Bright sunlight shone in the small garden, which is a standard Romanesque mansion with spacious rooms and delicate colonnades and red brick walls. However, it seems to be a little more modest, there are no beautiful frescoes or furnishings, and the only decorations in the hall are a pair of armor and a few weapons in the corner.

In the backyard of the hall was a small sandpit, where the Minister of War, Mehemus, dressed in a gray shirt, was wrestling happily with a young boy of seven or eight years old.

"Don't be too nervous, but don't let your guard down and watch your steps under your feet. Mehemus hunched his waist and smiled as he reminded the little boy in front of him that the two of them were constantly rotating around the center like a bullfight, looking for each other's flaws: "My liliang is better than you, so you have to be more agile." ”

The little boy pouted, his eyes fixed on Mesimus's shoulders, his arms spread out like pincers. With a flat black head and a wide head, he looks like a small Mehimus.

"Hey!" the little boy shouted, threw himself on Mesimus's chest, wrapped his arms around his waist, and stepped one foot between Mehimus's legs, pinning his right leg and pulling it back: "Long live Rome!"

"Hahahaha......" Mehmus grinned and grabbed the boy from behind, and at the slightest mention he "stood upside down" in the air, struggling back and forth with teeth and claws, but he couldn't break free.

"So you see it. Mehemus smiled and said, "If Liliang can overwhelm the enemy, he can deal with many people, even if he has no skills." With that, he put the boy on the ground.

"Hey, let go of me!" the little boy broke free from Mesimus's restraints, slowly got up from the sand, and looked straight at him, "Then how can we win the orcs? They are so powerful, almost no one is a match for these guys." But Caesar won them twice. ”

"Ha, that's a good question. Mehemus nodded, smiled and asked, "So what do you think?" Which is bigger, five or one? Did your teacher teach you arithmetic?"

"Of course, even if he didn't teach me, I know. The little boy felt as if he was being underestimated, and said angrily: "Of course five is bigger, you don't have to think about it to know." ”

"Really?" said Mehemus, undeniably speaking, stretched out two hands, one with his fingers outstretched, and the other clenched into fists, and placed them in front of the boy and asked, "Well, now?"

"But you just said that if you have the strength. You can defeat a lot of enemies even if you don't have any skills. The boy retorted, "Aren't you retorting yourself?"

"Yes, people with great strength may be born with advantages, but they must also have their own disadvantages. Mehemus said: "People who are born short and weak, if they are united, can make up for each other's shortcomings, and they will have the ability to challenge the strong." ”

"Two dwarves may not be able to beat one giant, but five dwarves can compete with two giants. That's the key to victory. Mehemus' voice is magnetic: "Use your strengths and then find more like-minded friends, respect them and share the honor." Eventually, they will share the victory with you. ”

"Mistress Mehemus!" a guard in a red horsehair helmet suddenly walked in briskly and gave Mehimus a Roman military salute: "A guest has come to visit." ”

"Guest?" Mesimus raised his head, and Herodotus, whose face was a little old, slowly walked in, and the white toga robe made the old man look a little solemn: "Good afternoon." Dear Mehemus. ”

"May Mars bless you and me, Councilor Herodotus. Mehemus stood up and patted the boy on the back of the head with a calm face: "Go take a shower and clean all the sand off your body, and let your mother prepare lunch." I'm going to talk to this old man about something, so let's go. ”

"Well, got it. "I don't know what's going on though. The little boy obediently agreed, his eyes swept over the old man's face, and when he saw the eyes that were looking at him, he hurriedly ran out in a hurry.

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"I hope my visit has not disturbed you and your son's pleasant afternoon games, Honorable Minister of War, His Excellency Mehemus—if you may forgive me. ”

There was only a table and a few chairs in the clean hall, and there were not even decent soft couches and wine jugs, and the small wooden barrels on the table were full of water.

"I've heard that Caesar only takes out his glassware when he is entertaining guests, and he usually uses simple crockery, and even drinks and desserts are rarely touched—I thought that was frugal enough. Herodotus sat down with a smile and looked at the water in the wooden cup in his hand: "But it seems that there is still a gap between you and you." ”

"Our family doesn't have as much property as your family, and I'm too bad at business. There is only one small estate that my wife has always taken care of, and the rent is collected once a year, and the rest is my own military salary. Mehemus said a little flatly: "Do you want some dried fruit, I remember there are some." ”

"Oh, I don't think so, and you should know that I'm not here to talk to you. Herodotus said solemnly: "In fact, this is a major event related to the fate of Rome - Mehemus, we need your liliang to save the future of Rome!"

"Save the future of Rome?" The middle-aged soldier frowned, "I beg my pardon, I don't think Rome has reached such a dangerous moment now. In fact, isn't Rome on the rise now?"

"On the contrary, the more times like this, the more dangerous Rome becomes, even on the verge of collapse!" Herodotus stared into his eyes: "That's right, it seems that Rome has unified the north, and all the lords of Laria, Salion, Mithme, and Marions have sworn allegiance to Caesar." But how binding can such an oath be? It's only a superficial unity, more fragile than glass!"

"Actually, it's a haode start, isn't it?" asked Mesimus with a smile, "In the past, Rome also went from a large and small alliance to a unified country, and no one could have the entire Shijie rule in the first place. But now that the ruling power is in the hands of Caesar, it is only a matter of time before it is unified. ”

"Do you really want to see that? Do you want to see rough men in burqas standing in the marble halls of the Holy Senate, and do you want to see these guys bring the ritual of prostration into Rome? Do you want them to worship the great god-king Jupiter and the glorious cross at the same time?" Herodotus clutched Mesimus's right hand: "Only the Romans can guide the future of this shijie! Only the Romans can lead Rome to prosperity!"

"We must restrain them, weaken their liliang, and maintain Rome's absolute power in order for Rome to unite the north. Herodotus said, "You are Caesar's appointed Minister of War, and you have indisputable prestige in the legions, and you have Caesar's trust. Go and convince Caesar that it is time for him to withdraw his kindness and generosity a little, and that it is time to show his majesty with iron and blood!"

"Only the Romans could lead Rome, and there was nothing wrong with Herodotus. Mehemus nodded. But the conversation turned: "However, I think the Romans must have been more than Caesareans." It's like, how can the Harlingos represent the Talboyas? ”

"Thank you for visiting. Mehemus stretched out his right hand, while Herodotus sat there coldly, silent and silent, and he had to say again: "Thank you for visiting." ”

"............" Herodotus pondered for a long time, and with a long sigh he took the right hand of Mehemous: "I hope that when Rome is really facing a crisis, we can still see the scene of you standing up." ”

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Herodotus, who had a gloomy face, walked slowly out of the house of the Mesimus family, and as soon as he went out, he met Virgil, who was standing outside for a long time, and was looking at him with a smile, Herodotus glared at him angrily: "Is our foreign minister so leisurely now? As far as I know, your work has been piled up as high as a mountain!"

"Let me guess. Virgil touched his chin and walked with a step on the corner of his mouth: "He must not have agreed to your request, did he?"

"If you think you have what it takes to convince him, try it yourself instead of just saying your opinion here. Herodotus' face was gloomy, and his tone was sarcastic: "But I don't think a man like you would think about Rome, just as a fox would not grieve for his own kind." ”

"I think about the future of Rome as much as you do, but in different ways and on different paths. Virgil said in a deep voice: "The things you care about are nothing to mention in my eyes, and they don't need to be bothered at all, because they don't have any real meaning." ”

"What then is meaningful in your eyes, Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs?" asked Herodotus, squinting, "perhaps you would like to teach?"

"Rome did not belong to Caesar alone, nor only to the Senate, Rome belonged to all Romans, and at the same time to a few. Virgil said softly, "No one can control all the power, because Caesar would never allow that to happen." But there can be someone who makes himself more important, so important that Rome must not leave him!" (To be continued......)

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