Constantius II felt very distressed, as the emperor of the Roman Empire, he naturally hoped that his throne could be maintained forever, but his lifespan was limited, he could not rule the Roman Empire forever, and he was already feeling unwell, and perhaps he would die soon. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Who should inherit the throne of the Roman Empire, this is a big problem, he naturally hopes that his son can inherit the throne, but unfortunately, he has no son at all, and there are no other relatives to inherit the throne, if a general is allowed to inherit the throne, then the Roman Constantine dynasty will die, and he naturally does not want to see the Constantine dynasty fall in his hands.

At present, the only hope of continuing the Constantine dynasty is all on Julian, but Julian is the person Constantius II hates the most, and Julian has rebelled, and it is naturally difficult for him to accept emotionally by letting a traitor who has rebelled as his heir, but in order to continue the incense of the Constantine dynasty, he seems to have no better choice.

Despair and contradiction plagued Constantius II, making the old man, who was nearly half a hundred years old, even weaker, and he kept shaking his head to avoid thinking about it, but no matter how he escaped, the Roman Empire had to have a suitable heir.

A few days later, the always majestic Constantius II finally fell ill under strong pressure, and he lay on the bed, looking at his subordinates with a blank face, looking very helpless and desperate.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you must get better quickly, the people and soldiers of the empire are praying for your blessings." A Roman courtier whispered.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, we are all praying for you, and the soldiers of the empire are still waiting to follow you to quell the rebellion?" General Orleans said comfortingly.

Obviously, these loyal courtiers all hope that Emperor Constantius II can get better soon, after all, the Roman Empire at this time is constantly suffering from internal and external troubles, and Emperor Constantius II will not be able to lead them out of the current predicament if he does not get better as soon as possible, they need a strong emperor too much, they need to get out of the predicament and make the Roman Empire stronger and stronger.

Constantius II moved his head very weakly, and said weakly: "Generals and ministers, I may not live long, I have no sons, but someone must inherit the Roman Empire, someone must inherit it!" He gasped as he spoke.

"No, Your Majesty the Emperor, you will definitely be fine, and we are still going to follow you in the crusade against the barbarians?" General Severus hurriedly said.

Constantius II took a breath and continued: "No need to pray for blessings, I can't get better, now is the time to establish an heir, I must establish the heir of the Roman Empire before I die, and I must not let the Roman Empire fall apart." ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, say it! Who will inherit the throne? A minister asked in a whisper.

At this time, all the ministers and generals pricked up their ears curiously, and they all guessed in their hearts, some people thought that from the perspective of blood, the throne should be inherited by Julian, but some people thought that Julian was a big traitor, even if the emperor passed the throne to his subordinates, he would not pass it on to Julian, and the generals Severus, Marcellus and others under his command were very likely to be made heirs.

"Julian, pass the throne to Julian, and after my death you will all submit to Julian and obey his commands." Constantius II said softly.

When everyone heard this, some recognized, and some widened their eyes, expressing incomprehension of this, especially the Roman generals who had a dislike for Julian, after hearing the news, they all showed dissatisfied expressions, they were all loyal to Constantius II, they spared no effort to oppose Julian, and now, they have long been incompatible with Julian, and if they submit to Julian at this time, they are likely to be settled by the queen.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Julian is a traitor to the Roman Empire, he actually raised an army against His Majesty the Emperor, how can such a person inherit the throne?" A Roman general spoke out against it.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you can't let Julian inherit the throne, he is a madman, he will take revenge on His Majesty the Emperor." Another general said.

Constantius II had already guessed that there would be opposition, so he hurriedly said: "Although Julian is a traitor, he is my only relative, and I am dying now, so I can only pass the throne to Julian, who is the only heir to the Roman Empire." ”

"His Majesty the Emperor is wise, and Julian, although rebellious, is the only legitimate heir after all, and for the future of the Roman Empire, it is necessary for Julian to inherit the throne." Marcellus agreed.

"Yes, I also agree, now that Julian has ascended the throne and has 200,000 soldiers supporting him, if he chooses another heir, it will inevitably plunge Rome into endless civil wars, and then be taken advantage of by the barbarians." Orleans agreed.

Obviously, both of them had a crush on Julian, believing that Julian would not treat them badly when he came to power, and that they had no ambition to become emperors.

Constantius II nodded lightly and said softly: "Okay, this matter is so decided, immediately announce to the world, let Julian inherit the throne, as long as I die, all the soldiers and people of Rome must obey Julian's orders." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." The courtiers responded with a straight face.

Constantius II waved his hand lightly and asked the courtiers to retreat, and at this moment, he had arranged the future generations, and his heart was finally settled a lot, and his pale face finally had a trace of blood.

For Constantius II, letting Julian inherit the throne was a very helpless choice, and at the same time, it was also an atonement for his own sin, after all, he killed many people in Julian's family for no reason.

And when Constantius II proclaimed Julian as his heir, in the east, Huaan and his main army had already left the city of Mulu and arrived at the Persian capital Ctesiphon.

At this time, Ctesiphon was already a ghost town, almost all the houses in the city were burned, and the people were all slaughtered by the Roman army, so the area around Ctesiphon was extremely desolate, and there was no human population in sight.

Seeing that the Persian capital was ruined by the Romans like this, the Persian soldiers in the auxiliary army were all indignant, and from time to time they looked for the stubble of the Roman prisoners to vent their dissatisfaction, and the Jin army did not control this behavior too much, at least let the Persian soldiers vent a little.

"Your Majesty, Ctesiphon has become a ruin, and if you want to rebuild it, you will need a lot of materials and labor, whether to rebuild Ctesiphon." A Jin army general asked.

Hearing this, Hua An thought for a moment, looked at several subordinates, and asked softly, "Do you think you should rebuild Ctesiphon?" ”

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the last general, we don't have to spend time rebuilding Ctesiphon, we should set up the Persian Governorate as soon as possible, and then return to Luoyang City as soon as possible, it is not a way to stay in the far west all the time!" Wang San said softly.

"Yes! Your Majesty, we have all left Luoyang City for more than a year, and the situation in the imperial court is not known. You Yiyi said.

Obviously, after being away from home for a long time, the generals of the Jin army have begun to express their worries about the situation in the imperial court.

Hua An smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much, this king has already made proper arrangements for all the work of the imperial court before leaving Luoyang City, and there will be no accidents in the imperial court, so rest assured." ”

"Does it your intention to rebuild Ctesiphon and to make the seat of the Persian governorship in Ctesiphon?" Wang San asked softly.

Hua An nodded and said: "That's right, that's what this king means, Ctesiphon is the capital of Persia, and the seat of the Persian governor's mansion should naturally be placed in Ctesiphon." ”

"Your Majesty, the people of Ctesiphon have all been slaughtered by Roman soldiers, and there is not a single living person within dozens of miles around, how to rebuild Ctesiphon." Song Cheng asked worriedly.

Hua An looked at the prisoner camp and said, "Isn't there still 60,000 captives in Rome?" It would be best for them to rebuild Ctesiphon. ”

"What the king said is that Ctesiphon was destroyed by these Roman soldiers, and they should be responsible for rebuilding." Song Cheng said approvingly.

"Your Majesty, let the Persian soldiers oversee their construction!" Wang San has answered.

Hua An nodded: "Okay, just do it, let the Persian soldiers take charge of these Roman prisoners, and let them rebuild Ctesiphon as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers will immediately respond.

"Report, Your Majesty, news has come from the direction of Constantinople that the Roman Emperor Constantius II is critically ill and has decided to pass the throne to Julian." At this moment, important news came from the direction of Constantinople.

When Hua'an heard this, he immediately fell into deep thought, Julian's talent is stronger than Constantius II, if Julian becomes the only emperor of the Roman Empire, he will pose a huge threat to the soldiers of the Persian Prefecture of the Great Jin Dynasty in the future, so there must be corresponding countermeasures.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't expect that Constantius II would actually forgive Julian, so that the plan to make Rome fight fail, and a strong and unified Rome will be a huge threat to the Persian Governorate in the future." The king also recognized this and whispered it.

"Your Majesty, we should immediately send troops to capture Constantinople, so as to weaken the Roman Empire and prevent it from threatening the Persian Governorate." Song Cheng said loudly.

Hua An was silent for a moment, and said: "There are many barbarians who are hostile to the Roman Empire, we can completely use the sword to kill people, and let these barbarians act as the vanguard of the attack on the Roman Empire, among them, the Germanic people are the most powerful, we can contact the Germanic people and fight the Roman Empire with them, so as to let it decline." ”

"What the king said is extremely true, this trick to kill people with a knife can indeed greatly reduce the casualties of our army, but after weakening Rome, will my Great Jin Dynasty set up the Roman Governorate again, such a vast world, my army is afraid that there will not be enough soldiers and horses!" Wang San said softly.

Hua An said with a smile: "This king does not plan to conquer such a large country, but step by step, this king finds that if he does not forge ahead all the way and eradicate all the major threats, in the future, it may lead to the fall of Anxi." ”

"When does the king plan to attack Constantinople?" Song Cheng hurriedly asked.

Hua An thought for a while, and said: "There is no need to be in a hurry in everything, first work hard to build Ctesiphon, and send envoys to deal with the Germans, so that the Germans and my Great Jin will attack Rome together, I believe that the Germans will not object, after all, they have always been enemies of the Roman Empire, and they have a deep hatred for the Roman Empire." ”

"The king is saying that with the help of the Germans, it will be easy to defeat the declining Roman Empire." A Jin army general said confidently.

Subsequently, Hua'an assigned a general to immediately go to deal with the Germans, and agreed on a common date to jointly attack the Roman Empire, promising that after the deed was completed, Rome would be divided equally, and all Rome in the west would be owned by the Germans, and Rome in the east would belong to the Great Jin, and relying on Constantinople, the Roman Governorate would be established.

Hua'an believed that by uniting the Germanic people who hated the Roman Empire, Rome could be easily defeated, so that Eastern Rome could be incorporated into the Jin Dynasty and become the Roman Governorate of the Great Jin Dynasty.

In the direction of the city of Milan, Julian's complexion was very red, all the soldiers of Western Rome were loyal to him, so that he could easily take root in Western Rome, and his great enemy Constantius II was already dying, as long as Constantius II died, he would be the only emperor of the Roman Empire.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, from the direction of Constantinople, news has just been sent back that Constantius II has announced to the world that he wants to pass the throne of Emperor to you, and asks all the people of Rome to obey your orders." A pro-soldier hurriedly came in and reported.

Julian was shocked to hear this, he did not expect that Constantius II would willingly cede the emperor's throne to him, which was completely inconsistent with Constantius II's character.

"Constantius II, this murderous demon who doesn't blink, how could he suddenly be so kind." Julian said to himself.

"Your Majesty, you are the brother of Constantius II, and no one is qualified to inherit the position of Emperor except you, so he has to admit this reality." A confidant said.

Julian nodded lightly, and said: "You are right, there is indeed this possibility, but I, Julian, am already the emperor, and all the soldiers support me, how can I still need Constantius II to pretend to be a good person, I will never forget the evil things he did to my family, he is a demon who kills people without blinking, and I will never forgive him." (To be continued.) )