When night came, Leo arrived at his father's mansion dressed in mourning clothes representing a petition for death.

"Frankly, the situation is complicated right now." The father, who was sitting in the circle chair, said with some embarrassment, and then he said to Leo, "Let's talk about your plan first." ”

When Leo recounted Octavia's thoughts, the high priest laughed, "Who told you to be so crazy and stupid?" Is it a woman from the Octavian family? ”

But Leo didn't say anything, just knelt down in front of his father, refusing to take off the mourning clothes, and the early winter thunder sounded outside again, "Actually, as a high priest, it is not impossible to save Turinus, and now there is an abnormal thunder, as long as I say that there is a strange omen in the sky and delay the judgment, it will not be a big problem." ”

"However, my father had already legislated between the Protector and the Council of the People, and abolished the power of the Administrator and the Senate to obstruct the meeting and the vote under the pretext of bad omen, and that the exercise of such power would only require the union of the twelve priests of the Flask, the Priests, and the Priestly Order of the Virgins of Jupiter."

Li Bida, who was standing at the window, said, "After all, I am now the high priest, and it is not too difficult for the three to unite together. ”

"But if this delay continues, Cicero can continue to bite, so that not only will Turinus not be elected second consul, but he will no longer be able to go to the Greek theater to command the legions to fight." Leo said in a worried tone.

So the high priest sighed, came to his son, lifted him up, and whispered a question in the thunder. "If. I went and called on Cicero. Ask him to preside over the dismissal of the prosecution against Turinus, are you willing or unwilling in your heart? ”

"Father, I," Leo muttered.

Li Bida laughed, and held his son's somewhat thin shoulders with both hands again, "Let me ask again, is this what you really think in your heart, and are you willing to act according to this idea?" Don't waver and hesitate, time is running out! I'm also going to wonder how to deal with Corinna. In fact, the internal situation of the current state of affairs, Leo, you are clear, there are only two people in this world who know you best, your Porti Mama, and me, your father. In addition, I am not ashamed to say that although I was rarely by your side when you were young, it was me who understood you in the end. It's the father. You'll learn this in another ten years from Vivia and your son. ”

Under the questioning of his father. Leo lowered his long eyelashes, and with a thunderclap, in the white flash, Leo raised his face and finally spoke to his father with a thunderclap.

"Okay, good" Li Bida let go of his hand, then paced to the front of the seat, turned his back to his son, and finally said, "You need money, right?" Now in the vault of Ostia River Harbor, there is also the emergency fund of two hundred Talents that I have stored privately, and you can use it to good use. ”

On the second day, in court, most of the jurassees and the selected knights collectively filed a motion demanding that the case be pursued and that no further digging should be made.

"Tell me your reasoning." Pisso thought that the drama would end there, but for the sake of procedure, it was more important to have an explanation for the auditorium and the people waiting outside, so he began to ask.

"Now there is no direct evidence that Turinus is the mastermind behind the scenes, and the defendant is the heir of the Julius family after all, who would really believe that the heir would point his sword at his guardian? Out of consideration for the unity of the republic, we agreed that it would be more in the interests of all parties to conclude the matter. Of course, the premise is that Turinus is responsible for this matter after all, so after private consultations, it is better to disqualify Turinus from running for consulship for three years. ”

"I don't think there's much of a problem with this verdict, and if you all agree, there will be no need to vote." Pisso nodded, and then he turned his gaze to the High Priest in the auditorium.

Li Bida also smiled and bowed his head to Pisso, indicating that he had no objection to the verdict, so Pisso discussed with Panza a few more words, "What should be done with Sifax and Fonteus?" ”

"That's all that can be done in Sifax." As he spoke, Pansa made a stiff neck gesture, "As for Fonteus, he is a knight after all, so he has some leeway, and according to the normal law, he can be sentenced to permanent capital punishment and exile. ”

"You are a scholar of law who has been acquainted with it, and you have always served in this way under Caesar's account, and I have no reason why I should not accept your proposal." Pisso shook hands with Panza in private, and since everyone had reached a tacit understanding, he was ready to read the results in public.

The door to Turinus' room was also opened, and Dirros walked in and said to Turinus with a smile, "The trial is now complete, and almost all the judges think that you will not be held accountable, and you will be released soon." ”

Turinus, who was a few years old at once, slowly raised his head, smacked and touched Dilos's words for several minutes, and then laughed, it was a kind of laughter for the rest of his life, "Give me another three years, and I will still climb to the top." Turninus thought so in his heart, and he slowly stood up, and with the support of Dyrros (his body had become extremely weak for the past two days due to anxiety and anxiety), he slowly walked to the door, ready to breathe freely and the sun.

At this moment, the young prosecutor standing under the patio of the courtroom shouted, "Wait, I still have crucial evidence to present, which is enough to convict Turinus of the great rebellion!" ”

So Pisso swallowed the verdict when he had already reached his lips, and Cicero was in the audience and cheered a few times with a group of senators, and then applauded, with a certain sarcasm and mockery, as if all the plans were under control.

Li Bida stood up and angrily rebuked the young prosecutor, "Don't go too far, you are the righteous brother of Turinus, little Phillips! ”

This sentence almost instantly crushed Turinus, who was standing in front of the door, and he stumbled and held on to the doorpost so that he did not fall, and then he squinted a little dizzy, carefully distinguishing the dense crowd standing in the courtroom, and then slowly and finally in the most central position, he saw his brother-in-law, the stepfather's own son, Octavia's husband, and little Phillips, who had just cut off the fluff on his lips, yes, it was him!

"I'm sorry Your Excellency High Priest, but now I don't have any status, I'm just a prosecutor, filing a lawsuit with the court." "Perhaps the people of your Cyris's empire like to be particular about this," he said, turning his gaze to Turinus, who was on the verge of a mental breakdown by the door, and then said word by word, "this is Rome with a lot of bronze watches, and don't think that you can get away with the accused by letting your son Leo pay a huge bribe." (To be continued......)