13. The dispute between the two factions
Hearing this, Li Xiang couldn't help but be frightened, his face immediately changed, and he thought: It's not good, could it be that woman was caught? She wouldn't be unrighteous and say that I saved her, right? Wouldn't I be a fellow Assassin! Dizzy! There's no way, it's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, let's see the situation!
Octavian continued: "... They were working for the Germans, and in addition to that, a list of the Assassins was found, and in this listβ" After a slight pause, he looked at the expressions of the senators, and then continued: "There are the names of some of the senators, including myself and some of the senators in the Senate, and the people on this list are the targets of the assassinations. I wanted to save because of Lee, but unfortunately Achillus didn't have as much luck as me. Huh! He let out a long sigh with a sad expression.
"Son of a bitch, Germanic mongrel." General Max (the senator) scolded and stood up, "I have sent assassins to assassinate our senator by such despicable and shameless means, and I will lead my troops to support Agrippa and completely wipe out the Germans, so that every Germanic mongrel will have to pay the price of blood." β
Elder Uskine also stood up and said loudly: "That's right, if anyone still says that they want to withdraw their troops from Germania today, it is better to let the senators here cut off their heads and give them to the Germanic mongrels to sit on as stools." "I looked at Pallas and other senators who had proposed the withdrawal of troops in parliament the other day.
Max said, "Give me three legions, and set out immediately." β
Octavian thought for a moment and said, "Max, you have to stay in the city of Rome." β
"Why? I need it ahead. β
"I know we need you ahead, but the city of Rome needs you even more."
Uskine said, "Yes! As the leader of the Praetorian Guard, the security of the city of Rome, and indeed the entire province of Italy, is in your hands! If you leave Rome, you may fall for the vicious tricks of the Germanic mongrel! β
Max said, "But I really want to kill those Germanic mongrels with my own hands and avenge Ashilus." β
Octavian said, "Max, why don't you recommend someone to take your place?" β
Max said, "In that case, I will elect my former lieutenant, the current Governor of Aquitenia, Mark, who has worked with me for many years and has been through dozens of battles..."
Tiberius said: "I think Mark's qualifications are still shallow, and his combat experience is also insufficient, plus he was born in a poor family, leading three legions, and more than 20,000 people, I am afraid that he may not be able to convince the public!"
Max said angrily: "What about being from a poor family? I came from a humble family, and I haven't seen anyone in the army dare to disobey me, and now I'm leading troops to fight, not to show off my wealth. β
"Please don't get me wrong, general, I hope that someone with the same talent as the general will lead troops to support Agrippa and completely conquer Germania."
"Could it be that you have a noble general, and you want to recommend it to us!" Max said.
Tiberius smiled and said, "Exactly, this man is the current governor of Judea, Varus." β
The patriarchs began to talk about it.
Max sneered, and then said, "What kind of master am I!" It's just a gentleman who only knows how to be arrogant and lascivious, and let him lead the women's army. He burst out laughing.
The elders laughed too.
"Please don't be prejudiced against the children of the nobility, to be fair, Varus is well-read and well-read, his ancestors are also from a military family, and the prestige of his father, General Juris, has also shocked the three armies."
"A son is a son, Lao Tzu is Lao Tzu, how can it be compared." Max said.
"I believe that tiger fathers have no dogs."
Octavian exclaimed, "Enough, don't be arguing in vain. It has been almost 800 years since the founding of Rome, how can the class contradictions still be so deep? Let's be calm, put aside the class contradictions, and don't forget that our common enemies are the Germans. As he spoke, he looked at the two factions in the Senate, then shook his head, and then continued: "Before the enemy came to the door, we ourselves started to commotion. Everyone! Don't forget, how many years have passed since the last civil war ended? How many Romans died that year? Those are our compatriots! Whether it is a nobleman or a poor family, aren't they all Romans? He sighed, and then said, "We all have to reflect on it, in short, I don't want to see anyone here to make a big fight between the two factions." As for the choice of generals, I would consider adopting Varus, recommended by Tiberius. β
Tiberius looked at Max with haughty eyes.
Octavian continued: "But Varus could only be an adjutant, and the commander-in-chief of the military was still Agrippa. β
Octavian also knew that the dispute between the two factions had a long history, and it was not that change could be changed, but that change could be changed, just as "Rome was not built in a day". Some of the words are just words and can't really change anything, so the appointment of Varus as an adjutant is just to balance the psychology of the two factions. For the lord Agrippa belonged to the plebeian faction, and Varus belonged to the noble faction.
In this way, the Senate unanimously passed the "unplanned bill" for the reinforcement of Germania.
Octavian stood up and said, "Now all stand and observe a moment of silence for the dead of our old friend, Achillus." He closed his eyes and lowered his head.
The patriarchs also got up, closed their eyes, and bowed their heads.
After a short time, Octavian opened his eyes, raised his head, and said, "You may be seated." "Sit down.
The elders also sat down.
Octavian said: "What other bills are there today? β
At this time, the veteran Kasens, who was in charge of the petition work, said: "I have a bill here. After getting up, he continued: "In the eastern provinces, especially in the Greek provinces, the members of the provincial councils often quarrel with the local governors, and even clash, so that the local officials disobey the law, disguise themselves and refuse to carry out the tasks assigned by the governor, and often write letters to impeach the governor, and some even constantly ask to see Augustus. β
Octavian slapped the armrest of the throne heavily, and said angrily: "These wastes, they don't know how to be officials and rush to be them, they don't have the ability to do things at all, and they still run like dogs to be governors?" The gang of people in the Provincial Council are clamoring to see me every day, and I have to find a way to wipe the butts of these waste governors every day, Zhang San will come today, Li Si will come tomorrow, and the king of the day after tomorrow will come, and I don't have to do anything else? As he spoke, his face suddenly changed, his expression was extremely painful, and his hand was covering his abdomen.