When Su Lun heard the voice, he immediately remembered that the person who was speaking was his comrade-in-arms in the legion. Sure enough, the old comrade-in-arms in the captain's uniform walked up to the leading officer and said, "This is Su Lun of the Fifth Legion, and later went to the Imperial Guard."

"Oh." Although the officer did not know Su Lun, he seemed to have heard of Su Lun. After thinking about it, he said, "Since you are an imperial guard, don't return to the team first. Now the whole city has begun to be alerted. If you walk forward, you will encounter other troops. You can follow us. When it dawns, you will go to the palace with our messenger to report."

Su Lun had no choice but to follow him. Because the officer was right, there were alarms everywhere. If he was sleeping at home honestly, it would be fine. Since he had come out, it would be inevitable to encounter all kinds of people. There are acquaintances among this group of people, and if he met an army without acquaintances, he would be detained.

Walking forward side by side with his old comrades, Su Lun asked what happened. The old comrades said, "What should have happened to the pier."

The troops ran all the way, and when they arrived at Golden Horn Bay, the sky was already a little gray. Looking at the shore, a group of soldiers were searching. Looking around, there were no suspicious people besides the soldiers. The troops were divided into a coast and started searching. Not long after, a famous soldier ran back and handed over a book. Su Lun followed the officer and came up to see the title of the book was "Travels of the East", with a very attractive black handprint on it.
Chapter completed!