Roman Slave Owner

We got the news that Metellus wanted to flee. The Consul Li Wei got the news, so he sent people to surround them. Sure enough, he found that he was leading more than a thousand veterans to fight out, so he disarmed those veterans, and then Temporarily restrict his freedom. Just wait for the civic assembly to be held three days later, and immediately return him to freedom.

Annius said.

The elders almost vomited blood, this was the first time they heard such a shameless explanation.

If you hadn't led the army to surround Metellus' mansion, would he have escaped? The effect is the cause.

Then what are you doing here?

Pompey's face turned even darker. This is the Li Wei he knew, and this is very Li Wei.

I'm here to inform you that Consul Li Wei decided to hold a meeting of the Senate tomorrow. There are several proposals to discuss with you.

Annius said.

Don't play dumb here, you are obviously carrying out a mutiny.

Said an elder.

This old man is really good at joking. Where did the mutiny come from? Except for the Metellus family, everyone is free to come and go. If you don't believe me, I can take you away. If anyone dares to attack you, you kill me first .”

Annius said.

Everyone was confused, what the hell is Li Wei doing?

Can we go now?

asked an elder.

Yes, but I hope you can catch up with the senate meeting the next day.

Annius said.

The old man couldn't help but roll his eyes, are you lying to a ghost? I'm not going!

Then can we send someone to see the Metellus family?

Pompeo asked.

Of course, but it's better to have a limit on the number of people. Only one person can be sent to visit at a time, so as not to mix him with the crowd and run away.

Annius said.

Pompey pondered for a while, and immediately sent a slave to Metellus' house to inquire about news.

The slave looked unwilling, but finally had to leave here on a horse. Annius didn't stop him after seeing it, but told him to report his name there.

We're leaving now, you won't stop us, will you?

Said an elder.

I swear in the name of the true God, it will never be wrong, but please remember to attend the senate meeting the next day.

Annius said with a smile.

All the elders looked at each other, did they really misunderstand Li Wei?

You follow us, we are leaving Rome now.

Pompey said coldly.

No problem, if you don't understand anything, you can ask me anytime.

Annius said.

So under the leadership of Annius, they walked down the mountain.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they found that Rome was full of panic scenes. A large number of Romans walked out of the city with their old and young, and news spread everywhere that Li Wei wanted to cleanse the elders who opposed him.

This made them raise their hearts completely, and the situation was indeed very serious.

One sneered at Annius: Look, we will wrong you.

Annius smiled and did not defend himself, just leading them forward.

Soon they found a group of crusaders, they lined up neatly, patrolling the streets of Rome.

After seeing Pompey's army, they immediately became vigilant.

I am Elder Annius. I am escorting Pompey and his party to leave Rome under the order of Consul Livi. Please get out of the way.

Annius said.

OK.

A centurion glanced at him and said, and then the crusaders immediately moved out of the way.

Pompey glanced at it, snorted coldly, and immediately ordered the army to move forward. They are not afraid of such a small number of people.

Those crusaders did not attack them in the end, which made the elders heave a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't tear their faces.

Along the way, they found a large number of crusaders. They were at least operating in units of centurions, but the number they encountered was at least one legion or more.

Sure enough, Li Wei transferred the army into the city of Rome. They patrolled the streets in an organized manner, stopping some thugs who wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble. The whole of Rome was like a military-controlled city.

Fortunately, under the leadership of Annius, they came outside the city gate without any hindrance.

After coming outside the city gate, some elders were confused. What did Li Wei mean?

Everyone, I'll send you here, remember to attend the Senate meeting tomorrow.

Annius said with a smile.

No, you can't let him go, maybe there are ambushes outside.

Gabinius said.

Many elders nodded, which was in line with Li Wei's cunning personality.

With their more than 3,000 troops, it was easy for Li Wei to make dumplings outside Rome.

So all the elders asked Annius to send them off one after another. Pompey didn't answer, but fell into deep thought. This is not in line with Li Wei's style.

It's okay if you want me to escort you one more time, but I don't know why Rome is in chaos now. I need to bring some crusaders to protect my safety.

Annius said with a smile.

Some elders laughed, you don't know the reason, why are you pretending to be innocent here.

No problem, you can take ten crusaders with you.

Pompeo said.

Although he didn't understand what Li Wei was doing, he felt that it was better to be cautious.

no problem.

Annius laughed.

So he called some crusaders at the door and followed Pompey and the others away.

Watching Pompey and the others leave, someone soon told Li Wei the news.

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At the beginning of the entire operation, the intelligence team was running at high speed.

One by one, the Vatican received all the news, and Marcian was so busy that he summarized all the news and reported it to Li Wei.

I really didn't expect that Pompey also escaped.

Li Wei said with a smile.

Yes, it seems that Pompey's name is just false, and he didn't see through your scheme at all.

Makian said flatteringly.

Don't underestimate him.

Li Wei frowned and said.

It was my fault.

Ma Jian's heart jumped, and he said hastily.

How many elders ran with him.

Levi asked.

Our people found 15 senators and a tribune of the same name, and this is their list.

Ma Jian said, and handed a piece of paper to Li Wei after speaking.

Li Wei took a look and said, Cross out their names.

There are white sheets hanging on the wall of this room, and the names of the elders are written on those sheets.

The names of many patriarchs have been crossed out, including Crassus, Marcellus, Dumigius, Aquilinus and others.

A guard immediately found the names of Pompey and the others on the wall, and crossed out their names one by one.

I didn't expect that more than 100 veterans have escaped. It seems that this time the game is a bit big.

Li Wei said with a smile, the corners of his mouth curled up, looking in a good mood.

It's better if they run, and there's no one to mess with you by tomorrow.

Markian laughed.

Li Wei nodded. His purpose was very simple, to scare away some veterans.

But the elders can't all run away. If they can't, they can't reach the quorum for the elders' meeting.

How many of our guests are there?

It's currently 305.

Makian said quickly.

They must have been waiting very anxiously. It's time for us to see our guests.

Li Wei said with a smile, and took Ma Jian out of the door after speaking.

A palace in the Vatican was as warm as spring, and a large number of elders sat on tables with mysterious expressions, whispering the news they had received, completely ignoring the delicacies presented by the slaves.

What do you think Li Wei is going to do? Invite us here for a birthday party.

What else can we do? Of course, we want to win us over. You see, the elders here are either from Li Wei, or they are neutral. Even if he wants to be the dictator for life, he still needs the elders to decorate his appearance.

That's right, I don't know what happened to those elders who opposed Li Wei?

It goes without saying that he must have been listed as a public enemy of the state, and then his property was confiscated.

It's really scary.

That's right.

...

All these elders had experienced the Sulla Rebellion and the Marius Rebellion. Remembering that what happened back then might have happened to them, everyone had a very bad face.

Since some people who insisted on opposing Li Wei were extremely quiet at this time, they didn't look angry, but kept shaking.

While listening to the words of those elders, Catiline drank the wine with a gloomy face.

Few people knew that he had received an oracle that Rome would be ruled by three nobles of the Cornelli clan, Cinna, Sulla, and himself.

If Li Wei becomes a dictator for life, does it mean that the oracle has changed, and he will lose the opportunity to rule Rome.

At this moment, Li Wei appeared in the palace holding Monimie's arm.

I'm really sorry to keep you waiting for a long time because of some things.

Li Wei said with a smile.

Today's Monimie has been carefully powdered, and she is radiant and beautiful, but the elders have no intention of paying attention to her beauty.

It's nothing, it should be.

Don't say wait a while, it's right to wait a day.

...

Many elders said one after another, Catiline looked contemptuous.

He found that those who flattered the most were the veterans who often opposed Li Wei, and now that the knife rested on his neck, he immediately knew that he was afraid.

But there were also veterans who didn't buy it. At this time, a veteran with white beard and hair stood up and shouted loudly: Li Wei, what do you mean? Why did you force us to come here?

The elders looked at the elder and found that it was a very famous elder Rabirius.

He's famous not because he was consul or anything, but because he lived a long time.

This year he is said to be in his 70s, which is very rare in Rome where the average age is only in his thirties.

Just because he is old, he often sells the old and is a die-hard supporter of the aristocratic faction.

Li Wei's face immediately turned cold, Oh, is someone forcing you? If you don't want to come here, you can leave at any time. I guarantee that no one will stop you.

If I leave, I will be killed soon, right?

Rabirius laughed and said, with a look of death.

I don't know why you said that.

Li Wei said with a surprised face.

Why did you send so many crusaders into Rome?

They want to participate in the Citizens' Assembly. They are Roman citizens, and it is their legitimate right to participate in the Citizens' Assembly.

You are talking nonsense, you are obviously going to purge those elders who oppose you!

Rabirius said excitedly.

This is impossible! There is absolutely no such thing! You are blatantly slandering!

Li Wei's face darkened immediately, and he seemed even more excited than Rabirius.

Hahaha, you still have to hide it at this juncture, it really makes me look down on you, why is Rome the first person?

Rabirius laughed and said.

Elder Rabirius, you can eat indiscriminately, but don't talk indiscriminately, or I will sue you for defamation.

Li Wei said coldly.

Slander? Hahaha! This is really the biggest joke of the year! Everyone in Rome knows it. How dare you call it slander!

Rabirius became even more excited, he felt that Li Wei was too shameless.

What's the matter? Is there such a thing?

Li Wei asked loudly.

Reporting to the Patriarch, it seems to be true. I don't know who is slandering the Patriarch, saying that Patriarch, you want to cleanse the elders who opposed you. As a result, many knights and elders fled Rome.

Markian said.

What did you say? This is actually the case! It's unreasonable, who is slandering me! Find him out! I must sue him!

Li Wei said angrily.

I'll send someone to investigate immediately!

Seeing the double reed played by Li Wei, Ma Ji'an and others, the veterans here couldn't understand it.

What exactly is going on?

Could it be that someone really wronged Li Wei!

But it's impossible. The slaves in their family have heard from the Crusaders that they want to cleanse the elders who opposed Li Wei.

Elder Rabirius, although I don't know who is slandering me in this matter, I hope you will stop saying such things, otherwise I will really sue you for defamation!

Li Wei said with a straight face.

I think what the consul is right, otherwise, please ask Elder Rabirius to give an example of an elder who was purged.

At this time, Senator Cicero stood up and said.

This... this... Elder Metellus must have been purged by you.

Elder Rabirius thought for a while and said.

You misunderstood. We received the news that the veteran Metellus was planning to escape, so we hurriedly sent people to stop it. It turned out that it was true. You don't know. He found more than 1,000 veterans who planned to kill us. It’s not that we have a lot of people, maybe we will all be killed by him. Now he is at his own home, if you don’t believe me, Elder Rabirius can visit him.”

Cicero talked eloquently.

Rabirius couldn't help being dumbfounded, and the elders were also in an uproar. What's going on?

Did they misunderstand Li Wei!

This is impossible!

One elder may misunderstand him, but it is impossible for so many elders to misunderstand him.

Seniors, this is definitely a misunderstanding! I don't know who is spreading rumors, and I will reserve the right to investigate the truth of this matter! In addition, I promise that there is no such thing as purging the elders. If you don't believe me, you can look for it. A senator has died.

Levi said loudly.

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