"Do you think Caesar's wishes are not so?"

"Yes, Caesar's world should not be like this. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOctavian, that ignorant furry boy didn't understand the so-called peace of Rome. Peace is based on conquest by force, and all diplomacy is weak in the face of mighty force. The Rome that Caesar wanted was a vast empire, where every corner of the Mediterranean should be filled with Roman civilization, and the Tiber River should not be the only prosperous port. Collins, Marseille, New Carthage, Cyrene, Alexandria, should all be rich and busy harbors, Roman citizens should be spread throughout the world, and the wealth of the eastern and western shores of the Mediterranean would flow into the center of the empire, which was Caesar's dream. That's not what Octavian's hairy boy could do. And Caesar gave him everything? ”

In the heart of the Germanic forest, Appis, the commander of the Northern Army, is fighting the barbarians, while in the south, in Alexandria, Egypt, which is still warm and sunny in winter, Antony is enjoying a leisurely life in a luxurious dormitory. He turned his head and poured out his grievances and grievances to his lover Cleopatra.

"You are dissatisfied with Caesar giving the heir seat to Octavian?"

"Of course I'm not satisfied! For many years, when I was twenty-three years old, I began to follow Caesar, and fought all my life, fighting in the north and south, in Gaul, in order to protect him, I was hit by several arrows, but fortunately, the conditions in Gaul at that time were not bad, so I was relieved and allowed to heal. I did things for him, both light and dark, without complaint, and after Labienus betrayed Caesar, no one was able to reach my position, and Caesar almost put the legion in my hands. A three-year-old child thinks with his ass, and he should know that Caesar should and must pass on the heir to me. However, he didn't even see my name on the suicide note, and even that bastard Brutus could become the second heir, but I didn't say a word! Someone must have tampered with the suicide note! But now it doesn't matter. And you, too, you should be resentful of having gained nothing, shouldn't you? Queen of Egypt, my little lover, don't you resent Caesar? I remember that the suicide note didn't mention you in the same word. ”

Anthony sat on the sun lounger and said sullenly.

"Yes. I'm going through the same thing as you, Anthony. Caesar's suicide note made no mention of my existence, and he gave me the most beautiful garden in all of Rome, but he did not leave me with a single name. What is my son Caesarion? Bastard? Anthony, we are all poor people who have been hurt and abandoned. What Caesar left us with is something we can only fight for. Fortunately, we ourselves are the best capital, and now you have the richest land and the most powerful army in all of Rome. We can go to the West and reclaim our share of power. ”

Cleopatra sat across from Antony and said elegantly. The warm winter sun shone on her, and the queen's eyes narrowed with charm.

"No, there is no need, my queen."

Anthony replied with a sly smile.

"Why? Don't you want to retake Rome? ”

"Yes. But there is no need to wear hard with Octavian. That stunned young man and I shared the world equally, and he chose the West. However, what is the West? A barren place, Italy's towns had been depleted by a few years of civil war, with a pitiful population, taxes, and ruined villages, what other city had decent trade than Rome? Spain was even more difficult to rule, with one of the most difficult tribes to govern in the People's Republic. They ostensibly submitted to Rome, but in fact they were constantly thinking about rebelling against Rome. Taxation and trade were not well developed, the land was not fertile, and only a few mines allowed Rome to obtain a stable income. But for this, Rome had to have two legions there permanently, and the gains outweighed the losses. The only thing Octavian could do was Africa. Law and order there is relatively stable, and food production and trade are relatively prosperous. It can be said that although Octavian occupied Rome, the west was full of contradictions, and he had to spend a lot of money and energy to manage this mess. What's more, our little god of war, Appis, is still in the north, and although he is not strong, he is still strong enough to threaten Octavian. Octavian would not be so stupid as to have trouble before we go to war, so before I go to war with Octavian, he will have to fight hard against the forces of Apis. With a complex domestic power, withering villages and towns, and internal and external difficulties, we waited for Octavian to slowly drain his possessions until the young boy was exhausted. At that time, we will conquer the whole of Italy. I suspect that this process will not be very long, at most two years, and Octavian will be exhausted by his original choice. ”

Sitting on the elegant garden balcony of Alexander's bedchamber, Anthony confided in his hidden thoughts. That's why Anthony hasn't been a Stavian for months. Cleopatra knew that war was the last resort, and Antony was also a Roman, so he was unwilling to take the initiative to start this civil war in the face of infamy.

However, in Cleopatra's mind, she still had concerns, she had met Octavian, and it was an eerie character who could not be underestimated even at a young age. The young Octavian, though frail and sickly, was ruthless in his methods, and the queen of Egypt was vaguely worried that if Octavian finally defeated Apis and captured Gaul and Britain, the strength of the entire west would not be the same as it is now. At that time, Octavian's ability was enough to become Antony's real opponent.

"Antony, have you ever thought that if Octavian had achieved a quick victory over Appis, then he would have been exactly like Caesar in the past, holding a large part of Italy and Gaul? Enough to threaten your rule. ”

Cleopatra asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no. You don't know the strength of both of them. Apis is not as vulnerable as you think, in fact, his prestige in the legions, his command ability, are among the best generals in the Roman world, but unfortunately he has no family background, so he climbs very slowly. Octavian was Caesar's nephew, Brutus was the son of Seville, and I, Mark Antony, had been fighting with Caesar since I was young and became Caesar's cavalry commander. But Apis did not have these foundations, so he could only be Apis. If it weren't for the fact that he later married Seville's daughter Tertila, I'm afraid that Apis would still be an ordinary Roman knight by now. ”

Anthony said with a faint smile.