I have three hundred soldiers, all of whom can warm wine and kill Hua Xiong

Seeing Caracalla, Severu understood immediately.

Some kind of agreement must have been reached between Caracalla and the commander of the Guards.

The commander of the Guards brought Caracalla to force the palace.

The Guards fell to Caracalla, and Severus was now a piece of fish on the chopping board.

Thinking of this, Severus couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his face.

Because he was afraid of the army's rebellion, Severus had been sparing no effort to win over the soldiers in the army.

He gave the officers and soldiers the best treatment he could.

He ate and lived with the lieutenants in the army, and tried his best to look like he loved the soldiers as much as his son in front of them.

Severu never expected that he had put in so much effort.

In the end, you will still be betrayed.

Moreover, the person who betrayed him was not only the officer he trusted, but also his own son.

He closed his eyes weakly, and after a long time, Severus said to Caracalla: "Tell me, what are your demands for coming here today? And what do you plan to do with me?"

Caracalla walked up to Severus, reached out and touched Severus' forehead, and said with a smile: "Father's forehead is still a little hot. It seems that Father's condition has not improved at all."

Without waiting for Severus to answer, Caracalla continued: "After my father fell ill, the outside world spread rumors that my father was infected with a terrible plague."

"Geta is afraid of being infected with this plague. He doesn't even dare to come see you. In order to understand my father's condition and to show my filial piety in front of my father, I am not afraid of being infected with the plague. Just based on this, can I It shows that I am more filial than Geta."

"Just because I am more filial than Geta, should my father pass the throne to me?"

Severus smiled and said nothing.

When things have developed to this point, it has nothing to do with filial piety.

What matters now is courage.

Caracalla won over the commander of the Guards and went directly to the Roman palace to force him into submission.

This shows that Caracalla is indeed more courageous than Geta.

"Father, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to survive this time. Rome is currently in internal and external troubles, and Getta is timid. He cannot save Rome."

"If my father doesn't want to see Rome being enslaved by the Chinese and the Septimius family destroyed, it would be best for my father to hand over the throne to me. I can assure you that I will be better than you now. Do better."

"I will save Rome and ensure that Septimius will prosper forever."

After listening to Caracalla's words, Severus remained silent for a moment and said, "Caracalla, I want to know when you and him got together."

Caracalla turned to look at the commander of the Guards and asked, "Are you going to answer Father's question? Or should I answer it?"

The commander of the Guards hesitated for a moment and then said: "His Majesty is particularly partial to the First Legion, which makes the brothers in the Guards very dissatisfied. I stand up just to stand up for my brothers."

As soon as the Guards Commander finished speaking, Severus coughed violently.

After a while, Severus said with excitement: "I am not good enough to the Guards? If I remember correctly, the military salary you receive now is at least [-]% more than when Commodus was in power."

"His Majesty is indeed good to us. When His Majesty is in power, we have indeed received more benefits than before. But we are still a little unconvinced. Why are we not as good as the First Army?"

Having said this, the Guards commander also became a little excited.

It seemed that he had indeed been greatly wronged.

"The Guards are the most loyal team to His Majesty. All the soldiers of the Guards are from nobles, and each one is proficient in etiquette and fighting. Why does the First Legion get His Majesty's favor? Why do they get better treatment than the Guards? military."

"There are already rumors from the outside world that the Guards are not as good as the First Army, so they are not taken seriously by Your Majesty. Your Majesty, do you know how much influence the rumors from the outside have on the Guards?"

"The rumors from the outside make it difficult for us to even hold our heads high among our respective families."

After listening to the words of the Guards Commander, Severus sighed softly.

Now Severus finally understood a truth, the Roman Guards were all uncles.

These guys come to serve as soldiers in the Guards, they are gold-plated, they have no loyalty at all.

"Caracalla, if I pass the throne to you, what are you going to do next?"

Caracalla raised his head towards the Guards commander.

The other party understood, brought a chair and placed it next to Caracalla.

After sitting down on the chair, Caracalla then said to Severus: "Father, you have to reorganize eighty legions, which is a bit too much. I personally think that reorganizing thirty legions is enough. The cavalry And the archers are still the same as before, serving as auxiliary corps in the army."

Without waiting for Severus to answer, Caracalla continued: "The finances are all in favor of the army. What do the elders in the Senate want to serve? Don't think that if you kill Gervas, the elders in the Senate will be afraid of you. The mainstay of Rome is the Senate and the families behind them. If you recruit slaves to join the army, the nobles will have no slaves to serve them, and their quality of life will decline."

"The Roman territory on the east side of the strait cannot be given up. Giving up the Roman territory on the east side of the strait will not only enhance the power of the Chinese people, but also harm the interests of many Roman nobles."

"Father, you are getting old. You must have forgotten that if you want to take root in Rome, you need not only the support of Roman soldiers, but also the support of Roman nobles. The real financial power of Rome is actually completely controlled by the nobles. in their hands.”

"Of course, I don't have to completely deny the reforms you proposed before. If you increase taxes by [-]%, you can keep them."

After listening to Caracalla's words, Severus suddenly felt tired, very tired.

He wanted to close his eyes and take a good rest now.

But in the end, Severus still managed to gather his energy and asked Caracalla: "After you become the emperor of Rome, what do you plan to do with Geta?"

Without thinking, Caracalla said to Severus: "Geta is my brother. Father, don't worry, I will not kill him."

Severus just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Caracalla smiling and saying: "At least I will keep his wife, haha, I have been coveting his wife for a long time."

"You...you...you are a bastard. I..."

Before Severus could finish speaking, Caracalla took a step forward and grabbed Severus' neck.

"Father, your life is in too much pain right now. Let me help you get rid of it."

"Close your eyes and I'll be a little harder. It'll be fine in a while!"