While Apis and Lepida were fighting against the rebels of Pharnasis in the Eastern Theater, Antony was busy with the complicated affairs of the interior in Rome, and the young Romans who had firmly supported Caesar in the civil war were now the radicals who made trouble, because Pompey had been defeated, and they believed that they were Caesar's heroes, and when Caesar returned home, they would definitely reward them in a high-profile manner, in recognition of the Romans who chose the right side in the civil war. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Then something even more outrageous appeared, and a group of people represented by Cicero's son-in-law Durabella began to assert themselves in Rome, announcing that their previous debts had been written off...... Because this group of people was holding important official positions in Rome at this time, such as Cicero's son-in-law Durabela, who served as the legal officer of the Republic. There are also some people who are making trouble at the same time, announcing the discharge of their past debts, and at this time also holding the position of tribune.

This problem gave Antony a headache, he neither listened to Octavian's opinions and suggestions, nor did he take any effective measures to curb the spread of this momentum, in Antony's eyes, soldiers who disobeyed management should be whipped or even executed, but running Rome is obviously not the management of the army, it involves too many stakes, in the army, you whip a disobedient soldier, or execute a deserter, others will not have a voice to resist, because this is military regulations, the legion is up to you alone, but in Rome, If you execute a nobleman or senator without permission, or drag him to the civic square to be flogged, the consequences will be very serious......

Antony understood this, but was unwilling to listen to Octavian's advice, and the sixteen-year-old Octavian was an ignorant urchin in the eyes of the thirty-four-year-old Mark Antony. But he couldn't find any way, and for a moment, Anthony even fantasized about taking a few soldiers to the houses of these troublesome nobles, tying them up and beating them up to get angry, but it still didn't work, Caesar's orders forbade him to hurt anyone. Including those of the Pompeians.

At this time, an even bigger trouble arose for Antony, and the Eleventh Legion, which had been cultivating in Rome, began to make trouble.

Roman legionnaires are professional warriors and killers in wartime, they train hard all the time, where the country is in danger, they go there, professional army, killing is their mission, and the spoils of war are their only source of income, and now, when the war stops, they stay in Rome for a year, these Roman soldiers who are used to the bloody wind on the battlefield begin to stay still, and the army's meager salary is simply not enough for them to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble in the city of Rome, So the old centurion of the eleventh legion began to take the lead in making trouble, he gathered hundreds of legionary infantry who were also living a very poor life, came to the civic square, pulled out real swords and guns, publicly scolded, asked Caesar to give them a salary increase, and even surrounded the door of the municipal mansion, when Antony left Alexandria, he only brought twenty personal guards, and it was unrealistic to forcibly suppress these veterans, so, in desperation, Antony, who was full of anger, forced his temper and came to the civic square, and took a part of the " The pension "was handed over to the troublesome centurions, who demanded that they immediately dismiss the troublesome soldiers, so that another matter could be temporarily suppressed."

As Caesar's guest, Antony was unwilling to provoke Cicero, and was unwilling to let him enter Rome at this time, in his reply to Cicero, although Antony did not mention Cicero's real name, it was clearly implied that this "respectable" Roman politician had the intention of staying in Brindisi first, and when I wanted you to enter the city, you would enter the city again.

"The impulsiveness and enthusiasm of the war always make me lose myself and lose my reason, dear Artikos, I really regret my decision to follow Pompey to Greece, and now I will be faced with Caesar's vague decisions and positions, and I am here to wait and live in fear, not knowing what Antony is planning, and not knowing when Caesar will return to Rome, but I hope he will forgive me for my past misjudgments and mistakes......"

Brindisi is at the southern end of Rome, the capital of ancient Rome, which is roughly the location of southern Italy near the Adriatic Sea, here, it is also a rich Roman city, but compared to Rome, the gap is still not small, Rome is the political center of the entire republic, all Roman politicians, left Rome, either to escape, or to go on vacation, (in fact, vacation is also a phenomenon of escaping politics), and Cicero's situation at the moment is obviously neither, he is passively staying in Brindisi, There is no time to linger for the beautiful scenery here, some are just the endless panic in their hearts, betraying Caesar, and then seeing the tide of war reversed, and turning to Caesar, and now, Anthony ignores himself, and Cicero even worries about whether Caesar really needs him? Maybe the day he returns to Rome will be his own doom? So, during his time in Brindisi, Cicero began to write letters to his friend Artikos repeatedly. Confide in the confusion in your heart at the moment.

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"So, what are you waiting for? Why not let Cicero into Rome? The environment you are in is very passive, Durabella and his group are still agitating for radical rhetoric of reform, which will make the people of Rome go crazy, Caesar's extermination of the remnants of Pompey has not yet been completed, Antony, at this time, you need to stabilize the situation in Rome. Let Cicero into the city may help you suppress the threat of public opinion. ”

In Rome, Antony had no other allies, and Seville was one of the few Roman nobles who had a good relationship with Antony, although Antony also knew that the more reason was that Seville was Caesar's mistress, so Caesar's predicament in Rome, this woman certainly had the motive to help solve it.

"Cicero, that bad old man? Oh, don't talk about it again, he's just an ugly little man who sees the wind and rudder, and I've had enough of hearing the old men of the Senate nagging like flies in my ears every day, and I don't want to let another fellow more verbose than they are into the city and come to me. Moreover, Caesar did not have a clear directive for me to let Cicero go back to Roman politics. Besides, this guy used to be a Pompeyite, and I now have less than twenty knights on hand, and when the time comes, I can't guarantee that this old man will not be beaten up by the radical civilians when he enters the city. In that case, Caesar would have ten thousand grievances against me. Let him stay outside the city now, the scenery of Brindisi is still good, and the prostitutes there can let him enjoy a rare purity. ”

Anthony said, grabbing the wine glass on the table with a dry mouth, and gulping down the high-strength wine water inside as if it were a drink. (To be continued.) )