Rise of the Empire Total War

Rome, the great city, the eternal city! —Tiberius Julius Caesar, second emperor of the Iulian dynasty of the Roman Empire

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Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, was established in 850 in the continental calendar and has a history of 280 years. In the past 300 years, she has gradually grown from a small town with only 4,000 residents to a permanent population. The huge city of nearly 300,000 people also witnessed the history of the empire's rule from the first founding emperor Gaius Julius Caesar to the fifteenth emperor Dirickson Julius Caesar. It can be said that the city of Rome is the heart of the entire Roman Empire and a holy place for all Romans.

The Tiber River, which produced river fish that once made Emperor Caesar miserable, traversed the entire city of Rome, just like the Chu River and the Han Dynasty, separating the aristocratic and rich areas of Rome from the civilian and poor areas. On one side of the river is the aristocratic area where the Iulia Palace, the Senate Building, and the Pantheon are located. Although the combined residents of the aristocratic area and the rich area do not exceed 50,000, their wealth is enough to crush the other civilians living on the side.

This is a very disparate economic gap, as well as a disparate class gap. In the nearly three hundred years of the history of the Roman Empire, the contradictions between the nobles and the common people, the rich and the poor have always existed, and even the problem of corruption among members of the Senate and officials is very serious. It's serious, but the appearance of the empire's strength conceals all these problems, making it impossible for people to see the problems.

This is a problem that occurs in all monarchical empires, and the Holy Roman Empire established by Richard is the same, but when he is still alive, the system also restrains the people in the empire, so that they cannot do corruption. , but once Richard dies, this kind of thing that is suppressed by metaphysical things will happen soon-the best example is after the death of the hero Caesar in the last book, the empire will be destroyed after a few years Corruption is rife, and if Emperor Tiberius hadn't curbed it with an iron fist, the current situation might have been even worse.

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The convoy had just arrived outside the city of Rome when it was taken over by the Praetorian Guards who had received the news in advance. The tall soldiers in red uniforms guarded both sides of the convoy. They used cavalry to clear the way and dispersed the civilians who were crowded on the road. After that, the convoy went smoothly. into the city. The driven civilians looked at the carriage curiously, guessing the identities of the characters on the carriage, and they must be members of the royal family who were able to let the guards meet the escort in person.

They guessed half right, the one on the carriage was indeed a member of the royal family, but a dead member of the royal family, and the other member of the royal family was still a princess of the Holy Roman Empire on another continent.

Dozens of minutes later, the convoy drove into the Yulia Palace. Hariand’s coffin was carried down by the soldiers of the Praetorian Guards. Because his body was treated in a special way in advance, the body has not decomposed until now, and it has been kept in good condition. The last appearance before his death.

Elizabeth alighted with the coffin,

Standing in the snow with her petite figure, she felt a bit cold, but no one around paid attention to her. They all looked at the coffin being carried away, and Emperor Derrickian who walked down the steps surrounded by imperial guards.

The old emperor did not wear a crown, and all Roman emperors did not like to wear a crown. With the help of his attendants, he walked down the stairs, glanced at the crowd in the snow, and was quickly attracted by a petite figure. Although his eyesight was a bit poor, he could still vaguely see the beauty of that figure.

For some reason, he thought of his daughter who died young.

When the emperor walked in front of the crowd, the soldiers hurriedly saluted him under the leadership of Bibulus. Elizabeth, who was standing aside, was a little at a loss. There was no movement, but unexpectedly, the old emperor cast his eyes on her after a simple reply, paused, and asked in a more amiable tone: "You are the princess of the Holy Roman Empire, right?"

Elizabeth, who was suddenly asked, was taken aback. Seeing that the old emperor and the surrounding soldiers were staring at her, she quickly bent down and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Princess Elizabeth Stuart of the Holy Roman Empire."

"Elizabeth..." Emperor Derrick narrowed his eyes, repeated her name, then nodded under Elizabeth's uneasy eyes, and said, "This name sounds nice."

"Thank you for the compliment." Seeing that Derrick wasn't as scary as imagined, Elizabeth said with a smile, her eyes curled up, and she quickly realized that something was wrong with her, and closed her mouth again.

Seeing her cute look, Derrick smiled first, and said, "Your Highness, this is not a place to talk, please come into the palace with me and have a chat."

After finishing speaking, he paused, and added: "I will order someone to prepare some delicious food."

After finishing speaking, he saw Elizabeth suddenly raised her head, staring at a pair of beautiful obsidian-like big eyes, nodded sharply, and said, "Okay!"

Derrick first nodded with a smile, and stretched out his hand, motioning for Elizabeth to take it. The latter hesitated, but after a few seconds, he still gritted his teeth and put his hand up. She only felt a pair of slightly rough warm hands chilling her. wrapped in his little hands, and was led up the steps again.

The old emperor knew that food was an irresistible existence for children of this age, so when he said the words just now, Elizabeth really fell for it and obediently followed him.

However, Derrick didn't know that Elizabeth was just afraid that if she brushed his face in public, she might be retaliated. felt.

Walking on the road, Derrick started talking to Elizabeth from time to time, she answered every question and seemed very cute, which made Derrick love him even more.

"Your Highness, can I call you Elizabeth directly?"

"Um……"

"Elizabeth, how old are you?"

"9 years old..."

"Elizabeth, besides you, how many children does your father have?"

"Just me and my brother."

"Elizabeth..."

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All the way into the palace, Mr. Derrick's questions finally stopped. He smiled and brought Elizabeth into the palace. As soon as he stepped through the door, he felt a gust of warm wind blowing towards his face, blowing away the chill on the two of them. The old emperor personally brought Elizabeth to the seat arranged for her, and then returned to the main seat. The small table in front of Elizabeth had already placed local specialties. Elizabeth looked at the brightly colored food, and her nimble little nose twitched , inhaled the fragrance in the air, and then looked helplessly at the old emperor, just waiting for him to open his mouth, and then he could strike.

Seeing her cute appearance, the old emperor softened his heart and told her that she could eat. Elizabeth cheered softly, then stretched out her devil's claws, and started to eat.