In the early morning, when a continuous light shone through the city of Rome, Brutus looked out of the lattice in amazement at the flying colors, "Just as the prophet said, the tail of the comet swept over the seven hills, and the whole age was about to be turned upside down." ”

Then Brutus coughed lightly twice, put his hand on his wife's thick hair, and whispered twice, but Portia closed his eyes tightly, so he got off the bed lightly, walked to the outside room, and then took out a sharp dagger from the cupboard against the wall, and the cold light suddenly filled the entire Xuanyu, and then Brutus put it in the sheath, carefully tied it with a belt, and then covered the robe from the outside, and then he walked slowly to the front hall, There, statues of his ancestors were placed in a staggered alcove, and Brutus slowly knelt down, "Spirits of the ancestors, now that the country is in danger again, we don't ask him what his name is, we just join forces to fight against the spirit of the tyrant. Father Jupiter, if I could use any means, without bloodshed, whether by witchcraft, debate, or any other means, to get Caesar to give up his arrogant ideas and his ambition to become king, then I would never harm his body, and what I am doing now is not simply to kill a man, but to cut off the head of the body of the tyrant who seems invincible, so that its limbs can be powerless, and I am clearing the way for the republic so that the country can continue to exist, Let the altars and stoves of all the people be kept safe. O ghosts of the ancestors, I prefer to believe that the appearance of a great comet is not a warning from fate to Caesar. Rather, it is your guidance and affirmation of my courageous deeds. So that what I did could be forgiven. ”

The prayer is over. Brutus raised his hands and bowed in front of the alcove, and then he rose and said to the slaves, "Let a miscellaneous servant follow me to the synagogue, and the rest shall remain at their posts in their homes, and do not wander around, nor be alarmed by any news that comes from the streets in the middle of the day." ”

When Brutus stepped out of the door. In front of the New Love Temple in the main square, the cavalry commander Li Bida was walking to the priest of Flamom, who performed the daily sacrifice, "Oh my God, I have never seen such a huge comet, the light and dust on its tail have been blowing all the way to the peak of Surat Mountain, every temple is moving, and all the priests are performing divination to predict its good fortune and evil. ”

In the remaining flash, Li Bida's black hair and white robe complemented each other. He said to the priest, "Then what are you hesitating about? Today is an inauspicious day, and it is necessary to stop a fair and a meeting, and to get moving, while the people and the nobles have not yet come out of their doors, especially Dicktido, to meet with the senators today in the Grand Theater of Pompeii, where shelter from the wind and rain can accommodate nine hundred people to sit down and discuss the final matters before the expedition. Hearing the cavalry commander's anticipation, the Flamens hastily killed the cow that was kept in the back yard of the temple, then dug out the heart and threw it away, and then several men put on sheepskin cloaks and ran hurried towards Caesar's mansion.

At this time, Anthony was also standing on Palatine Hill, watching the comet pass by, rubbing the rolls of straw paper in his hand uneasily, pacing back and forth in distress, and Fulivia chased after him with a shawl, "The scene just now is really frightening, and I hope that soon a priest will bring down the red flag on Capitol Mountain, because today is not an auspicious day at all." ”

"My dear Fulivia, I am now distressed that some conspiracy, a plot that would endanger the life of the dictator, was about to befall him, and perhaps the comet in the sky was the best indication of it, as the Tuscan prophet had said in the square the other day. But I have seen all the participants in this conspiracy, so should I dissuade Lord Caesar? Anthony said in a panic.

"I have only one question to ask," said Fulivia, and that is whether Lybidaeus would allow His Excellency the Dictator to be murdered by a conspiracy. ”

Without thinking about this, Anthony shook his head quickly, and then his wife said, "Then don't do the opposite of what Lipida thinks!" His wife's words made Anthony decide in an instant, and he hurriedly dressed up, "Maybe it's too late to dissuade His Excellency the Dictator, I'll run faster, go to the Senate first, wait for him at the corner of the street, and then tell him to turn around." With that, the cavalry commander rushed out of the portal with a few armed slaves and gladiators, without any followers at all.

As it happened, a member of the "assembly trio" who was a low-ranking bureaucrat in charge of informing, cleaning, and maintaining the assembly place in Rome came up to him, and when he saw Anthony, he said, "Dear cavalry commander, we must inform you at short notice that the meeting place for today has been changed and moved to the Juilliard Hall. ”

"What?" Anthony said in surprise.

"Because of the thunderstorm a few days ago, the roof beams of the Grand Theater were broken and there were several gaps, so His Excellency Si Pinzel, the veteran on duty, made this decision." The member said quietly.

Anthony shook his head swiftly, and rushed down Palatine Hill toward Juilliard's Hall on the opposite street.

In the sacristy of the temple of the Stove, Li Bida came, because today's meeting did not have his share, this was Cassillo's arrangement, and it was clearly ordered that the meeting on March 15 was only about the war against Parthia, so the other cavalry commander did not have to attend, it was obvious that Cassiio was going to take him away, the cold wind continued to pour into the hall, all kinds of plants on the potted plants were lodging, the celestial bodies outside had disappeared, all kinds of strange winds and noises filled the eardrums, and the whole city and the earth were shrouded in pale gray," The old prophecy has not yet been fulfilled, and the new prophecy is about to come to fruition. It was Richilia's voice, and she stepped out of the colonnade, "The Sybil prophecy must be observed, it is a dead knot, and only the blood of the person concerned can untie it. ”

"Do I have one more chance?"

"Yes, you can." Li Xilia said with a look of great confidence.

At this moment, in the courtyard of Caesar's house, the dictator had already put on his underwear, and when the slave was about to take the robes, his wife Korpunia came out of the room, her face pale, "Maybe you shouldn't have gone to the assembly today, I had a terrible dream last night, a dream related to you—I dreamed that in the temple of Venus, your statue was flowing like a fountain of countless blood, and all the Romans were washing their hands and bathing in the pool of blood, I, I was really frightened, I've never had such a strange and terrifying dream in my life, and it is a sign of danger, Julius. ”

"The greatest danger is not the danger itself, but the fact that Caesar, as a dictator, did not dare to go out." Caesar replied, and then there was a commotion in front of the door, and the priest of Flemon in a sheepskin cloak came in and said directly to Caesar who was standing in the hall, "Venus will not allow you to go out, dear sir." (To be continued......)