Pirate Company

After the Battle of Apulia, the rebellion of the rebels that plagued the Gladiator Empire was finally put down. As the commander of this battle, Pompey's reputation was further strengthened.

Zhou Yixian's last act of interfering in it undoubtedly annoyed Pompeii. After returning to the Eternal City, his targeting of Caesar became more and more obvious.

The battle between Caesar and Pompey was immediately apparent, and the people of the Gladiator Empire knew that the next leader of the empire must be born between the two.

For this troublesome opponent, Pompeii wanted to solve the problem directly while holding the military power. However, Caesar has bewitched many grassroots people. When the other party is not at fault, he really can't act rashly.

Caught in the long-running empire, I also don't want to see the two people fighting for power and profit, causing chaos in the empire. After all, such things have already been learned from the past.

And most importantly, the problem of pirates that has irritated the public for a long time has not been resolved. Due to the existence of pirates, many people in the empire have been seriously affected, whether it is maritime trade or stable life. Getting rid of the sea disaster is obviously more important than competing with Caesar. If he forcibly launched a war regardless of the opinions of the people, Pompeii would have to be alone.

If you don't die, you won't die. The Antoli pirates funded the rebel army. When Caesar broadcast the event live, almost every citizen knew about it.

If anyone wants to gain the support of the general public and successfully wipe out the pirates in the Central Sea, it must be a more important achievement than destroying the rebel army. If he could wipe out the pirates and eliminate the serious worries of everyone, plus his previous achievements, Pompeii felt that he would definitely be able to ascend to the throne of the supreme ruler of the empire.

Feeling this, Pompeii put aside his aim at Caesar, and turned his attention to the Antoli Pirates. It is not an easy task to wipe out the numerous pirates in the central sea. The army has not moved, and he still knows that the food and grass go first. If he wants to wipe out the pirates, the financial support of the Senate is an indispensable relief.

In order to successfully ascend to the throne of God, Pompeii immediately initiated a meeting of the Senate as soon as he returned to the Eternal City. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss a feasible way to exterminate the pirates.

For such a grand event, Caesar, as the center of power in the empire, naturally had a place for him. Behind him, Zhou Yixian followed into the Senate.

Seeing the arrival of the two, Pompeii snorted coldly, and said: "The important place of the Senate, any cat or dog, any unknown person can come in at any time. It has nothing to do with anyone, please leave consciously."

After all, it was a regret in Pompeii's heart that he could not bring back Sparta's head. Of course, it was impossible to give them a good look. First of all, Zhou Yixian's identity was named, but he was not qualified to be in the Senate.

Caesar confronted each other and said: "When did the Senate of the Empire become your hall of opinion? I don't know. Who can enter and who cannot enter, the people present didn't say anything, but you replaced them in advance. Everyone has made a decision, is it possible that you mean that you can already represent the Senate?"

Pompey had to be cautious about Caesar's words. If he didn't handle one well, he might offend the entire Senate. After thinking for a while, Pompey said: "My personal opinion, of course, does not represent the opinion of the entire Senate. I just don't like the behavior of some people. In the eyes of some people, the Senate is too childish .”

"Where is this place? It is the place that determines the state of the empire. Which one of the people present has made an outstanding attack on the empire. You brought your followers into the Senate without authorization. Do you want to say, even Are you Caesar's followers qualified to be compared with those present?"

Pompey's words invisibly flattered a wave of people in the Senate, which made them very comfortable. Even so, none of the crowd took the initiative to stand up and speak for Pompeii, but they each looked at each other, pretending to be busy as if they had not heard the exchange of words between the two.

Who doesn't know that the two are the most dazzling two people in the empire now, and no one wants to stand in line before the situation is clear. I was thinking in my heart, it would not be too late to stand in line when the situation became clear.

In their view, although Pompey has military power, Caesar has the support of the civilian class. It is hard to say who will win in the end.

It is difficult for others to speak out, and Crassus is also one of the Big Three, but he has no such concerns. As an aristocrat, he has never looked down upon the common people. In his eyes, the common people are just tools for him to make money. So even with that, he naturally didn't like Caesar who took the civilian route.

Crassus, said: "Master Pompeii has some truths. The Imperial Senate is different from other places. Not everything can come in. If some people are worried about their own safety, they can let their followers stand outside the door. Even To participate in the meeting of the Senate, you must bring followers, can't you trust the safety of the empire?"

In the face of the joint attack of the two, Caesar did not appear flustered, and said flatly: "I can trust the safety of the empire. Lord Crassus spent a year successfully destroying the rebel army, and his achievements are unparalleled. Now the empire is peaceful. Very, how could there be a safety issue."

"I don't dare to take credit for the merit, it's just my devotion to my duty. I don't dare to claim the credit for destroying the rebel army alone. In fact, the help of another adult is indispensable." Crassus snorted coldly and withdrew from the attack on Caesar.

With great difficulty, he killed and injured many of his subordinates, and it seemed that he was about to complete his work in one battle, and was finally snatched away by Pompeii for his achievements in destroying the rebel army. It is definitely impossible for Crassus to say that he has no resentment in his heart. Caesar told the matter in front of everyone, remembering that he was dissatisfied with Pompey in his heart, so he naturally didn't want to continue to help Pompey.

"Please don't humiliate everyone present. Those who have no outstanding achievements will not be allowed to stand in the Senate." Seeing that the two joined forces and Caesar easily broke through, Pompei didn't bother to say anything, and directly issued an order to expel Zhou Yixian.

"If I don't go out, what can you do to me?" Zhou Yixian didn't have any politicians in his mind, and directly slapped Pompey in the face without moving his feet.

"presumptuous."

Before Pompey said anything, the voice of reprimand first sounded in the Senate. Although they didn't want to intervene in the fight between the two, they still agreed with what Pompey said very much. If any cat or dog could be in the same room with them, it would make their noble lords feel embarrassed.

It was something they couldn't bear no matter what, for a boy without status to confront the noble lord face to face.

"Of course he is presumptuous. He even dared to intervene in the battle of the imperial army to wipe out the rebel army and obstruct the actions of the imperial army." Pompeii told everyone about it, Zhou Xian had appeared on the Apulian battlefield before. , What he did to help the enemy was the collective duty of the senate to him.

In the end, Pompey did not forget to take Caesar with him, and said: "I think the empire is about to become someone's empire. Even one of his followers dares to intervene in the empire's war at will. It is really arrogant. "

"Kick this person out, the Senate will not tolerate this person."

Everyone knew how much the empire had suffered because of the rebel army, and naturally they became more and more dissatisfied with Zhou Yixian. The people in the Senate almost roared angrily, reprimanding Zhou Yixian.

"A group of cowards who only know how to fight for power and profit have the ability to go to the battlefield in person. Without me, how many casualties would have occurred in the imperial army." Zhou Yixian said.

You have reduced the casualties of the imperial army, you lied to ghosts.

Everyone in the Senate didn't even believe the punctuation that Zhou Yi said.

"Obviously the victory of the war has been achieved, a certain adult disregarded the lives of the soldiers under him, and insisted on killing the enemy troops who had lost their combat power. This aroused even stronger resistance and increased the unnecessary casualties of the imperial army. I only had to do this to end the war and reduce unnecessary casualties."

Regarding Zhou Yixian's behavior before, he and Caesar had already planned an explanation in advance, and there was a black and white reversal at the scene.

However, what Zhou Xian said was full of loopholes.

In the end, you threatened the army to stop. You said it was to avoid unnecessary casualties, but we can barely believe it. However, if you shot ahead of time and smashed the combined attack technique of the army formation, isn't it also to avoid unnecessary casualties?

"It's nonsense, you are fooling the child." Pompeii said angrily.

"What he said is true. The empire could have avoided an unnecessary casualty." Caesar also knew that it was time for him to perform, and said: "Under my efforts, my followers have already fought against the uprising." After the military talks, they are willing to choose to surrender. Unexpectedly, Master Pompey launched the war before he gave his followers a chance to speak."

"It's nonsense, do you really think that everyone present is an idiot?" If Pompeii's memory is correct, he clearly remembers that the opponent chose to attack first. Seeing that the two men confuse black and white, he became even angrier. He said, "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers can testify about the situation at that time. Why should everyone believe your words? There is no basis for what you say unless there is evidence."

Pompeii thought, if he wants to give me the blame, let's show the evidence first. The rebel army was wiped out in sevens and eighties, and almost all the influential figures died. Unless Sparta confessed it himself, otherwise no one would believe it.

"If you want evidence, I will give you evidence."

After Zhou Yixian finished speaking, behind him, a man with dozens of hideous scars appeared in the Senate hall.

For this sudden appearance, everyone present will not acquiesce.

"Sparta, how dare you appear in the hinterland of the empire."

"It's so courageous, come and take this person down."

Seeing the people who appeared suddenly, the Senate suddenly became chaotic. They really didn't expect that Sparta would appear in front of them majestically, with a confident look.

"I came here only to expose the crimes of some people." Sparta ignored everyone's pronunciation, looked at Pompeii in front of him, and said, "I have indeed agreed to surrender. But my lord doesn't want to give me a chance. If my lord would give me a chance to surrender, there wouldn't be tens of thousands of soldiers killed in the imperial army."

For the sake of the tens of thousands of soldiers underneath, Sparta didn't mind telling a little lie and causing Pompey a little trouble.

"What, it's actually true."

"Doesn't that mean that the empire didn't have to have so many casualties?"

Everyone who eats melons really did not expect that there is such a secret thing behind the Apulian War.