31. Conspiracy
"Appis, most of the foreign debts have been recovered, and only Sagres's loan has not yet been pursued. www.biquge.info He has repeatedly defaulted on our loans, and it seems that he is indeed having a hard time, and I guess he has failed in business. Are we going to continue to recover this loan? I mean, should you give him a few more days? ”
Seklas returned from the street depressed with a few debt collectors and reported to Appis on the latest progress of his work. And judging by Sekras's tone, for the first time, the retired centurion felt pity for those in debt.
"No, there can be no grace."
But in the face of Sekras's mercy, Apis fiercely refused.
"I've looked into his business, and it's been difficult. A group of slaves brought from Gaul were all infected with malaria, and this man had been a small business, and the business was pledged with all his property. ”
"That doesn't confine him, doing business is inevitably risky, if everyone doesn't evaluate before doing business, but we take the risk for them, then, one day, we will also be like him. Sekras, you still have a good heart, but this time, we must not relax, let everyone know that this is our principle, you can privately stuff the poor man with some more belongings, but the debt he owes us must be paid on time. Otherwise, everyone will think that we are negotiable when it comes to loans. ”
Appis said solemnly to Sekras. In fact, money lending is also a kind of business, and it is also risky. Appis wanted to make Sekras understand that he had to be ruthless in doing this kind of business, and that if he wanted to show mercy to the poor traders, he could help privately, but when the day of collection came, he had to take it back.
"Appis, Brutus hasn't come to see me in many days."
While Appis was talking to Sekras, Tertila walked in with a melancholy expression.
"I have an ominous feeling that Brutus may have decided to unite with your mother, and that there must be someone from Pompey's forces behind this."
Upon hearing the news, Apis was equally worried. Historically, Caesar was assassinated only four years after he became dictator, and now, it seems that this event came a little earlier, and Apis remembered correctly, Caesar became the dictator of Rome in only three years. Octavian was seventeen years old...... The reality is much more difficult than it was in history, and Anthony has stepped down from his position as law attorney and become consul......
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"Mother, I've decided to join your side."
Brutus stood in front of Seville, like a lost orphan looking for his home. Sevilla, on the other hand, embraced Brutus again as if they had cared for their son as a child. At this time, they all had a common goal - to assassinate Caesar.
The tragedy begins with love and hate, Caesar has love for Brutus, and has a lot of family-like feelings for Seville, but Seville wants more than this, and Brutus feels that the mission of the republic has fallen on his shoulders. Of course, there is also an ulterior motive behind this. Many factors intertwined to orchestrate this earth-shattering conspiracy.
"Come in, Kventus and Marcellus are waiting for you."
Seville embraced Brutus with tears in her eyes, and then led the "boy" into the secret room. There, the senate such as Cventus and Marcellus had been waiting for a long time.
Caesar was not accompanied by an escort, but he was often accompanied by three men. These three men were Mark Antony, the current consul of Rome, Fabius, who was also Caesar's aide, and Morbius, Caesar's personal secretary. The man was even a slave. If we want to assassinate this demon, we must first separate the three people around him. ”
In the inner chamber surrounded by stone walls, Kventus spoke to all the speakers at the round table, and of course, the main person he wanted to tell was Brutus. Because Brutus would be the only one who would most likely leave Caesar unprepared.
"These three men are equally loyal to Caesar, and we have no chance or time to convince them to rebel against Caesar, so on the day of the assassination, these three men must not enter the Senate at the same time, otherwise, we will have no chance to kill Caesar. You know, Antony and Fabius are bloody characters on the battlefield. ”
Seeing that Brutus was unresponsive, Kventus continued.
"Hold off Antony and Fabius."
Marcellus "reminded".
"Yes, hold them down these two vicious dogs, but how to hold them down has become a problem."
Kventus presided over the progress of the meeting. It was like a deal that happened on the black market, so vile, so bloody, but Brutus brought a divine light to his actions. I am rooting out the tyrant for the republic! Yes, that's what my ancestors did.
"I have a plan in mind, folks."
Carrenus continued. In fact, Brutus also did not like to cooperate with such people, what Carrenus did on the eve of the Roman Civil War was almost known to everyone, his plot was too despicable, but Cventus wanted to use such people, Brutus had no choice but to endure it for the time being.
"Say it, friend."
Kventus returned.
"I have already investigated Antony, although he was a legal officer in Rome for a while, but during Caesar's tenure as dictator, Antony did not gain much benefit from this position, on the contrary, he did not dare to take bribes, but he had a lot of expenses on weekdays, even after several years of fighting abroad, his profligate character still did not change much, as far as I know, in Rome, he still has hundreds of debtors. These people did not dare to coerce and force him because of the high position of his position. But if they were to take action on the day of our operation, besiege Anthony and ask him for the money he owed, they could do it, and they would have done so. ”
Carenus replied in the "expectant" gaze of the crowd. And this answer obviously satisfied Sevilla, who had been with Caesar for many years and knew his generals well, and she understood that Antony was indeed in this situation.
"And what about Fabius and that Morbius? They have been following Caesar since he left the residence. ”
Brutus then asked.
"I have also learned about Fabius, who is a traditional Roman, but his mind is not as hedonistic as ours, and in fact I have learned that he loved his wife very much, and was very loyal to her, even during his marches, the Roman general rarely had sex with other women, but his wife was an indulgent slut. His wife often took advantage of his absence to mingle with other men, slaves and nobles, and her wife Krania did not refuse to come, without Fabius' knowledge. ”
Carrenus continued.
"So you're going to tell him this information so that he can turn back home halfway through and grab evidence of his wife's chaotic life?"
Brutus quickly understood Karenus' plan......