For Levi, whether this is a deception or not, Luga does not know, and he is even more curious about what Levi will think of him when he knows all this, saying that he is a good person or a beast who will only let others eat leftovers.

But it doesn't matter, whether the result is good or bad, the right is left to Li Wei to decide, and I hope that Anai's spirit in the sky can accept this infatuated guy to take care of her grave, after all, in this imminent relationship, no one wins.

Luga sat in the carriage, he took out the ring tied around his neck from his underwear, looking at this unsightly silver ring, Luga could only sigh that the world is impermanent, in the face of many choices in life, everyone is like a one-handed disabled person, facing the two equally attractive cakes in front of him can only choose one of them, but unfortunately he can only choose one.

In the morning, when it was just dawn, in this still somewhat chaotic time, citizens from the streets of Ludinan had already gathered outside the governor's palace.

They gathered in Flavies Square, looking silently at the gallows in the middle, which had taken a night to erect. There was an expectant look on everyone's face, and they were eagerly waiting for the execution of the defeated barbarian captives and their hanging in front of everyone's eyes, because only in this way could the Romans' ferventness for killing be satisfied, and the Romans could know that Rome was still strong, and that this was the only fate of the barbarians who invaded Roman land.

In the chamber of the Doge's Palace, Luga sat in the innermost seat, Aetius as a high-ranking official and even the Pope Leo were on Luga's right, and the officers and nobles and bureaucrats as the next rank stood on the left.

It may be that he was greedy for a cup last night, and everyone present now looks like they can't cheer up, especially Leo, who is the Pope, who is standing there and hacher, and if he is given a seat, he will probably fall asleep.

"Originally, we took more than 10,000 captives, but when we returned, the journey was long, and many of them had wounds on their bodies, and God did not appease his anger, so death fell on their heads." As a trusted subordinate of Aetius, Thereus stepped forward to report to Luga the number of prisoners at this time, but his words were quickly interrupted by Luga.

"Listen." Lu Jia raised his hand and continued: "I'm not interested in hearing you explain how these dead captives died, I just want to know, how many of them survived?" ”

"More than 7,000 people." Thereus replied, and then, I saw him look at Aetius who was standing opposite, only to see Aetius nodding slightly, and Thereus immediately said to Luga: "Caesar, for these remaining barbarian captives, we have discussed with the slave traders who have come here to wait, and they will buy the six thousand five hundred of them in good condition, and the price of fifteen Souledus each." The finances of the Ten Souledes belonged to the Roman treasury. ”

"Fifteen Souleds?"

Luga repeated, looking up at Arecio not far away, and then asked, "Arecio, fifteen Souledes per man, is this price reasonable?" ”

"It should be changed to one captive twenty Souleds." Arecio shrugged his shoulders and continued to say to everyone: "After all, the gold content in the gold coin of Souledus is much less now, it should be more expensive, it shouldn't be so cheap. ”

As soon as Arecio finished speaking, the officers and courtiers who belonged to Aetius all looked at each other, especially Aetius, who pretended to be calm and stood there without saying a word.

"That's it, Arecio." Luga said directly to Arecio, "After all, this is a captive belonging to Rome, so I have decided to transfer fifteen of the sold captives to the central treasury of Rome, and five of them belong to the army of Lord Aetius to make up for the losses." ”

This is a large piece of fat that has been cut out, and I am afraid that Aetius did not expect that Arecio would be so familiar with the current market that he was shaken off the real price. For Luga to reach out and take half of his gains, he can't show the slightest expression of dissatisfaction, which is the most torturous aspect.

After Attila's army retreated north of the Rhine, Luga's alliance with Aetius should have collapsed, and Luga knew this better than anyone, so he did not budge an inch on the matter of interests, even if there was friction and rift.

"Then, the life and death of the remaining five hundred people will be left to the Romans, and there is no point in living these fellows who can't be slaves."

"I have objections, Caesar."

At this time, Aetius stood up, only to see him clear his throat, then raised his head to look at Luga, and said unhurriedly: "There are more than six thousand five hundred, so many slaves, if they are put into the market, this will affect the price of the existing slaves, then Caesar, I would like to ask what we can do to protect the rights and interests of our slave merchants?" ”

This was obviously a difficulty, proving that Aetius was unwilling to let go of these large barbarian captives without sufficient rights, and he wanted Luga to back down somewhat, which Luga could see clearly.

"Oh, isn't that a negotiated price?" Luga looked at Aetius with a smile, but received no reply.

"Slaves, of course, are a group of completely unreliable fellows, lazy and gluttonous, and ready to betray their masters, and it would be better if they could be sold, provided that everyone is chained in heavy anklets lest they escape."

Luga didn't want this large sum of money to slip away like that, and he didn't want Aetius to get too much.

"Well, one slave, give you seven Souleds. Lord Aetius, you should know how to explain it to the slavers. If that doesn't work again, I'm afraid we'll have to kill everything we didn't sell. ”

Aetius's Adam's apple moved up and down, he wanted to increase the price, yes, he tried to get more back, but when he looked up and saw Luga's cold gaze, he dismissed the idea of bargaining, and could only nod.

Afterwards, Luga met with Pope Leo alone, and he handed Leo the tip of the Longinus spear and said, "Papa, I intend to give you the rest of the spear, and the end of the spear will be taken to Constantinople, where it will be stored in the church." ”

"I can see what you mean, Caesar." Leo smiled and took the tip of the gun, "There are also things to remember about you, and I am especially grateful for the idea that Your Excellency will not take a penny." ”