Octavian's accusations eventually worked, and many of Caesar's veterans began to run the streets to spread the word about Appis's "evil deeds." The www.biquge.info knights who had received Caesar's favor also began to gather and take action, forming various gangs and organizations to crusade against Appis. But the effect is not very significant, in fact, many commoners only care about whether they have more or less bread and cream at home every day, and are not sensitive to too high political ideals, Apis for the Roman people, only gave a few months of siege, but he gave land, so the lowest civilians are very indifferent to the storm that is blowing, and they don't care. It turns out that the so-called political enthusiasm is built on the need for food and clothing.

Despite this, the news quickly spread throughout Italy, even a week later to Brindisi and Syracuse. This was very bad for Apis.

……

"Have you heard the rumors that are spreading all over Italy?"

In the administrative residence of Lugdunum, the capital of Gaul, Crassus the Younger paced into Appis's room. Apis was sitting in his seat, replying to the unfinished public documents, and the slaves around him were quite skilled in taking the manuscripts approved by their masters, and sorting them together. Obviously, everyone was not sensitive to the Legion General who suddenly broke in in front of them......

"Well, you're saying they accuse me of uniting with Pompey's old party and besieging Rome?"

Glancing at little Crassus, who had hurriedly entered the room, Apis asked back lightly.

"Is there anything more important than this now?"

Little Crassus obviously couldn't understand Appis's current casual and indifferent attitude. He continued to bury his head in the reply as he spoke to little Crassus.

"No, no."

Appis replied lightly.

"Then you can still sit here, so leisurely and comfortable?"

Little Crassus saw Appis with a relaxed face, and he was really anxious for him. And Appis sat on the circle chair so calmly, and after reviewing the copy at hand, he slowly raised his head and motioned to the slaves and attendants around him to go down first, he had something to talk to little Crassus alone.

"Don't be overly concerned, my friend, since the day I sent someone to Wintus, the Rhode Island Union, I expected this to be the scene today. I just didn't expect it to come a little faster, originally I planned to let Wintus train a fleet for me for a little more time, but now it seems that this task is up to me. ”

Appis smiled and put his hand on little Crassus's shoulder. Tell him it's not that serious. Commodus is like a lost beast, in the past, he plotted to frame himself, and now, after the maturity, Apis has set a trap and plotted against him. As the battle was meant to be, the most familiar allies were also in danger of betraying and plotting against themselves.

"Are you ready to let Bunodius do it? Our men may not be far from taking control of an entire fleet. ”

Little Crassus quieted down, he knew that Apis had already begun to act, and they had secretly discussed this plan together for three days and three nights before finally choosing a person to contact Wintus. Before Bunodius was dispatched, all of the espionage work plans, including the pre-additional crew, had already been prepared. This work was done simultaneously with the Italian War. It should be said that Appis suffered a lot in the battle of the fall of Marseille before he made up his mind to attach so much importance to espionage.

"If we succeed, we can control as much as we can, and the remaining seafarers who are unwilling to obey my command and transfer are our enemies. I estimate that most people will give in, and only a few veterans who followed Pompey in the past may not give in easily. And these people can only be eradicated. ”

Facing little Crassus, Apis said calmly.

……

Two weeks later, a mob of masked faces walked through the bustling streets of Rome, bloody heads in their hands, and the surrounding people fled in terror from the unclean scene. In the eyes of the Roman people, the masked thugs seemed to be evil spirits. Eventually, the mob went to the market square, tied the bloody head with hemp rope, and hung it on a wooden pole in the market square, where it was originally a small platform made of wooden planks for the auction of slaves.

At this moment, more and more citizens gathered. The security team also rushed over from afar.

But then, what the thugs said, shocked everyone.

"See, this is the head of the great pirate Wintus, who the great and wise Apis made us to do. If Apis was an insider, then how could he collude with Pompey's remnants? Do not believe the rumors of people with ulterior motives, which will falsify the facts and blind you. If you still don't believe me, in a few days, Apis will take his fleet and wipe out the remnants of Commodus. Facts speak louder than words, citizens of Rome, keep your eyes open. ”

The leading thug ripped off the rag covering his face with one hand and said loudly. Such explosive news caused a commotion in the crowd. In just a few weeks, things took a dramatic turn. After a moment of accusations and accusations by the Senate against Apis, almost the whole of Italy was filled with the sound of a crusade against Apis, and in just two weeks, things took a striking turn. Appis actually killed Wintus! All conspiracy theories about Apis, then, are self-defeating...... Moreover, a bloody human head completely whitewashed Appis, even if he united with the pirates, he did so without knowing it, and when he heard that Commodus was Euventus, Apis immediately sent someone to kill Apis, which is enough to explain Apis's position. Kill three birds with one stone.

By the time the security team arrived, the "thugs" had already left. And in the face of the excited crowd, no one from the security patrol dared to take the bloody head.

When the news reached the Roman magistrate's residence, even Octavian, who had always been calm and calm, was shocked. Young Octavian's face was pale, and the speed with which things were moving was beyond his expectations. Originally, Octavian thought that this turmoil would last for a while, and that he could just use public opinion to attack the fleet of Wintus and regain control of the sea in the Western Mediterranean, but now, before the follow-up plan was completed, Wintus died very unexpectedly.

Could it be that someone has long wanted to put Wentus to death? And then take advantage of this incident to curry favor with Appis? Or did his men betray him? Or maybe the one who died wasn't Wintus? A series of questions flooded into Octavian's mind, but the young heir could not sort it out for a while. I only knew that another round of public opinion attacks ended in failure again......