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"Yes, we are still too weak. Now is not the time for a full-scale conflict with them. We need to hibernate. Time is on our side, and we are becoming stronger every day."

"Then Menenius is in danger."

Serrabio said.

"You must remember that no matter what happens, it is the arrangement of the true God. Religion can only grow in suffering. This is an opportunity for us. After this test, the Holy Church has a new life."

Old Anius said, "And we have done a lot for him. Our priest speaks for him in the square every day. We have organized more than 10,000 citizens to support him. If he dies, the Prophet will ban him. As a saint."

"saint?"

Serabio said with a shocked look.

"Yes, this is a commendation for his assassination of Si Digus, and it is also the only saint of my holy church. Although he died, his spirit will inspire all people to fight for the true God."

Old Anius said.

"What if he is found not guilty?"

Serabio asked curiously.

"There are no living saints in this world."

Old Anius sighed.

Serabio shook his head, if Menenius knew about it, he didn't know what to choose.

Looking at the distinct crowds in the square, Mettrus's expression was not very optimistic.

The mobilization ability of the Holy Religion is really strong. The Roman citizens who believe in the Roman Religion are about five times as many as theirs, but only about 20,000 people came to the conference.

For many people, the priest is more like a part-time job.

Just like Caesar, although he is a priest, he has been working hard to develop into the political world.

Compared with treasurers, justices and consuls, his status as priests and chief priests is really nothing.

Compared with the professionalism and organization of Shengjiao, they are far worse.

It is precisely because of this knowing that Metellus is more fearful and desperate.

Before long, all the officials arrived, and even Menenius was brought over.

Menenius' expression was serene, even with a firmness on his face, and there was no sign of tension.

Serabio stepped forward and said, "Menenius, today I am your defense lawyer."

Menenius said gratefully: "Thank you, Archon."

There is no regret in this life for the consul to act as his defense lawyer.

Serabio nodded, and then stood beside him.

"Quiet! Quiet!"

Anius said loudly.

After hearing what Anius said, the square gradually became quiet.

"Now I announce that the citizens' assembly has officially begun. Civilian guards blocked the passage and prohibited anyone from entering the square. The citizens' assembly is held to interrogate Menenius' assassination of Sidigus."

Luculus said.

Citizens' assemblies are generally held in turn by the two consuls, and this time it was his turn.

He glanced at the gloomy sky and said with a serious face: "Now I declare that the sky is good."

Mettrus also glanced at the sky, and then said, "The signs are good."

"Do other officials have any different opinions?"

Anius said to several elders attending the citizen assembly.

They shook their heads, even Serabio was no exception.

This surprised Metelus. He thought that Serabio and the others would use the signs of the sky as an excuse to cancel the convening of the citizens' assembly.

"I declare that the consul Serabio will serve as the defense attorney for the defendant Menenius, and the chief elder and chief priest Metelus will serve as the accuser."

Luculus said.

Serabio snorted coldly, and Mettrus was already shirtless.

"Menenius, do you admit that you killed the civilian protector Sidigus?"

Mettrus asked loudly.

"I admit."

Menenius said.

"Why are you killing him?"

"Because he is a blasphemer and enemy of the Holy Church, he insulted the Prophet."

"..."

When Mettrus and Menenius asked and answered, they were basically the questions asked in the Senate.

But this time Mettrus didn't bite Levi, he knew it didn't make any sense at this time.

Serabio didn't make much defense, only claiming that he was defending the honor of the holy religion, so the trial went very smoothly.

"Dear Roman citizens, you know what happened. Since the life of a Roman citizen is involved, the life of Menenius will be decided by you. Please cast your sacred vote."

Luculus said.

The people in Mars Square immediately took action. The citizens' assembly voted according to the electoral districts. There are 35 electoral districts in Rome.

They had already stood in their respective electoral districts and soon began voting.

"The first constituency ruled that Menenius was guilty of assassination of civilian protector Sidigues and should be sentenced to death."

"The second constituency ruled that Menenius was guilty of assassinating the civilian protector Sidigues and should be sentenced to death."

"The third constituency ruled that Menenius was not guilty of assassinating the civilian protector Sidigues and was acquitted."

"..."

The results of each constituency were announced. Menenius' mood kept changing with the results, and finally his eyes gradually dimmed.

Is it really hard to escape?

When all the results were announced, riots broke out in the entire square, and many believers had grief in their eyes, but Mettrus's face showed a smile.

"Now I declare that 21 constituencies have convicted Menenius as guilty of assassination, and 14 constituencies have convicted him of assassination. Menenius was convicted of the death penalty and will be executed immediately."

Luculus said in a heavy tone, in any case, he is also a member of the Holy Church.

Many people in the square cried bitterly, some yelled, others cheered, and some even cursed each other.

Several prisoners carried Menenius to the cross, and at this time old Annius walked to him.

Looking at the old Anius in the cardinal's uniform, Menenius looked confused. He didn't even know who this person was.

"I am Cardinal Anius of the Holy Church, and the Prophet entrusted me to announce his order. He said that you killed Sidigus the blasphemer and defended the glory of the true God. He declared that you will be the first name of the Holy Church. Saint. You will be buried in the future Rome Cathedral. The Holy Church takes care of your children. May the true God bless you and may we meet in heaven."

Old Anius said loudly, and the whole square was shocked when he heard this.

saint!

Turned out to be the first saint of the Holy Church!

"Can I go to heaven?"

Menenius asked.

"The Prophet asked me to tell you, it's okay."

Old Anius said.

With a relieved smile on Menenius' face, he could finally go to heaven.

The river there is flowing with milk and honey, and there is endless food there. He will be with the true God.

The executioners looked at each other, then nailed him to the cross and began to flog him, Menenius couldn't help but exhale in pain.

At this moment, the sound of chants sounded in the entire square.

Both the old Annius and Serrabio joined them, and the chants looked sad and sad, echoing over the entire square, and tears shed in the eyes of many people.

"God I praise you."

"Your righteousness is like a mountain."

"Your faithfulness reaches the firmament."

"Your verdict is like an abyss."

"God I praise you."

"Because you are more beautiful than everything."

"With you, you have everything."

"Being on the ground is like being in the sky."

"..."

The whip kept hitting Menenius, causing a painful smile on his face.

"I have no regrets in my life to enter the Holy Church."

Menenius said loudly.

Old Anius showed relief on his face, and he did not live up to everything that the Holy Religion had done for you.

Metellus's discoloration changed suddenly. He felt that not only did the Holy Religion not be hit, but it was like a baptism and became more united.

He walked to Serabio and said in a low voice: "Please tell Li Wei, I think there is a need for peace between the two religions."

Hearing this, Serabio's face showed a trace of irritation.

This old fellow was so cunning, Menenius said this only when he died.

Moreover, the justices are about to change, and those justices owe Li Wei more or less favor, which is really a good calculation.

"I will tell you the truth."

Serrabio said.

There was a smile on Metluth's face, and it would be nice to make Li Wei sick.

Menenius' eyes gradually lost their look, and finally became motionless.

Old Anius greeted him, and several strong priests came over and carried his body onto the hearse.

The hearse was filled with various gold ornaments. The old Anius and Serabio followed behind the hearse. The musicians in front were playing sad music. Thousands of believers followed closely. They would surround the city of Rome. One week, he held his own state funeral.

The canonization of Menenius as a saint shocked the whole of Rome, and as the "Rome Daily" spread everywhere, a large number of Eastern countries' monarchs ordered dramas and poems to praise his actions.

Metelus and Sitigus have become villains completely, of course these are things to follow.

***

***

Winter goes to spring, outside Tuli city.

A large number of slaves lined up for training. After a winter of training, they have become a real army.

Spartacus applied what he had learned from Levi to these slaves, and the results were surprisingly good.

He felt that his own army had achieved 10% of the combat effectiveness of the Roman army, but at least 70% or 80% was still there.

Of course, all the robbed money was spent, he had to consider the army's food, otherwise his 70,000 army would be hungry.

At this moment, a gladiator ran over.

"Chief, several elders in Tuli City said they came to you for something important."

"Did they say something is wrong?"

Spartacus asked.

"No."

Said the gladiator.

"Let them come over."

Spartacus said.

It didn't take long for several elders from Tuli City to walk over.

There was a little fear in their eyes, and a forty-year-old senator said: "Spartacus, we have received news that two consuls are about to lead the army south."

"is it?"

Spartacus said that he was not surprised by this, it was sooner or later.

"I hope you can leave here as soon as possible. Once they find out that we are trading with you, we will definitely be punished."

Said the elder.

"Okay, we will leave soon, so don't worry about that."

Spartacus said with a smile.

It is also good to keep them, so that you have a channel for secret transactions.

"This is really great."

Said the elder.

The elders left here. After Spartacus pondered for a while, he called all the leaders to come to discuss the matter, including Kress, who left with 30,000 horses.

After listening to Spartacus's words, the crowd did not panic much.

Repeated victories have given them confidence, and they believe that they will be able to defeat the Roman army again.

"If you want me to say that we should march directly into Rome, we will become consuls ourselves."

Kress said.

"I think it makes sense, let Spartacus be with you as the first consul."

Ganix said with a big laugh.

Hearing this, Kress laughed triumphantly.

Spartacus looked at them with frowning brows. Did they look down on the Roman army so much?

"Everyone, we cannot underestimate the Roman army. Now they have faced us squarely. If we are not careful, we may lose the war. I think we should lead the army northward, through the Alps, and then return to their respective homes. ."

Spartacus said ~www.novelmt.com~ Come on, Spartacus, you are scared by Rome, right? Do you know how many slaves there are in Rome? At least several million! They are all our soldiers, and we will become stronger as we fight, just like last year. "

Kress said.

"At the beginning, Kurius and I followed Li Wei on an expedition to the east. At that time we encountered an army of 300,000 capitals, and then we easily defeated them."

Spartacus said with a complicated expression.

His feelings for Li Wei are very complicated. On the one hand, he can be proud of participating in that epic battle. On the other hand, he hates Li Wei very much. He pushed himself to this point.

"What **** is the first person in Rome, isn't he now forced to be in Dragon City by the Romans? If I say, we will kill him directly. You don't have to be afraid if you kill him.

Kress said.

In fact, Spartacus was also very emotional, but soon he shook his head.

"Dragon City has a large number of guards, and it is not easy to win with the help of Capuya. The most important thing for us is how to deal with the four legions of Rome, not against Dragon City."

Spartacus said.

"I still insist on my opinion."

Kress said.

Seeing Kress so persistent, Spartacus was very helpless.

"Then everyone is free to choose. If you are willing to follow me, we will go to the Alps, and I will take everyone home."

Spartacus said.

Come back home?

Hearing this word, many people fell into endless thoughts.

What a beautiful vocabulary, but unfortunately it is a kind of extravagant hope for them.

"I am willing to follow you."

Ixion said first.

"I am willing too."

Onomamus said.