The originally deserted hall suddenly became lively, the peeled and washed cows were placed on the grill in the center of the hall, and the servants sprinkled the grill with spices such as salt and pepper while turning the grill, and the golden roasted whole beef was filled with a strong fragrance, and the delicate fat turned into oil and water on the surface with an attractive luster.

The Gatu had no chairs, and the sides of the hall were lined with blankets of all kinds, and large wooden plates were placed on large pieces of roasted meat and short knives for cutting meat. The naked samurai shouted a trumpet and carried huge barrels filled with horns inlaid with gold and silver.

With a crisp silver bell, young girls jumped out from behind the curtains on both sides of the hall, and the close-fitting short-sleeved patterned shirts and trousers showed the girls' figures vividly. Laughing and jumping, twisting the narrow waist around the guests, beating small drums and blowing the shepherd's flute, accompanied by the trumpets of the Gato warriors, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and the comfortable atmosphere permeated the hall.

As the most distinguished guest, Belisarius sat down on a blanket closest to the Duke of Alama as a matter of course, and it was only then that he could see what the person he was going to visit looked like.

Duke Allama's hair was gray, draped behind his head, but he couldn't tell that he was an old man on his red face, he didn't even have a forehead line, his eyes were bright, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his hearty daxiao voice was even more confident. Alama's hands were clean, only the palms were rough, and the calluses on his hands were almost impossible to hold into his fists--Belisarius pouted and observed, and drank the wine from his glass—this was a fierce enemy!

"How about the Romans, are the Gatu people still in the habit of drinking mare's milk wine?" Duke Hahadaxiao sat down and patted Belisarius on the shoulder vigorously, his face was full of red light: "Now you can't say that I didn't entertain you!"

"The enthusiasm of the people of Cato is truly ...... Direct!" Belisarius raised the corners of his mouth and said with a relaxed smile: "When you arrive in Rome, I will also let you taste the wines of Rome." ”

"Don't say such polite words! you are now in my house in Alama and not in your stone castle!" said Duke Arama with a feigned anger. He picked up the horn glass and hit the glass of Belisarius, and the milky white wine spilled everywhere: "It's the same here as my own home, drink this cup!"

"The mellow aroma of the glass of wine makes people intoxicated, lingering and forgetting to return to the drunken sleep..."" Belisarius squinted his eyes, half-awake and sang: "The beauty lies on her side and turns Ayaluo, singing and dancing to move the golden lotus~"

"Oh sounds inexplicable, ahhahaha......" Allama sneered, "If you like any of the girls here, they are all daughters of decent families, and this kind of banquet is the best time for them to find a husband!"

"I have to admit that the Romans now seem to be more ...... in this regard Guard. , suddenly found that Caesar did not like too unrestrained and enthusiastic banquets, and the lord has been promoting the ancient Spartan rules in Caesarea, and the result is to create a simple fool like Ustin!" Belisarius muttered, and when he turned his head, a girl in a green dress was smiling and standing behind him, pouring himself wine.

"Xiexie, beautiful young lady, may you allow me to guess your name...... Maybe. The name of a flower?" Belisarius's eyes lit up, and the girl blushed and walked away with small steps, and the crisp sound of bells made Belisarius realize that the sound came from her ankles—a string of silver bells hung from the ankles of her white and smooth little feet. "Escaped" out of the hall with a clink.

"Venus, she must have been blessed by you. ”

"Arjuna, my youngest daughter. The Duke of Allama looked at Belisarius, who was a little distracted, with a smug look on his face: "There are hundreds of young men who have proposed to her!"

"None of my sons are like mine!How can the warriors of the Emerald Prairie know only to read those useless books?!" Alama pressed Belisarius's shoulder in an encouraging tone: "How about it, be my son!"

Belisarius took a sip of the sullen wine. The throat twitched incessantly. He didn't know what this somewhat overly "bold" Duke of Alama meant, perhaps he was using this way to show friendship to Rome, or something else. Belisarius wasn't sure. But he remembered the mission Theodore had told him to come to demonstrate and win over the Cato at all costs.

"Thank you for your generosity, but ......" Belisarius smiled and shook his head: "I am a Roman, and I cannot betray my lord and my warriors." ”

"Aren't you afraid I'm going to hold you here?" a wicked smile appeared on Alama's face, "Or are you so confident that I won't do anything crazy?"

"I'm sure you won't do that, because you're Duke Allama, the only master of the Emerald Savannah. Belisarius also smiled: "The main thing is that you are a smart man and know what is best for you. ”

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When night fell, Alama was still brightly lit, the feast was not over, the guests and hosts were still enjoying the joyful time, and the Romans and Cato embraced each other as if they had become so close that they were inseparable from each other.

At the invitation of Alama, Belisarius rode his beloved horse out of town with the Duke of Marions to "browse the scenery of the emerald meadows". Of course, there is no so-called scenery in the dark night, there are no street lamps and no torches, and the grassland at night is like a sleeping shijie, plunged into boundless darkness.

"I don't understand, Weishenme your Caesar, Theodore Julian, who wants to draw me into his alliance? ”

"It's not that Caesar wants to draw you into the League, it's that your every move is a manifestation of this, Duke Alama. Belisarius replied with a smile: "You were saying, 'Come to me quickly,' and Caesar sent me and asked me to grant your wish." ”

"I'm going to join your alliance?!" the duke questioned, "Savinclo has nothing to do with the Emerald Prairie, the orc soldiers can't get here, the only enemies of the Gatu are the Misty Mountain barbarians hiding in the mountains and shivering, I'm going to send my own people to death in a place I've never been before?!"

"Because there is Sevincro, a fortress in the north of Zuihou. Belisarius replied, "And you have not been making this point of view all along, my Lord Duke." ”

"The recapture of Severcro would have been an easy task for Rome, but the key to the problem was the attitude of the northern lords, who had fought under Caesar for the first time, and which was of an unusual nature. Caesar must make sure that all the lords will keep the promise - there is no excuse not to come!"

"What does this have to do with the Cato people?" the old man asked, "You still haven't answered my question, it doesn't matter if your Caesar wants to defend the north and wants to become the emperor of men, but the Cato people will only stay in the steppe, we don't owe anything to the southerners, we have never received any reward against the Misty Mountains, and the Catons have nothing to do with the south!"

"But if Marions can't show his friendliness, the lords of the Kwyn will not dare to send their troops lightly, and they fear that your knights will take advantage of it. Belisarius said in a deep voice: "You say that Caesar is persecuting you, why are you not persecuting Caesar, you have no choice but to make him have no choice." ”

"Either you are wooed to join the Gatu in our common alliance, Marions' rangers are the most haode in the north, and Marions's war horses will become a pillar of the north. Belisarius said: "Or, we can only destroy any possible hidden danger first, after all, Caesar cannot rush to send troops when there is a threat from behind." ”

"If it is really necessary, Caesar will mobilize the entire northern Liliang to attack the emerald steppe in an all-out way to eliminate the hidden danger. Belisarius turned to Duke Allama, "Do you plan to make enemies of the whole north?"

"You're threatening me. The old man sneered: "I will entertain you warmly, as generously as a guest." And in exchange for a threat, do you want me to reacquaint myself with you Romans?"

"Let's talk about the conditions, I'm not a qualified diplomat, this game of debate really doesn't suit my character and style. Belisarius pouted: "Caesar is generous, more generous than you think." Just mention any condition, and we will do our best to satisfy you. ”

"Condition, I have only one condition. Duke Allama laughed out loud: "You marry a daughter of mine, and then Marions will join the alliance of the new emperor." As a dowry, 2,000 Gato warriors will become your subordinates!"

"The Gato do not bow their heads to outsiders. Allama said in a deep voice: "But if it is said to be his own family, it is different, think about it, be my son." ”

"I've always been very resistant to young and beautiful young ladies, but ......" Belisarius twitched the corners of her mouth: "That Miss Arjuna, it doesn't seem to be sixteen years old, right?"

"Actually, thirteen years old. Allama admitted: "But so what, at the age of sixteen, she can be a mother in Marions." ”

"............" Belisarius hesitated for a moment as if he were thinking, and then he often let out a sigh of relief, and agreed in a very "scoundrel" tone.

"Oh, well, it looks like hundreds of girls are going to be grieved about what is going on!" (to be continued......)