Chapter 13: Public Enemies (Part II)
At such a moment, coupled with Antony's attitude, all the Caesarist patriarchs puffed out their cheeks, sat down in fear and indignation, and did not dare to make any more noise, while Antony himself leaned back on his seat in a daze, his hands stretched out weakly, and did not say a word, but that demeanor was a clear acquiescence to the disposition of the Senate.
Then Spinzel and Casca became even more proud, they raised their arms, and announced in a non-hurried tone, "Then, I add, since Lybidaeus has been convicted by the specially chosen fathers, then there is no need for the previous bronze watch to be placed in the temple, we can amend a new one, and you need not be alarmed, we are only returning the liberty rights of the people and the state, but we can still continue to recognize the memorandum of the officials listed by Caesar during his lifetime for three to five years, Step by step, the republic will be safe from now on. ”
Just after most of the senators gave a pleasant applause, who expected Brutus to stand up and say in a loud voice, "I am against it, and I wish to form a new motion to save and prevent this qiē, before the tribune of the road has yet to depart." ”
"The Tribune of Marulas has departed, Brutus." Casca, who seemed to have been prepared, said with a sneer.
"It is grossly unlawful for you to ask the tribune to deal with this matter, since the tribune's power is confined to a roman around the city, and what right does he have to summon the governor of the province who has already been appointed?"
"We have used Caesar's appointment note to temporarily appoint Marulas as the legal officer of the capital." Spinzer held up the note, "with the seal of Julius on it." ”
There was an uproar on the field. Especially the patriarchs of the Caesars. They glared angrily at the note in Spinzer's hand. But it is clearly engraved with the content of the commission, indicating that it was commissioned by Julius. Caesar and many Tebris clans jointly decided, and the seal is also impressive.
Then all eyes turned to Antony, who was pale, for everyone knew that Caesar's estates, deeds, papers, and seals had all been given to him by Corpunia after his death, and that the letter of appointment had now appeared. It is tantamount to exposing Anthony's betrayal.
"If you want to fight dictatorships and tyrants, don't use exactly the same means as them, which can only push the republic we love into the abyss of infinity, I hate you, I curse you, I feel endless humiliation for myself to stand under the same banner as you." Brutus was also excited, he jumped off his seat, and quickly mingled with the other elders and servants who rushed up, "The republic is over, the republic is over!" He laughed and cried and screamed. Until he was beaten to the point that his head was bleeding and he was dragged out.
When most of the people in the synagogue have dispersed. Several core figures sat down in their seats with unfinished satisfaction, and at this time, on the porch, Aetius also appeared on the porch, with a strange and smug smile, and then, in the applause, walked up to his own seat, and said to himself, "Perfect, how perfect, we are like Hannibal and Scipio during the Punic War, and we succeeded in killing the enemy with one blow." ”
"The first to ask the herald to deceive Li Bida's seal documents, and then find a craftsman to tamper with them, and transfer the six legions to the Lucania area in advance, and then order the rest of his legions on the other side of the ocean to quickly assemble towards Brindisi, so that there are only Antony's five legions left around the entire city of Rome, which is equivalent to removing Li Bida's arms." Aetius made a start.
Casca then went on to say, "Then he took advantage of the time difference, first falsely claiming that the border was invaded by Dacia, and told Li Bida to urgently go to the province to take up his post, and transferred him out of Rome, and then met with the real Dacian envoys, convicted him of illegal war crimes, and disposed of him before he came into contact with his army." ”
"Then give Anthony that idiot a few high hats and finish it, and then find the right time to eradicate him." Si Pinzel stroked the ring and began to think about his next move, "It's better to instigate him and Dehemos of Shannan Gaul to kill each other, and we will clean up the situation after both are defeated, anyway, these two and Li Bida are equally disgusted in my eyes." ”
The chief priest, Merut, had been around, like a schoolboy who was studying, his eyes wide and he clapped and applauded.
At this time, there was a slight applause in the corner, and everyone was frightened, and turned their heads to look, only to realize that Cicero had stayed where he had been and had not left, and then Cicero said in that ironic tone, "The plan of the princes is really as complete and impeccable as the assassination of Caesar, and now you only have one problem left, that is, to hunt down Li Bida to your hands." ”
"You said a nonsense nonsense, eloquent. I repeat, Maluas is already on the road. Casca couldn't help but scold, he didn't like this old man from the countryside who spoke in a weird way.
"It's a prudent plan to send a stupid Silesian pirate to capture a giant, ever-changing Dacia dragon in the Yukchen Sea. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we will meet again. Cicero then stood up and walked out of the synagogue, his disdainful laughter still seemed to be heard.
"Bastard, ignore him and that Brutus, our plan is absolutely perfect, just follow the steps and follow the steps!" This was said by Aetius, who had previously been close friends with Cicero, but now drifted apart due to differences in ideas, and now Cicero was a complete coward in his eyes.
As Anthony walked out of Julia's synagogue, he saw Pansa and Herjus glaring at him on the steps, "If this is not a sacred temple, if it is not a hall built by Julius to honor the soul of his daughter, I should have spat at your face, Antony, you despicable traitor." ”
"Two consuls for the coming year, are you still dissatisfied with what I have done? Everyone just needs to take care of themselves, this is just a matter between me and Li Bida, and it has nothing to do with anyone else, besides, I just didn't speak at the meeting just now, but fools know that actions are always more effective than words, right? Anthony didn't look at the two, but didn't know what to say.
"Bastard traitor, now that the grievances of Libidaeus are put aside, are you and your Fifth Legion going to become accomplices of the Senate? Do you really want to avenge Lord Caesar? Panza's eyes widened in anger, and he came up to grab Anthony's sleeve. (Want to know more about The Way of Augustus?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "Qidianzhongwenwang", follow the official account, and never miss every update! (To be continued......)