"Then we can just take away Kushan's assets and leave. Then we will establish the last group of barbarians as models, promote them to citizens, and then let them suppress the group of barbarians who participated in the war before but did not become citizens. Isn't this right?
Just kill two birds with one stone?" Pompianus said that he is particularly experienced in this kind of thing.
Papinian once again understood what it meant to be evil-minded and shameless, but it didn't matter. The empire needed people like Pompianus.
"I'm thinking that the strength of the Han Empire is just a little bit lower than ours. With hundreds of thousands more talented elites, they should be able to kill seven or eighty-eight. This is more in line with our interests." Pompianus sighed and said
, the main reason is that internal massacres cannot be carried out and other means can only be used, so that Rome's current method looks a bit dirty.
"What if the Han Dynasty is held accountable?" Papinian asked curiously. Although he knew that he would definitely refuse to admit it until then, he wanted to know how a big man like Pompianus would deal with it.
This kind of writing.
"Is there such a thing?" Pompianus said with a yawn.
"Can this be dealt with?" Pabinian said, rolling his eyes.
"Yes, don't worry. On the one hand, in the early days of the Han Dynasty, it was impossible to determine that those barbarians were ours. When it can be determined, there is no need to talk nonsense. Whatever you say, they also know what they are thinking. It is not so much about accountability.
It's better to say they are here to get benefits, they can't stop us from continuing to rent out Barbarians." Pompianus looked indifferent.
"I always feel that if we do this, the Han Dynasty will get stuck in our silk." Papinian sighed and said, "When the time comes, many senators from the Senate will come out to negotiate an agreement."
"..." Pompianus had nothing to say. This is a fact. For Rome, the enemies are never outside, but all inside. Sooner or later, the external enemies will seize the opportunity to kill them, but the internal enemies will be quite uncomfortable.
.
"So prepare yourself mentally. We will at most help you block it when the time comes. It is impossible to stand in your position. You will offend too many people." Pabinian sighed and said, "
By the way, are you not planning to pay out the pension?"
"Send it, of course it will be sent. If you cheat the pension, you will be held accountable by His Majesty Severus." Pompianus shook his head and said, the pension must be cheated, but how to cheat is a skill.
There is a problem, and Severus must not be aware of it.
"So be it. There are inevitably some other hidden dangers in this matter, but given the situation in Rome, this choice is already doomed." Papinian sighed and said, without the reference of the Han Dynasty, Rome would probably die.
You can't even notice it, but with reference, many details that you didn't notice before will be revealed.
"Don't worry, these are not your concerns." Pompianus waved his hand and sent Papinian away. After the other party left, Pompianus also began to calm down and think about what the barbarians had rented out.
The question is, in fact, what Papinian said is right. If the Han Dynasty is caught, they will definitely take Carromoma's silk, and most of the guys in the Senate will oppose Pompianus.
It can be said that it has become a trend in Rome to oppose the quaestor. Even if no one has the idea of overthrowing the quaestor, it is already a trend to add obstacles to the quaestor. In fact, the last time, Pompean
Nusi has offended too many people.
Although everyone in the Senate has now figured out that Pompianus is an indispensable part of the Roman Empire, it’s okay if he doesn’t overthrow you, which is disgusting to you.
Even among those who hate Pompianus, some do it purely because Pompianus set a historical precedent and massacred members of the Senate on a large scale, rather than because of the personal desires of both parties. Even people like Theocles
, people like Dion agree with Pompianus’ approach in terms of results, but these people do not agree with the process.
In short, the force against the quaestor in Rome is very large now. The reason why the quaestor was not overthrown is because there is Severus who spent money indiscriminately. As a result, no one dared to take over the quaestor's fault. If there is someone who can take over Pompianus,
The financial officer must have been replaced now.
However, not at all. From a historical perspective, Pompianus’ finances basically belong to a very high-level group of people. Currently, there is basically no one who can take over. The next one can take over Pompianus’ job.
The man is called Diophantus, a top mathematician. However, this man has not been born yet, so Pompianus' position is still very stable.
"We have to find a way, but when the Han Dynasty comes to hold us accountable, there is no good reason to deal with it." Pompianus sighed. Although he said it lightly before, he still needs to think about it.
"If we don't tell you that it was our barbarians who went to help Kushan on their own before the time comes, our Roman officials will have no idea at all." Pompianus muttered as he walked away.
When he left the place where he lived, Pompianus saw a very eye-catching scene. A large number of soldiers of the Tenth Knights Legion rushed past Pompianus. Well, this is not eye-catching, it is eye-catching.
It's what these people are riding - an ostrich.
That's right, the Tenth Knight Legion roared past on ostriches at a speed that made people mad.
"Who designed this? Why does it look so frustrating?" Pompianus looked at the dust with a collapsed face. The look of the tenth knight riding an ostrich was really a bit frustrating. It looked so scary.
Too funny.
"This is the ostrich that was sent from North Africa before. It was originally intended to be a snack." Palmiro said with a dry smile. The appearance of the tenth knight riding an ostrich made them somewhat unacceptable.
Because Rome saved them, the Kingdom of Kush came over to pay tribute at the end of the year. They sent thousands of ostriches to the Romans, as well as hundreds of elephants and dozens of lions. Among them, ostriches were mainly used for
With extra meals.
Since the Tenth Knights Legion drove out the First Italy, they have been stuck in Rome. Severus and the members of the Senate also turned a blind eye to this, and then gave up a lot of ceremonial guards and patrol work.
The Tenth Knight.
Anyway, the tenth knight was strong enough to keep up the honor, so when the Kush dynasty came to pay tribute, it was the tenth knight who went to pick it up. Although this group of people had some brain problems, it was undeniable that this group of people was indeed extremely powerful.
I have given enough face to the Kusi dynasty.
Needless to say later, the Tenth Knights Legion has seen ostriches, but the Tenth Knights have never seen such a big thing three meters tall and four to five hundred pounds, so they took it away secretly. Regarding this
Severus didn't have any objections. After all, the newly established Second Parthian Legion still relied on the tenth knight to torture them. Besides, they were all knights, so Severus took it as a reward.
However, what happened next completely exceeded Severus's expectations.
Severus originally thought that the Tenth Knights Legion was just studying how to eat such a big ostrich. As a result, the soldiers of the Tenth Knights Legion studied and studied, and turned the ostriches into mounts. Yes, these ostriches were not eaten.
, but turned into a mount.
The ostrich can run super fast, twice as fast as an excellent war horse. It can carry a heavy load, but it can run fast. As for riding it, it looks too ugly and has too much impact, which is not the case for the tenth knight.
What problem.
As for the other legions who had some mental collapse after seeing this, for the Tenth Knight, it is not a problem. They are ugly and strong enough, so that now there are a large number of ostriches whizzing past the city of Rome every day, which is very eye-catching.
To a certain extent.
However, no one stood up and said that you should eat the ostrich quickly. Stop playing such words. There is no way that the Tenth Legion can only do everything else. The combat effectiveness is particularly strong. This group of people now not only shines on their own, but also strives to make their own
The light wraps around the ostrich, creating an impact of a bald ostrich glowing, giving everyone who sees it a mental shock.
In short, the Tenth Knight is going further and further on the path of perversion.
"This is too ugly." Pompianus sighed and said, "The visual impact is so strong that it almost makes me blind."
"We have already contacted Caesar, but the Emperor looked at it and left it alone, so there is nothing we can do." Palmiro said awkwardly. They originally thought that Caesar would take care of this matter and would not let it go.
The Tenth Knight went down the road of lunacy, but after Caesar looked at it, he didn't take it seriously at all.
"Ride an ostrich. I remember that time in Egypt, when Rose protected me, and then the tenth knight rode an ostrich and killed me from the horizon." Caesar recalled the scene two hundred years ago and smiled. The ostrich ran very fast.
Super fast, otherwise I would be tenth with short legs, how could I complete Upper and Lower Egypt in such a short time.
In short, Caesar completely ignored the tenth man riding the ostrich and allowed these people to irritate other people's eyes.
"You won't hit him." Pompianus crossed his arms and smiled.
"Isn't it impossible to beat them? They even ride ostriches to beat others." Palmiro rolled his eyes and said, "Just like now, these people are riding ostriches to greet Thirteen Roses."
"..." Pompianus was silent for a while, thinking that he should leave it alone.
Two hundred miles outside of Rome, in Thirteen Roses and Cyrenaica, the Italian Legion was resting and recuperating, withdrawing from the Black Sea. It was originally assigned to the eastern border county of Ganassis, but something happened and was called back.
.
However, two of these three legions are now groaning. Neither Thirteen Roses nor Italy want to come back. One does not want to be beaten, and the other is embarrassed. As for the Cyrenaica legion, it is also exaggerated by this atmosphere.
There was some low morale throughout the camp.
"Dear Legion of Roses, your brothers are here to see you~" Vincenzo rode an ostrich and fluttered his wings and glided over the camp wall, laughing wildly and said, "I haven't beaten Rose for several months, and my hands are raw!"
