Qin Dong, who arrived in the center of the town, didn't stay in it for long, just took a casual visit, and outside the east city gate, Leo was still waiting for him to return the emperor, and the citizens on the street began to disperse gradually.

When Qin Dong arrived outside the East City Gate with a team of horses, Leo had been waiting for a long time, Qin Dong knew that Leo was a person, this old guy was already quite old, he was only two years younger than Marcian, and he was fifty-two years old this year, after Marcian's death, it was Leo who ascended to the throne of the emperor with the support of Zeno, the governor of Isolia.

After Leo came to power, known as the Byzantine Empire, the Ostrogoths and the Huns began to invade the Byzantine Empire successively, but they were helpless in front of the walls of Theodosius, and Leo's only foreign war during his lifetime was to fight against the Vandals, but they were defeated and the army suffered heavy losses.

Qin Dong walked out of the east gate with six hundred light cavalry and stood up under the city, and two miles away from the opposite was the First Imperial Army led by Leo, which was not a local army, but was directly under the command of Constantinople, but in this case it was under the command of Leo.

The First Legion is not a traditional ordinary legion, it is a special legion after transformation, this legion has a total of more than 6,000 people, of which more than 4,000 are infantry, and they are heavy infantry, and the other 2,000 are heavy cavalry, both men and horses are armored. In terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, it is the most capable of the entire Eastern Roman Empire. And Qin Dong only had six hundred light cavalry, but he was not afraid of Leo at all.

After all the six hundred light cavalry were set aside, Qin Dong looked ahead and said to Mu Ren beside him: "Set up a table one mile ahead." Two chairs, some more food and drinks, and another person to send someone to the other side to pass the word. Let's just say I'll ask Leo for a drink! ”

"Yes, sir!" Mu Ren agreed and immediately ordered: "Come here, set up a banquet one mile ahead, and invite Leo, the governor of Thrace in the Eastern Roman Empire, to come over, and invite him to drink, if he doesn't come, he won't give face to your lordship!" ”

Soon they agreed, and the cavalry with the banner of the envoy rode fast horses towards Leo's army. The table, chair and banquet were quickly put on the table, and Qin Dong took two entourage soldiers to ride to the banquet and dismounted, handing over the horses to the soldiers. He sat on one side and waited for Leo to arrive.

This time, Leo didn't hesitate, and after hearing that Qin Dong had set up a banquet in the middle and invited him to drink, he rushed over with two soldiers without saying a word. The two sides sit facing each other. The entourage all led the horses and stood more than 20 meters behind, and the two of them spoke, but the entourage could not hear them.

Qin Dong took a bottle of beer in a silver wine bottle and poured a glass for himself and Leo, put down the bottle and said, "Governor Leo, this is the second time we have met, come, I will toast you!" ”

Leo wasn't worried that Qin Dong would poison him in the drink, so he directly picked up the cup and took a big sip. He put down the wine glass and said, "Commander Qin Dong, do you have anything else to say to me?" Otherwise, how could the soldiers be allowed to retreat so far? ”

Qin Dong smiled: "I'm doing this to Governor Leo." If what we say is heard by others, it will be extremely bad for Lord Leo to reach Constantinople! ”

Leo immediately looked vigilant and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Qin Dong saw Leo's appearance and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, my lord, it's like this, Lord Leo, you see that your Thracian province borders my territory, we are neighbors, it is better for us to form an alliance, I will kill the emperor for you, and then support you to ascend to the throne, in your country, the two strongest provinces are only Thracian Province and Isoria Province, if Lord Leo can persuade Governor Zeno to let him also support you to ascend the throne as emperor, my lord, your emperor's position will be nine out of ten, besides, Your Excellency, you are the Empress Pulkaria's person, if Marcian dies, she will have to find another husband if she wants to keep her rights, I think you are very suitable, you are only two years younger than Pulkaria, you two are a natural pair, aren't you? ”

After Leo listened to what Qin Dong said, he saw Qin Dong as if he had seen a ghost, and pointed at Qin Dong with trembling fingers and said, "Oh, my God, Commander Qin, what is in your head?" You're so wicked, I, Leo, would never do this kind of thing, I can't do it, I can't even think about it! We don't think we've ever said anything like that together today, and I haven't been here to see you! ”

Qin Dong saw Leo's expression, and knew that this old boy must have thought about it more than once, and more than once, according to the normal historical development, this old guy did this later, but Pulkalia had already died at that time, and in history, Pulkaria died this fall, and there is no record of whether she died of illness or was killed by someone.

Leo can think so, he can do the same, since Marcian has no heirs, if Marcian dies, the throne will once again face the situation of no one to inherit it, but if you want to inherit the throne, you must be related to the Theodosius family, and now the only way to be related to the Theodosius family is to marry Pulkaria.

Qin Dong's words hit the secret of Leo's heart, this is what he looks at Qin Dong as if he has seen a ghost, because he has never told anyone this secret, but Qin Dong shook out the secret in his heart with a word, how can this not make him feel afraid?

Qin Dong smiled: "Lord Leo, don't be afraid, everyone has secrets, this is not a bad thing, everyone has ambitions, especially people like you and me, this is not a bad thing, ambition is the motivation, isn't it?" If Lord Leo really has this mind, the two of us will sign a secret agreement here, I will immediately order someone to sprinkle some chronic poison on Marcean's food, he will not die during the time he returns, but after returning to Constantinople, he will die, it seems that he is frightened, plus the distance is long, the whole body collapses, this kind of death is absolutely impossible for the court doctor to see, the murder will be done by me, you don't need to do it, you don't need to bear the charge of murdering the emperor, You just don't know about it, I don't know if Leo wants to? ”

Leo's whole body was covered in sweat, and the feeling that Qin Dong gave him was really terrible. This kind of murder of the emperor of a country came out of this man's mouth as if it were commonplace, and he had only been thinking about it recently. But he didn't think about putting it into action, and Qin Dong opened his mouth and said it, is there anything more terrible than this?

Leo swallowed his saliva, to be honest, Qin Dong's words made his heart move, he didn't need to do anything, and the murder of the emperor was done by Qin Dong. Chronic poison was put in food, and as soon as the emperor died, he immediately began to move. As long as he can get Zeno's support, with his relationship with Pulkaria, he can become Pulkaria's second husband and become the emperor from then on. King's Landing Empire. Wearing a crown on his head, holding a scepter in his hand, Leo was alive at the thought of being Pulkaria's husband, and it made people tremble with excitement just thinking about it, which is equivalent to a subordinate employee chasing the female president, becoming the female president's man, husband, what could be more fulfilling?

Qin Dong knew that he was moved when he saw Leo's expression. Immediately added a fire: "Lord Leo, you are over fifty years old this year." If you are not young, how many years do you have left to live? This is the only chance, and besides, Marcian is only two years older than you, and if there is no accident, maybe he will live longer than you? Don't you want to live the emperor's addiction? Don't you want to fulfill your ambitions? Why can he, Marcian, be emperor, but Leo, you can't."

Speaking of which, everything that should be said has been said, and what should not be said has been said, Qin Dong closed his mouth after saying the last sentence and did not continue, Leo took a deep breath and said, "Why are you helping me so much?" What do I need to do when it's done? ”

Qin Dong said: "Lord Leo doesn't need to do anything for me deliberately, as long as he can guarantee free trade on the border, as long as he can ensure that I can buy any materials in your country, as long as I can ensure that you and I will always form an alliance, attack and defend each other, advance and retreat together, that's all!" ”

For the nomads in the north, the most terrible thing is the bad weather in winter, once the food and other material reserves are insufficient, they must go south to plunder, compared to the Roman Empire, the Xiongnu Empire is much worse than the Roman Empire in terms of scientific and technological level and civilization, Qin Dong is most worried about the Eastern Roman Empire's economic blockade of him, so that he can not buy the corresponding materials, there is no sufficient strategic materials, how can he develop armed forces to protect himself and his territory in the next civil strife? How can we have enough weapons and other supplies to defeat other forces? Therefore, Qin Dong must ensure that the back is safe, he went to Constantinople before for such a purpose, but he messed up halfway.

Leo frowned and said, "If according to Lord Qin Dong's conditions, there are these clauses in the agreement between Lord Qin Dong and Marcian, so you don't need to waste time and energy to support me, right?" ”

Qin Dong shook his head and said: "It's different, it's very different, Lord Leo, please think about it, I kidnapped Marcian here, although I didn't abuse him much, but he is the emperor after all, and being captured by me like this is a great shame for an emperor like him, do you think I really believe that he will abide by the agreement?" Maybe he has long wanted to go back and take revenge on me, but Leo is different, we have common interests, I need to be friendly with your country, I need to be able to buy enough supplies in your country, I need a stable border, I need a smooth trade route, and you need a higher platform to display your ambitions, there is no conflict between me and you, there is no hatred, and you have the conditions and qualifications for me to support you! For you, when you ascend the throne, let the borders be peaceful, let the domestic commerce be more developed, let the tax revenue be more, let the people live better, effectively improve, and ease the domestic contradictions, isn't this what you need to do as an emperor? That's where we have a common aspiration, isn't it? ”

When Qin Dong finished speaking, Leo's whole temperament changed, his face was calm, his temperament was calm, as a political character, nothing was right or wrong for him, as long as he could achieve his political goals, any means could be used, kill the emperor? It's not like no one has done this kind of thing, some people have been stinking for thousands of years, and some people are famous for thousands of years, just become kings and lose crimes, who cares about what happens after death? Anyone who cares about what others say about him after death, such a person will definitely not succeed, he must have worries and bonds, how can he achieve great things?

Leo said in a deep voice: "Okay, Lord Qin Dong is a character, today you and I will make a secret covenant here, leave the murder to you, and I will handle the rest, if I am lucky enough to be able to ascend the throne as emperor, the agreement between you and me will officially take effect, and then we will go through the process and announce the agreement to the world!" ”

Qin Dong nodded, "Lord Leo really has the qualifications of a hero, I will say that I am not mistaken, then we will reach an agreement!" As he spoke, he beckoned to the soldiers more than 20 meters behind him.

After a soldier saw Qin Dong beckoning, he immediately took out two copies of the secret agreement that had been written and walked over quickly and put them on the table, Qin Dong immediately asked the soldier to withdraw the drinks and dishes, spread the two secret contracts on the table, one to Leo, and sign his name at the check-in place, and then exchange signatures with each other after both of them signed, so that the secret covenant was officially concluded.

After each of them collected the original text of the secret agreement, the two of them each retreated to the front of the army with their soldiers, and Qin Dong immediately found Liu San and secretly instructed him to put a chronic attack of poison in Marcian's lunch, and Liu San took the order and left.

After the two sides had lunch, Qin Dong ordered Marcian and the carriage he was riding in to be sent to Leo in front of the two armies to take back, Marcian was quickly led over in the carriage and stopped beside Qin Dong, after Qin Dong signaled, a cavalryman stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage, Qin Dong looked at Marcian in the carriage and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I have received the ransom from your country and taken over the city of Dimit, in order to show my sincerity, I will let you go back first, I am still a trustworthy person, right?" I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will also be able to abide by the agreement and not do things that make others laugh! Come on, send the emperor away! ”

This is just a scene, Qin Dong for his own safety, in the civil strife will not be attacked on his back, can only destroy Marcian, a person who can be placed in his death at any time, and instead support Leo, Marcian pretended to be very scared on the surface, but in fact he was a hardliner character, which can be seen from his refusal to pay tribute to the Xiongnu Empire, but Leo is different, Leo is not a hardliner, Leo's strength is not in the military, but in the economy and politics, so Qin Dong would rather take the risk of killing Marcian, Also support Leo, so that his territory will not be attacked by the Eastern Roman Empire when the Xiongnu civil strife occurs. (To be continued......)