29. The Conspiracy of Apis (I)

"Citizens of Rome, I stand here today to bring you together once again to expose a monstrous conspiracy of a senate nobleman! A heinous conspiracy! ā€

Under the gloomy sky, when Apis stood in the Roman Civic Square and shouted again, both the commoners present and the nobles standing in the distance were all amazed again by this audacious action. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 The plebeians did not know what the senate was going to expose today, and the nobles did not know what Apis was going to do to them today. But no matter what they did, these Roman nobles in splendid clothes were already glaring from the high platform.

"What kind of conspiracy? Tribune Appis. ā€

Someone in the audience asked loudly. Appis almost recognized him as the leader of the looting of the mansion of Carenus that day, and it seemed that he longed for another civil strife in Rome, so that he could once again take advantage of the chaos and make a fortune. In fact, many civilians even think the same way......

"A week ago, Marcus Cato, speaking on behalf of the Senate, openly told us in front of the Senate that Caesar would receive the right to elect consuls next year. However, I tell you now, it's all a lie! It was a lie woven by the leaders of the noble faction in the Senate. It is so nakedly evil. Just as we were reaching an agreement with the Senate on an equal footing, do you know what the representatives of the noble faction in the white robes in the Senate were talking about? They were even debating whether to send people to Sicily to recruit legions to suppress us. And, when Caesar returns, take him hostage! ā€

"Oh, no! They can't do that! ā€

The crowd was agitated by Apis again...... This time, the voices of the civilians in the square were stronger than the last time they were in front of the Senate. If Apis were to be true, the crisis would be greater than ever. Sending legions to suppress civilians? The plebeians of Rome, of course, were not willing, and their cries soon rang out, spreading ten, ten, hundred, and the whole square began to talk and shout. It's like a volcano about to erupt, roaring incessantly.

"Damn, who told him? We have traitors within us! ā€

The crowd cried out in the square like a storm, ready to spread at any moment, and the senators standing on the high platform became panicked. Billy, angry and angry at the image of the nobles, roared loudly, and then dropped his glass, vowing to find the traitor in the Senate.

Cato the Younger hurried to Pompey, and if this trend continued, the Senate would not be able to stem the tide of angry civilian uprisings.

"Yes, they can't do that! However, the fact is that the senator, Ultiris, had left Rome two days earlier with the Senate resolution and went to Capua and Sicily. It won't be long before a huge army will appear here and besiege us, and every word we say will be meaningless, and we will no longer be free to speak before the sword of the legion, and at the same time, we will no longer be able to gain more power for ourselves! ā€

On the Senate side, there was already an urgent discussion of countermeasures, and Appis continued to fan the flames while the mood of the people was high. The situation is like a burning volcano that is about to erupt. Even Luculus and Sylvie on the side were frightened, they didn't expect that after they revealed the Senate's resolution to Appis, this young tribune would be so bold, what was he going to do? Encourage civilians to carry out an insurrection to overthrow the Senate? Sylvie was even faintly worried. This was not what they wanted to do to help Appis in the first place......

"Find out those brutes in the Senate, and we'll ask them face to face!"

In the crowd, there were people who began to make criminal agitations, and these people were nothing more than civilians who had been bribed by Appis beforehand. Give them some reward, and they will speak for you.

"Siege the Senate!"

The emotions of the common people were ignited, and tens of thousands of Roman civilians, like a chaotic procession, set off from the civic square to the neighborhood where the Senate was located......

The whole city, like before the storm, sent out a dull thunderstorm......

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"Citizens of Rome, what are you going to do? Tribune Appis's talk is pure nonsense. Rome was an egalitarian and democratic country, and the sword of the legion was held in the Roman square, something that only a dictator would do. It is impossible for the Senate to do such a thing contrary to the tenets of the Republic. ā€

Within a short time, the angry crowd again surrounded the neighborhood where the Senate was located. They are numerous, and their anger is unquenchable. The Senate Bibris stood up again and spoke for the Senate, temporarily holding back the tide of angry civilians. However, Appis's offensive continued......

"And what about Utirina? Where is this great general who once made a lot of military achievements for the Roman Republic at this moment? Shouldn't he have stepped forward and cleared up this misunderstanding? ā€

Appis continued to shout under the steps of the Senate. The emotions of the civilians were almost uncontainable, and they even began to throw rotting vegetables and rubble at Biblis. Due to the absolute trust of the civilians in Appis, almost no one on the scene questioned whether what Apis said was untrue. And Byblis couldn't find a solution for the time being.

However, this is not all Appis has planned, and the real show is yet to come......

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"Pompey, the mob has gathered at the gate of the Senate, and you can't sit idly by like this anymore. You also have a responsibility to protect the safety of the Republic! ā€

The situation was critical, and just as Apis was leading the civilians to the gates of the Senate, Cato the Younger rushed to the house of Geneus Pompey alone. Here, the last loyal defender of the Republic shouted at Pompey, the slightly blessed Roman general. He even saw in his eyes that the last walls of the republic were falling, and the mob seemed to have stormed the halls of the sacred senate and wreaked havoc on everything that was in order......

"Mob, how many?"

Pompey was a little surprised by the sudden visit of Cato the Younger, the veteran general who had a thorough analysis of the domestic situation in Rome guessed that the Senate would not compromise with Caesar, but what he did not expect was that the tribune would set off a bloody riot in Rome without authorization......

"Thousands!"

Little Cato's eyes widened and he cried out nervously. His voice was almost trembling, and his emaciated body shook unconsciously under the loose robes, as if all this was more important than his life.

"You go over first and stabilize the civilians. My guards, will get there soon. ā€

The situation was urgent, and Pompeo didn't have time to think about it again this time. In fact, at this moment, no one in Rome except Caesar probably wants a civil war. And Pompey's most favored triangle seems to have surprised him, on the verge of collapse...... (To be continued.) )