bullyxtreme Chapter 7333 I've got it all figured out.
Chapter 7333 I've got it all figured out.
Chapter 7333 I've got it all figured out.
No one in this era can solve this problem, so why wouldn't I look for someone who can? My mighty Roman Empire is the empire with the deepest research into the art of summoning evil gods; summoning a historical figure at a specific point is no problem for me.
As for why I didn't summon him before, well, Severus wasn't named Claudius then. Now, patriarch, save me! The legitimate line of the Claudius family needs your help for the sake of Rome!
After Augustus came down, he shared some historical experience with Severus. After gaining relevant experience, Severus stabilized the situation through negotiation before the problems could erupt.
But that doesn't mean the struggle has come to an end. What a joke! The experience left by our predecessors isn't just about them. If Augustus, the god who could reconcile factions, could be reborn, he probably could resolve this problem in such a muddled way.
After all, if he could find common ground even in differences like dictatorship and democracy, then it wouldn't be a problem for him to stir up a minor issue like the Claudius family and Rome to the point where they were intertwined. But Augustus didn't even live to see a second life!
It wasn't that the Roman Empire lacked national fortune. In recent years, the empire had killed three major barbarian tribes, driven out evil forces from the European continent, and defeated the Parthian Empire. Rome as a whole had reached its peak. After supporting Caesar, supporting another god-king, Augustus, wouldn't have been a problem.
The problem is that when the god Augustus descends to resolve this matter that will determine the fate of Rome, who will bear the karmic backlash? Caesar had the Tenth Legion to bear it, so of course he could say whatever he wanted. But when Augustus descends, we can't expect the First Auxiliary Legion and the Seventh Legion of Loyalty to bear the consequences!
No matter how much Severus encouraged Ma Chao, the Seventh Loyal Legion could not possibly shield Augustus from the karmic backlash.
The only possible solution was for Caesar to die on his dragon, and then for Augustus to temporarily take over. In this way, the Roman Empire could still hold out.
The problem is that even Severus wouldn't dare say such things to Caesar's face. And even if Caesar were to sacrifice himself for Rome, the mad Tenth Knight would probably bring Caesar back from the abyss, and in the process, destroy Rome!
The so-called love and miracles might be a joke for other things, but for the Tenth Knight, it is a completely fitting power. The ultimate love has collapsed, and destruction can really be seen. If provoked, he will self-destruct. It is not impossible for the crazed Tenth Knight to cripple Rome.
Even the most powerful figures in Rome were focused on solving problems, not creating them. So, in this situation, why would they impulsively send Caesar to his death and bring Augustus down?
Haha, you really think the Tenth Knight is just a spectator?
Therefore, the problems that contemporary people face are still problems they have to face themselves.
Therefore, Benito's idea of preparing in advance was very correct. Regardless of whether it would be useful or not, if things really came to that, he would still have a trump card to use. Even if such an action would certainly cause turmoil, it would still be better than the division of Rome.
"To be honest, that's true." Ulbian was silent for a moment, then agreed with Benito's line of thinking: If this can't solve the problem, then it can't solve you either!
“Ulpian.” Herodian looked at Ulpian with a hint of helplessness. Even though he rationally believed that this was indeed the right answer for Rome, as a human being, Herodian found it difficult to make such a choice.
Okay, if things really come to that point, a guy like Herodian, who is willing to sacrifice himself for Rome, can certainly make the tough decision to do it. But aren't there other solutions? Should we be prepared to sacrifice the senators now?
"Why don't you consider me?" Sergio looked at Benito and Ulbian speechlessly. This matter required him to submit a list, which could have backlash!
“Only you can do this,” Ulbian said, glancing at Sergio.
“I still recommend Pomponi. Cyprian can be pardoned and allowed to serve as a Roman bureaucrat, with all past transgressions forgiven, but not now.” Benito ignored Sergio and calmly stated his demands.
Herodian, Theo, and the others nodded, indicating their agreement with Benito's demands.
"The Claudius family recommends Pomponi as treasurer." Benito stood up directly, recommending Pomponi as the representative of the Claudius family.
Severus nodded, then looked at everyone present again. By this time, the senators had also grasped the situation and stopped causing trouble.
"Then let's vote." Severus's cold gaze swept over everyone present, and after confirming that no one else would nominate anyone, he moved directly to the most important second stage.
"This vote is a recorded vote." After confirming that no one had nominated anyone, Severus clarified the following procedures, and then looked at Yuan Tan quite naturally. At this moment, Yuan Tan's expression was obviously a little off, because he had also realized something.
Shortly after Chen Xi finished voting in the Roman Senate, he received accurate intelligence copied from the Senate.
After all, Chen Xi is the holder of the Roman laurel wreath and is a senator in the top three ranks. In fact, if he hadn't been so busy this time, he should have attended the All-Roman Senator Conference.
Therefore, after the Senate selected the treasurer, it sent an official letter to the Han court and a private letter to Chen Xi.
"The Yuan family, this is really something!" Chen Xi was already somewhat angry after being awakened, and looking at this private letter, he felt even more annoyed at the Yuan family for being more trouble than they were worth.
"What was the reply from Chang'an?" Chen Xi adjusted her mindset to avoid getting undue anger from the Yuan family's idiotic behavior, which could affect her thinking.
"The situation is basically beyond repair. Pomponi has been appointed as acting treasurer, and Cyprian has been nominated as financial inspector, and has already been approved by the Senate. Originally, Cyprian would not have passed the review in the final voting stage, but His Majesty Severus voted in favor and changed Cyprian's name to Cyprian." Xu Yue said with a sigh.
With Li You gone, Xu Yue was free. Since no one else wanted to face Chen Xi this time, Xu Yue was chosen instead. After all, Xu Yue was a god, so even if Chen Xi was angry or took his anger out on him, nothing serious would happen.
"So, Cyprian has been appointed as the financial inspector?" Chen Xi asked with a hint of gloom. "If Severus personally goes down to the scene, will he be accompanied by guards?"
"We've now given precise assignments to the people we've placed in Rome. Severus has appointed Cyprian as a page to the Concorde and financial inspector," Xu Yue said in a deep voice. Chen Xi sighed upon hearing this, having nothing more to say. Just when the Romans were heading straight for their doom, they'd found a trump card that could turn their fate around.
If it's just financial oversight, it's not really that much of a deal, because oversight also depends on strength. For example, the Kushan Empire's anti-smuggling efforts have been ongoing for so long, but they still haven't been able to find the Surak family's ships. Even if everyone knows that the Surak family did it, it's as if they didn't do anything.
The Surak family is nothing compared to the Claudius family. Even if Cyprian were a god, it would take him ten years to subdue the Claudius family through sheer ability and victory without sufficient strength. The problem is that with this kind of crony capitalism, if it takes ten years, even if Cyprian establishes his authority, it will be meaningless.
Once the war machine of crony capitalism is set in motion, even if you are a god, even if you are a god like Roosevelt, even if you seize the opportunity of a world war, you cannot change the reality that the empire's carriage is charging toward hell.
After all, some things are truly beyond an individual's control. Even if you are as powerful as a god, if you really reach that point, you will be doomed.
However, with the title of attendant to the emperor of the Palace of Concord, the situation was completely different. What was the Palace of Concord? It was the palace where the Roman emperor lived and worked. The rank of this attendant was comparable to that of the Imperial Guard, or even the Commandant of the Guards.
He may not seem to have a strong presence, but his strength is real. With strength and ability, he can be a true inspector. Moreover, although Cyprian is a playboy, if his situation were to enter Rome, he would truly be a radical cure for Rome, completely eliminating Rome's hidden dangers.
"Is this what they call destiny?" Chen Xi asked himself with some doubt, because he really couldn't understand the current situation.
I originally thought that Rome would definitely plunge headlong into the path of crony capitalism, and then, before its destruction, undergo a radical transformation to demonstrate to the Han Dynasty just how terrifying the wrong path could be.
Given the current situation, Chen Xi is unable to predict what will happen next, since this is something that has never happened in history and has no precedent to follow.
Even if Chen Xi had a framework to deal with it, he didn't know how high the limit of what a god could exert was. After all, the Christianity of the third century in the official history could only be said to be a display of human star-level abilities by Cyprian randomly finding a garbage platform.
If it were the modern Roman Empire, no one could have predicted how high Cyprian's potential would have been, but in any case, it would have certainly surpassed the official history, because Christianity in the third century was really just crawling in the mud, relying entirely on the gods to carry it.
The Roman Empire, after all, was a beacon of light in its time!
“Cyprian might not leave the Yuan family, right? And even if he does leave the Yuan family and goes to Rome, he might not be able to gain Rome’s trust.” Xu Yue asked Chen Xi with some doubt.
“He will definitely leave the Yuan family. The Yuan family is just a testing ground for Cyprian. He is willing to stay in the Yuan family only because the Yuan family can test his ideas and doctrines, not because of loyalty or anything like that. As for going to Rome to gain Rome's trust…” Chen Xi sighed. At this level, talking about trust is too hurtful.
No trust is needed; as long as Cyprian demonstrates the ability to maintain Rome's prosperity, trust is of no importance.
Interests are the best bond, especially at the level of an empire. Talking about trust will only make others think you are too young. Interest groups and alliances of interests are the correct way for forces to communicate.
And these were precisely the things that Cyprian needed to verify.
“Cyprian may leave a lot of inheritance to the Yuan family, but he will definitely go to Rome. People strive for higher positions, and water flows downhill. That’s just how it is.” Chen Xi said with a bit of weariness. For the first time, he felt that the Yuan family was really more trouble than they were worth, actually sending a genius like Cyprian to Italy to serve the Roman Empire.
Well, it's not exactly loyalty, but Cyprian is validating his theories in Rome, just like a truly top economist uses a major country to validate his doctrines. If it works, it can help the major country escape the economic crisis. Cyprian is destined not to fail because Pomponi's path to failure has already been written. Cyprian's morality dictates that he will not take that path. So no matter which way he goes, he will stay away from the predetermined failure. In other words, he will succeed either way, just with different degrees of success.
"Alright, Gonghe, thank you for your trouble. I'll think about it and see how to arrange things next. You and Zhao Shuang should go and handle the Xuanxiang framework in Jiangling. In a few days, we'll have our final battle with the Yunmeng Demon God." Chen Xi composed himself and gestured for Xu Yue to go and handle other matters first.
“Okay.” Xu Yue nodded. He had expected that the people from Chang’an who sent him here wouldn’t just be sending a message to Chen Xi. Sure enough, there was a big job for him to handle.
After Xu Yue left, Chen Xi read the private letter several times. In the end, he could only sigh and feel helpless. What was the Yuan family thinking? This is not how you stir up trouble. If they really wanted someone to be the treasurer, let Xu You be the treasurer. Let him be greedy, greedy to the extreme, and lead the Senate to take big strides toward crony capitalism. Why did they have to bring up Cyprian? This is the end!
After reading it several times and confirming that the matter was beyond repair, and given Cyprian's situation, he would most likely choose to set off for Italy after receiving the appointment letter, Chen Xi gave up any further thoughts. Let it be, since they are far apart now and both sides are at peace, there is no need to get entangled.
The next morning, Zhou Yu rushed to find Chen Xi. He had also received intelligence from Rome and was quite surprised that Cyprian had become the Roman financial inspector. As a wise man who had met Cyprian in Chang'an, Zhou Yu knew Cyprian to some extent, at least in terms of his strength.
"Have we infiltrated Rome's ranks?" Zhou Yu asked with a hint of excitement.
"What are you thinking?" Chen Xi glanced at Zhou Yu as if he were an idiot.
"Aren't those the Yuan family's cattle and horses?" Zhou Yu asked Chen Xi, puzzled. "The Yuan family has been around for so many years, haven't they been subdued yet? Are they really that bad?"
"The Liu family hasn't been able to subdue me in over twenty years. Do you believe me if I say I'm a loyal minister and general of feudal society?" Chen Xi glared at Zhou Yu, annoyed. Some things were better said to Zhou Yu's face, since Zhou Yu wasn't exactly a loyal minister or general.
"Cough cough cough!" Zhou Yu, who was holding a cup of tea, coughed repeatedly when he heard this. These words were a bit too much. But can Cyprian be brought over to compare with you?
“Don’t look at me like that. Cyprian is not a subject of the Yuan family in essence. He just goes through the motions in the Yuan family and uses the Yuan family to test his theories. Even if he goes to Rome, he can hardly see himself as a member of Rome. He sees Rome more as a larger testing ground.” Chen Xi glanced at Zhou Yu and explained his judgment simply.
Zhou Yu was, after all, very close to that level. Even if he was just a hair's breadth away, the difference would be worlds apart. So, it's understandable that he had this mentality. Just like how Zhou Yu's position in Jiangdong was never that of a subject, but rather a partner. The difference between the two is quite obvious.
"So what do we do next? Should we use it or not?" Zhou Yu gestured a couple of times.
"Turn off your idiocy aura before you talk to me," Chen Xi said with a dark face. Assassination? Are you kidding me!
Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then quickly shed his "idiot aura".
"Even if a deal falls through, we can still maintain a sense of kinship. At least for now, we still have some goodwill between us. If we really fight, then we'll turn against each other." Chen Xi said with a sigh as he saw that Zhou Yu had returned to normal.
Well, there's actually an even more important point: Chen Xi also wants to see what Cyprian can create if he really becomes a pillar of Rome. After all, this is a branch that has never happened in history. Chen Xi also wants to see what kind of brilliant brilliance the human constellation, which has the opportunity to go all out, will have.
After all, Chen Xi was more interested in what would happen if two human empires were on the right track, compared to the hell of crony capitalism. He had already seen countless times in history books.
Ultimately, the world is vast enough to accommodate another empire.
"I get the feeling that you're not really worried about this at all, but rather a bit curious. Is there something interesting about it?" Zhou Yu asked Chen Xi with a hint of doubt.
“Yes, I grant your request. I also want to see different scenery,” Chen Xi said with a smile. “The Roman Empire might be a more suitable testing ground for Cyprian.”
Zhou Yu was puzzled by what he heard, while Chen Xi simply smiled and offered no explanation. Compared to a predetermined future, Chen Xi was more interested in this rare possibility.
"That's fine. As for the Yuan family, they're probably regretting it madly, but it's not a big deal. That's it. Even without Cyprian, they still have Sima Zhongda. They can make do with him. To be honest, Eastern Europe doesn't really need such high-end talent." Chen Xi said indifferently. "Just strengthen intelligence gathering in the direction of Rome."
Zhou Yu was completely bewildered after listening, and couldn't even understand what Chen Xi was talking about.
Even with Cyprian added, it seems Rome might still be heading straight for hell.