The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 609 The End
"Your Majesty, you are the true Roman emperor. Aetius and Attila have had a close relationship since childhood."

"They grew up together and have a deep friendship. That's why Aetius let him go last time. The second invasion by Attila was entirely Aetius' idea!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it was Aetius' idea!" Another nobleman nearby said with gritted teeth:

"Aetius was stripped of all his positions and driven out of Rome by you. He was unwilling to accept this, so he joined forces with his good friend, Attila, and asked Attila to attack Rome!"

If a normal person said this, they would basically understand how absurd and illogical it was. However, for Valentinian III, who had always been dissatisfied with Aetius, these words were evidence of Aetius' betrayal!
"It was Aetius who told the Huns about the deployment and loopholes of our northern defense line. That’s how Attila was able to move in unhindered and completely destroy our defense line with ease!"

"Aetius did this to let us know that without him, we would be prisoners of the Huns. He did this to force you to yield to him."

"In the end, he succeeded. Attila laid siege to the city and forced us to accept his terms. He also allowed Aetius to return to Rome and take absolute power."

"And you, our great Roman Emperor, bear all the blame!"

"In the end, he had to hide in the palace and lick his wounds, while that despicable and cunning Aetius stole the highest power of the empire."

Valentinian III, sitting on the throne, was almost furious. Thinking of the humiliation he had suffered during this period, he wished he could kill Aetius directly.

"boom!"

An exquisitely shaped lead wine glass was smashed to the ground, and the red wine inside stained the gorgeous carpet red.

"Damn it!"

"Too deceiving!"

Valentinian III was furious. It was obvious that this ambitious but incompetent emperor had been fooled again.

He really regarded himself as the emperor of the empire who endured humiliation and Aetius as a traitor.

The whole thing seemed to be just as the noble had just described? Perhaps he also knew deep down that these were all lies, but he didn't want to admit it for the sake of his reputation and the power of the empire.

In this situation, Valentinian III recovered and began to compete with Aetius for power.

"This traitor now controls the empire's army. What should we do? Do we need to send someone to win over the army?" asked Valentinian III.

"Your Majesty, Aetius has bribed the entire army with money during this period. Even if we want to win them over, they will not listen to us!" said the nobleman next to him.

"I am the emperor of the empire. Is there no loyal person willing to obey my orders and betray the country?" Valentinian III said in disbelief.

The two nobles next to him secretly glanced at him and complained in their hearts: "Don't you even look at who you are? How dare you ask this question?"

The two men suppressed their discomfort and continued to explain: "Your Majesty, the army has been completely controlled by him. Perhaps there are still loyal people in your palace."

"And every time Aetius enters the palace, he will leave guards at the palace gate out of respect for you. You only need to find one or two loyal men and kill them!"

Hearing this, Valentinian III's eyes lit up: "Yes! I just need to order him to be killed after he enters the palace, and then send officials to take over the army!"

The two of them resisted the urge to roll their eyes and continued, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise! God bless Rome!"

Valentinian III naively believed that as long as he gave orders, people would obey them obediently. If it were that simple, there would not be so many emperors killed in this world.

After the two nobles helped Valentinian III to perfect the plan and made sure there were no loopholes, they left the palace.

He approached Valentinian III and began to select the people to take action.

As a Roman emperor, although Valentinian III did not have any kingly bearing and was almost a decoration after being emperor for decades, his mother left him a lot of things.

As a famous queen in the history of the Roman Empire, Galla Placidia ruled the Roman Empire as regent for a long time, and her political skills were far superior to those of her useless son.

After his death, he left behind a lot of political resources as well as loyal servants and loyal soldiers.

Valentinian III sent someone to call the warriors left by his mother, and then told them that he wanted to kill Aetius. Upon hearing this news, several warriors were only slightly stunned, and then nodded in agreement.

The assassins don't need to know why, they just need to follow orders.

So under the order of Valentinian III, the two assassins began to prepare a plan. In fact, the plan they prepared was very simple.

The two of them only needed to pretend to be guards and wait for Aetius to come. Then they could kill Aetius when he was not prepared. Or Valentinian III could hold a banquet and wait until Aetius was drunk before taking action.

The plan looks simple and crude, but simple and crude plans have a higher success rate.

The more complete and precise the plan is, the greater the chance of problems.

After discussing the plan, Valentinian III began to get excited and couldn't wait to take control of power again.

This time, if he could successfully kill Aetius, no one in the entire Roman Empire would be able to compete with him for power. On the other hand, Valentinian III's plan was known clearly by the nobles in the Senate.

These nobles in the Senate are not good at fighting wars, building construction, or governing the country, but they are extremely good at all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues.

The palace of Valentinian III had long been infiltrated by them like a sieve, and several eunuchs around him had been bribed by these nobles of the Senate.

"It seems that our Emperor is ready to take action!"

"Do we need to help him?" asked the noble next to him.

"We don't need to do anything, we just need to help him keep the news secret!"

"Our emperor doesn't value confidentiality at all!"

"Hahaha, this is the only way to control it!"

"Give orders to keep the palace calm and not show any signs of abnormality! Just pretend you know nothing!"

"understand!"

After a short gathering, the group of people quickly left.

The city of Rome was peaceful. Two years had healed the traces of the war. After Aetius' reforms, the city of Rome prospered again.

The finances of the Roman Empire had also recovered a lot. As long as it continued to develop, the empire's finances would be able to achieve a balance between revenue and expenditure in one or two years at most.

But unfortunately, those nobles no longer intend to give him this opportunity. As the saying goes, cutting off a person's financial resources is like killing his parents.

In Aetius's view, his taxation of the nobles only meant that they would earn less money, which did not have much impact. However, in the eyes of the nobles, earning less was a loss.

As for thinking about the country? If these nobles really thought about the country, Rome would not have such a serious financial crisis.

They only saw that their money had been taken away by Aetius.

The sun once again shone on the mottled walls of Rome. This city, which has a history of almost a thousand years, has become old and decadent, just like the empire itself.

Aetius prepared the revised decree and then went to the palace in a carriage under the protection of guards.

Although he had already grasped almost all the power in the Roman Empire, Aetius still maintained basic respect for the Roman emperor.

Just like these decrees, they were still issued in the name of the Roman emperor, so after he formulated these decrees, he would bring them to the palace, have Valentinian III sign and seal them, and then order the officials to execute them.

As for why he didn't just stamp it himself, perhaps this is what he insisted on.

The wheels rolled over the stone pavement, and surrounded by soldiers guarding it, the entire convoy moved smoothly along the way and soon arrived at the gate of the palace.

When they arrived here, Aetius did not get off the car, but ordered his men to drive in directly. The palace guards at the palace gate did not dare to stop him.

Soon the convoy arrived at the palace where Valentinian III was.

Even during the day, the palace was still bustling with singing and dancing.

Hearing the noises of playfulness coming from the palace, Aetius frowned slightly, but then relaxed again.

After asking the guards to wait at the palace gate, Aetius led a servant into the palace. At this time, an erotic scene appeared in front of everyone in the palace.

Valentinian III was lying on several slave girls, who were only wearing a tulle, and some of them didn't even have any tulle.

There were maids beside him serving wine and fruit to Valentinian III. There were also slave girls busying around him. The whole scene was very lewd.

"Oh, isn't this the Duke Protector here? This is the female slave who has just been delivered. Would you like to come and enjoy her, Your Excellency?" Valentinian III said frivolously.

Aetius frowned. He had seen many such scenes. The atmosphere of the Roman upper class was luxurious and debauched, but he still found it hard to accept.

This may be the reason why he was excluded by the Roman nobles.

"Your Majesty, these documents need your stamp!" Aetius said lightly.

At the same time, the attendant beside him also stepped forward and took out the seal from the table beside him to stamp. At this moment, two dark figures suddenly rushed out from behind the pillar.

The two dark shadows stabbed at the defenseless Aetius without any pause.

Aetius had no time to react before he felt a sharp pain in his chest and a sharp sword penetrated deeply into his chest.

(End of this chapter)