Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

Chapter 114: Ye: Did I kill a noble? People: No, no, no, they were obviously thugs

"Is that a simple reason?" Tiberius opened his mouth in disbelief and muttered, his face full of shock -!

He also remembered this matter at this time.

Even he himself almost forgot that he had such a conflict with the other party in his early years. He didn't know how Ye knew it so clearly.

But at the moment Tiberius was in a state of confusion and had no mood to think about such a problem. He was only concerned about the fact that his cousin was so cruel as to instigate the Senate to kill him just because of a piece of land?

"It's that simple.

Why, isn't this reason sufficient enough? "Ye shook his head in his heart, feeling that Tiberius was still too naive.

Born in a Roman aristocratic family, they were influenced by various powers since childhood, and it was not uncommon for brothers to fight each other for power and profit.

Not everyone is as upright, passionate, courageous and fearless as the Gracchus brothers. Most nobles are greedy, obsessed with profit and power.

Because of this, they are extremely ambitious and will look at others with their own ideas and tinted eyes, suspecting that everyone is the same as them. Once they seize the opportunity, they want to control Rome and become the new dictator and uncrowned king of Rome.

Why are the elders in the Senate so panicked? !

At least half of the reason was that they were afraid that Tiberius would gain too much power.

In Rome, even the consuls, except for those as powerful as Caesar, were mostly just heads of the Senate.

Although the consuls can make some suggestions, whether they are adopted depends entirely on the vote of the Senate.

Except in times of war, in normal Rome, the Supreme Consul was just a symbolic figure, and the Senate was the one that truly held the power of life and death.

When you want to share the supreme authority in their hands, they will naturally be unhappy.

“Now, I don’t think we are yet to the point where we are sad for a white-eyed wolf.

Tiberius——! If you feel pain, unacceptable, and incomprehensible, then you should stand up.

It's time for us to take action and call on the people.

If you still have any doubts, go to your cousin and ask him in person. Maybe you can open his chest and see whether the heart inside is black or red. "Night reminded him.

Tiberius took a deep breath…Although he felt extremely painful, he still accepted this fact.

"I understand--!" Tiberius' eyes became firm again and he was about to say something else.

Hotrasi suddenly said, "Can you let me go now? I've already said everything..."

Ye: "I never said I would let you go."

When Hotrasi heard this desperate statement from Ye's mouth, he suddenly became emotional.

"Damn it! Listaye, are you really going to kill us all?

No, you can't do this. Killing a noble is a serious crime in Rome. You will be sentenced to death and sent to the gallows!"

However, Ye said in a louder voice: “I’m sorry, I didn’t see any noble nobles in front of me, I only saw a group of thugs who suddenly appeared at the sacred tribune speech and attacked civilians.

I have reason to suspect that this is a group of spies from the enemy country. In order to protect the safety of the citizens and the safety of our Rome, I feel it is necessary to completely eliminate the evil you here. "

"what?"

This familiar feeling immediately made Hotrasi anxious.

Isn't this just the excuse they used to find when they wanted to take action against Tiberius before?

However, when Hotrassi wanted to say something, Ye had already pierced his throat with a sword. In the end, Hotrassi died with a look of resentment on his face.

Since they are enemies, the best thing to do is to eradicate them completely.

After what happened today and the humiliation, he unfortunately let Hotrasi go back, and this man would not take revenge on them.

Rather than waiting until that time, it is better to strike first.

And that night he asked loudly: "Does anyone see any nobles here besides him and Tiberius?"

Those who were inspired had already knelt down and loudly praised Ye for his heroic act of saving them from the mob.

Where are the nobles here?

They are just a bunch of enemy thugs who have infiltrated Rome.

Even if there are one or two with special identities among them, they must be spies from other countries, or they have already had secret communications with hostile forces in other countries.

You have to know that Hotrasi had ordered his men to attack them, the civilians, without mercy before, and the anger and fear in people's hearts have not completely dissipated.

If Hotrassi were still alive, as nobles, they might not dare to seek revenge or take action, but they would also feel extremely aggrieved and it would be impossible for them not to bear grudges in their hearts.

But when Ye killed that man, people were immediately delighted, and they wholeheartedly approved of this and spontaneously covered for Ye.

……after.

...Time passed quickly and it was a few days later.

When the assassination occurred in the town along the Tiber River, it had already fermented and spread in Rome.

More and more Romans heard the terrible and absurd rumor.

Because Hotrassi exposed the scandals and schemes of the Senate in front of countless people, and under the guidance of someone with ulterior motives, he actually ordered his soldiers to spread public opinion everywhere at night.

Soon more and more people became angry and could not stand the scandal in the Senate and began to protest...

The whole of Rome was in an uproar.

Especially after knowing what happened before, blood had been shed... resulting in many civilian casualties.

The Romans were immediately outraged. They united to protest and march in the streets, demanding that the Senate give a reasonable explanation and even ban those evil things.

A senator who once spoke ill of Listaria, Tiberius and others.

Especially Publius, Tiberius' cousin, this vicious man who has no family affection and even kills his own cousin, deserves the punishment he deserves.

Under pressure, the senators finally panicked this time.

Soon, even the powerful Scipio family chose to abandon Publius Scipio Nasica.

Now that he no longer had the protection of his family, the Senate no longer had to worry about the Scipio family problem and directly put all the blame on Publius. It announced the trial of Publius, stripped him of his status as tribune, banned him from politics for life, and exiled him to the bitter cold of Rome.

When the senators announced this in the assembly, Publius, Tiberius' cousin, almost went crazy.

"No, you can't do this to me! Damn it, assassinating Tiberius wasn't just my opinion.

Everyone here has clearly agreed to it..." When Publius' eyes turned red and he roared madly at every elder in the hall.

He was shaking with panic.

Chapter 115: Please ask the elders of the Senate to move, the lawless Lista

Being stripped of his status as tribune was an unacceptable blow to the power-hungry Publius.

The senators actually want to exile me——!

In Roman history, how many exiled people were able to return to the center of Roman politics?

Not to mention that he was directly deprived of his political rights for life, and these are not the most terrifying things.

Once he became a commoner and was exiled, although he still carried the name of the Scipio family, as a nobleman he was probably worse than a commoner.

At this time, the whole of Rome was filled with angry people who regarded him as a vicious man and were disgusted by him.

He will be torn to pieces by the angry people!

Still, the elders simply ignored his resistance.

"The protest is futile. Publius' trial will be carried out immediately!

You are no longer a tribune of Rome.

This is the result after all the elders voted.

The results of your trial will then be announced to the entire Roman state.”

"No!!!!" In the end, Publius was dragged out.

In order to protect themselves, the senators attempted to use Publius to quell public anger, and if that was not enough, they would also label another tribune who had a rift with Tiberius as a criminal.

As long as they can protect themselves, everything will be fine!

however--

When the results of Publius' trial were announced to the outside world, something that caused headaches and panic for the senators soon occurred again.

The people did not buy it, or rather, Ye, who had already guessed that the Senate would sacrifice pawns to save kings, had no intention of letting these old guys go.

He enabled many people to guide public opinion.

even--

When many voices such as "the Senate is dirty", "the Senate nobles are all evil", "the nobles' words cannot be trusted at all" kept appearing in the crowd.

The people's emotions were becoming increasingly aroused and they were very excited.

And finally——

Seeing a large number of Roman citizens crowding at the door of the Senate meeting hall, many senators are now afraid to go out.

Under normal circumstances, a group of ordinary Roman civilians would not be taken seriously by many senators in the Senate.

Under their power, even powerful small landowners and merchants were terrified when they saw them, for fear of offending the Senate, the highest administrative body in Rome.

But now the whole of Rome is filled with angry protests, and the situation has reached a point where even the safety of the senators cannot be protected if the army is not used to suppress it.

The active Roman army led by Scipio the Younger was either fighting on the front lines - meaning they were completely unable to return for support. The garrison troops in Rome alone were simply unable to resist the surging populace.

Just when the elders were getting furious and were even preparing to use their private soldiers again.

However, outside the Senate meeting hall, a lot of noise suddenly reached the ears of many senators.

It turned out that Ye had led many retired soldiers and private soldiers he had previously conquered to surround the Senate.

When many elders heard the news, they were terrified. Some elders hid in the hall and shouted outside.

"What are you going to do! Listaye! Are you planning to lead the people in a rebellion?"

However, Ye ignored the other party and led his men to force their way into the Senate Hall. That night, Ye kicked open the door of the hall.

The elders hiding behind were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

At this time, Ye had already rushed in with many retired soldiers, and immediately surrounded the hall.

At this time, the nobles in the Senate finally felt terrified that the situation was no longer under their control.

"Damn it! Lista Ye, you actually brought soldiers into the sacred Senate meeting hall.

You actually keep private soldiers, you are openly violating Roman law..."

"What are you doing? Who allowed you to break in here?

Do you want to follow this man in rebellion?"

"Put down your weapons, soldiers! Are you going to crucify yourselves on the Roman pillar?

If we step back now, we can still pretend that nothing happened."

“Asshole Lista——!

You are a sinner who endangers the safety and stability of the entire Rome.

You are a commoner who inherited the title of a small fallen noble, and you think you can rule Rome?"

A group of people immediately started cursing, using their angry attitude to give themselves courage.

However, Ye ignored the insults from these people, and just smiled and made a gesture of invitation -

"Private soldier? No, no, no, I don't have the guts to break the law like some pigs...

And I can’t afford to support so many soldiers with my financial resources…

These were retired Roman soldiers who had gathered together spontaneously after hearing about many ugly incidents.

We swear before the twelve holy gods that we will defend the last glory of Rome, eliminate all evil and filth, and bring the real criminals to justice."

"The people are waiting outside, and we believe that the current Senate has been corrupted and can no longer make fair judgments on behalf of Rome.

So it is time to reintroduce the Hortensius Laws and call a Plebeian Assembly!"