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At the same time, howling out of the crowd rushed out many men in knightly cloaks, led by Boyanis, who were as sad as if they had seen their estates burned and confiscated, and many of them, despite the beatings of Octavian's guards, held aloft copies of the title deeds and shouted, "These estates, which Antony, the former chief of the cavalry, sold to us a long time ago, and now you have no right to burn them." ”

"Most of these estates and gardens, which were previously declared public enemies on a small scale by members of the Pompeo Party, and confiscated, were later all given to Julius, but Caesar never sold them, because he said in his will that he was only managing them on his behalf, and that sooner or later they would be returned to the people, and if Antony sold them to you without my knowledge, it would not be my responsibility, and I think Your Excellency Antony will explain this matter to you." Octavian replied angrily to the group of knights in the audience.

Boyanis almost burst his veins and liver at the same time, his eyes glared at his neck, and he shouted to Octavian with all his might, "I'm going to accuse you, I'm going to accuse you!" As a result, several veterans pushed him away, and Boyanis wailed twice, knowing that buying this garden had drained half of his assets, and he was going to learn from Crassus back then, and to buy these things at a low price during the declaration of the public enemy, who would have thought that today he would be burned clean by these bear boys, and he fell to the ground in a hurry. The leg kicked back and forth a few times. He foamed at the mouth and rolled his eyes. Died.

The crowd was still fluctuating, but the effect of Octavian's burning of the title deeds and the announcement of the return of all the estates to the public was generally very positive - his followers were growing and growing, and now there were more than 3,000 veterans and tens of thousands of citizens around him, and he had become a rapidly rising force in the city of Rome. The Senate, the people, and the military could not ignore the power of one vote, but the average age of their core leaders was eighteen.

Soon after, Octavian and Leo personally led the Paladine Hill to the front of Antony's house, and then Porti and Corinna sat on their shoulders, followed by a crowd of slaves, and walked out of Antony's house, before leaving. The mother and son also hugged and said goodbye to Fulivia, after all, Octavian and Antony had not officially fallen out. At least the meeting between the two was secretive, and the outside world did not know the inside story.

Corinna sat on her shoulder with some anxiety and shyness, her face flushed, and she smirked at her brother and Octavian, because she saw that the previous Turinus had inherited the title of family and Caesar, and now she was very worried that Octavian was willing to fulfill his marriage contract with him after his father was declared by the public enemy.

But women were destined not to participate in the real circle, and soon in the house of Cicero on the Palatine Hill, in a circle, Octavian and Leo, who had secretly entered through the back door, stood respectfully in front of the orator who was sitting in the garden reception, and respectfully called him "Father Cicero".

"So it's you, I'm sorry I knew you had entered the city of Rome a few days ago, but I didn't invite you to my family's little banquet due to public view, although my wife has repeatedly nagged to invite some of the best people from Rome to come." Cicero deliberately did not show the mountain dew and sat on the circle chair, "But I am only a poor old man, and the banquet is too extravagant, and Anthony likes this way, so you two are visiting temporarily, and I can only prepare some water." ”

Octavian and Leo both stepped forward, took a few sips of the water from the small table in front of Cicero, and praised Cicero for his "material moderation and spiritual abundance", calling him a true model of Stoics, and the mansion, the garden, and the owner himself were filled with incredible tranquility.

Cicero laughed at these words, and he was very proud in his heart, so he continued, "There should be no big problem with the matter of the tribune, of course I understand the worries of the two of you, but it is enough for me to seek this position for you." Also, my son-in-law, Yurabella, has recently been trying to stop Antony from seeking the position of governor of Syria, so how can I say that I must also stand up for my son-in-law, what about you? I don't know if that's the right thing to say, but even though Anthony thinks he's your elder, he's still embezzled a lot of Caesar's legacy, isn't he? ”

Octavian understood, and said, "After we take up the post of tribune, we will definitely fight for your father, Lord Cicero, for Leo and I are both your students, and at least I hope you will acknowledge this relationship, and we will feel extremely happy." As for the inheritance, I will also have to worry about the lawsuit, and I hope that my father, Cicero, will be able to help me at that time. ”

"Of course, of course," Cicero found it very useful, smiling and patting the armrest, and chatting with the two young men for the rest of the day.

After nightfall, in the back hall of the Executive Yuan, Octavian and Leo were constantly plotting, "Cicero, like most idiots in the Senate, thought that Antony was really going to be the governor of Syria. ”

Leo tapped lightly on the Egyptian chessboard, and replied, "Indeed, it is impossible for Antony to leave the city of Rome, and he is not willing to do so, since his brother Gaius is in the city as the Grand Counsel, and Southern Gaul is now occupied by several legions of Dehemoth, and is eyeing the city of Rome at any time, and Antony going to Syria is tantamount to betraying his backyard to Dehemos—therefore, at this time, Eulabella suddenly came out very strangely, bypassing the Senate and asking the Tebris Minkai to Syria, And this province was originally said to have been given to Cassiillo by the Senate. ”

"That is, it is possible that Anthony and Eulabella will have some kind of intimate agreement to keep both Cicero and the Senate in the dark, just as my adoptive father had concluded a triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey." Octavian, now in full view, went on to say to Leo, "Then Antony will certainly use some pretext to rob the Guardian's legions for his own use, for he will not be able to sleep until the mountain of Dehemoth, South Gaul, is taken." ”

"Now in the chess game, there is still one player who has not made a move, that is, the Spanish province, Tellureas, Rabinus and two young Pompey, their military forces are concentrated together, there are enough four regular legions, and many alliance auxiliaries can be mobilized." Leo groaned.

Octavian nodded, "It stands to reason that this group of men were all sent by the Senate, Rabinus had been his adoptive father's old enemy for a long time, and Tellureath was also involved in the assassination plot on the periphery - so will the Senate call them to come and help Antony, or help Dehemoth, or will they pick up the pieces after watching them fight to exhaustion?" ”

"I think with the disposition of the Senate, the third of which Turinus spoke of, is what they are most willing to do." Leo stared at the ivory chess pieces and muttered, "In that case, we need to have a plan." (The novel "The Road to Augustus" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)