第三百七十二章 帝国合约(上)
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贺娄余润被李庆安看破了心事,便上前央求道:“大将军,给我一个机会吧!在怛罗斯都快把我憋出病了。”
“可是你走了,怛罗斯城谁来镇守?”
贺娄余润听出李庆安口气已经松了,连忙抓住机会道:“副将赵金鹏完成能独挡一面,他可以代替我镇守怛罗斯城。”
“这件事让我考虑一下,若有需要,我自会调动你。”
两人边说边走,很快便进了怛罗斯城,原来的老城只有百户民居,扩大后的新城,增加了近二千户民居,成为一座大城,二千民户基本上都是驻军的家眷,绝大部分都是汉民,他们在怛罗斯城周围拥有大片土地,这里土地肥沃异常,撒下种子,第二年就会获得丰收,除了土地,大部分人都有副业,或从事贸易,或开客栈酒肆,这次安西商队从拜占庭回来,城中的居民便大大赚了一票,仅卖茶水的小贩都赚了十几贯钱。
城中秩序井然,人来人往,各大店铺里摆满了来自拜占庭的货物,皮毛、金瓶、银器、玛瑙、等等各种精巧的手工艺品,酒肆、茶楼、客栈等等店铺拔地而起,没有陈旧和破败,到处是一片朝气蓬勃的景象。
这时几名文官也赶来见礼,他们带领李庆安在城内走了一圈,走到城门处,一名亲兵奔来禀报,拜占庭皇帝的特使到了,就在军营内等候,李庆安立刻返回了军营。
特使已经在大帐等候他了,进了大帐,李庆安不由怔住了,他看到身材高挑的金发美女,正似笑非笑地看着他。
“这么快就不认识我了吗?”
“原来是爱伦尼公主,你的约瑟叔叔告诉我,你这次不会来,所以你的出现让我感到很惊讶。”
“惊讶?我让你感到惊讶吗?”
李庆安走了进来,注视着她道:“不是惊讶,而是惊喜。”
爱伦尼拢了拢金黄的头发,懒洋洋笑道:“其实我本来不想来,但想着就这么便宜了你,我又不甘心,所以我又来了,我要求你休了家里那几个,娶我做你的妻子。”
李庆安始终不知道爱伦尼曾对他的妻子们说过同样的话,那件事他一直就被瞒住,所以当李庆安听到这种说法时,不由惊讶之极,仿佛听到一件荒诞不经之事。
“公主殿下,你是在开玩笑吧!”
爱伦尼摇了摇头,异常严肃道:“我是基督徒,我不会和你开这种玩笑,我父亲有这个意愿,他希望通过我和你的联姻,使我们两国的合约更加牢固,所以我特地赶来,就是要你的一个明确的答复,如果你要为两国结盟而娶我为妻的话,首先你要皈依基督,终身只娶我一人为妻,我会尽心做一个合格的妻子,不会因为我是拜占庭公主而损害大唐的利益,李将军,或许我父亲会和你说起这件事,所以我要你先给我一个明确的答复,你会为两国结盟而娶我为妻吗?”
李庆安见她表情严肃,他便坚决地答复她道:“如果是为两国结盟,我可以娶你为我的妻子,但是你要接受大唐的礼制,成为我的王妃之一,我不可能为你休掉我现在的任何一个妻子,更不会皈依基督,爱伦尼公主,你明白我的意思吗?”
爱伦尼目光里涌出一种莫名的伤感,其实她从一开始便明白,她和李庆安不会有什么结果,李庆安不会为她放弃家中的妻子,同样,她也不会为李庆安放弃自己的信仰。
她那晚去李庆安家里,只不过是为了把她心中的一种愁闷情绪宣泄出来,事后也没有告诉李庆安,便悄然离去。
“我明白你的意思,我比任何时候都清醒,我其实只是说说罢了,我现在是拜占庭帝国的第二皇位继承人,手中掌握有三个军团,我怎么可能为嫁个你而放弃这些权力,我只是想听你亲口拒绝我罢了。”
爱伦尼叹了口气,脸上又慢慢露出了一种迷人的笑容,“李将军,我们毕竟曾经有一份情,希望你能看在这份感情的面上,卖给我一万把唐弓,我可以给你提供一个满意的价钱。”
“那你开个价吧!”
李庆安笑着坐了下来,他在用笑容来掩饰内心的一丝失落,这个女人非常聪明,她知道这次会晤或许会谈到政治联姻问题,所以她提前赶来,明确地拒绝了他,用理智的分析来告诉他,她不可能为了嫁给他而放弃皇位继承的机会和指挥三支军团的权力。
但爱伦尼的明确回绝让李庆安也轻轻松了口气,其实他自己也很清楚,娶她为妻,会给自己带来无穷无尽的烦恼,巨大的文化差异和宗教信仰不同,使她很难和自己的家人和睦相处,他切不可因贪恋美色而自掘坟墓。
既然爱伦尼已经转了话题,他也没必要在那件事再纠结下来,李庆安端起茶杯笑道:“我既然连弩都卖给了你们,弓更不用说了,可以,我可以答应,关键是价格,二十枚金币一把,这是最低价格。”
一万把弓箭就是二十万金币,这是一个相当惊人的数字了,爱伦尼有些为难,她继承了兄长的三个军团,这些装备武器都是要她自己掏钱,尽管她同时也继承了兄长的大笔财富,但二十万金币还是太贵了,当然,她也明白,李庆安并没有胡乱要价,在拜占庭,一把长弓的要价都是十五枚金币,而做一把唐弓至少需要两年的时间,二十枚金币确实不贵,可如果她把二十万金币都给了李庆安,那她手上真的就没有什么钱了。
“李将军,我能不能分期付给你?我可以先付你十万,甚至的十万金币我分期付给你,你看能不能接受?”
“可以接受,但我需要你用一样东西作为抵押,如果你答应,我可以把付款期延长到三年,而且不收你一文钱的利息。”
爱伦尼眼中闪过一丝惊喜,连忙道:“那你说,你要什么做抵押?”
李庆安眯着眼打量着她雪白而丰满的身体,淡淡一笑道:“用你来做抵押,我要你做我三年的情妇,你可以住在拜占庭,但当我派人把信送给你时,你必须赶到怛罗斯城,怎么样,就只有这一个条件。”
(未完待续)
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