Chapter 650: The War of the Successors
"Caesar, Flavies. Luga & Flavis. Aetius had already reached a consensus. ”
In the reorganized hall, Valentinian was rarely composed, and he sat silently in the center seat.
Listening to the return of Odes, who came from the Senate, of course, just like Odess saw, Valentinian's face was full of surprise, how could he not have imagined that Luga, who had always targeted his enemies, turned out to be a supporter of Augustus who supported him to become the Eastern Empire.
"You promise you're telling the truth?" Valentinian was so excited that his throat trembled a little, "I want you to swear to God that what you say is true!" ”
"True, my Caesar!" Odeus saluted again and again, confirming the truth of the sentence.
"Oh my God, oh my God!"
Valentinian's eyes widened and he collapsed in his seat, he couldn't believe what his ears were hearing.
All his original worries and worries were gone, and now that the entire Western Roman Empire was supporting him, then he would have no worries about going to the Eastern Roman Empire to become the real Augustus.
"Grandpa!" Valentinian smiled and raised his head to the ceiling, "I will continue your glory and become the only Augustus of the Roman Empire, ah! The supreme glory! The supreme glory! ”
Valentinian repeated it over and over again, laughing wildly as if there was no one else in his eyes but God.
"So what are you waiting for? So what are you waiting for? ”
Valentinian restrained his smile and asked Odysus in a questioning tone, "So what are you waiting for?" Do you wait for the usurpers to take my throne before you give up? ”
The sudden aura, which did make Odyssey shake his mind for a while, but he quickly came back to his senses and looked at Valentinian, who quickly knelt down and nodded in agreement.
The next day, the edict repaired and signed by Augustus was delivered to the barracks of the two captains of soldiers.
It is a jaw-dropping anecdote that two captains outside Rome, each with half of the Imperial Army, chose to reconcile on the same day under the mediation of Augustus.
Aetius' army entered the city of Rome, and all the old nobles who had been placed under house arrest returned to the Senate, as if nothing had happened to the city.
This is really a miracle, because everyone is praying to God to prevent this war from happening, because the current national power can no longer allow the generals with heavy troops to do wrong. Of course, it was at the most critical moment that Augustus "convinced" the commanders of the soldiers who met with the sword and soldiers like a divine help, so that they could be reconciled and become a beautiful talk in people's mouths.
Valentinian, who had always been weak, was no longer a puppet in the mouth, and now the citizens of Rome described Valentinian as a wise king, a mature fellow, who made a decision that was even as wise as God.
This is all taken for granted by the optimists and the crowd of guys, who thought that Augustus, who had been stripped of power, had finally regained his lost prestige and was moving in the direction they wanted.
But the only one who really understands all these twists and turns is the two soldiers, Luga and Aetius. I have to admit that after such a long confrontation, Luga and Aetius are becoming more and more similar, and they will have the shadow of each other even in what they do.
This may be the change brought by power, but it is also because of power that the two of them become cautious, after all, it is not easy to fight the country, and it is even more difficult to defend the country.
Three days later, in the royal palace of Rome, a grand banquet in the name of Augustus began, in which Augustus Valentinian III sat red.
He sat in a soft seat, silver glass in hand. In order to add to the taste of the wine, he deliberately added a few pieces of red to his glass, because this thing could make the wine in his glass taste sweet, and the praise and flattery of the nobles around him just wanted to get what they wanted, all of which made Valentinian feel like a god, and he was deeply intoxicated and fascinated by this feeling.
Lickinia, who was Augusta, sat next to him, and Valentinian's actions at that time were still vividly remembered, so Lickinia hated him to the core.
Such a bastard will even have a day to turn over, I'm afraid this is what Lickinia can't even think of. Seeing him sit upright in a superior position, like a victor, Licinia began to wonder if Luga's words were all lies, and she thought to herself, how could such a person be treated like this?
Valentinian shook the silver cup in his hand, and his face was so haughty. He didn't even glance at Lickinia, his attention was all on the beautifully carved wine glass in his hand.
Valentinian turned his head sideways, just glancing at Lickinia, a look of disdain flashing across his face.
"I have to admit to you that I was biased about your humiliation at the time." The apparent apology was so perfunctory in Valentinian's mouth, "But when I think about it again, it is not difficult to see how a woman who is not even willing to serve her own husband should not put up with other women serving her husband?" What's more, his husband is Augustus of the Western Roman Partition Empire, and the Caesar in the world's mouth will become the supreme king from Pamela in the east to the endless ocean in the west. Thousands of women threw themselves into my arms, many of them nobles, who dreamed of climbing into my bed, longing for Augustus' mercy in order to become Augusta, the sacred, supreme title of woman. ”
Valentinian spoke slowly, his eyes full of greed, his narcissism beginning to sink him in, and his words were arrogant.
Where is this apology, it is simply humiliating, and listening to it makes Leekinia's blood gush and her face is blue with anger. She raised her head and glared at Valentinian, who was still deeply intoxicated, and opened her mouth to retort, "If my father were still alive, you would never dare to say such presumptuous words. Pity my father for protecting your poor mother and son so much, and will do whatever it takes to be your shield to make you Augustus. ”
"Times are different, my poor wife." Valentinian sneered and looked down at Licinia sitting on the side, his expression full of banter, "Look at you, like a wailing abandoned by her master, in addition to barking to attract attention, your tiny fangs can only scare ignorant children." Shut your mouth, the viciousness in your heart is not in the slightest match for your looks, poor woman, if it weren't for your brother as a staunch supporter of mine, I would have banished you from the Purple Room now, and let you spend the rest of your life in the ridicule of others. ”
The humiliation was unbearable for Lickinia, who bit her lip and tears rolled in her eyes, trying not to let the tears fall, in order to maintain her pitiful dignity as Augusta in front of the nobles.
"Flavies. Lord Aetius and Flavies. Lord Luga has arrived! The courtier at the door shouted inside.
All the nobles stood up, and although they repeatedly stammered Augustus, they all thought that the real rulers were always armed with soldiers. Probably everyone except Valentinian knew that the real rulers were these two heavily armed captains.
Luga and Aetius were dressed in purple silk toga robes and wore golden laurel wreaths, and in order to show their special status, they certainly could not drop the soldier's scepter, which symbolized power.
The nobles gave them saluting glances, and watched them slowly come to the front row of seats near Augustus, and it was not until the two of them nodded at the nobles behind them that the nobles dared to sit down in turn.