After the artillery drill, Constance II's reaction was not beyond Li Ke's expectations. Envy and awe were mixed with a hint of jealousy. These feelings were perfectly expressed in the other party. [This article comes from] However, the first two feelings accounted for the majority, and jealousy was not expressed at all.

When the power of the artillery was spread through other nobles, it immediately caused a sensation throughout Rome. Most people were very excited, believing that Rome had a powerful ally like the Tang Dynasty, and there was no need to worry about the invasion of Dashi in the future, especially those nobles. After all, they were all the immediate interests of Rome, and naturally they did not want to cause damage to their own interests due to the war with Dashi.

It is precisely because of this that in the following period, a group of great nobles wanted to invite Li Ke and others almost every day. At the beginning, Li Ke was very interested in attending several times, but soon Li Ke discovered that the depravity of the Roman nobles' life really made him unable to withstand it.

Speaking of which, the banquet that Constance II hosted them before was considered a court banquet, so it was not only relatively high in specifications, but also relatively orthodox in the form, and at least it could be accepted by Li Ke in all aspects. However, in some private banquets invited by the nobles, Li Ke fully realized what depravity is?

For example, when Li Ke attended the banquets of some great nobles, the other party also invited many great nobles from Constantinople to attend. After tasting the delicious banquet, the host actually sent each guest a cup of vomiting medicine. After drinking this medicine, he could spit out the food he had eaten without feeling any pain, and even felt a special pleasure.

After vomiting, people naturally cleaned up the mess, and everyone began to appreciate the singing and dancing, but the form of the singing and dancing was extremely erotic. The dancer in the gauze was very seductive, and at this time the male guests began to invite the female guests. As long as the woman wanted, they could enter the small room next to the banquet hall for a while, and even the husbands of these women were next to them. Unfortunately, these noble men didn't care at all, and even supported their wives' behavior, because they would also invite other people's wives next.

After a while, the guests who had spit out food would feel hungry again. So the host gave the prepared food again, and then ate it again and vomited again, and repeated it several times. For this noble, the food was not used to satisfy their hunger, but to satisfy their picky taste. This behavior reminded Li Ke of a monster called the Taotan on the Shanhai Jing. According to their way of eating, no matter how much they eat, it would be a waste.

But what Li Ke even more unbearable was that as the protagonist of the banquet, he naturally received everyone's attention. Some of the ladies or girls often mainly asked him to invite him to a small room. Of course, it would be fine if it was just these women, but in addition to these women, some men would also make the same invitation, and what's even more sad is that men invite him far more often than women.

Although the Central Plains had a habit of breaking the sleeves, Li Ke was not his elder brother Li Chengqian. His sexual orientation was still very normal. Therefore, facing those Roman noble men he loved, Li Ke finally fled in panic. Not only him, but Cen Changqian, Wang Fangyi and others were also harassed. Finally, after everyone discussed and decided not to attend such banquets of Roman nobles again. Otherwise, one day, they might lose their chrysanthemums.

However, Li Ke and the others obviously underestimated their own charm. Not to mention the others, just from the appearance and temperament, Li Ke and the other three can be called beautiful men. Among them, Li Ke and Li Shimin look the most similar, and they also have a noble spirit developed since childhood. Cen Changqian is white and tender. In the words of later generations, she is simply a natural little seer. Many Roman nobles like him the most. As for Wang Fangyi, he is a standard Tang soldier. His tough appearance not only attracts many noble girls and resentful women, but also many men are very interested in him.

It is precisely because of these reasons that even though Li Ke stayed in the door and ignored guests, there were still groups of enthusiastic nobles blocking the door and invitations. The three of them even received love letters from the same-sex people. This scared them so much that they didn't even dare to leave the door, and even turned off the dates of some noble women.

But they kept turning off the aristocrats' dates, and it was not a solution. After all, it would be fine if they were once or twice, but if they were too many times, it might leave a bad impression on the aristocrats, and it might even affect the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Rome. So in the end, Cen Changqian helped Li Ke think of a solution, which was to ask others for help.

The nobles are also divided into different levels. Among them, those who are qualified to invite Li Ke and others are naturally high-level nobles. However, if there are more high-level nobles to invite them, it would be natural to turn off the invitations of these nobles. Among the entire Roman nobles, only Constance II and his wife were the ones who had higher identities than those higher nobles.

Originally, Li Ke wanted to ask Constance II for help, hoping that the other party could invite him in name, so that he could give him a reason to turn away other nobles. However, Cen Changqian and Wang Fangyi reminded Li Ke that Constance II himself had the same interests as other nobles. It would be too bad if the other party was interested in them.

Considering this, Li Ke simply asked Irina for help. First, the other party was a woman, and second, Irina seemed to have a good impression of herself and appeared several times to protect herself. So Li Ke was grateful, so he also wanted to take this opportunity to date the other party more. As for the so-called defense issues of men and women in the Central Plains, it did not exist in Rome at all. Even if he really had a relationship with Irina, Constance II would not care at all. This is the "broad" mind of Roman men. Li Ke asked himself that he was willing to lose in this regard.

Sure enough, Irina not only did not refuse Li Ke's request for help, but was also very willing to help. In her own name, she invited Li Ke to a royal manor on the outskirts of the city. It was not only beautiful, but also could also hunt. However, just when Li Ke was invited to leave the city, an unexpected person came to visit.

"Li Ke is really honored to visit the Prince!" Li Ke sat in the living room and smiled at the young Prince Theodosio in front of him.

Speaking of Prince Theodossi, although he was only seventeen years old, he was very talented. He had joined the army at a young age. Last year, he went to the Asia Minor Peninsula and fought several battles with the Cannibal. Although he lost more than he won, he also blocked the attack of the Cannibal. Therefore, he was promoted to the ruling of the Roman Legion, with a status of the same as that of Forres. In addition, the other party was the younger brother of Constance II, so others could not see him when they came to visit him, but Li Ke had to see him as a powerful figure like Prince Theodossi.

"Your Highness of the King of Wu, you are polite. Although I have only met you twice, I admire Your Highness very much. Therefore, I had wanted to ask Your Highness to come over to the mansion, but I was worried that Your Highness would come from afar and feel a little tired, so I have waited until today." Prince Theodosio said with a serious face, and even a look of nervousness appeared in his eyes, as if he cared about Li Ke's reaction very much.

"It's rare that the prince is so worried, which really touched me. I just don't know what the prince is coming today?" Li Ke also said with a smile on his face, but he was praying in his heart that the other party must not invite him to the banquet, otherwise he wouldn't be able to refuse.

It’s a pity that Li Ke did not believe in God, and his prayers were obviously useless in Rome. Therefore, Prince Theodosio said earnestly again: “Actually, there is nothing big. It’s just that two days ago, an Egyptian merchant transported several ships of flamingos to Rome. I bought them all and prepared to hold a flamingo banquet. Therefore, he wanted to invite His Highness the King of Wu to attend. I wonder if His Highness has time to go there?”

After Prince Theodosio said that, he stared at Li Ke with bright eyes, and even had a hint of nervousness in his eyes, as if he was afraid that Li Ke would refuse.

Prince Theodosie's expression fell into Li Ke's eyes, but what puzzled him was that the other party was the younger brother of Constance II and had heavy troops in his hands. Such a powerful figure should at least show that he was neither humble nor arrogant when he came to invite him to a banquet. Why did Theodosie seemed to be begging him now?

The so-called abnormality is a demon. Li Ke was already ready to agree, but now hesitated. At this moment, Li Ke suddenly felt that someone clicked his back and then began to write on his back with his fingers.

Behind Li Ke, in addition to the translator, there are also Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian. Now the person who writes on his back can feel that it is Cen Changqian, and he still writes the word "no". Although it is not clear why Cen Changqian disagreed with letting him go to Prince Theodossi's banquet, as his first think tank, he must have sufficient reasons.

Thinking of this, Li Ke had to show a very helpless expression on his face and said, "Your Highness, I originally hoped to go to your mansion to have a banquet, but unfortunately, Queen Irina asked us to visit the manor outside the city today. It may take a few days to come back, so I am afraid I can't go to your mansion to have a banquet!"
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