"Do you feel that something is wrong?"

In the room, Theodora looked worried.

"Oh, don't be sad, let's have a drink." Dehuan next to him disagreed, took a glass of wine, and wanted to hand it to her.

"Stop drinking!" Theodora glared at him, "Look back! ”

"Huh?"

Tuhuan turned his head and looked, but all he saw was the cheering crowd in the camp. In the distance, the high walls stood firmly in the night, and nothing unusual was seen.

"Nothing?" Dehuan said strangely.

As he spoke, a group of soldiers came over with two hundred households. Their cloaks were all pinned with polished bronze coats of arms with the lines of the cross and the sun. In other words, these people are all veterans who have beheaded more than level five. One of the hundred households even pinned a silver olive branch to his chest, which means that this person has at least made the "four major merits", that is, a kind of beheading, capturing the flag, ascending first, and trapping the battle.

This dinner is mainly entertained by this kind of veterans, so it is not surprising that the proportion of people with military merits in the crowd attending is extremely high.

Everyone came over and greeted Tuhuan. Someone handed over half a glass of wine and shouted, "Taiji, we toast you!" May the Lord of hosts bless you in all battles! ”

Tuohuan took the wine glass they handed over, greeted everyone, and drank it all. Then he raised the cup he had just given to Theodora, and shouted: "I also give you a cup, and may St. George bless you, so that you can all return home safely with glory!" ”

The crowd cheered. Someone brought barrels and poured them all on them, so that everyone could drink bitterly. The atmosphere was jubilant again.

He drank again, poured a lot of money with others, and walked over a little drunkenly and looked at Theodora.

"You...... Why don't you have a few drinks with everyone? "His tongue stiffened slightly,

"Forget it, everyone likes you, you just have to deal with it." Theodora avoided a half-step to prevent the smell of wine from flying to him.

"No. Didn't the officers and soldiers be very happy when you gave your speech just now? "I haven't drunk and confused, and pointed out directly.

Theodora shook her head helplessly.

She also knows that it is important to have a good relationship with these people, but in this regard, she really might as well be happy. This guy can mingle with everyone anytime and anywhere, and Diodora has a hard time doing it even if he had the heart - or rather, he may have been able to do it so well because he didn't want to.

The thought annoyed Theodora a little. Because as we all know, the cornerstone of the Purple Horde was the army. If she doesn't get along well with these people as well as Tuhuan and others, it means that she is not suitable for a leadership role in this country. And she doesn't know how to redeem this disadvantage through hard work.

Still, she quickly picked herself up. Now there are things to solve in front of me, and I don't have time to think about so many other things.

She ignored the joy for the time being, turned away, and went to find her parents.

At the door of the big tent in the center of the camp, there was a circle of people. All the ministers and generals gathered there, and the Khan stood in the middle, drinking with a few low-ranking officers with laurels.

These people are the most outstanding soldiers on the battlefield in this war. One of them, Theodora had known before. He was still an ordinary soldier when he set out on the expedition, but later as a scout, he fought with the enemy more than ten times, beheaded nearly thirty ranks, and intercepted the messengers of the Alemanni people asking for help, and saw through the enemy's plot to surrender. Therefore, after a war, he has been promoted to the captain of the cavalry brigade and is waiting to be transferred to his post.

At this moment, Theodora couldn't squeeze in, so he walked to the side and said hello to everyone.

Everyone was very polite to her, and the people outside got out of the way. She lifted her skirt and walked around the empty barrel on the ground to find her mother, who was standing behind.

At this time, Queen Anna was also greeting others. Prime Minister Wang's wife, as well as the families of several other generals, were next to her. However, she was not too busy, and when she saw Theodora approaching, she turned to greet her.

"What about Constantine?" She glanced at both sides and asked, "Didn't you let him follow?" ”

"He went drinking with the others." Theodora said, "He can handle it on his side, but I have other things." ”

The mother seemed to notice that something was wrong with her expression, so she greeted the men and led her back to the tent.

"What's wrong?" She glanced at Theodora again and asked in a whisper.

"Is there a problem in the city today?" Theodora also asked bluntly: "I just saw smoke rising from there." ”

"The ...... of this big night," the queen muttered, turned her head, found the tent blocking the view, and pulled her back to the clearing: "What smoke do you mean?" ”

"Maybe it's a fire, black smoke rising." Theodora said.

"Why?" The queen looked at it again: "And it's so dark, and the walls are so high." It may be fine during the day, but at this time, it is estimated that there is black smoke and it is not clear to see. Are you feeling unwell? Have they squeezed you? ”

"No, not that." Theodora hurriedly explained.

"I know your thoughts." The queen disagreed: "Do you think it's unfair to see Constantine so popular?" He only cares about drinking, ignoring you, and you run away in anger? ”

"Uh......"

"I don't know you yet." The queen smiled: "You kid, your ambition is too great. When you gave a speech just now, everyone cheered so much, and they were not satisfied? ”

"I don't think that's appreciating and embracing me at all." Theodora said: "You see, Constantine did not participate in this war, and neither did I. But everyone was happy to associate with him, and it was just a tribute to me. After all, isn't it because he will soon really lead the army and lead everyone to victory, and I will never have that chance? ”

"My appearance is not so much to show my ability and will, but to show the attitude of the royal family. It doesn't matter what I say myself. I was there, and the act itself was enough to complete ninety percent of the task. She said a little bitterly, "People don't really care about what I say. I'm just a pretty vase character. ”

"What do you think?" The queen disagreed: "If everyone is so popular with the soldiers, then we in Rome should also fight a civil war." ”

"Moreover, Rome is a big country. There are a lot of jobs in our lives. It is a job to praise and entertain veterans, and it is also a job to deal with these ladies and ladies. ”

"You don't think it's a good response, but even if it's just being a vase, it's part of the job. Whether it's history, or our generations, the records are very clear - most of the time, it is true that there is not even a qualified vase. ”

"Don't think that the court is omnipotent, the Roman dynasties are much more grassy than you think. And those other regimes are not as good as Rome. Being able to rely on grace, appearance, and charm to do a good job of soothing people's hearts is enough to leave a name throughout history. She said, shaking her head.

"And, how many people can speak? You are the closest to the boy of the Guo family, have you ever watched him speak? You've spoken in public at least a few times, and at least everyone cheers each time. The queen reminded: "All of Rome, those who have this opportunity can already be counted on two hands." ”

"When I first married your father, I also went to the barracks to give a speech, trying to get acquainted with the soldiers, but I was ridiculed by them. Until now, the Li family, father and son, still look at me unpleasantly. You're already a lot better than your mother. ”

"Guo Kang? You're underestimating him. Theodora paid attention to the other details of her mother's words: "Believe me, I know him too well. This man looked silent, but he was actually very good at calling people. I don't think he can be worse than me in speech. ”

The queen was a little helpless, but Theodora put on a posture of "no one knows Guo Kang better than me", and she couldn't help it. In the end, I had to make concessions.

"Okay, okay, you're reasonable." She smiled wryly and said, "I'll go and ask your father." See what they find. ”

With that, she pulled Theodora and returned to the crowd.

(End of chapter)