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"So far nothing, the three of us have always worked wholeheartedly for the good of Roma."

Crassus said.

Everyone is talking about it, and they all look like they don't believe it. In the past few years, you have become richer and richer, and you have definitely used this alliance to make money for yourself.

"Masters, may I answer this question?"

At this time Levi said.

Hundreds of veterans looked at Li Wei in unison, but Li Wei smiled and showed no signs of nervousness.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood were all killed, this small scene was nothing.

"sure."

Sidious said with a smile that he was the initiator of this meeting and also presided over the meeting of the Senate.

"The consequence of our alliance is that all the Mediterranean pirates were wiped out, and Rome not only recovered Bissinia, but also added 8 provinces."

Li Wei said with a smile.

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the temple became stagnant, and Serabio and others took the lead in applauding.

"That's really good!"

Serabio yelled.

The applause grew louder and louder, and finally resounded throughout the temple.

Even Sidhigus and Metellus had to join in the applause, and they were helpless in the face of this iron-clad fact.

"You make a lot of sense, thank you for your statement."

Sidious said politely, "Although I think your alliance has brought great benefits to Rome, I still think that in some aspects, such as justice, your alliance may affect the injustice of judicial trials. We know that many of the senators were close to you, and that when they were jurors, under your influence they might have to render unjust verdicts."

"This is absolutely impossible. I believe that all the elders are already fair and fair. They will never do such a thing."

Crassus said righteously.

Some of the elders looked contemptuous, while others applauded.

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, especially those in the political circle, if you don't have a bit of a thick skin, you should go back to breastfeed.

Li Wei also joined in, looking at Crassus with admiration, just like looking at a great man who exudes radiance.

"Then can you swear to the gods that you will never use your influence to interfere with judicial justice in the future?"

Said Sidious.

Klass frowned tightly, hesitating for a long time without speaking.

Li Wei stared at Sidhigus, no wonder they wanted to break out the alliance of the Big Three at this juncture, so it was to disintegrate the alliance of the Big Three.

But will Crassus agree?

Li Wei suddenly had a bad feeling. Judging from Crassus's reaction today, he probably had some PY deal with Metellus.

"I know it's difficult, and it's a little bit unnatural. Well, as long as you don't use your influence to interfere with justice for the next year."

Sidious said with a smile.

Crassus breathed a sigh of relief,

Then he said: "Of course, I swear to the Olympic gods here that I will never use my influence in the Senate to interfere with judicial justice in the next year."

"Li Wei, are you willing to swear too? Swear in the name of the true God."

Sidious said to Li Wei.

Seeing Crassus' apologetic expression, Li Wei's face was as gloomy as water.

A few days ago, he asked someone to talk to him about Lebiris, and now he swore the oath in the blink of an eye. He didn't plan to keep his promise.

Now he can also see that this is basically a bureau, targeting a zone set up by him.

Li Wei has two core interests, one is the industry of Dragon City, and the other is the holy religion.

As a prophet of the Holy Faith, if he swears in the name of the true God, then he must obey.

If he doesn't comply, the faith of his subordinates may be shaken, which is a terrible loss to Levi.

Li Wei took a deep look at Sidhigus, and then said, "Of course I am willing. I swear in the name of the true God that I will never use my influence in the Senate to affect judicial justice in the next year."

"Just a year?"

Sidious laughed.

"Don't go too far."

Li Wei said coldly.

Sidhigus smiled slightly, forget it, his goal has been achieved, so he will no longer stimulate him.

The Senate's questioning continued, and Li Wei sat next to Serapio, and the elder next to him quickly gave up his seat.

"Sidigus may attack Lebiris in a while, and we need to destroy his agenda."

Li Wei said in a low voice.

He planned to hand everything over to Serabio, after all, he just swore not to go too far.

"Leave it to me."

Serabio said.

So he said a few words to the surrounding elders, almost all of whom were Li Wei's retainers, and they all agreed after listening.

Crassus quickly answered the questions of the elders, and then it was Li Wei's turn.

Li Wei walked onto the rostrum with a smile, and the elders applauded.

"Li Wei, I heard that the alliance of the three giants was proposed by you."

As the Chief Elder, Metellus began to speak.

The former Chief Valilerius has died, and Metellus has become the new Chief Elder.

"You're right, I suggested it."

"Why are you doing this?"

"In order to better serve Rome, everyone knows that I am young, and I am powerless even if I want to serve Rome. In order to break through this restriction, I have to form an alliance with Pompey and Crassus. Only in this way can I serve Rome. Facts have proved that this This alliance was successful, and Rome gained eight provinces."

Li Wei said with a smile.

Metellus' face remained unchanged, but he kept complaining in his heart, you can't forget the eight provinces.

"But you violated the laws of Rome in this way. Do you know that this will cause serious consequences?"

"I don't think so, just like there were no civil tribunes in Rome before, it was because of the unremitting struggle of the citizens that there were civil tribunes. Facts have proved that the establishment of civil tribunes is very important for Roman citizens to protect their own rights and interests It has been of great help.”

"Do you think your alliance should be dissolved?"

"I always believe that if a country wants to develop normally, it must rule by law. As far as I know, our alliance has not violated any laws."

"..."

The questioning continued non-stop, and except for a few people who took the opportunity to make things difficult, the others were easily resolved by Li Wei.

Because they knew that this would not do any harm to Li Wei and Crassus at all. This was actually just a formality to express the anger of the Senate.

Finally, Li Wei ended his speech and won warm applause from the entire Senate.

I don't know if it was Crassus' illusion, but he always felt that the applause that Li Wei won was more enthusiastic than his.

"Livi and Crassus have fully explained the reasons for their alliance. Although we regret this, their alliance does not violate Roman law, so I think this matter should come to an end."

Sidious said with a smile.

Li Wei didn't show much happiness, but looked at him coldly. Sure enough, Sidhigus quickly revealed his true purpose.

"This time I convened the senate meeting and there is a very important topic. The Governor of Asia sent me a report, which pointed out that one of our respected elders, the former Governor of Asia, Lebiris, committed crimes during Li Wei's Eastern Expedition. Made some small mistakes."

Sidhigus said with a smile, and then asked people to take out some documents and hand them over to the elders.

Many senators were taken aback. They didn't expect Sidhigus to make such a big move suddenly. It is no small matter to sue a governor in the Senate.

However, some people's faces remained unchanged, and they had already prepared for this.

Li Wei glanced at Metellus, and Metellus smiled back.

Lebiris' face turned red and then pale, and he said angrily: "You are slandering, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

"Senior Lebiris, please stay calm. I don't want to believe this. Whether it is slander or not depends on the evidence. There are several real estate transaction records on it, as well as the testimony of some servants and guards. The governor has already asked Ask Diotarus, king of Galasia, whether he offered a bribe to Lebiris, and for what purpose."

"However, Diotarus has always denied this matter. I think this matter is very suspicious. Why did a subjugated monarch provide such a huge bribe to a governor at that time? Is there any ulterior transaction in it? Because I suggest A ten-member committee is set up to look into this."

Said Sidious.

Many elders couldn't help but gasp, Sidhigus is simply audacious, this is not aimed at Lebiris, is this simply pointing at Li Wei, because it is Li Wei's decision to restore Galacia to the country, Lebiris is also Levi's man.

Li Wei looked at Sidhigus coldly, and that cold gaze made Sidhigus feel guilty for a while.

But soon he puffed up his chest again. He was a tribune of the people, and he didn't believe that Li Wei dared to do anything to him.

"I object, I don't believe Lebiris would do such a thing."

"Is there anything impossible about this? Although Lebric has contributed to the Eastern Expedition, it is inevitable that he made some mistakes. Just because he has credit doesn't mean he won't make mistakes."

"..."

All the elders expressed their opinions one after another, and finally divided into two factions.

At this time Geta came out, and he said loudly: "Everyone, I don't know whether Lebris has accepted bribes or not. But I have received a few pieces of evidence that Keller and Napos of the Metellus family are in charge of financial affairs. Serious crimes committed while in office, and a host of other crimes, which I would like a committee to look into as well."

Hearing this, the Senate was in an uproar.

Unexpectedly, Li Wei started to fight back so soon, it seems that he was already prepared for this.

They glanced at Metellus, could it be that Metellus is the instigator behind this incident.

Metellus' complexion was a bit ugly, but he turned a blind eye to everyone's gaze.

"Everyone, it's getting late now, and I think it's still time to discuss my topic. If the tribune of Geta wants to accuse Keller and Nepos, you can call the Senate meeting yourself tomorrow."

Sidious said with a smile.

"All right then."

Geta gave him a cold look.

"Next, I propose to discuss whether to set up a ten-member committee to investigate this matter. Elder Metellus, please speak first."

Sidious said with a smile.

"I think that Commissar Sidious has a good point, and I agree that a committee of ten should be formed to investigate the matter."

Metellus said.

Li Wei glanced at him indifferently, he was going to fight himself to the end.

What kind of medicine did he take, did he need to have such a big hatred with himself?

"Elder Dolabella, what do you think?"

Sidious asked.

"I object. I think this is an insult to Lebiris. He has made great contributions to the Eastern Expedition and is a hero of Rome."

Dorabella said.

"Elder Flaccus, what's your opinion?"

"I agree with Elder Metellus."

Said an elder.

After several former consuls finished speaking, it was the turn of the current consul Serabio.

Serabio coughed lightly, and then said: "Seniors, I think this matter is very complicated and needs to be handled carefully..."

After Serabio finished speaking, he began to give a spouting speech. As a lawyer, speech is a basic skill.

The speech went on for more than ten minutes, there was a lot of nonsense in it, and it seemed to have a tendency to continue.

The complexions of Sidigus, Metellus and others became ugly. When there was a proposal that was unfavorable to their own side, some elders would use various methods to prevent such a proposal.

There were fights, but the most common one was non-stop speech.

This method was not only very common in Rome at that time, but also often seen in later generations.

The Senate generally has to vote on the bill before dark. When someone keeps speaking, this will cause the bill to be unable to vote, which will drag the agenda to the next day, and Levi and the others will have time to respond. This belongs to the Make good use of Senate rules.

But this kind of rule is not something ordinary people can take advantage of. Cato Jr. once gave a speech in the Senate, and was then called by the guards to hang him out.

Serrabio is the current consul, even if they want to take Serrabio out, they have to consider the impact.

Serapio talked for more than an hour before he stopped, and at this time he felt that his throat was a little smoked.

"It's really humble, it's a bit long."

Serapio said apologetically, and sat down in his seat.

Li Wei gave his thumbs up, well done.

"Everyone, I hope that those who will speak next will pay attention to the time."

Sidhigus said tactfully, "Consul Luculus, what do you think?"

Lucullus smiled wryly, Metellus is his uncle, and Li Wei is his supporter, what should he do.

He coughed lightly, and then began to speak.

He didn't drag on for too long, and just talked for 10 minutes, but in this way, both Li Wei and Metellus' faces were a little ugly.

Neither side pleases, but both sides offend.

Then the elders spoke one after another, and when it was Belieus' turn, Sidhigus said: "Elder Belieus, I hope you can pay attention to the time of your speech, otherwise I may call the guards come over."

Hearing this, Belieus couldn't help being furious.

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