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Chapter 768 The Roman Senate in Crisis
"For the safety of Rome, it is always right to be cautious! Most of the citizens of Rome have been deployed to attack the Hernicians. We only have 3000 young and middle-aged citizen soldiers stationed in Rome. It does seem that the strength is somewhat empty!" Ambros Sis took over, raised his concerns, and took the initiative: "I suggest that citizens over 50 years old be mobilized immediately, and at the same time, the civilians and free people in the Aventine neighborhood should also be armed (referring to It was the famous ghetto in Rome at this time), and we jointly guarded the city of Rome until Camillus returned with his army! When the meeting ended, I immediately went to Cassius, the prefect of the city guard, to complete this matter together."

Although many senators expressed doubts that Dionia would immediately attack the city of Rome, for safety reasons, they still agreed to the proposal. Some even suggested that they might as well send people to contact the surrounding Latin allies immediately and ask them to send Citizens came to help defend the city of Rome.

But some people expressed opposition: Most of the citizens of the Latin Alliance followed Camillus to attack the Hernicians. Where are the extra soldiers to assist us? I am afraid that when they know that the Dionians invaded Latium, news, they will ask us for help.

This proposal eventually fell through.

At this time, Appinius sighed: "According to the previous battle report, Camillus has led his army to attack the city of Philentirum for some time. It is at the most critical moment. If he is allowed to withdraw now, , I am afraid that all the previous efforts have been in vain.”

Many people sighed after hearing this. Seeing that the Hernicians were about to be wiped out, that land would belong to Rome, but how willing were they to give it up when they were about to succeed.

Camillus' enemy Apuleius took the opportunity to stand up and complained: "Seniors and newcomers, as the Roman dictator, Camillus led an unprecedented 7 army, consuming a huge amount of blood every day. food, but has not conquered the city of Ferentirum, completely wiped out the power of the Helnicians, and put Rome in such a dangerous situation, he must be responsible for this! We should not let him lead the army back first, Instead, I urged him to capture the city of Ferentirum within these two days, and then return to Rome quickly, so as not to waste the supplies we provided for the army. If Camillus can't do it, wait for the attack After retreating from the Dionians, we should consider whether to punish him."

Some of the senators were moved by Apuleius' words.

This made Potitus very angry, because if Apuleius's proposal was approved, it meant that his suggestion to "let Camillus return with his army as soon as possible" was likely to be shelved by the Senate, so he shouted angrily Accused Apuleius: "You are putting the city of Rome in danger!"

Although Potitus was highly respected, Apuleius finally seized an opportunity to accuse Camillus and took it. He retorted loudly: "According to Ambustus's approach, we can do it tomorrow." Nearly ten thousand people were organized to defend the city. With such sufficient defensive power, I have never heard of any force that can storm a city in one day, let alone a Roman city that can accommodate 10,000+ people. , we must have confidence that we can stick to it until Camillus leads his army back!
What's more, this is just your guess, sir. It is more likely that the Dionians will not attack the city of Rome immediately. After all, this is a big risk, and we have to abandon it for this small possibility. I don’t think it’s a smart move to give up the hard-earned opportunity to eliminate the Hernicians and gain new colonies, and it won’t be of any benefit to us as Rome.

It is precisely because the Dionia army has invaded Latium that other races that hate Rome will inevitably jump out against us again. We can only destroy the Helnicians first and seriously weaken the power of the Volsci. Concentrate all our efforts against our archenemy-Dionia! "

What Apuleius said was so reasonable that Potitus was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Marugine Ensis, who was also sitting on an ivory chair in the front row of the venue, spoke: "Apulius is right. Urging Camillus to eliminate the Hernicians as soon as possible will be beneficial to our common cause." The Dionians fight!”

Many senators were already very moved by Apuleius's suggestion, and Marugine Enxishi's support made them even more determined.This is because Marugesiensis is also a very senior senator. He is similar in age to Potitus and has served as consul several times (less than Potitus). Just because when the Celts attacked the city of Rome, he did not stay and hold on to the Capitoline Hill, but retreated early. This became a stain on his political career. Therefore, after the reconstruction of Rome, under the senators He seems relatively low-key in the hospital, but this does not mean that his influence is small. After all, his full name is Publius Cornelius Marugenes, and he is a member of a wealthy Roman family. The most important representative of the Cominelius clan in the Senate.

Despite the objections of Potitus and Ambrosius and other senators, the Senate finally approved Apuleius' proposal: urging Camillus to capture the city of Philentirum within three days, and then quickly He led his army back to rescue Rome.

Potitus looked at the complacent Apuleius and secretly hated him. He knew that Apuleius seemed to be thinking about Rome, but in fact he was seeking personal revenge.Because regardless of whether Camillus captures the city of Philentirum within the stipulated time, he will not get good results, because even if he completes the task and Rome is attacked, the people will resent him as a dictator who cannot do anything. Protect Rome and he will probably be accused in the citizens' assembly after the war.And if he ignores the orders of the Senate and returns in time for rescue, he will offend the senators who are eager to expand Rome and win more benefits.

Damn Apuleius!Potitus said loudly: "Now that we have made a decision, we should immediately send a messenger to inform Camillus, and also let him know the news of the attack of the Dionysian army so that he can step up the fight. Prepare to capture the city of Ferentilum as soon as possible.”

Although Potitus said this, he did not think so in his heart. Based on his understanding of Camillus, Camillus, who was worried that Rome would be attacked, would probably refuse to attack the city of Philentirum and immediately He led his army back.After all, Camillus was a dictator. During his tenure, his power was supreme and he could negate the resolutions of the Senate and do things according to his own ideas.In fact, during the campaign, Camillus could have selected a senator from the Senate as his agent, who had the power to decide all affairs in the city. Unfortunately, Camillus, who was modest and cautious and did not like to take power, gave up this idea. Only one right has led to today's predicament.

But Apuleius was obviously aware of Potitus's intentions. He responded directly: "Let's not forget that Camillus is a dictator. During his tenure, the proposals we passed can only be against him." If he is unwilling to listen to the suggestion, there is nothing we can do against him... Therefore, I suggest that the Senate appoint a special messenger to rush to the military camp at Ferentilum to inform Camillus of the proposal we have passed, and wait until After the siege is over, tell him about the Dionian invasion. For this reason, we should block the gates of Rome and prohibit anyone from going out..."

"You are crazy! You are flouting the laws of Rome! You are provoking the dictator of Rome! Cough...cough..." Potitus was so angry that he coughed repeatedly, and his body with the cane was a little unsteady. .

The senator next to him hurriedly supported him.

Marugene Ensis seemed to be concerned and persuaded: "Old friend Potitus, don't be too excited. Apuleius did this so that Camillus could concentrate on completing the task and not be distracted. Heart. He also had the overall interests of Rome in mind, even at the risk of being punished by Camillus."

"Yes, yes! I think Apuleius' proposal makes sense!..." With the endorsement of Marugene Ensis, many senators expressed their support for Apuleius. The reason for being so bold is self-evident: Although Camillus was wise and courageous in dealing with his enemies militarily, he was gentle and approachable to the Roman people and even the senators. During his three terms as dictator, he spent most of his time on foreign campaigns. , and handed over all the power to stabilize the country to the Senate, which did not overreach the power, and did not punish any senator, even Apuleius, the great sinner who slandered his reputation and caused him to leave Rome. They are also safe and sound and have been staying in the Senate, so these senators have nothing to fear.

Seeing that even veteran senators like Lucritius expressed support for Apuleius's new proposal, Potitus calmed down, sat back in his seat, closed his eyes, and simply turned his eyes out and out of his mind. bother.

Sure enough, the last messenger candidate selected by the senators was Milusius, the city guard chief. You must know that his full name is Milucius Cornelius Scipio, and the old senator Marugineen. The Sith belong to the same clan, so we know who he will listen to.

When Potitus learned this result, he just snorted coldly.

After this election, the venue fell into a brief silence. Ambustus took the opportunity to request to go to Rome for war mobilization, and received permission. Apuleius also left the venue to inform the city guard Milu. Hughes carried out the resolutions of the Senate.

The other elders continued to sit in the venue, and even began to contact the domestic slaves and bring them dinner, obviously preparing to continue the discussion until night. After all, have the Dionians landed?Was there a battle with the troops led by Paulus and others?Do you really want to capture Ostia? … These all need to be determined, so they are waiting for news to continue to come back from the West Coast.

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