Chapter 697 Glory

How can a scorching sun rising gradually in a sea of ​​blood allow stars to shine around it?

Andrew stole the show at the triumphal ceremony and went from being an unknown commander of the Royal Guards to a rising star that attracted worldwide attention and a rising imperial warrior.

This inevitably made Luca start to imagine a lot. After all, Luca was very familiar with Andrew's position. He was just a foil, as the background foil of the Spear of the Empire. Obviously, he was not willing to do so.

It was not known whether it was due to the guidance of an expert or because the nobles were naturally afraid of and wary of Luca, but they highly respected Andrew, who had returned victorious from Dacia. For a time, Andrew became a very prestigious figure in the Senate.

No matter how good the relationship is, they cannot tolerate such a guy who poses a threat to their power. Of course, Luca still tolerates and condones such things from happening.

He once again came to Liginia's bedroom. Ever since the dream of death, the headache seemed to accompany him at that moment.

Such an attack of the disease was unbearable for him, especially the growing feeling of weakness after the headache, as if a pair of invisible hands grabbed his neck from behind and pulled him out of his body bit by bit.

Gradually, he had less and less contact with Tenaia, because Tenaia's praise at the beginning made him feel resentful. Yes, he began to distrust Tenaia, the woman who loved him so purely.

It was because of the headache that Luca's face turned pale. He was like a stray dog ​​that had just been baptized by a rainstorm, moving step by step to what he thought was a warm harbor.

“Squeak!”

Liginiya opened the door and saw Luca, who looked pale.

"My God, what happened?" Likinia asked with concern, and hurriedly went forward to hug Luca to prevent him from falling down due to being too weak.

"I think I'm feeling a little uncomfortable." Luca smiled bitterly, looked at Likinia and continued, "I just wanted to come over and rest. I don't know if I disturbed you."

"What do you mean?" Liginia glared at Luca angrily, "I am your wife, Caesar!"

Liginia asked the maid to help her carry Luca to her bed. Then she knelt on it and let Luca rest his head on her legs.

"Perhaps you are right, my wife."

Luga's voice was heavy. The headache had tortured him to the point of being unrecognizable. He just lay on Likinia's legs like a child.

"I have to admit, yes, I have to admit that sometimes I care too much about my own feelings and completely forget about you, my wife."

Likinia reached out and stroked Luga's forehead, but her eyes were a little dazed, as if she was thinking about other things.

"Caesar." After a long silence, Licinia finally spoke. She lowered her head and looked at Luca. She couldn't help but caressing Luca's pale face with her hands. "Don't you see it now? Although you are Augustus, the most powerful person in the entire Eastern Roman Empire, even if you have a large army and your words are the highest law, your enemies are against you all the time. They are like termites that erode your foundation and split your strength. When you are torn apart, they will rush over and tear you apart and swallow you alive."

"Too terrible, too terrible!" Luca also murmured, "I looked up at the sea. It was calm today, but there were still ships trapped in it for no reason. Because, because the abyss is its huge mouth, and the reefs are its fangs. It points its fangs directly to the sky, but the abyss reflects the shadow of the sky. They can't see the bottom of the abyss, but they want to subvert the sky and replace it."

"So you should cover up that brightness and purity and replace it with dark clouds and lightning." Li Jinia said in a sonorous and powerful voice. Her eyes were red and her pupils seemed to be able to burst out with endless anger.

"Who taught you this?" Luca raised his head and looked at Likinia, asking in confusion.

"Unite supporters and suppress heretics. My father told me."

“Hehehe…” Luga let out a helpless bitter laugh. “For so many years, I have been exploring how I can learn to be politically successful like my father, but now it seems that I have only learned how he trims flowers and plants. And you, Likinia, are the one who has learned the true essence of his work.”

"This is not something to be proud of, Caesar." Liginia smiled slightly, holding Luca's head against her chest, as if the soft chest could slightly relieve Luca's painful head.

Li Jinia continued, "I am just a woman, a woman who is content to assist her husband."

"But without you, I'm afraid I would be nothing more than a sergeant in the Western Roman Empire who is restricted everywhere." Luca sneered, as if he was mocking himself. "I once fought with the senators of the Senate, and then with Aetius, and all the barbarians who tried to invade Rome. Without exception, success is inevitably accompanied by failure. Licinia, my wife, you should understand how big my ambition was at the beginning. I tried to use my own power to recover all the land that once belonged to Rome and restore Rome to its former glory. So I kept marching, killing, and marching again. Precious time quietly disappeared in fighting and looking for enemies. I thought I knew very well what I wanted, and naively thought that the world was the same, but I was wrong. In the constant conquest and killing, I gradually felt powerless. The victories after one did not fundamentally solve the problem, but made things more complicated and more difficult to control."

"I know. I know all of this." Likinia said slowly, "I have personally witnessed what is restraining you. Those are like chains that have merged with Gaia. Even Hercules can hardly break free. I guess you need strength, a stronger power that can free you from all restraints."

"So I came here, laid siege to the city, slaughtered Constantinople with blood, and then solemnly placed the blood-stained golden crown on my head."

"This is your fate, Caesar. Your kindness has won the world's attention, but kindness cannot bring obedience. It is time to show the world your holy sword and let them know that Augustus's authority is more important than kindness."

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"Yes, isn't it." Luca nodded slightly, and couldn't help laughing again, and then said: "You are as smart as Purgolia, but she miscalculated in the end."

"Because she chose Marcian, and I chose you."

"Why didn't you tell Valentinian?"

"Him?" Likinia sneered, "You have the ability to break free from the chains, but he has long been buried by the heavy chains."

"I heard everything about you from your mother."

"Well, what did she say?"

"I'm afraid I have to keep it a secret, my wife." Luca stood up, looked at Likinia, and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, I must thank you for your help."

Li Jinia's expression clearly revealed surprise. She probably found it hard to imagine that the man who had never thought highly of her would actually thank her so sincerely.

She calmed herself down, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile, "This is what I should do, Caesar."

(End of this chapter)