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Then it's about figuring out which class groups are their enemies and which are allies that can be won over.

Only when these key elements are clearly understood and the logic is clear can people know which direction to strive for; otherwise, they will only know that the empire is in crisis but will not know where to start.

Even when they know exactly what can be done to improve the country, they fail to distinguish between enemies and trustworthy allies, causing them to repeatedly miss opportunities for change, encounter obstacles, and ultimately fail.

But that's a story for another time.

At this point, Tiberius only needed to make the people understand their position, generate anxiety, and understand the importance of fighting for themselves and who their enemies were.

What to do next is the plan for the future.

Night: "Think about it carefully. Before we wanted to do this (land reform), there were actually some intelligent people in Rome who saw this crisis and wanted to change it."

Do you need me to remind you?

After Tiberius's earnest request, Night smiled and told him: "It was during the Hannibal Wars that the conflict between nobles and commoners had already arisen and even almost escalated."

However, as war approached, the conflict eased somewhat, and once the war ended, some people proposed laws to protect the interests of the poor.

Lucionius—at that time, a tribune named Lucionius successfully passed his decrees and policies at the Roman assembly.

The new law stipulates that no citizen can own more than 500 mu of land, more than 100 cattle, and more than 500 sheep.

However, due to the intervention of the Senate, this decree became a dead letter.

In essence, this law aimed to redistribute the land owned by the Roman state to the common people.

This touched upon the interests of the nobles, since in ancient Rome it was difficult to distinguish between public property and the private property of the nobles.

Therefore—it's not hard to imagine—that similar legislation would be introduced again.

How resolutely the landowning class, represented by the Senate, would resist the decree to redistribute public land.

What they are doing now, while initially speaking out for the soldiers, is also speaking out for the millions of slaves, for those who have been exploited and forced to the point of being unable to survive.

This will inevitably provoke further suppression from the Senate and other large landowning classes.

Their own strength is not enough, otherwise they will only repeat the same mistakes; they also need to rely on the power of the people.

'Are we going to send unarmed civilians to fight?'

Tiberius then asked the night with such worry and confusion.

However, Ye said, "They are not unarmed civilians."

You greatly underestimate the power of the people, Tiberius.

Once a person understands what they depend on for survival, and someone tries to take away their last possession, completely cutting off their path to survival...

Even the most timid person will have their fighting spirit ignited within them.

They will fight like madmen, fighting relentlessly and at any cost to take a piece of flesh from the enemy.

Never underestimate anyone's will to live.

Everyone has the potential to become a hero.

When the spark ignited a prairie fire, citizens, free men, and even slaves of all Rome rose up to speak out for themselves.

Even the Senate will feel fear—don't believe me? Just wait and see.

We cannot rely solely on the strength of civilians; of course, we also need to have our own army.

We need to win over those retired soldiers; they are the main force in this battle.

But how much of a surprise can awakening the will of the people actually bring?

Let us savor the moment. The crimson storm will eventually descend.

At this moment, the memory ends, and we return to reality.

Looking down at the countless roaring and shouting crowds below, Tiberius truly felt a surge of power.

It wasn't the physical strength of fighting on the battlefield, but a kind of spiritual power...

It is a conscious will, like a burning soul, the awe-inspiring power of all voices shouting for the same goal...

Tiberius was starting to believe that they could actually succeed.

At this moment, he thought of many things, the most vivid of which was the night by the Ebro River, when the night inspired everyone and led them to launch a desperate attack.

When a person has conviction, they can truly unleash a fearsome spirit.

With a goal, one will not be lost. As long as one knows that the direction is correct, one can fight to the death without fear of hardship!

He believed that the people, who already had a clear hostile target, had become soldiers capable of real fighting.

At this moment, Strapopo-Pompey in the audience was completely terrified.

He doesn't know how he got through the time that followed.

When Tiberius gave his final shout, he called upon those who shared his desire to change everything to join him.

Everyone responded with a roar that was both loud and firm, angry and powerful, capable of shattering gold and splitting stone—a roar that chilled Strabo Pompeii, who was on the noble side, to the bone.

Suddenly, someone started shouting Tiberius's name, and then countless others joined in, chanting "Tiberius" over and over again...

With a roar as if calling upon his hero, Strapopompey felt he couldn't stay in this place for another second.

how so?!!!

Chapter 102 Winning over those who can be won over, and punishing those who must be punished.

A sense of panic spread through Strapopo-Pompey's mind.

They've gone mad! The citizens of Rome have all gone mad along with that madman Tiberius.

The Senate will absolutely not stand idly by and watch what happens today.

They will absolutely not let Tiberius succeed.

In fact, if the elders had known about Tiberius's crazy ideas earlier, they would never have given him the opportunity to enter politics.

but--

Wait a minute, Strapopompey finally remembered that he was still at the tribune election rally.

After this commotion, he had reason to believe that everyone would choose Tiberius, and even Strabo saw many of the civilians he had previously bribed roaring in the crowd.

...! What is this?

Their excited, uncontrollable emotions... Strapo had no doubt that if he were to ask them to help him campaign for votes now, they would tear him to pieces in a heartbeat.

The worst thing still happened—!

There is now no chance to stop Tiberius's rise.

as predicted--

When the final assembly of citizens voted, Tiberius was elected tribunal of Rome for this term.

It was almost five times the number of votes Strapo received!

Many of those who had taken his money turned against him midway, admitting they had been paid beforehand, then feeling ashamed and reflecting on their actions, and instead sided with Tiberius.

This revelation, strikingly similar to the alleged corruption in the Roman elections that Tiberius had described in his speech, immediately sparked a fierce public reaction.

Just as they were furious and wanted to tear Strabo Pompeii, that shameless scoundrel, to pieces.

Strapo had already sensed the situation was turning bad and fled in advance.

After that, people trusted Tiberius even more. As more and more people realized the darkness of Rome and recognized that Tiberius was the only one who could save them, the citizens even spontaneously began to protect Tiberius.

At the same time, on the other side——

As the matter became widely known, Tiberius's speech in the central square spread like wildfire.

In fact, many retired veterans were involved in the process, adding fuel to the fire.

Soon, even the manuscript of Tiberius's speech began to appear in the streets and alleys of Rome.

As more and more people quickly learned about everything, they became aware of the suffocating dark side of Rome.

Oh my god!

In the holy city of Rome, when did their center of power become so corrupt?!

Many more people were shocked by this bloody truth.

The matter eventually reached the Senate, and after many nobles learned the whole story, and even after they sent people to collect all the details of what happened during Tiberius's speech...

Instantly—countless nobles were shocked and enraged, some even wanting to strangle Tiberius.

As a beneficiary of the existing system, Tiberius, as a nobleman, not only did not stand on their side, but also sought justice for ordinary Roman citizens and even redistributed land to soldiers and commoners.

Does he really think that by taking off his luxurious clothes and being elected as a protector of the people, he can truly integrate into the lives of ordinary people?

He actually wanted to overthrow the class he belonged to.

Although others had not heard of class divisions like Tiberius.

However, in his speech, Tiberius exposed all the dark aspects of their nobility, completely offending them. Almost all the nobles who heard about this regarded him as an enemy.

However, a small number of well-meaning officials chose to support Tiberius.

Although Rome was rotten to the core, it wasn't truly devoid of good people.

To everyone's surprise, something unexpected happened the day after the election results were announced: some senators actually chose to voice their support for Tiberius and his group.

This also made Ye and his group realize that they were not the only ones who had long been disgusted by Rome's current state of ill health; there were still quite a few farsighted people.

Night: "This is someone who can be won over."

The division of class is definitely not just a simple polarization between the rich and the poor, or between rulers and commoners.

There may also be multiple different classes within him.

Those who are close to the upper echelons, or are accomplices, are beneficiaries of the exploitation of ordinary people; such people can be directly ruled out.

They are very difficult to win over, and even if you do manage to win them over, you still have to worry about whether they are sincere and that they can easily turn against you.

But ordinary people, kind-hearted people with lofty ideals, officials, even retired soldiers and many active soldiers, and even slaves can be won over.

Some of them had been exploited by the nobles to the point of starvation.

Some of them barely make ends meet and are still struggling to survive.

Things to note—