Chapter 57 In-depth and simple

Moya thought for a moment, and then said disapprovingly, "I know you are worried about Goldian and his son, but although they have made contributions, Quintus's personal expedition will not get nothing this time. Do you think the Three Kingdoms Alliance can't capture the city of Taixi?"

"Are you sure?" Sun Shao sneered: "I tell you, I'm not sure. Although Aldahir was ambushed by our army, he still has at least 50,000 elites, and he is mainly Sassanid elites. All the dead are some mercenaries. For him, these losses are not unbearable. Once he returns to Taixifeng to defend the city, it is a delusion for us to take Taixifeng in a short time. Under the strong city, the army spends countless money and food every day. Can you afford it?

Although Momia is resourceful, when Sun Shao put a difficulty in front of her, she still felt a lot of pressure. In particular, Sun Shao told her very seriously that in order to fight this war, the State of Yue had used all its strength. If the war could not end quickly, the State of Yue would probably choose to temporarily Let Sassanne go.

This sentence scared Momia. If the Sassanid escaped the disaster, Rome would be in the biggest trouble, and Quintus' hope of making contributions from now on would be lost. If Quintus can't make contributions, he can't face the battle between Goldian and his son, and he can't guarantee the smooth transmission of the throne to Philip. Momia can give in to everything, but she can't accept it anyway.

She looked at Sun Shao in a doze, her plump lips slightly, and she couldn't help trembling. After a long time, she gently bit her lower lip, regained her composure, and looked at Sun Shao suspiciously: "You can't grasp the capture of Tai Xifeng?"

"No." Sun Shao shook his head without thinking: "If I'm sure, why wait until now? The war is about strength. If you don't have enough strength, why can you definitely win?

Momia turned her eyes and said with a smile, "Aldahir has less than 50,000 remnants left, but you have summoned the army of Rome, Guishuang and Tianzhu, and more than 10,000 Sheba to help. The total number is more than 150,000. Are you still not sure to besiege a Taixi city? This is not like what the invincible King Yue would say in my mind. Don't you believe me and hide it from me?"

"No." Sun Shao shook his head: "Whether it is Tianzhu or Guishuang, they can only fight a downwind battle. Once it is too difficult, they are likely to disperse. It is unrealistic to expect them to fight a hard battle and attack the city. Not to mention them, can the Romans help me fight wholeheartedly? Momia, don't say those unrealistic words between us. I hope that Quintus can be the emperor of Rome, so that he will not be forced by Goldian and his son to advance and retreat, and can successfully pass the throne to Philip in the future. However, you should also know that the multi-national alliance is not as good as the army of one country, and it is better to be separated from the five fingers into a powerful fist after all. What I can really count on is only the 30,000 Yue [***] team, half of which are sailors. What you can count on is only the 40,000 new army of Kuntus. Say, are you sure that you can control the situation with these 40,000 new army?

Momia stared at Sun Shao for a long time. Seeing that he was sincere and not perfunctory, she also sighed and was silent. As Sun Shao said, there are 80,000 Roman troops here. There are 40,000 each in the hands of Quintus and Goldian, but their strength is not commensurate. The 40,000 people in Goldian have fought two consecutive bloody battles, which is much higher than the strength and morale of Quintus's 40,000 newcomers. They originally expected to use Sun Shao's strength to deter Goldian, but now it seems that Sun Shao himself is also walking on thin ice.

Momia was both disappointed and annoyed. She felt that she had been cheated by Sun Shao. In this case, it was simply an adventure for Quintus to recruit. Once there was any accident, Quintus was likely to follow in Alexander's footsteps and be cleaned up by Goldian, who had strong soldiers. Thinking of Alexander, Momia couldn't control her emotions. Alexander was originally a very obedient child, but since he met Sun Shao, he didn't know the depth of heaven and earth. He no longer listened to her arrangement again. In the end, he died, which made her years of hard work in vain.

Momia was very sad. She felt that her life was too hard. She lost her husband at a young age. She worked hard to pull up Alexander up and finally inherited the throne from her sister Soamias. Every day, she was worried that Alexander would die like the previous emperors. She saw Alexander for a day. When the weather matured, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly waited for the sad news of Alexander's death.

And now, the man she once thought she could rely on broke up, saying that he was not sure and failed her trust in him. I'm not sure why you're making such a big noise? He also brought Quintusla to fight in person. This is not a meritorious service, but a clear adventure.

Momia's face kept changing, anger mixed with disappointment and sadness, and her expression became extremely cold. She looked at Sun Shao, who was swaying around with Philip in her arms, rushed over to take the child, and then left the cunning Han man. She never saw his idea again. She suppressed her impulse and asked calmly, "Do you have any plans now?"

Although Sun Shao didn't look at Momia, he had been looking at Philip, but Yu Guang had been looking at her, and his ears were also listening to Momia's voice. Hearing that Momia could still keep calm after a few heavy breaths, he was secretly relieved. Although this woman had not reached that highest level, after all It makes sense to be in Rome for so many years. He held Philip back to his seat, held Philip on his lap, and said without raising his head while twisting his legs:

"Of course there is a plan, but I want to ask you how you plan to deal with Goldian first, and then decide what to do."

"Did with Goldian?" Momia was stunned and then cheered up. She looked at Sun Shao suspiciously and suddenly felt a little lucky. Sun Shao just said it was dangerous, but there was no worry on his face. Obviously, he was still sure. Maybe he had something else he didn't do. The main purpose of Quintus's personal expedition is to make contributions, and the purpose of meritorious deeds is to balance Goldian. Judging from Sun Shao's words just now, he may not be sure of taking Taisifeng, but he has already made arrangements to deal with Goldian.

Thinking of this, her cold heart slowly warmed up again. It seems that Sun Shao did not lie to her. He has been planning for Philip's future, although she still can't see what kind of consideration he arranged Sun Feng here.

She did not answer Sun Shao immediately, but thought for a moment. Originally, she thought this was a simple thing. With Sun Shao's help, Quintus could easily take down Tai Xifeng. Now that things have changed, she needs to reconsider this matter.

"If... are sure to take Tysifeng, then let Quintus lead the army to battle. If you are not sure, then let Goldian take the lead first."

"Ha ha ha..." Sun Shao couldn't help laughing softly, looked up at Momia, and nodded an old man: "It really makes sense that Alexander and Quintus trust you so much. Unfortunately, if you have been accompanying Alexander on the expedition, you won't be like today.

As soon as Alexander was mentioned, Momia's smiling face immediately faded, and a tear appeared in her eyes. She turned her body, lowered her face, wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief in her hand, and her voice was a little hoarse.

When Sun Shao saw it, he was also a little sad. He got up and walked behind Momia, held Philip in one hand, held Momia's shoulder in the other hand, pulled her into his arms, and sighed, "I'm also responsible for this matter. I should have reminded him earlier that Maximus was used to arrogance. If he pushed too hard, he was afraid that there would be a mutation. Alas, it's also my fault that I didn't pay much attention to your Roman habits. I always thought that it was not so easy to usurp the throne, but I never thought... Alas, it's a pity that Alexander, if it was his personal expedition this time, how could there be such a thing as Goldian and his son?

Momia listened to Sun Shao's low voice and smelled the breath on his body. Suddenly, she felt weak and couldn't help sobbing on Sun Shao's shoulder. As soon as she cried, she couldn't control her emotions anymore. She cried happily and vented all the grievances in the past few months. She cried out of breath and almost fainted. These months have been too difficult for her. She was full of sadness and anger, but she did not dare to show a trace, for fear that others would see her weakness. In order to save the mess left by Alexander, she had to cheer up and deal with the senators of the Senate and persuade them to declare war on Maximus to the ordinary. The people made speeches to inspire them to cheer up and fight for Rome. She has done everything that a man may not be able to do, but this does not mean that she is a strong person without weaknesses. On the contrary, she has always been eager to have a strong embrace that allows her to show her weak side without scruples.

Sun Shao gently patted Momia on the back without saying a word, allowing her to cry happily. Philip also stretched out his little hand, hugged Momia's neck, and tears fell down, as if he could feel Momia's pain. It was not until Momia's mood slowly calmed down that Sun Shao whispered, "Although the past is gone, the coming can still be pursued. Let's discuss how to solve this crisis."

"Hmm." Momia nodded with some embarrassment, turned around and sat at the table, wiping her tears sideways. At the beginning, I just wanted to make up for my loneliness, but I didn't expect to have a child overnight, and now she will cry like a little woman in the arms of this man a few years younger than herself.

"We Han people have a sage named Lao Yan. He is knowledgeable and wise, but he refuses to reveal it easily. In the end, he only left 5,000 words. Although there are not many words, the words are pearly, and every word is full of wisdom. Sun Shao said slowly, "He said that if he wants to do it, he will be firm; if he wants to be weak, he will be strong; if he wants to abolish it, he will be solidified; if he wants to take it, he will be solidified..."

Momia often listens to Kuntu's explanation of the wisdom of the Han people, and has also heard of Lao Yan, but she heard Sun Shao say that Laozi's five thousand words, which is naturally a kind of realm compared with Kuntus's explanation. Although her Chinese is not very proficient, under Sun Shao's in-depth and simple explanation, she still understands more essence. Verifying each other with her own experience, I have a sense of realization from time to time. She looked at Sun Shao, who was talking, and her eyes were full of confident light, and bursts of sweetness and tenderness surged in her heart.

"I didn't expect these words to have such a profound truth. I was careless." Momia sighed, "The wisdom of your sages is really amazing."

"The Romans also have many admirable scholars. How can you really find their value?" Sun Shao smiled proudly: "The wisdom of our Han people is extensive and profound, but there are also many shortcomings, that is, the essence and dross coexist under the mud and sand. Only the real wise man can absorb the essence from it and enjoy the boundless fun without being trapped by the vast sea of classics.

"In addition to these five thousand words, what other wisdom do you have that you are so proud of and let you enjoy boundless fun?" Momia squeezed the corners of her mouth and glanced at her eyes. The spring suddenly gave birth, which made Sun Shao's heart move and instinctively joked: "Of course, there is. For example, the in-depth, shallow and ** secret skills handed down by our ancestors can make people want to die, and it can also strengthen the body."

Momia didn't react at first. After listening to a few words, she remembered what kind of knowledge it was. She couldn't help thinking of the time she was in Aksum, and her face turned red. She said to Sun Shao, "Is this also called learning? Fortunately, you are still the king, so...so..."

"What is it? This is called the unity of heaven and man. You probably don't know that this secret art is also somewhat inseparable from what I just said. A few decades ago, a Taoist surnamed Zhang wrote a book dedicated to the relationship between them.

Momia doesn't know whether Sun Shao is joking or serious. She instinctively doubts, so how can a wise sage study such a thing? Seeing Sun Shao joking, she also became amused: "Then take that book to me to read."

"I haven't brought the book yet. It's the secret book of other people's preaching. Just like the secret book in your temple, people who are not in the religion can see it. However, I understand some of the truth in it. If you are interested, I can study it with you." Sun Shao squeezed his eyes, glanced at the drowsy Philippe in Momia's arms, and said frivolously, "However, did you ask someone to take this boy away first? It's not convenient for him to see it.

Momia slammed him again, looked up at the sky, and exclaimed, "It's time for me to go." I came out without telling Quintus. If Quintus can't find me, he may be suspicious.

"Uh--" Sun Shao scratched his head in disappointment: "How can I see you in the future?"

"Look at the opportunity." Momia glanced at Sun Shao and said with a smile, "If you can win this battle, Rome and Yue are brothers, and there will be more opportunities in the future."

Sun Shao squeezed his lips and said that this brother's country really lives up to the name. Alexander and Quintus and I are good friends. If Philip succeeds in the future, he and Sun Feng are really brothers, but I don't know if this fake drama can be sung smoothly.

Momia wrapped the veil again and left in a hurry. Sun Shao returned to his room and sat alone and meditated for a long time before laughing softly.

Momia returned to the palace of the Roman emperor and returned to her residence from the side door. As soon as she changed her clothes and sat down for less than a cup of tea, Quintus came in with an angry face. Momia was secretly happy, but she looked at Quintus quietly and didn't say anything. Quintus sat down opposite her and said nothing angrily. Momia gave him a look and asked the maid next to him to pour him a cup of tea. Quintus took the tea in his hand, stared at the fog in the teacup, and said in a muffled voice, "Where have you been just now?"

Momia was shocked, then calmed down and asked, "What's wrong? Do you want to call me?"

"Well, I want to ask you, has anyone from the Emisa family come to you?" Quintus looked up at Momia: "I heard that a woman from the Emisa family went to King Yue Manor to meet King Yue today. I think you are from the Emisa family. Some of them are coming to Damascus. I should tell you, right?

Momia breathed a sigh of relief and nodded disapprovingly: "I know."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Quintus said unhappily, "The Emisa family has had two queens. If they want any benefits, they don't come to me, but go to the king of Yue. What will the king of Yue think of me? Am I the kind of person who doesn't know how to care about friends and relatives? Although Quintus's voice was not high, there was obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.

Momia's family is a famous family in Syria, her aunt Julia. Domna was the queen of Seviru the Great. She advised Sevirudo. Later, she gave birth to two emperors, Caracalla and Geta. The Emisa family once flourished for a while, but later the Caracalla brothers did not agree. Caracalla first killed Geta, and then was assassinated by the guards. Julia died of depression, and the Emiza family Then he lost his power. After Alexander became emperor, Momia had always wanted to give some benefits to her family, but at that time, internal and external troubles could not make ends meet every year, and what she gave was limited. Now Momia has become the queen of Quintus. Although Rome's economic situation has improved, it has been fighting. Quintus is actually overstretched. Help, it's just that the Emisa family went directly to King Yue to make Quintus very shameless. This was not only the person who lost him, but also to the foreign country.

"Well, if I tell you, you will definitely not care. You have to give them some benefits, but now is the time to use money, and so many people are watching you. If you share the benefits with your relatives and friends first, what will they say?" Momia advised softly, "I won't tell you, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to deal with it. They want to go to King Yue, so let them go. It's not that you don't give it, but that they didn't open their mouths, which is not a shame. Compared with the current crisis, don't care too much about this face. If anyone talks about it, just say that I rejected them. It has nothing to do with the emperor.

After listening to it, Quintus didn't say anything more. He really wanted to come to him. It was really difficult for him to deal with. With Momia blocking it for him, he was happy to see it, but he still had to go through this cut. He took a few sips of tea and sighed, "It's still you who are reasonable and considerate of my difficulties. Those senators who think they are noble have beautiful words, but in fact, they only have their own interests in their eyes. As for the interests of Rome, they are just excuses to shit each other."

"What's wrong? What do they have different opinions?

"Do you know?" Quintus suddenly became excited. He stood up, waved his arm and said loudly, "The old nobleman of Goldian actually lied about his achievements. He didn't win the battle at all in Timsach Lake. It was a big defeat. He promised General Lu that he could stay for two days to buy time for General Lu, but he only kept for half a day and let the Sassanids run away, which showed that General Lu's plan failed. If it hadn't been for General Lu's urgent march for three days and nights, the Sassanids would have returned to Taisifeng unharmed. The whole war was ruined. That immortal dares to ask me for credit! I must expose him, expose his evil deeds to all the Romans, and let the Romans know his true face.

Momia was shocked and looked up at Quintus: "Is this the case?"

"It's not." Quintus was furious: "In the morning, we were discussing the cooperation with Vietnam to attack Tai Xifeng. I meant that he led the army as a striker, but he found a lot of excuses to refuse. Finally, he spilled the beans. It turned out that he had lost the battle in Timsakh Lake, but more than 5,000 people died in one morning, and then he watched. I watched the Sassanid run away.

Momia soon calmed down and turned her eyes: "So, his so-called two great victories were just with the help of Yue people?"

"Of course." Quintus snorted disdainfully: "The First Battle of Byzantium was the credit of General Cui, and the First Battle of Egypt was the credit of General Lu. He is Goldian, but he is just lucky."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Momia smiled softly: "We were worried that his strength was too strong, but now we know that without the help of Yue people, he is nothing, but King Yue is your good friend. What else are you worried about? It's just that at present, it's a human trick. If he knows the face and doesn't want to tear his face, then we pretend not to know. If he doesn't know the face, he has to fight with you, so he has to be discredited. At that time, let's see how he can compete with you for the throne.

Quintus was very surprised. He originally wanted to shake out Goldian's matter now, but Momia obviously did not have this plan. Instead, she planned to continue to pretend that she didn't know. She just wanted to use this opportunity to blackmail Goldian. This plan was obviously more advantageous than his plan.

"Yes, this is really a good opportunity." Quintus turned his anger into joy and smiled. He looked at the smiling Momia with admiration: "Queen, you are really the embodiment of Mineval (Athena of Rome). With you by my side, we will definitely win a great victory this time."

"I'm just a woman, and I can't help anything." Momia shook her head, but a trace of worry flashed in her eyes: "You have to ask King Yue for help."

(to be continued)