He threw the bloody robe down the stage, and the excited civilians rushed up to grab it, but the fragile robe could not withstand the frantic tearing of the civilians, and soon split into many pieces. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The civilians who had received Caesar's favor hugged the fragments of their robes and wept bitterly in their arms, and then, the emotions of revenge against the perpetrators reached a high level, and the civilians rushed to the steps of the Senate with the slogan of killing Brutus, killing Cassius. And guess what's next? ”

Crane returned from Anthony's lecture and excitedly recounted what he had seen in front of the Senate.

Octavian smiled and asked—

"What's next?"

"Brutus and Cassius, escorted by the hired thugs, fled into the Senate and escaped through the back door from the square where the civilians gathered."

After Klein finished speaking, everyone in the audience burst into hearty laughter, laughing at Brutus's funny behavior. Octavian and Apis smiled silently. Then Octavian continued-

"Appis, I think we should move sooner, Anthony will definitely receive the news that his men have been dealt with by your veterans, and when the time comes, he will definitely suspect that Calpunia is secretly hiding Caesar's suicide note. So, we have to do it as soon as possible, and my idea is to send more people tonight to protect Calpurnia. Tomorrow morning, the suicide note will be announced at the citizens' assembly. ”

"That's what I thought, too."

Appis replied respectfully. Although Octavian needed himself at the moment, and in terms of age, he was still a child. But after all, he was now serving Caesar's heir, and Apis was humbled. Of course, as Octavian said to Octavia, everyone has desires, but some people are good at hiding and some are not, and Apis knows that his power is still very small.

……

"Cicero, well, Cicero don't get involved in this matter yet, there is no evidence that Caesar's assassination has anything to do with him, he is an outsider at all, my relationship with him is not known to all Romans, in fact, except for my wife Tertila and her mother Seville, no one else knows about it, our investments in various cities along the Inland Sea are separated, and the names have been changed to other people's names, and no one knows about this matter. So Antony probably didn't know my relationship with Cicero at this time, at this time, Cicero became a good eyeliner for me, because whether it was the people of the Senate, the people of Brutus, or Antony, or even Octavian, they would try to find him to learn more about the inside story, Cicero would become a transit point for all intelligence, and the information in his hands would explode, and what I needed was for this to happen. And if anyone knows that Cicero and I have an alliance of interests, then he will get very little information. ”

The sun was setting over the horizon, and after dealing with the day's affairs, Apis sat in his room and had a long talk with Crane, all the plans, only Crane, a fellow gladiator, participated in and knew about the whole process, including his wife Tertila, Apis concealed some things.

"So, when you made an alliance with Cicero, you thought about what you might encounter today?"

Crane asked, frowning.

"I don't think I'd have thought about it so long ago, after all, I'm not sure if Caesar would have been assassinated. The scenario encountered today is more of a coincidence. ”

Appis admittedly confessed. It is true that at the beginning, I only considered the situation in Roman politics after Caesar's assassination, but it is actually some accident that it has evolved into today's situation. Because as long as Cicero had a little involvement in the assassination, then all the efforts he had made before would actually be in vain, but fortunately, Cicero retreated and avoided this turmoil very well.

"Then do you want to tell Cicero now, let him stabilize for a while, and don't come forward to interfere with this matter?"

Klein asked.

"No, on the contrary, I would write to Cicero and ask him to come forward and be involved in the aftermath of this matter. The assassination of Caesar was a tragic event, a tragedy, a tragedy that made the people cry bitterly and indignant, but at the same time, it was also a thing that could make a big fuss. In the current Roman Senate, Marcellus was convicted as the mastermind of Caesar's murder, and Cicero became the central figure of the Senate, a highly respected figure, and even he represented the current Senate. At this time, Cicero needed a speech and a performance to win the hearts of the Roman people and the support and appreciation of the Roman people. We have all seen Antony's speech in front of the Senate, and whenever it comes to the preservation of Caesar, the populace will enthusiastically support it. Cicero himself was not involved in the murder of Caesar, which was a very good opportunity for him to give a speech to attack the assassins who murdered Caesar and preserve Caesar's glory. Moreover, with Cicero's eloquence, he could easily win the love of the people, and Cicero would become the focus of all forces. In this way, it is more in line with our expectations. Of course, our dealings with him will have to be more secretive in the future, because all eyes of the Senate will be on him. ”

Appis said thoughtfully.

All politics is nothing more than a performance, making exaggerated movements on the stage, while the audience below is watching, believing, and even involuntarily participating in it. This is the politics of Rome, just as Caesar had said before and to himself, Appis sighed.

"But have you ever considered whether Cicero would rebel against us if he received a lot of attention and bribed him with more money?"

Klein is still a little worried, over the years, following Appis, he has also seen many sinister things in people's hearts.

"My brother, there are some things that cannot be absolutely guaranteed that they will not happen, except for reason to prevent it, and sometimes, it depends on the friendship and trust between people. My dealings with Cicero have not deceived him in any way, I have been sincere for many years, and I believe in him as a person, but if in the end he wants to betray me, betray the alliance and friendship between us, then I am also powerless, there are some things in this world that are unpredictable, and cannot be judged and treated with reason. ”

Facing Klein's concern, Appis sighed.