Three Kingdoms Eschatology

In fact, this sentence was just a feint by Feng Yu, so that Mallore tried not to guess his reserve price—at all costs.Otherwise, Mallor's lion will open his mouth and bid the price as high as possible?

Chapter 1012 One Thousand Gold Coins

Mallor smiled bluntly at the corner of his mouth and said, "I see. But just now I have spoken in front of 9 people, and I can't take it back. We in Rome don't care about human relationships, we only talk about rules, and there is no embarrassment." The saying of not raising your hand. If you want to save this person, follow the rules. Don’t talk too much in private!”

Seeing what Mallore said, Feng Yu had no choice but to say: "Then I will offend you." Then he turned to the purple-robed bald host who was already waiting at the side and said: "Can I participate in the auction now?"

Of course, the bald head had already seen from the conversation between Feng Yu and Mallor that the other party was not young, and hurriedly nodded and said: "Of course...Of course, every Roman citizen has the right."

After asking about Feng Yu's name and origin, he stood up and shouted loudly to the tens of thousands of Roman spectators in the stands: "This auction must continue as usual because another citizen joins in! This person from the far east Here, the citizen of our Roman Empire who has just been naturalized is called Feng Hu..."

When he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the stands, and the noisy voices drowned out his words.

"Hey, why did someone come out to get in the way again?"

"I must be full."

"Maybe it's just a show, otherwise it's a bit unreasonable to bid for an auction by one person."

"Well, it should be so. After adding two or three rounds of price, Mallor should have photographed that John or something, and then killed him on the spot to avenge his Putney."

"Hey, this person seems to be a foreigner, how can he bid for the auction."

"Didn't you hear that, they came from the east and just obtained citizenship not long ago."

While these people were chattering, Alexander, who was sitting in the VIP seat, was moved in his heart—it turned out that Feng Hu had also come.

Just now he saw Feng Yu's figure that seemed very familiar, but unfortunately he couldn't remember it, and he couldn't see his face clearly after nearly a hundred battles.Now when I heard the word Feng Hu, I immediately confirmed that it was Feng Yu.

Finally, the noise in the field subsided again, and people waited for the auction to start.The bald head presided over: "The starting price is one hundred gold coins, and each increase must be in ten gold coins as the minimum unit, and the upper part is capped. Do you both understand? If you understand, start now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mallor raised his hand and said, "120 gold coins." Feng Yu followed calmly, "130 gold coins."

Mallor said again: "150."

"one hundred and sixteen",

"two hundred",

"two hundred and one"

"Two hundred and two"...

After the two sides raised the price in turn, the price has risen to 270 gold coins.Mallor's originally indifferent expression has become very complicated.It's not because he loves money, but because Feng Yu has made him impatient.It seems that no matter how much he bids, the other party will always overwhelm his bid with the smallest increase.It seems that he wants to keep company with him endlessly.

Mallor gritted his teeth and said, "Five hundred gold coins!" He suddenly doubled the price, causing the audience to be in an uproar again.Feng Yu still said calmly: "One thousand gold coins!"

The purple-robed bald man who presided over the auction changed his shape with excitement, and said loudly: "One thousand gold coins, one thousand, do you want to add it, Your Excellency Mallor!?"

You know, although this arena is government-run.But its income is still closely related to the income of its affiliated personnel.Because the Roman government only regarded it as a welfare expenditure, and did not regard it as a profit-making organization.Its extra does not have to be handed in proportionally.

As for the income of the arena, in addition to the annual appropriation of a certain amount by the treasurer, the additional income is the income from gladiator slave auctions and other businesses like this.So now that some people are spending a lot of money to bid for the auction, it means that the personal income of the staff and officials in the arena will also increase greatly this year.

Beads of sweat had already appeared on Mallor's forehead, and he didn't know whether to follow now.A thousand gold coins is not a small amount, it is enough to support a mercenary army of hundreds of people for a year.He didn't think it was worthwhile to use so many gold coins for a show.

Mallor looked at Feng Yu's indifferent look again, and it seemed that if the price was raised, he would follow.Mallore thought to himself that if this was the case, he might as well turn it over again, and let the black-haired and yellow-skinned guy bleed out.

But he thought of what Feng Yu said at the beginning, if Feng Yu didn't follow him, he would suffer a big loss.After hesitating for a while, he finally didn't make another move, and lowered his head silently.The purple-robed bald host raised his arms and shouted: "Congratulations to Your Excellency Feng Yu for winning the ownership of the long-time winner John Lawrence at a price of [-] gold coins!"

Angry noises erupted in the audience again, but Alexander, who was sitting in the VIP seat, felt a little gloating about Mallor's misfortune.In order to appease the public anger, Feng Yu whispered a few words into the ear of the bald host.

The bald host immediately waved his hands to signal the audience to be quiet, and everyone in the audience thought there was a turning point, and fell silent again.The bald host said just now: "Just now, your Excellency named Feng Hu said that the gladiator slave who was redeemed will not fight again, because he has violated the spirit of a gladiator and is not worthy of being a gladiator anymore." .In the future, he can only serve Rome as a servant or as a master on the battlefield."

Those Putney admirers were still disappointed after hearing this, but after all this tossing, their anger has subsided a lot compared to the initial one.Although the scene was noisy again, there were no extreme behaviors.The host of the arena quickly led Feng Yu and his two followers to the room behind the arena for delivery.

Only then did Feng Yu know that the purple-robed bald host was named Andrew.Andrew asked: "When will you deliver the thousand gold coins?"

Feng Yu said: "Thousands of gold coins may weigh several hundred catties. We can't carry them with us. But don't worry, we will hand over the money to you in the end, and we will send it within two days."

Andrew laughed, showing his two rabbit teeth, and said, "No one can carry so many gold coins with him. I understand the truth. But we believe in any Roman citizen, and I believe that you will not break the contract. Wait for you to send the money over." That's it. We'll hand John over to you. You're all settled."

Feng Yu smiled lightly and said: "But I want to take him away now. Now you can see that many people outside hate him. I'm afraid that if I stay here, there will be some accidents. Then you won't get the one thousand gold coins Not to mention, it also affects credit and reputation."

Andrew's complexion changed, and he said with a embarrassed expression: "Your Excellency Feng Hu, if you are a long-term resident in the city of Rome. If you have a house or a job, I may still agree to your conditions. But your temporary stay in the hotel... hehe"

Chapter 1013 Siblings meet

After two hehes, Andrew said to Feng Yu: "Don't worry, I will definitely protect you. You bring the money and hand over the money and the person. This plan is the most suitable."

Feng Yu shook his head slowly and refused, "No, I have to take him away now."

Andrew's complexion changed: "It's really impossible for you to carry a thousand gold coins with you in the arena. So you don't need to pay a deposit, and agree to delay the delivery for a few days. This already trusts you and gives you face. Unexpectedly But you still want to make an inch, let you take people away without seeing the money, this is impossible!"

Seeing that Feng Yu's expression turned ugly, Andrew went on to say, "However, I have a plan to balance both ends. I see that your Excellency also has many distinguished friends or acquaintances in the city of Rome. You can find them among them." If you have someone with some weight as a guarantee, then you can also take that person away first."

Feng Yu pondered, thinking about who to ask to guarantee him.At this moment, a voice came from behind him and said, "Andrew, do you think I am qualified to be a guarantee?"

The bald-headed Andrew and Feng Yu were startled when they heard the voice. It was none other than the Roman emperor Alexander.Seeing the stunned Andrew, Alexander asked jokingly again: "What? I can't be this guarantor."

While talking, he handed Andrew a written receipt, which should guarantee Feng Yu's credit, and guarantee that he will definitely repay the loan when it is due.Only then did Andrew come to his senses, and after receiving the paperwork, he hurriedly said without even looking at it: "Where, where. Anyone who can't afford this guarantee, His Majesty can afford it." After he finished speaking, he hurriedly led a few people Go get John Lawrence out.

Feng Yu thanked Alexander greatly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your help."

Alexander chuckled and said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about. Besides, you did me a favor just now." Feng Yu didn't know what Alexander meant, but when he was about to ask, the other party had already stepped out, and he was walking back and forth. Said: "Don't forget, you will come to my official office tomorrow to receive a letter of appointment and officially serve as the head of the Milan Legion."

Feng Yu waited for less than a quarter of an hour, and Andrew brought John Lawrence, who was still in shackles, over.Andrew said to John: "This person will be your master in the future, and you need to obey his orders in the future."

After he finished speaking, he handed over the keys of the shackles to Feng Yu, and asked Feng Yu to sign a receipt to complete the delivery.While Andrew was looking at Feng Yu blankly, Feng Yu threw the key in his hand to Dianqing and said, "Open it for him."

Andrew hastily stopped him and said, "Hey, it's very dangerous for your Excellency to do this. You have seen his wrestling ability before. If he is unshackled, we are not responsible for what happens in the arena."

Feng Yu patted Andrew on the shoulder disapprovingly and said, "Don't worry, first of all, he won't run away, and secondly, he can't run away even if he wants to."

Andrew spread his hands and said, "Just don't worry, it's yours anyway."

John, who unshackled his feet, followed Feng Yu and the others, and went out from the side door of the room under the guidance of the arena staff.They took a small path to the side door that was usually only used by those inside the arena.During this process, John didn't say a word, and his facial expression didn't change at all, as if he was wearing a mask.But when he approached the side door, there was still a slight change on his face. John Lawrence was hesitating whether he should go out and escape. He believed that no one could stop his kung fu.But where he could escape, he was at a loss.Fleeing back to the British Isles?First of all, it was an extremely difficult task, not to mention thousands of miles away, and to avoid all kinds of armed forces in Rome to hunt down fugitive slaves.What if I go back to Britain?He has almost forgotten the language of his own tribe, and the tribe he was in when he was a child has been scattered and wiped out by the Romans.

But in the end he still decided to run away, and the moment he stepped out of the door, he made a sudden attack.He swung his fist at Dian Qing who was standing guard on his left side, while at the same time he stepped forward with his right foot to the left, as long as Dian Qing dodged for a while, he would be able to rush out and escape in one stride.However, the other party seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and did not dodge at all.He reached out and clasped his wrist.

Dian Qing's arms and wrists, which could draw the longbow more than a dozen times in a row, were extremely thick, holding John like iron tongs.John Lawrence immediately understood that he had met a master, but he was still busy, and his left foot flew up, kicking Dianqing's abdomen.Dian Qing flashed, but still grabbed John's wrist tightly.This caused John's kick to Dianqing's thigh even though he didn't hit his lower abdomen, causing him pain.

Simmons also quickly approached John, cut his left arm backwards, and at the same time swept his sweeping leg towards him.Unexpectedly, with his hands locked, John was still able to avoid this kick.With the help of the bodies of Dian Qing and Simmons, he lifted his legs up in the air.Not only made Simmons clear, but also made him almost fall.John took the opportunity to flick his left hand hard again, freeing his left hand from Simmons' grasp.

In a blink of an eye, Feng Yu also rushed forward, locked his left hand again with great speed, and then joined forces with Dian Qing to pin him down to the ground.

Feng Yu said in a deep voice: "Want to run? I guarantee that you will regret it for life if you run away. Are you from the British Isles, were captured by the Roman army since childhood, and you have an older sister?"

Listening to Feng Yu's initial words, John thought he was using torture to intimidate himself, but then he was stunned by Feng Yu's second half of the sentence.Since he was captured by the Romans, he has been transferred several times, first auctioned to a private person, and later bought by the arena.It is impossible for the people in the arena to know his background, and it is impossible for the buyers to be so bored that they have to explain an insignificant slave's life experience to the next buyer every time they change hands.Besides, even the Roman army that captured John did not know that he had a sister.

John stopped struggling and asked in surprise, "You...how do you know that I have a sister."

Feng Yu laughed and said, "Not only do I know that you have a sister, but I also know where she is."

John Lawrence became pleading like a sheep: "You take me to see her, and I promise I won't run away again."

After Feng Yu and Dian Qing let go of his hand, Feng Yu asked again: "But I still have to confirm whether you are really her younger brother. What's your sister's name?"

John Lawrence hesitated for a moment, but soon he was sure that the other party could not be tricking him, because his sister could not be an important person.So he replied truthfully: "Bonnie, Bonnie Lawrence. I just don't know if the owner will change her name after she is sold."

Chapter 1014 Secret Contact Point

After the Lawrence siblings, who hadn't seen each other for nearly ten years, met and recognized each other, they naturally had a thousand words and countless things to say.At this time, Simmons had found two carriages from nearby according to Feng Yu's instructions.

Dian Qing said to Feng Yu: "Master, let's get in the car and go back to the Cedar Hotel."

Unexpectedly, Feng Yu shook his head and said, "We can't all go back to the Cedar Hotel. Look at today's posture, there must be many boring people among those people in the stands, who will inquire about our residence and then come to harass us. It's not a big deal, but I don't want to cause some trouble."

Dian Qing opened his mouth wide, touched his head and said, "Yes, why didn't I think about that." Then he asked Feng Yu suspiciously, "Then where should we go now?"

At this time, Simmons, who was in charge of the money bag, also interjected: "My lord, all our money does not add up to a thousand gold coins. What's more, before we go to Milan, we always have to save some money for food and drink. If you send a letter to It must be too late for important people in the country to send money.”

Feng Yu smiled and replied: "Actually, the problem of the two of you is the same problem. Now let's go to a place where there is a place to live and where we can get money."

At Dianqing, after Simmons looked at each other suspiciously, Feng Yu had already given instructions to another guard, asking him to take most of the people back to the Cedar Hotel and wait for news there.Then he whispered to Dianqing and Simmons for a while, during which he gave Simmons a piece of paper.The latter held the paper for a long time, and then handed it back to Feng Yu.

Only then did Feng Yu board the two carriages with the Lawrence siblings and several guards including Dianqing and Simmons.When the two coachmen were about to ask their employer where they were going, Simmons said to them: "Come down, we will drive by ourselves."

The two local coachmen didn't understand the meaning, and opened their mouths in surprise.Simmons took out forty gold coins and said, "I'm sorry, you two, you may have heard about what happened today. We don't want our residence to be harassed, so the place we go needs to be kept secret. These forty gold coins will buy you Two carriages should be enough."

When the two coachmen saw the gold coins, they immediately smiled.Their carriages with horses and carts are worth at most ten gold pieces per ride.Now forty gold coins are equivalent to giving them two sets of carriages for nothing, so how could they not be elated.He said again and again: "Enough, enough. I understand, I understand. I know that you are those Easterners who bought the gladiators who killed Putney, and now most of Rome knows about it."

"Remember, keep it secret, don't tell others that we bought your car!"

The two who were holding gold coins and counting one by one said repeatedly: "Of course. Don't worry, your Excellency, we will keep it absolutely confidential. Absolute confidentiality. Even parents, fathers, mothers and children will not tell."

As soon as their words fell, the two carriages had already left in dust.The two carriages were driven by Dian Qing and Simmons themselves, and they both put the hoods on their cloaks on their heads to cover their faces.

Simmons was in the car in front, and Feng Yu, who was sitting in the car, said to him in a low voice: "Did you remember the map I gave you just now?"

Simmons replied: "Don't worry, my lord, I have clearly recorded it in my head. I can find it with my eyes closed."

"No, you can't go directly. Instead, you have to pretend to find it by accident after searching. You should understand the intention."

Simmons grinned and said, "Master, although this subordinate is dull, he still has some brains, so he naturally understands."

So the two carriages went through the streets one after the other, and Simmons jumped out of the carriage from time to time, looking for some quiet and remote small hotels to inquire about accommodation.Benefiting from his Western face, he didn't attract much attention.Finally, they stopped at a very inconspicuous small hotel near the city wall.

Simmons stepped into it, tapped the counter three times with his fingers seemingly unintentionally but with a hidden rhythm, and said, "Boss, is there a clean room here?"

There is only one person in the small hall, and this person looks like a typical Persian or Guishan person.Hearing what Simmons said, his face changed slightly at first, and then he immediately replied calmly: "Do you dare to ask if the guest has a window or no window?" His answer seemed to be irrelevant to the question, but Simmons did the same Answering the non-questioning question, he said, "I want one with a window on the east side."

A smile appeared on the man's face immediately, he stretched out his hands and clasped his fists and said, "What's the matter with the imperial court?" Simmons whispered in the man's ear in a low voice, and showed him a jade pendant.The man suddenly became solemn, and said repeatedly: "I will act according to the order of the superior."

This hotel is naturally a secret contact point set up in Rome by Chen Tiao, the intelligence chief of Liang State.In fact, Simmons just told him that he asked him to arrange accommodation for some people from China, and informed Shangfeng to send [-] gold coins.The jade pendant has proved that Simmons' order came from the highest level of power in the Liang Kingdom.

The hotel owner hurriedly called a few of his subordinates who were shop assistants, and after giving them careful instructions, they each went to clean the room.At this time, Simmons and the hotel owner just welcomed Feng Yu and others into the store.Then the hotel owner closed the door and put up a full sign.However, this "full occupancy" is not fake. With so many people entering this small hotel at once, the rooms are indeed almost full.

Dian Qing accompanied Feng Yu to a cleaned room and asked puzzledly: "My lord, since there are our people here, why didn't you just stay here when you first came to Rome?"

Feng Yu said to Dianqing: "Don't ask any questions, think about it yourself. You can't think clearly about this question, so you don't deserve to be my subordinate."

Dian Qing patted himself on the head and said: "Look at my head, I didn't even think about such a simple question. If we came to this small shop just after we came to Rome, it would probably arouse people's doubts, why are there so many things that are easy to find? Yes, instead of going to a big hotel, why not come to a place like this on a street corner?"

Feng Yu nodded and said: "That's right. Our looks are too conspicuous here. So I dare not get in touch with the people from Chen Tiao. But now I have a chance to go to this small shop to avoid harassment. Even In case of being targeted or found whereabouts, there are good reasons to explain."

At this time, the owner of the small hotel clasped his fists at Feng Yu and said, "I've met the Shangguan here!" Up to now, he still doesn't know that the person in front of him is Feng Yu, the current Supreme Emperor of the Liang Kingdom.Feng Yu nodded and said: "Excuse me, but will there be any outsiders in the future. We don't use your Chinese name when we talk, and don't follow the etiquette of the Central Plains. Everything follows the local customs."

Chapter 1015 The Princess Summons

After breakfast the next morning, Feng Yu hurried to the consul's office with two entourages.Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the official office, the petty official in the official office told him that Alexander hadn't come to work yet.

He waited for half an hour before Alexander came late and said apologetically to Feng Yu, "I'm really sorry, I drank too much last night and kept you waiting."

Although Feng Yu responded to the polite words, he secretly thought in his heart that it seems that this gentleman is not a person who is diligent in managing politics.It's no wonder that at the age of twenty or so, he can calm down and deal with complicated official duties.

In fact, Feng Yu had only come to Rome not long ago, so he didn't know that Alexander's mother Amias was actually in charge of all government affairs.

After the two exchanged a few more words, Alexander immediately summoned some masters of ceremonies, began the formal ceremony of appointing Feng Yu as the head of the Milan Legion, and finally solemnly handed over the letter of appointment to him.

Feng Yu originally thought that the ceremony was over, and Alexander still had some things to explain to him.Unexpectedly, Alexander patted Feng Yu on the shoulder and said: "Today, I will take the soldiers of the Guards to go hunting in the countryside. Are you interested in participating?"

Feng Yu was choked up for a while, and then declined politely: "This subordinate is about to leave for Milan, and there are many things to prepare. Besides, this subordinate is over [-] years old, and he is quite unfamiliar with horseback riding and hunting, so he will not drag His Majesty on the hunting grounds." .”

Alexander nodded and said, "Alright, you can go back and get ready to take office."

When Feng Yu said goodbye, he finally couldn't hold back and said: "Your Majesty has nothing to tell your subordinates? Don't you think you are so leisurely every day?" He regretted the words as soon as he said them, thinking that these words would definitely offend Alexander.

Unexpectedly, Alexander didn't care at all, he laughed and said: "Feng Hu, you are worried that there are many military affairs of the Roman Legion that you don't understand. I don't need to tell you this. The regulations are detailed. You can figure it out after you go back carefully. I don’t have these hours to go hunting every day, and I usually focus on the armaments of the Guards Corps and several other legions.”

Feng Yu didn't want to say any more, so he hurriedly bid farewell to Alexander and left.Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave the consul's office, he was stopped by another official from the office: "Your Excellency Feng Hu, please stay."

Feng Yu thought that Alexander kept him and had something to say, so he asked suspiciously, "What's the matter? Is His Majesty Alexander looking for me?"

The man said: "Someone wants to talk to you about something. But it's not His Majesty Alexander, but His Royal Highness the Princess."

"Oh? His Royal Highness Amiyas looking for me?"

"Exactly."

Soon, in an elegant room near the garden in the official office, Feng Yu saw Amiyas, a mid-mature woman with the same demeanor again.Feng Yu greeted Amias with a heart-warming Roman etiquette and asked, "What is the princess coming to see me for?"

Amiyas gracefully gestured for Feng Yu to sit on the soft chair opposite her.Feng Yu saw that there were several plates of candied fruit made from olives and other dried fruits on the small round table.Seeing Feng Yu sit down, the maid on the side brought an unnamed juice drink.

Amias waved her hand again, and she said after all the maids beside her retreated, "Your Excellency Feng Hu, how much did you know about Rome before you came to Rome?"

Feng Yu didn't expect her to ask this first sentence, he was slightly taken aback, and immediately replied: "Respond to the princess. Because Rome and the hinterland of Daliang are separated by tens of thousands of miles, there are very few people who are familiar with Rome. Even some people who have been to Rome are just businessmen, and their knowledge of Rome is only superficial. Therefore, my understanding of Rome is almost all from the books brought by these Liang merchants from Rome. As far as I know, the Roman state started in the city of Rome, and then unified the four lands along the Mediterranean Sea. It is the most powerful empire in the Western world. It has been in existence for thousands of years."

After Feng Yu finished speaking, Amiyas just swallowed a candied fruit he was chewing in his mouth.She continued: "Then you know that the Roman regime is very different from the dynasties, dynasties and even countries in the Eastern world."

Feng Yu replied: "This humble person also understands something. In the early days of the Roman republic, the country had no monarch. It was not until the Caesar era 300 years ago that the first Roman emperor, Octavian, was born. But the role of emperor is not the same as that of the emperor in the East. ..." Feng Yu paused when he said this, because he was afraid that what he said next would offend Amias.