Theodosius was not stupid, he knew what the situation was like now, so much so that he was furious with Luga, and he also thought in advance that he would encounter today's scene.

He didn't think about the joy of victory, and he didn't stay for a second longer, he would be tossed by this endless trouble, as if he had lost a battle.

The nobles of the Athenian trading district were plundered, and the interests of the Senate of Constantinople were the first to be affected.

It is said that the wool is out of the sheep, and in order to survive, the occasional "shearing of the sheep" in the purple room is also understandable, who knows that this kid Lujia rushed out under the banner of patriotism to pick the skin and eat meat, which no one can stand it.

Now any patriotic feelings and so on are bullshit, if the interests of the nobles are violated, as long as they are not barbarians who they can't help it, they will naturally be unprecedentedly united!

"Excuse me!" Theodosius II, who was caught in the middle, finally couldn't help it, he roared loudly and shook everyone, who would have thought that when they were arguing the most fiercely, Theodosius II, that is, their Augustus, would actually stand up!

Theodosius' roar frightened the palace guards into a secret exclamation, and when they came back to their senses and sensed that Theodosius II was about to speak, they hurriedly sang behind Theodosius II: "True! That's right! That's right! ”

Such a majestic voice echoed throughout the council hall, instantly bringing an indescribable majesty to the whole scene, and making people suddenly stand up and listen to the supreme instructions from Augustus.

"Flavies. Luga had to resist Attila's invasion. I saw Theodosius II slowly rising from the magnificent throne with a golden cross in his left hand and a golden scepter in his right hand, his voice like a bell, and the faint sonorous power made everyone present surrender.

"Attila is a demon, a demon that destroys civilization, Flavis. Luga is God's spokesman and the bearer of the whip. He forced the nobles of Athens to resist Attila's invasion and defend God's favored land. Theodosius II pointed his scepter at the senators, nobles, and courtiers at his moment, and scolded loudly: "When the crisis of the empire comes, you don't come forward and threaten to kill the savior at this time. Didn't Luga feel even the slightest bit of gratitude? ”

The old nobles were frightened by Theodosius's rage, and they stared at Theodosius II with wide eyes, no one thought that he would be so stern and stand up for a mere adopted son!

"I can understand the sadness and regret of all of you because of the loss of your relatives and family in the Athens area!" As he spoke, Theodosius II snapped his fingers at the ceremonial officer behind him, who immediately understood, and quickly pulled back the curtain behind him, only to see a huge portrait of Yahweh at the top of the wall behind him, and beneath Yahweh's loving hands was a very detailed map of the Roman Empire (East and West Rome).

Theodosius II turned around and took the scepter, walked to the bottom of the map, pointed the scepter to the Adriatic Sea, drew a circle on the map, and continued: "The Thracian field legion has returned to the line north of Thrace, which means that the provinces of Thrace, Macedonia, and Dalmatia have now become safe areas for trade. ”

The aristocratic courtiers were at a loss, not knowing what Theodosius II meant.

"I know that if I merely threaten you without guaranteeing you compensation for your losses, I am a man who is not capable of being called Augustus, and for this reason I cannot have enough gold on hand to compensate you, so that the economic output of these three provinces for the next five years will be handed over to the nobles who suffered in the Athenian catastrophe." Theodosius II's deep voice made every noble courtier present dare not refute, and they quickly sat up straight and continued to listen without saying a word.

"I have ordered the stripping of Flavis. The post of supreme commander of the Thracian field army in Luga is now made up of Marcian, a general on our side, as the supreme commander of the Thracian field army. ”

The senators seemed to be very pleased with this decision, and when Theodosius II said it, many of the senators present could be heard breathing a sigh of relief, as if they had been eradicated.

Speaking of which, no matter how earth-shaking a person is, losing military power is like pulling out his fangs and claws, so what is the difference between such a strong guy without these and dying?

Even Flavis. Lugagui was the chief soldier of the Roman Partition Empire in the west, which was also far away in the Europa region, and had no influence on Asia. You must know that Theodosius II pushed Valentinian III to become Caesar, although it was Augustus of the two partitioned empires, but as an elder brother, Theodosius II suppressed Valentinian III in authority. Luga's title of chief soldier was merely a title in the eyes of the Eastern Roman aristocracy.

In the midst of this peaceful scene of praise for the righteous destruction of Theodosius II, suddenly a courtier asked in a loud voice: "But Flavis. Luga is gone! He also left behind an army of 60,000 men, and the Thracian field army was simply too numerous at this time! ”

This reminder suddenly woke up the senators and nobles present, and they began to switch from discussing the issue of Luga to discussing the army of 60,000 men.

"There are too many of them, since they are soldiers, they need maintenance fees, but we don't have that many, so we simply disbanded them all!"

"Oh, what are you talking about, so many soldiers, disbanded are tens of thousands of refugees!"

"Yes, it's already very difficult to deal with so many refugees, and adding so many would be a huge expense!"

"Obviously, we can't afford to spend like this, and the pension of the dead soldiers, it's too much, we can't afford it!"

Seeing that the nobles shook their heads again and again to show their helplessness against the 60,000 people, Theodosius II smiled slightly, and then struck the ground with his scepter to attract the attention of the people sitting there, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I seem to understand your difficulty, which is the cost of maintaining so many soldiers!" ”

"Yes, Baseleus!" One of the people in the crowd stood up, he was the treasurer, "There is no way we can place them on such a large scale, Baseleus." ”

"Then my faithful friend." Theodosius II said, "So how many men can we maintain?" ”

"Twenty thousand!" As soon as the financial officer's words fell, the courtiers present couldn't help but let out an exclamation, this is a full 40,000 people, and it is still unknown what to do with it!

"Well, I have a proposal, I wonder if you're interested in agreeing to it!" Theodosius II went on to say, "Sell these 40,000 men to Valentinian as an army, and of course I think he will give a good price!" This will not only make up for the losses of those who are seated, but also strengthen the strength of the western Roman territory to defend the territory! ”

Theodosius II's proposal made the nobles present nod in response, at least it was a win-win situation, anyway, they were all Romans, and they should protect each other.

A week later, a mighty army marched westward.

Before leaving, Luga's expression was solemn and he didn't say a word.

"What's the matter, Luga!" Andrew asked curiously on the side, "Did you move the words of the financial officer at that time?" After speaking, Andrew pinched his throat and said, "Flavis. Luga, I don't know if you can tell anything, but I only see a father showing his love to a son that touches God! ”

"No, Andrew." Lu Jia said in a deep voice: "The money that was said to be good is all ready!" ”