While enjoying the benefits of various Eastern treasures, silk, and satin weaving, while shouting to defeat the evil Qin people. In the autumn of this year, funny farces were staged from time to time in the Roman Senate, Pantheon, and Colosseum.

On the surface, the Roman congressmen are indeed a model of patriotism, but behind the scenes, there are other behind-the-scenes transactions that are "dirty" are going on quietly.

November 1, 2nd year of the Tianqi period of the Qin Dynasty.

The term of office of the consul, Scipio, who had always opposed peace talks, was over. He was planning to succeed him and lost in the Senate vote. The replacement was Asila Hono, an old consul who advocated the use of peace talks to resolve the conflicts between the "two Qin countries". This old consul had been the consul for three times. This time he came out again was his fourth time.

Speaking of which, Asila Hono is really an extremely lucky old guy. During the decades of continuous wars between Rome and Carthage, Asila Hono was elected as the consul three times, but was lucky enough to stand at the moment when the Romans were in power three times. When he stepped down, the bad luck of the Romans came.

The most proof is when Hannibal invaded the Apennine Peninsula. A year before that, Asila Hono was still in the position of the consul. However, when the Carthaginian army crossed the Alps, Asila Hono was extremely "lucky" to lose.

Luck comes, it really can't stop it.

When Asila Ano, who was gray-haired and trembling, once again ascended the ivory seat symbolizing the throne of supreme power, two lines of turbid tears emerged from his muddy eyes.

"It's me, Asila Hono!"

Perhaps, only by standing next to Asila Hono can you hear these words from his stuttering mouth.

A person's life is actually a life of desire for power. For some people, without power, living will be meaningless. This situation is like some senior officials in later generations who will experience a strong period of discomfort after retreating. Behind this is the loss of power.

Asila Ono is a person with ups and downs, and of course he has more experience of the taste than others. What's more, the benefits of becoming a consul this time are definitely not as good as usual.

"My deputies, as consuls, the first thing I want to say is that the war is over. Our Roman Republic does not need war or blood. What we want is peace. Only peace can bring us Roman light and a prosperous life. As for the unpleasantness with the Qin State in the East, let him go. Our two countries will become friends and partners who can rely on in the future--!"

Asila Hono's speech on stage was so deafening. A few days ago, he was still fighting and killing on the battlefield. He became a so-called friend in a blink of an eye. This change was really too fast.

However, it is surprising that Asila Hono's words were actually supported by a considerable majority of parliamentarians. Some of them received the benefits given by Qin from it, while others saw the disasters that war kept bringing to the people, and sincere hope and praying for peace.

Of course, there were also some hard-line members who were dissatisfied with Asila Hono's weak attitude. They shouted to defeat Qin, and they even impulsively shouted the slogan to let Scipio come back.

This completely angered the old guy Asila Hono. Also expressing his anger was a large group of rich and nobles who were interested in the expansion of the power of the Senate.

In any case, Asila Hono was the consul elected by the Senate. Its origination itself shows that the consul is just a substitute for the exercise of power elected by the Senate, and the real core power of the Roman Republic is still in the hands of the Senate members.

And now, what does it mean to have Scipio come back?

Doesn’t this deny the authority of the Senate?

If the decision of the Senate cannot count, then once this opening is opened, the power of the consul will become greater and greater, and the Senate will have fewer and fewer codes to use checks and balances. Even one day, the consul will replace the Senate and become the decision-maker of the Roman Republic. I believe that the republic will be renamed the Empire by then.

Based on this common interest, the members of different factions quickly united and began a condemnation and expulsion of the rebels. Soon, the main war figures in the Senate were washed one by one, and the Lord and one side had an overwhelming advantage. In this case, there was nothing strange about Rome sending envoys to participate in the Cairo peace talks.

However, the matter was not over. The temporary setback made the pro-war faction, mainly the young and strong generals in the army, hiding. They were looking for opportunities and the opportunity to regain power.

Although this process may take more than ten years, decades or even hundreds of years to achieve, they can wait and must wait.

Because, they believed that Rome would rise again one day, and they would not fail, nor would they ever fail.

Such an infighting between the Romans was sorted and summarized by Chen Ping, and summarized it into text materials and placed it on Fu Ge's desk. To be honest, Fu Ge really had a headache for this tenacious and unyielding opponent in front of him. Of course, what caused him headache was not the selfish and greedy old guy like Asila Hono, but the young and strong fighting force headed by Scipio.

"Maybe, in more than a hundred years, the Mediterranean will be the Romans' inland sea again!"

Every time he looks back at the past history, Fu Ge will involuntarily sigh, and sometimes he will even suspect that his actions are right or wrong.

Forget it, the Mediterranean is not the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea or the South China Sea. It is too far away for the Qin Dynasty. The main purpose of Qin's expedition plan is to plunder, wealth, and a smooth trade route. All of this has been achieved now, and more profoundly, allowing the Qin people to see clearly the idea of ​​this world, and it has been completed unknowingly.

After the peace talks are over, it may be time to return. After all, this battle is another year, and how many years can you spend in your life?

In addition to being tired, Fu Ge thinks more about family, friends, homeland, and a warm and comfortable bed.

"Little Fu Zi!"

After several times when he dreamed at midnight, he seemed to hear someone calling him like that, it was Yu Ji, Ying Zhen, or the baby daughter Fu Li who made him cherish and regard him as a bead of love.

In fact, it is not just Fu Ge who is willing to return home. Which Qin army soldiers do not have the heart to be favored by the country, and which one does not miss his wife, children, and young people at home? If it weren't for the strict rules in the army, perhaps some soldiers would have secretly taken a merchant ship back.

When the peace talks are clear, the army will return to their voyage. This vast territory of Siya should be left to those who originally lived on this land.

It is better to take the initiative to retreat than to rush back in shame one day in the future.

Of course, in order to keep the sea and land trade routes open, Qin State will station a considerable number of troops in some important strongholds. The existence of these troops is like nails. It can extend the tentacles of Qin State to overseas, and it can make the people of Qin State rise up to the belief of exploring in foreign countries.

January 10, the third year of Tianqi, Daqin.

The arduous multi-party negotiations that lasted nearly two months finally came to an end.

The length and difficulty and complexity of this "United Nations" conference are unprecedented, and it is estimated that there will be no future for a long time. The parties involved in the negotiations include Qin, Rome, Egypt, Carthage, and even Macedonia, Pagama, Bitinia and other second-rate or third-rate countries.

Each side is fighting for the benefits that their country can obtain. A strong country naturally hopes to share more benefits, while a weak country also hopes to get what they don’t get on the battlefield at the negotiating table.

Of course, this is impossible.

In the interactions between countries, apart from collusion with interests, there is no such thing as taking care of the weak, so when weak countries like Macedonia, Pagama, and Bitinia participated in this meeting, they actually did not get any benefit. That is, Carthage and Egypt, the second-rate countries, were just shaking their flags behind the powerful countries. The real confrontation between the meeting was the Great Qin and Rome (Western Qin).

Rome's negotiator was Alasiono's younger brother Joseph, while Qin State was Chen Ping, who was expected to be.

The confrontation between these two people has been splashing everywhere from the beginning. Joseph is different from the old Alasiono. Although this guy is also greedy for money, he has considerable national self-esteem. He can be said to be unyielding in some major issues involving Rome's core interests. It is precisely because of this that the negotiations have become extremely difficult.

It can be said that in the two months of negotiations, the two sides fought and fought while talking. On the west side, Hannibal's Carthaginian army re-emerged onto the Iberian Peninsula. To the east, Philip V of Macedonia re-invaded Greece again, and war spread throughout the Mediterranean coast. Of course, these are small actions and are not worth mentioning.

As long as Qin and Rome, these two strongest opponents remain unmoved, the war will be fierce and will not affect the breakdown of the negotiations.

"Dear Chen, our Rome is a peaceful country. Our people admire the culture of your country, ornaments and beautiful silk. Since we have so many common hobbies, what else do we need to do in war? What we want is peace, transactions, countless gold, silver and jewelry, and countless opportunities to make a fortune. Do you think this is the case?"
Chapter completed!