"Now that the situation on this continent is actually very clear, Your Majesty the Emperor, you should join our side. Alex bowed deeply to Emperor Caligula, who had maintained the lowest respect for the great emperor.

Even after the rebellion led by the Holy See, planned by Richard, who had bizarre means but always had his own careful thoughts, and carried out by the nobles in the Kingdom League and the patriarchs of the Roman Empire, caused enough trauma to the Roman Empire, Caligula could still quickly organize the entire country into an iron plate, and only let the forces led by the Holy See be able to divide the two imperial provinces.

I have to say that Caligula's ability is still very outstanding.

At the very least, the plan to "dismember the empire" from last year to the present is now completely shattered.

Of course, among them, the "credit" of that damn guy named Richard is indispensable!

Now, though, it's time for reckoning!

If all goes well, Caligula should accept his advice and flank the Holy Clan with the Kingdom Alliance, oh no, they should be called outcasts by now.

In short, the Roman Empire, together with the Holy See, should punish the conspirator Richard who orchestrated all this!

"The situation on the continent is very clear? Are you calling Alex right? Who is it that gave you the courage to say this? The plot of the Holy See has been revealed, and your god can no longer carry out his plot in secret. According to what my men have heard, including the traitors of the Kingdom League, where your papal power is located, they are also beginning to be wary of you. So, now you say, let the Roman Empire join your power, who gave you the courage!" Caligula rubbed his temples to relax a little, he looked at Alex and smiled disdainfully.

Alex's eyes flashed coldly, he raised his head to look at Caligula, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I confess that the Lord is very annoyed by our temporary defeat. However, in my opinion, we are not a failure. Before his arrival, His Majesty Pope Peseni asked me to apologize to you on his behalf...... Indeed, within the empire, the riots that arose from Rome to the surrounding provinces were led by the Holy See...... Now that it's failed, I think we should calm down and talk about ......"

"Let's talk, what to talk about?' Caligula slowly stood up from his throne, his eyes full of anger, he looked at Alex, and said word by word, "You can go back...... Rest assured, please convey it to your Pope and to your allies. The peace treaty signed between me and the Kingdom Alliance twenty years ago is abrogated today. Prepare the Kingdom Alliance for the Holy See to recall all the so-called Knights of the Cathar, and at the same time, I will order the expulsion of all persons associated with the Holy See in the Empire...... Prepare for war! Rome is never afraid of war!"

With that, Caligula waved his hand, turned around and left the palace hall. Alex had just raised his head to say something, but two Praetorian Guards, dressed in fine armor and purple cloaks, quickly came to his side and very politely asked him to leave the place.

Alex sighed, and although he was reluctant, he still chose to leave.

Otherwise, he had no doubt that the two Praetorian Guards would aim their weapons at him!

After leaving the palace, Alex took a look at the city of Rome, which had already begun to be rebuilt, and his heart became even heavier.

While serving as the third diplomat of the Kingdom League, Alex was also a former nobleman from Rome and a cardinal of the Holy See.

He came this time to test Caligula's bottom line. After the failure to "dismember Rome", the goals of the Holy See also changed.

From occupying most of the territory of the empire and expanding the faith, to now choosing to cooperate with the empire and peacefully expand the faith.

But judging by Caligula's reaction just now, it is clear that he has no intention of coexisting peacefully with the Holy See!

He is even declaring war on the Holy See and the Kingdom League in disguise! This is intolerable.

If I'm not mistaken, the next thing the Empire has to do is go to war against the Kingdom League - after this damn winter created by Richard, of course!

In any case, Alex knew that he had to bring this news back to the Kingdom League and the Holy See, so that the leaders of the Kingdom League and the cardinals of the Holy See would know the attitude of the Emperor and the Empire!

Unbeknownst to Alex, just after he left the palace, Emperor Caligula returned to the council chamber again.

This time, instead of choosing to sit on the throne, he stood in Alex's position just now and looked respectfully at Caesar who was sitting on the throne!

"Did you hear that just now?, Dear Caesar!" Caligula's face could no longer see the rage just now, he bowed respectfully to look at Caesar, and continued: "If I am not mistaken, the Holy See should have sent an envoy to the Empire this time to discuss with us about the matter of faith......

"That's right, Caligula, you've grown a lot. Caesar looked at the respectful Caligula and nodded with satisfaction, and then, his face gloomy, he said slowly: "What do the Holy See and the God called Yahweh think...... We know that by now...... Once you have just promised him, then there can be no doubt that he will offer to assist us in dealing with traitors on the condition that we allow the Holy See to preach in the Empire...... It's good though, you didn't ask him to say Richard's name...... This means that, after he is gone, we can trumpet all that the Holy See has done in Rome...... Blame the Holy See for everything that was caused by that riot...... You're doing well, Caligula!"

"Thank you for the compliment, and now, what are we going to do?" Caligula straightened up, then asked suspiciously, "Also, Richard...... He probably wouldn't have done those things......"

"Now...... Just wait...... Richard is not the kind of person who sits and waits for death, and I think that his wife in the Holy See, your daughter, Fiona, should have already made the next decision of the Holy See...... Told him. As for the news obtained from the old gods of Rome, I think ...... We should check again...... It cannot be ruled out that those old gods created those ...... in order to separate us from Richard Caesar stood up, and he was now dressed in a whole splendid suit of armor with the inscription "The Great Lord" written in Latin. Caesar looked at Caligula and said coldly: "Richard should be trustworthy, those old gods in Rome and the Lord of the Holy See tell us almost at the same time that Richard led this riot...... Leaving aside the question of what might not be possible, if it was possible, why did Richard come to Rome to help us quell the riot? What's more, during the battle to recover Rome, I also heard the conversation between Richard and his son, and I was confident that the little guy named Will would not be able to find me. And from the first time I met Richard, his reaction told me...... He is trustworthy! The old gods of the Holy See and Rome want to use such clumsy means to drive a wedge between us and Richard...... Stupid!"

"Hmm...... We need not doubt Richard's loyalty, honorable Augustus!" Caligula nodded, and then there was a hint of nostalgia and ...... on his face Worried, he spoke: "Alas...... I just don't know how Fiona is doing in the Holy See now...... Before leaving, Richard warned us about the next move of the Holy See...... Now it seems that his prediction was correct. After a defeat, both the Holy See and the Kingdom League softened considerably, but they ......"

"They are not to be trusted, Caligula, and you have a lot to learn in this area!" Caesar shook his head, and he stood up and came to the half-open shutters of the council hall, through which he saw the city of Rome in full swing. Caesar looked at this vibrant landscape, his face still indifferent, and he then said coldly: "If their previous plan really succeeded, then Rome is now in disarray! Remember! Remember what I taught you, and let you show the toughness you just showed! This is the attitude of an emperor! But ...... We are in no hurry to engage them...... Let's refocus our eyes back home...... In the northern part of the Empire, with Richard in the way, neither the barbarians nor the Kingdom Alliance can threaten the Empire in a short period of time! Now, I think, we should deal with the old gods......"

"Yes, I see, Venerable Augustus, I will issue a decree tomorrow to invalidate the faith of the Old Gods and erect your statues throughout the Empire! to expand your faith!" Caligula bowed respectfully, the purple silk cloth was stretched tightly on his body, but fortunately, due to the good malleability of the silk, Caligula was able to barely complete the action.

Seeing Caligula's struggling appearance, Caesar, who turned around, frowned, and he said lightly: "Hmm...... I want you to do it yourself...... You're too fat, you need to move...... As Emperor of Rome, you are either a wise lord like Octavian, or like me, a leader respected by the legions......! Also, I need you to send someone to the north of the empire to find out the information of the Holy Clan! I always feel that although Richard is credible, he always has a special relationship with the barbarians!"