"Go down, take the money, go to the market and hire a team of thugs, and settle them in the back house of the villa. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"You're secretly hiring thugs from all of us? Who are you going to deal with? My brother? ”

Octavian's conversation with his personal slave was heard by Octavia, who had inadvertently intruded, and the innocent Octavia did not shy away from it, directly questioning his brother's actions.

"I didn't deal with anyone, I was just thinking about my own safety."

Octavian turned and replied with a calm face. At the same time, he ordered his servants to go down first and do as he had just been told.

"Your safety? Isn't our safety guaranteed by Appis? Isn't it enough that you pay them double their salaries? Don't you believe in Appis? ”

Octavia asked in surprise.

"My sister, it's not that I don't believe in Appis, it's just that Apis already knows that I am Caesar's heir, and in the face of a huge inheritance, I dare not guarantee that Apis will not be tempted in the future. Everyone has a desire for wealth, and Apis may be upright now, but no one can guarantee that he will act against me in the course of time. ”

Octavian said with such a calm face. There was not a trace of emotion on the fair face. This couldn't help but make Octavia feel a little cold and terrifying. All the cooperation, talking, and trust on the surface can be fake. In the struggle for power and profit, everyone wears a mask of hypocrisy, always allowing you to peel back one layer and leave another. Finally chills your heart. However, it was impossible for Octavia to tell Appis about it, with his brother on one side and his lover on the other. Who to help? Dilemma. Coupled with the fact that Apis and Octavian were now allies, if this matter was told to Apis, it would be tantamount to increasing the suspicion between the two of them. Octavia knew she would never do such a thing.

……

Caesar's suicide note was already in Octavian's hands, waiting for Calpenia to stand up and read it. Expecting that Anthony would send someone to spy on Calpurnia, Appis sent men in advance to remove Antony's eyeliner around Caesar's mansion. This is a silent struggle that takes place in the shadows. But it is more dangerous than the attack on the battlefield. Whether the suicide note can be made public smoothly is related to the future of Rome.

At the moment, Anthony was busy performing in front of Brutus in public.

"Citizens of Rome, listen to me. Julius Caesar has died, and we are not gathered here today to overthrow the Senate, after all, Caesar has always maintained this state institution during his lifetime, and the building behind me is not only a meeting place for the 'fathers' of our fatherland, it is actually the place where the spirit of the Roman Republic lies. In fact, Caesar never thought of overthrowing it in his life. If he wishes, if he really wants to be emperor, with his power and power, he can ban this institution at any time, and yet, who among you has seen him do so? So, the accusation that Brutus had just gone to Caesar was in fact baseless, like a desperate beast struggling desperately to prove that it was a wicked man and not a virtuous man that he had bitten to death. ”

Anthony got up to speak after Brutus stepped down, however, the conversation was initially unexpected. Because Anthony changed his mind on the spot, he didn't fulfill their private promise. Frightened, Brutus looked at Anthony in despair, hoping that he would stop agitating the mob. However, Anthony seems to have been prepared.

After the mood of the people was ignited, he continued-

"Or some of us would like to say that Caesar only superficially defended the Senate and defended the republic, but his actions actually trampled on the foundations of the republic. He wanted to be king, he wanted to rule Rome alone. Oh yes, someone must have said that. That's what the guy who just took the stage to speak. So, have you ever seen Caesar king? I have presented him with a crown three times, but did Caesar accept it? ”

"Nope!"

The crowd in the audience began to respond restlessly.

"Yes, no, not once! Again, then, I tell you, it was not a superficial act, and his rejection of the crown was not a false act, but in Caesar's heart, he never had such thoughts. If he really wanted to abolish the Senate and make it a nullification, then why did none of his murderers remove him from office during his lifetime? Marcellus, Cassius, Brutus, Tullius, look, these people are even the remnants of Pompey, Caesar's sworn enemies in the Senate! But did Caesar remove them from office during the dictatorship? No! On the contrary, Caesar retained their position and power in the Senate, allowing them to enter and leave the sacred temple of the Senate freely again. Because, in his life, what Caesar wanted to change was not the republic of Rome, but to change Rome, to drive out those corrupt internal affairs, to drive out the control of Rome by those corrupt nobles, and to exploit the common people in Rome. Yes, that's all. But what have we so-called republicans done? Behold, these are the same people who were forgiven by Caesar, who were left in the Senate by Caesar as a father, and who assassinated him today......"

Anthony gave an impassioned speech on stage, and his speech was almost interrupted as the angry crowd stormed the wall of Brutus' hired man again and again. Anthony took advantage of the situation to fan the flames of agitation, creating a wave of civilian riots. Brutus hid behind the stone pillars of the Senate and watched in horror. He even looked at Anthony in horror, hoping that he would not say any more, but Anthony turned back, looked at him contemptuously, and went on to speak to the angry crowd of-

"Citizens, free people, be quiet, and calm your anger. The insurrection will not solve the problem, nor will it remove the anger in our hearts by tearing apart the Brutus, and we are gathered here today in memory of our great leader. Not to punish these historical sinners. ”

Antony raised his right hand to signal the people to be quiet, and asked the Roman civilians to be reasonable, however, this was also one of his routines, before inciting a riot, it was necessary to suppress the anger of the common people again and again, and wait until the final gap was created, when all the anger was released together, to achieve the greatest effect. The same is true of the speech when leading a legion. Antony still has a means in this regard, and Brutus threatened Antony after the assassination of Caesar, and this time, the "playboy" of the city of Rome is going to show Brutus a group of colors. Let them know that even if they don't have a legion in their hands, they can easily crush you ants through the power of public opinion.

"What the hell is he trying to do?"

Antony's flickering speech confused Brutus, Cassius, and Marcellus, and Cassius leaned over and asked Brutus nervously. They didn't understand the purpose of Anthony's speech, and if he wanted to unite himself, then Anthony shouldn't have said such-for-tat. But if he wants to eradicate himself, then just now, there is absolutely no need for him to control the emotions of the civilian population. Those mobs could rush up at any moment to disrupt the scene and tear apart these people on the steps. And Anthony stopped them again and again, why is that?

"I don't know, but whatever happens next, let Kventus bring someone to pick us up. We've got to get out of here. I felt danger looming. ”

Brutus spoke to Cassius, and told him to bring Kventus with his escort at once. The situation is changing subtly.

"Caesar, the Caesar we admire, yes, he brought life to Rome, he allowed Roman civilization to spread to all corners of the world, he brought slaves out of the manor workshops, so that we had more work and a more prosperous life. Brutus was even his most important candidate, and he intended to involve Brutus in his political life. However, it all ended before it could happen. Brutus, Cassius, yes, it was these ignorant men, under Caesar's expectant gaze, that killed him. I don't know how Caesar felt before he was temporary, and what a painful ordeal it was to be assassinated by the man he loved the most. Do you want to know how terrible it was that day? ”

Anthony said, looking at the crowd with a look of grief.

"We have to know!"

A civilian in the audience shouted.

"So, I'll show you what happened that day in the Senate."

Anthony said, motioning for the cavalry to bring the blood-stained toga up.

The crowd was in an instant, and they saw that the familiar robe was the purple toga that Caesar usually wore. And this robe was covered with terrifying blood stains......