The news of the destruction of Sentumaros and his Fifteenth Legion, on which all the Romans had high hopes, plunged the whole of Rome into chaos.

It is important to know that in the boasting of Pompey and the Senate, Sentumarus was a rare "military genius" and the hope of Rome for the next decade.

But now this "hope" is completely shattered.

The Romans did not know how Dawson Tumarus had failed, but all sorts of rumors from the front were spreading throughout Rome. The Romans have legends about the leader of the barbarians, a guy who always wears a skull mask.

It is said that this man was favored by demons, and he possessed an infinite amount of power...... He also has two of the most terrifying helps, one is a blood devil who can take the lives of enemies in an instant, and the other is the "Vulcan Mask Man" who can summon the help of Loki, the god of fire...... The Romans still have legend that the devil gave his three messengers a mission: to bury Rome completely......

In times like these, rumors are often the most terrifying, especially when ordinary people simply do not have access to effective intelligence. They couldn't imagine how an entire legion could fail, and could only retell the miraculous stories they had only heard from others.

And once such a story spreads, it is very difficult to contain it......

The Romans asked their Senate how to deal with the situation. What should those barbarians do? And there is also a voice:

Since the governor of Gaul has been appointed to conquer the barbarians, why should another Germania province be appointed? How did this keep the invincible Caesar focused on his work?

But such a question was quickly refuted by Pompey's entourage. They unceremoniously pointed out that even Caesar was no longer invincible in front of the barbarians, and he was also defeated by the barbarians again and again.

This kind of questioning makes the other party stumble. The hard question, however, was there any opponent in Rome who could deal with the barbarians?

The Senate could not answer, and Pompey could not answer either...... He never dreamed that Sentumaros, whom he had used to deal with Caesar, would suffer such a terrible defeat.

Before Sevios arrived, Caesar was no longer a threat. But Pompey had a headache, and the fifteenth army was destroyed. His prestige was dealt a great blow. Coupled with the previous changes in Poseidon's Festival, Pompey's status in the hearts of the Romans has quietly changed.

What to do? Pompey couldn't think of any good solution......

But after a few days of distress, a piece of news came that finally lifted his mood:

Tias. Murles. Councillor Prius is back. And he also brought back two truckloads of grain.

Without the slightest delay, Pompey immediately sent for Councillor Explius to be invited to his residence, and when he saw Splitus again, the young councillor said, "Pompey." My friend. I finally lived up to your expectations, and although the food was very hard to find, I managed to bring back two truckloads of food for Rome, and I think you should be able to explain it in front of the Senate......"

"Thank you, Councilor Prius, for always helping me when I need it......" Pompey smiled reluctantly, and then asked briefly about the situation on the road. Then he quickly turned to the point: "Councillor Explius, have you heard of the terrible disaster in Germania?" ”

"Are you talking about Sentumaros and his Fifteenth Legion?"

Seeing Pompey nodded. Wang Weiyi sighed: "What a terrible thing, the Roman soldiers have suffered such a terrible thing, I heard that even the governor of Sentumaros has fallen into the hands of the barbarians, I really don't know how terrible he will be treated by the barbarians." ”

"That damn fool, he completely failed my expectations......" Pompey was a little resentful at the mention of Sentumarous's name, "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be so embarrassed right now." Now the whole of Rome is talking about things like this, and everyone is asking me questions to come up with a solution, but what can I do? Spulius, do you have anything you can do to solve my problems? ”

"I shouldn't have been involved in such a thing, but your sorrow makes my heart ache......" Wang Weiyi pretended to think about it for a while: "At present, the first thing is to stabilize the situation in Rome immediately, and let the citizens of Rome know that the defeat of the front line is not actually your responsibility......"

Pompey was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?" ”

"The closest to the barbarians, besides Centoumarus, is Caesar." Wang Weiyi smiled: "When the fifteenth legion did not arrive, Caesar suffered defeats again and again, which greatly inspired the confidence of the barbarians. And I also know from some sources that Caesar was very uncooperative after Sentumaros arrived, and he constantly embarrassed the governor of Germania so that Sentumaros could only fight in a situation completely unfamiliar with the situation, which I think would be very difficult to win......"

In just a few words, Pompey understood at once.

It is indeed a good idea to put the blame entirely on Caesar.

But the question is, what if this angered Caesar?

As if seeing the other party's doubts, Wang Weiyi said lightly: "Why are you worried, Pompey?" Caesar may be furious, but do you think he will betray Rome? No, I don't think so. Even if you take a step back and say that Caesar really betrayed Rome, then he must become the public enemy of Rome, and the whole of Rome will regard him as an enemy, isn't that exactly what you want? ”

For the first time in a few days, a smile appeared on Pompey's face: "Sprius, my friend, what do you want me to say?" When I was most confused, you answered my inner questions. When I needed help the most, you always gave me confidence. I can assure you. The alliance between me and you is indestructible. ”

"I can also assure you of my loyalty." Wang Wei smiled as if he was not smiling, and then suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Governor Sentumarous?" ”

Pompey's face was gloomy again: "There is, it is said that the barbarians demanded a ransom of thirty Aurees. But Sentumaros seems to be in debt, poor Singaroa. When the news of Sentumarous's defeat came, and she had to deal with a large number of creditors who came to her door every day, where did she go to find thirty Aurees? Sentumaros disgraced the face of the Romans, and this was the punishment for him! ”

"Isn't the Senate ready to think of a way for him?"

"The Senate will not pay thirty Ores for a loser." Pompey said coldly.

"What a wise decision...... Wang Weiyi said and stood up, "I think you still have a lot to do, such as how to deflect the anger of the Roman citizens." And I, very much, miss my home on the Palatine Hill. I take my leave, and Prius is ready to call you. ”

He knew that he had succeeded in moving Pompey, and when Pompey decided to put all the blame on Caesar. It means that even the two of them have no apparent peace......

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Wang Weiyi returned to his home in the Palatine Mountains, and the butler Balras respectfully welcomed him in. and told his master that during his absence, countless Roman nobles or wealthy people had come to visit the councilors. and every effort was made to invite the councillors to visit them at their convenience.

Know the way. The current councillor of Prius is the most powerful man in the city of Rome. Who wouldn't want to know such a young and rich man?

Tirlia and Saivia were also very happy when they saw Wang Weiyi. After not seeing them for a while, the sisters became more and more beautiful. Somehow, Wang Weiyi suddenly thought of the few nights spent with his sisters, and his heart couldn't help but feel hot......

"Ah, master, in the past two days, Singaroa, the wife of the Governor of Sentumaros, has come to you several times. And she behaved so eagerly that she told me again and again. If you come back, be sure to visit her once, she has something important to do with you. Balras said at this time

Wang Weiyi nodded, he knew too well that Singaroa was in despair and was so anxious to find himself......

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"Hey, a whole fifty dinars, fifty! Lady Singaroa, I'm not persecuting you, but you must pay this debt, and I don't care if your husband is there or not! ”

"That jewel made of silver is mine, you put it down for me, Sentumaros owes me twenty dinars!"

"Are you crazy? Sentumaros owes me thirty dinars, and this piece of jewelry is mine! ”

There was a commotion in the mansion, and more than a dozen creditors were desperately persecuting Singaroa and looting everything of value here as much as possible.

Poor Singaroa couldn't say a word, and could only silently weep and silently watch everything in front of him......

What else can I say? Not long ago, these people saw that they were still flattering, and they thought that when their husbands were triumphant, they could maximize their return on their investment. But when the news of her husband's failure and capture came, the faces of these people changed suddenly. They appeared in their homes like greedy wolves, first forcing debts, and after they had exhausted all of Singaroya's money, they recklessly started the idea of this mansion and the contents of the mansion.

They're literally robbing!

"Natis the former supreme consul of Rome and Caesar, the governor of Gaul, the only spokesman in Rome!"

When this voice sounded, the creditors stopped moving in their hands.

Natis with a gloomy face walked in, and he looked at the creditors: "Who allowed you to plunder what is here?" ”

When the creditors heard Caesar's name, they were a little frightened, and they involuntarily put down the things in their hands. Ingaroa thought he had met a savior, but he didn't expect Natis's subsequent words to make her heart fall into the ice cave at once:

"The Governor of Centomarus owes a large debt to the Governor of Caesar, and now the Governor of Caesar is the largest creditor of Centoumarus, and under Roman law the largest creditor is entitled to give priority to all the debtor's property. So before that. None of you are allowed to take anything from here......"

The creditors are constantly cursing in their hearts, but what can they do? This swaggering guy represents the invincible Caesar!

Singaroa was in utter despair. But something that made her even more helpless had just happened.

"The ownership of this house will belong to the Governor Caesar......" Natis said coldly, "Lady Singaroa, tomorrow when the sun rises. You have to get out of here. You can't take anything here, including your slaves, it's a sacred right granted to creditors by Roman law! ”

"But where do you let me go?" Singaroa cried out in grief.

"It has nothing to do with me...... Nadis's gaze suddenly fell on Singaroa's neck, "Ah, and this necklace, it can be worth a lot of money, and it also belongs to Governor Caesar." Please take it off now. ”

"No!" Singaroa grabbed the necklace around his neck: "This is my personal property." ”

"You and Sentumaros are husband and wife, and you should bear his debts." Natis showed no mercy: "If you don't want to take it off yourself, then I can only take it off for you myself." ”

Singaroa was on the verge of collapse. God, where are you now? Don't you see that your faithful believers are being oppressed by these shameless people?

The husband is in the hands of savages, and may now be suffering terrible humiliation. And at this time. She couldn't even keep her house and all her personal possessions.

When the husband fails. And when the news came that the barbarians demanded thirty Ores as ransom, Singaroa was completely panicked, and she went to her husband and her friends to borrow money, but those who had been extremely sycophantic before all made excuses to shirk one by one, and some even closed their doors.

She simply couldn't find anyone willing to help her, and could there be anything more tragic than that?

"That's the necklace I gave to Singaroa, who would dare take it off?"

Just when Singaroa was in complete despair. A voice rang out in time......

"Splius?" When he saw the man walking in, Singaroa cried out as if a drowning man had grabbed a plank.

"Who are you?" Natis asked coldly.

"Tias. Murles. Councillor Prius. Wang Weiyi also replied in a cold voice.

When I heard that this man was the mysterious Monopoly Spulius. The room fell silent.

"Hello, Councillor Splitus." Natis knew that this man had been fighting with Pompey recently, and Rome was now Pompey's territory, so his tone became a lot more polite: "I am exercising the power of Caesar's governor, do you have any questions?" ”

"Of course, I want to ask what's going on here." Wang Weiyi did not answer immediately, but asked rhetorically.

Natis tried to make his tone sound respectful: "You've just returned to Rome, and you probably don't know what to do." Every one of us here is a creditor of the Governor of Centomarus, and I, as the sole spokesman of the esteemed Governor Caesar in the city of Rome, can declare here that Caesar is the greatest creditor of the Governor of Centomarus, and that I will receive everything here on behalf of the Governor Caesar, and this is the power given to the Governor Caesar by the holy Roman law. ”

Wang Weiyi came to Singaroa's side, he smiled and encouraged the helpless Singaroya with his eyes, and then returned his gaze to Natis: "If you talk about Roman law, then I would like to ask, is the governor of Centomarus dead now?" ”

"No, not yet, he fell into the hands of the barbarians."

Wang Weiyi smiled faintly: "Then I don't understand it even more, Roman law stipulates that the debtor himself must be present before the creditor can enforce their powers." or if the debtor has not been heard from for 60 calendar days, the creditor may exercise the same power. According to my information, Sentumaros has not been captured for more than sixty calendar days now, right? ”

Natis froze, not knowing what to do.

"You, and all of you." Wang Weiyi's tone suddenly became extremely stern: "Your blatant contempt for Roman law is a very serious problem. Lady Singaroa, the wife of a provincial governor, a free man, an upright and respectable Roman citizen, should have been humiliated by you, and I think the Senate would not have let it go if it had known all this. ”

Natis was a little annoyed, although there was a clear legal law, but the Senate was not very involved in debt disputes, but if someone like Primus had intervened, the situation would have been completely different.

He could have used his relationship with Pompey to make trouble for them in the name of the law.

If a person like Spulius can not be offended, it is better not to offend.

Natis suppressed the anger in his heart: "Dear Councillor Splitus, since you have said such a thing, I think I can only obey the laws of Rome. But when the sixtieth calendar day comes, I will have to exercise the rights of the creditors, unless on that day Mrs. Singaroa is able to pay all her husband's debts. See you again, Congressman Spulius. ”

"See you again, Nadis, and have a good time."

With Natis gone, and Councillor Splitus openly coming forward, how can the creditors of Sentoumarus stay here?

The place that was still bustling with activity just now became quiet! (To be continued......)