I am reborn as a lord in Rome

After taking down his seat, Woolley knew two things, first, that Aesop, the tribune, was the presiding officer of this year's Seneca Council of Nobles, second, that he was ranked last among the middle nobles, and third, that there were thirty-seven nobles who could sit at the stone table.

The applause soon rang out, as the consul Anthony walked in with a smile, followed by the Anmin official Dorjee and the financial officer Benny ......

The meeting began, and the Archon Antony, after aloud extolling the contributions of the nobles to the Seneca city-state over the past two years, sat down with a smile and nodded to the treasurer, Benny.

"Citizens. Benny, who had a big belly, stood up, took a parchment from his bosom, and when he had reached a certain page, he cleared his throat and read out a series of numbers and words. Almost all the nobles listened attentively, but Woolley shook his head disapprerovingly, because he felt that the data reported by the treasurer Benny, such as the amount of taxes, special levies, defense expenditures, and urban construction expenses, must have moisture, and since there was moisture, there was really not much difference between listening to it and not listening to it, at least for him, because he had always pursued precision.

After Benny sat down, there was a buzz in the room, and after Woolley glanced at it a few times, he was sure that at least half of the nobles felt that Benny's report was problematic, which finally made him feel a little calmer.

Aesop then stood up and announced the opening of the first vote. A somewhat stunned Woolley was reminded by his neighbor to realize that he was voting for Benny's city-state's financial report.

"Can I not vote?" asked Woolley, in a low voice.

"Of course, not voting means abstaining, and if you think Benny did a terrible job, you can vote against him. The neighbor smiled and said, "I'll vote against him later, what about you? Would you like to come along?"

Woolley prevaricated, but his heart became confused, and he said that this routine is really new, and let the aristocratic class vote on the merits of the officials' reports, is it a

formality? Soon, Woolley saw from Benny's expression that this was by no means a formality, because Benny was worried, uneasy, sweaty, nervous, his eyes wandered, as if he was looking for something, and as if he was not paying attention to anything.

Will a large number of votes against him be dismissed?" Woolley frowned, he knew the Assyrian code well, but it did not have a detailed description of the process of the council of the city-state nobles, and no one had mentioned it to him, otherwise he would not have even known what it meant to vote.

"The result of the second round of voting in the first order, one hundred and forty-three votes passed, ninety-two abstentions, and one hundred and nine votes against!" Aesop deliberately accentuated the pronunciation of the word "against", "Now, the second order of voting begins! Please count the votes!"

It turns out that the ordinary nobles are "first order", and those sitting at the stone table are "second order". Woolley thought as he glanced at the votes of the "Stone Table Nobles".

Except for the officials who sat still, some of the other nobles began to raise their hands, some were still hesitating, and some were whispering as if no one was around, as if voting had nothing to do with them.

"Woolly Green, palm forward is passed, backward is against, if you abstain, don't raise your hand, our one vote is equal to five votes of those behind. The neighbor raised his right palm and explained to Woolley.

One vote equals five votes? Woolley smiled and nodded, only twenty-two of the thirty-seven people at the stone table had raised their hands at present, and among these twenty-two people, eight passed, fourteen opposed, and according to the proportional conversion, Benny's current number of votes for approval is one hundred and eighty-three, and the number of votes against is one hundred and seventy-nine.

Woolley frowned, his gaze quickly swept around.

His gaze caught a hint of excitement in Benny's eyes......

His gaze caught Aesop's frowning ......

His gaze caught the hesitation ...... Anthony's eyes

His gaze almost instantaneously incorporated the expressions of everyone at the stone table into his pupils......

"Second order, please make sure, if there is no ...... to vote again," Aesop's voice rang out again, and then a louder voice interrupted him.

"And me!" Woolley's right arm slowly raised, his fingers bent.

Benny frowned.

Anthony frowned.

Dorjee frowned.

There was a hint of playfulness in the eyes of many nobles.

Lady Leah pursed her lips ......

Woolley's right arm finally straightened, and in an instant, his five fingers opened and brought together, and he flipped back.

"Against. Woolley's voice was calm, but Dorjee's face turned white, and Benny opened his mouth in a daze, as if he wanted to say something, and finally collapsed in his chair in despair.

There was a hint of excitement in Aesop's voice: "The second order of voting is over, and the final result is one hundred and eighty-three votes in favor and one hundred and eighty-four votes against!"

"Good job, Woolley. The neighbor smiled and patted Woolley's thigh, an intimate gesture that was only used between close friends, who no doubt had regarded Woolley as their friend.

Woolley smiled slightly and patted the other party's thigh casually, he believed that his action would make the other party happier.

After the votes for civil affairs officials and construction officials ended one after another, Dorjee stood up and ......

Compared with the finance officer, Dorjee's report is much smoother, after all, the main responsibility of the security officer is to promote education, guide public opinion, and convey and enforce new people's livelihood regulations, unlike the finance officer Benny, who touches the interests of the nobles at every turn.

However, this does not mean that the nobles must all buy Dorjee's account, and before the second vote, Dorjee's votes were as dramatic as Benny's - 166 votes passed, 164 votes against, and only 14 abstentions.

As soon as Isolt announced the start of voting in the second order, thirty hands were raised at the stone table, I don't know if the nobles deliberately played Dorjee or it was really just a coincidence, these thirty hands happened to be half each.

There were only seven people left who did not vote, and Woolley was among them.

If there is no accident, the six people who have not yet raised their hands with Woolley are abstaining.

Wu Lai's gaze swept towards Dorjee, and happened to meet Dorjee's expectant gaze. Woolley looked away at Anthony, and soon realized that Anthony was also looking at him.

Continue to be silent, and Dorjee should be finished. Woolley frowned.

Aesop cleared her throat and prepared to announce.

In the moment before Aesop could speak, Woolley raised his right hand: "Pass!" Dorjee's face was happy, and Anthony also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Aesop was stunned for a moment, silent for a moment, and seeing that no one voted anymore, she immediately announced the result: "The second order of voting is complete, and the final result is 246 votes passed, and 239 votes are against!"

Dorjee quietly gave Woolley a grateful look, took out a handkerchief and wiped his sideburns.

The first item of the meeting ended at noon, which meant that Woolley could go back to the White Rock Tower to rest or sit somewhere for a while, and the second item was tomorrow, which seemed to indicate that the nobles of Seneca had not yet developed the habit of meeting in succession like the nobles of Assyria.

The morning's course was lackluster, and the only thing that got to talk about it was Woolley's two votes.

"Oh, he's so eye-catching, both times. A nobleman said.

"Yes, what a coincidence. The nobles chimed in.

Woolley was the last group of nobles to leave the council hall, and in addition to the constant greetings and greetings from the nobles, it also had to do with Lady Leah holding his arm, who warmly asked him to invite him to the White Rock Building to discuss something. It may sound a bit of a stretch, but it's true.

Dorjee actually wanted to thank Wu Lai in person, but he didn't have the opportunity for the time being, and as a rule, except for the host, the officials had to leave the venue before the nobles.

As Woolley walked out with Lady Leah, who continued to hold her arm, with a helpless expression, Aesop stopped Woolley.

"Oh, please wait, Master Aesop has a personal matter to talk to me about. Woolley took the opportunity to push Lady Leah's arm away, and then walked quickly to Aesop.

Aesop's expression was as serious as ever, but his voice was soft: "Woolly Green, Dorjee offended you, why did you help him? If it weren't for your pass, he could roll up and roll back to his manor now." "

This kind of vote really determines the fate of the officials, and the power of the Council of Nobles is really great. Wu Lai secretly wondered, a smile appeared on his face, and he also lowered his voice: "Lord Aesop, Archon Anthony needs Dorjee to stay, even if it is not, a stupid Dorjee is much easier to deal with than an unknown new Ann Civilian, believe it or not, I am doing this for you."

Isolt was stunned for a moment, and then frowned, Woolley saw him like this, and simply turned away, he estimated that Isolt would need at least a little time to figure out the truth, so he didn't want to wait for this guy to suddenly come to his senses.

"It's over so soon?" Lady Leah stopped Woolley, and then, holding his arm again, "Woolley, I'm your stepmother and future mother-in-law, be polite to me, don't put your little face on it, you may not know that when you have a straight face, it's exactly the same as when Simon was settling the accounts......"

"Okay, I have something to talk about home." Woolley quickly interrupted Lady Leah.

"Okay, the way you sit at the round table today is so majestic, Tina will be proud of you. Lady Leah chuckled and said.

Woolley shook his head helplessly.

Lady Leah naturally had lunch in the White Stone Building, and when she saw the beautiful Eyre, she looked at Woolley with a little more suspicion in her eyes, and Woolley naturally pretended not to notice.

After leaving the dining room and walking into the living room, Mrs. Leah said very simply to Woolley, who was about to sit down: "Woolley, let's talk about Tina, let's talk about it, what are your plans

?" "What do I plan?" Woolley looked at Lady Leah with an innocent expression, "Dear Lady Leah, your words make me confused.

"Understood, now that you can sit at the round table and attend meetings, where can you afford to look down on the people in Glyndor Manor." Lady Leah sighed and said, "Actually, I persuaded Tina, and told her that she was not worthy of you, but she said that she had only been with you in the bath...... I beg your pardon for not going into too much detail, and of course you don't need to, but Tina did ruin it at your hands, and she said that if you weren't responsible, she would try to win your mind by kneeling down at the temple and crying. "

Why?" Woolley almost jumped, the so-called temple kneeling and weeping sounded nothing, but it was the easiest to gain people's approval like swearing in front of the idol of Amun. Mrs. Leah is telling him that it doesn't matter if you don't admit it and are not responsible, we have a way to make people believe it, and it will be difficult for you to be responsible when the time comes.

"Is this necessary?" Woolley rolled his eyes, "Let Tina kneel and weep in front of the public, you are still a mother."

"Of course it's necessary, whoever asked you not to admit the facts, I'm also helpless, now you are much more expensive than Glindo Manor, if you don't use this method, others will definitely think that Tina and I are slandering you." Lady Leah rolled her eyes as well.

"Is there something that can't be discussed??The meeting of the nobles is in session, what can't we wait until the meeting is over?" Woolley relented a little, not because he was afraid of what would happen to Lady Leah, but because he thought that Tina might really be sent to her mother's knees in front of the temple to cry.

"Okay, as long as you have this attitude, it's okay to wait a while, but you have to do me a favor first. Lady Leah nodded cheerfully.

Wu Lai was stunned, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, he promised so quickly, it wouldn't be for this purpose in

the first place, right?" "Let's talk about it first, what if I can't help? By the way, I've been very tight on money lately, so, you know." Woolley laughed twice and said.

Lady Leah glared at him and said, "Woolley, you are indeed Simon's biological son, don't worry, I won't borrow money." "