Chapter 12 Grain (Part 1)
"Foxes often change their fur, but their nature has never changed.@w." - Ancient Greek proverb
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Then, Li Bida called Sabo again, "You will return to the area of Li Bida Fort, and leave the diplomatic and defense affairs of Thrace and Dacia to you. If there is any emergency, you can contact Queen Ubertnia. In fact, you have entrusted a war zone to you. You have the strength to command two legions. How about it, are you still willing to continue fighting for us?" Because Petterneus was present, Li Bida made it accurate.
The "four legions" mentioned by Bei were reduced to "two legions". Since he had six legions now, he was not prepared to entrust each legion to a deputy general or financial officer like Caesar before, nor was he prepared to be unified and commanded by the consul or the governor like in the previous Roman era. He was preparing to divide the six legions into two fronts to start the war against Dacia, which was cheaper in terms of dispatch and advancement. The question of the candidates for the two commanders was obviously obvious.
"Yes, I am willing to devote my enthusiasm and intelligence if you need it." Sabo took Li Bida's order without delay.
After the arrangement was made, the messenger and clerk of the Senate took the order documents away, and then he saluted and retreated. Then Li Bida's general and staff also left. Li Bida raised his head and sat on the chair with some fatigue. The shadow of the colonnade and flowers was diagonally cast on his body. Porty walked over from behind the curtain and gently massaged his stiff forehead and shoulders with his fingers. "Are I starting to lose energy?" Li Bida sighed. "Octavian and Leo should also be back. Their marriage is ready."
"Why do I think the city of Rome is not peaceful enough now? When we arrived, can you still remember the huge fire? Just in the neighborhood of the apartment behind the Valkyrie Temple we rented, it really scared me. Many years later, I often woke up in that kind of nightmare. I wonder if you go on an expedition, will the city burst into such unrest?" Porty said with some concern.
"Are you afraid that my daughter will not get married?" Li Bida said with a smile, "Sometimes, marrying Corinna is not a kind of protection for her, just like Barcelona constantly hopes to marry his daughter Vivia to Leo. In this world, it is the continuous transformation between companions and enemies, and it is constantly-Colinna. I can see the beautiful woman standing gracefully in the courtyard and paying homage to my father every day. How happy it is for me and her, but I still have a daughter. Is no one worried about her marriage? Niko..."
At this time, the gray air surged. Some hot dust fell, and then the raindrops fell. "What is this?" Li Bida asked curiously, because in the dim light, he saw a new small bronze statue decoration on the niche, which had never been encountered before.
"This was discovered by Kelly when he was sorting out the relics of the master. He first sent them to Marcos, but your adoptive father felt a little scared when he saw this bronze statue, so he turned here. After all, it was difficult to discard it." Porty explained.
Then, in the sound of wind and rain outside, Li Bida walked forward and paid attention to playing with this small bronze statue. It seemed to be a product that transcended the artistic category of this era. Perhaps it was brought back by Lukulas from Xiaoya when he was reunited. This sculpture was a monster with a cow's body. The carving was not exquisite but very vivid. The human head was lowered and leaned forward with great effort, as if he was trying to fly out. It seemed that it was very disgusting with its beast-like body, but the hooves of the cow's body were deeply trapped in the soil, in vain. The entire human head and the cow's body showed a strong separation. Under the black color, it was even more weird.
"Is it a sculpture of an evil spirit?" Porty asked uneasily by the man's arm.
"No, this is a symbol of everyone. I understand why the Lord of Pirate chose it in the room and why everyone is afraid of seeing this statue. Our lives have been wandering among people and beasts. Sometimes we can't figure out whether we think it's better or as a beast." Li Bida said slowly. Of course, he didn't expect Porty to understand these things as a woman, and then he just told her that Corinna and Leo had to do a good job of marriage.
As a result, the next day, the Senate suddenly came with an urgent summons, asking Li Bida to go to Julia's Hall urgently, with very urgent matters that need to be discussed.
"The most urgent news came from the border. The barbarians of Dacia not only invaded Thrace territory, but also connected with other barbarians of Illyrians, ramming the colonial fortress cities in the northwest of the border. Therefore, this time, you are requested to immediately rush to Ravenna as the governor of the province, and command the dispatch and war in front of the front. We are willing to hand over the position of the envoy of Illyrian to you." At this time, Banks and Barthus were the chairman of the duty. They stood under the central patio and asked Li Bida in this way. Then they announced, "The proposals for the former cavalry commander Li Bidaus have been passed, and have been engraved into bronze watches and placed in the temple of Jupiter. No one shall violate it."
The meaning of this sentence is to ask Li Bida to go to Ravenna with peace of mind.
"Since the country's borders are invaded, I am obliged to be the governor of Macedonia. However, because the whole city is surrounded by various legions, in order to maintain the order of the city of Rome, I need Anthony, the two acting consuls, all the legal officers, and everyone, to exchange oaths with me, to restrain the actions of everyone and the army, and not to infringe on each other, nor to endanger the country and the people." Li Bida said quietly.
Banks nodded, saying that he could do exactly what he said.
At the altar in the middle of the synagogue, when Li Bida and Anthony stood together, the two of them faced each other, "After I go on the battle, can my wife and daughter stand with your wife and daughter and protect each other? Because after we go on the battle, they will become hostages in the hands of the Senate."
"Yes, I will do my best to ask Fulivia's armed slaves to protect your family's comprehensiveness, but correspondingly, your men must also protect Fulivia's comprehensiveness. This is our vow." Anthony replied.
"Hey, it's our vow. No matter what the circumstances, I don't want to be officially an enemy with you, Marco. Actually, I originally wanted to stay in the city and hold my children's wedding." Li Bida was moved.
Chapter completed!