Chapter 48 Dissolution of the Senate
In the blink of an eye, as usual, the troops of various countries will raise troops and practice in the cold winter months, stop military operations, and wait for the next spring to solve anything.
The Roman Peninsula went into a state of rest, a rare moment of tranquility.
For more than a year, Macedonia enjoyed great success on the Western Front. Now is the time to enjoy the glory and victory.
Aloyos rode his beloved mount and led the guards around the city of Rome. He admired the architecture of the city, the neat streets, and the large spaces. The Romans who were able to build such a city were worthy of rivaling the invincible Macedonians.
He came to the Tiber and stopped to rest. Today, after a long and arduous battle, the Macedonian army finally drank on the banks of the Matiber River.
This is the most important river in the city of Rome, and Romulus was founded along the banks of the Tiber River.
He looked down at the clear flowing river, and then looked up at the overall landscape by the river, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
As Aloyos was approaching nature, a charming figure caught his eye not far from the left front.
He saw the back and sides of her, and Yiren Wan'er turned her head, it was really a delicate face.
The gore on the battlefield not only stimulates the soldiers' fighting instincts, but also stimulates the soldiers' male hormones to increase dramatically. This is probably the main reason why many generals will plunder the city after breaking it. The generals could not stop the soldiers from venting their emotions and desires.
The heroic expeditionary general on the battlefield has also become a poor infatuated man with romance at this time.
Aloyos stared at the girl in a daze, and fell in love. And the Roman girl also noticed the situation through the afterglow, and such a beautiful girl must have understood the meaning of such a fiery gaze. It is said that women's sixth sense is particularly sensitive.
But the girl was very generous, and she turned her head and smiled politely at Aloyos, and returned to her cold and noble expression. Aloyos smiled mildly, and although he tried his best to be calm, his heart was beating like a deer.
"Cupid's arrow of Eros has struck me, Thessarus. If this noble lady is not married, then I will marry her. ”
Aloyos whispered to his henchmen.
Thessarus immediately gasped and thought,
"Oh my God!"
The first thing that came to his mind was Sylfen, their best friend.
"That princess Sylphine doesn't know how big a fuss to make!"
Thessaros was a clever fellow, he said
"The next general will do so."
Who would disobey the will of the future king?
At this time, I only heard a crisp voice calling her from behind,
"Venus!"
It's other girls her age.
"Venus, isn't that the name of the goddess?" Aloyos muttered.
Venus looked back slightly, then walked lightly to her friends. Together, they walked to the market.
Aloyos watched his Venus walk away, only to see her with a purple belt around her waist.
"Oh? Could it be that she was from a Roman elite family. ”
Thessaros consoled:
"It's not far from the Senate's consul's residence, let's go and ask the old man Cicero, maybe he will recognize this woman."
The Senate pleaded for the people's lives, and after the Macedonian army seized the square, it took the initiative to lead the people of the city to come and confess their crimes. They say that if the Macedonians were civilized, then Rome would also welcome the righteous division. Aloyos remembered the old king's teachings that a policy of appeasement was necessary.
Thus, the Macedonian army also officially accepted the surrender ceremony of the Roman people.
Aloyos said at the time:
"Beware of these guys in the Senate, they're very good at politics."
However, in order to stabilize the city as soon as possible, he agreed to accept the welcoming ceremony of the people.
Aloyos stood on the second floor of the consul's residence and made a speech, and his rhetoric had a good effect on the spot.
But apparently, the mass performance of that ceremony was not so satisfying.
The group of them arrived in the lounge of the council chamber, and sure enough, Cicero was here.
Cicero hurriedly got up to greet him, "Greetings to the general." ”
"No courtesy."
"The general's morning come, to find his subordinates, is really the last official's honor.
Uh, dare to ask the general what's the matter? ”
"Oh, can't you come if you have nothing to do?"
"The old minister doesn't dare, then quickly ask the general to rest." He hurriedly ordered someone to serve tea.
Thessaros gets straight to the point:
"Just now, our general met a beautiful woman by the Tiber River near the ruling government, and she was fortunate to be admired by the general, so I came to ask you."
"Oh, that's it.
The general is high-spirited and mighty, and since ancient times, beauties have been matched with heroes. General Fang Xian has a manly spirit and righteousness.
Can you give us a general description of this beautiful woman? ”
......
The more Cicero listened, the more it looked, and when he suddenly heard that it was a purple streamer, he was overjoyed.
For many days, I was worried that I didn't have the opportunity to be courteous to the general, but this time I ran into the door. Cicero's intrigue succeeded in one step.
"Venus?"
"Exactly, her name is Venus."
"The old man's honor, the little girl is not the niece of the old minister. If the general does not give up, then the little girl can be married to the general as a wife and concubine.
to show that the Macedonians and the Romans will live together forever and peacefully. ”
Aloyos was also stunned by the words, so he agreed to come down to it.
Aloyos looked proud, and he felt very motivated to do everything in the past two days.
Seeing that all the affairs in the city of Rome had been arranged and were becoming normal, he thought of inviting Antigone to the city of Rome for the winter.
Antigone and Ducarus soon arrived, and Aloyos welcomed the king with great joy.
He and Ducarus hugged and kissed. This is definitely his closest and most reliable brother and helper.
King Antigone himself officiated at the wedding of Aloyos. The king was in good spirits on the day, but in private the old man was a little embarrassed. For he remembered that Aloyous had told Sylphine that he would take her over and live with her if he took the city of Rome. Will he keep his promise then? Even if you bring Sylfen...... I don't know if she'll be sad. Antigone was a man with a strong sense of family.
If Sylphine is a pure and lovely woman, with an angelic and beautiful face; Then Venus is a sexy and cold girl, with a devilish body and seduction. She was a traditional Roman beauty, and Aloyos was fascinated by this exotic beauty. He did not hesitate to walk the tightrope for love.
Venus was a clever girl who resented her uncle Cicero's strict control of her, and ended up being used by him. She knew that she could not be with her uncle for the rest of her life, and she was lucky enough to meet her lover, who was now her husband. On her wedding night, she knew she had a decision to make.
Finally, love triumphed over family affection. Venus plucked up her courage and told Aloyos about Cicero's machinations.
She was waiting for his reply, her eyes full of panic and fear.
She knew that although the person in front of her was her husband a moment ago, she didn't know if it was now, but he was an efficient killing machine on the battlefield.
Aloyos looked at his new wife and thought her flustered look was so cute. He leaned close to her and looked straight into his wife's eyes.
But he deliberately pretended to be calm and said:
"Why help me? Aren't you afraid of me? ”
Venus turned and replied in a slightly trembling voice:
"As long as the man I love is good, it doesn't matter what I do."
"Silly daughter-in-law."
Aloyos hugged her tightly from behind and kissed her blonde hair. He felt so lucky to have the woman he loved, Venus, to be on his side.
Cicero, the old man, was so vicious that he wanted to poison the three of them as the main leaders of Macedonia. Then take advantage of the chaos to respond to the northern Julius family's counterattack on the city of Rome.
"The Roman Senate must be dissolved and the source of these evils must be eradicated once and for all."
Aloyos had secretly made up his mind.
But after years of struggle, he gained a wealth of experience. He didn't want to startle the snake now, he had to wait for Cicero to show his head.
As Macedonia adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward the Roman Senate, Aloyos also ostensibly repeatedly emphasized that Macedonia also admired freedom and democracy.
Sure enough, the demands of the patriarchs increased day by day. Their attitude at the meeting also hardened:
Rome has been a democratic and free country since ancient times, and will never accept the rule of dictatorships and tyrants; The Senate must maintain the original system, and the official positions of the senators should not be limited to honors; Macedonia should form a coalition with the Roman Senate. They also incited public hostility against Macedonia.
The Romans forgot that they themselves were on the side of military occupation.
Aloyos finally couldn't take it anymore, and he sent his army directly into the Senate and announced the dissolution of the Roman Senate.
The Roman people were not only sympathetic to Macedonia's benevolent policies, but even had a little support.
Those who resisted with a hard-line attitude were directly executed and their property confiscated. Most of the patriarchs were exiled to distant lands, Scythia, Dacia, or desert islands. Including Cicero, Aloyos left him behind, leaving a way for his matchmaker to survive.
The civilian population of Rome quickly restored order under pressure from the occupying forces. The Senate was abandoned. The wealthy aristocrats who did not cause trouble were also subject to a heavy stability tax.