Chapter 104 fascist cane

In the second half of the 6th century BC, the ruler of Rome was Tarquin.Tarquin is very authoritarian and dictatorial, and the individual dominates everything.However, he is very afraid of others using conspiracy methods against him.Therefore, he became suspicious and jealous, and used cruel methods against people he disliked.He likes to use force, attack everywhere, and make a lot of construction, decorate palaces, and build cities. Tarquin once executed one of the richest nobles in Rome and his eldest son, leaving only his youngest son, Lu Qi.When Lu Qi grows up, he learns that Tarquin is the enemy who killed his father and brother, and he is determined to take revenge.He pretended to be a fool and waited for his opportunity.Tarquin was convinced of this, so he didn't take him seriously.

Once, Tarquin's son relied on his power to seriously insult one of the most honorable women in Rome in public, which aroused public outrage.People have long hated the domineering and cruelty of the Tarquin family, and finally took up arms and began to resist.When Lu Qi saw that the time had come, he stopped pretending to be stupid and called on the people to overthrow Tarquin's brutal dictatorship.Everyone unanimously elected Lu Qi as the leader.The People's Assembly decided to deprive Tarquin of his power and expel his family from Rome. After the Romans drove out Tarquin, they decided not to establish a new king.The People's Congress solemnly declared that personal autocracy should be punished with death.They elected two men to reign in place of the king, at first called the military governors, and later called the consuls.This position is unpaid, but highly honorable.The Romans even used their names as chronological titles.

The consul has 12 guards.On the shoulders of the bodyguard is a bunch of wooden sticks, with an ax stuck in the middle, which symbolizes the power of the highest official in the country.This bundle of rods is called "fascist".The consul was the ruler and judge of Rome in peacetime, and the commander of the Roman army in wartime.But their powers were limited: the two consuls were equal, and one could issue orders to dismiss the other at any time.The consul is in power for one year, and then becomes an ordinary citizen again; if the people have different opinions on the consul, they can raise it at the people's assembly.In addition, there is the Senate, composed of 300 retired consuls and clan elders, who manages the country's finances, diplomacy and occupied areas, approves all laws, and elects public officials.The consuls and members of the Senate are all elected from among the nobility.Thus Rome became a republic ruled by an aristocracy.One of the first consuls of the Republic was Lu Qi who made great contributions to the overthrow of Tarquin's dictatorship.

After Tarquin was expelled from Rome, he did not give up, and kept trying to regain the lost power.He secretly contacted and incited some noble youths to oppose the Republic.But the conspiracy was quickly revealed, and the noble youths who participated in the rebellion were arrested.Among this group of noble youths, there were two sons of Lu Qi and two nephews of another consul. "These people have committed serious crimes against the Republic," Lu Qi said solemnly at the sentencing meeting, "they should be sentenced to death with 'fascism'." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand resolutely to the guards standing aside.

Immediately the guards unfastened the bundle of sticks from their shoulders - "Fascist", beat the sinners in front of them until they were ripped apart, then pulled them to kneel on the ground, drew the ax from "Fascist", and chopped down their heads.Lu Qi sat there quietly, watching everything in front of him with a calm expression.