The Senate did not approve of Caesar's proposal. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Oh, no! We want to give them a taste of what we are capable of, and I think it's time for the plebeians to rise up and march against the tyranny of the powerful aristocrats. ”

The private mansion of Bartinius was now home to a large number of Caesar's supporters, or rather officials of all classes who had been bribed by Caesar. Some of them came from commoners, some from knightly families, and some from noble families. But this does not prevent them from planning and communicating together. Although some nobles were unhappy with this group of people of despicable origin, most compromised in the face of common goals and interests.

As soon as Apis entered, he shouted about the results of the negotiations with Cato the Younger in the Senate, however, it caused an uproar in the audience. Clearly, Caesar's supporters felt confident and secure in their power. They even thought that if they instigated a great protest among the common people, the Senate would compromise with them and thus accede to Caesar's demands. And Appis knew that it would be difficult to do that. Historically, the Senate did not agree to Caesar's request until it moved out of Rome, and at this moment, whether history would repeat itself, Apis did not know whether it would repeat itself. Just looking at this chaotic crowd, it was like holding a rally in a vegetable market, and it was chaotic. It is no wonder that some aristocrats would disdain to attend such meetings.

"Appis, what do you think about this? Do you think they have a point? Or that you have a better plan. ”

Appis walked to the edge of the cloister and watched the arguing crowd quietly, while Batinus duly approached and asked the Roman centurion in front of him with a smile......

"No, I don't have a better plan, Batinhos. If the Senate continues to refuse Caesar's demands, and the situation continues to evolve like this, we can only do the worst by carrying out the terms we have drawn up ourselves, and putting pressure on the Senate to revise the existing laws. Forcibly remove slaves from aristocratic estates, flood commoners into jobs, and raise their salaries. ”

"The Senate will not agree, and the nobles will not agree. You will cause a civil unrest before Caesar arrives. Apis, you know, Caesar and I, were unwilling to see that happen. ”

Appis's words made Batinius faintly worried. Although, like Appis, Bartinius had always sided with Caesar and firmly supported him. However, Batinius is now the Roman court officer, a position with a lot of oil and water, and Appis, as well as these commoners in the cloister, are some thankless positions, if Rome is in civil strife, the first to benefit is Batinius, and these civilians will only shake their heads indifferently. The aristocracy was afraid of the loss of interests, and the commoners, having nothing in themselves, feared nothing. Even if Rome did set off a bloody reform, it would not be what they wanted to see.

"But we have no other way."

Appis guessed Batinius's concerns, so he deliberately raised his voice and made a helpless appearance.

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"Citizens of Rome, today I must tell you something unfortunate. What I promised before the campaign was to help you, to help all of us, to change the laws of Rome, to get the slaves of war out of the estates of the nobles and into the great public building. And now, the bill we propose, in the Senate, is stranded! The nobles in white robes did not agree with us doing this. ”

"Oh! No, fuck it! ”

Two weeks later, in the square in front of the temple of Jupiter, Apis, full of enthusiasm and grievance, read aloud the latest progress of the work, and pointed the finger at the aristocracy in the Senate. Such bloody accusations soon aroused discontent and anger among the civilian population of Rome. Some radical people even scolded the noble people in the Senate on the spot, believing that they had deprived themselves of their rightful wealth, and that they were the ones who brought Rome to the brink of luxury and ruin.

"But, citizens, do not be impulsive, do not be angry, let me make another effort, and I will devote all my body and soul to this great reform, and I will fight against them for a day if the noble representatives in the Senate do not agree to the passage of the bill. Now, put your anger away for now, and we can negotiate with them. Yes, talk about it again. ”

Seeing the loud crowd and the complaining citizens of Rome, Apis knew that his agitation work had begun to bear fruit. However, the riot was not really Apys's original intention. In fact, now, it is just to create this atmosphere, this momentum, and then pretend to suppress people's emotions, so that the people in the Senate mistakenly think that the reason why the civilians have not rioted is because they are still suppressing them. And once you stop controlling people's emotions one day, this big riot will break out at any time. Apis used this as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Senate.

In fact, once the riots did occur, Appis had no bargaining chips with the Senate. It's like taking a group of hostages against the leader of the other side, and once the hostages are killed, the negotiation breaks down. So, for the time being, although Appis had stirred up the plebeians, he had suppressed their anger in order to wait for the senate to come to his door and make peace with him again.

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"This damn Appis, he stirred up the ignorant mob, and now, the whole city, is talking about it, damn it, every day their voices are like flies in a dung pit, buzzing in my ears!"

When he came out of the Senate to Carrenus's house, little Cato chattered and screamed, angrily accusing Appis of malice, and lamenting the tragic end of the fate of the Republic. And Carrenus was silent all the way.

"You have to make a statement, Karenus, I just listened to your advice and ignored the opinion of this tribune, and now that the situation has become like this, you must pay a certain amount of responsibility! And your self-righteous plan? Let Caesar's men be in the position that Pompey prescribed, but now, they simply ignore it, our opponents are much smarter than we think! ”

Little Cato, who came to Carenus's house, was restless, and he accused his companion of not knowing how to deal with politics and not being able to plan.

"Don't be in a hurry, Cato. Appis's agitation is not his real purpose, we need to be patient, rest assured, this riot will not happen, once the riot happens, Apis will lose his bargaining chips with us, so, don't you see that he has been suppressing the emotions of the civilians for half a month? However, it was an opportunity for us to fight back. ”

Carenus took off his robe and put on loose clothes in the service of his servants, and comforted Cato.

"A chance to fight back? Don't tell me what you're planning, your plans will never be as good as that ruffian officer. ”

Cato questioned incredulously. (To be continued.) )