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Independence of the administration and the judiciary is already the limit of what Li Yin can do. As for the legislative power, it is still in the hands of Li Yin for the time being, but sooner or later the legislative power will be independent. After all, Li Yin from later generations already knows the history The trend of "concentrating power in the hands of the emperor blindly will only cause dictatorship, and dictatorship may bring disaster to his descendants, so from now on, he has deliberately begun to put The emperor's power was diluted.

But no matter how much Li Yin dilutes it, in this era, the emperor is still the ruler of the entire empire, especially Li Yin is the founder of the entire Daqi Dynasty, and has been recognized by all subjects in terms of prestige and ability. Hand over most of the administrative power in his hand, but in fact, as long as he says a word, he can take back these powers at any time.

The administrative structure of Qi State is upgraded from the original basis, most of them have not changed much, and only some modifications have been made in some details, but even so, it is still not something that can be completed in a short time, so After the National Founding Ceremony was completed, Wang An, the prime minister, and the cabinet members and ministers were almost too busy.

But none of the above has anything to do with Li Yin, because he is only responsible for making big plans, and the specific operations must naturally be completed by the courtiers, otherwise, wouldn't he be the emperor for nothing?What's more, Li Yin has also delegated most of the administrative power. Taking advantage of this opportunity to upgrade the administrative organization, it is also a test for the cabinet he has selected. Under his own leadership, lead Daqi to a higher glory.

Half a month after Li Yin ascended the throne, Li Zhen and Li Yun also ascended the throne in Zhongjing, Tianzhu. However, their political system is rather special. trouble.Whether it is Li Yun's "Jiang" or Li Zhen's "Yue", it is not suitable, so in the end, "Tianzhu" was simply used as the country name.Capital Datang 645

And because of the particularity of Tianzhu's political and religious unity, Tianzhu's political system is completely different from that of Datang and Daqi, but it also absorbs some characteristics of the political systems of the two countries.In addition, the development of industry and commerce in Tianzhu is far inferior to that of Datang and Daqi, so Li Yun proposed the development idea of ​​paying equal attention to agriculture, industry and commerce, which also made Tianzhu's political system even more distinctive.

But just when Li Yin, Li Yun, and Li Zhen established their countries and proclaimed themselves emperors one after another.However, Li Ke finally entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, and then proceeded from south to north, crossing the Aegean Sea during this period, and finally reached the Black Sea Strait a month later, where Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Rome, is located.

Constantinople was originally an ancient Greek city called Byzantium, but Greece was conquered by the Romans later.This naturally became the territory of Rome. Later, Emperor Constantine built a big city here and named it New Rome, but people still like to call it Constantinople.

However, among the people of Eastern Rome, it is directly referred to as the city, which may be in the hearts of the Eastern Romans, except that Constantinople can be called a city.The other places are all rural areas, which is somewhat similar to a certain city in later generations of China.Haha, just kidding.

Constantinople is located at the northeast end of the Black Sea Strait, which connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and its geographical location is very important.The Black Sea Strait is divided into three parts, the southwest end of which is the Dardanelles, and the middle is the smallest sea in the world, called the Sea of ​​Marmara.The northeast end is also a strait, and Constantinople is also located on this strait.

The Greeks called this strait the Bosporus Strait, which translates into Chinese as Oxford Crossing. According to Greek myths and legends, Zeus, an old "slut" stick, had an affair with a princess in the world, but his wife found out, so he turned the princess into a strait. a cow.In the end, the princess swam across the strait and escaped, hence the name.

When Li Ke and his fleet passed through the Dardanelles at the southwest end, they found that many fortresses had been built on both sides of the strait, which was only two or three miles wide.From time to time, soldiers can be seen shuttling through the fortress, and in the strait, there is also a navy of the Eastern Roman Empire patrolling.

Before entering the Dardanelles, Li Ke's fleet had already merged with Wang Fangyi's envoy fleet, and this time Li Ke no longer intended to conceal his identity. He revealed his identity, but the result shocked the other party. While sending someone to inform Constantinople, he received them very attentively. Now, there are two Roman warships leading the way in front of their fleet, and there is a Roman warship behind them. The fleet is responsible for protection, for fear of accidents happening to the noble Tang prince.

"What a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack!" Li Ke stood on the bow of the warship, looking at the military layout on both sides as he marched. Although he had never studied in a military academy, when he was a prince, he followed several The veteran has learned the art of war, so he can naturally see the strategic importance of the Dardanelles at a glance.

"Fang Yi, if you are asked to attack Constantinople, is there a way for you to conquer this important sea route?" Cen Changqian didn't know much about the art of war, but after hearing Li Ke's words, he turned to Wang Fangyi next to him. asked.

Wang Fangyi has been looking at the terrain here since just now, and as a general, he is naturally thinking about ways to attack here, so after hearing what Cen Changqian said, he immediately said: "This strait connects The Black Sea is not only dangerous in terrain, but also has the naval support of Constantinople behind it. It is almost impossible to capture it from the sea, so the only way is to attack from the land in the south of the strait, and directly destroy all the land on the south coast of the strait. Occupy, then you can attack Constantinople from any point in the strait, and there will be no military value here, and it doesn’t matter whether you attack or not.”

"Haha, Fang Yi is indeed a military prodigy. He has seen the weakness here in such a short period of time. However, the cannibal army has not yet completely occupied the Asia Minor peninsula, and there is a considerable distance from the Black Sea Strait. The Roman Empire deployed a large number of troops in Asia Minor, so if Dashi wants to attack here from land, he must defeat the entire army of Asia Minor." Li Ke also laughed.

On the road of Li Ke, he has already paid great attention to collecting information about the Eastern Roman Empire, especially the war between the other side and the big cannibals, and the relationship with the northern and eastern barbarians. The situation of the empire can be considered to have some understanding.

"Indeed, the Asia Minor Peninsula has become the last barrier between the Eastern Roman Empire and Dashi, so the Eastern Romans will definitely defend it at all costs, so if Dashi wants to destroy Eastern Rome as quickly as possible, then The best way is to capture this strait from the sea, and then capture Constantinople in one fell swoop. When we came, didn’t we hear that Dashi had already built a navy in Egypt? It is estimated that Dashi is also preparing to fight the Romans at sea. A fight to the death!" Wang Fangyi said with a smile on his face.

Although under the strong pressure of the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, Dashi had to sign the Four Kingdoms Covenant, but everyone knew very well that Dashi, as a new empire, was born with a desire to expand outward, although it is temporarily Bow their heads to the Three Kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty, but they will definitely show their fangs again one day in the future, and after the road to the east is clouded, they can only turn their attention to the Eastern Roman Empire in the north. After all, the Tang Dynasty No matter how strong it is, it is too far away from here, even if it is support, it will not have much strength.

The length of the Dardanelles is about 100 miles. At the speed of Li Ke and his fleet, it took nearly half a day to enter the Marmara Sea. on the smallest sea.

However, although this sea is small, the scenery is very beautiful. In addition, the Black Sea Strait connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, so schools of fish often pass through this strait, making the fishing industry here very developed.There are also two small islands in the sea. The islands are rich in marble, granite and slate. Most of the stones for the construction of Constantinople are collected from the islands.

Li Ke and the others were not the first batch of Han Chinese to arrive here. In fact, as early as the beginning of Dashi’s opening of the Suez Canal, there were already sporadic Han merchant ships arriving in East Rome. Therefore, the people here are no strangers to Han merchant ships, but Li Ke The arrival of their fleet caused a commotion, and even many fishermen stood dumbfounded on the boat, looking at Li Ke's fleet from a distance.

Their eyes are all focused on the four warships in Li Ke's fleet. These four warships are all the main warships in Li Min's navy. The hull is divided into four floors. The gun door reveals the black muzzle inside.However, these artillery pieces are not the cause of surprise. After all, the Eastern Romans did not know the power of artillery at all. They were shocked mainly because the size of the battleship was too big.Capital Datang 645

Originally, the Eastern Romans had always been very proud of their navy, but after the arrival of the Han Chinese merchant ships, they discovered that the Han Chinese ships were actually a bit larger than their warships, but the warships that appeared in front of them now , but about twice the size of ordinary Han merchant ships, which made the Eastern Roman warship leading the way seem to be less than half of Li Ke's warship. It can be said that it was the first time they had seen such a large ship.

In fact, it’s not just these fishermen. When Li Ke and the others entered the Dardanelles, the navy of Eastern Rome was also shocked by the four warships. The officer couldn't resist boarding the ship for a visit.

But even so, several Roman officers gathered at the stern of the two Roman warships leading the way, and they were discussing the four warships. It is estimated that they were discussing what to do if they encountered an enemy driving such a warship. beat each other?

After another two days of sailing, Li Ke's fleet finally crossed the Sea of ​​Marmara, and further ahead was the Bosporus Strait, and Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, was already far away. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)