"Caesar, I am your faithful servant, and I am willing to serve you diligently, as I did to Theodosius, believe in my loyalty, God bless Rome! God bless Rome! ”

The chief executive from Egypt said "God bless Rome" twice, and he knelt on one knee to face Luga, who was sitting on the throne, and tried to extend his hands, gently holding Luga's outstretched right hand.

It is unimaginable for a devout believer to encounter a god whom he believes and is fanatical in his own eyes, and he is so, with tears in his eyes, his voice trembling, and choking up as he takes his oath. Expressing his willingness to surrender to the eventual victor without the slightest thought.

Luga's face showed a tired expression, he was no longer aware of the first few courtiers who had come forward to show his loyalty, but he still smiled at every magistrate who stepped forward, staging a long-lasting and boring drama.

Since his succession to Augustus, Luga had not had a day of peace, and the reception of the governor lasted a whole morning.

According to the normal convention of the novel, in the Augustan Square in Constantinople, the loyal companions carried their shields off the ground and appeared in the eyes of the world, declaring to the world with the dress and majesty of Augustus that they would inherit the mantle of the previous Augustus and become the king above all people.

But time does not stop with the appearance of a self-proclaimed great king.

The king is the tomb of the hero.

The mission is far more than that, power and responsibility always affect Luga, after all, a good military general may not be an excellent Augustus, and an excellent Augustus may not become an excellent general.

Luga had been struggling to adapt to such a role, and at noon, he tended to the flowers in the garden on the top floor of the palace.

Leekinia sat aside, a marble-carved table filled with a variety of foods, varied, but not sumptuous, and even an ordinary commoner would have eaten better than this if he was willing to spend money.

Lickinia sat in her seat and played with the cheesecake on her plate boredly with her fork, waiting for Luga to finish her meal.

It's the height of summer, and the flowers are blooming just right, and a wide variety of flowers decorate the garden in a colorful way. Putting down the knife, Luga took the handkerchief from the servant and wiped his hands, then turned his head back to his seat.

Seeing Luga coming to her, Likinia immediately complained to Luga, "Look at what you eat? Fruit, bread, and grilled fish, there was no meat dish on the table, was this the food that a dignified Augustus should eat? ”

In response to Lickinia's question, Luga explained with a smile: "In the past, marching and fighting required a lot of energy, so I ate more meat, but now the scope of activities is tightly limited to a small palace, and my body can't stand it after eating so much meat." ”

"Where did all this come from?" Leekinia pursed her lips, picked up a knife instead, elegantly cut off a piece of cake and gently placed it in her mouth.

Then there was a long silence, and Likinia raised her head to look at Luga from time to time, wanting to break such a calm and embarrassing situation, but just when she wanted to open her mouth, she saw that Lujia was engrossed in lowering her head and wanted to use food without squinting, which made Likinia very dissatisfied.

A woman's heart is innocent and romantic, always hoping that the person she loves can always pay attention to herself, satisfy her little greed, and even hope that her loved can be tired of being with herself all the time, and starting a life without shame is the truth of love.

In order to get Luga's attention, Licinia racked her brains, she was afraid that she would open her mouth but not get a response, knowing that it would be a shame to open her mouth in front of so many servants and not get a response.

So the greeting that he wanted turned into a deliberately dry cough, and Liquinia pulled her throat and coughed more violently than normal, and her acting skills were not exaggerated, but all this was to attract Luga's attention.

"If the cake is a little dry and doesn't fit your pampered throat, I can't think of any other explanation for what your cough is right now." Luga finally looked up at Lickinia.

"Yes, oh, not really, Caesar." Likinia rubbed her throat, looked at Luga with a smile, hesitated for a moment and finally told the truth: "There is one thing, I have to tell you, Caesar, I, I and Valentinian, divorced. ”

"Did he mean that?"

"No, that's what I meant."

"Likenia, you're really reckless in doing this." Luga put down the utensils in his hand, "You should understand how hard it will be for him to file for divorce from Valentinian at this time, not to mention that it will even shake his position in Ravenna. It has also caused irreparable rifts in the country that was originally as strong as a stone. ”

"But I don't love him, Luga, as you can see!" Liekinia looked extremely stubborn. "His humiliation of me when he asked you to help him become the real Augustus has pierced my heart deeply. He is not worthy of a husband, he is nothing more than a selfish coward, a dog that hides behind people and barks wildly. ”

"I won't allow you to say that about him, Liekinia, he's still your husband no matter what he says."

"He's not!" Leekinia glared at Luga, she looked so willful and unreasonable. What else she wanted to say, then it must be insulting language, she didn't say it at all, Likinia still had a little sense, at least she still understood what she could and couldn't say.

"You're crazy, Liekinia." Luga's eyes widened, and he spread his hands and said to Licina, "Anyway, no matter what, don't talk about it anymore." ”

"As long as Caesar can follow my father's will, I will not force anything more, and I will be the person Caesar wants me to be." Liekinia snorted coldly and turned to leave.

This wayward woman made Luga shake his head helplessly, and he watched Likinia disappear into the end of the flowers.

In the afternoon, with nothing to do, Luga thought about going to see his adoptive father's mausoleum and see the mausoleum's predecessor, Augusta Arya.

Theodosius' mausoleum was built in the south of Constantinople and was originally a gift from Theodosius I to Stelico's palace, but because Sterichus plotted his son to usurp the throne and was killed, his palace was abandoned and eventually became Theodosius II's mausoleum.

It was a mausoleum, so it was indispensable, and the great palace was guarded by only two guards, and it became a monastery where Augusta Arya lived, and she would always accompany her husband for the rest of his life in grief.

Because it was Augustus, the soldiers did not stop Luga from entering, and Luga went straight until he saw the innermost mausoleum.

Arya knelt in front of Theodosius' mausoleum with her head wrapped around her black robes, and the empty room echoed with a whisper of prayer.

"Sorry to bother you." Luga bowed slightly, and spoke a little cautiously.

I'm afraid that I haven't been here for a long time, and the sudden voice really made Arya jump, only to see her shoulders shrug slightly, and then hurriedly turned around and looked at Luga with a surprised face.

"It's you." Arya smiled, hurriedly stretched out her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, got up and came to Luga's front and looked back at Theodosius's mausoleum, "I didn't expect you to visit, it's not convenient to talk here, let's change places." ”