The war in the East is coming to an end, and yet, in the seemingly calm world, in the north of the empire, news of a Germanic rebellion has once again arrived. Appis, who was on vacation in Asia Minor, had to rush back to Rome to deal with this thorny problem.

The council presented the results of the investigation, and Appis felt his heart sink after reading it, although this was just an ordinary rebellion, but the problems behind it were very complicated. Vacancies involving the institutions and laws of Rome.

Ever since he led his army to conquer the Germanic peoples north of the Rhine, Roman governors and nobles have ruled the land as conquerors. They were so aggressive that the taxmen collected heavy taxes on the local tribes in order to gain more profits. The land reform, forcing the aristocracy to not benefit from the land, exploited the barbarians in the ruling areas, and even robbed the men of the tribe as labor, selling them as slaves. All kinds of factors add up, and over time, there will always be problems.

The rebellion began when a Roman nobleman living in the province of Upper Germania forcibly broke up a Germanic couple, took the men, sold them into slavery, threw them into the mines, and plundered the women as their own domestic slaves. Unexpectedly, this Germanic couple was very famous in the local tribe, the tribe had been oppressed for a long time, and the people had long been in rebellion, and now the barbaric behavior of the Roman nobles completely angered the tribe. So, a whole tribe of people united and raided the mansion of the Roman nobleman at night.

The governor sent an army into the forest to search for the troublesome barbarians, but the army was wiped out in the forest. After that, the situation got out of control, and more barbarians responded, banding together and capturing a Roman city. Slaughtered all the Romans in the town.

Seeing the results of this investigation, Appis's first thought was not to suppress it by force, it was easy for the legions to suppress it, but after the suppression, there would be a new resistance, as long as the Roman nobles were still so arrogant and wantonly humiliated the barbarians, the problem would never be solved. However, the power of these nobles in the Germanic provinces could not be restricted, otherwise the land would never have been developed without noble immigration. The process of romanization is slow or even stagnant, then conquest is equal to no conquest, no use.

"It is better to give the patriarchs of some tribes the power appropriately, and let them enter the Senate and become councillors. Let these parliamentarians enjoy their unique power and wealth, and let them govern that land for us. What do you think of that? ”

Levius suggested at Appis' side.

If among his subordinates, there are really talented, incredible, and able to take charge of things on their own, Apis thinks that Levius is the only one left. This suggestion came as a surprise to Appis, but it was also one of the ways to better control the stability of the Germanic region. Just like Caesar invited the elders of Gaul to the Senate, although most of the senators were opposed, Caesar won the support of the Gallic tribes. Gaul thus entered a state of long-term stability. Even after the outbreak of the civil war, these Gallic tribes loyally provided Caesar with a steady supply of food and soldiers.

"That's a good piece of advice, Levius, you're simply my brainsman. While everyone was deliberating about how to prepare the legions to defeat the Germans, you know what I was thinking, and what the heart and root of the problem were. When I'm out on the road, Rome has you in charge, which reassures me. ”

Appis admired and praised, of course, these words were meaningful, and whether or not Levius could understand them depended on whether his mind was careful enough. However, judging from the answers, Levius was completely unaware of the meaning of what Apis was saying.

"But there's also the question, who should we support when the Roman nobility has a conflict of interest with these patriarchs?"

He then asked.

"Then it will be implemented according to the current legal provisions."

Appis replied.

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"Mother, please, let me go to the Legion, you know, I have always longed to be a man like Appis and be glorified on the battlefield, this is my dream!"

The news that Apis was about to send legions to the Germanic regions to suppress the rebellion spread throughout Rome. For this reason, the young and vigorous Tretus pesters his mother all day long to hope that he can also join the army, seizing the golden opportunity to show himself on the real battlefield. However, as a mother, Octavia must not allow it, Teretus is too young, he is only sixteen years old, and even if Tretus is an adult, Octavia, who has experienced too much blood, will not let his son go to that kind of place again, what glory and pride, in the end, is just a shortcut for people to gain status and wealth.

"This shouldn't be your dream, Terretus. I only have a child like you, you can't be fine. What's more, you are still too young, you are only sixteen years old, you can't even hold a shield, you can't even beat the slaves at home, how can you fight the barbarians on the battlefield, they are Germanic, bloodthirsty beasts. ”

Octavia sat down and spoke in a motherly manner, rejecting all of Tretus's requests.

"The slave you arranged to train with me was a gladiator, and of course I couldn't beat it, and the Roman gladiators were even more powerful than the regular soldiers, and they could fight the barbarians alone. And I joined the army to serve in the legion, not to go alone into the forest against the barbarians, so it's not fair, Mother. The Legion will protect me. General Maximus will keep me safe. ”

With an innocent face, Teretus continued to plead with his mother, hoping that Octavia would allow him to go to the Legion and participate in the rebellion. Yes, this is the dream of all Roman men, and when the legions return in full glory and receive the adoration of all nations at the triumphal ceremony, this is the dream of all men. Not only Tretus, but even Tiberius, who was only fifteen years old, was eager to try it when he heard the news. However, contrary to Octavia, Lilia supported Tiberius to join the army, and even encouraged Tiberius to find an opportunity to get close to Apis and gain his attention and affection......

"General Maximus? He will protect your safety, but that is in peacetime, once the battle starts, he will also charge at the front, and at that time, who will be able to control you? ”

Octavia retorted harshly.

"Who said the officers of the Roman legions couldn't handle such a little kid?"

While they were talking, Appis walked in at some point and got involved in the conversation between them......