Chapter 17: The Majesty of Claudius (Part II)
"But," Printhia muttered.
"It's nothing, you're just a rehearsal target. So I give you three days, collect your most important possessions, leave the seven hills, go a little further, and remember that you are not allowed to provoke Marcus again. As for your few brothels and taverns in the city, they are to be kept under the watchful eye of Domu, otherwise Claudius's mob army will soon destroy them all. ”
"You mean to transfer my estate to Domus?" Printhia couldn't believe her ears.
Li Bida sighed, and said Don't say that you are looking at it like this, Duo Muwei is originally your person, and he should be called to take care of it, the deed or something is still in your hands, and there is still a lot of rent for you to enjoy every year, after speaking, he half-squatted down and said to Printhia in a very soft tone: "Listen, my conditions are very lenient, originally your last chance, next to the Pompeii theater one day, it has been lost next to the Pompeii theater one day, it is my kindness, and I will give you another chance, look at you, your signs with beautiful boxwood, How beautiful is the property with its elaborate little rooms, and I can't bear to have Claudius destroy them all, or Crassus' men to burn them all. ”
When Printhia heard this, she thought that even if she wanted to take revenge in the future, she couldn't do it now, so she immediately hugged Li Bida's legs, kissed his toes fiercely, begged for his forgiveness, and expressed her willingness to fulfill his request within a day.
When Printhia made this humble gesture, Claudia, who was far away, laughed from ear to ear.
Early the next morning, Printhia went home and took a quick shower, smeared her wounds, and redressed herself. With the deed, jewelry, and a few personal men and women in his entourage. And he left the city of Rome in haste. Going to Campeña, she left so badly that she heard that she had taken a light carriage all the way, and she had made a fuss all the way.
In the tavern next to the sheepfold, Li Bida handed the keychain with a light sound to Domu, "Are you happy?" As I said, Printhia will be finished sooner or later. Now you can take care of her inheritance, accumulate some experience in this area, find two noble silk clothes to dress up, and you will be the new queen of the Roman Wind and Moon Realm. He just coldly put the keychain on the counter and locked it, instructed the two maids to take care of it, and then thanked Li Bida a little, and asked him where he wanted to drink the high-end wine.
This made Li Bida feel that the boss was boring, but he still directly said the request for today, "Immediately, you go to be my adoptive father's mistress." Serve him comfortably, and I will sign the charter contract with you. What do you think of the amount of 30,000 dinars a year? Also, Naples' Ptolemaic entertainment contractor is also in your house. ”
"20,000 is fine, I don't like to force others to owe a debt of favor." Domu's words were obviously directed at Li Bida, and Li Bida didn't say much, just took two sips of wine a little embarrassed, and then found an excuse to leave the tavern.
"Hey, do you want your Lord's property? I can understand your willingness to take care of your patron, but you wouldn't do this kind of behavior completely for free, would you? A few years ago, when you were penniless, sitting in my tavern in blood-stained clothes, I said that you could buy half of the city of Rome, no less than Crassus, right? Duomuwei turned his head to look at Li Bida, who was standing at the door and was about to leave, and said suddenly.
"There may be a day, but that is definitely the day when both Tuna and Marcos die." Li Bida felt that there was something very hesitant churning in his heart, and he had to admit that yesterday when Printhia begged him with a foul smell, he felt full of pleasure, a kind of pleasure that the strong will play with the fate of the loser at will, if it was said that the other party came to the door to harm Catirin before, or that it was a professional need to pit Pompey before, but this time Principia's scene was very clear in his heart, rather than for the adoptive father, it was better to say that it was for the feeling in his heart, a feeling of addiction to power drugs.
"Isn't this what men like the most after the age of thirty, outside of ancient and modern, nothing else, isn't my mentality normal? What's so weird! Li Bida was a little drunk, leaning on the gables and fences on the side of the street and pacing slowly towards the apartment, and then he saw Caesar's confidant Ebro walking towards him, so he tried his best to straighten up a little tired body, and forced himself to look energetic, naturally Ebro came to him to discuss things, "Barsatus's proposal is still being blocked, and the whole Senate knows about Claudius's destruction of the Grand Court before, and now little Cato and Cicero are using this to obstruct the proposal." ”
"What did Caesar think about this?" Li Bida wiped his forehead and nose with his hands and asked.
Ebro laughed and said, "Caesar said privately that there is nothing more wonderful than such an act." ”
"That's good, please report back to the Archon, and soon it will be the turn of those who stand in his way to be unlucky." Since Li Bida had heard that Caesar had acquiesced in the use of street violence as a means of political struggle, he was confident, so the last time he asked Claudius to make a big fuss in the court, he just threw stones to ask for directions.
"Listen carefully, Your Excellency the Archon has made a wish for you in front of the statue of Venus, as long as you can squeeze out Cato and Cicero, you will be the official treasurer of Illyria in the coming year, and your thyme legion can be upgraded to the twelfth legion in the Rubicon." This is what Ebro brought, Caesar's condition.
Li Bida was shocked, he hurriedly asked Ebro that before Caesar had the most standard "small combined legion" in Lusitania, that is, a regular legion (the tenth legion) plus two auxiliary legions (the thirteenth legion and the thyme legion, the latter is of lower specification and belongs to the type that will be disbanded immediately after the end of the war, but Caesar thought about it and left this blood for Li Bida and himself), and now if Caesar's operation of the "Bassatus Law" is successful, he will accept Metra. General Sayler stationed three legions in the same place in Gaul outside the mountains of Shannan, that is, together with ten legions, a whole four legions, and even then Caesar was not satisfied?
The two then flashed to the corner of the street, drove away the prostitutes and beggars there, and began to talk carefully, and through Ebro's detailed explanation, Li Bida understood that Caesar had now begun to arrange the number of the legions during his time as governor, and sometimes the number was just a number, but sometimes it could play a subtle role. Caesar's idea was that the Senate personally awarded the regular legion of the Eagle Banner, and he wanted these four, and three were Metra. The one that Sailer left behind, one brought from Lusitania, that is, the unified number is seven, eight, nine, ten, and the prefix is "Gaul", and he is also secretly preparing to recruit two irregular auxiliary legions, namely eleven and twelfth, with the prefix "Illyria", the original thirteenth legion is automatically converted to "Illyrian eleventh legion", and Libida's thyme is upgraded to "Illyrian twelve legions", these two legions are not on the roster of the Senate, and all salaries and supplements are borne by Caesar alone.
"That's right, in the future you will be the commander of the Twelve Legions of Illyria, plus Caesar's second lieutenant." Ebro said, (To be continued......