Augustus Under the Horseshoe

"You have the courage, tell me again?"

Valentinian was furious, and the sharp sword in his hand lay directly on the neck of the kneeling man. The sharp blade easily tore open the soft skin, letting a touch of red blood wet the silver-gray blade.

The bed-warming maid was shivering by the sudden situation. This is the inner courtyard of the palace. The sound insulation measures are excellent. Even if she screams, it is difficult to attract the attention of the soldiers outside the room.

"The words of the minister are true."

Gilliman raised his head without fear and looked directly into the emperor's eyes.

"Your mother insists on helping the tribe to fight Aetius and me to the end. If you can't stop your mother's folly, then the historian will really record the life of His Majesty Valentinian III: He will die. , Are all a ridiculous puppet."

"My mother will send troops to help the tribe and eradicate you two huge warlords who are opposed to the central government. What is my name?!"

Augustus was unhappy and increased the strength in his hand.

"It's you, the governor of the six provinces. Don't think that I'm just an ordinary child. Now, your life is on my sword! As long as I want, your head will leave your neck forever!"

"If you want to swing a sword, do it, Your Majesty, the minister will not be able to live for a few days anyway."

Giliman stared at the child in front of him indifferently.

"To be honest, even if the forces of the minister and the Aetius were combined, together with the ridiculous barbarians without discipline at all, they would not be sure to defeat the tribe that came out of the nest, and the empire’s most elite Central Field Army, Augustus It is a terrorist alliance of the Forbidden Army. Anyway, my time limit is approaching, but, your majesty, your sword, your record in the annals, really only left the words puppet and puppet."

"Speaking of people, don't go around."

Valentinian III became more and more unhappy, his dark purple pupils staring at the governors of the six provinces who were kneeling on the ground.

"The future is clear, isn't it?"

Gilliman explained the pros and cons to Augustus.

"If Painhus wins this war and completely eliminates Aetius and I, what will happen next? Your Majesty, can't you guess? Painhus will become the largest warlord in the empire, no more Our containment is based on the imperial army and the central field army controlled by the Queen Mother. Can we contend with the tribal monster army? The empire will be destroyed in an instant!"

"Don't use this kind of rhetoric to intimidate me. This morning, more veterans said that."

Valentinian III sneered at Giliman's deterrence.

"Pain Hess is my brother-in-law. We are all relatives. We have been cooperating very happily these days. How could we meet each other with swords and soldiers. Moreover, even if Pain Hess can win this battle, he will surely suffer heavy losses. We have to manage the entire smashed Gaul. I am afraid that he will not be able to spare his energy to cross the Alps until his death. Take a 10,000 step back and say, even if those people dare to go south to the mountains, we still have a back hand, we can put it in the mountain road. Completely defeated."

"Oh? Someone in the Senate could think of this floor, it's not bad. But, your Majesty, you only saw the second floor, and I saw the third floor."

Gilliman explained slowly.

"Now, the imperial power is in the hands of Placidia's Asia-Pacific rear. You are just a display, right."

"That's because I'm not an adult! My mother said that when I turn sixteen, I will return the power. These days, I take me to learn how to deal with government affairs every day!"

"You can't wait for sixteen years old! Your Majesty!"

The governors of the six provinces laughed.

"As you said, after you win this war, your brother-in-law will become the largest warlord in the empire, and he will control the land from the West Sea of ​​Gaul to the Caspian Sea of ​​the Caucasus!

What does your sister have in her hands? Honoria can indirectly control everything in the tribe through that white horse! The blood of Emperor Xian was also flowing in her body! Also the orthodox heir to the empire! And she has given birth to a son for that monster! They have an army of destruction for the entire tribe, an incredible land! "

"And what do you own? Land? Army? No, no, no, those are in your mother's hands, you have nothing. If you let her choose from a pair of her own children, you guessed it, she would choose you Sister, or you with nothing?"

Gilliman's words are like the whispers of the devil.

"Enough! What do you want to do so instigating the relationship between our family?!"

Valentini's sword-holding hand trembled slightly, and his words were no longer firm.

"Even if your Royal Highness Honoria is unable to usurp your throne due to your female identity, but what do you think? When you become an adult, get married, and have children, you will have nothing, and you will not inherit any army from his puppet father. , Baby of the land, what do you take to fight for the position of the next Augustus with your sister who sits on the blasphemous son of the entire tribe?

The answer is already obvious! His Majesty! If Painhurs wins this war, then you will lose all protection! You can't protect yourself! I can't protect my lover! Even the children of the future can't take care of them! You are a puppet throughout your life! The wretched Valentinian III! Valentinian III the lamentable! This is all you can leave in the history books! "

Under the offensive of Giliman's words, Augustus trembled all over, and his sword fell to the ground with a clang. He sat on the ground in fear as if he had been struck by thunder.

Yes, the governors of the six provinces are true, helping the tribe to win Gaul, which will benefit their family without any harm. But the most self, there is no benefit!

"It's still too late, Your Majesty."

Seeing the success of his advice, Gilliman grabbed Valentinian's thin shoulders.

"The tribe will not launch an attack until the spring blossoms in March. We still have time! With my help, you will truly control the empire and control the Senate in just two months! With me and Egypt Tius fought side by side to defeat the crazy offensive of the tribe! Rebuild the majesty of the empire!

After the victory, I am willing to return the governorship of the six provinces of Spain and the Western Islands to the center—my only wish is that your majesty can reward me with a luxurious mansion in the city of Rome. Exhausted, inexhaustible wine and delicacies, and a large number of beautiful women, preferably elves, allow me to spend the rest of my life safely. In the past few decades of governorship, I have suppressed the rebellion, promoted production, trained the army, and consolidated the relationship between different races. The contradiction is really too tired to live, and I no longer want to continue. "

Gilliman said with a wry smile.

"I've gotten it. Isn't it the mansion in the city of Rome, and the elven beauties? How much do you want, I will give you!"

After hearing that there was still something to be saved, Valentinian III hurriedly stood up from the ground, clutching the sleeves of the governors of the six provinces, as if grabbing the last straw.

"Quickly, how do I get rid of the desperate situation in front of me???"

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