"I hope you understand that there is no citizen of Rome who does not yearn for triumph." Caesar was not annoyed, he seemed to be testing Li Bida, as if the answer would be clearer when the other party's mouth came out.

"But this triumphal ceremony is also the means of the Senate, the means by which they raise you, and if you are willing to eat it, you can only crouch under the pressure of the Temple of Concord, at the mercy of six hundred old men in purple robes, as is the case with Pompey. Don't forget, I've heard that Cicero, during the time of the Catiline conspiracy, said more than once that he was willing to review and even adopt your plan when you were at odds with Cato the Younger (Caesar did not advocate the execution of Catiline, but Cato the Younger was the opposite), because Cicero said that if you listened to your proposal, the wave of protests among the populace would be greatly reduced. What does this mean, this shows that in the eyes of the old man of the Concorde, although you are from a noble family, you are a hero in the hearts of the common people, this is your political advantage, but also your disadvantage - you will definitely be calculated by the Senate when you return to Rome, so the best way is for me and Crassus to do our best to make you elected consul next year, and next year you will lay a truly solid foundation in the political arena of the Republic, and then continue to fight against the Senate, provided that you refuse the temptation of triumph! Li Bida finished in one breath.

"Li Bida, Li Bida, well, in fact, I still use to calling you by your original name. But don't forget, the Thirteenth Legion will automatically enjoy a triumphal next year because of its exploits at Ponticabion, and my plan is to incorporate the exploits of this Lusitanian expedition into it, and apply to the Senate for the same grand triumph as Pompey. Are you willing to lose the glory of the Thirteenth Legion? Caesar said this. The eyes glowed again. It seems that the vanity in his heart has taken hold again.

"But what about your money. Don't forget that Pompey spent a few thousand Talents for this triumphal ceremony, and I estimate that it would cost no less than three hundred Talents to transport twelve elephants from Syria to Rome. And I have only enough money on hand for you to transport six elephants, no, your elephants have to pay for them, otherwise where will the elephants come from in Spain? And if you are elected consul, I can earn you two thousand Tallents in a year. Then support you to step down as consul and become governor in a province that can serve the greater good. After Li Bida finished speaking, he seemed to have something burning in his heart, the historical trend of the real plane seemed to gradually coincide with his personal prospects, and now what he had to consider was how to win greater benefits in the process of this fit.

"Yes!" Caesar suddenly raised his left hand again, as if he was waiting for Li Pida's words, "I will end my term as governor early." Hurry back to Rome to register as a candidate for next year's consulship, lest anyone get in the way. I need a shrewd assistant to help me win the Colosseum fight, and I'll take my friend Ebro back first, and yours and Papina will be in charge of it. ”

Li Bida, who just wanted to welcome Caesar's decision, suddenly felt a pang in his heart, Papina? And the old man with a ruddy face on the other side stretched out his hand very gently, shook Li Bida's hand, and introduced himself enthusiastically, saying that the contemptible man was Papina, and that this expedition had volunteered to become a staff member to His Excellency the Governor, and to serve as a guide.

Isn't this Papina the enemy of Milu, Tagus, and Popper?

These three veterans had previously served in the rebels of the Republic of Marian (because they had ultimately failed, and the theory of victory and defeat was also common in Roman Shijie), and had previously followed the "One-Eyed Dragon" Thesaurus in Spain to fight against generals such as Metra and Pompey. The most prominent characteristic of Setouris is the one-eyed, like other one-eyed generals such as Philip, Antigonus and Hannibal, full of outstanding talent and resourcefulness, but compared with these people, Setouris has more shining points, he is cleaner than Philip, more loyal to friendship than Antigonus, more tolerant of the enemy than Hannibal, deeply rooted in the hearts of his tribes and Spanish barbarians, and has repeatedly defeated Metra and Pompey, the most powerful generals in Rome (he was the first opponent to make Pompey helpless, Pompey was once ravaged by him and did not dare to fight, so he could only pray to the goddess of victory in front of the altar to boost morale). But Sethouris also has the greatest flaw, that is, the lack of luck, and the cruel injustice of fate to him.

When Metra and Pompey despaired of their victory over the one-eyed dragon, they resorted to despicable means, openly offering a bounty of one hundred talents and twenty thousand acres of land for the head of Thetouris. Eventually, when Thetouris had defeated the external enemy, and when Spain began to settle down, the so-called nobles who fled into Spain in the civil strife began a fixed "after-show" in the city of Rome, they were afraid of Thetouris, but they were even more jealous of his achievements, and many people wanted to seize his army, including this Papina, a lowly and sinister villain, who spread rumors everywhere and encouraged the senators and nobles who fled to Spain to abuse the barbarians. and claimed that all this was done by the instigation of Sethuris, to divide the camp of the one-eyed general. Later, Papina organized people to lie about the army, saying that the troops at the front had won a great victory and were going to hold a grand banquet for the priest gods, and at the feast Papina broke the wine glass as a signal, and the one-eyed general sitting on the seat was immediately stabbed to death by his henchmen, and then Papina usurped the one-eyed army. But when the news of the assassination of Sethuris broke, the vast majority of the Spanish barbarians were not willing to fight for a villain like Papina, and instead surrendered to Pompey.

The lonely Papina was forced to fight the returning Pompey, but who was Pompey's opponent? After the first war, he was completely wiped out, and he ran away with letters containing many black secrets of Roman dignitaries, and hid in a corner of Spain, raising a large number of retired sword fighting slaves and armed slaves to protect himself, so Milou and these veterans wanted to seek revenge on him, but they were also beyond the whip.

Who would have thought that Li Bida met this guy here, it seems that this gentleman still can't hold back his ambitions that don't meet his actual talents, and is ready to go straight to the top under Caesar's account.

But Li Bida remained silent, and also warmly shook the other party's hand, which was cold and damp, which made people very uncomfortable, and aroused goosebumps in his heart, pretending not to know each other, and hoping to cooperate sincerely with Papina to help His Excellency the Governor completely conquer Lusitania as soon as possible. (To be continued......)