When Yang Rui returned to the Western Continent. It's going through the baptism of the cold. The vast land is full of snowflakes, and it is the coldest time of the year.

On the hills, a huge military camp came into view, the Roman eagle flag stood out against the iron-gray sky, countless tents sat neatly on the withered grass, and curling smoke was spreading in the cold and humid air.

Yang Rui came to the ground, turned into a Roman centurion, wearing armor and a Roman short sword hanging from his waist, and strode into the barracks.

At this time, the atmosphere in the barracks was silent, and every face Yang Rui saw was full of helplessness and depression. He walked through the sprawling camp and thought about the tallest tent in the center.

The tent is made of bison skin, which is extremely sturdy and heavy, and the curtain is made of bear skin to keep out all the wind and snow.

The guards at the door saw Yang Rui walk in, but they stood still, and still walked into the big tent with this stranger.

There was a warm atmosphere in the tent, and on a huge walnut table was a map of Gaul, which was filled with soldiers' models, and the Roman legions had surrounded the last stronghold of the Gauls.

And at the innermost part of the tent, beside the fire that was waiting for a while, there was a man lying on a comfortable soft bed, with short chestnut hair clinging to his scalp, and his towering cheekbones showing the vicissitudes of time, but a pair of eyes were extremely attentive, staring straight at the top of the tent in a daze.

Hearing the footsteps, the man squinted and saw Yang Rui, so he asked, "Who are you, and who called you in?" ”

After speaking, this person alertly picked up a short sword from the side and glared angrily at Yang Rui, who was gradually walking in.

Yang Rui unhurriedly picked up the wine jug from the shelf, poured himself a glass of brilliant wine, and drank it all heartily.

The man asked, "Centurion, answer my question!" Do you know what kind of punishment you will suffer for trespassing on my tent like this? ”

After Yang Rui finished drinking, he glanced at the man with a smile and said, "What? Is there something bothering you? ”

The man jumped out of bed all of a sudden, pointed at Yang Rui with a short sword, and asked in an aggravated tone: "Let me ask you again, who are you?" ”

Yang Rui said: "Is the brave Caesar still afraid of the threat of a centurion? ”

Caesar was stunned for a moment, looked straight at Yang Rui's peaceful face, and didn't seem to see any hostility, so he also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I haven't seen you!" You are not from my legion, you were sent by Pompeii? ”

Yang Rui said: "Of course not, I don't represent any faction, I only represent myself. ”

Caesar asked, "Could it be that you have brought the order of the Senate to announce the removal of my military power?" ”

Yang Rui said: "Why are you so afraid of these dead letters? Are they really effective? ”

Caesar scratched his head, put down the dagger, poured himself a glass of wine, and said with a dejected expression: "What can I do!" The army is not mine, it belongs to the Roman Republic, and the Senate has the right to remove me from the military and let anyone replace me, even a fool. ”

Yang Rui said: "Why don't you make the army your own? ”

Hearing this, Caesar looked at Yang Rui suspiciously and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Yang Rui smiled and poured Caesar another glass of wine and said, "I'm here to help you." ”

"Help me?" Caesar didn't believe what Yang Rui said.

Yang Rui paced back and forth in the tent with a smile, and said loudly: "Caesar, the hero in the eyes of the Roman Republic, the great man admired by the people, fought and won on the battlefield of Gaul, it is said that now is the moment of success, but he is here to retreat, obviously he has surrounded the enemy, but he is reluctant to move, I am afraid that after the victory of the war, he will be penniless." ”

Caesar was a little frustrated, he shook his head and said, "What can I do, countless pioneers in Roman history have been like this, and I am no exception." ”

Yang Rui asked rhetorically: "Why can't it be an exception?" ”

Caesar asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Yang Rui said: "I think every time you enter the city of Rome, you will appreciate the greatness and glory of the city, and you will also have a grudge against the power that Rome holds. But it's all you can get, so why not give it a try. ”

Caesar said to himself, "Try it? ”

Yang Rui said: "Yes, give it a try." If you exterminate the Gauls step by step, then the moment the war ends and you return from the moment you return, and all your twenty years of hard work will be in vain. There, the senators, including your good friend Pompeii, don't want to see a heavily armed Caesar covet the lands of the Italian peninsula north of Rome. ”

Caesar was a little moved by what he said, and he said: "But as I said earlier, the Roman legions are under the jurisdiction of the Republic, and I have no right to involve them in unplanned operations. ”

Yang Rui smiled and said, "It's still the same thing I just said, why don't you turn these soldiers into an army loyal to you." ”

Caesar snorted and said, "How is this possible? ”

Yang Rui said: "Why is it impossible. ”

Caesar asked, "How?" ”

Yang Rui said: "If you look outside, those soldiers are exhausted after years of war. And the fate that awaits them is the same as yours. After the end of the war, although they were free from the threat of death, what awaited them? They have nothing, they are all conscripts, and after the war, they will return to their hometowns, maybe their wives in their hometowns have long been abducted, their land has been usurped by their neighbors, and what awaits them will be poverty and hunger. No wonder they all had sad faces. ”

Caesar nodded in agreement and said, "Please go on, my friend." ”

Yang Rui continued: "You have been fighting in Gaul for more than ten years and have plundered a great deal of wealth. And that's exactly what your soldiers need, so why not give it to them, and give them land, sign a contract, and never go back. ”

"But all that wealth belongs to the republic." Caesar spoke eloquently.

Yang Rui laughed and said, "Come on, be generous, my dear Caesar." When the wealth is gone, the human heart will be there, and then you are afraid that you will not get more wealth? ”

Seeing that Caesar was still hesitating, Yang Rui continued: "These soldiers were born and died to be able to get wealth, and you can give them just that. If you do, these twenty Roman legions in Gaul will be loyal to you. When the time comes, this is your qualification to negotiate with the Roman Senate, and even the capital that you will be able to realize your ideals in the future, don't you want to?"

Caesar's blood boiled at these words, and he was a little nervous, but reason restored him to his composure, and he said: "If I do that, I am an enemy of Rome, and no one will forgive me, and everyone will do it against me." ”

Yang Rui said: "Then kill those who oppose you, and the rest are those who agree with and love you." ”

Looking at Caesar's expression, Yang Rui finally said, "Then let's start with the Gallic enemy in front of you." (To be continued.) )