The city of Rome, the Senate, and the Congress are in full swing.

The circular staircase conference room was full of embarrassed-looking veterans. And in the center of the bottom, Pompey knelt.

On the highest place to the south, Emperor Rucius Aurelius Comodus Antoninus rose.

This man, also known by the Chinese name Kang Maode, inherited the most prosperous period of the Roman Empire during the Five Sages Emperor, but he was personally very tired of the emperor's ruling work, indulged in hunting and recreation, and was quite enthusiastic about gladiatorial activities.

He claimed to be the son of the god Hercules, the son of Hercules, and often went down to the arena himself to fight gladiators or wild beasts.

The eyes of the patriarchs were focused on their Emperor Majesty.

Commodus wore a crown made of the head of a lion, a huge lion king during his lifetime, which was one of his trophies. Why didn't he carry a real crown, but a lion's head? That's because he was the son of the god Hercules.

Hercules, or Hercules, is the greatest hero of Greek mythology, that is, Hercules in Roman mythology. The god was the son of Zeus, and during his mortal life he had twelve heroic feats, one of the greatest of which was the invulnerable Lion of Nemea.

He was also recognized by Zeus for his twelve great deeds and returned to Mount Olympus.

Hercules, for example, wears a lion's head hat without a jaw. The jaw was torn by his hand, so there was wood.

Commodus was his son, so he also wore a lion's head hat.

Commodus was convinced that he was the Son of God, and so were the senators, as well as the people of the Empire.

Commodus stood up, pointed to the mountain of cries outside the chamber, and said, "Listen, the people of Rome are already angry, Pompey has disgraced the empire, and he is unforgivable. ”

Pompey was so frightened that he crawled. hugged the Roman senator Severus, who was sitting in his seat.

Severus, as a senator of the senate and a triumphant emperor of later generations, had huge ambitions. If he sat back and watched Pompey be executed, who would lead the army for him in the future?

Thereupon. Severus stood up and said to Commodus and all the senators: "Pompey's intentions are good, he wants to bring great wealth back to Rome and present it to His Majesty and the Senate. If he were to be put to death, the soldiers would be chilled. Who will fight for Rome in the future? And will fight for the interests of Rome? ”

The patriarchs heard this. I felt that what Severus said made sense.

Pompey ended up like this because he was robbing the treasure of Rome. In other words, Pompey was for His Majesty the Emperor to grab wealth, so he landed like this. And now, Commodus is going to put people to death. Whether it's human favor or other aspects, it's really unreasonable.

Commodus grimaced, and he reminded, "Elder Severus, how can we appease the anger of the people of the Empire? ”

Severus kicked Pompey, who was kneeling, and asked, "At that time, was it really divine punishment?" ”

Pompey hurried to know everything, and said everything. Again, he described in detail the process of divine punishment, and of course, in order to reduce the guilt, he instinctively simplified certain things that happened before divine punishment.

Although it was the second time that the patriarchs had heard of it, they still looked shocked and frightened.

"Pompeii's apocalypse is back in place?"

"Is this true?"

"It is better to believe that there is something than to believe that there is no ......."

Severus said at this time: "All the soldiers who have come back have said the same thing, they must be real. ”

Commodus was convinced that he was the son of the god Hercules, and he was convinced of it.

Since Pompey was Severus' general. Therefore, Severus knew every detail of the whole process very well, and his eyes flickered, flashing with evil color, and he said to Pompey: "It's the priest of the army." He questioned the miracle of the well water becoming clear shown by the oriental Qin Feng, and therefore questioned the gods. The priest questioned God, so the god of thunder was furious and sent down heavenly punishment, didn't he? ”

Pompey rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes." That's it, that's how ....... ”

The senators looked at each other inquiringly, and the Roman Emperor Commodus asked, "What is the matter, Senator Severus?" ”

Severus saluted and said reverently, "This must be the king of the gods, who has chosen an Oriental to show his miracles." By choosing the Orientals, the God-King is also telling the world that he not only rules the West, but also the East. ”

Severus said this, his pious expression towards the god was gone, and he became angry, "But the priest of the army was foolish, and he questioned the possibility of the miracles of the Orientals, believing that it was his prayers that made the well clear. He thus questioned the allies, the god-king, and the god-king's rule over the East. ”

"How can the king of gods not be angry, and the god of thunder is angry, and the city is burned with fire. This was not Pompey's sin, but the result of the stupidity of the military priests. And this ally in the East did not do anything to the Empire, everything was because the god-king punished the stupid priests, and Pompey and they were affected. ”

Severus said confidently: "Your Majesty, the elders, we have made these things clear to the people, and I think the people will understand." ”

If the allies do not move, then there is no object for war.

Suddenly, Patriarch Crassus Heaney said, "Patriarch Severus, how do you explain to the High Priests?" ”

Severus sneered and said, "Even on Mount Olympus, there are gods who are punished by the god king for their stupidity. It is not at all surprising that a stupid man appeared among the priests. ”

"Makes sense." The patriarchs nodded their heads.

Another venerable senator, Marcy Antonique, said at this time: "In the eastern country, someone was chosen by Thor, and was called Thor's hammer. And we can't get in touch with him and his kingdom, and if the people ask about it, we can't give an account. ”

The patriarchs felt that Antonic was careful, and this was indeed a "loophole".

At this time, Emperor Commodus spoke, "The country in the east has risen, and it has the hammer of Thor. I intend to send an emissary to establish diplomatic relations. He said excitedly: "Since Thor's hammer has appeared in the east, it is the kingdom ruled by the gods. We join forces with the East and the West to destroy the kingdom that occupies the central pagans. ”

The patriarchs felt that His Majesty the Emperor had a strategy, they were all descendants of the Roman gods, and there was no way to reconcile the true gods with the people of the Buddha.

Outside, the angry cries of the people demanded that His Majesty the Emperor and the Senate send heavy troops to destroy the Han Dynasty in the East and preserve the glory of Rome. Such an expedition. To pass through the Empire of Sabbath, as well as the Kushan Empire, this is really an extremely nonsense expedition plan.

So, the patriarchs nodded their heads. Agreed with Commodus and Severus's proposals.

Commodus said at this time: "Pompey is also at fault, and he must be punished." ”

Pompey was so frightened that he instinctively hugged Severus's thick legs.

After Severus kicked him away, he said, "It's a long way to go to the East to establish diplomatic relations. There is a lot of suffering. He could let Pompey lead the team to the East to complete the mission, so as to atone for his sins. At the same time, he has dealt with Orientals and is also familiar. ”

The patriarchs nodded one after another, and couldn't help but feel that Severus was indeed a patriarch with a sense of the overall situation, ability, and wisdom, and a person that the empire could rely on.

But the patriarchs thought about it again and traveled thousands of miles. and then through rest, and through Kushan, two hostile nations that were all infidels, and they were numb. Whoever you want to send doesn't want to go, so why not let Pompey go?

So, the patriarchs agreed.

After Conrad nodded, the matter was settled, and he said, "Elder Severus, then, you will come forward." Pacify the people of the Empire. ”

To appease the people of the empire, Severus couldn't ask for it, so he agreed at the time.

Pompey breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt it. Severus, who he followed, was the wisest and wisest of the senators, and his future was limitless.

Before Severus went out to pacify the people, he said to Pompey: "You go and prepare at once, and leave for the east at once, this time." There must be no more slip-ups. ”

Pompey wept with gratitude.

Soon, the will of God appeased the anger of the Roman people.

Only then did the Romans know that the army of the original empire was not defeated, but was affected by divine punishment. For a time, the Roman people scolded the priests for their depravity, and they could not even see miracles. The priests carried the black cauldron, and the high priests were very angry, but they had no human or physical evidence to refute it, so they could only eat Coptis dumbly.

At the same time, Rome's 6 million square kilometers of land and 50 million people began to circulate a new heroic legend.

Western troubadours, ordinary people, aristocrats, they passed on this legend in opera houses, in taverns, in the streets and alleys.

The protagonist of this saga is an Oriental with black hair and yellow skin. Legend has it that he has the ability to communicate with the king of the gods, that is, Thor, and he is the messenger chosen by Thor to walk in the mortal world, and he has an epic name "Thor's Hammer".

"Thor's Hammer", he represents the god of thunder and the gods, and uses his sledgehammer to rain down thunder and fire to punish the disobedient in the world. The Zhizhi City, which was burned by thunder and fire, is ironclad proof of his existence.

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On the other hand, the Romans were boiling to pass on the legend at the time.

In the third year of Zhongping, in November 186 AD, Qin Feng returned to the Xiongnu steppe in the north of Bingzhou, and he and his army were once again stationed in the base camp at the foot of Wolf Juxu Mountain.

Qin Feng won!

Thousands of miles of pursuit, brilliant victory!

Qiangqu was given the head, and Qin Feng pardoned the other Huns and brought them back to their ancestral lands, far from their homeland.

When the news spread in the steppe, the tribes were shaken. The worship of Qin Feng by the grassland people has reached a new height. The leader of the tribe came to worship Qin Feng, swore allegiance to him, and allegiance to the Han family, and never rebelled from generation to generation.

And Qin Feng warmly received the people who came to swear allegiance. His benevolence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the Huns. But in private, the Huns only said and only recognized Qin Feng, and did not mention the Han family.

This day, the third day of November.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the new Hun king, that is, Qin Feng's father-in-law, Saisangdao: "Son-in-law, the dowry is ready, when do you think the ceremony will be held?" Is it in the king's court, or here? ”

Qin Feng couldn't wait to hold each of his wives in his mouth and in his hands. He smiled and said: "Old man, the court has the will to seal the wolf. Ben Shuai plans to hold a wedding ceremony at the same time as sealing the wolf Juxu, on the wolf Juxu Mountain, what do you think? ”

"My daughter got married when the heavens were sealed!" Saisan immediately felt a sense of pride, "Son-in-law, what does this king say is good, what is a good son-in-law...... It's a family honor. He immediately patted his chest and said excitedly: "Good son-in-law, you are the son-in-law of our Huns, and in the future, wherever you can use our family, it doesn't hurt to say it." As long as I Saisan is in one day, the Huns are the firm backing of my son-in-law. ”

Qin Feng was also very happy, and felt that it was the right thing to support Saisang as the king of the Huns.

At this time, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei happily entered the account.

"Zijin, the envoy of the imperial court is here!" Cao Cao's happy black face shone brightly.

Yuan Shaole's head was big, "It's been waiting for this day, and I don't know if the reward is the same as what I said before the expedition!" ”

Liu Bei's big ears trembled with excitement, although Qin Feng always didn't take him to "play" with him when he was critical, he still felt that following Qin Feng's footsteps closely was the only way to be promoted. He also felt that whenever there was an opportunity in the future, he would have to keep up with Qin Feng, "But whenever there is something in the imperial court, Qin Feng will go there, he will not take me, I will also go to His Majesty's place, Mao Sui will recommend myself and follow." ”

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also had similar thoughts, they had more brotherhood and comradeship, and they were very grateful to Qin Feng for taking care of them at a critical moment.

The three young men in the capital are really the same breath, advancing and retreating together. (To be continued.) )