"Don't worry, I'll be there soon. Theodore nodded, looked at Mesimus behind him, and said with a smile: "Please go and change into robes, you two, I don't think our chief senator will want to see you walk into the Senate chamber wearing a suit of armor, and I don't want to continue to irritate him now." ”

"Follow your will, my Caesar. Mesimus gladly agreed. Tapping Quintus on the shoulder, the two generals turned and left the reception room, led by the servants, to the changing room.

Salald, who remained in the room, let out a long breath, watched the two leave, and closed the door with his hand. Throwing the envelope on the table, he sat down and skillfully took the flask and poured himself a glass, and watched with a complaining face as Theodore was still tidying up the table without hurrying.

"What's the matter? Is it because you're not satisfied with my wine here?" asked Theodore, with a slight smirk, "or do you think I should go south at once—well, that's right." After all, the soldiers of Salion have suffered a lot of losses, and it is reasonable for you to think that I did something wrong, and I should apologize to you. ”

"How can I complain of you, my Majesty of Honor!" said Salald with a sneer, "I should congratulate you on finding the best governor to build you a castle." ”

"It's still being discussed, and I can't settle it right now. The elders and the adults need more consultation before they can come up with ideas. Theodore said flatly: "It depends on the result." ”

"You're not going to let Terenus be the governor of Savincro, you're not going to take that risk. Salald said suddenly: "From the beginning, your only plan was to let the El Knight Captain take this position, there can be no second candidate, Tyrenus is Helena's most reliable and core strength, you will not let him go!"

"So you want to go!" Theodore turned suddenly, and with a wave of his long sleeves, the neatly arranged scrolls on the table suddenly scattered on the floor. The young emperor still had a slight smile on his face: "Am I right, you golden lion? you can't wait to go to Severcro to fight!"

When he saw Aaron off, Theodore noticed that Salald had a look of envy and jealousy. When he saw that his friends could gallop in the north, he could only shrink into the hall of the Imperial Council, arguing with a group of old men who were many years older than him over rules and regulations.

Salald is eager to show himself, and in a way he is more expressive than Aaron, whose goal is to be a good knight, and the Golden Lion doesn't just want to do that. He hopes to become the best Ultok, and when the descendants of the family in later generations mention their names, they can proudly list their own exploits one after another, the proud Ultok, the proud Golden Lion!

Theodore knew this all too well—both in the Battle of Severcro. Or in the Forest of Silence, in any meeting, at any banquet, in any battle. Regardless of his results, the golden lion in a red robe and holding a big sword and battle axe high is the most eye-catching, and no one can erase his exploits.

He had been too depressed about this friend during this time, and Theodore blinked. But it was impossible to make Salad the governor of Severcro, so he could only say in a suppressed voice: "There is no one more suitable than the El Knight Chief, he is the Severcro Knight Chief, he knows the situation best, and he hates the orcs to the core. ”

Hearing this, Salald's face darkened. However, he had already understood that he couldn't decide easily, so it didn't matter, and eased his mood a little: "If this is your idea, then I have no opinion." But how are you going to make him this governor? What is Severcroa?Farmland, farmer, woods, fish ponds...... Nothing! What did he do to help you build a castle, a pile of broken stones?"

"Severcro is really barren. Theodore couldn't bear to say a few words. If Salald had gone, he would have had his family and many merchants with whom he had trade to support him. Gritted his teeth and said: "But after all, he is for Rome, and I will ask Chancellor of the Exchequer Antonio to help him contact the material merchant." Expenses can be squeezed out of the Kwyn River. I'm sure they'll be happy to see it. ”

"Besides, in addition to the original army of Severcro, I will have my knight chief, Shelgoy, his deputy, in addition to the original army of Severcro. Speaking of this, Theodore, the leader of the knights, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. There may not be a knight in the whole north who has no more presence than Shelgoy, and of course it has to do with Rome itself.

After the Battle of the Silent Forest, Shelgoy's job, in addition to following the chief instructor of Quintus, was to help Theodore recruit wandering knights and many mercenaries who were very prestigious in the north. Theodor was very uneasy about these people, and it was better to let them wander back and forth in his own territory than to gather them all and make it easier to manage.

Up to now, the knight commander has two auxiliary wings, more than 800 infantry, more than 420 cavalry, and corresponding baggage carriages. And it was divided into the establishment of the Caesarea garrison by the chief instructor of Quintus, which is really much wider than the precarious days of the past.

"I'm sure my knight-elder, who has long been dissatisfied with the job of escorting caravans or running errands and delivering letters. Theodore smiled slightly: "I believe that being the deputy of a famous knight will make him happy." ”

"As for you, Salald, my dear friend. Theodore stared at those sharp eyes: "It's not yet time for you to appear, and it's impossible for me to lose someone I absolutely trust when Aaron leaves." You're my trump card, and I won't use you until no one is available. ”

"Okay, but now this 'trump card' of yours is too tired to work, and you urgently need to find a place to take a bubble bath, eat a big meal, and sleep peacefully, and forget about today's events. Salald stood up boredly and glanced at Theodore helplessly: "I don't think you need me to care about sending you when you go to a meeting with the adults, my honorable Emperor Theodore of the Holy Roman Empire?"

"Let's go to the baths across the street, which are less crowded and are said to satisfy a few ...... The more unspeakable requests were the warmth of the girls there—Belisarius told me. Theodore grinned: "If you want to hunt, look for Elendil, he knows best, go to Caesarea Harbor for fishing, but don't drive the fishing boat too far, lest the already angry Ryan Highlanders mistake the boat for the Misty Mountain People!"

"Write more about your kindness, I think I can still tell the difference!" The golden lion, who was blocked by Theodore, walked out of the reception room in annoyance, and without looking back, mounted his war horse, and left the Senate.

Although the adults who came to the Senate were well aware of the reasons for their visit, the progress of the meeting was still full of twists and turns. The lords of the River Kwyn were concerned about their own interests, but having been attacked by orcs once, they were willing to agree to provide sufficient funds for the reconstruction of the fortress of Severcro.

But what really worried them was Theodore's other proposal - Rome was now facing an enemy invasion, and it could happen at any time, Rome needed more troops, needed a steady stream of soldiers to fight for Rome, and the current situation was that the fledgling empire could not provide so many soldiers.

The former Eastern Roman Empire, known as the "Byzantine Empire", gave Theodore a new way of thinking, which was an extreme practice of classifying all peasants on the land as soldiers, but it was also the result of the historical context of the time. Rome today is not facing the same situation, but there are many things to learn from.

All the peasants in the empire were obliged to serve in the army, and they could form a large reserve army to provide Rome with the most abundant source of soldiers - but again, this required the cooperation of all the nobles in the province, and the advantage of this method was that there were plenty of soldiers, and the disadvantages were obvious - such an army was not destined to be well-trained, and the fate of using militia against orcs was best illustrated by the battle of the Cwyn River.

According to Theodore's vision, Rome should have two kinds of soldiers: peasant soldiers who served in the fields, who were responsible for maintaining local law and order, managing roads, and receiving a certain degree of training during the agricultural period, and the other was a formal legion, whose task was to be stationed in the key areas of the empire, and who could assemble at any time and go to different battlefields according to orders.

But it wasn't just talking, it took a long time to grind - Theodore had already tried it once in the Roman territory, and it was barely successful, and he could muster fifteen thousand reserve legions in the Haringos region whenever he needed to, and another ten thousand or so if needed. However, it is difficult to carry it out, and the Senate naturally cannot easily agree to such a decree that will obviously increase the power of the provincial aristocracy, and the addition of two hundred seats in the Senate has already made them reluctant.

But there are not too many people who say anything about the affairs of the Savencro Province - although this position is very glorious, but the extremely completely destroyed Savencro territory is simply a wasteland, and naturally no one will be greedy, and the El Knight deserves his name.

At the end of the meeting, there were some discordant episodes, when a messenger returning from the Far North Ice Field brought news that Theodore left suddenly, and then everyone knew something.

Lord Aaron Brennus, something has happened! (To be continued......)