"Leous, you have revealed your identity, and now, Octavian's subordinate Masinus has multiple incriminating evidence against you for taking bribes and violating Roman law. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info they are waiting for the right moment to get rid of you. But I don't know exactly when, maybe three days later, maybe three months later, maybe it was when Apis invaded Rome recklessly. In short, one way or another, you must now escape the city. Go to the north and find Appis! ”

On a summer night in Rome, the elder Cicero stumbled into the home of the Roman lawyer Leaus. Impatiently told a large list of astonishing facts and conspiracies. Before Leous could react, Cicero had already gotten everything he knew. Old Cicero, who was already in his sixties, was sweating profusely, and only with the support of his servants did he take a sip of water and relieve himself a little.

"Wait, you mean to say that Octavian has been eyeing me for a long time? Does he know that we are the people of Apis? ”

Leous asked Cicero with a suspicious look. He quickly drove away all the slaves and servants around him. If the truth is true, he will talk to Cicero about his next plan of action.

"Yes, Octavian may have known about your existence for a long time, but this cunning fox insisted on not saying it, perhaps waiting for the right time, the right time to use it."

Cicero gritted his teeth. Octavian's ascension to office can be said to have completely cut off his financial means in Rome, and later even to kill him, and now to frame his own companions, as the most famous senator of the republic, Cicero will do his best in Rome no matter what, to save a group of colleagues and friends.

"Cicero, how did you know this? As far as I know, you are also one of the targets that Octavian has to watch and deal with. ”

Leous asked. The news came too suddenly, and he had to examine its reliability. Despite his respect for Cicero, Leous, as a judicial officer, still had great respect.

"You don't have to doubt this, you don't have to worry, after all, I have lived in Rome for many years, and in this city, in every street, in every corner, there are people I know, people who have been favored by me. You know, there is no such thing as a watertight boat. No matter how much you block the news, there will always be insiders who will inadvertently reveal some news. I knew the city so well that I could tell whose house it smelled of dog feces in the air. So I was the one Octavian hated the most. Well, let's not talk about that now, I repeat, it's a serious situation, and you have to leave Rome right away. ”

Cicero said solemnly.

"I'm afraid not, I'm afraid that Octavian will be suspicious of me if I leave Rome soon for no reason, and he is very vigilant, if he has cast his net. Perhaps he did not want to do it at this moment, but my hasty departure would disrupt his plans, and Octavian might have taken measures against me in advance. ”

Faced with Cicero's suggestion, Leaus quickly refused. It's not that he doesn't believe Cicero's information, he believes that this old man has a network in Rome that is beyond everyone's imagination, but Leous also knows more or less about Octavian. He knew that this young man, who was always smiling, always had his own plans and scheming. If what Cicero said is true, then he can't leave now.

"Yes, it's a troublesome thing."

Cicero fell into deep thought.

"Leous, my friend, maybe you can do this......"

After a moment of silence between the two, a plan and plan to solve the problem seemed to have taken shape in Cicero's mind. After all, after many years in the Roman Senate, it is much faster to summarize plans and make plans than others.

“？”

Leous made a pleading look for advice.

"Isn't Octavian collecting evidence of your corruption and bribery? Whoever does not take bribes in Rome then proceeds to do what he wants you to do, in short, you should continue to be corrupt, and you should continue to exploit the knights, who are already poor......"

"But Cicero, for what purpose? ……”

Cicero hadn't finished speaking, and Leous obviously couldn't understand it anymore.

"Listen to me."

Cicero made a gesture to stop interjecting, and then continued: "Exploit the knights so that they cannot survive in Rome and under your rule. Then, you find someone, find a knight worthy of your trust, and let him sue you. This step is also logical, the legal officer accepts bribes too high, so that the people below cannot survive, and naturally some people will resist. Octavian probably wouldn't have doubted this. Then you consult with the knight and ask him to unite a few more men to sue you, and get the best lawyer to bring you down after 'some effort'. As soon as you are accused of falling with the permission of the crowd, then the next thing will be turned. ”

Cicero was talking, and Leous had apparently guessed the intentions of the senate veteran.

Cicero took a sip of the water on the table, and continued—

"Next, you were successfully sued and lost, so what will be the result? As long as you are no longer a lawyer, then you will no longer have great power, and there will be countless enemies and creditors who will come to your door to collect debts from you and even take revenge on you. This is also normal. At this point, we can prepare our escape plan. Find a group of knights to collect debts from you, or even make a look of revenge, and then you can leave Rome under the pretext of hiding from debts and taking refuge. But not to the north, but to the south, continue to Octavian's territory, otherwise, with Octavian's vigilance, he will still be suspicious. You can travel to Sicily, yes, which was the center of Octavian's domination. But you and I both know that Sicily is nowhere near as closely monitored as Rome. I have some friends and business partners in Sicily, but if I can't do it, I'll find pirates and smuggle you out of there. One of the good things about this plan is that along the way, your behavior is so normal that if it weren't for the people involved in the plan, outsiders would seem to almost ignore your presence. You know, Octavian's subordinates are not just staring at you, he is staring at the officials in Rome and even many towns in Italy, Apis has cultivated a lot of henchmen during the years he settled in Rome, and it will take a while for Octavian to clean up, and it will take a lot of twists and turns, so if you act according to this plan, I still have a certain chance to send you out of Rome. ”

Cicero's plan made Leous weeping with gratitude, and that night, Leous called his personal slave and began arranging this self-directed and self-staged farce of degrading......