While Fonteius was confused, and Turinus was slowly moving towards death, the Senate of Rome was urgently negotiating about the Greek theater of war, although they did not have any right to decide now—when in fact the Executive Yuan had already begun to prepare supplies for the war against Brutus, and Leo, as a high-ranking municipality, had begun to allocate bricks, marble, and wood from all over the world, and began to build more theaters, libraries, and colleges—"but in any case, please maintain the dignity of the chosen father, and the natural power of the yì." Cicero persuaded you.

The Senate gave the High Priest a month later, because Cicero judged that the main army of Lypita had already arrived in southern Gaul, and that there were still seven legions in the Epirus region, and that if all of these legions were allocated to the High Priest, they would soon be able to defeat the coalition forces of the republicans such as Brutus.

But the high priest was noncommittal, and threw aside the edict of the Senate, saying to Leo, "The exile of Turinus is a crucial opportunity for the war, and Brutus must have thought that the seven legions he had left in the region of Epirus were leaderless, and would inevitably be unable to hold back, abandon the winter camp in the area of Athens, and come to attack; In addition, the legions under my command will not follow the senate's reminder to go to Epirus, where the passage area is too narrow and the land is barren to provide for a large army, and the battle will inevitably be difficult. ”

"What do you mean, father?" Leo asked, placing the map sand table in front of his father.

"My legion, taking advantage of this time, will go by sea to Cyrene, and then assemble at the port of Brundim at the beginning of the following spring. We sailed in two ways - one to the Peloponnese. cut off Brutus' flanks; All the way to Rhode Island. Help the maritime state break the siege, crush Cassillo's fleet, and enter Asia Minor to join up with the armies of Adiana and Theotarus and annihilate the main force of Eulabella. Then, Brutus's main force will also usher in his end in Athens. ”

After speaking, Li Bida sat down and continued to speak to his son. "In addition, there is one biggest problem to solve before the official expedition, and that is Marco. Antony with his mountain in southern Gaul. ”

Leo was stunned, and then he inquired about his father's tone very carefully, "So, my father's army suddenly stopped in the state of Liguria, and that's what it is?" ”

"Yes, there is not much time left for Anthony now, and I will issue the Archon's Edict. Ask all the people of the family of Julius to stay in the city of Rome. Antony was no exception to the newly established Caesar's Priesthood, and I gave him the honorable position of Chief Bird Diviner, and could be converted directly into the Inspector in the future. This is Li Bida's condition, and it seems that after deposing Turinus, he is naturally most uneasy about Antony.

Of course, Leo understood that his father, Anthony, was a man with a strong temper and a sense of honor, and that he longed to be on the battlefield, but now the situation had completely changed, and his father needed a subservient staff talent, not a man who could command one side and desired to be his equal.

"Father, I personally think it would be better to have my father take Antony to the front line of the Renus River, and command three or two legions, with the Remi and Aedui as auxiliary troops, to guard against the invasion of Belgium or the Germanic barbarians?" Leo's voice was low, because he didn't know if such favoritism would anger his father.

Li Bida was not very surprised when he heard this, he asked Leo to sit on the couch opposite him, "Why, I want to hear your reasons." ”

Now it was Leo's turn to clean up the mess, and he could only say in the end, because according to the northern geography left by Caesar, the defense line of the Renus River would replace Shannan Gaul in the future and become the barrier of the northern border of the republic, and the river defense was the most difficult to hold, and there might be battles everywhere, and a truly brave general was needed to defend it.

"So that general is Anthony? No, Leo, if I want to sweep away the Germans now, I can drive the Black Forest barbarians who dare to resist me into the cold seas of the north in a year with only six or ten elite legions, combined with new troops, why defend? And why did Anthony go to the town? If I really go on the defensive for two or three years, any of my lieutenants will be up to the task. And the use of Anthony is undoubtedly the most wrong candidate, his advantage is courage and luck, but this also creates his reckless and frivolous character, in this way, he ends up with nothing more than two endings, do you want to hear it? ”

"Yes, I am willing to listen to my father's teachings." In fact, at this point, Leo can only passively accept the admonition.

"One is that he died in the Black Forest, and there will be several legions with him, and the national defense line will be torn apart, and it will take two or three generations to make up for it, but you may ask, will it take so long? Otherwise, it may not be your problem at that time......" Li Bida said this, and suddenly pointed his finger on Leo's chest, "Because you and your family, maybe because of this failure, you will step down, or even be exterminated, and even my mother's graves will be dug up!" ”

The sweat on Leo's back at that time was dripping down, and he only really began to worry about such a terrible problem after Turinus stumbled, but today he didn't expect his father to teach him such a straightforward lesson!

However, his father did not mean to stop there, his fingers seemed to be about to pierce Leo's heart, his eyes were stern and his tone was stern, "There is a second result, that is, Antony will take advantage of your negligence or weakness to enter the city of Rome when he is stationed at the Renus River, and then you can refer to the former, because it is all the same!" ”

"But my father's Anthony is not much different from my father." Leo meant that in the event of an Anthony call, his father could always act as the protector of all, just like Leus and Phaeton.

But Li Bida said in a weak tone, "Papa will die one day!" ”

This sentence really made Leo stunned, and he suddenly realized that his father's hair was flushed with silver, and his father had thought of the topic of "death" now? He couldn't help but have both fear and sadness in his heart, "If my father is gone one day, can I shoulder this situation and responsibility?" Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but be full of sorrow, and Li Bida also sighed heavily, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "If you are asked to face an enemy like Anthony alone, it will be dangerous." Remember three words from your father. ”

"Father, please."

Li Bida's expression continued to be stern, "Remember the first sentence, the so-called external troubles and internal troubles, in the final analysis, are all internal troubles; In the second sentence, to govern the Roman empire well, we should not be like their stupid ancestors who had a persistent greed for land, but should maintain a reasonable and plurality of vassal states, so as to be more important inside and less important outside; The third sentence is to have more excellent and strong offspring with Vivia, and don't indulge in wine. (To be continued......)