Chapter 149 Assassin (31)
The mule cart drove out of the Constantinople gate. Altai saw through the gap in the curtains behind the carport and saw a large group of soldiers rushing towards the gate along the street. They should have received an order to block the city gate and search for the assassins.
The man in the robe sitting opposite Altai was also looking out. Seeing that he had escaped from the trap, the man in the robe let out a sigh and changed to a more comfortable position. This made Altai's attention return to this guy. After the mission is over, will this guy continue to cooperate or become an enemy? Altai is not willing to believe in the robe man.
The mule cart continued to walk north on the road for a long time and entered a courtyard. When the car stopped, the man in the robe jumped out of the car first and exposed his entire back in front of Altai. This fearless attitude made Altai more alert. He also got out of the car and saw that there were many mule carts around, and the smell of livestock gathering in the air.
The two left the parking lot one after another and entered the back courtyard. A tall man stood at the door of the courtyard house. When they saw them coming, they said in Latin: "Welcome to both of you."
After saying that, he looked at Altai and said, "I finally saw you, Altai."
There was no Song people in Altai's hometown of Ankara. This was the first time he faced the real Song people close to each other. "Travels of the East" records that most Song people were tall. The Song people in front of him were the same as described in the book. The man in the robe next to him was tall in Eastern Rome, and was still half a head lower than the Song people. Such a guy said what Altai had known about Altai for a long time, which made Altai nervous.
The Song Man smiled slightly and said politely: "Please come in." He walked into the house first, and the man in the robe followed him. Altai hesitated for a moment and followed him in.
The three of them sat down, and a girl brought the tea. Altai thought about it, but she still picked it up and drank it. He was really thirsty. The man in the robe said, "Altai, I ask this Lord Xie Song to send you back to the east. But Lord Xie Song wants to talk to you."
Altai didn't think the man in the robe would let him go so easily. He asked Xie Song: "You have known me long ago?"
"It's more than a month ago." Xie Song smiled and picked up a book by the table and threw it to Altai.
The book flew towards Altai's forehead in a very stable manner in the air, allowing Altai to catch the book very easily. This quick method made Altai sure that Xie Song on the opposite side did have two tricks. From the first glance, he felt that this man was good at his good skills and had the high concentration of more than one person in the battle. Xie Song had such concentration in every move.
After looking at the book, Altai was quite shocked. This was the "Travels of the East" that he did not throw it to the shore when he participated in the boat drilling operation. The black hand seal was so familiar. When he thought of his attempt to sank the ships of the Song Dynasty, Altai was quite nervous. He asked, "What is this mean by you?"
"I'm not trying to settle the score with you." Xie Song smiled and said, "You avoid the legion and wipe out the people you hid in that day. Someone was used as compradors for us. Because of this book, she was arrested for interrogation. I only knew you existed. But I didn't know who you were at that time. This gathered together and was able to meet you."
After hearing this tortuous experience, Altai didn't believe it very much. He continued to ask, "What do you want me to do?"
"I want to work with the Assassin League. Well, that's not right, our Europa Province wants to work with the Assassin League."
Altai glanced at the man in the robe and had a new understanding of the man in the robe's statement that the man in the robe "cooperated with the strong". Altai did not think that the current Eastern Roman court was a real strong man, and the strong must have the strength of the Il Khanate. The Eastern Roman Empire relied on the Il Khanate for decades to survive, and Kassassin could only completely surrender in front of the Il Khanate and was completely shattered. However, the Song Dynasty was a country that completely defeated the Mongol Empire and was the strongest existence in the world. No wonder the man in the robe also looked like an old god in the assassination of the Roman emperor.
The assassin must respect the strong, which is one of the three precepts that Altai's mentor insists on. Altai asked sincerely: "Who do you want me to assassinate?"
Xie Song waved his hand, "We in the Europa Province do not want to assassinate anyone. For our Song Dynasty, killing is not the purpose. It is a means to protect safety and solve problems. Therefore, assassination is not good for us. When we kill people, we will inevitably let everyone in the world know the reasons for our killing, and let everyone in the world see how we eliminate the enemy. I wonder if you can understand?"
Altai stared at Xie Song, trying to see the true intentions from the face of the Song people with a soft curve. Altai's mentor once said something similar: Assassin is a dangerous profession. If he kills people because of his personal likes and dislikes, it is not called an assassin, but a brave and cruel guy. Assassin respects the strong because the purpose of assassinating the strong is to implement the concept. No powerful force can defeat humans with firm beliefs. This is the reason why the Kazakhsin faction in deterred the entire Eastern Mediterranean and made the Western barbarians of Europe and Brazil change their color.
Hearing similar remarks from the Song people in the Europa Province, which was at the top of power in the Eastern Mediterranean, Altai felt that the other party was probably not saying the truth. However, after a closer look, Altai could not see any sign of lying.
Maybe it was because he felt that Altai staring at Xie Song so straightforwardly, and the man in the robe coughed on purpose. Xie Song didn't care. He continued: "We need information. Altai, we need all kinds of information to determine who is our friend and who is our enemy. When a friend comes, there are good wine, and when an enemy comes, there are swords and guns. It is difficult to accurately distinguish a friend and an enemy."
Altai couldn't help but want to look at the man in the robe. Until now, Altai was still not sure whether this guy was a friend or an enemy. However, he held back. Altai nodded and said to Xie Song: "You are right."
"We don't need to assassinate anyone, we need accurate intelligence, a lot of accurate intelligence. If the Assassin Alliance can provide accurate intelligence, we will give you satisfactory rewards."
Altai felt that this was the most wonderful meeting he had encountered in his twenty-eight years of life. The Assassin Alliance provided assassin services to the outside world, and intelligence exchanges have always been internal affairs of the Assassin Alliance. But Altai did not want to refuse, and even if he could not agree now, he did not want to refuse. This Song man from the Europa Province is undoubtedly a representative of the strong.
After thinking for a while, Altai decided to test it first, "Your Excellency, there are traitors in our Assassin Alliance. Do you know?"
"have no idea."
"If you can provide information about the traitor, I can help you contact the members of the Assassin League."
“This requirement is a bit too much.”
"The person who betrayed my residence and led to my arrest must be a traitor to the Assassin League." Altai continued to bargain.
When the man in the robe heard this, he looked at Altai with disdain. The man in the robe was the man in the robe, and he was not a traitor. Altai was very unfriendly to hold a gun and carry a stick like this.
"Haha. Hahaha!" Xie Song was amused. Knowing that it was not good to laugh like this, Xie Song couldn't help it. Regardless of the strange gazes of the man in the robe and Altai, Xie Song laughed happily enough before telling Altai how he and the interrogator of the East Rome checked the scene, how to determine the time, how to inquire and reward.
After finishing his talk, Xie Song concluded: "I think the person who exposed you for the reward was nothing wrong. I can only tell you that the person is an ordinary citizen of Constantinople. The person who caused you to be arrested was me, and I can provide you with this accurate information."
"Haha! Hahaha!" This time it was the man in the robe who laughed unscrupulously. Altai is also a powerful figure in the Assassin League. The joy that he was defeated in public was particularly strong.
Altai's face was flushed with redness, anger, suspicion, shame and other emotions were mixed together. He just wanted to be alone and let the chaotic world return to normal.
Xie Song was considerate and asked someone to take Altai to rest. After Altai left, he talked to the man with the robe about his mission not long ago. The man with the robe said that he would go out to avoid the limelight after he did this. Constantinople must be shocked, and people in the dark realm such as assassins should not be too close to their employers. Those who are in high positions and powerful believe in the loyalty of the deceased.
"Then you might as well help me investigate the pirates." Xie Song gave a suggestion to the man in the robe.
The man in the robe immediately responded, "I can't do it. The new pirates now are completely different from the previous group of people. The pirates used to eat sea business and care about goods. After the Europa Province annihilated them, these are now outlaws."
"It is the outlaws that are annoying!" Xie Song said viciously: "When the Eastern Roman court has wiped out the Thracian area, I don't know how many new outlaws will appear. When they arrive at the sea, how much more we have to spend!"
The man in the robe initially looked helpless after hearing this. After a moment, he suddenly remembered the matter. He hesitated and asked Xie Song, "Will the Eastern Roman court really send troops?"
At this time, the Eastern Roman Emperor stopped choking and looked at the person who appeared at the door in surprise. He saw the favorite concubine fall into an arrow in his chest and fall softly to the ground. Who is the person who is exactly the same as the favorite concubine in front of him?
The favorite concubine rushed up crying and hugged the emperor tightly. The emperor only felt two hard objects pressing against his chest. After hesitating for a moment, the emperor became ecstatic. He ordered his servants and ministers and said, "You go out first!"
Seeing everyone hesitating, the emperor shouted, "Let you go out, you go out."
When those people left, the emperor immediately went to remove the favored concubine's clothes. The favored concubine shyly refused, but still cooperated to let the emperor take off her coat. Sure enough, there was a set of metal three-point style in the coat. This was the emperor's unpublished hobby. He liked the favored concubines to sing and dance in front of him in very provocative underwear. Recently, he became obsessed with female warrior-type accessories. Of course, the favored concubines tried their best to satisfy the emperor's hobby. The favored concubines in front of him won the emperor's favor with metal accessories.
Looking at the piece of metal in the left chest, the emperor took off the jewelry with great care and stroked the favorite concubine's **. The favorite concubine suddenly hugged the emperor, and Lihua cried with rain. She said while crying: "Your Majesty must severely punish the thief who sent assassins!"
This made the emperor hesitate for a moment. Before, he prayed for the settlement of the nobles in Thrace, and only felt the uneasiness like wet and cold. Although he was also a little hesitant, his past experience still made him think that this was God's guidance. Now, listening to the crying and begging of the concubine, he felt the tears of the concubine left a wet and cold feeling on his face. The emperor suddenly felt that his blessing was in his heart, and the feeling of falling from the sky became vivid again.
He also checked that the beautiful breasts were not injured in the assassination. The emperor asked the favored concubine to rest first, and ordered the ministers to come for a meeting. The minister was already in the palace, and after hearing the order, he immediately went to the meeting room where the emperor was, and saw that the emperor had no hesitation for the previous period. The Minister of Internal Affairs looked at the emperor with hope in his heart, waiting for the emperor to speak out the sage.
"I order four legions to resolve the thief in the Thrace region. One comes from Constantinople and the other comes from Ankara. Two new legions in Constantinople set out together. Before the legions set out, transfer two new legions to Constantinople." The emperor issued an order with ease.
After hearing the order, the generals were all happy and shouted in unison to the Magistrates of Basels. There were two plans for how to send troops. The ministers proposed that two old legions would go on an expedition and at the same time to transfer the troops to fight against the barbarians in Serbia. The generals' plan was to match the old and new, so that General Ulysses would continue to attack the Serbian barbarians.
The reason why the generals couldn't say about this plan was naturally that they didn't want General Ulysses to monopolize so much credit. The reason why they could say was that many of General Ulysses' legions were Thracians, and it felt unreliable to rely on these soldiers to wipe out the nobles in the Thracian area.
After the assassin's attack, the great Barcelçois finally returned to his former wise, which made the generals overjoyed.
News from the Roman court soon reached Athens. Yang Congrong Jiedu, who had just sent away the Western Roman envoy, did not expect happiness to come so quickly. The Western Roman envoy brought the advice of Beyan Augustus and immediately started construction of the telegraph line from Athens to Rome. At the same time, he asked the European Province to help the Western Roman Empire plan the telegraph line along the narrow Italian Peninsula.
It is not surprising that Beyan Augustus, as a soldier, has such knowledge. Now, in addition to the construction of a telegram line from Constantinople to Athens, Barcels of Eastern Rome also proposed to build a telegram line that runs across the entire eastern Anatolian Peninsula in Eastern Rome, which is a bit overjoyed.
Yang Congqing looked at the map and wanted to look at the Yuan Kingdom that was north of the Thrace region. Now he was short of the Yuan Kingdom, and the telegram network from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean could be realized. But his eyes couldn't help but look south.
Chapter completed!