Belisarius had returned to the barracks the night before.

The warriors of the cavalry wing used the fastest speed to catch all the fleeing bandits like sheep, and by the way, they also wiped out more than 200 little minions in the castle.

In other words, thanks to the cooperation of those "deserters", they helped Belisarius open the city gate, and even let those minions come out on their own, which really saved a lot of effort.

During this period, the cooperation of these people can be called "seamless", with the "bitter hatred" for the former "comrades-in-arms" and the absolute support for the "righteous action" of Belisarius and others, so that he effortlessly fell the greatest merit of this battle to the head of the cavalry wing. And once again proved that "real hooligans, fake righteousness." This universal truth.

As for the little minions, they just left the castle to find themselves surrounded by enemies twice their size, and then they surrendered without hesitation and skill!

Whose life is not fate? Not to mention that these people are even more pitiful than those who leave the castle to fight, and those people can basically be regarded as Colster's cronies, Colster's vassals, more or less the boss eats meat, and he can still drink soup himself. These people, at most, are vassals of vassals, and they are not much better than slaves, they are all small robbers who have been caught in the original neighborhood, who work for free for Colester, and Dio and his group of brothers are currently in the same situation.

This is the end of the campaign, and after the road is corrected, Theodore's "miniature empire" will officially include it in his first domain.

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"You're looking for me, Caesar?"

Mesimus, dressed in military uniform, whispered into the slightly smaller tent and asked with his hands straightened behind his back.

Theodore sat in a somewhat exaggerated chair with a long desk in front of him, stacked with a pile of scrolls and a few thick tomes, resting on the back of his chair.

The slender candlesticks illuminate the interior, and a red carpet is laid under the feet, and a slightly monotonous single bed sits next to it, proving that this is both the master's study and his bedroom.

Out of the corner of his eye, Valens was standing outside the tent, patrolling back and forth, only occasionally glancing to his side.

"Ah, Mesimus!" said Theodore, in a cheerful tone, stood up and walked up to him, "don't stand there, come in quickly." ”

"Valens, go and ask the cook for me, what will I eat for lunch today?" Theodore shouted outside the tent, "Let him send it later, I'm not hungry yet, xiexie!"

With a slight nod, Valence turned away, looking at Mesimus, who was also looking at him, with a slight suspicion.

"Alright, don't stand there!" Theodore stretched out his hand and smiled, turning to the side, "Come in and sit down, it's still a little cold outside!"

Nodding his head, Mehemus was not polite, walked over to the desk, and sat down on a small chair in front of him.

"You might ask me that Weishenme is going to bring you, right?" asked Theodore as he sat down in his chair and smiled, "Tell me about it!"

"Yes, there is that doubt. This middle-aged soldier has always had a calm and calm look, or rather, the eyes that have seen too many things have always changed everywhere: "Moreover, you still have to break away from your captain?"

"I think you must be well aware that the next few days will not be as simple and straightforward as they are now. Theodore lowered his head and supported his chin with both hands: "But no matter how small Shili is, as long as there are people, it can't be simple." ”

"Could you please be clearer. ”

"Then I'll be straight to the point, Mehemus. Theodore raised his head and stared straight at him, "What do you think of the Senate?"

"Caesar, this" The middle-aged man was a little at a loss: "They are all your important ministers, assisting you in handling government affairs, governing the territory, and speaking for the people." ”

"Does this make you embarrassed?" Diodore asked, tilting his head, and laughed out loud, "It's rare, I don't think I've ever seen you like this!"

"I'm sorry, sir!"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood me. Theodore waved his hand: "You saw it all at the banquet last night, right?"

Mehemus nodded: "Yes, but I don't think it's disrespectful to you, Lord Herodotus just said what he thought was right." ”

"I don't deny what he said, yes, I'm still young and lack of exercise, and it seems right to have a group of experienced people to give advice, but ......" Theodore paused and looked at him seriously, "It doesn't mean that I have to entrust everything to them!"

"You don't trust them?"

"It should be said that all the power cannot be given to them. Theodore said, "I need a more professional group to handle my affairs, and not all of them rely on the Senate or go to the temple to ask God for divination." ”

"Mehemus, I need your help. ”

"But, Caesar. Mehemus said in a deep voice: "The responsibility of a soldier is to defend his family and country, and to go into battle to kill the enemy, not to engage in politics. ”

"I need a military minister who really understands the military, and who is loyal to me, Mehimus, you know more than I do. He crossed his fingers and looked at the middle-aged soldier in front of him: "Training recruits, arranging patrols, the guards of the town are responsible, the army sequence is arranged, and the military merits are rewarded, etc., etc., etc., these cannot be directly handed over to the army commander to be responsible, even if you trust them!"

"And what about Belisarius, he is loyal to you!"

"He can't, he's too young, although I'm not qualified to say that, and he doesn't have your qualifications and prestige, and he doesn't have the ability to mobilize the whole situation. Theodore said word by word: "You are the centurion of the Eagle Banner hundreds, and if you are mobilized, I have enough reason to convince the Senate." In any case, at least the army is absolutely impossible for me to let others get involved, or that sentence, no matter how trusted!"

Turning the quill pen in his hand, Theodore scribbled casually on the paper: "Military affairs, diplomacy, finance, law, supervision, these must be handed over to special people and departments to be responsible, and set up into a system, maybe there may be problems in the future, but this is definitely much better than leaving everything to the same group of people." ”

"Will they agree? I mean...... Senate. ”

"Don't worry, I won't let them hand over the right and position to govern, and besides, other positions other than military affairs will be selected in the Senate for the time being, and I think there will definitely be 'people of insight' willing to take them. Theodore smiled: "The so-called loyalty, in addition to life and death, is also one of the necessary conditions for giving it a visible future. ”

"You want to change tradition?!"

"If you don't have the courage and confidence to change, how can you be a good Caesar?!"

Mesimus didn't ask any more questions, but curled up with a frown, his hands clenched into fists, but he still kept trembling slightly, and his eyes were uncertain.

Theodore chuckled, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, waiting for his answer, yes, it was only a matter of time.

Theodore wasn't really a ruler, but he at least knew that all the rulers on Shijie were doing one thing - decentralization and centralization.

If you look at the history of Chinese dynasties, you can understand that from the earliest co-governance of the world, then the three princes and nine secretaries system, the three provinces and six ministries, the cabinet, and the rulers of the Military Machinery Department cannot take all the power to themselves, but they will not hand over all the power to others, they will all share power, so that their subordinates do not have the opportunity to monopolize power, and at the same time will centralize power, no matter what, they still have the final say.

Performing their duties is not only conducive to improving work efficiency, but also reducing the probability of corruption - of course, corruption is always a joke if you want to completely eradicate it, and modern governments can't do it, don't expect it to be done in ancient times, what he really wants is that the other party has no opportunity to use the rights they have given them, and then in turn to blackmail themselves - this kind of thing is not uncommon in the senate in Roman history.

In the imperial era, the Roman emperors also used some freed slaves as their right and right hands to free themselves from the shackles of the Senate, and these people were also powerful and loyal—because their power came from the emperor, but this was not what Theodor wanted, he wanted a system that actually worked, not a few paid servants.

What Theodore really wanted was to replicate the imperial examination system in ancient China, which history has shown to be the most efficient and perfect system of officials, at least in ancient times, and it has been used ever since.

But it would be a big project, and the obstacles would be greater than expected—a system, if no one agrees, would be useless, so for Theodore, it would be good for him to be able to accomplish a little, no matter how much.

"Caesar!" Valens' voice rang out outside: "Councilor Herodotus asks to see you!"

Mesimus glanced back in astonishment, and Theodore smiled and sat up, "Let him in." ”

The white figure walked up to Theodore: "I wish you good health, Caesar!"

"I'll wait a little longer. Theodore looked at Mesimus next to him and turned his head: "I want to know now, what is the answer to the Senate?"

Herodotus exhaled a long breath, and his tepid eyes lowered: "After careful discussion, the colleagues of the Senate have decided to accept your proposal, and are willing to help you form other functional departments and formulate rules and regulations. There's one request, though!"

"What?!"

"Tribus! Tribus can't be held again!"

"Citizens' assembly? Theodore shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly: "I am not the kind of person who is self-righteous, and I have no intention of rebuilding a republic, at least for the time being, this system is far from being as efficient as the Senate." ”

"Many good Caesars have said and done this, but without exception, they are extremely greedy people. Herodotus sighed and pressed his forehead: "They controlled the power during their lifetime, but they are unwilling to give it to others after death, even if it is their own descendants! It is embarrassing to 'return' the rights to the people when they are about to die, to earn enough reputation, and to attack the Senate by means of controlling the hearts of the people!"

"I said I would do it. Theodore whispered.

"I hope so. ”

"So, ...... the person I recommend?"

"The Senate is also reputable, and the Minister of War and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are appointed by you. Herodotus replied, "In addition, we will nominate you a good justice, and I am sure you will be satisfied." ”

"The best!" Theodore nodded, turning his gaze to Mesimus, "Well, I have already received the answer from the Senate, what about yours?"

Mesimus stood up, his hands straight, and his eyes fixed on Theodore.

"Do your will, Caesar!"

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