"These days, the halls of the Senate are bustling with the Gauls and the nobles arguing over unequal interests, but the scene is quite interesting. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

After returning from the regular morning meeting, Caesar seemed to be in good spirits, and it was rare to see him so relaxed. Apis accompanied him and asked the scribe slave to write down what happened today, which is the ancient historical material, but it will need to be revised by Caesar before it can be written. Therefore, there are some things that cannot be written.

"But in the long run, the Gauls will certainly demand an increase in their number of places in the Senate, for they are too few to outnumber the Roman nobility."

Octavian raised his own questions. Caesar, on the other hand, looked at his nephew with a smile in his eyes, his eyes full of care and expectation.

"Yes, I promised to increase their number in the Senate, but if it were you, Octavian, how would you deal with this situation now?"

Caesar continued to ask questions, and such questions seemed to Apis to be more like an exam, Caesar may have a plan in mind, he wanted to listen to his nephew's opinion, and at this time, except for Apis, perhaps no one knew that Caesar had chosen Octavian as his future heir in his heart. In Caesar's original plan, he planned to rule Rome for another twenty years, and by that time, Octavian was almost in his thirties and could take on the responsibility of the country's society.

"As Apis said before, increase the number of senators, but six hundred is not enough, and you can increase it by half on this basis to bring it to nine hundred. For, the larger the organization, the less effective it is to unite, and if we have any laws or measures that need to be promulgated next, the Senate of 900 people will become a mere formality, and there will be too many mixed people, and it will not be able to play its effective role, because the greater the number of people, the more arguments there will be, as is happening today in the main hall of the Senate, where people from different camps will argue over their own interests, and when the time comes, the decision-makers will concentrate on only one person. Moreover, the greater the number of the senators, the more obvious the republican spirit that symbolized the essence of Rome, at least, the ignorant populace would have thought. ”

Octavian replied calmly under Caesar's questioning, and his wisdom and calmness surpassed that of his peers. Caesar's choice of an heir was unexpected by everyone, but if you get along with him for a long time, you will find that it is reasonable to choose Octavian.

Caesar nodded in acquiescence, and then young Octavian continued—

"Of course, among the original six hundred, and among the new three hundred, there must be our people, the Roman aristocracy, the republicans, have always been at odds with us, and there is a contradiction in interests, so, in order to increase the eyeliner and chess pieces in the Senate, uncle, my suggestion is that if it were me, I would promote some people who benefited from the reforms to become the new senators, such as merchants of the knightly class, retired centurions, and people of prestige among the commoners, if these people were promoted to the new senators, They will be grateful for my generosity and promotion, because by normal means, these people would not have been able to make it to the position of the Senate of Rome in their lifetime, and we have promoted them, and it goes without saying that they are our people, and they need to speak for us and do things for us in the halls of the Senate at that time. In this way, the entire Senate could not be effectively united, and our eyeliner and chess pieces were arranged everywhere, which was equivalent to us controlling the entire Roman Senate and completely suppressing the power of the great nobles to speak and appeal. At that time, many new rules and decisions will only be discussed in the main hall of the Senate in name, and they will already be implemented behind the scenes. Moreover, if the original noble senators oppose it, we can use the power of public opinion to explain our original intentions, yes, our original intentions will be justified, and deeply loved by the people, I will explain it this way - the Roman Senate is the symbol of the republic, it should represent the interests of the whole republic, the commoners, knights, nobles, should have the right to speak, not a few people who can inherit the status of the senators of the Senate by relying on the name of the family, the senators of the Senate should come from all strata of society, Elites from all walks of life, we will discuss the future of Rome in this sacred temple. That would be a very reasonable excuse. Uncle. And when all this is arranged, the problems of the Gauls become insignificant, for they are unconsciously integrated into this complex group, and they will be like a swarm of ants, busy in the halls of the Senate for their own benefit, and even pay bribes to other senators, and these things are under our control. ”

Caesar's question to Octavian made Octavian answer in one breath, and there was no verbose words in the whole process, without a trace of mud and water, but every sentence was to the point, such an answer could not help but make Apis sigh, the first time he met Octavian, it was still in Gaul, the young boy went out with his uncle on a campaign, but was ridiculed, and now, four years later, the young boy has grown into a young talent of Rome, in private, showing his brilliant side.

"Okay, good, well, I like that suggestion. Young Octavian, you need a position to take on, well, high priest, I think that position is right for you. ”

Caesar was very pleased with Octavian's advice, and at the same time, he summoned Demius and asked Octavian to be given such a position.

"Caesar, with all due respect, Octavian was not old enough for this position. He's too young, too young......"

But in the face of Caesar's decision, Senator Demius gave a different answer.

"Oh? That's just the law of the past, but I believe I have the power to change the law, don't I? Let Octavian take on the position of high priest. ”

In the face of the hesitant and even somewhat opposed Demilius senator, Caesar did not move his joy and anger, but continued to speak coldly. But his attitude says it all. Then, Demius, who had no real power and was only responsible for doing things, had to obediently take on this drudgery.

The reason why Caesar wanted Octavian to serve as the high priest of Rome is more because of the particularity of the position of high priest, although it has no real power, but the weight of its words is very powerful, because the people of Rome believe in the gods, and the high priest is undoubtedly the closest mortal to the gods...... Everything is the product of the connection of interests, and Appis just stands in this circle, silently watching all this.