When the disputes in the Central Plains resumed, changes also occurred in the Western Regions. The Roman envoys finally arrived in the Western Regions, and the translation team Li Jue pieced together from Wusun, Cheshi and other places began to travel under the leadership of An Yue and Wu Xi. Silk Road to the Han Dynasty.
At this time, Li Jue was under great pressure. He had less than 3,000 troops. Although Li You had rushed to send a reply to Li Jue, if the troops were not in place, Li Jue would be an empty shell.
If he didn't feel it when he fought, now looking back on Li Jue, he can only say that he was in a cold sweat, because that battle was so thrilling. Even based on Li Jue's experience, he looked back at the legions in the Central Plains who had fought against him. A feeling that only a handful can withstand the ten waves of arrows facing the battle!
If it weren't for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's reputation for defensive power and impact, those ten waves of arrows would have been enough to kill most of the soldiers.
Therefore, Li Jue was vaguely afraid of Da Qin. Da Qin's soldiers' quality and organizational power may be relatively better than those of the Han Dynasty. If they were miscellaneous soldiers, they would basically be killed. To fight against an opponent of this level, at least they must be elite. !
Similarly, after Ganassis returned to his own territory, he thought more and more deeply and felt that he could not explain clearly in the letter, so he took his deputy to Rome. As a border Duke, although he is not the strongest, But as a duke, his political leanings are enough to influence many people!
If the upper echelons of Rome were still waffling because they had no enemies, and they were still torn apart because of the successive deaths of Commodus and Perdinax and the accession of Severus to the throne, then Rome must not continue to waffle now.
In this world, there is not only one Anxi, which has been at war with the Romans for more than a hundred years, but there is also a broader empire behind Anxi. It was only spread in legends before. It is not known whether it is powerful or not, but now after the fight, it is enough to make the world more powerful. The feared empire!
This kind of important news must be known to all the higher-ups. Not to mention other things, the quality and combat effectiveness that the empire has shown before are enough to make all Romans wary.
Of course, it was not that the Romans had no contact with the Han Dynasty. Ganassis looked through the classics and found records of the emperor Marcus Aurelius sending envoys to the Han Dynasty thirty years ago.
However, it was of no use. Although the envoy came back successfully, no one from top to bottom took it seriously. After all, the Han Dynasty was too far away, and the envoy did not bring back too important news, so he just brought back some a gift.
Therefore, everyone did not take it to heart, but this time it was different. He, the Duke of Roman Border County, Ganassis, led his army to conquer Parthia, and fought head-on with the cavalry led by the Han Dynasty Marquis of Chiyang Li Jue. Removed The hired archers lost three to one on both sides!
This level of fighting is enough for the Roman upper class to understand that the distant empire that has been circulated in myths and legends has arrived. Their opponent in Rome is no longer the Parthia that they have almost killed, but the legend. The land of silk gold in China!
"Duke Ganassis, how did you return to Rome from Mesopotamia?" Ganasis rushed back to Rome with his deputies at top speed. The tribune of the Roman capital was shocked when he saw the Duke of the border county. .
"There are important matters that need to be discussed with the Parliament." Ganassis said indifferently. If he used to think that splitting the Parliament and arguing was very beneficial to his expansion of power, then now, as the Duke of Border County and the commander-in-chief of the front line of protecting the empire, He really needs to talk to Parliament.
Then regardless of the tribunes, Ganassis went straight to the House. Before talking to the House, he needed to see someone, the current Roman Emperor, Severus. If he was a little unhappy with Severus being the emperor before, then now
,Rome needs an emperor!
Not to mention Li Jue is under a lot of pressure, Ganassis is also under a lot of pressure. Ganassis, who had a fight with Li Jue, is also under a lot of pressure now. If Rome falls apart at this time, he will be the first to take advantage of it. Rome must
Be unified!
"Duke Ganassis?" Severus frowned when he saw Ganassis pushing in the door. He had never felt very good about Ganassis and other border Dukes. After all, these people did not support him very much.
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"I have met Your Majesty." Ganassis bowed slightly.
"You're welcome, the Duke must have had a hard time traveling back from Mesopotamia." Severus nodded and asked.
"The Romans need a strong monarch. In my opinion, the current chaotic chamber needs your Majesty to unify it!" Ganassis went straight to the subject and directly stated his purpose, since he was the first to clearly support the new Roman emperor.
Duke of Bianjun, there is no need to play false.
Severus's pupils shrank suddenly. He originally planned to use Ganassis, a guy among the Dukes who could say whether he was strong or weak, to operate, and then he would personally lead his army to defeat Parthia (this is what this guy did)
), to consolidate his position, I didn’t expect Ganassis to be so straightforward!
"Duke, you want to sue me for something?" Severus was silent for a while and asked. No matter what the reason is, it is very important to be the first Duke of Border Counties to turn to him. Currently, there are only five Dukes of Border Counties in total.
There are soldiers, food and land.
Ganassis recounted all the things that had happened in Parthia to Severus. The more Severus listened, the brighter his eyes became. For Rome now, enemies are not a problem. The problem is that there are no enemies!
For a country, there is nothing more terrifying than invincibility. Once it becomes invincible, there is no other choice but internal fighting. If there were reasons why the Romans were overthrown in the previous life, then for the current Romans
It is said that infighting is the biggest problem.
Like the Han Dynasty, they were basically invincible. As long as the countries around them did not exceed the extreme wall of the empire, they had defeated them. They were the strongest within this radiation range, and basically no one dared to challenge their authority.
It is precisely because of this power, and precisely because of this completely worry-free environment, that human beings' bad nature broke out, and the Roman Parliament became a place for wrangling.
"Convene the Senate to conduct a preliminary decision." Severus said to the clerk on the side.
Even if Severus was the Roman emperor, he would not be able to resolve such a big matter in one fell swoop. He would need to discuss it with all the senators, and then he might even have to open a popular meeting that had not been held for many years. Of course, this is just a process.
This is just to confirm his authority.
Of course, if the popular meeting is opened, the other four border county dukes must also come back, which will be absolutely beneficial to his rule. Therefore, after thinking about all this, Severus looked at Ganassis with a lot of satisfaction.
