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Pilate didn't want to waste any more time on this. As the highest administrative and military governor here, as well as a big shot with judicial power, he still had a lot of things to do, so he didn't want to ask any more questions about such a Jew.

So he turned to the priest and asked, "Where is your master?"

The priest said in awe: "He is waiting outside the door for your notarized judgment."

Pilate asked Jesus one last question before walking out the door: "Do you think you are the king of Israel?"

Jesus replied: "You say I am a king, then I am a man of Israel, and for this reason I have come into the world to bear witness to the truth!"

Pilate smiled and said, "Then what is the truth?"

After saying this, he left Jesus and walked out of the door.

At this time, many Jewish nobles from Jerusalem, headed by the chief priests, gathered outside the gate. They were eagerly hoping that their Roman governor, Pilate, would decisively execute the shepherd who claimed to be the Messiah.

Pilate's fat figure appeared in front of everyone, and the square immediately became quiet. Everyone closed their mouths and prepared to listen to Pilate's speech.

Pilate looked at the people in front of him and said loudly: "I can't find any crime in this man named Jesus. He is a law-abiding citizen. You Jews have made a request to me, so that I can do it every year after Passover."

If I unconditionally release a Jew, then this year I want to release this Jew named Jesus. Do you agree?"

As soon as Pilate finished speaking, everyone shouted excitedly: "We don't want to release this madman and liar. Let's release Babiba. We would rather have this robber!"

Faced with such a call, Pilate seemed a little at a loss. He could not rely on his own authority when facing these Jewish nobles, because he knew that abuse of authority would lead to disaster. His last term was assassinated by a Jew.

Just because he was too arrogant and oppressed the Jews.

Pilate waved his hand to silence everyone and continued: "Roman law does not prohibit anyone from spreading doctrine. Besides, this Jesus is very law-abiding, and I have no right to arrest him."

The chief priests roared: "He is blaspheming our gods and committing a crime. Catch him and execute him, otherwise the anger will ignite the entire Jerusalem."

Seeing everyone's unanimous request, Pilate had to change his original idea, and he had to order Jesus to be taken into prison.

But in the days that followed, letters requesting the execution of Jesus flew into his office like a snowstorm, and the even more disturbing news was that a large number of people from the entire Judean province were flocking to Jerusalem, and they were all followers of Jesus.

They vowed to rescue their master.

Pilate was deeply conflicted between killing and not killing.

In the evening, Pilate had no appetite at all when facing a large table of sumptuous dishes, and just kept drinking the sweet wine brought from Sicily.

At this moment, a Roman legion centurion appeared in front of Pilate. As soon as Pilate saw this man, he stood up immediately. He knew this man.

This centurion was once Caesar's personal attendant, Octavian's think tank, and an important figure who once influenced the fate of Rome. This man was Yang Rui.

Yang Rui walked up to Pilate with a smile and asked: "Tell me quickly. What makes you have such a lack of appetite."

Pilate sighed and said: "He is a man who claims to be the Messiah. He teaches Jesus and is a law-abiding Roman citizen. Although the doctrine he preaches conflicts with Judaism. But I have no reason to deal with such a person. Rome is very strict about the law."

and notarized.”

Yang Rui stood opposite Pilate and poured himself a glass of wine. After taking a deep sip, he said: "Don't say these polite words to me. Tell me what you really think."

Pilate smiled and said, "I can hide nothing from you."

Afterwards, Pilate continued: "I can execute Jesus, but that may provoke a civil uprising. But if I don't execute Jesus, it will also offend all the Jewish nobles. Then the tax revenue of the Judean province will drop significantly. I will not accept the consequences of this."

Can not afford."

Yang Rui nodded and said with a smile: "I'm glad you can be honest with me, so I'll tell you what I think."

Pilate quickly poured more wine for Yang Rui and said with a smile: "Please tell me, I really need reasonable advice now."

Yang Rui suddenly asked: "Are you afraid of war?"

Pilate shook his head and said: "Of course I am not afraid. I am a general of the Gallic Legion. I have fought bloody battles in Gaul and Egypt. Octavian once personally awarded me a medal."

"That's good!" Yang Rui nodded and said: "The civil uprising is not terrible. You have a sufficient number of Roman legions in your hands. For these people who only have hoes and sickles, Roman daggers and shields are the most powerful response. You

Do you understand me?"

Pilate nodded and did not reply immediately, but looked forward to Yang Rui's continued guidance.

Yang Rui continued: "But you can't treat the nobles of Jerusalem like that. Of course you can kill them all, but all the Jewish industry and wealth are retained in Rome. If you kill them, you will get one penny in taxes."

You can't get it either. Without tax revenue, the province of Judea will fall and the people will rebel. But by then, what will the Roman Emperor think of you?"

These words made Pilate break into a cold sweat. Yang Rui continued: "Your political achievements have made the Roman emperor very unhappy. If you condone all this and anger the Jewish nobles, your political career will also be ruined."

The end. I think you already know how to choose."

Pilate threw his wine glass on the table and said, "Then I must execute Jesus."

Yang Rui nodded and said, "Yes, Jesus must die so that you can keep your official position. However, in order to maintain your image among the people, you must do something appropriate before executing Jesus."

Pilate said, "What are you doing?"

Yang Rui said: "You want the people to think that you have no choice but to be forced by the nobles. Transfer the conflict to the people and the nobles. That way, even if you do something, you will not be blamed for it."

Pilate strode up to Yang Rui, took his hand and said, "Thank you for your teaching. I know what to do."

Yang Rui also stood up and stared at Pilate seriously and said: "Never use hanging or beheading. Short-term pain cannot satisfy everyone, and short-term pain is easily forgotten. Only long-term torture can satisfy everyone."

It will be remembered deeply by everyone.”

Hearing this, Pilate was surprised and said: "You mean to use..."

Yang Rui nodded and interrupted Pilate and said, "I'm glad you understand what I mean."

It was late at night, and Jesus was locked in a dark separate cell in the deepest part of the prison cell of the Governor's Palace. A figure flashed outside the railing, and Yang Rui appeared in front of him.

Jesus stood up from the haystack, knelt on the ground and said, "Father, what instruction do you have?"

Yang Rui asked: "Your time is coming, are you ready?"

Jesus was silent for a moment and said: "I am ready, but..."

Yang Rui said: "Are you just still thinking about Magdalene and the unborn child?"

Jesus nodded and said, "Yes."

Yang Rui said: "You don't have to worry about this. I know that although people like Peter are spying on your status after death, they will do their best to protect Magdalene and that child. But what I asked them to do is to commemorate

Your credit."

Jesus said: "Why do those who believe in me still think like this?"

Yang Rui said: "Because they are human beings, they will have weaknesses, otherwise you would not be betrayed and appear here. Only your death can wake up the world! You will be buried for this, you are not afraid

?"

Jesus shook his head and said, "Don't be afraid. If Heavenly Father wants me to do this, then I will do it, because I know where I will go in the future, and I am looking forward to it all happening."

Yang Rui sighed and said, "Maybe it's my fault for cruelly letting you peek into the truth."

Jesus asked, “Father, what do you mean by this?”

Yang Rui waved his hand and said, "It's not important."

After saying that, he continued: "Tomorrow you are going to accept the most cruel torture in the world, Jesus, are you ready?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!