Chapter 343 Senate

The two of them died in a hideous manner, still twitching, which was the prelude to death. There was no other way, this was the inevitable embarrassment of the hanged. The Roman citizens enjoyed their death, which seemed extremely inhumane, but it catered to their inner distortion and was not surprising.

Luca turned around and saw the elders standing on the steps behind him. They had different expressions on their faces, and seemed to have different opinions on what Luca did. After all, what Luca was sitting on was exactly what Julius Caesar had done hundreds of years ago. It was no wonder that Luca and Caesar earned enough praise from the Romans.

This would certainly be disadvantageous to him, Luca looked around at the cheering crowd, he also realized this, after all, he was too popular, the Roman nobles would inevitably try every means to suppress and persecute him.

At this time, Luca raised his hands to the Roman citizens, signaling them to be quiet. The noise in the venue took several minutes to calm down, which was enough to show how enthusiastic the Roman citizens were. Luca waited until they were completely quiet before he said to the Roman citizens in a deep voice: "This year is the 442nd year of the Holy Jesus Era. I am very fortunate to be able to share this great moment with the dignitaries of the Senate and the people of Rome." Mentioning the Senate aroused the interest of the senators behind Luca. They stood up and listened attentively, wanting to know what Luca would say next.

Seeing that his words had aroused the curiosity of the elders, Luca secretly wondered whether he should trick them and embarrass these old guys.

"The victory I have achieved today is inseparable from the elders behind me." Luca said, pointing to the elders behind him and said to the citizens present: "Without their support, I am afraid I would still be fighting hard on the battlefield in Gaul, Belgium."

The citizens were silent for a moment, and then burst into thunderous applause. They were cheering for the elders, as if this time the elders had finally done something human in their eyes.

"Tell the soldiers to tell them to distribute the bread they brought to the citizens for free. Isn't this why they come here to cheer?" Luca slowly walked down the gallows and whispered to Andrew, who nodded repeatedly.

Then, Luga walked slowly towards the elders. He saw that the elders on both sides of the steps had different expressions, as if they could not accept Luga's sudden criticism for a while.

When they saw Luga walking towards them slowly, they couldn't help but straighten themselves up to show their dignity and aristocratic temperament.

Andrew followed Luca closely, fearing that these old guys with ulterior motives might have other ideas. After all, Luca had a very bad reputation among them.

The two elders who were in charge of welcoming him were John and Odysseus, who had taken over in Carthage and had negotiated with Luca, the last thing he wanted to see. As they watched Luca approach, the awkward smiles on their faces clearly reflected their current embarrassment. After all, what was going on in Luca's mind was the focus of their attention.

"Welcome, great victor." John spoke first. He was very calm and didn't even stutter when talking to Luca. He stepped forward to shake hands with Luca and even greeted Luca with his cheek close to show his closeness. This move surprised Luca, but he quickly corrected his attitude, accepted John's greeting, and followed Odysseus to do the same greeting to prove that he still had friendship with these two elders.

Led by John and Odysseus, Luca and Andrew walked along the middle of the stairs and arrived at the door of the meeting hall under the gaze of the elders.

"I came here to maintain communication with the Senate, and I have no other intentions."

Before entering, Luca expressed his intentions to John and Odysseus in advance. His sincere attitude made the two elders feel that there was nothing to doubt about him.

"Don't worry, Luca." John said to Luca with a smile: "We have all seen Augustus's loyalty and his feelings for the elders. I don't think the elders will make things difficult for you. After all, we are all Romans. As long as you can protect us, we will naturally protect you."

With John's words, Luca was relieved. At least with the support of the elders, he would not be troubled too much in the Senate. At least he knew that the heads of the two barbarians, Bill and Scar, were not given away in vain.

Unlike before, when Luca entered the Senate Chamber again after a year away, the elders seemed to have a great change in their attitude towards Luca, who had returned from fighting in the north. They were expressionless and cold before, but now they were smiling, and the atmosphere seemed to have eased a lot.

Most of the people here only met Luka once, so

This made Luca breathe a sigh of relief. After all, as long as he had the support of the elders, there would not be too much interference in future military operations.

Luca felt very comfortable talking with the elders that day. After all, they were able to find areas where they could use each other's strengths and had a common language to communicate.

When Luca came out, he was warmly welcomed by the elders. The problem was that the deal was settled because Luca proposed the financing model he implemented in the Great Sequanorum Province in the Senate's meeting room and told the elders that they could make long-term investments in exchange for huge financial support for Luca's foreign wars, so that Luca could expand his army step by step. The weakest part of the Western Roman Empire at the moment was its military capabilities. Now as long as Luca had more and more troops, he would naturally need the support of the Senate.

Andrew followed behind Luca, and seeing that Luca's face was beaming with joy and he did not show any dissatisfaction, he asked Luca in confusion, "Luca, why are you smiling so happily? Is there something happy? I heard that the elders were arguing too loudly, and I could not hear any good voices at all."

"Andrew, it seems you didn't listen carefully." Luca explained to him: "If I want to form another legion or dozens of field regiments now, as soon as I raise the issue, there will soon be senators willing to raise money for us to form one. In this way, more and more troops can be raised. At least we need to restore it to the size of Theodosius I to be able to recover the lost territory bit by bit."

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"It will be more inspiring." Andrew said bluntly: "Then, shouldn't we go to Ravenna to meet the Purple Chamber? After all, we are now true allies. But the problem is, you gave the heads of the two rebels to the Senate, and the results of the Ludug Gallic Province to the Senate, so what do you have to give Black Augusta and Augustus?"

"Of course." Luca said, "I have brought the current credit to the Senate, but for the Purple Room, I naturally have my own methods."

(End of this chapter)