The woman also noticed Umar's gaze, and she looked at Umar as well. However, she apparently had little impression of Umar and quickly turned her gaze to the side.

Umar had a desire to inquire about her origins, but he now found that he seemed to have lost that urge. The woman who appeared in front of him was no longer so attractive to him, and Umar now had a beautiful wife and a pair of lovely children in Chang'an, and he didn't want to ruin his happy life.

Umar thought twice and decided that it would be better to never have any contact with this woman, and to let her be his forever secret and leave himself a space for imagination.

There is a very good movie called "Beautiful Sicily", which tells the story of a teenager who meets a beautiful girl, and he runs every day to the road that the girl may pass, hoping to see her, and the girl never pays attention to the boy.

The boy always paid attention to the girl's every move, and when he saw that the girl grew up and got married, and later lost her husband, and all kinds of things happened, he tried to get close to her, but he never mustered the courage to overcome the inferiority complex in his heart.

As a result, nothing happened between them.

Later, the boy grew up and had his own wife and children, and slowly he also grew old. However, in his heart, there will always be the beautiful figure of that girl.

This is probably the feeling that many people have experienced.

Soon after, Archduke Stefan and others, escorted by the Roman naval fleet, left the naval base in Constantinople to meet with Li You, the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Although Grand Duke Stefan had listened to the descriptions of his daughter and son-in-law, when he saw the powerful fleet of the Tang Dynasty Navy, he still couldn't hide the shock in his heart, and his face turned pale.

The strength of the Roman navy has always been a source of pride for Grand Duke Stefan, but at the moment he has the feeling of a frog at the bottom of a well.

Li You attached great importance to the visit of Grand Duke Stefan, and held a welcoming ceremony for him on the ironclad ship.

After Grand Duke Stefan boarded the ironclad, he saw that on the main mast of the ironclad ship, the flags of the Tang Dynasty Navy and the Roman Navy were hoisted. Amid the music of the military band, more than 1,000 officers and men of the Tang Navy lined up neatly and saluted him with the military salute of the Tang Army.

Life needs a sense of ritual, the Tang Dynasty navy was built in a short time, and the management system and the cultivation of talents were impossible to complete in a short time, and the formulation of strict rules could accelerate this process. Solemn naval etiquette can enhance the sense of honor and belonging of officers and men. Therefore, when the navy was formed, Li You made special efforts in this regard.

Sure enough, the solemn and solemn welcome ceremony also made Archduke Stefan and other senior admirals of the Roman navy feel honored, and they also thought that they should learn this sense of ritual from the Tang Dynasty navy.

After the welcoming ceremony, Li You met with Grand Duke Stefan and others in the conference room of the ironclad ship.

After the greetings, the magpie, dressed in a naval uniform, introduced the basic situation of the Tang Dynasty to Grand Duke Stefan and others.

On the wall in front of the ironclad's conference room hangs a huge map of the world. Archduke Stefan and others soon found the location of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Great Food Empire, Persia, and the Frankish states.

When the magpie pointed to the location of the Tang Dynasty in the east with his baton, the large red area was obviously much larger than the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.

At this time, the land area of the Eastern Roman Empire was about 3.07 million square kilometers, and the area of the Tang Dynasty reached 17.12 million square kilometers. The population of the Eastern Roman Empire was 350,000, and the Tang Dynasty reached 161.66 million. These two data alone have already shocked Archduke Stefan and others.

Magpie introduced the technology, culture, economy, military and other aspects of the Tang Dynasty to Grand Duke Stefan and others, all of which surpassed the development of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Li You was not in a hurry to negotiate with Grand Duke Stefan and others, but invited them to visit the advanced equipment on the ironclad ship, including the construction of large warships, the technology of maneuvering multiple sets of masts, the technology of precision compass navigation, high-powered telescopes, artillery, steam engines, and radio stations, which left a deep impression on them.

What's even more exciting is that Kang Jun also has the technology of accurate weather forecasting.

Before the feast began, Li You said that in an hour, there would be a moderate rain on the sea.

Archduke Stefan and the others were suspicious, and halfway through the feast, the sea was overcast, and then it began to rain.

After doing their homework, the two sides entered into formal negotiations.

Grand Duke Stefan said: "Your Royal Highness, your suggestion, I have seriously considered it, and you said that you support me in overthrowing the Roman royal family and establishing a new Roman Empire, and I am willing to do so."

However, the strength of our Roman navy is not enough to complete the control of the situation in the whole country, although your navy is strong, but your number is too small, and our combined forces cannot fight against the entire Roman Empire. ”

Li You smiled: "You don't have to worry about this. Then, he nodded to the white tiger.

The white tiger standing behind Li You immediately clapped his hands, and two officers walked in from outside the conference room.

Grand Duke Stefan and the others saw all the military uniforms they were wearing. One is the Great Food Navy uniform, and the other is the Persian Navy uniform. The two of them saw Li You and saluted him with their own naval etiquette.

When Grand Duke Stefan and the others were wondering, Li You introduced: "This is Ma Yinuo, the naval liaison officer of the Great Food Empire with Prince Peidilan, and this is the naval liaison officer of His Majesty Hamid, the emperor of the Persian Empire. ”

After Li You invited the two of them to sit down, he said to Grand Duke Stefan: "The Tang Dynasty is friendly neighbors with the Great Food Empire and the Persian Empire, and Prince Peidilan of the Great Food Empire and His Majesty Hamid, the Emperor of the Persian Empire, are my close friends, and I can ask them to send troops to assist at any time." ”

Ma Yinuo and Hadsang immediately stood up to prove that what Li You said was true.

Ma Yinuo said: "His Royal Highness is right, as long as you speak, my Great Food Empire can immediately dispatch 500,000 troops. ”

Not to be outdone, Hadsan said: "As long as His Royal Highness the Prince speaks, my Persian Empire can immediately send 600,000 troops. ”

Grand Duke Stefan and the others had no doubts when they saw that Li You had such a strong strength around the Eastern Roman Empire.

Next, they began to discuss the institutional problems of the new state power after the overthrow of the Roman imperial family.

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