“…… Yihao, shouldn't you also step in to take charge? ”

This was in Lu Ren's cabin, and Minchan sent a series of complaints to Lu Ren. It's no wonder that Mink Chan complained, because those Roman soldiers had really caused a lot of trouble here in Yangon in the past few days.

After listening to Minchan's complaints, Lu Ren also put down the book in his hand with an unhappy face. In fact, at the beginning, that is, when the Roman envoys had just arrived in Yangon, Lu Ren gave the members of the Roman envoys a little special preferential treatment out of consideration for the friendship of the alliance, and this matter was given a little corresponding "diplomatic pardon" in modern terms.

This is not a soft-boned soft-footed shrimp of Lu Ren, but a diplomatic convention. To put it mildly, it's like having a friend come to you to play, maybe you don't understand the rules and do something wrong, so the host always has to give your friend a little face, and you can't be too careful about everything, right?

But the problem now lies in the "diplomatic pardon power" given by Lu Ren. Now I can't tell whether these Romans feel too good about themselves or their brains are in water, or whether the preferential treatment given by Lu Ren makes them a little fearless, anyway, they were fine at first, but then they were like a group of ruffians who caused trouble everywhere in Yangon City, and it was not uncommon to buy and sell and bully people. For this reason, Lu Ren had also verbally warned the envoys several times, but it seemed to have no effect.

Now that he heard Minchan's complaint again, Lu Ren put down the book in his hand with a gloomy face and scolded: "Meow a mi, the tiger is not powerful, is it true that I am a sick cat?" ”

In fact, at this time, Lu Ren had already figured out some things, that is, he really couldn't be polite to these Romans.

The ancient Roman civilization was said to be a civilized country, but in fact it was not very civilized. Hidden beneath his gentlemanly exterior is savagery and brutality. Speaking of which, where was there less foreign conquest and plunder in the ancient Roman period? And Lu Ren's politeness and tolerance towards them may seem weak and incompetent to them? In short, do these guys have a little bit of a sense of self-proclaim? In other words, if you don't teach these people a lesson, and beat them up badly, these people will really get on the nose and face if they don't do it...... It seems that until the modern era, these Europeans still have this problem, mistaking the politeness of others for being afraid of them, and then they are arrogant, God knows if this is a problem left over from the Greco-Roman era.

After thinking about it again, Lu Ren smiled sinisterly: "There are some things that I really want to see for a long time, and now that I have such an opportunity, there is no reason to let it go." ”

Minchan obviously didn't understand what Lu Ren meant, and still frowned: "Yihao, what are you talking about?" These Romans have gone too far lately, so you can't do anything about it! ”

Lu Ren copied the book again, lay on the chair and flipped to the place he had just read, but ordered Minchan in his mouth: "You can do three things." First, call the Roman envoy, and I'll talk to him again. second, let Chen Li strengthen the security, and if the Romans make trouble, they can just be thrown into prison; Third, immediately go and make a telegram and call Ma Mengqi to Yangon. Oh yes, let Ma Chao bring a few hundred fine horses back, and say I'm useful. ”

I have nothing to say about the first two things, this is obviously to take care of the Romans who are getting more and more excessive, Minchan naturally does as she says, but the third thing makes Minchan a little confused.

Ma Chao is not in Yangon now, but has gone to grab territory. To be more precise, Ma Chao's current location is in present-day Bangladesh and northwestern Burma, where he has carved out a territory in the valley of Imaputra River, and to the south, he has taken the port of Raoda, and is plotting to advance westward to force Kolkata.

Speaking of which, although Ma Chao's resourcefulness is not very good, it is not so stupid, not to mention that Lu Ren helps Ma Chao with his moves. Ma Chao's current territory can basically be said to be in the middle of the South Guishan and the North Guishuang, but on the whole, it is more inclined to the South Guishuang, and it also has a strategic alliance relationship with the South Guishuang. The capture of Ruodagang in the south and the invasion of Kolkata was to ensure smooth communication with Luren.

In turn, Lu Ren didn't mind Ma Chao grabbing turf. To put it mildly, Ma Chao is the vicious dog released by Lu Ren, specially used to contain the existence of Guishan in the north and south. As for the territory occupied by Ma Chao, Lu Ren didn't have much interest, anyway, Ma Chao was tantamount to helping Lu Ren bring the Han culture over, and it was enough to achieve a certain degree of cultural assimilation. If you really push too hard or are too greedy, the super people may not be able to help you die.

Besides, Ma Chao didn't dare to break away from Lu Ren too much, first of all, Ma Chao's troops needed Lu Ren's military support, even if they laid a not small territory, Ma Chao also needed Lu Ren's relevant talents to help develop it, otherwise there would be no foundation, how long would it last? And in this regard, Ma Chao suffered enough in the early years.

All in all, Ma Chao's request to Lu Ren was basically without discount, so after receiving the telegram from Lu Ren, he immediately replied that he would leave on the same day, and even the military operation he was preparing to launch was suspended.

Leaving these aside for the time being, let's just say that Paleus, the head of the Roman envoys, was invited to Lu Ren's ship. After each other's politeness, Lu Ren smiled at Paleaspi and said, "Mr. Paleus, do you remember the protest and warning I gave you before?" ”

I don't know if this Paleus also made his brain go into gutter oil because of Lu Ren's previous tolerance and tolerance, seeing that Lu Ren said this sentence again, Paleus seemed respectful but said arrogantly: "General Lu, I have sternly warned the personnel in the envoy corps......"

Lu Ren's face immediately changed: "The last time I protested and warned was three days ago, but in the past three days, do you know how many things you brought the Roman soldiers to provoke?" We Orientals have a saying that you can't repeat two and four, and I, Lu Ren, have endured you guests many times and given you enough face, but you still don't know how to restrain yourself, so don't blame me Lu Ren for turning his face a little. We Orientals are hospitable, but that's all for the guests; But if it's a bunch of robbers......"

Speaking of this, Lu Ren suddenly sang: "When a friend comes, there is good wine; If the jackal comes, he will be greeted with a sword and a spear! ”

When Paleus heard this, his face also changed. To be appointed by the Roman emperor as the head of the diplomatic corps, he still has some ability, so he saw that Lu Ren was really angry at that time. However, this guy really got into the gutter oil in his head, or maybe it was the tolerance given by Lu Ren some time ago that made his judgment a little inaccurate, and he really had the meaning of looking down on Lu Ren a little, so he said toughly at this time: "General Lu, I am an envoy of the Roman Empire, and if you do anything inappropriate to our Roman envoys, it means that you will be an enemy of the Roman Empire, and you will also lose our Roman military containment of Anxi......"

Lu Ren slapped the table and said angrily: "What about being an enemy!?" Don't you think about it? Lao Tzu has the ability to hit the eastern provinces of your Rome, but do you Rome have the ability to hit me? Maybe I need Rome to contain the rest militarily, but if you really provoke me, I won't lose anything if I don't fight Kushan and rest!

"Think about it, if you Rome make me angry and cut off all trade with you Rome, do you think you are up to it? The emperors of Rome, the senators of the Senate, and so many Roman nobles suddenly lost the silk, porcelain, and tea that our East provided, and even had to pay several times or dozens of times the price to buy from the hands of black merchants, do you think they will tear you alive? ”

Paleus shuddered. Most of these people are not good at external military affairs, but when it comes to internal political disputes, they are basically experts. At this time, if it was because he did not manage his subordinates well, Lu Ren interrupted the trade with Rome, and the powerful ministers, nobles, and big merchants on the Roman side lost their wealth and good things, then he would definitely die a rather ugly death in the future.

It is said that those who know the times are handsome, and this Paleus is not too bad. At this time, he was frightened by Lu Ren like this, and he softened at that time, and the previous pride was immediately replaced by flattery: "General Lu, General Lu, please stop being angry, stop being angry!" We, the Roman Empire, really want to cooperate with General Lu, and please don't give up your alliance with Rome for this little thing. For the subordinates I brought who didn't understand things, I will go back and reprimand them well, so that they can restrain themselves and understand some rules. Just ......"

Lu Ren narrowed his eyes: "Just what?" ”

Paleus hesitated: "It's just that our Roman soldiers have always been brave, but they have always been unruly, although I can reprimand them as much as I can, but I really can't control it." ”

It's not that Palius is shirking, it's that he really can't control these Roman soldiers. In fact, the early Roman soldiers were okay to say, and military discipline and so on were reasonable. However, in the middle and late stages of the Roman Empire, many shortcomings of the Roman military regime emerged, and it can be said that the majority of them were warlords, and there was even such an absurd thing as warlord leaders publicly auctioning the emperor's throne for their own military salaries. And the warlord leaders are all this virtue, what else can you expect from the quality of the soldiers below? Add to this the fact that the armies of the Roman Empire have always had a tradition of foreign conquest and plunder...... Come on, no need to say more.

However, Lu Ren had already prepared for this, so he just smiled and said, "You go back and tell your subordinates that they can keep some rules here." And I've already given them enough face, if they have any unruly behavior in the future, don't blame me for being too ruthless here. I'll put it mildly now, if you can't control them, I'll take care of them! ”

Palius is not stupid, he knows that Lu Ren, who is really angry, should not be easy to provoke, so after making a salute, he was ready to exit the cabin to wipe the cold sweat that came out just now, who knew that Lu Ren said again: "By the way, since they are soldiers, it is indeed not a matter to let them be idle like this, and it is easy to cause trouble if they are idle for a long time." In this way, I want to hold a military exercise, so that your Roman army in the west and the Han army in the east will have a battle on the battlefield, and it will also make these over-energetic soldiers sweat. When you go back, tell your men to get ready, and I'll let you know when I'm ready. ”

When Paleus heard this, he sweated again. Again, he was not a stupid person, so he immediately understood that this was Lu Ren's desire to give the Romans a dismount. When it comes to marching and fighting, this guy doesn't know much, but this guy understands that since Lu Ren wants to give their Romans a dismount, it will definitely be a thunderous blow. But after thinking about it, he thought of those generals who didn't give him a good look, but Paleus was also a little excited, so he left happily......

Lu Ren was really moved, and the Roman soldiers on this side of Yangon were unlucky. And Chen Li's heart was already on fire, and after receiving Lu Ren's order of "no more politeness", he immediately dealt a ruthless blow to the Roman soldiers who caused trouble. In just two days, seventy or eighty troublesome Romans were thrown into prison and given them a few meals without oil and water in their cells.

It's true that Paleus said that these Roman soldiers were unruly, not to mention that these guys still have some sense of self-superiority in their hearts at this time? As soon as Chen Li started to arrest people, the arrested ones made a lot of noise in the cell, and then the people outside made a fuss, and as soon as the people were gathered, they actually wanted to go to the prison to rob people.

Chen Lian had been instructed by Lu Ren, so he also unceremoniously dispatched the security army. Seeing the Roman soldiers over there forming a battle formation, Chen Li waved his hand, and hundreds of crossbow arrows from the security army were nailed to the road where the Roman soldiers were preparing to proceed.

Lu Ren was really moved, and the Roman soldiers on this side of Yangon were unlucky. And Chen Li's heart was already on fire, and after receiving Lu Ren's order of "no more politeness", he immediately dealt a ruthless blow to the Roman soldiers who caused trouble. In just two days, seventy or eighty troublesome Romans were thrown into prison and given them a few meals without oil and water in their cells.

It's true that Paleus said that these Roman soldiers were unruly, not to mention that these guys still have some sense of self-superiority in their hearts at this time? As soon as Chen Li started to arrest people, the arrested ones made a lot of noise in the cell, and then the people outside made a fuss, and as soon as the people were gathered, they actually wanted to go to the prison to rob people.

Chen Lian had been instructed by Lu Ren, so he also unceremoniously dispatched the security army. Seeing the Roman soldiers over there forming a battle formation, Chen Li waved his hand, and hundreds of crossbow arrows from the security army were nailed to the road where the Roman soldiers were preparing to proceed.