In early autumn, the warm sun casts on the Gaul towns, and the streets are densely packed with Gauls who are trading and gossiping. The chaotic path www.biquge.info Pen & Fun & Pavilion turned muddy after a light rain. Pigsty, sheds are on both sides of the road, and butchers even slaughter livestock under the noses of buyers, and then throw bloody bones and pieces of meat to customers who come to buy meat. Flies and reptiles of all kinds soon gathered, and all kinds of images seemed to the Romans to be extremely disgusting, and the work of the most civilized and extremely low barbarians, although in the slums of the Romans themselves, the sanitary conditions were not much better, but the legionnaires mostly believed that as soon as they returned home from their service, the wealth they had gained in the army over the years would be enough to change their living conditions, and they would no longer have to live in the filthy slums.

Caesar arrived before the autumn grain harvest, and all the elders of Edui were well aware of the reason for the arrival of the Roman legionary commander - for food. But in fact, Caesar came for another reason, in order to fight for absolute control over the Edui tribe, because at this time the Edui people were nervously holding the patriarch election meeting.

In the past, the election of each assembly of the chiefs of the Gallic tribes was a key opportunity for the Romans to consolidate their rule, and Caesar would help the tribe elect a new patriarch after conquering or before the conquest through bribery, coercion, and intimidation, and after the patriarch took office, he must obey Caesar's orders and serve the Roman legions, which is equivalent to a puppet patriarch. During Caesar's conquest of Gaul, it was through such methods and means that the situation in Gaul was generally stabilized, and this time, Caesar, like Caesar, wanted to use this method and means to gain absolute rule over the Edui tribe again. Let this tribe be attached to itself again after the election of the patriarch.

But this year, the election of the patriarch of the Edui people was not only mixed with Caesar's manipulation factors, but also mixed with Vicintoli's spies, a seemingly fair and just election, in fact, the internal relationship was complicated, the interests of the two parties conflicted, and the black box operations continued, and the parties were even tempted and coerced by the common interests of both sides.

The election is no longer a simple election, and then it has evolved into a spy war and a counter-espionage war, and there have even been many reports in the council hall that the elders beat each other and have different views.

Appis didn't say anything, but he already knew in his heart that once a person stepped into the whirlpool of power struggle, it was impossible to withdraw with his whole body and purity. Just like these Gallic tribal chiefs who are fighting to the death for the sake of interest disputes, some of them are fanatical politicians with interests in mind, some are just family inheritances and have to be involved in this turmoil, and some even just two parties don't want to offend and have to live their lives in peace, but none of them can avoid today's fight, because even if you don't want to fight for interests, others will ask you to do this and do that. Otherwise, the threat of life may be behind you, just like a group of bandits holding a sharp dagger against your back, coercing you to do these things, those things, if you don't do them, the next second, they will assassinate you, and replace them with the next puppet to do things for them. This is the politics of Rome and the politics of the Gauls, and there is no difference between the two in essence, if I have to elaborate, the tactics of the barbarians are slightly inferior and more obvious, while the Roman politicians and senators are more hidden and look a little more "elegant".

"They are like a group of robbers, coming to our land and pointing fingers at our patriarchal elections, I am tired of such endless conspiracies, the Roman mind has penetrated into our people, look at these things around us, from the goods of life to the worship of the gods, some of our people have even begun to worship the gods of the Romans, those strange names really make me unbearable!"

A group of Edui nobles gathered together and chatted in the corner of the tavern, they originally had the right to vote and speak in the Edui tribe, and they originally had a certain right to participate in the direction of the tribe, but since Caesar's conquest of Gaul, the power of the Romans has gradually penetrated into this tribe, and many Edui have even begun to rely on Roman daily necessities and luxuries. This worried some Gauls, who were loyal to their tribal traditions. But under the oppressive rule of the Romans, they could only hide in the corners of taverns and the corners of the streets and alleys.

"Be quiet, Koslan, the Roman army is all around us, and if we want to keep our property and our wives and children, we must keep our tongues in check, and keep a strict attitude of neutrality, otherwise, in the next second, I don't know if there are Vicintoli people, or if the Romans will seize us, then everything we have now will become a victim of their struggle. I have heard that both Caesar and Vicintoli are not at all soft on us nobles and rich people, and even both sides are watching our wealth in the dark. ”

Another nobleman of Edui spoke, he seemed to be more mature and older, he did not want to participate in what was happening in front of him, and he knew that even if he did, it would have no effect on the progress of the matter, and even many elders would not have time to protect themselves, not to mention that he was an ordinary Gallic nobleman.

"Alas, our tribe is falling, and I like the Romans, but I don't like the bad taste of them being in our land, pointing fingers at us, being watched every day, and leading by the nose."

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The conversation of the Edui, who had been hiding in the corner of the tavern, came to an abrupt end by the arrival of Appis, and they looked at each other for a while, and then they dispersed like birds and beasts, as if they were afraid that their conversation would be heard by the Roman officer in front of them, and that they would give them a secret to Caesar, yes, they were worried about it. Even if they were just ordinary Roman officers, they still had to curry favor with these short men when they sat in front of the Gallic nobles.

But Apis didn't have the intention of reporting them, this kind of political battle of deceit Apis is not like being involved, every time he is involved in this kind of incident, Apis can always see the ugly face inside, that is the sadness of human nature, at the same time, a lot of helplessness and sadness are mixed in, just like the love between himself and Octavia, it is also mixed with this factor, if Octavia is just the daughter of an ordinary Roman family, maybe when he first returned to Rome as an officer, love will bear fruit. But the problem is that Octavia is not an ordinary person, and there are many associations, and Appis does not want to get involved in these, and he seems to have a little more sympathy for the nobles of Edui in front of him.