Volro, the envoy of the Ostrogothic envoy, and Barrick, the envoy of Gerpid, were overjoyed when they heard that Leo I had finally made a sudden decision to restrict the flow of important strategic goods into the Xiongnu, and the two immediately knelt down on one knee again and shouted: "Great Augustus, your wise decision will win the respect of the world forever!" ”

Although it only restricts the trafficking of important strategic materials such as coins, ironware, grain, cloth and silk fabrics to the Xiongnu, this is enough to cause dissatisfaction among the Xiongnu authorities, especially the hardliners and expansionists led by Qin Dong will inevitably use this as a reason to find trouble with the Eastern Roman Empire, as long as the Xiongnu and the Eastern Roman Empire are at a low point in diplomatic relations, then the military strength of the Xiongnu will inevitably be tilted to the east, so that the deployment of military forces in the west will be weakened. This gave the Ostrogoths and Gepid the opportunity to migrate south from the Huns.

Leo I didn't express any opinions, but listened to the debates between the two factions, and when the arguments between the two factions were at their most intense, no one in the court knew why Leo I had suddenly made such a decision, in fact, only Leo I himself knew why.

I think that Leo I was also born in a famous family, and later entered the officialdom of the Eastern Roman Empire, after more than twenty or thirty years, he can be described as a veteran of officialdom, what storms have not been seen? When Dirmit and Qin Dong signed the secret treaty, he was coerced, enticed, and even intimidated by Qin Dong, and the situation at that time is now in Leo I's mind as if it were yesterday, and he will never forget the humiliation he was subjected to.

Now, as an emperor, as Augustus as the largest country in the whole of Europa, across the Eurasian continent, should he still endure this humiliation? The scene of Qin Dong insulting him was like a thorn piercing his heart for so many years. In the dead of night, the stinger that pierced his heart would emerge and lead him into a nightmare, and the great Augustus would never be able to go on like this again. The humiliation you have suffered must be returned, otherwise you will not be able to sleep well.

Restricting the flow of important strategic materials into the Xiongnu is only the first step, and in order to take revenge, it is necessary to first limit the growth of the enemy's strength, and the means of limiting the growth of the enemy's strength is to let the enemy have no food to eat, so that the enemy has no weapons to use, and the enemy has no clothes to wear.

Since the emperor has made a decision, the officials in the hall naturally can't argue anymore. To argue again is to question the Emperor's decision, and in this era the nature of the decision to question the Emperor was very strict, and all the officials bowed to Leo I. And shouted loudly: "Augustus is wise! ”

Leo I waved his hand: "Disperse, the two messengers, Zeno, Bishop Anatorius, Antemius, and Basiliscus stay!" ”

Zeno was the governor of Isuria, and it was he and Leo I who secretly formed an alliance with Leo I, who married his daughter to Zeno. Zeno agreed to support Leo I in marrying Pulkaria. Becoming emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, the two agreed that Zeno would be eligible to inherit the throne after the death of Leo I.

Anatorius, the patriarch of the diocese of Constantinople, was a representative figure of the Orthodox Church, and there was probably no clergyman in the church who had a higher status than Pope Leo I in Rome. As the head of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, he also had another title: "Archbishop of Constantinople - Second Rome". The Patriarch of Constantinople was not the same person as the Patriarch of Constantinople, who was the head of the Latin Church (Catholic Church) of Constantinople.

Antemius was a famous general of the Eastern Roman Empire. Born into a high-ranking family in Constantinople. His father, Procopius, had represented the Eastern Roman Empire on an expedition to Persia, and he himself. He married the daughter of the previous emperor, Marcian. As a result of this connection, Antemius held many high-ranking positions in the Eastern Roman Empire in his early years, and once led an army to defeat the Huns on the Danube.

Since Antemius is the son-in-law of the previous emperor Marcisian, after Marcian died, then he should have the right to inherit the throne, in fact, otherwise, the queen Pulkaria at that time was the most legitimate heir to the imperial power, because she was a member of the Theodosius family, she did not die, and married Leo I, so Leo I could become the emperor, and after Leo I became the emperor, in order to avoid suspicion, it was inconvenient to treat Antemius, after the death of Pulkaria, Antemius was very interested in Leo I, and surrendered the military power, which Leo I valued very much, and the military power in this era was full of infinite temptation. Antemius handed it over free of charge, and Leo I admired him even more, and allowed him to remain in power as the supreme military commander of the garrison of Constantinople.

Basiliscus, not long ago he was also a military attache in the embassy at Saidica, and he was added to the knighthood just after he was transferred back, no way, who made his sister Venina the new queen of Leo I, Venina threw a few winks, Leo I couldn't bear it, and obediently promoted Basiliscus to the military position, now he is a pivotal figure in the military, and at the same time became a member of the Senate like his sister Venina.

After the other officials had left the main hall, Leo I ordered the chamberlains to close the door of the temple and told them all to retreat before he spoke: "Now there are no idle people waiting here, two messengers, Augustus wants to tell Augustus that Diodmir and Aldaric should have something else to tell you to convey to Augustus before you come?" ”

Volro and Barrick glanced at each other, and then Barrick bowed and said: "Wise and wise Augustus, as you supposed, before we come, my king told his subordinates that if His Majesty decides to restrict the development of the Huns, then let His Majesty tell him that we Gepid are willing to form an alliance with the Eastern Empire and fight together against the Huns, but now there is a problem, our people are surrounded by the Huns, and the Huns will inevitably take action against us in the near future, It doesn't matter if the Huns wiped out our people, but after they eliminated us, the Huns will point the finger at His Majesty Xià Eastern Empire, His Majesty Xià is so wise and wise, of course he understands this, so we should unite, and if we don't want to be annihilated by the Huns, we must jump out of the encirclement of the Huns, so my king decided to move south and settle down in the Alps near the Ostrogothic, but we need His Majesty's help, after our people jump out of the encirclement of the Huns, We can deal with the Huns together with His Majesty! ”

This is Volo also stood up at the right time and said: "Your Majesty, my king also explained to his subordinates in this way, our clan is willing to form an alliance with the Eastern Empire of His Majesty together with the Gepid people, and only with the strength of our countries can it be possible to defeat the Huns, and only then can the Huns not be broken."

Empress Venina, Zeno, Bishop Anatorius, Antemius, Basiliscus, and others listened attentively, but none of them spoke, and each of them had a very rich expression on their faces, apparently using their brains at high speed to analyze what Volro and Barrick had said.

Leo I nodded, obviously agreeing with Volro's statement, he turned his head to look at Anatorius and asked, "Patriarch, what do you think will be the reaction of the Huns, especially Qin Dong, after Augustus issued an edict prohibiting the flow of strategic materials to the Xiongnu?" What do you think about this? ”

Anatorius bent down and saluted: "Dear Augustus, my opinion is not important, the important thing is that since His Majesty has issued an edict, he must make every effort to deal with the worst outcome, the worst result is the border of Qin Dong Chen's soldiers, it is also possible that he suddenly turned his face and directly entered the territory of our country to attack our city, but in my speculation, it is impossible for Qin Dong to do this, Qin Dong seems to be extremely rude, but in fact he is very scheming, otherwise he would not be able to push Enek to the position of Da Dan Yu as a puppet, And he himself is secretly controlling the trick, this trick is really clever, so that the king of the southern courtyard and the king of the western courtyard Urgan can't find an excuse to attack him at all, and he can use the name of the puppet Enek to wantonly attack Sambus and Urgan! ”

Leo I asked, "Then how do you think Qin Dong will deal with us suddenly restricting the entry of strategic materials into the territory of the Xiongnu?" ”

Anatorius thought for a moment and said: "I think he may make the embassy in Constantinople protest to our country and make threats, but he should not do anything else, because he has only been over the Northern Expedition for half a year, and the army is resting, and it is a hot day, so it is not suitable for war, and besides, he needs to govern the newly acquired vast land in the north, and he has no time to come and deal with us!" ”

Leo I pondered for a moment after hearing what Anatorius had said, and then asked Zeno and Antemius: "If Qin Dong really attacks us, when and where do you two think Qin Dong will attack?" ”

Only Zeno, Antemius, and Basiliscus were soldiers, and Leo I, of course, knew that Basiliscus had been promoted by him, and this man was young, had not fought in battle, and even if he had military talent, he would be inexperienced, so he did not ask him.

Zeno and Antemius glanced at each other, Zeno said: "Your Majesty, the only way for the Huns to attack us is from west to east in the Thracian region, and the distance from Edirne to Constantinople on this road is the most critical, so as long as we hold the city of Edirne, Qin Dong will have nothing to do with us, Attila took more than 70 cities overnight just because we were careless, and if we have precautions, it is impossible for Qin Dong to reproduce Attila's feat back then, Even if you send out troops, it will take time to prepare, at least two months! ”

Leo I nodded and said: "Alright then, your military is ready, all legions are stepping up combat readiness training, once the border beacon is lit, Augustus needs you to immediately go to the border to defend against the enemy!" ”

The generals knelt down on one knee before Leo I: "Obey Your Majesty's edict!" ”

Leo I then consulted with Volro and Barrick in detail, and finally signed a secret covenant, and in this way, the Eastern Empire, the Ostrogoths, and the Gerpid formed an anti-Hun alliance. (To be continued......)