"Secrius, why don't you give me any more thought? The Big Three have taken control of all of Rome, and the Senate is now helpless against them, so why do you insist on doing things for the bad old men of the Senate? ”

Since his last meeting with Batinius at the mountain house, Graeus has devoted himself wholeheartedly to persuading the other members of the Senate to vote for Marcus as magistrate for next year. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 In fact, although this position is important, it is not so important that it must be fought for, and Pompey asked Batinius to give Gray this task, which is more to test his ability and heart.

"Poor Gray, you may still be in the dark, do you think Caesar, Pompeii, and Crassus will succeed next year? To tell you the truth, the Senate has already conducted an in-depth investigation into the Triumvirate Alliance, and the plan to counter the Triumphur Alliance has been secretly underway for a long time. You just don't have the qualifications to know about it yet. Let me tell you this, next year's legal officer has already been decided, it will not be the Marcus appointed by Pompeii, and there are two consuls, and the senate has also drawn up a list of ten tribunes, all of whom are from the senate. ”

Secrius sat on the recliner and said unhurriedly. It seems that the old man already knew everything, but he didn't express his position and didn't reflect it. Now, now that the people from the three-headed side have arrived, Secrius has made his position stand bluntly. Of course, as a member of the Senate, Secrius did not say it to everyone, but because he saw that it was Graeus who came to persuade him, Secrelius knew what kind of person Graeus was - a declining aristocrat who had no firm position, no opinion, and no confidence. It won't take him more than two months to join the Triumvirate, and at this time, it will still be good to encourage him to re-establish himself on the side of the Senate.

"The Senate has its own list, and the three heads have their own list, and I prefer to believe that Pompeii and Crassus can rig this election."

Graeus said slowly. Like Secrius, he was doing his own work of wooing. It's just that his ability is still slightly inferior, and Secrius knows that the Triumvirate will send someone to convince him, so he has prepared some "evidence" for everyone to see. ”

"Well, Graeus, I'll show you something, and you'll understand."

As he spoke, Secrius gestured to the servant behind him, and his loyal servant quickly understood what his master meant.

Soon, stacks of papers belonging to Roman nobles and knights, and even representatives of the plebeians, were delivered to Graeus.

When he opened the paperwork, Graeus was stunned by the "evidence" in front of him. In this stack of thick documents, there are hundreds of Roman officials, large and small, and evidence of bribery and bribery of nobles, and in front of these evidences, the names of officials and nobles are recorded. And these people are the main voters in the next year's general election. The Senate has this evidence and information, which is undoubtedly tantamount to manipulating and coercing this group of people. As long as the people sent by the Senate find these nobles and officials one by one and tell them that the evidence of their misdeeds is in the hands of the Senate, then these people will definitely obediently listen to the words of the Senate, and when the general election is held, they will vote for the people needed by the Senate.

Gray flipped through the information in horror, and at the same time, a look of disbelief appeared on his face, Secrius knew that his persuasion was half successful.

"But what if this information is faked?"

After reading the three texts in horror, Graeus suddenly remembered something, and turned to Secrius, showing a skeptical look. After all, he is also a Roman nobleman, dealing with the upper class, there will always be a lot of deceit, and Graeus is not a stupid nobleman, and he quickly doubted the authenticity of this information.

"So Aduneus, that gladiator was sent to the Gaius family, and this matter was also faked?"

Secrius looked at Graeus and slyly told the latest information.

Compared to the blunt words, the authenticity of this message can be quickly confirmed, and Grayus believes that such a simple matter, Secrius will not deceive himself.

But Aduneus was sent to the Gaius family, and for Gray, it was a bolt from the blue. Ever since the last time Adurnius (Zhang Ce) slaughtered in the arena and defeated the Roman legionary phalanx, the citizens of all Rome knew that Aduneus was a gladiator of the Gray family.

If Aduneus had been sent to Gaius's house, then the Senate could have accused Graeus of bribing Caesar's relatives, and everyone knew that the value of the Arena God of War was worth a carriage full of gold. When Battinius had made a high bid to Gray for Aduneus, and only for gladiatorial matches and for his own viewing, Graeus certainly could not have imagined that the brotherhood would betray him.

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"But I've sold Aduneus to Batinhos, and the contract for the deal is still there."

Faced with the sudden reversal, Gray still finds a way to extricate himself.

"Contracts can be forged, do people want to believe what they see with their own eyes, or do they want to believe a contract that has no credibility at all? Why did this declining aristocrat sell his signature gladiator to someone else? There's no reason for that, is there? Graeus, is it reasonable for you to say that? ”

Secrius continued with a treacherous smile. At this time, Gray, under the persuasion of Secrius, was shocked into a cold sweat.

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"Damn, that brute betrayed me!"

Graeus suddenly yelled, and at the same time, the poor nobleman also knew that he had no choice now, not to mention whether the list and evidence presented by Secrius were true, and it seemed that there was no room for maneuver just for his own incriminating evidence. There was also Cicero on the Senate's side, and he could not be his opponent in the debate. So there is only a way to take refuge in the Senate?

"Graeus, for the sake of our relationship for so many years, I advise you to change your position this time, as long as you do things for the Senate at that time, I can still help you suppress this matter. You don't want to be a victim of this civil war either, do you? ”

Seeing that Graeus was already in a cold sweat, Secrius intensified his ideological offensive. This made Gray, who was already wavering, even more panicked.

"I'll consider your opinion, but please give me three days, and I'll send someone to give you an answer after three days."

Graeus is gone. And old Cycrlius smiled and ordered the servants to send these forged copies to the original room. Negotiation was originally a psychological game between the two sides, and in this regard, the elder Secrius was obviously more calm and thick than Gray.