Chapter 25: False Feelings and True Intentions (I)
"Fake things can only rely on uncertainty and confusion to cover for themselves." —Tacitos
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And in the receding mountains, forests and gardens, Cleopatra sat on the bumpy saddle, looking at the surrounding scenery slowly covering the night, and the sparkling sound of wheels, in this rhythm Caesarion had already fallen asleep, and the sadness and cluelessness in Cleopatra's heart surged, she was so smart, she couldn't stand the mercy of a momentary emotion, to do such a thing, when she followed Li Bida to fight for restoration, she didn't expect that it was so difficult to protect a country, and for women, it was necessary to sacrifice hue, and renounce the truth.
At this moment, a sword slave on a fast horse came after him with his horse's hooves raised, knocked the carriage a few times, and then said, "Your Excellency has a letter prepared for you, and he wants you to take a good look at it." ”
Cleopatra calmed down and took the word board, it seems that today's behavior Li Bida has already done a good job of text annotation, he hopes to convince himself:
"Dear Cleopatra, daughter of my good friend, ruler and guardian of Egypt. Of course, I can understand your suffering and helplessness in governing the country, Ptolemy was once able to mobilize 200,000 infantry and 1,000 warships, and his armory had weapons and food that could equip 300,000 people at any time, but this was like a flower in the harsh winter, completely withered, and the current Ptolemaic kingdom was a weak country that Rome could beat into powder with a casual hand. In my Cyris Empire, there were several empires that fought for hegemony for hundreds of years, and finally one named Qin wiped out the other six empires. unified the whole world. But you know what? Under the rule of Qin. But there is still a small country that survived, and can retain the right to sacrifice to the ancestors and kings, it is a small country called Wei, unremarkable, but because of its low profile and weakness, it has preserved itself, and other empires with strong infantry and cavalry have perished miserably. So Seris was the caretaker of the great library of the dynasty, which was about the size of Alexandro, and was full of the wisdom of the scrolls. This one is called the ear. The administrator of Leus, who once made a very famous philosophical opinion, believed that the strongest substance in the world was not steel, but water, which seemed weakest, because water could change itself according to the shape of any container, adapting to survive, so Cleopatra, forgive me for my rudeness before, time was very short. Just as I had prophesied, Caesar's will was prepared. He can admit that Caesarion is his illegitimate son with carelessness, but it is impossible for him to disobey his own country and nation for the sake of his children, and your need to analyze the inheritance will be hostile to all the Roman government and opposition, in fact, what I did not tell you is that I also know what will happen to you after Caesar's death - that is, you died in the battle, Caesarion also died, Egypt perished, and was turned into a province directly under Rome by Caesar's heirs, and was discriminated against and oppressed, and was regarded as an inexhaustible granary.
You may be wondering, who am I? But now that's not your concern, we may not be able to change the fixed tide flow of the sea, but we can avoid the style and let the sails sail safely to the port, and I hope that Egypt will continue to exist after Caesar's death, and that Caesarion will grow up safely and become a wise and wise Ptolemy.
I fight for my children, and you fight for your children, and in this regard, we are still comrades-in-arms, aren't we?
Please forgive me, Cleopatra, nevertheless I still ask for your forgiveness and understanding, please return to Alexandra with peace of mind, the following matters are my special gifts to you to make up for it, this plan I have been planning since the establishment of Liberdall, as long as we work together to do it in advance, then Alexandra and Leopard Leopard will surely become the pearl of the crown of the two empresses who can stifle the Roman economy, please believe me Cleopatra, the present time is to seize the time to prepare accordingly, Just as the legions are about to be thrown into battle, and the three legions of Caesar's confidant Rufio stationed in Egypt, you must be careful in everything, rely on them, but do not overly trust them, continue to expand the Hormahi legions, and the Tomb Guards and the River Guards, equip them with excellent weapons with money, and renovate and strengthen the defenses of the palace of Ibos—protect yourself, and may our ships be safe and receive the blessings of the gods. ”
Li Bida was densely engraved on the word board, which was full of things like his mother-in-law's mouth, but then his plan made Cleopatra also surprised, this plan was indeed very bold and novel, but then Cleopatra laughed and cried, I didn't expect this hateful man to actually think about himself in his heart, "Sure enough, the woman he admires the most is stoic and does not give up?" ”
In the city of Rome like daylight, the court officer Li Bida quietly dressed in civilian clothes, came to the secluded mansion, where he gave Pepea in advance, and when he walked into the small room in the side corridor under the guidance of the servant torch, he found that the mistress and Pisso were waiting for him, and the face of the procurator was full of admiration and pleasure, obviously Pepeia kept Li Bida's prophecy secret, otherwise Pisso's expression would not be so relaxed at this time, "You have kept my daughter's marriage happy, to be honest, Julius is so debauched abroad, but the most dangerous thing is that this Egyptian girl actually has a child, and Corpunia has never come out. ”
"Please rest assured, she has already returned to Egypt with the child, and this time the matter has been handled perfectly, neither causing a scandal in Rome, nor making Ling Yan worried." After accepting Piso's hug, Li Bida smiled and said, "On the Wolf Day next year, ask the runners to pat Ling Yan, so that she can successfully conceive in the next year, and then maybe she will have to revise her will." ”
"Do you, as the guardian of Turinus, still want my daughter to come out?" Pisso affectionately held Li Bida's shoulder and said.
"To be the guardian of Turinus is also a part of Caesar's career, and I am only loyal to Caesar, if it were not for the fact that the child was indeed an illegitimate child and could not be recognized by the Romans, then I would have defended him." Li Bida said this, which moved Pisso very much, and he generously stated, I will immediately hand over the key to the Holy Treasury to you, and go freely to withdraw the three hundred Talents, and go to the East to find the inheritance of the Julius family, and we people will not be troubled by such a thing.
"How much money is left in the treasury now?" Li Bida asked seemingly casually.
"The treasury, haha, there is really no money in the Saturnalia, it has been emptied by Julius for various reasons, some of it is used for expenses, and some of it has been moved to the holy treasury, which is also his private treasury." So says Pisso.
"Now it was boiling over, and Cassillo, in the name of the governor's recruitment, was scouring the provinces everywhere and demanding money from the treasury. Listen to Pisso, you owe me a favor, so you have to help me, not to mention that Cassiyo can't do anything good to your son-in-law. Li Bida, who took the opportunity to talk about the topic, continued to talk in depth. (To be continued......)