"Caesar, do you really want to go back with the legion like this? Is it possible to solve the problem with such a violent method? ”

That night, after Caesar had given a speech to all the soldiers, Rabienus hurried to Caesar's camp alone, and asked Caesar in astonishment, his eyes wide. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIf everything that Caesar did to conquer Gaul before was understandable to Rabienus, then now, the conqueror of Gaul, the commander of the Northern Legion, wants to go back with the legions and return to Rome with the sword, which Rabienus cannot accept and understand, as a loyal servant of the Republic.

"I have made repeated concessions to the Senate, but the result is that they do not recognize all the results we have achieved in Gaul, and the blood of the soldiers cannot be shed in vain, Rabienus, they are all brothers who have fought with us for eight years, and now, after eight years, do they want to go back with nothing, not even the treatment of heroes? The Senate has completely erased our glory, and I am only seeking the reward for all of us. ”

Caesar sat in his chair and calmly answered the questions of his best friend Rabienus. In fact, long before Labienus came in, Caesar guessed that tonight was destined to be an extraordinary night.

"You're provoking a civil war, Caesar! My friend, my dear friend, for the sake of our many years of affection, do not do such a reckless and impulsive thing, we should not provoke this civil war. ”

Rabbi Enus persuaded Caesar affectionately. However, what he didn't know was that his friend had been waiting for this day for a long time......

"No, it's not that I'm provoking a civil war, it's that they're provoking it. Why was Apis assassinated by the Assassins in the Senate, and we negotiated with them in gentle words, only to be slaughtered by their savage violence? Can't you see it yet? Rabienus, the decaying aristocratic senators of the Senate, who only cared about their own interests, those who laid down large tracts of land for the Republic, those Roman citizens who shed their blood and died for them, the defenders of the Republic, they didn't care at all. They only fear that their power will be threatened and compromised one day, and that's why they want to reject me. Once I relinquish military power and return to Rome, a group of senators, led by Cato, will surely tear me apart on the way, and I will not fall for their tricks. Rabienus. My friend, you have to see it all. ”

Rabienus's reaction Caesar had expected it, so Caesar put the lines he had prepared before on the table in an orderly manner. At the same time, he did want Rabienus to be on his side. After all, they were old friends for many years, and the Roman general's military ability was even cultivated by Caesar.

But the demands of the Senate were also legitimate, and in Rome no one could hold the same office for a long time without being elected. Moreover, according to the law, any general in Rome must surrender his military power when he enters Rome, and the request of the Senate does not violate the law, although their approach is somewhat excessive and impersonal, but we can ask them by continuing the peace talks, without going back with the legions. ”

"Peace talks? I've tried to talk to them a hundred times, but they don't mean to talk to me. The assassination of Apis is ironclad evidence of the bloodshed. Rabbi Enus, I have done my best, I have tried my best to maintain this peace, but the Senate does not care, they just refuse so violently, all they want is to see me crushed like an ant, but I will not agree. ”

Caesar replied to Rabienus in righteous words, and the relationship between the two seemed to be broken......

"There is no evidence that Appis was assassinated by the Senate, and the Senate did just do what the law did."

"The law? Laws are made by people, it is not immutable, in a specific period, a specific law is needed, and once this period has passed, the law must adapt to the changes of the times. To this day, the old and rotten laws are no longer suitable for the development of Rome. If it does not serve the republic better, we must change it. Rabienus, I'm just doing it for the future of Rome. A better future. Come, come to my side. ”

Caesar was a little tired of talking to Rabienus, despite how much he wished that Rabienus would understand him. But in this day and age, how many people can understand Caesar? The soldiers, generals, soldiers, who followed him to march into Rome, more often than not, were just for wealth and status. No one cares about the future of Rome, what political and economic system is meaningless to these soldiers in the army, all they want is wealth...... It's as simple as that. Rabienus was the only Roman general who could think from the perspective of the state, and he was also Caesar's best friend, but Caesar could not persuade him to be a close friend......

"Rabienus, come to my side, promise me, Rabienus, be on my side, how much I need you, need your understanding and help."

Caesar stood up and embraced Rabienus as a friend, a comrade-in-arms. However, at this moment, what he felt was the cold and straight body of Rabienus. There is no longer the passionate body temperature of the past, and the intimate experience.

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After coming out of Caesar's camp, the autumn night sky was still so clear, but Rabienus's mood was no longer as clear and transparent as it used to be. His faith was in a fierce struggle. On one side is the holy and great Roman Republic, and on the other side is his own comrades-in-arms and partners who share life and death. Rabienus felt that tonight was the longest night of his life. He didn't know how to accept fate. Was it a betrayal of Caesar? Or will they continue to stand on Caesar's side and fight against the entire Roman Republic? It was a difficult choice. When the stars rise, they are also like his future sky, shimmering with erratic light.

He remembered the distant years, the years with Caesar with a smile open and unrestrained, those years in Gaul, when he fought side by side, slaughtered barbarians, shared spoils, and drank a glass of wine. And now, all this seems to have turned into a deceptive lie...... It was as if Rabbi Enus felt his own return, slowly turning illusory and broken...... (To be continued.) )