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Chapter 608: Death by God's Whip
Attila had already made up his mind that when the time comes, he would marry the daughter of the Roman emperor and then inherit the position of Roman emperor.

Although it sounds ridiculous, Roman inheritance law allows it. He has already thought about becoming the king of kings.

The Germanic people also submitted to him. When he became the Roman emperor and conquered the Vandals and the Visigothic Kingdom, he was the only king of the entire European continent.

Thinking of this, Attila felt better and immediately drank and ate meat with his cronies. The banquet lasted until late at night.

After eating and drinking, the drunk Attila was helped by his maid to his bedroom. The German woman who had been waiting there for a long time also came forward to help him.

Looking at the beauty in front of him, Attila, who is old but young at heart, picked her up and wanted to have a conversation with her.
Soon a charming woman's voice was heard from the palace.

The night passed quickly.

The generals, who had just woken up from a hangover, were preparing to go and meet Attila, when several eunuchs hurried in.

"Oh no! Something has happened to His Majesty!" said the leading eunuch in panic.

Hearing this, the people who were still somewhat sleepy suddenly shuddered and ran to the palace in a hurry. When they arrived at the palace, Attila's body had already been completely cold.

He was already old, and had many illnesses from years of fighting. On top of that, he got drunk and had another fierce battle.

As a result, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. According to the ancient Dongda saying, it was a stroke on horseback.

This famous and powerful Scourge of God, who made European countries tremble in fear, ended his life in such an undignified way.

Attila, the Scourge of God, is dead, but the impact he caused is far from over and will even grow bigger.

The first of these to break out was the struggle for power - who would succeed Attila.

A civil war was imminent in the Hun Empire. After learning of Attila's death, his sons immediately began to use various means to gain the support of those generals.

Attila did not designate his successor during his lifetime, and his death was sudden, leaving no time for reaction. Although the Hun Empire was called an empire, it was actually a tribal alliance that was forcibly integrated entirely by Attila's prestige.

In fact, the system of the Hun Empire was very backward. Once Attila died, his successor would no longer have Attila's prestige, and the tribal alliance would automatically dissolve.

Now Attila has not designated a successor, and none of his sons are particularly outstanding, which will inevitably lead to civil strife among the Huns.

For their own interests, these generals made their own choices and supported their own goals, and soon a civil war broke out in the Hun Empire.

The news of the death of Attila, the Scourge of God, spread quickly, and the Hungarian Empire, which had been suffocating European countries, collapsed.

Even after this, if Attila's son defeated the others and reorganized the Hun Empire, its strength would have been greatly reduced.

The Hun civil war would cause the death of a large number of elite soldiers and extremely heavy population losses. Even if unified, the Hun Empire at this time would not be enough to suppress the entire West.

On the other side, in the Roman Empire, when they heard that the Hun Emperor, Attila, was dead, the entire Roman Empire immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When Valentinian III, who was hiding in the palace and living a life of drunkenness, heard the news, he instantly sobered up from his hangover and ordered people to sing and dance to celebrate.

On the other hand, after hearing the news, the nobles immediately started to join forces. This was a godsend for them!

"Hahaha, this is God's will. Now that Attila is dead, we no longer need that Duke Hu!"

Also in that manor, the Roman nobles were holding a celebratory banquet.

When Attila was alive, the pressure on them was too great, and even a single word from Attila made them afraid to take action against Aetius.

Now, the mountain has disappeared, and without it, there is no need for Aetius to keep it.

These nobles had completely forgotten that Aetius, as the Protector of the Realm, was the pillar that supported the continuation of the entire Roman Empire. It was also because of Aetius' existence that prevented the Roman Empire from being occupied by barbarians.

These nobles never thought about these things, they only cared about the power and wealth in their hands, and never considered their fate after the collapse of the Roman Empire.

"Hahaha, that Whip of God is finally dead, we are safe!"

"Without Attila, the next thing to do is to deal with Aetius!"

"This damn barbarian has caused me to lose at least 5,000 imperial gold coins during this period of time!"

"He caused my caravan to lose a year's profit! Now it's important to get rid of him!"

"I can't wait any longer!"

Aetius was not a pure-blooded Roman, his ancestors were naturalized barbarians, who were promoted after making contributions to the empire and married a Roman noblewoman. There were many such people in the Roman Empire, and although they were usually regarded as Romans, in the eyes of this old Roman eagle, Aetius was still a barbarian.

"I have already made the arrangements. His Majesty the Emperor also hates Aetius. Now that Attila is gone, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't have to worry about anything!"

"As long as we give him support, he will have the courage to deal with that person!"

"When the time comes, he will kill Aetius. Even if the soldiers seek revenge, they will go after him. It has nothing to do with us!"

"Hahaha!"

Inside the palace, a group of Roman nobles burst into laughter.

On the other side, the residence of Aetius.

When he heard the news of Attila's death, Aetius breathed a sigh of relief and felt an indescribable sense of relief in his heart.

Aetius knew how difficult it was to deal with his best friend, Attila the Scourge of God. The last time he was able to defeat Attila, a big part of the reason was because of the terrain.

With the help of favorable terrain, they successfully forced Attila's cavalry to fight a tough battle with them, which successfully defeated Attila. Now only the Roman Empire was left, and it was under tremendous pressure facing Attila.

Now that he knew of Attila's death, Aetius was not very happy. This friend who had once given him great help but later broke up with him and invaded his homeland had a special place in his heart, and now he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

His opponents of the same era gradually faded away.

Aetius was stunned for a moment, then he composed himself and continued to deal with government affairs. He planned to continue to promote Roman financial reforms and completely solve the empire's financial problems.

The absence of Attila and his Hun Empire is a good thing for the current empire. They no longer have to pay large tributes every year and do not have to worry about the Huns attacking again.

At the same time, without the pressure of the Hun Empire, he could free up his hands to deal with domestic issues.

The Roman Empire now faced so many alarming problems that when Aetius really started to deal with them, he discovered to what extent the foundations of the empire had been eroded.

The cornerstone of the empire was not the slaves, nor the barbarians, nor the high and mighty nobles, but the countless common people.

These civilians provided food, cloth, taxes and soldiers for the empire. Under the eagle flag, they swept across the world and established the great Roman Empire.

But now most of the civilians in these empires have gone bankrupt.

The empire imposed high taxes on them, but almost no taxes on the nobles. This led to a large number of civilians joining the nobles and becoming their vassals in order to avoid taxes.

These people only need to pay some money to the nobles to obtain tax exemption rights.

The consequence of this is that more and more civilians evade taxes in this way, and in addition to taxes, there are various other problems.

This caused a large number of civilians to go bankrupt and flee Italy, and eventually, the tax revenue of the Roman Empire became lower and lower.

The country was extremely poor, but the nobles were richer than each other.

In order to improve the state finances, Aetius had no choice but to take action against the nobles. He was well aware of the consequences of taking action against the nobles.

This is why he took control of the army in the first place.

It was precisely because he had the army in his hands that he was able to take action against those nobles, and those nobles did not dare to resist.

Aetius had already planned to train five more imperial legions according to the standards of the imperial regular army after the tax reform was completed and the treasury was sufficient. With these legions in hand, he could cross the Mediterranean, conquer North Africa, and once again incorporate the land of Carthage into the territory of the empire.

Ever since the Vandals occupied Carthage, the empire had been experiencing a food shortage and various resources had become scarce.

If the Roman Empire wanted to become rich and powerful, it could not rely solely on the Italian provinces.

With North Africa, the empire's finances will be more affluent. With Carthage, the empire will no longer be short of food, and the empire's caravans will be able to engage in ocean trade.

While Aetius was planning the future of the empire, in the Roman emperor's bedroom, Valentinian III, who had just woken up, was very excited.

First, Attila, who had brought him a lifelong shadow, died, and then the nobles of Rome sent people to swear allegiance to him.

In the past, these nobles were intimidated by Attila's reputation and dared not say anything, let alone go against Aetius. Now that Attila was dead, they immediately came to swear allegiance.

As expected, Valentinian was the emperor of the empire! After gaining the loyalty of many nobles, Valentinian III was once again full of pride and felt that he was successful again!
"Aetius, just wait! Without Attila, you old dog will die!"

(End of this chapter)