"Caesar borrowed an army from you? How much? ”

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In the Pompey mansion under the cover of night, Sextus asked his father, Gnaeus Pompey, in shock. Caesar was besieged by barbarians in Gaul and sent a messenger back to Rome to borrow troops from Pompey.

However, when Sextus came to Pompey, he found that his father had already made up his mind about it, and his expression was so calm, like an iris swaying in the breeze at night, without a trace of anger or resentment.

"We shouldn't have sent reinforcements to that beast, should we? Julius Caesar, always a beast full of lust but not satisfied, we all know that his purpose was not only Gaul, and every victory of his caused an uproar in Rome, didn't it? The civilians even began to praise him for his exploits, and they painted his name on the walls, and Caesar's military exploits are gradually surpassing you, father. Many of his policies are also clearly in opposition to the Senate. We can't support him. Father. ”

Sextus stood in front of Pompey and said excitedly.

"But didn't you marry his niece and granddaughter too?"

Pompey's answer shocked Sextus. Where did Pompey, his father, the callous Roman general who had been surprised on the battlefield last time, gone? Could it be that because of Julia and Octavia, these two so-called good marriages cut off the ambition and vigilance of a great Roman politician? Sextus didn't believe it, he knew his father must have something else he hadn't told him.

"It was just a political marriage, father, you know. As much as I love Octavia, I also do not want to see Caesar's personal prestige override the Republic in the future, and his authority must be curtailed, not connived upon. ”

Sextus continued to express his opinions and dissatisfaction excitedly.

"It must be cut, not indulged. Indeed, it is a cut, not a connivance. Tell me, then, how are you going to cut his prestige? ”

Pompey's expression suddenly became serious, his eyes were suddenly full of sternness and questioning, obviously, for Sextus, Pompey intended to cultivate and train, but Sextus's performance was once again not as good as Pompey expected.

"Father, what do you mean?"

And Sextus also felt from the change in his father's expression that he might be wrong, his father couldn't be so simple, he must have his own plan.

"Sextus, my son, why are you always so impulsive and anxious? Caesar borrowed the legion from me, how could I not know what was at stake. Caesar, the declining aristocrat of the Julius family, in a few years, developed from a declining aristocrat to a good Roman politician by giving speeches in the bazaar, lobbying politicians, and spreading bribes, and even later formed a triumvirate with me, Crassus, whose ambitions and abilities I know very well, Gaul may only be his training ground, and the old men in the Senate may not be able to see clearly, but your father is very clear about this. Caesar was not a simple character, he won the war in Gaul, and he obtained the spoils, not to enjoy them alone, but to transport the spoils back to the country, and share them with the Roman commoners, so the Roman commoners, supported him, supported his war, they carved Caesar's name on the streets, because they received Caesar's real benefits, so they supported Caesar. And now, Caesar is in crisis at the front, and the civilians will again be on his side. He would tell the people, tell the civilians of Rome that his legions were fighting bloodily on the front lines, for Rome, for the citizens of Rome, and the civilians would see him as a savior. Now Caesar's legions were under siege from the Gauls at the front, and his heralds sang all the way to the public, and finally reached me. What did Caesar want to do? Isn't it clear to you? ”

Sextus stood in front of his father, under a pillar of white marble, and Pompey's words immediately woke him up......

"Caesar, he wants to take advantage of the people's cries to force you to lend him the legion?"

Sextus suddenly shouted, he was not an absolutely stupid person, but he was not old enough, and many times, he could not see Caesar's ulterior motives.

"If only you understood."

Pompey turned around, picked up a glass of low-strength wine on the table beside him, and drank it slowly.

"And what are you going to do with him this time?"

Sextus was a little resentful, Caesar's arrangement was like a thorny olive branch, in the eyes of outsiders, Caesar was fighting for the republic, bringing glory and wealth to Rome, he was selfless and glorious. Moreover, his borrowing of the legion from Pompey, in the eyes of outsiders, is also a friendly olive branch to Pompey, the two families have been linked by marriage, Caesar is seeking benefits for the republic, and it seems to be a matter of course to borrow the legion from Pompey, Pompey must lend the legion to Caesar in this case, otherwise, the civilians in the country will start to talk about it again and say grievances for Caesar.

Pompey was also stabbed by the spikes on this olive branch, a symbol of "friendship", and at the same time, he had to respond to the people of Rome with a smile. Sextus was indignant about this.

"Sextus, my child, don't be resentful, don't show your emotions, it will only reveal your ignorance and weakness, any emotion, you can hide, my child. There's a lot to learn. As for Caesar's borrowing of the legion from me this time, I will lend him the Fils legion, which is the weakest in combat. Once the legion reached Gaul, the command was in Caesar's hands, and the victory or defeat of the legion was only due to the ability of the commander and commander, rather than cursing and complaining about the fighting power of the legion. ”

The golden light of the setting sun shone on the marble columns of this luxurious villa, and the figure of Pompey was stretched long, long. It seems to be the hope and future of the republic, but it also seems to be the decline and finale of an era. Sextus was a little confused, and his resentment was much gone, but at the same time the young Roman nobleman was also sad for his shallowness, and he might have seen much more clearly when his father was around, but with Caesar's current pace of expansion, I am afraid that he would not be able to wait for the day when he would truly mature, and he would have to face this incomparably cunning enemy himself.