Chapter 346: The Outstanding Person (Part 1)

"Sir Luka."

Hearing the call, Luga Huanhuan looked up and saw a young man in coarse linen clothes with a piece of parchment in his hand. He moved very reservedly and the parchment he handed over was shaking a little.

"What is this?" Luca took the parchment and asked directly without opening it. But the messenger shook his head and said, "Sorry, sir, I don't know anything." The messenger said this and turned around and rode away. It was obvious that he had his own work to do.

Watching the messenger go away, Luca couldn't wait to open the beautifully decorated parchment letter and read its contents carefully.

"Luga, what does it say?" Andrew came over and asked.

"Valentinian, no, it is Augusta Placidia who has held a grand banquet in the palace and now invites you and me to attend it."

"Me, and me?" Andrew pointed at himself, with an incredible look on his face. You know, he hasn't got a noble title yet, so he naturally doesn't have as good luck as Luca. As a non-noble, he was actually invited to such a grand ceremony, which had to reflect the recognition of the top leaders. But a small guard captain received such generous treatment, isn't it too abnormal?

But fate was so ridiculous that before Luca had time to reflect and think alone, the escort troops sent by Valentinian III had stopped in front of them.

"Sir, Lord Aetius can't wait to see you." The leading soldier was wearing a purple robe and a brass breastplate, just like the Imperial Guards, but the Imperial Guards no longer had the ability to call the wind and rain in this era, and now they were actually serving Aetius. There were more than ten people in their group, and there was a carriage behind them. In order to gain Luca's trust, they even handed over Aetius's handwritten letter.

"Aetius?" Luca was obviously surprised, looking at the letter in his hand, because he had never seen Aetius write, not to mention that he could not distinguish Aetius' handwriting. To put it bluntly, the horizontal and vertical letters were all the same. However, the content was that Aetius was willing to help Luca, and he could understand and sympathize with Luca's misfortune.

"How does he know my current situation?" Luca looked at the letter. If ordinary people read the humiliation in the letter, they would be furious, but Luca swallowed his anger. At least in reality, every word Aetius said was true, and Luca had no chance to refute it.

As soon as Valentinian III's invitation arrived, Aetius's ridicule and interview followed. Luca was so eager to refuse such a kind invitation that he didn't know what was going on. Could it be that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone?

Anyway, everything seemed too weird, so Luca didn't think much about it. He just followed the soldier's instructions and took Andrew into the carriage.

"Luga, don't you think about how Aetius will treat us?" Andrew sat next to Luga and asked in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that he will kill us at this time? You must not forget that he has walked to this day on the corpses of thousands of people. He doesn't mind removing another stumbling block!"

"Don't worry, my brother." Luka waved his hand at him and continued, "Since he knows how miserable I am, he must know why I became like this. His opponent seems unable to fight him, so why would he bother him again?"

Seeing Luca being so fearless, Andrew felt that this was really the case. But it was too late to persuade Luca now, because the carriage had already started to move slowly.

The carriage swayed like this for quite some time until it stopped. At this time, the sound of music outside had come in through the curtains. Such loud music almost filled Andrew and Luca's ears. The two guys covered their ears and wondered what Aetius was up to. Did he hear that Luca's soldiers had run away and wanted to hold a large concert to celebrate? "No, send me to the banquet." Luca said, turning around and moving towards the door.

"Sir, please get out of the car, we're here." The Guard soldier stuck his head in and said to Luga.

"Okay, I got it!" Luca and Andrew didn't need to think about it and got off the carriage. As soon as the curtain was pulled open, the first thing that hit their faces was the music. When they looked closely, they saw that the street in front of them was full of celebrities wearing gorgeous robes. The whole street was full of exquisite statues, and celebrities were walking among them.

"Where is this?" Andrew looked around and asked.

"I don't know, it might be the street where the banquet is held, this place..." Luga said as he looked up and saw the imperial palace. This place was at the back of the imperial palace. Luga didn't come here often and really didn't know there was such a place.

At the steps in front of the fountain, naked musicians were playing music in ecstasy, and celebrities were strolling on the ground paved with white marble slabs. But Luca and Andrew were among them, dressed in military uniforms, and looked out of place in this scene.

"Oh, look at that. This seems to be Caesar's most trusted Luca."

"Oh, he's so inappropriately dressed today."

A pair of noble lovers passed by them, and Luca heard such words, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hey, hey, look who's this?"

Before seeing the person, he heard the voice first. Luca looked in the direction of the voice and saw Aetius wearing a red silk toga and a laurel wreath on his head. Seeing Luca's arrival, Aetius actually greeted him with a smile. The waiter behind him held a tray with three glasses of wine on it. Aetius didn't say much when he came up, but took two glasses of wine from the tray behind him, one for Luca and one for Andrew, and then took another glass for himself.

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Aetius smiled, but there was no hint of sarcasm in his words. However, his words were full of sarcasm. He then said to Luca, "Oh, Luca, I heard that many soldiers from your camp were seen outside Ravenna. What's going on? Is there any conflict among you that made them leave your army in anger?"

"Yes, it's a big contradiction." Luca shrugged helplessly, and then said to Aetius: "After all, they are from the Eastern Empire. They really can't suppress their thoughts and emotions, so they went home. Yes, that's it. After all, they have followed me for so long, and it's time for them to go back."

"No, you are not telling the truth." Aetius looked at Luca with a smug look on his face, and then said to Luca with a strange smile: "Why do I see that your soldiers are returning with a lot of money? The money they dropped on the ground while walking on the road is not a small amount. I am afraid that this is why they thought of going back."

Luca was completely speechless. He didn't know how to refute. Anyway, Aetius was teaching him a lesson, and this was also the question he kept thinking about. The conditions must be too good, so this happened.

"Remember!" Aetius said seriously, "Don't be too mean or too nice to your soldiers. Always make sure you have enough money to spend. Don't give them too much, but of course not too little. If you give them too much, they will be afraid of death, and if you give them too little, they will betray you. Give them as much as you can. For the rest, warm bread and wine are better than cold denarius. Do you think I'm right, Master Luca?"

(End of this chapter)