Roman Slave Owner

After Metellus left, an unusually fat knight came over.

This is a very rich knight, also very famous in Rome.

You're welcome, Rufus.

Li Wei said with a smile.

Rufus and Levi shook hands tightly, Rufus hesitated and asked, Levi, I heard that you have a good relationship with Saturnin.

Yes, what's wrong?

Levi said.

Pompeo has vetoed his Citizens' Assembly, and it is said that Saturnin intends to introduce his bill at your Citizens' Assembly. Is this true?

Rufus asked.

Li Wei did not answer right away, but pondered. To his surprise, it was Pompey who vetoed Saturnin's citizen assembly.

This made Saturning have to find Li Wei, hoping to let him propose the bill at the Citizens' Assembly, and he had already agreed to Saturning.

That's right.

Levi said.

Why are you doing this? We all respect you and you know that doing this will harm the interests of many people.

Rufus said angrily.

Li Wei's face was full of embarrassment, but he didn't expect him to beat him face to face.

The tribune of the populace has a right to propose his own bill, my friend. And his bill only concerns the construction industry, and I believe he will stop there.

Levi said.

Even if he stops here, will others follow suit?

Rufus said.

Li Wei remained silent, and those things that touched the interests of the ruling class were often stifled as soon as they appeared.

For example, the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States, the American police are very cruel to them.

There is also the reform of the Gracchi brothers, which was finally destroyed by the Senate.

Li Wei, I hope you don't go with Saturnin. He is a lunatic, believe me, he will not end well.

Rufus said.

Li Wei didn't speak, half an hour later, the store officially opened for sale.

The 30 half-length mirrors and 500 small mirrors prepared by Li Wei were all sold out, once again becoming a myth in the Roman business world.

He didn't mind what Rufus said, but still expressed his support for Saturnin according to the agreement.

Little did he know, but this time, Metellus and the others fell in love with him.

They acted quickly and secretly contacted a famous knight and nobleman.

Those nobles and knights were extremely angry about this, as long as they were basically slave owners.

Although Saturn's decree did not threaten their interests for the time being, each of them saw signs of danger in it.

Rufus, as you can see, Levi didn't respect your interests. He actually allowed Saturnin to submit that damned bill at the citizens' meeting he convened. This is an extremely bad start.

Metellus said with concern, Saturnin won the hearts of the people, and people expressed their support for him. If he wins, more people will follow in his footsteps and perfect more laws restricting the use of slaves. That would be a big loss for you.

Rufus had a very bad face. Not only was he a construction business in Rome, but he was also a big slave trader, and Saturnin's bill would do him great harm.

What do you want me to do? It is impossible for me to be right with Li Wei, his power is too strong.

Rufus said.

You don't need to come forward to fight against him, you just need to donate a little money to us, we promise to kill Saturnin, so that this kind of bill will never appear.

Metellus said.

How are you going to kill him?

Rufus asked with interest.

The state of emergency law. We need money to buy the elders. As long as the Senate declares a state of emergency, we can kill Saturnin, just like we killed Gracchus.

Metellus said with a smile.

Emergency law? This is really a good thing.

A smile spread across Rufus' face.

How much do you need?

The more the better,

You know that Li Wei controls nearly half of the elders, and it is not easy to win the elders over from him.

I can donate money, but I don't want the news of my donation to spread.

no problem.

In addition, let Saturnin die a bit more miserably, so that future generations can learn from it.

Rufus said viciously. .

as you wish.

When Rufus left, Metellus was all smiles.

Unexpectedly, he donated 500,000 dinars at once. It seems that he really hated Saturnin to the bone.

They've earned a ton of donations these days, and it's time to teach Levi a lesson.

***

***

What did you say? Elder Longinus? You want to pay back? We don't need you to pay back.

In a luxury hotel, Bruttim said in shock.

Some time ago, he gave Longinus 300,000 dinars, and now he wants to pay back the money.

Is he crazy?

No, please make me pay back the money. Didn't we sign a contract some time ago? I hope you will return that contract to me.

Longinus smiled awkwardly.

tell me why?

Brutium stared at him and said.

He didn't believe that someone would give away 30 dinars for free, unless someone offered a higher price.

This... this...

Longinus looked embarrassed.

If there is no suitable reason, it is difficult for me to explain to Levi.

Brutium said.

Someone gave me more money and they said they wanted me to support the Senate in a state of emergency.

Longinus said.

Emergency?

Bruttim was shocked, of course he understands what an emergency is?

Only in very dangerous situations will the Senate declare a state of emergency, and once it enters a state of emergency, it often means killing people.

Who gave you the money? Why the state of emergency?

Bruttim asked hastily.

It's Elder Labinus, who said that Saturnin's bill has threatened the security of the country, and they might want to kill Saturnin.

Longinus said.

Labinus...

Brutium couldn't help frowning. Labinus was a neutral elder who had always opposed Saturnin's bill.

But it is absolutely impossible for him to spend so much money, which means that there are probably other people behind him.

Do you know who gave Labienus the money?

Brutium asked.

I do not know about this.

Longinus said.

Bruttim knew that this matter was very important, and he couldn't make the decision at all, so he talked to Longinus a few words, and then reported the situation to Li Wei.

Labinus? The state of emergency?

After listening to Bruttim's report, Li Wei looked solemn.

He didn't expect that someone would actually plan to use the state of emergency law against Saturnin, which was really ruthless.

Who is manipulating all this behind the scenes, Labinus is absolutely impossible.

Shall we grant Longinus' request?

Brutium said.

Let's procrastinate and see the situation. If my guess is right, there may be many people who will come to pay back the money.

Levi said.

OK.

In addition, you should send someone to find out who is manipulating all this as soon as possible. There are only a few people who are capable of doing all this. This should be your top priority.

Li Wei said that he already had a target of suspicion in his heart, because there were only four people in the Senate with such strength.

Besides him and Pompey there were Crassus and Metellus.

OK.

After Brutim left, Li Wei felt a little heavy.

The enemy's attack is very fierce, maybe it is a wrong decision to support Saturnin.

Although the Senate meeting passed the decision to recall Lebiris some time ago, he still felt that the gain outweighed the loss.

He thought about it, wrote a letter, removed the ring, stamped it, and handed it to a guard.

Send this letter to Dragon City.

Obey, Patriarch.

***

***

The heat of the matter did not exceed Li Wei's expectations, and then a large number of elders demanded to pay back the money.

This made Li Wei feel very embarrassed, and it seemed that things were getting more and more difficult.

It didn't take long for Brutium to find out who was behind it—it was Metellus and Crassus.

Patriarch, what should we do? Many elders have already blocked my door. They gave me a deadline and asked me to come up with a contract within two days.

One day, Bruttim came to report.

It's just that he looked very embarrassed, and Li Wei found that there were a lot of scars on his neck and face.

What happened to your face? Was it beaten?

Li Wei asked curiously.

Yes, I was blocked by more than a dozen people yesterday and beat me up. They warned me that I must accept the repayment from the elders, or I will die.

Brutim said with an ugly face.

They are really too much, they dare to threaten my people.

Livy couldn't help being furious. He knew that these people couldn't wait, because the date of the citizens' meeting he called for Saturnin was getting closer.

Today, you go back and bring a centurion back from the castle, and let them protect your safety. Also find out who those people belong to, and I allow you to take revenge on them.

Levi said.

Thank you, Patriarch.

Bruttim said with a look of surprise, he believed in the strength of the intelligence team, and it would be absolutely easy to find those people.

Then shall we promise them?

Promise them and tell them to pay them back in two days.

Li Wei thought for a while and said, he also wanted to see what tricks they planned to play, but it was a pity for Saturnen.

OK.

By the way, how is Mucia's business going?

I have been closely watched by those people for the past two days, and I don't have time to do this.

After finishing this matter, we must finish Mucia's matter as soon as possible. Recently, Pompeo and them have gotten closer.

Levi said.

Understood, Patriarch.

Those senators finally paid off all their debts, which made them finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the whole of Rome finally became turbulent.

***

***

The sun was shining brightly, and a Roman legion lined up neatly outside the Vatican.

Their arrival caused panic among many people, but after seeing the unique dragon-shaped logo, many people calmed down.

Not long after, the gate of the castle opened wide, and they all entered the Vatican.

Plautus has met the Patriarch!

Glius has met the Patriarch!

In a palace, heavily armed Plautus and Glius said respectfully.

Very well, I'm relieved when you come, how many people have you brought?

Li Wei said with a smile.

I brought a legion of dragon city guards.

said Plautus.

I have brought five crusaders with them, and they have been placed in various cathedrals in Rome in batches.

Glius said.

Good job.

Li Wei nodded and said.

Patriarch, why did you transfer so many people to Rome? Aren't you afraid that the Senate will protest?

Plautus asked. Since they had just arrived in Rome, they knew nothing about the situation in Rome.

I just in case, some people want to play with fire, I want to tell them the end of playing with fire, in case they do something stupid.

Li Wei said with a sneer.

Plautus and Glius looked at each other, what does this mean.

Someone is going to play the emergency law.

Levi said.

Is someone going to kill you?

Plautus said with a look of shock.

Who can tell? Maybe someone wants to kill me by the way.

A faint smile appeared on Li Wei's face.

Please give the Patriarch an order, whoever is not good for the Patriarch, let us kill them all.

Glius said.

All right, all right, it's only possible. After all, they haven't done anything yet. It depends on the situation.

Li Wei said, During this time, you will station some troops in the Vatican and some in the city of Rome. I want to see what tricks they play.

Obey, Patriarch.

Obey, Patriarch.

The news that a legion of Roman soldiers had arrived at the Vatican spread like a whirlwind through Rome, making the situation in Rome tense.

Asshole! What is he doing?

Metellus yelled angrily.

Lawless! Really lawless!

Crassus was angry and fearful in his eyes.

Did Levi know their plan?

Should we convene a meeting of the Senate and order him to drive all the guards back to Rome, and now we have regained control of the Senate.

Keller said.

It's useless, the tribunes of the people will overrule the order.

Metellus shook his head and said that the news that someone was going to deal with Saturnin had spread secretly.

It caused great dissatisfaction among some civilian tribunes, and they all expressed great dissatisfaction with this behavior.

We can't wait any longer. We must act as soon as possible. At worst, we will give up the plan against Levi.

Crassus said.

All right.

Metellus said.

***

***

The sky was filled with dark clouds, and then there were bursts of thunder and light rain.

In Li Wei's house, everyone had breakfast.

It's just that the atmosphere is a little dull. Everyone knows about the changes in Rome these days, which makes them worry.

At this moment, Saverio walked in.

I'm telling the Patriarch that Pompey's Consul has sent a notice to hold a meeting of the Senate in the Hostilla Hall. Please go there as soon as possible.

Really? It's finally here.

Li Wei picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, with a sneer on his face.

You must be careful.

Emilia said with a concerned face.

Remember to bring more people.

Monimie said that they all knew that this meeting of the Senate was unusual.

I see, don't worry, I will be fine. Remember to close the gate of the fort, and no one can come in or out until I come back.

Levi said.