Pope Leo I directly said what he meant when he saw him, and he was a little incredulous when he heard this, "What? You said you want to organize a coalition of countries to resist the army of the Hu Empire? Also recommend me to be the Supreme Commander of the Coalition Forces? Leo, I don't think this joke is funny at all, is it up to you who will be the commander of the coalition forces? Besides, he, Qin Dong, wants to fight the Burgundians, what does it matter to us? Leo, you'd better go back to church and read your Bible, and at this age, don't make any more trouble, okay? ”

Leashmir was much younger than Leo, and if he had heard this, he would have been angry, but Leo I was not angry at all, and he smiled and said, "Won't Your Excellency the Governor invite me to sit down and have a glass of wine?" ”

Lechmir, who had been stationed in Corsica as a provincial governor, led his army north into Rome, and after he left, the Vandals occupied Corsica, and the Western Roman Empire lost the last large island in the Mediterranean, and it was okay for Leo I to call him governor.

Leo I was also a pope no matter how he said it, and he had a lot of influence, and Li Ximir didn't want to be too faceless, so he had to ask him to sit down, and then ask the servant to bring red wine, and the two talked while drinking.

Leo I knew Richmir well, he was a good reader, and he had done a lot of research and understanding of the magnates in Rome and the local warlords, and he knew everything about Richmir.

"What is the ideal of His Excellency the Governor?"

Richmir was amazed, wondering how the old fellow's mind could jump so fast. This will talk about ideals? Since people asked, Li Ximir would not fail to answer, and said casually: "I am a rough person." It's all false to talk about any ideals, Leo, you don't have to be in circles, okay? If there's anything to say, it's just."

As if he had not heard Richmir's words, Leo I said to himself: "Others may not know the ambitions of His Excellency the Governor, but I know that you want to be emperor!" ”

"You want to be the emperor!" This last sentence was like a thunderbolt that exploded in Richmir's ears, and Richmir was stunned. But he quickly reacted, his face remained unchanged, but there was a fierce light like a beast in his eyes. His right hand silently grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he was about to draw his sword and slash Leo I.

Leo I noticed the change in Richmir's expression and small movements, he smiled and said, "It seems that I am right, Your Excellency the Doge really wants to be the emperor. It is easy to be emperor on the terms of His Excellency the Governor. But it won't last long, because you are not a Roman, but a barbarian, and the subjects of the empire, from the royal nobles to the common people, will not agree to a barbarian sitting on the throne of the emperor, nor will the generals and soldiers under your command agree, you are a smart man, and you know the consequences of rashly using force to sit on the throne of the emperor. So you've been waiting for an opportunity, and you've been holding back. Am I right, Your Excellency? ”

Speaking of this, Leo I stopped, he was observing Richmir's reaction, at this time Richmir's face had become gloomy and almost frozen, his eyes were full of fierceness, Leo I smiled: "It seems that I have hit the mind of His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency the Governor wants to kill me, right?" Don't worry, when I'm done, it's not too late for you to kill me!

In fact, for me, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, it doesn't matter if the emperor is a Roman or a barbarian, the important thing is that the emperor wants the people of God to live a good life, everyone has food, a house to live in, and clothes to wear, and if you can do this, you are a good emperor, and whoever can do this, I Leo I will support whoever is the emperor, and the Holy See will start with me, and all the bishops, priests, priests and all the believers will support whoever is the emperor!

As long as Your Excellency can do this, our Holy See can support Your Excellency to ascend to the throne of the Emperor, but you still need to do some things if you want to sit in that position after becoming Emperor, your current prestige is not enough, and the people in the distant regions do not know that there is a talented governor named Richmir in Rome, so Your Excellency still needs to do something to let all the subjects of the empire know about your existence and know that you have the ability to make them live a good life, that's all! Just like the prime minister of the year, Aetius, he had an unparalleled prestige in the empire, even the emperor Valentinian III at that time was beyond his reach, but it was a pity that he was too pedantic, if he could ruthlessly depose Valentinian III at that time and ascend to the throne of the emperor himself, I think no subject would oppose his rule, maybe today's empire would not be such a messy situation, now your Excellency has a chance to enhance your prestige and let all the subjects of the empire know your name, It is to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, to command thousands of troops and horses to slaughter the army of the evil Hu Empire, as long as this battle is successful, you can depose it with the power of great victory on the grounds that Majorian has issued a decree to disrupt the order of the empire, and then ascend to the throne of the emperor himself, at that time no one opposes your rule, and the whole empire has been trampled under your feet since then."

Li Ximir's political wisdom and talent are indeed not good, otherwise in history he would not have really controlled the military and political power of the Western Empire behind the scenes for more than ten years but finally failed to sit on the throne of the emperor, under the persuasion of Leo I's three-inch tongue, he was tempted, and the right hand holding the hilt of the sword slowly loosened, he couldn't control himself not to be moved, being the emperor was originally his goal, for various reasons he hid this wish in his heart, and now Leo I pointed out a bright road to him, Of course he has to be tempted.

Li Ximir stared at Leo I and said, "Even if you have a point, but the position of commander of the coalition forces can be given to me if you can tell me?" Will the emperor himself be the commander of the coalition forces? Or appoint his cronies as commanders? How could it be my turn? ”

Being watched by Li Ximir like a wolf, Leo I said that it was fake if he was not nervous, but he covered it up well and said with a smile: "Your Excellency seems to look down on yourself too much, don't you know that your current reputation is not much worse than that of the emperor?" As long as you agree, leave this matter to me, and I will persuade the emperor to appoint you as the commander of the coalition army, you don't have to worry about anything, just take the troops and horses to the territory of the Kingdom of Burgundy to join the armies of other countries, and then command the coalition army to fight against Qindong! ”

Li Ximir thought about it when he heard this, frowned again for a long time, and said: "If I only bring my own troops and horses, and the number of troops is too small, whether I can defeat the army of the Hu Empire is still a matter of two words, but I am afraid that I can't even suppress the armies of other countries, so how can I command the battle?" ”

By saying this, he was tantamount to agreeing to the position of commander of the coalition forces in disguise, but he was worried that his troops would not be enough to deter the armies of other countries, and that the armies of other countries would not obey the command.

Leo I was such a shrewd man, he immediately realized that success was in sight, and immediately added fire: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, since I am keen on this matter, of course I will do my best for Your Excellency, I will persuade the Emperor to send more troops and horses under your command, and the supply of food, grass and ordnance is sufficient, Your Excellency only needs to command the coalition forces wholeheartedly to defeat the enemy, just ...... If Your Excellency defeats the Hu Empire in the future, you will be crowned emperor ......".

Leo I's last sentence is tantamount to putting forward conditions, no one can serve others for free, Li Ximir knows this very well, although he is a rough man, he immediately understood what Leo I meant, otherwise he would not have controlled the power of the Western Empire for more than ten years in history without falling.

Li Ximir said very simply: "Say, what you want, as long as I can succeed, as long as I can sit on the throne of the emperor, as long as the Holy See fully supports me, I will promise you everything I can!" ”

Leo I's eyes flashed, and his mind instantly had an idea after running at high speed, and he said slowly: "I heard that Your Excellency has not been baptized....... in addition, if Your Excellency is going to ascend the throne as emperor in the future, I hope that I will crown Your Excellency, if I am not there at that time, and my heir will crown Your Excellency, you must know the meaning of this, the crowning of the emperor by the pope is equivalent to the right of the king, God has recognized your throne, do others dare to oppose it?" ”

Li Ximir did not realize the trap of this, once the precedent of the emperor's coronation ceremony presided over by the pope, then all the emperor's coronation ceremonies in the future must be presided over by the pope, so the formation of inertia, in the hearts of the people to take it for granted, and the emperor without the crowning of the pope will form the concept of unorthodoxy in the hearts of the people after ascending the throne, in the long run, the divine right will inevitably be higher than the monarchy, then it is the time of great chaos in the world, and the dark Middle Ages in history is the same kind of cause.

"Okay, I promise you!" Without hesitation, Richmir agreed.

In this way, a dirty political deal was completed, and of course, it had to be put into action in the future to be completely completed, and now it is only a verbal agreement.

The next morning, Emperor Majorian sent someone to invite Richmir to the palace to discuss the matter of appointing Richmir as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, in addition to Richmir's headquarters of the army, Majorian also handed over the command of the armies in the province of Gaul to Richmir, and Richmir led the generals of the garrisons in Gaul to the Kingdom of Burgundy to join the armies of other countries and unify the command of the coalition army to fight against the Hu Empire.

Richmir gladly accepted Majorian's appointment, and in his opinion, with the command of the garrisons in the various provinces of Gaul, he had the capital to deter the armies of various countries, and also had enough troops to fight against the armies of the Hu Empire. (To be continued......)