Octavian said, "After 1900? ”

Li Xiang nodded and said: "There is a small country in the Middle East called Iraq, because there are rich oil resources in the ground, and it is relatively rich, and the 'head' of this country is called Saddam, because he made the decision to invade Kuwait, which was later proved to be extremely naïve and wrong. ”

Octavian listened very carefully to Li Xiang's story.

Li Xiang continued: "Some big countries have joined forces to attack and sanction Iraq, and have also severely blockaded Iraq's economy, Iraq, which relies on oil exports for a living, ran out of food all of a sudden, and Iraq was forced to withdraw its troops from Kuwait under pressure, but since then, the people's living standards have deteriorated, and some people have even reached the tragic point of not being able to eat and be sick and unable to seek medical treatment. How thought-provoking this is! ”

Octavian looked at Li Xiang and thought.

Li Xiang continued: "Okay, I'm done with the story, I just want to tell Augustus through this story that as a head of state, every decision will determine the fate of the country and the people. The fate of the more than 20,000 soldiers of the three legions and their families is in your hands, and I hope Augustus will think twice! ”

Octavian nodded.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Li Xiang made up a reasonable excuse, saying: "My heart is a little messy, and I need to find a place to be quiet, so I won't accompany you." ”

Octavian, escorted by his guards, then walked in the direction of Garden Street.

Li Xiang looked at Octavian's old back in the distance, and thought: I know that you are a good emperor who works for the benefit of the people and is rare in history, but blind expansion may not be the blessing of the people?!

***

The bored Li wanted to walk by the Tiber River, casually admiring the picturesque scenery on both sides, but accidentally found that a beautiful woman with a more beautiful scenery than this one was looking at him on the other side of the river, and this beauty was Julia.

The two smiled at each other.

Li Xiang pointed to the bridge on his right.

The two met in the center of the bridge.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "How could it be so coincidental! Unexpectedly. ”

Julia jokingly said, "Maybe this is the fate between me and you!" ”

Li Xiang smiled slightly and said, "You didn't sleep all night last night, why don't you sleep more today?" ”

"I was lying in bed, tossing and turning, and I couldn't sleep, so I got up! I got bored when I got up, so I came for a walk, but I didn't expect you to come here, by the way, what are you doing here? The Senate is dissolved, why don't you go back with my father? ”

"Oh! I used to hear that the city of Rome was first built on this Tiber River, so I came here to visit. ”

"It's time for lunch!"

"It's good that you don't mention it, but when it comes to lunch, I really feel a little hungry."

"Then let's go to dinner!"

"Good! I'm in for a treat! ”

"You're in for a treat?"

Li Xiang joked: "But I want you to pay!" ”

Julia laughed and said, "Don't worry! I know you don't have any money on you now, so Miss Ben will pay for this meal. ”

Li Xiang smiled and said: "I just like to be with a generous person like you, one word 'cool'!" ”

"When we have dinner, I will be your guide and take you around the city of Rome."

Li Xiang patted Julia's shoulder with his right hand, using his usual mantra, jokingly: "What a good brother, talk about righteousness!" ”

Julia smiled and said, "When will I become your brother again?" Didn't you say that the two of us should be good sisters? ”

The two laughed at each other.

Julia's beautiful laughter made a flying goose soaring in the sky intoxicated, and even stopped flapping its wings, admiring and savoring it, and as a result, like a diver, it fell into the Tiber River perfectly, and just hit a fish that was floating on the surface of the water to breathe because of the heat, only to see the fish faint on the spot and sink to the bottom of the river.

This is the ancient Roman version of the famous proverb "sinking fish and falling geese".

***

There are three food streets in the city of Rome, namely Broccoli Street, Chickpea Street, and Sardine Street.

Julia led Li Xiang to a small but somewhat characterist-looking restaurant on Sardine Street, which intersects with the Olive Branch, named after the proprietor's name, "Apicius", who was a celebrity in the Roman culinary scene.

Julia casually ordered two set menus.

Wait for the guys to bring the food, and the so-called set meal is a bowl of cereal porridge called "pool", a loaf of bread, a plate of cabbage and other vegetables.

Li Xiang stared at the food and thought: Oh my God! How do I eat it!

"Judging by your expression, it looks like you're not satisfied, right?" Julia asked.

Li Xiang said against his will: "No, no, no, eat lighter, it's good for the body!" ”

"Yes! Then you can eat more, if it is not enough, just order one more. ”

Li Xiang had no choice but to nod.

Seeing Julia eat with relish, Li Xiang had no choice but to bite the bullet and taste it, and when he tasted it, there was no saltiness in all the food, so he said: "This, this is too healthy to eat!" No salt at all. ”

"It's not for health, it's because it's too expensive." Julia explained.

Li Xiang thought to himself: It's just salt! A few cents a pound, not gold and silver, how expensive can it be, it is estimated that the eating habits of the ancient Romans are light.

Julia continued: "We people here usually eat very simple breakfast and lunch, and dinner is more formal, and usually only eat salt for dinner, and many people don't eat a little salt for many days. ”

Li Xiang joked: "As the saying goes, eat less salt and have a good health." ”

"How can you still talk about it?" Julia didn't pay attention when she spoke, and the porridge in the spoon dripped into the "peaks and valleys" between her pair of white and tender "twin peaks", and she hurriedly wiped it.

Li Xiang suddenly had a flash of inspiration at this time, and said happily: "Give me half an hour, and I will give you the supreme food." With that, he walked briskly towards the kitchen.

Julia thought for a moment and said to herself, "'Half an hour'!" 'Supreme Gourmet'! Sounds pretty oppressive. He smiled.

***

A strange smell that had never been seen before in Rome wafted from the kitchen of a restaurant on the Sardine Street, and this aroma could waft through the streets for more than ten miles, so that everyone who smelled it was deeply attracted by it.

"Boom, boom", Li Xiang shouted, and walked out of the kitchen, holding the plate in his palm, and the plate was covered with a metal cover.

Despite this, the never-before-seen alluring aroma still wafts through the air, becoming an irresistible invisible temptation that seduces everyone's olfactory cells and taste buds.