Caracalla had a headache sitting in Severus' seat.

Rome is a mess right now, a particularly bad mess.

Being half-disabled is actually nothing. After all, many legions have become stronger, and the overall strength has not declined much. However, the complete lack of reserves is a thorny problem.

What's more important is that in the previous war, there were too many barbarians who survived, especially the barbarians who followed Xinghan, who had more than 50,000 double talents, and a large army command seed.

Of course, for Rome, these are just hidden dangers and problems. The real trouble is that after the war, a bunch of prisoners were captured and the Xinghan army squatted directly in Jumeng City.

Although it was to capture the escaped Timur, it was obvious that Xinghan didn't want to leave just like that.

Octavian and the others also told Caracalla the previous information. After knowing Xinghan's conditions, Caracalla actually breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not a majestic monarch, he is just a puppet who was temporarily pushed up. He understands this very well, but after sitting in this position, he does not want to leave just like that.

It is a good condition for him to accept Xinghan's conditions and use Xinghan as his backer to stabilize the turbulent situation within Rome.

However, Caracalla did not express his thoughts. He is just a puppet now, and he can only be a puppet. Only when everything is settled, will he become a consul who is not worthy of the name.

"Your Majesty, it's time to talk to Emperor Xinghan!" Afrikasna knocked on the door and walked in.

"Afrikasna, my brother, don't do this when you are alone!"

Seeing Afrikasna, Caracalla finally managed to smile. To a certain extent, the two of them share a destiny.

The emperor and the vice-emperor both died in battle, and now they can be regarded as hugging each other for warmth.

Before his death, Penilence also planned the future for Afrikasna. If Severus did not die, he would be loyal to Severus. If Severus died, then he would be loyal to Caracalla.

Afrikasner complied with Penilens' suicide note. Although he did not deal with Penilens, he knew that his father's talents were not comparable to his own.

"Let's call you Your Majesty. Next, the test we have to face will really begin!" Afrikasner had a bitter look on his face.

All the Roman legions chose neutrality. The imperial dream of Nigel and Arnubis was shattered by Penilens and Severus. Now it is blocked by their sons. The tenth knight cannot help but They may always support Caracalla, but their current status is nothing more than rootless duckweeds.

Although in the face of the Mongol Yuan, under the supervision of the Mandate of Heaven, all the Roman senators broke up their families and defended the country, but when the Mandate of Heaven dissipated and reason returned, the Roman senators had already begun to fight for their own interests.

The Spanish province, originally under the protection of Penilence and commanded by Tacito, has now become the focus of competition for the interests of all parties. A rich province is a piece of fat for all Roman senators.

This is how human beings are. Before catastrophe, ugly struggles for interests are the most common situation.

Caracalla and Afrikasner were just like Liu Xie and Liu Bian in Luoyang back then. They had no say in many things.

"Let's go!" Caracalla was a little sad. His power actually came from Xinghan, a nominal ally. It had to be said to be a kind of sadness.

The two sides met at the agreed venue. With Caracalla as the center, almost everyone came out of Rome. Although the Roman senators competed for interests, they still abided by the principle of one Rome tacitly.

It's easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree, they all understand this.

At Jia Xu's request, Mu Yi entered the venue early and took his seat.

Except for the generals and counselors who followed Han Xin out to hunt down the remnants of the Meng Yuan army, basically everyone was dispatched, including Lu Xun and Lu Meng. However, they were mostly brought over to watch and had no room to speak.

"The person who came here is evil!" Jia Xu looked at the Roman senators whose whole family was going into battle, with a flash of wonder in his eyes.

"We are the ones here!"

Zhuge Liang looked at Jia Xu speechlessly. How did Jia Xu introduce himself into the identity of the host so smoothly? It was obvious that they were guests.

"hehe!"

Jia Xu chuckled lightly and said nothing to Zhuge Liang. The moral standards of the two parties were not at the same level at all, and he did not want to argue with Zhuge Liang about this.

He couldn't change Zhuge Liang's thinking, and Zhuge Liang couldn't influence him. Arguing was just a meaningless waste of time.

That's why he asked everyone to enter the venue in advance and directly reverse the situation of host and guest. Of course, this is not a clever method, it is just a little trick on his part.

To those old guys, these means are nothing, but...

Jia Xu looked at Caracalla, who was walking in the center and front among everyone.

It's just a little trick, so there's no harm in giving it a try. They are destined to win, but winning more or less is the focus of their meeting this time.

Maximinus felt a little uncomfortable sitting in the Xinghan camp. His obviously huge body seemed inexplicably small at this moment.

At this moment, Maximinus was just a young man. Being able to become the commander of the barbarian army in Rome was already his limit.

After facing the position of Duke of the North promised by Jia Xu, he was unsurprisingly moved, so he appeared here, sitting in Xinghan's camp.

He knew that he was a pawn, but that was the position of a duke, a position that he would never find in his life.

The people in Rome noticed the presence of Maximinus, and their expressions became darker. Using barbarism to control barbarians was a major national policy of Rome, but now that it was used by Xinghan, they were very angry.

"Caracalla has met His Majesty the Emperor..." The awkward Chinese came out of Caracalla's mouth. No matter how strong the situation was, he had to say hello first.

"Your Majesty Caracalla doesn't have to be like this. I have been on good terms with His Majesty Severus for a long time. I just wish I hadn't met each other. Until we reach an agreement, Xinghan and Rome will still be allies!"

As soon as Mu Yi opened his mouth, the face of the Roman senator behind Caracalla changed slightly.

Caracalla cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and then both parties took their seats. The atmosphere in the venue instantly became tense.

Everyone knew that the next meeting would determine the future of an empire. Even for Xinghan, this was a very important meeting.

Jia Xu took a step forward and broke the seriousness.

"The first item on the agenda is about your intention to pay tribute to us and annex Xinghan in the name of a vassal state. This is also the biggest disagreement between us!"

"We will definitely not accept this condition!" Fiscal Pompianus stepped forward and refused directly.

"You must have extracted information about the Meng Yuan Empire from the prisoners. You should understand the situation of the Meng Yuan Empire!" Old God Jia Xu was here, and he did not feel angry at all after being rejected. In negotiations, you are naturally very decisive at the beginning, but in many cases you cannot refuse if you want to.

"Regarding the information about Meng Yuan, I would like to ask you for advice on how the Meng Yuan Empire came to this world!" Octavian, who was sitting, asked a good question.

A question that goes straight to the root of the problem, how did Meng Yuan come to this world.

"Of course it jumped from other worlds through space technology!" Jia Xu answered without changing his expression.

"It seems that your side had a fight with the Mongolian and Yuan Empire a long time ago?" Octavian followed up and asked, simply because he wanted to put the blame for the war on Xing Han, in order to occupy the highest moral point.

It can be said that it might be useful if it were Zhuge Liang, but Jia Xu himself stood in the moral abyss and did not care whether Octavian stood on the highest moral point.

"Meng Yuan first appeared in Liaodong and caught our army by surprise. Then the vanguard of the invasion of this world was completely wiped out by our army in Liaodong. We also paid a heavy price!" Jia Xu answered fluently.

Octavian glanced at the city guardian beside him, who nodded. This was the way they used to test whether what the other party said was true or false. However, judging from the feedback from the test, Jia Xu was telling the truth.

"The reason why we sent a large army to support is because we know how powerful the Mongolian and Yuan Empire is, so we traveled thousands of miles to help Rome!"

Octavian frowned and did not continue to pester. Jia Xu's answer completely overturned his previous speculation.

"The Meng Yuan Empire will come again!" Jia Xu declared this cruel fact.

"There is no need for the next army to be stronger than this one, even if it is just the same as this one, can you stop it?"

"Rome will not lose!" Octavian could only say something harsh.

"Yes, Roma can win next time, but what about the third and fourth time?" Jia Xu said ruthless words.

He will die, he will really die.

If it hadn't been for this time that Tarr forced Timur to expand his profile, causing a major strategic problem, the Mongol Yuan would have encroached step by step, which would have been enough to push Rome to collapse.

In the middle and late stages of the war, what was being compared was not the combat effectiveness of the legions at all, but the hematopoietic ability and the national strength of both sides.

On this point, after learning the scale of the Mongol and Yuan Empire, Rome had a consensus.

The opponent can pile up resources to kill Rome. Even if the opponent is in the whirlpool of war as a whole, just showing a little hand is enough to suppress Rome to death.

Everyone's size is not at the same level. Just like the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars, sometimes the opponent's economy collapsed after just one battle, and they surrendered directly without the need for a second battle.

Now there are all kinds of problems in Rome. Once they all break out, civil strife and divisions can directly kill Rome.

This time they can win because their ancestors were brilliant enough to give them three military gods in a row. One missing Roman is probably already sent.

"What's your opinion? Even if you are willing to fight against Meng Yuan, I'm afraid it's beyond your reach? One day, Meng Yuan appears on your land again, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to deal with it."

Octavian pointed out the problem to the point. It had nothing to do with whether they were vassals or not. Even if they were vassals, Xinghan could not help them solve the problem.

"If Meng Yuan couldn't do it, why would he start from this far west?" Jia Xu asked with a smile.

"..." Octavian didn't speak. The information from both sides was completely unequal, so he couldn't continue asking.

"It's useless even if the space door is destroyed. As long as the other party knows the coordinates of our world, they will open the door from other places even if there is no space door!"

Jia Xu did not continue to lie. After confirming that Rome recognized the power of Meng Yuan, he began to give evasive methods.

"Our country has a sacred artifact called the Nine Cauldrons, which can seal off space, but it is connected to the will of the empire and can only protect our territory. Therefore, we have no choice but to let you become our subordinate. The Mongols are powerful, and we can only avoid their edge for the time being."

Jia Xu didn't tell a lie, but if it's all true, it may not be deceptive. Things like language, as long as the order is slightly changed, the truth will become false.

A group of Roman senators who were spiritually linked were arguing rapidly in their minds. Rome had also been involved in space technology before, but it was still a long way from being mastered. It was obvious that neither Xinghan nor Meng Yuan would give them time.

In other words, until they master this technology, they have no room for resistance.

"It seems that you all should have understood it!"

Jia Xu did not continue to ask. If the space problem was so easy to overcome, they would not be so troublesome.

The success of the space teleportation this time was more due to the results of Mu Yi's previous research on the Mengyuan Space Gate. It was completely dependent on Mu Yi's talent for long-distance teleportation.

Without Mu Yi's talent, it would be impossible to build a directional space gate.

Therefore, Xinghan is not worried that Rome can do it in a short time. As long as the charter is finalized and a statement is issued, even if Rome wants to go back on it later, it will be too late.

They know that Roma will definitely research space technology. Whether it can be developed depends on Roma's future background, but that is not important.

"We in Rome agree!"

Caracalla gave the answer a little tiredly. He knew that this answer would make him nailed to the pillar of shame in Rome, but he was pushed out just to do this, and he had been mentally prepared for it.

Octavian closed his eyes, lying down and trying his best was another option.

Rome really has no better way now. No matter what it is, it will take time, and what they lack most now is time.

Even if you want to drink doves to quench your thirst, you must continue to do so.

There are some things that even the Roman God King cannot solve, and from the moment he can no longer bear the will of the Roman Empire, he has lost the qualification to return to the table.

They created Rome, but that doesn't mean it will always be theirs.

Besides, although Rome is collectively called Rome, just like the concept of China, it has been replaced by dynasties for several generations.

It's like Liu Bang was resurrected in the Tang Dynasty. Is it possible that the descendants of the Li family can return their rights to the Liu family?

Where are the real interests?

All they can do is to protect Rome based on the entire empire. (End of chapter)

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