"Dear Lepida, we don't have much time, so hurry up your march, for Antony's reserves are about to rule Rome. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBrutus was just an ignorant Assassin who would not be able to face the raging Roman populace even if he were prepared, and Antony would take advantage of the situation to take most of the power in Rome. Even if Octavian had the right to inherit Caesar's estate, he could not do anything about Antony without the support of the army. And Lepida, my friend, you should know what will happen to Rome if Antony rules Rome. Therefore, please be sure to speed up the march of the legions, the light troops and cavalry arrive first, and the baggage and heavy infantry can not arrive at the same time, as long as we help Octavian to stabilize the situation and form a three-headed trend, we will have the hope and possibility of ruling Rome in the future, and if we do not help Octavian to inherit the inheritance, the situation will soon be controlled by Antony, and we will not be able to compete with Antony on our own. ”

Appis's secret letter was carried by Sekras, who ran overnight to the Lepida Legion, which was arriving from Spain. In Appis's view, now is the most dangerous time for Rome, but also the time when he has the best chance. Octavian was Caesar's legitimate heir, but Caesar died too hastily and did not leave him a legion, without the support of an army, all rights would be unstable, and only by helping Octavian against Antony could the current situation in Rome be stabilized. Then, when the army of Lebida was overwhelmed, Rome formed a three-legged situation, and then negotiated with Antony, and the last three heads could be formed.

"Tertira, my wife, are you ready to follow me now? Caesar has been assassinated, Rome is in chaos, your brother Brutus will give a speech tomorrow in front of the Senate, but I think that is self-defeating, the civilians of Rome are already angry, they will not care about Brutus's so-called republican, democratic. They only know how much benefit and benefit Caesar has brought them, and if it is not well controlled, the angry masses will even rush to the stage and tear Brutus to pieces. Anthony will be there, and I don't know how he will inspire the people. In short, the family is in tatters. Seville, your mother may not be in danger, because there is no direct evidence that she was involved in the assassination of Caesar. Moreover, the people of the Senate will protect her, which is not a big problem. But you have to choose, my dear, whether to follow me to Octavian's house and join this war, or to stay with your mother and escape the chaos of this moment. ”

Apis did not let Tertila know about the letter urging Lepida, and it was only after Seklas had left that Apis approached Tertila and asked her for her opinion and position in the dispute. However, to Appis's relief, Tertila decided to take his side without much thought.

When he walked out the door, a "heavily armed" escort led by Klein was already standing in the courtyard, ready to go. In less than a week, Apis and Rabbi Ainus had assembled this team, a total of five hundred men, all veterans of the Ninth and Tenth Legions who remained in Rome, but their equipment was no longer the unified chain mail and large square shield of the legion, but a miscellaneous miscellaneous piece of broken copper and iron that they had improvised together, yes, willow shields, Celtic long swords, round helmets, short javelins, in short, all kinds of weapons, they were not like a convoy, more like hooligans who came out of the ruffian gang, but their combat effectiveness was there.

"Mother, is the suicide note safe?"

When the ruffian brigade led by Apis walked into Octavian's house, Octavian smiled knowingly and immediately asked Adia behind him to announce Caesar's suicide note.

"It's safe, but the suicide note must be read by Calpurnia. Because, only she has the right to read this will in public. ”

Atia said calmly. Apis lamented that Octavian and his mother were such calm people. If you make a wrong step at this moment, you may face endless prison or painful torture for the rest of your life, but now, they are still so calm.

"Calpurnia...... I'm worried she's going to be in trouble. ”

Appis feigned ignorance and said worriedly.

"No, I know what you're worried about, Appis, but Anthony doesn't dare to do anything with her, and Kalpurnia is safe until the suicide note is published."

Octavian said confidently.

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"Citizens of Rome, Caesar was not a virtuous monarch, and he single-handedly destroyed the foundations of the Republic. Rome, freed from the hands of the tyrant, can no longer fall into the hands of the tyrant, Caesar has too much power, the senate has become an empty shell, and the republic has become an illusion. I, and Cassius, and Marcellus eradicated for Rome the tyrants who tried to claim the throne......"

"your republic! Go to your noble ideals! You are an executioner, the culprit of Caesar's assassination! ”

"Pull him down, tear his robes, gouge out his eyes!"

The next day, Brutus and Antony's speeches in the Civic Square were exactly what Appis had guessed, and the emaciated and melancholy Brutus walked up to the podium tremblingly and spoke publicly to the dense crowd of Roman citizens, talking about the republic and ideals, only to be reproached by the angry populace. The plebeians of Rome only knew that during the years of Caesar's reign, they had a new job, food, and a salary. And Brutus, the ignorant son of Kwawa, assassinated their leader in a dark corner. The people did not care whether Caesar was a dictatorship or a democracy, they remembered the supreme glory that Caesar brought to Rome when he conquered foreign nations, and the rich spoils of war he brought to them. That's enough.

Brutus's speech was interrupted for a while, and the angry crowd poured into the podium like a tidal wave, and if it weren't for Brutus's hiring of a large number of thugs in advance, the atmosphere would have been unstoppable. Anthony, on the other hand, stood aside and watched the scene in front of him coldly. and ordered the soldiers around him to secretly go down and get a special "prop".

"Citizens, citizens and freemen of Rome, now, be quiet and listen to me."

Then, in the midst of the anger of the civilians, Anthony stood on the podium, raised his right hand, and motioned for the citizens below to be quiet, he had something to say.

As Caesar's staff and comrade, the public had a much better impression of Anthony than Brutus. At least, Anthony had wanted to protect Caesar at the time of his assassination. That alone was enough for Anthony to win the hearts and minds of the people.

As soon as Antony came to power, the eyes of the crowd focused on Caesar's most likely heir, while Brutus stepped down with great interest, hiding in a corner and watching what was happening in front of him.