Poor Cato the Younger eventually committed suicide in Utica, and Apis did not understand his logic, and it is said that before his death, Cato the Younger claimed that no Roman could have the privilege of forgiving the Romans, because it would be contrary to the republican nature. Pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info he believed that Caesar could not decide the life and death of any Roman in his own name, and at the same time, he did not forgive any Roman privilege. If you have to understand it, it can probably be understood that little Cato used his life to give Caesar a ruthless blow, and his death became Caesar's biggest knot and threshold on the road to politics in the future.

Pity and pity the Romans, Apis sighed.

Now, with the end of the civil war in Rome, Rabienus was once again forgiven by Caesar and lived peacefully in Rome. This is contrary to history, but it is the outcome that Apis expected.

"What do you think of the Gauls demanding their rights from me, Appis?"

At the family dinner in Seville, Caesar turned to his side and asked about Appis beside him. Reform in Rome was underway, and it was Apis who had proposed to buy the Gauls with the Senate seats. Now, at the time of the civil war, such an approach would be the perfect solution to the problem of managing the Gauls, and would allow Caesar to obtain a large number of Gaul reinforcements. It's just that the civil war is over, and the question arises, whether to fulfill his promise, which has become Caesar's biggest contradiction. But maybe he already knew it in his heart, just to test his thoughts more?

"Maybe we should give them some seats, but they have to be just decorations, I mean Roman politics must not be dominated by these Gauls, after the civil war there are less than three hundred members left in the parliament, I think we can restore the Senate to the previous six hundred, and at first twenty of them can be given to the Gauls, and you can promise to add more seats to them over time. It's just that I'm worried about ......"

Appis was a little unable to speak, after all, this almost put Caesar on the cusp of public opinion.

"Say, I don't get angry at any of your thoughts, I always like your thoughts. That's a trend of thought that people in our time don't have. ”

Caesar was like a leading figure of his time, and while all Roman minds were still confined to the framework of the Italian republic, Caesar's eyes were already set on the whole of the Mediterranean. So, in many cases, only Apis could come up with ideas that would spark Caesar's eyes, although these ideas, these moves, at this time, were very dangerous. Resistance to a new idea always trumped curiosity, just as the Romans always laughed at the barbarians around them, and this change of mindset was so difficult.

"Caesar, I fear that the present grant of a seat to the Gaul Senate will cause discontent among the Roman people, and that the nobles who oppose you will certainly be looking for trouble in this matter. The power of public opinion is terrible, if coercive measures cannot be applied. ”

Appis said worriedly. Historically, Caesar did this after unifying Rome, causing dissatisfaction among the aristocracy, and eventually having Brutus' rats stabbed to death in the main hall of the Senate. Appis's idea was to ask Caesar to be more cautious when reforming Rome, because the foundation of the aristocratic faction was still so strong, it was not appropriate to confront them forcefully in a short time.

But the arrogance of Caesar's personality could not avoid this. It can be concluded from the wars of the past that Caesar's tactics were always dangerous and risky, and now, in China, Caesar still follows his style......

"Then we'll force it again. It has been months since we returned to Rome, Apils, and my transformation of Rome has been slow because of these old forces. If this continues, my enthusiasm will be worn out by the chatter of those old men, and I need a bold venture, starting with this incident. ”

Caesar said, showing a strange smile at Apis, and Apis also knew that Caesar had already made up his mind about the future, the road of reform in Rome must be carried out, and the cost of this way, Caesar may have spent several months assessing. And Apis suddenly had a sincere admiration for Caesar, like a giant of an era, he saw the thorny and dangerous ahead, but he still had to fight to open up a new path for his own people. It's a pity that most of the people who followed him didn't know how to understand him.

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Two weeks later, the patriarchs of southern Gaul entered the bustling city of Rome with a bang, holding in their hands the scepter of supreme power of their tribe, which in the eyes of the Roman citizens was a symbol of barbarism and backwardness. Most of them brought their families, slaves, and warriors from their clans, and Caesar allowed each of them to carry no more than ten family members and servants into the city, and some of them, including some accompanying warriors, who were only to put away their weapons when they entered Rome.

Cicero privately urged Caesar to give up this crazy thought, but Caesar only replied lightly - "Do your job." So the helpless Cicero again shouted in the main hall of the Senate, justifying Caesar's actions and praising his great deeds. To say that Rome needs to be tolerant of aliens is a sign of tolerance and kindness, and that if we conquer them, we should assimilate them, not reject them forever. In all these deeds, many Roman nobles and senators had already recognized Cicero as Caesar's man, but they could not do anything about it. Caesar was the first man of his time to bribe bribes.

"The Gauls with long red hair walked into our square, and look, they were still asking the passers-by in Rome, where was the Senate? Where is that tall white building? And they themselves are still veterans. ”

"Oh yes, look at them, underneath the white toga, and even wearing pants."

On the third day after the Gallic patriarchs entered the city, the citizens of Rome continued to point fingers at these barbarians, and there were many voices of ridicule and contempt. However, whether the citizens really attach so much importance to this tradition, or whether the aristocratic faction is behind the scenes, instigating and instigating these citizens, no one knows the truth. After all, all of Caesar's reforms were against the interests of the great nobles.

What is even more unexpected is that the day after these Gallic patriarchs became the senators of the Roman Senate, two servants of the Gallic patriarchs were castrated by the proud Romans...... The incident happened suddenly, and even Caesar could not find a way to deal with it for a while, so he could only verbally comfort these manic Celts. and divided some African slaves among the Gallic chiefs of the dead servants as compensation.