Three Kingdoms Eschatology

There were two cold lights in Quintus's eyes and he said: "They are still exchanging in the market, so it will be easy to handle. Extraordinary measures are used in extraordinary times. You immediately arrest those who exchanged gold bars for bonds secretly, and then catch them one by one. The real owner of these gold bars. Be careful, you must act secretly, and don’t startle the snake before! If there is a result, no matter what time it is, you must notify me as soon as possible!"

The spies in the Tribune were very efficient.At dawn the next day, while Quintus was still asleep, his subordinates had already finished the matter, woke him up from the bed, and reported the incident to him.

Quintus rubbed his sleepy eyes, and saw a large number of his subordinates escorting five gangsters to the lobby of his mansion.A leading official reported to him: "My lord tribune, we have found out. These gold bars all come from a merchant group that sells weapons. All their members in Rome were secretly captured by us, and none of them People get away. These are a lot of bonds and a few gold bars seized from them!"

Chapter 1106

The officials of the Tribune Office opened a wooden box while speaking in front of Quintus.The wooden box was full of stacks of large-denomination bonds, and there were three or four shiny gold bars.

Quintus glanced at the man who was escorted in, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, where did you get this large amount of gold?"

One of these people was still yelling unconvinced: "What kind of government office are you? Why are you arresting people for no reason? Is it necessary to tell you where our gold comes from? Where is the Twelve Tables Law?" The article says that common people are not allowed to carry large amounts of gold... oops"

Before he could speak, he let out a cry of surprise.It turned out that a spy under Quintus kicked him in the crook of his leg, causing him to fall to his knees with a plop.The rest of the people were kicked to the ground as well, and they were given a blow.

Quintus sneered: "Don't talk about the law with me here, because this is hell. If you don't tell the truth honestly today, you don't want to live or die!"

After a while, there was the sound of howling like a pig being slaughtered from several secret rooms in the mansion that were used as torture chambers.In just a few minutes, someone couldn't take it anymore and howled: "My lord, please forgive us. We are legitimate arms dealers, and we have made some money by selling a batch of weapons and equipment. In Rome, weapons are suspicious supplies. We didn't break the law."

Quintus said coldly: "I said, there is nothing legal or illegal here. If you don't want to continue to suffer, you have to answer every question I ask honestly. What kind of weapons did you sell? How much? Who did you sell it to? To get so much gold?"

These people still want to use lies to get away, but under separate interrogation, how can they fool the alert Quintus.The wailing sound like killing a pig rang out one after another in several execution rooms.

At dawn, these people explained the details in detail.Only then did Quintus learn that a guest from the city of Rome had ordered a large number of rare goods for them, which were a very small scorpion crossbow and its matching arrows. This kind of scorpion crossbow was only two feet long, and a It is a foot wide and can be easily hidden in the robe.Moreover, the guest also made a request, that is, the goods must be sent to the city of Rome secretly, and no outsiders should be allowed to know.

The arms business group is not surprised by this.Although the arms trade in Rome was completely legal, some customers often wanted goods for shady uses, and they would ask for secret delivery if they didn't want to draw attention from others.

In order not to attract attention, the arms merchant group dispatched only five people and drove a large cart to the city of Rome.The pocket scorpion crossbow is hidden in the interlayer of the carriage.

But when the two parties finished the delivery, the arms business group found that what the other party gave them was spot gold instead of bonds that were easy to carry.Moreover, this kind of pocket scorpion crossbow is extremely expensive, and it is all handcrafted by skilled craftsmen.So what they got was a large sum of gold with a total weight of more than 3000 ounces.

It must be unsafe and inconvenient to carry so much gold with you.They didn't want to be worried on the way back, so they exchanged a large amount of gold into bonds, which attracted the attention of Quintus and others.

But now these five people are still unable to explain who bought the batch of pocket scorpion crossbows from them. This is not because they are still stubborn, but because they really do not know the specific identity of the buyers.The other party and them only communicated through one line, and after they were sent to the designated place for delivery, they went their separate ways.

After they finished their confession, one of Quintus's spies presented two pocket scorpion crossbows to Quintus and said, "My lord tribune, these are the belongings we found from them, presumably what they sold was This thing."

Before Quintus could ask, one of them nodded and said, "That's right, it's this thing. We also use it for self-defense."

Looking at the two-foot-long scorpion crossbow, Quintus immediately realized that it was most suitable for assassins to use for assassination, but the other party ordered more than [-] of them in one go.

He then infers that this matter is connected with the secret gathering of some Roman nobles nearly a month ago, and their secret selling of their wealth for bonds in the recent period.A chill came out of his back immediately.

"It seems that they are going to do something!" Quintus said to himself, and then he said loudly: "Prepare the car and go to the palace!"

……

Although the chariots of almost all the dignitaries and nobles in the city of Rome rushed to the arena.However, more than a dozen chariots drove out of the west gate of the city of Rome one after another, and rushed to the dock.They are Augustus, Gaius, Prosius and more than a dozen important figures in the Roman court.

The soldiers of the public security corps guarding the city gate saw them, and the general asked the soldiers to move away without saying a word and waved his hand.At the checkpoint, the officials who belonged to the tribune could only watch their chariots drive away.They only have the power to inspect goods entering and leaving the city and foreigners, but they do not have the power to hinder civil liberties from leaving the city, let alone these dignitaries in the city of Rome.

Mallor's has already prepared several warships and warships are docked at the pier.These people got out of the carriage and, surrounded by their followers, boarded one of the warships one after another.

When they stood on the deck, Proseus said to Augustus leisurely: "Your Excellency, don't you always say that this plan is foolproof? Why do you want us to take refuge on this ship in advance?"

Augustus laughed and said, "Young man, you are still too young. No matter how foolproof the plan is, there is a contingency. People like us should try to avoid this contingency. This is the same as fighting on the battlefield. In the same way, the coach should stay in the safest place, this is not greedy for life and fear of death, but responsible."

Gaius echoed from the side: "Your Excellency is very right. We will sit here and take command with peace of mind, and wait for the good news. In case of failure, we also have a way out. We can still continue to fight with Alexander instead of It's all about losing."

Augustus went on to say in a deep voice: "As long as Alexander and the others don't have special precautionary arrangements, even if they are alert, we can't make mistakes." Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something to ask Guy Yous asked: "Senior Gaius. The weapon dealers who sold our scorpion crossbow should have left the city with a large amount of bonds."

Gaius was taken aback when he heard this, but immediately continued: "Of course, they should have gone out of the city two days ago to have a good time. This business will last them three years."

In fact, Gaius kept the bonds raised by the nobles for himself to facilitate the transfer of property, but he cashed the gold in his home to the arms dealers.

Augustus breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I can rest assured that only this link can make any mistakes, because this is the only link where outsiders participate."

Chapter 1107 Battle in the Colosseum

The Colosseum in the city of Rome was full of people, and both the civilian seats and the noble seats were already full.The spectators in the civilian seats were all talking about the upcoming event today.Some people in the noble table had their minds elsewhere.At present, the special box for the emperor and consul is still empty, and Alexander has not arrived yet.

In the palace, Alexander was carefully equipping his body with a complete set of fine chain mail armor.When he wrapped a big red robe, his mother Amiyas came closer and said, "Dear son, you are taking too much risk. If you want to do what I said, just mobilize the troops to pre-empt them." Catch them all in one go. Then find evidence of crimes and tell the world about their crimes."

Alexander smiled lightly and said, "Mother, you are so smart, you were confused for a while. If I can pre-emptively capture or kill them, why wait until this moment? We will give the other party an excuse to say that we are launching a rebellion." Coup d'état. They are traitors if they strike first. Besides, we are only guessing that they will strike today. But if not, we caught them first, and there is no evidence that they planned to start a rebellion. The fact that the dealer bought the Pocket Scorpion Crossbow does not explain anything. In that case, it will give the forces in the provinces who oppose us a justifiable reason to rebel."

Amiyas sighed: "Hey, how can your mother not understand this truth? It's not all because of worrying about your safety."

Alexander's face turned serious and he said at the same time: "Don't worry, mother, there will be absolutely no loss today. My only worry is that they won't do anything today. In that case, I will have prepared for nothing! As long as things develop as we expected, today will be Rome changed!"

After finishing speaking, he flicked his robe sleeves and walked out in big strides.Outside the door, the vehicles and horses have already been prepared.Thirty one-in-a-hundred bodyguards and hundreds of soldiers from the Guards Corps had already lined up, and they rushed to the Colosseum in a crowd surrounded by Alexander's chariot.

In the Colosseum, Andrew, the gold medal host in a purple robe, walked in and out of the high platform restlessly, casting his eyes on the special box for Alexander not far from the high platform from time to time.The assistant beside him said: "It's been several minutes now, His Majesty Alexander probably won't be here today."

Andrew shook his head and said, "If he doesn't come today, the palace will send someone to notify the Colosseum, and he won't even say hello."

At this moment, there was a shout from the corridor leading to the VIP seats in the Colosseum: "Guardian of the Roman people, first citizen of the Roman Empire...His Majesty Alexander is here!" The audience suddenly became noisy, and some cheered. Some whistled.The people in the VIP seats near the corridor all stood up and raised their hands to salute Alexander who was walking along the corridor to the box.Alexander also waved his hand calmly in return.

When Alexander sat down in the box, the noise of the audience gradually subsided.Andrew started to walk to the high platform and started his work.

As soon as Andrew spoke, the audience found that he spoke in a very serious tone uncharacteristically.He said in a loud voice: "Citizens and freemen of Rome, before today's wonderful game begins, I have a bigger announcement. That is, our Rome can no longer be ruled by a woman and a stupid king. The mother and son The chaotic government has made the life of our Romans miserable, and now they are not satisfied, trying to turn the whole of Rome into their family's private property! Only by getting rid of this tyrant can we avoid the fate of being enslaved!"

The audience was stunned by Andrew's words, and the audience fell silent.But those elders who were ready, the knights and their servants had already moved silently.Hundreds of people took out the pocket scorpion crossbows in their robes and rushed towards Alexander's box not far away.Andrew himself also pulled out a scorpion crossbow from his sleeve as if conjuring, and rushed towards Alexander's box not far away.As the men approached the Alexander box there was a chorus of emboldened shouts.

Alexander was still sitting in the box, as motionless as Mount Tai. He just sneered and ordered to the attendants: "Do it!" The attendants immediately took out a small round shield with a diameter of only one and a half feet and a short sword two feet long.They chose these two weapons because they were the least noticeable.If his bodyguards were uncharacteristically carrying javelins, spears, large shields, or even normal-sized crossbows, they might startle them.

Thirty guards lined up in a semi-circular arch to guard the opening of the box.One of them lit a torch-like thing and threw it on the ground. As the thing burned, red smoke billowed out.Apparently this was their signal to the guards waiting outside.

Rushing to the forefront, Andrew, who was closest to Alexander, felt a chill in his heart when he saw this scene.He already understood that the opponent had at least taken some precautions, and as long as Alexander could hold on for a minute, his personal guards outside the gate of the Colosseum would rush in.That's when it's all over!So these people must kill Alexander within 1 minute!

Andrew aimed at Alexander's guard who was only three battles away and pulled the trigger of the pocket scorpion crossbow.The small arrow, which was only one foot and three inches long, whizzed towards the guard's face, only to see that the guard blocked the small shield in front of his own face, just blocking the arrow's path.

While Xiaojian was still trembling slightly on the shield, Andrew drew out the dagger pinned to his waist and rushed to the distance of less than one battle from this person.And this attendant took two steps forward at lightning speed, swung his dagger, and the tip of the sword perfectly passed between Andrew's neck, cutting open his tracheal veins and arteries.Then, before Andrew fell to the ground, he quickly returned to his original position.

Hundreds of arrows from the pocket scorpion crossbow flew over the body wrapped in purple robes, and hit Alexander's thirty guards like a shower.It was impossible for these guards to use small shields with a diameter of one and a half feet to protect their whole bodies without leaving any openings. They just tried to use small shields to protect their faces.Small arrows more than a foot long hit them with puffs, turning them into hedgehogs one by one.But the strange thing is that they don't seem to be injured at all.It turned out that these guards wore the same fine chain mail as Alexander's under their burqas.This kind of soft armor may not be able to defend against ordinary arrows at such a short distance, but it is more than enough to protect such a pocket scorpion crossbow.

Some of them understood immediately, and shouted in panic: "They are in armor, they are coming prepared! Use your dagger to kill them quickly. We will be finished if we are late!"

Chapter 1108 Great Chaos Only Great Changes

When the more than 300 assassins knew that the opponent was prepared and that their pocket scorpion crossbows could not penetrate the opponent's chain mail, they all drew out their hidden daggers and rushed to Alexander's box.

At this moment, the entire audience has understood.They behave differently.Some were screaming loudly, some were cursing loudly, and some were cheering loudly, and they didn't know who they were supporting.More people are scrambling to flee to the sidelines, trying to escape from the place of right and wrong.The entire Colosseum was suddenly full of voices and chaos.

Some veterans or noble knights who didn't know about it in the VIP seats reacted, immediately oiled the soles of their feet and slipped away.But as soon as they arrived at the exit, they found a large number of Alexander's troops rushing into the Colosseum, and dozens of desperate desperadoes desperately intercepted them, trying to delay the time for these guards to enter the Colosseum.

These veterans and knights knew in their hearts that if they continued to force their way out, they would most likely die in the chaos.They immediately retreated back to the VIP seats along the same route in a panic, crowded in a corner far away from the "battlefield" and waited for the end of the matter.

More than 300 assassins are still desperately attacking the defense line composed of [-] guards.Their combat strength was obviously far from that of Alexander's guards, and they were beheaded one by one in front of the line of defense.Some of them were knights, but knighthood in Rome was just a noble title, which was far from the meaning of knights and warriors in the Middle Ages.Although some Roman knights had military experience, they have become physically weak with age and long-term enjoyment, and their fighting skills have degraded.What's more, the one-foot-long dagger in their hands is at a disadvantage compared to the two-foot short sword and small shield.

Even so, the more than 300 people are all determined to die.Each of them knew that Alexander would not die today, so he must have no way out.It's death anyway, so you have to fight with your life.So they are still fighting to the death like moths to the flame.

An assassin was stabbed in the stomach with a sword. When he fell to the ground, he exhausted the remaining strength of his body and stabbed the dagger in his hand at the sole of the opponent's calf.The guard's foot was pierced immediately, and he screamed, the sword and shield in his palm suddenly lost its structure.Another assassin stabbed the dagger into the neck.Under the desperate attack of the assassins, the guards finally suffered casualties, and a loophole appeared in the defense line.

At this moment, Alexander roared angrily, and had already drawn out his sword and went into battle in person.His saber was impressively a broadsword with a blade five or six inches wide.In the light and shadow of his sword, four or five assassins were cut down to the ground, or their heads flew into the air.Alexander's participation in the battle also drew the attention of all the Assassins to him.

An assassin who had fallen to the ground supported the ground with his hands, dragged his intestines that had flowed all over the floor, and approached Alexander inch by inch.Alexander was so engrossed in swiping his sword that he slashed at the standing assassins who tried to approach him, completely oblivious to the man.

Just when the man raised the dagger with all his strength to stab at Alexander's lower abdomen, with the crisp sound of bone and flesh shattering, a small arrow from a pocket scorpion crossbow shot into the back of his head and neck, causing him to be stabbed on the spot. Died.

Alexander looked up and smiled. It turned out that Quintus led several of his men and killed him from behind.Immediately afterwards, the Alexander David team outside the field also rushed in.In less than 2 minutes, more than 300 assassins were killed except for five or six assassins.

Alexander looked at the corpses all over the ground, and ordered the seven or eight messengers in the guard: "Order all the departments that have been prepared to act according to the plan, and search the whole city for traitors."

These seven or eight commanding soldiers immediately responded and left.At this time, Alexander's 2-strong Guards Corps had been divided into several divisions, and they were secretly assembled in and around the city of Rome on standby.Just waiting for Alexander's order, they all started to act.

Quintus on the side wiped his saber clean with the robe from a certain corpse, and said to Alexander, "Your Majesty. I just received the news. Just over an hour ago, Augustus, Guy Us, Proseus and more than a dozen people went out of the west gate. If the subordinates expected it to be correct, they should have gone to the pier to board Mallor's ship. Unfortunately, at that time, the subordinates had neither the right nor the ability to intercept They. Their run has caused a lot of trouble for us to clean up the mess. I'm afraid that the whole of Rome will be in chaos for a while."

Alexander snorted coldly: "What should come will come. We can't change Rome easily. Only chaos can make a big change. In addition, these people may not run away."

At this time, some of the nobles who had stayed out of the matter saw that the situation had settled, and leaned towards Alexander one after another, and stopped after being ordered by Alexander's guards.They began to curse and condemn the rebels in unison, and lost no time in professing their loyalty to Alexander.

In the port of Fiamicino in the west of Rome, a group of people on the ship are still anxiously waiting for the news.According to the arrangement of Augustus, the dozens of cronies left in the city of Rome who specialize in delivering letters will send a wave of latest news every 5 minutes since they left the city of Rome.

The news that Alexander had not entered the Colosseum made them anxious. Five minutes ago, the latest news came that Alexander was seated in the Colosseum as scheduled, which made them cheer again.

They all thought that the next news was that Alexander was successfully assassinated, and then a series of security forces surrounded various official offices of the palace, and the good news that Alexander's guards surrendered.

However, the time is passing by every minute and every second, and two or three five minutes have passed, but no one continues to send messages.Gaius first asked anxiously: "Officer, did your people fail to report because of an accident?"

Augustus said firmly: "Impossible! To be on the safe side, I arranged two groups of people. That is to say, two people will come at the same time every time I send a message. It is possible that one person has an accident, and two people come out at the same time." Accidents are almost impossible. Besides, these two or three five minutes have passed, and it is impossible for several waves of people to have accidents..."

His words suddenly stopped, and everyone present realized a terrible possibility.Gaius said with trembling lips, "Then...does that mean we have failed? Alexander sealed off the whole city?"

"Impossible!" Augustus roared, but he didn't explain why it was impossible.Everyone understood that this was nothing more than a statement from him to vent his emotions.

Gaius continued: "Officer, we have to face the reality. There is only one possibility now. No matter what, let Malor set sail as soon as possible, and let the ship go into the sea first."

When these battleships had just left the coast, the cavalry of the Alexander Guards also appeared on the horizon...

Chapter 1109

In the city of Rome, the streets and alleys were empty.People hid in their houses and closed the doors and windows.On the streets where the residences of some dignitaries are located, there are a large group of soldiers from the Guards and officials from the Tribune Office running back and forth.They broke into one mansion after another and searched all suspicious persons and property.

On Xiongying Avenue, the main east-west road, there are dense crowds of people.They are five or six thousand soldiers of a security regiment, but now they are blocked by Alexander's guards in front and back.They looked at each other, at a loss.Their generals were sweating even more.

A commander of the guard corps shouted loudly to them: "You gather troops and horses and mobilize without authorization! What are your intentions?"

The head of the security corps quickly replied: "We didn't transfer without authorization, but we were ordered by Prosecutor Master Proseus. He said that something important happened in the arena. He asked us to obey the instructions of one of his deputy when we arrived. command."

The commander laughed loudly and said, "Since when has the Inspector had the power to mobilize the army? And he can let you obey the command of one of his deputy. Since when have you become the slaves of the Proseus family? If his deputy Command you to rebel? What should you do?"

The legion commander's face turned red and turned white, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.In fact, he naturally knew what he was doing in the Colosseum.It's just that due to the situation, I'm just pretending to be confused now.The commander-in-chief of the Guards Corps shouted loudly again: "The big thing Proseus said is rebellion, and he is one of the traitors who launched the rebellion. I have ordered you to put down your arms immediately and accept the order of the administrative bureaucracy." Censorship! And you will be relieved of the position of regiment commander immediately. If you take the risk and resist, the Guards will kill you!"

At this time, a large number of figures appeared on the roofs of the streets on both sides. They were all guards soldiers holding scorpion crossbows or individual ballistas. The crossbows and arrows were aimed at the crowd on the street.

The legion commander knew that the situation was over, and thought to himself that if he resisted, he could only die.If he surrendered, Alexander might spare his life in order to be able to use him.He thought so, and the soldiers under him were naturally even more unwilling to be enemies with the Guards.The regiment commander responded immediately: "I am willing to obey His Majesty Alexander's orders." After he said that, he waved his hand, and thousands of soldiers on the street threw their swords, guns and shields on the ground...

At the same time, shouts of killing came from the south of the city.It turned out that the chief of another legion who was about to enter the city to participate in the rebellion, either because he misjudged the situation or because he was too loyal to his master, encountered the interception of the guards and launched an attack on the other party recklessly.

The Guards Corps was an elite army carefully trained by Alexander.Ordinary regular Roman field army can't match it, let alone this security army.Moreover, Alexander had already made preparations, so in less than an hour, the killed corpses of the security army were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed like a river.Their legion commanders had also been separated long ago.Most of the remaining soldiers threw away their weapons and surrendered to the Guards, while a few scattered and fled.

Alexander had safely returned to his palace, and he and Amiyas sat upright at the head of the conference hall.The two sides are full of officials belonging to the administrative bureau and senior generals of the Guards, in addition to other Roman political figures like Quintus who support him.They gathered here to monitor and direct the anti-rape operations being carried out throughout the city of Rome.

The good news came one after another. The two security forces that intended to control the city after Alexander's assassination were surrendered and the other was defeated.The homes of the nobles who participated in the rebellion were also confiscated. Although the main family members and properties of some of the masterminds had been transferred away, there were still a large number of servants and slaves in those properties that could not be taken away.

Only then did the tense look on Amiyas' face relax.Alexander, however, remained calm from beginning to end, as if everything was a foregone conclusion, as it should be.

Amias said to him: "Your Majesty, the situation in Rome should be under control. But with the escape of those masterminds, there will be waves throughout Rome. I predict that they will either separate themselves or start a rebellion. We should also Make a decision."

Quintus straightened his body leaning on the back of the chair and said: "Your Highness is right, the most urgent task is to solve the various hidden dangers in the Apennine Peninsula, because the city of Rome is among them. There are two field legions and seven A vigilante army, and a naval fleet that is close to the rebel forces or directly controlled by the rebel forces. The naval fleet controlled by Mallor has fled because the port has been controlled by our army. We just need to take these two quickly The Field Legion, and the other seven Security Legions can be subdued and reorganized with a single decree."

Alexander shook his head and said: "No, there are three, and one is the Thomas Army occupying the Strait of Messina. They used to be a security army, but they were upgraded to a field army before they were transferred to Messina. Although they They are not stationed on the Apennine Peninsula, but it is not difficult for them to cross a strait several hundred meters wide."

Quintus said with a smile: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. But Feng Hu's army in Sicily should be able to deal with them easily. At the same time, Feng Hu can also send some soldiers across the Strait of Messina to help us."

Amiyas repeatedly praised: "This is a good idea. With the Guards Corps and Feng Hu's Corps part of the force, the two Legions of the rebels are no problem. As for the Security Corps, they are just a fool's shovel. will hold them steady.”

Quintus also looked forward happily: "After the Apennine Peninsula is pacified, General Aurelian is watching the three provinces of Africa. There are already barbarian threats in the Gaul and Germanic provinces. Our General Theodosius in Britain is still far away. Asia Minor, Syria, and Thrace are threatened by our ally Liang. Therefore, the rebel forces in these places are at most self-reliant, and they will not attack Apennines and Rome. Therefore..."

Quintus didn't continue speaking coherently, but changed the subject: "At the moment, these traitors are running, catching, and killing. The entire Senate is absent from [-] to [-]% of the personnel, and even the chief Elder Gaius took part in the rebellion and escaped. Three out of five officials have escaped. There are countless vacancies in the official offices. Therefore, the subordinates think it is better to take this opportunity to reform. Solve the Roman Empire once and for all. It’s always a matter of loose sand.”

When Quintus said this, Alexander and Amias didn't change their expressions.Because Quintus had discussed this issue with them earlier, but some of the nobles and bureaucrats who were sitting and supported the pressure became confused.

Chapter 1110 Unexpectedly

In the reception hall of the palace, the dignitaries and nobles who supported Alexander were full of confusion. One of them asked, "Reform? What system?"

Quintus said indifferently: "The fact that our Roman Empire is where it is today is because power is too scattered. 300 years ago, our Rome was actually on the verge of decline. Fortunately, a hero like Caesar was able to reverse it. The fate of Rome has continued our Roman state for another 300 years. What Caesar did was to change the republic into an imperial system. Let the consul have the title of emperor and have the power of dictatorship for a long time. But this is not complete, the Senate, Institutions such as courts can still restrain the emperor, which also allows the empire to form a huge interest class and breed rebellion. So I think we should follow the example of the eastern empire and make His Majesty the emperor a true king with supreme power .Then the Senate and the courts should not continue to exist, at least they must submit to the power of the king..."

Quintus was talking endlessly, but he didn't realize that the faces of most of the people sitting here were becoming more and more difficult to look at.

When he was getting excited, Amias suddenly interrupted him and said: "Shut up! The Roman system cannot be changed! Since the Roman people expelled the Roman king, the tyrant Tarquin, more than 700 years ago, they have continued. There was no monarch who had the right to take and take away from the Roman people. Even Caesar and later Roman emperors only had the title of emperor, and the meaning of this title was completely different from that of king and some eastern imperial titles. Rome Citizens are free, not slaves, so they don’t and don’t need to have a master. Don’t forget that our official country name is [Senate and Roman People] which has been used for nearly 800 years.”

Now it was Quintus' turn to be confused, and Alexander also had a puzzled expression on his face.Because earlier, they and Quintus had already discussed the matter of restructuring, and Amiyas did not express any objection, on the contrary, he was in favor of it.Why is there such an emotional backlash now?Amiyas continued: "Today's overall situation has been decided, and it's getting late. If you have nothing more to discuss, let's call it a day and let's leave."

People got up and left the hall one after another.When Quintus was about to walk out of the palace garden, a young palace maid quietly tugged at his sleeves.The maid said: "My lord tribune, please stop, Your Royal Highness still has something to say."

Quintus followed the maid to a side room in the palace, only to find that Amias and Alexander were waiting here.After he took his seat, Amiyas said with a light smile: "What I said in front of everyone just now was for outsiders to hear. Don't take it to your heart, Your Excellency Quintus."

Quintus suddenly realized: "It turns out that Her Royal Highness is still worried that many people will oppose the reform. Therefore, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, I think this matter should be put aside first."

Amias said leisurely: "That's right. The rebellion has started now. Although we have initially controlled the situation, our full-scale struggle with the rebel forces has just begun. At this time, we need to unite more people. In Rome, we have There are very few people who share the same understanding, as you can see from the expressions on everyone’s faces when you spoke just now. So now is not the time to practice what you advocate. In addition, even if everyone agrees with the restructuring, they will also agree with someone like Caesar A hero as a monarch. And my son Alexander does not have enough prestige. He has no achievements except to put down the rebellion of Macrinus with the help of Liang Guo. And his credit is also regarded by most Romans as his own. For myself, not for Rome. So after my son has completely quelled this rebellion and reunified Rome firmly. The required prestige is also there, and when there is no threat from inside or outside, it will be a matter of course to reform. At that time, the tribunes It’s not too late to bring up this matter again, my lord.”

Quintus pondered for a while before saluting to Amias: "His Royal Highness is worthy of being a member of the Severu family. She is indeed extremely intelligent, and she is more thoughtful than her subordinates. Then this matter will wait until the rebellion is completely put down, and the rebellion will be resumed." It will be mentioned after the unification of Rome.”

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Sicily, the Doge's Palace in Palermo.A large number of strong men are coming in and out continuously, and they are transporting hundreds of thousands of books stored in the Governor's Palace to the newly completed Great Library of Sicily.