Li Xiang smiled secretly and said: "Of course, before that, we must send a visionary, capable, and responsible Qin to Greece to personally announce and select the candidate for the governor, of course, the conditions must not be low, first of all, it should be the most prestigious and influential figure in the local area, secondly, it must have strong financial resources, and secondly, it must have the heart to engage in politics..."

I saw that some of the elders had begun to foam at the mouth.

Li Xiang paused slightly, and then said, "... The key is that people must be clever enough to be officials, so that all the veterans present can feel at ease and at ease. ”

The old man who was foaming at the mouth immediately came to his senses and wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth with his clothes.

And the other elders also heard that Li Xiang's last sentence may have something in his words, and there is something in it, so it seems that Li Xiang's kid has left a way out for everyone. Ha ha! The "cash cow" is still standing! As a result, all of them from the previous "frosted eggplant" became vigorous in a blink of an eye, and their eyes flashed with gold, deeply revealing their desire for wealth.

I don't know who couldn't help but applaud first, and led all the elders to applaud as well.

The Senate has never been so happy and harmonious in the air, even with the smell of money.

Octavian smiled and said: "From such warm applause, it can be heard that everyone, like me, very much agrees with the reform plan proposed by Li Xiang, and the so-called 'vision', 'ability', and 'responsibility' in Li Xiang's mouth, you might as well discuss it immediately and settle it today!" so that the next step can be taken as soon as possible. ”

Before Octavian's words fell, three hundred pairs of eyes looked in the same direction, and three hundred fingers pointed in the same direction, and what the elders looked at was Li Xiang.

Never before has the Senate reached such a unanimous consensus in such a short period of time as it is today. It is no wonder that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II famously said about the essence of human nature, "There are no eternal friends, no permanent enemies, only eternal interests." ”

Li Xiang was secretly happy, thinking: I know that this must be the result, who else can I be?

Octavian smiled and said to Li Xiang: "There is no way, it seems that you are what everyone wants!" ”

Li Xiang said modestly: "Eh! How can I take on such a heavy responsibility! ”

"Okay, don't postpone it any longer, I believe the patriarchs won't be wrong." As he spoke, Octavian turned his face to the senators and said, "Now, in my capacity as the chief senator and consul, I appoint Li Xiang as a 'senior consul', who enjoys all the rights of an archon, and goes to Greece to take charge of the establishment of a special administrative region and the arrangement of the specific matters of the 'Greek people'. It was announced that the governors and governors of all regions and provinces along the way should do a good job of receiving them, and let the 'Qin Mission' send them, and actively cooperate with the 'Qin Mission' to successfully complete the task, and those who violate the order will be removed from their posts and dealt with strictly. ”

Li Xiang was secretly happy in his heart, thinking: Our Li family's ancestral tomb is finally smoking! Finally, in the nineteenth generation, there was an official like me! It is directly the imperial cha of the Roman emperor, and it is also a high-level kind.

***

After the meeting, the senators left the senate and went about their official business.

Because the Avenue Nomentana and the Garden Street, where Octavian's mansion is located, are only a few streets apart, and although Octavian is the king of a country and rich enough to rival the country, the virtue of frugality has always been maintained, so from the Senate to his own mansion did not prepare other means of transportation for himself, and has been walking for many years, which highlights its alternative in the city of Rome, which was drunk and luxurious at that time.

Escorted by Cuman and two guards, Octavian and Lee wanted to walk along the wide Nomentana Boulevard.

Li Xiang said to Octavian: "Walking every day is very good for the body. ”

Octavian smiled and said, "Yes! ”

"Augustus is still old and strong, and I believe that it is inseparable from walking every day, which is the so-called 'life is in motion'."

"You're right, life is really about sports!"

"Augustus, I heard from you in the Senate that the female assassin had been captured last night? Where are you locked up now? ”

Octavian smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to care so much about that assassin. ”

Li Xiang thought to himself: What do you mean by this? It can't be something in words, right? So he pretended to be calm, smiled, and said, "Yes! Because I have sent that assassin to the kingdom of God, is it because she has done too much evil and has been blasted out by God! When I heard you say that you had caught an assassin, I naturally felt strange in my heart, so I wanted to know about the situation. ”

Octavian stopped and whispered, "I'll be honest with you!" At the council, I just lied by the death of Achillus, but in fact, I didn't catch any assassins at all. ”

"Purpose? In order to incite the patriotism of the senators, they sent troops to Germania? ”

Octavian nodded.

Li Xiang whispered to himself very quietly: "Oh my God! Is this what politics is called? ”

"What did you say?"

"Do you have to have a war?"

"'If you don't expand, you perish,' I've been repeating this phrase all along."

"Wealth can be created by the hands of the people, and there is no need to sacrifice their lives to plunder nakedly."

"To expand there will be sacrifices, and when Rome unifies the world, the war will really end."

"I can't say anything to you about whether Rome will unify the world or not, but I know that this increase in Germania will be an extremely wrong decision." Li Xiang said in a very affirmative tone.

Octavian looked at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang continued: "The three Roman legions will be completely wiped out in the 'Teutoburg Forest' in Germania, and in the future, it will be called 'Bone Alley' and 'Killing Valley', so you can imagine how tragic the war will be. ”

"This is impossible, since the 'Battle of Cannay' more than two hundred years ago, the holy Roman legions have always been invincible and invincible, and have never lost." Octavian looked very confident.

***

Octavian's "Battle of Cannay" was a classic battle in Western military history that took place in 216 BC, and was a war waged by the Romans and the Carthaginians, who were called 'Punics' by the Romans, for absolute control of the Western Mediterranean.

After continuous military expansion, Rome's territory occupied most of present-day Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, making the Mediterranean Sea the "inland sea" of Rome.

***

Li Xiang thought to himself: Forget it! After all, he is the 'king of a country', and besides, the mainstream idea of people at this time is military expansion, and if he continues to argue, it will definitely be detrimental to himself. So he said, "Listen to a story, Augustus, and then make up your mind." ”

Octavian nodded.

Li Xiang continued: "More than 1900 years later..."