To Four Thousand Years Later

News of the surrender of the Gothic Kingdom to King Solomon soon spread to Samyn Persia.

An old man dressed as a priest whispered about the war zone to the youth in front of him.

…then, after the Franks came to Calabria, the Goths sent representatives to negotiate a peace. But it is not so much a peace negotiation as an unconditional surrender. They say they can consider any demand if it stops the war. The young man couldn't help but sneered: "It's really a bunch of wastes who rebelled and rebelled before the war was over. Could it bring them any benefits? Could it be that the king of Frank would go back and say, 'Oh, you changed the king' when he saw Goth changed the king. A king, shall we do it all over again?"

"It's stupid! It's stupid!

He scolded in a low voice, but a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Go on, go on, go on with their foolishness, and let all the smart people die!" The old man muttered, but finally he didn't dare to say more. After all, the young man who was as proud as the sun in front of him was very likely to be the next generation King Saxan.

The young man's name is Mori, the second son of the contemporary Sasanian king Kawad VI. He is also a high priest dedicated to the **** Ahura. Now that Kawad VI is ill, his first son, third son and fourth son are fighting endlessly for the throne. Among them, the one who gained the greatest advantage was the third son, Mori, who was favored by his father.

Is deeply favored by the sun. His face is very handsome, with a deep friendship like a sculpture, when he smiles, he has a warm charm, and when he is serious, he looks like a statue of a god. His appearance is more inherited from his mother Yika Ward VI's most beloved and youngest princess.

During the thirty-six years of Kawad VI's reign, he devoted more energy to domestic political struggles. He uses methods such as marriage, war, business, religion, etc. to continuously support one group of people and attack another group of people, and then the cycle is endless. Except for the moment when they disagreed, whatever the king could do, so could the high priests.

Although these high priests are not crazy, they can even be said to be very respectful and humble. But Kawad VI still felt a certain sense of crisis from it.

He married people he didn't love, and influenced the families behind them through his wives; he sometimes made friends with Goths and sometimes fought, and constantly sent high priests and holy fire priests who violated his wishes, or who might violate his wishes, to the battlefield Or the frontier. But he did not directly fight against them, but always united a group of people, and relied on their power to cut and separate the remaining priests. Kawad VI gradually gained power over all high priests. After that, he finally married a woman he really loved as his concubine. In other words, Mori's mother is not a priest class, but a military class—this originally meant that her children could not become high-ranking priests above the Holy Fire Priest.

But Kawad VI relied on his own will, not only sent Mori to the position of priest, but also made him a high priest in his twenties. In fact, this is not just his doting on his son. More trying to rely on this thing. Test out the priests who are not loyal to him, and get rid of them. As he expelled the last high priest, Hassan, who did not obey his orders, Persia finally realized the transformation of the regime in which kingship was greater than theocracy. And this also means that King Sasan needs to abolish the tradition of openly electing the high priests—smart people can see that Kawad VI has abolished such a great effort to suppress the priests, not just for the sake of Enjoy ten years of happiness. Instead, he wants to control Sassan's throne to his descendants. He is Haisang's student and the current holy fire priest of the king's capital. Even though he was high and mighty, and the sanctity of speech was second only to the high priests, he dared not say anything when his teacher was expelled from Persia.

To actually say that Haisang is going out to preach—this is a big joke! The great brilliance of Ahura is not even allowed to be worshiped by the common people. When and what month did the Persians preach to foreigners? For this matter. They have neither tradition nor convention. Undoubtedly, this is the same temptation to make the descendants of soldiers high priests, to challenge their nerves and force them to speak against them. But he chose timidity and compromise.

…

The old priest glanced up at Morrie.

He had a feeling...maybe Morrie wasn't as light-hearted as he made out to be. This man is very thoughtful. The happier he is, the more unhappy he is; when he is flustered, he looks calm. He is just like his father. Fear and apprehension that other people see their depth and true thoughts. The difference is that, compared with their majesty, the high priest of Zhenli is still a little immature.

The fact is just as he guessed.

Morrie did feel a little uncomfortable. It was not because Gothic surrendered to Falk, but because those nobles dared to rebel against Stone King Benito I, and seized the king's authority to be dogs to others. This made him feel a little nervous. Gothic centralization. It was realized earlier than Persia. He had also heard a little about King Stone's iron-blooded methods in managing his subjects in Persia.

But such a decisive, fearless and visionary king. To be rebelled by his subordinates at a critical moment, and assassinated by his most trusted subordinates, does that mean that he may also be assassinated?

Is it a continuous war that the people can't bear? Or is the too harsh taxation policy making the lives of nobles not luxurious enough? Or did the brutal killing make them decide to strike early? He realized what the problem was, but for a moment couldn't tell. Wait until the old king dies and before the new king ascends the throne. Maybe his older brothers and younger brothers will rise up to rebel against him. Those high priests who are as obedient as dogs. Maybe it will be like the Gothic nobles. Once the old man dies, these wastes will hold together and resist. I... uh, it's really a trouble. How should he deal with it? He was thinking in his mind, but he said openly: "That's right. I'm just very happy.

"Today's Goths have become a mess. Even fools can see that they want to defect to King Solomon of the Franks. But whether that guy Charles is willing to accept this group of waste is not enough. "Their king is dead, the Northern Army Defeated, the court was in chaos, without a backbone. The entire Gothic army has no heart to fight.

"At this time, isn't it the time for Ahura's warriors to come out?"

He said without hesitation: "Whether they surrender or not, how to surrender, etc. are still arguing. Before they hand over the throne to Charles, we can launch a surprise attack and take a bite out of the Gothic East!"

"Before King Solomon is about to come to Gothic! Their newborn son is being handed over. The army needs to be mobilized, who should listen to? Is it Charles, or their general? Does Charles have the ability to directly command other countries? Would their generals have the guts to bypass their new master?" Morrie squinted, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's. Yes, it was a perfect moment. A battle to be won .

but. not now. This precious military exploit must be kept after he becomes the new king. There is nothing like a battlefield. Those who are lacking will become abundant, those who are poor will become rich, and anyone who resists will be killed by him—whether it is his own people or enemies.