Chapter 3: Zeno in the Rain (I)

"Glory to God, who alone believes that I can accomplish such a great work. Oh, Solomon, I have overcome you! —Justinian at the completion of Hagia Sophia

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"Eurabela, you once said that your robe is a gift from the tyrant, and you don't bother to accept it at all, so take him off immediately, and take it off quickly!" Antony roared proudly, and Amartius, with many people, broke through the interception and began to crowd to the venue, "killing" Brutus on the podium where Brutus was.

But Yurabella was still there talking, until the rain of stones and rotten fruit smashed down on him, "Kill him, kill this ungrateful bastard!" Yurabella hid in hiding, but he kept getting hit, his face and neck were full of scars, he shouted that it was against the spirit of the debate, but no one paid attention to him, and more and more angry people reached out in horror, breaking through the human wall and the iron fence, and the scene was one thing: tear Yurabella to pieces!

On the other hand, Eurabela's supporters were also holding all kinds of murder weapons that could be obtained, iron rods, bench legs, flower pots, clay pots, bricks and stones, etc., ready to come to the rescue, this is Amartius blowing a whistle to his accomplices on an apartment building, and those few people shouted to the sergeant of the Sixth Legion on the other side of the street, "The murderer has lost the debate and is preparing to continue the murder against the cavalry commander!" ”

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and blow the horn and give me a forward." Highbrida immediately put on her horsehair helmet. said to the flag bearer and his elite soldiers. "Hold up the Legion's emblem for me."

The soldiers in the front line all wore iron helmets and bronze helmets. Holding the javelin and short sword, he removed the cloth cover from the shield, and the sound of the horn sounded, "Officer, I need your instructions, which are the enemies ahead?" The eagle markers in the wolfskin cloak and the markers of the various brigades gathered around the scratching Hybrida and asked in a gossiping question.

"It's all across the street!" The chief centurion replied impatiently. Then he drew his short sword, "The first column, follow me, and go." ”

"Let's go!" All the young men complied, and then with a thud they folded their shields, braving the garbage and stones flying everywhere, in the direction indicated by the chief centurion.

"Hell, Hybrida, how did your people break in, without my command." Li Bida on the podium turned his head and raised his arm to stop him. And over there, Anthony was still agitating loudly and vigorously, "Despicable little people. Today your face is finally exposed, what republic, what public interest, is just high-sounding beautiful words. Saying that, Antony, who was excited, even stood on the podium, like a general commanding on the battlefield, "Before, Julius wanted to get a fair chance to run, but you tried to kill him, forced him to cross the Rubicon, you created wild beasts and released wild beasts, to kill all the people, now let you return your freedom to the people, and you are stingy with the robes on your bodies, then let the army and the people judge you, you are all the makers of lies, despicable guardians!" ”

The entire debate was out of control, and the thugs hired by Urabella saw the Sixth Legion approaching in formation, and the previous anger suddenly dissipated into the clouds, and they all turned their backs to the soldiers and fled.

"Brutus, run away!" Casca shouted from the crowd.

"No, if Li Bida comes to kill me after using the legion, then it's good, I am not afraid of losing his life for the republic, otherwise in what form will he use to defeat me?" Brutus stood straight on the podium, ripped off his collar, and bared his neck, shouting, when lightning and thunder were roaring, and the rain was pouring down.

"Stop me!" Li Bida jumped off the podium, took the whip from Mattia's hand, and whipped it on the soldiers who took the lead, and after a few horn sounds, all the men of the Sixth Legion stopped their advance.

Then, Lybida turned his whip to Brutus and the others, "You will not be killed by the sword here, but I will not allow you to leave without permission, because I will have more important things to announce to the whole republic when this rain has stopped." ”

"No, then we'll be completely passive, Brutus, I don't care what you do, I'm going to take action." Cassius quietly moved through the crowd, slowly moving a few times, then gesturing to Dehemoth, who then gestured to several of his cronies outside the arena. Then, Casca and the others understood, and immediately stepped forward to block Cassillo's figure, and then the lawyer put on a coarse material cloak, covered his face, and squeezed out of the field.

This qiē was immediately caught by the eyes of Li Bida, who was holding a horsewhip, and he also gestured to Anthony.

At the corner of the street outside the Mother Temple, several sword fighting slaves were fully armed to break through the chaotic crowd and enter a horizontal alley, where dozens of armed personnel were waiting for instructions, "Go to the Stove Temple, and when you meet the virgin who comes out, kill all her palanquin husbands, and don't let her continue to advance!" ”

"It would offend the virgin." One of the unemployed scoundrels returned stupidly, and then he was stabbed in the throat by the leading sword slave, and before he could say a word, he collapsed into a puddle under the wall.

"Who else continues to be stupid?" The leading guy asked, raising his bloody blade.

"Let's go." The rest of the people all raised their weapons, and without saying a word, walked in the direction of the Stove Temple.

Under the steps in front of the temple of the hearth, Matthias led the sedan chair to the door, Richlia and several virgins were already waiting under the rain corridor, and then she took the word board handed by Matthias, nodded to the other virgins, and then held the box and sat on the sedan chair, "Go in the direction of the Mother Earth Temple, and inform Your Excellency Pisso, please also be present and read Caesar's will." ”

"Hurry up, hurry up." Matthias was behind the sedan chair, urging the slaves carrying the sedan chair, and when they crossed the third street corner, a dozen masked sword slaves rushed out, "We're not here to kill the virgin!" Then the throats of the first few sedan chair bearers were cut in an instant, and the shoulders and chariots were thrown into the puddle, and they fell down horizontally, and died there, and the virgins sitting inside screamed again and again, and Li Xilia held the box and walked out unhurriedly, and several sword slaves rushed over, snatched the things in her hands, and then fled along the alley.

"Virgin, our things have been snatched." Matthias said with tears in her voice.

"It doesn't matter, the trapped beast is still fighting, the real will is not in the box just now, today Li Bida will inevitably make the will of His Excellency Caesar public." Richlia sneered, stood very calmly in the rain, and explained to Matthia. (To be continued......)