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Seven hundred and sixteen.(1/2)

The elders of the Senate sat upright, and when Pompey came in, cheers erupted in the Yuanyuan.

Some cheered sincerely, while others were afraid that they might not be cheering for Pompei from the bottom of their hearts.

Pompey today doesn't want to care about these things. For him, how to completely eliminate the threat brought by Caesar was the first thing he wanted to do.

He calmed the cheers and went straight to the topic without much effort: "Dear veterans, noble nobles, MPs who came to attend the meeting, I think everyone has heard of the unfortunate news before. We have suffered failure in Germania, and our noble family, Sentumarus, who was born in a noble family, also fell into the hands of the barbarians, and those despicable barbarians actually asked for the ransom of thirty Oris from the noble Rome...."

First, he sighed, then angry rebuke came out of the mouths of these Romans:

"No, you must not give the barbarian even a Kardras ransom!"

"Recruit more troops and wipe out these barbarians!"

"Kill all the savages, let Caesar march, and let the powerful savages tremble before our vengeance rage!"

Such shouts were rising and falling, and Pompey listened calmly. When the shouts were a little quieter, he continued: "Yes, we will definitely take revenge, but the serious question now is, what should poor Sentumarus do?"

The Senate, which was still very lively just now, suddenly became silent. After a while, the veteran Oves fought and said, "We feel very sympathetic about Sentumarus's experience, but we have already reached a consensus before that Rome will never compromise with the barbarians, so Rome cannot bear the ransom. Pompei, have you forgotten the previous meeting?"

"Ah, I haven't forgotten, Orvis." Pompey nodded: "I'm just worried about Sentumarus, but now this problem has been solved..."

This point is beyond the expectations of the elders. How was it solved? Pompei looked around and said, "Is the MP Splius here?"

"Yes, Pompei, I'm here." "Mr. Splius" - Wang Weiyi stood up.

"Ah, young congressman, please come to me." Pompei called Wang Weiyi out: "Now, please tell these respectable people, how did you do it?"

Wang Weiyi said lightly: "I will repay these thirty Aures in the future. In my personal name, this has nothing to do with the noble Rome, and it will not damage the dignity of Rome because of this. Moreover, I will personally send someone to negotiate with the barbarians..."

Suddenly exclaimed in the Romans' mouths. Splius, who was spending money like earth, did not take the huge sums of thirty Aures at all. Who else is the richest man in Rome?

"Are you really going to pay the ransom for these thirty Aures, and it's still in the name of a private person?" Ovesdo asked.

"Yes, respected veteran Oves." Wang Weiyi confirmed his words again: "I am happy to do something for Rome. A Roman governor must not fall into the hands of the barbarians and suffer torture."

"Your character is respectable," Orves exclaimed, "I will agree. What about you? Will you agree with the opinion of Member Splius?"

"Agree...Agree...Agree...Agree...Agree...Agree..."

One after another, the elders raised their hands. They didn't have to pay for it themselves, and they had not yet gained a good reputation in Sentumarus, so why not do this?

This proposal made by Pompei himself was easily passed, but Pompei obviously did not satisfy it: "Let the gods give Governor Sentumarus the power to persevere... Yesterday, I received an accusation against Caesar, the governor of the province of Gaul, who is also respected by us...."

The Senate became quiet again.

Caesar, no one in Rome doesn’t know about this name; Caesar, the name once gave the Romans and the Senate unlimited high hopes; Caesar, the same name, now makes the Senate feel a sense of fear.











The greater the military achievements Caesar achieved, the more huge and inescapable threat it was for the Senate and Pompey himself.











But at this moment, Pompei once again said this name.











"The person who accused him was the beautiful Singroya, the wife of Governor Sentumarus...." Pompey said slowly: "And I will bring Singroya here too."

Following Pompei's voice, Singroa came out, and Pompei said to her in an encouraging voice: "Come on, poor Singroa, tell these people who can preside over justice for you."

Singroa glanced at Wang Weiyi. In the eyes of "Sprius Member", she also saw encouragement. Singroa felt that she was full of courage:

"The respected senators of the Roman Senate are now a poor woman who is helpless to you... Since my husband rushed to those barbarians for the glory of Rome, nightmares have begun to linger with me. I have received the news that my husband was caught by barbarians. Every night I worry about my husband, and every morning when I wake up, I find my tears staining my face...."

Sighs and breaths came out, and the elders seemed to be expressing their sorrow and sadness in this way.











Anyway, it doesn’t cost to express sadness.











Singroya continued, "I have to save my husband. Thirty Aures are a huge sum of money that I can't raise. You have to know that when the army was formed, my husband had spent all his savings and borrowed a lot of foreign debts. But at this time, my husband's creditors came to the door, and they kept forcing me, a poor woman, to move away the last little valuable things in the family, but no one thought of doing anything for my husband...."

This time, there was no sigh, and some elders didn't even dare to look Singroya in the eyes. Because among the people who were in debt, there were also those they sent. Sentumarus asked some elders who had borrowed a lot of money. If Singroya said their names at this time, it would have a significant impact on their reputation.

Fortunately, Singroya did not do this. She just suddenly changed into an angry tone: "But what I didn't expect was that among the debt collectors, Natis! I think you all know what kind of person he is, "Great, Caesar's only spokesperson in the city of Rome. He told me that my husband owed Caesar a terrible huge sum of money on the front line, and he needed to drive me, the poor woman, out of his residence, and of course he had to pay back what he owed, but what I don't know is why my husband owed Caesar so much money on the front line?"

This is indeed a bit strange, the elders whispered, but no one could give Singroya an answer.

"I probably know some reasons..." A voice sounded like this.

Looking at the place where he spoke, it was the Councillor Splius, and Pompei immediately said: "Young Councillor, do you know what it is for?"

"Yes, respected Pompei, respected elders." Wang Weiyi's voice was clear and powerful: "I was ordered to find more food for the city of Rome, and I did not let my mission down.

He successfully brought back two trucks of food to Rome. Everyone knows that I am a merchant, and I have my people everywhere. When I was raising food, I heard some rumors. It is said that Governor Sentumarus was treated unfairly in Gaul and he could not get Caesar's help. When his huge army arrived, there was no food, no supplies, and nothing. In order to complete the orders given to him by the Senate but conquered the barbarians, he had to borrow a large amount of food from Caesar. This was also the main reason why he owed Caesar's huge debt.













"Oh my God is so scary."

"Yes, it's so scary, how could Caesar do this?"

"We should ask Caesar why he did this!"

Every veteran shouted in such anger.

In fact, this is a very common thing. A governor of the province of Gaul did not need to provide food assistance to the governor of the province of Germania, but this gave the elders the best opportunity to attack Caesar.

Pompey needed this effect, and he kept everyone quiet: "Sentumarus was the governor appointed by the Senate himself. He shouldered the divine mission of spreading glory for Rome, but it really made me very sad that Caesar treated him like this. Everyone knows that I am Caesar's best friend, but in addition to being his friend, I am also the only consul of Rome. I must be responsible for Rome. I condemn such behavior... Member of Spurius, do you know something else?"

"Yes, I know some things." Wang Weiyi said: "When the 15th Legion of Sentumarus was besieged, Caesar had the opportunity to help him, but unfortunately, Caesar did not send troops. But he had time to suppress a barbarian uprising."

"Mr. Splius, please tell me clearly what the barbarian uprisings? Why have we never heard of it?" Orves asked loudly.

"Because the news of the barbarian uprising was deliberately concealed." Wang Weiyi also raised his voice: "Caesar's rule was almost brutal, which caused serious dissatisfaction in Gaul and the Germanic provinces. The Saxons, Lombards, Cheruses and Dunctor were exhausted. These tribes who were originally loyal to Rome broke out under the harsh rule of Caesar... Dear elders, the barbarian uprising should be suppressed without mercy. There is no doubt about this, but what puzzles me is why the insurrection of the barbarians suddenly broke out? What we need is peace, willing to do our best for Rome, rather than a chaotic place. Especially in such a tense situation... Isn't Caesar ready to be responsible for these things?"

The elders nodded frequently. There was no doubt that the provincial uprising had resolutely suppressed it, but now this has become a crime for Caesar.

"We should not doubt Caesar's loyalty to Rome, but he must give a reasonable explanation for these things." Pompeii said coldly: "We should not let poor Singerroa break her heart for her husband, and we should not let the 15th Legion fail so unclear. Caesar should explain this. And before that, Caesar also encountered several failures, and he also owed the Senate an explanation. Therefore, I suggest that Caesar be recalled immediately, and he must tell us clearly what happened in the Yuan Dynasty!"

This time, the Senate became quiet again.

It is completely different to accuse Caesar here and recall Caesar. Will Caesar be willing to return to Rome? What if something terrible happened because of this?

Just when everyone was embarrassed, a ward rushed in: "Great Victory, Kale, Victory! The powerful Roman legion defeated the Parthians, and the chief centurion Yakulius performed well. It was his courage that made this brilliant victory!"

A bunch of cheers came out in the Senate.

Since Crassu suffered a heavy defeat in front of the Parthians and Crassu himself died, the Romans have suffered a shadow, which is also their shame.

Now, not much later, the Roman legion defeated the Parthians and avenged Crasso.
To be continued...
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