Chapter 396: Senate
The two of them died hideously, and they couldn't stop convulsing, this is the prelude to dying, there is no way, this is the inevitable embarrassment of the hanged. It may seem inhumane that the citizens of Rome enjoyed their deaths, but it appealed to their inner twists.
Luga turned around and saw the senators standing on the steps behind him, their faces with different expressions, as if they had different opinions about what Luga had done, after all, Luga was sitting exactly like Julius hundreds of years ago. What Caesar did. It is no wonder that Luga and Caesar earned enough praise in the hearts of the Romans.
If this continues, it must be detrimental to himself, Luga looked around at the cheering crowd, he also realized this, after all, he was too popular, and it would inevitably make the Roman magnates do everything they could to oppress and oppress.
At this moment, Luga raised his hands to the citizens of Rome, signaling them to be quiet, and it took a few minutes for the commotion in the hall to calm down again, which was enough to see how enthusiastic the citizens of Rome were now. Luga waited until they had completely silenced before he whispered to the citizens of Rome: "This year marks the 442nd year of the Age of Holy Jesus, and it is a great privilege to be able to share this great occasion with all the magnates of the Senate and with the people of Rome. The mention of the Senate intrigued the senators behind Luga, who straightened up and listened intently, wondering what Luga would say next.
Seeing that his words aroused the curiosity of the elders, Lu Jia secretly thought in his heart whether to put them together and embarrass the old fellows.
"The victory I have been able to achieve today cannot be separated from the patriarchs behind me." Luga said, pointing to the elders behind him and said to the citizens present: "Without their support, I am afraid that I would still be fighting the battlefield in Gaul, Belgium." ”
The citizens were silent for a moment, and then thunderous applause erupted as they cheered at the senators, as if this time the senators had finally done something in their eyes.
"Tell the soldiers to tell them to distribute the bread they have brought to the citizens for free, and they have come here to cheer, isn't that what it is?" Luga slowly walked down the gallows and whispered to Andrew, who nodded repeatedly.
Instead, Lu Jia walked slowly towards the patriarchs, and he saw that the patriarchs on both sides of the steps had different expressions, as if they couldn't accept Lu Jia's sudden big hat for a while.
When they saw Luga coming unhurriedly, they couldn't help but straighten up and show their majesty and aristocratic temperament.
Andrew followed closely behind Luga, afraid that these old guys with evil intentions had other ideas, after all, Luga was very bad in their reputation.
John and Odes, the two senators who had taken over in Carthage at the time and had done the last thing Luga wanted to see, looked at Luga as they approached, and the embarrassed smiles on their faces clearly reflected their current embarrassment. After all, what was going on in Luga's mind right now was what they were most focused on.
"Welcome, great victor." John was the first to speak, he was very calm, he didn't even get stuck talking to Luga, he stepped forward to shake hands with Luga, in order to show his closeness, and even greeted Luga with his face, which surprised Luga, but he quickly straightened his attitude, accepted John's greeting, and followed Odeus to do the same greeting, to prove that he still had a friendship with these two patriarchs.
Led by John and Odyss, Luga and Andrew walked together in the middle of the stairs and walked to the door of the council chamber in front of the elders.
"I'm here to keep in touch with the Senate, and I don't mean anything else."
Before entering, Luga made his intentions clear to John and Odyss, and the sincerity of his attitude made the two senators feel that there was nothing to doubt him.
"Don't worry, Luga." John smiled and said to Luga: "We have all seen the loyalty of Augustus and the heart of the senators, and I don't think you can embarrass you, after all, we are all Romans." As long as you can maintain us, we will naturally defend you. ”
With John's words, even if Luga's heart is half relieved, at least with the senators who support him, he will not suffer too much embarrassment in the senate. At least he knew that the heads of the barbarians he came, Bill and Scar, were not given away for nothing.
Unlike before, when Luga once again entered the Senate Chamber after a year's absence, the senators in the audience seemed to have a great change in their attitude towards Luga, who had returned from the war in the north. Thinking that they were expressionless and cold at the beginning, but now they are smiling, and the atmosphere of the whole scene seems to have eased a lot.
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This couldn't help but make Lu Jia breathe a sigh of relief, after all, as long as there was the support of the senators, then there would not be too much interference in future military operations.
On this day, Luga was very comfortable talking to the senators, after all, they were able to find aspects that could be used by each other, and they had a common language of communication.
When Luga came out, he was greeted warmly by the senators, and the question was settled, because Luga proposed in the chamber of the Senate the financing model he had introduced in the province of Sequanolen, and told them that they could make long-term investments in exchange for Luga's huge financial support for foreign wars, so that Luga could expand his army step by step. At present, the weakest thing in the Western Roman Empire is its military ability, and now as long as Luga has more and more troops in his hands, then the support of the Senate is naturally indispensable.
Andrew followed behind Luga, and when he saw that Luga's face was red and there was nothing dissatisfied, he asked Luga, "Luga, why are you smiling so happily, is there something happy about it?" I heard the patriarchs arguing so loudly that I couldn't hear anything good in them. ”
"Andrew, it looks like you didn't listen carefully." Luga explained to him: "If I now want to form another legion, or dozens of field regiments, then as soon as I raise the question, there will soon be senators willing to raise money for us, so that more and more armies can be pulled up, and at least to the size of Theodosius I, to be able to regain the lost territory bit by bit." ”
"It's more inspiring." Andrew said bluntly, "So, aren't we going to Ravenna to meet the Purple Room?" After all, we are the true allies now. But the problem is, you gave the heads of the two rebels to the Senate, and the results of the Ludug Gaul province to the Senate, so what did you take Black Augusta and Augustus? ”
"That's nature." Luga said, "I bring the existing credit to the Senate, but for the Purple Room, I naturally have my own methods. ”