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

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Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, was established in the mainland for 850 years and has a history of 280 years. In this nearly 300-year history, it has gradually grown from a small town with only 4,000 inhabitants to a permanent population. Nearly 300,000 giant cities have also witnessed the history of the empire from the first founding emperor Gaius Julius Caesar to the fifteenth emperor Dereksen Julius Caesar. It can be said that the city of Rome is the heart of the entire Roman Empire and the holy place for all Romans.

The Tiber River that produced river fish that once caused the Emperor Caesar's pain traverses the entire city of Rome, like the Chu River and Han borders, separating the noble and wealthy areas of Rome from the civilian and slum areas. In Tiber On the side of the river, there is the noble district where the Yulia Palace, the Senate Building and the Pantheon are located. Although the residents of the noble district and the rich district do not exceed 50,000 in total, their wealth is enough to crush the other. Civilians living on the side.

This is a very large economic gap, and also a large class gap. In the history of the Roman Empire for nearly three hundred years, the contradictions between the nobility and the common people, the rich and the poor have always existed, and even the problems of corruption between the Senate members and officials have been very serious. Serious, it's just that the appearance of the empire's mighty empire concealed all these problems, making it invisible to people.

This is a problem that occurs in all monarchy empires. The same is true for the Holy Roman Empire established by Richard, but when he is still alive, the system also restricts the people in the empire so that they cannot do corruption. , But once Richard died, this kind of thing suppressed by metaphysical things will happen soon-the best example is after the death of the male protagonist Caesar in the previous book, the empire became corrupt a few years later If it weren’t for Emperor Tiberius’s iron fist to contain this trend, the current situation might be even worse.

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The convoy just arrived outside the city of Rome and was taken over by the Janissaries who had received information in advance. Those tall soldiers in red uniforms guarded both sides of the convoy and opened the way with cavalry to disperse the civilians who were crowded on the road. The convoy went smoothly. Into the city. The civilians who were driven curiously looked at the carriage, guessing the identity of the characters on the carriage, and if the Guards could personally greet the escort, they must be members of the royal family.

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

After dozens of minutes, the convoy drove into the Yulia Palace. Hariand’s coffin was lifted by the soldiers of the Janissaries. Because his corpse was treated in a special way in advance, the corpse has not decayed yet, and it remains intact. The last appearance during his lifetime.

Elizabeth got out of the car with the coffin. Her petite figure was standing in the snow. It was a bit cold, but no one cared about her. They all looked at the coffin that was carried away and the guards walked down surrounded by the coffin. Emperor Derek Xian on the stairs.

The old emperor did not wear a crown, and the Roman emperors did not like to wear a crown. He walked down the stairs with the help of the attendants, scanned 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 had died.

When the emperor walked to the crowd, the soldiers hurriedly saluted him under the leadership of Biblus. Elizabeth, who was standing beside him, was a little bit at a loss. She subconsciously was about to follow the soldiers in salute, but she quickly reacted to something wrong. There was no action, but he did not expect that the old emperor simply returned his gaze and cast his gaze on her, paused, and asked in a more kind 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 hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I am Princess Elizabeth Stuart of the Holy Roman Empire."

"Elizabeth..." Emperor Derricksian squinted, repeated her name, and then nodded in Elizabeth's somewhat disturbed gaze, and said: "This name sounds good."

"Thank you for the compliment." Seeing that Derrick was not as terrible as she had imagined, Elizabeth said with a smile, and then quickly realized that she was a little uncomfortable and closed her mouth again.

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

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

When the words fell, he saw Elizabeth suddenly raising her head, staring at a pair of beautiful big obsidian eyes, nodding her head sharply, and said: "Okay!"

Derrick smiled and nodded first, stretched out his hand and motioned to Elizabeth to lead. The latter was a bit hesitant, but after a few seconds he still clenched her teeth and put her hand on it. She only felt a pair of slightly rough warm hands making herself cold. Wrapped in his little hands, and then led back up the steps.

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 got into the trap and walked with him obediently.

However, Derrick did not know that Elizabeth was only afraid that if she brushed his face in public, she might be retaliated against. Although the old emperor looked very kind on the surface, the coercion of the superiors on her body was still obvious. Felt.

On the road, Derrick talked to Elizabeth from time to time. The latter had questions and answers, which seemed very well-behaved, which made Derrick even more fond of it.

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

"Um…"

"Elizabeth, how old are you this year?"

"9 years old..."

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

"Just me and my brother."

"Elizabeth..."

"..."

After walking into the palace, Derrick’s question finally stopped. He smiled and took Elizabeth into the palace. Just stepping in the door, he felt a warm wind coming towards him, blowing away the chill from the two of them. The old emperor personally took Elizabeth to the position arranged for her, and then sat back 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 smart little nose twitched. , Inhaled the scent in the air, and then looked at the old emperor eagerly, waiting for him to speak before he could start.

Seeing her such lovely appearance, the old emperor felt soft in his heart and greeted her that she was ready to eat. Elizabeth cheered softly, and then stretched out her devil's claws and feasted on it.