When the consecrated procession came out of the alley, where many of the blessings were kneeling and prostrating, Anthony was still in the same place, his face was pale, and the corners of his mouth were twisted. Yes, he was a naturally dissolute and optimistic man, but there was always a philosophy in Antony's world, that is, what you give must be rewarded, which is also the belief of all Roman nobles, "get rewarded, take good possession", and Antony is no exception.

In fact, if Anthony was a careful and rational person, he might have thought about why the virgin said these words to herself, because according to the regulations, the virgin is not allowed to disclose the relevant content of her private will to the relevant people, but Anthony is Anthony, and this result almost broke him, but he quickly turned around with a resentful mood, "Press the list, but continue to quietly advise Caesar and sit and watch the situation." ”

"Oh, you said there was a conspiracy against me lately?" Caesar came to the compound of Julius today, sat in the atrium with a few of his staff, ate olives and discussed political affairs, and said it somewhat casually after Antony came in to tell him about it.

"Yes, and according to insiders, there are many people close to you in this group." Anthony's words made everyone else present tremble, whether they were scared or shocked.

Caesar didn't answer directly, he just lay his hand on the chair and didn't say a word, and then he said to Antony, "Lybidaeus is about to arrive in Brindisi, isn't he?" ”

Several aides took the opportunity to say that the general had about one market day left and would be able to come to the city before the Wolf Hunt to preside over the newest Tribus Folk Council.

"Deliver the letter quickly. Tell him to bring the Sixth Legion over. stationed on the Mars Colonel's field; In addition Anthony. Immediately you find a few tribunes, gather the people, and I will announce a serious decision in the square. Then Caesar stood up, dressed in plain robes, and walked out of the compound with his staff.

About two hours later, the people who had been summoned to the square by the tribune saw Caesar dressed modestly. Surrounded by three hundred elite guards, standing on the bow pulpit, the people were filled with extreme horror and anxiety when they saw the horrific weapons and bows and arrows worn by the warriors of the guards, but Caesar then touched the pulpit with his hand a few times, and then Caesar openly said to everyone:

"In fact, I should have made a decision long ago that the tragic civil war, which had taken half the lives of its citizens, had come to an end, and that Rome was once again going to use troops against distant and rich lands, and that I had the authorization of the legitimate Senate and the Council. In his capacity as Dicktido, he was in charge of this matter. But lately there have been many clear or unclear words, some of which are slanderous by my enemies. Some of them are misunderstood by my friends, and even by the people, that I, Julius, am trying to be king, to establish a permanent dictatorship, to be the mind that thinks in place of all the peoples, which is a great misunderstanding of me, and I must be honest that everything I have done is for the revival of the republic. So I enlarged the number of the Senate and the Council of the People, in order to involve more people in the country, but many of the old stubborn always think that they should always possess a part of the country, and I have forgiven them before, and as we all know, I Caesar did not issue a single declaration of public enemy during the civil war, but I have now decided to continue to forgive these people, hoping that they will be reunited under the banner of the Republic, so in order to show my sincerity this time, so as not to insult them unnecessarily, I was determined to dismiss the Spanish and Gaul guards around me. ”

His announcement provoked an uproar, with the commoners and knights raising their hands in cheering Caesar's frankness and mercy, but many of the people in the crowd began to heckle, and some shouted, "Julius, you are deceiving everyone, why don't you disband all your legions as well?" Others coaxed, "I heard that your lieutenant is about to enter the city of Rome with a legion again." ”

However, Caesar did not refute this at all, and he just walked down the pulpit amid all kinds of voices, and then he immediately fulfilled his promise, and several tribunes stopped the barbarian guards, who still maintained their habitual retinue, and finally Caesar walked back to the compound of Julius with only a few close aides.

About three days later, Brutus, who had gone to visit his mother, heard of Caesar's decision from Seville, but the young son did not say much, but after chatting with his mother for a while, he got up and took his leave, and returned to his home. There, Cassius was waiting for him, and the two met in the name of an invitation to a dinner party, "Caesar, it's a scam." After retiring all the miscellaneous servants, Cassiyo sneered and said that he had come to Caesar's decision at this moment, "While he was shaking the olive branch, Li Bida was entering Rome with a whole legion, and perhaps after you and I were exposed, he would not hesitate to call the soldiers to kill both of us and the whole people." ”

"Don't be so angry with Caesar, who always says he's a liar, everything we do is for the sake of the state and justice. And Longinus, you are like this, it seems that we are taking revenge. Brutus was not satisfied with the other party's vicious attack on Caesar, "Besides, even if we fail, Caesar will deal with it according to the provisions of the law, and when he was a lawyer, he refuted most of the people in the Senate and advocated fair and reasonable treatment for Catiline." ”

"Are you scared, you're scared of Brutus, again!" Cassius immediately jumped up, patted his chest and said, "Yes, I am an impulsive person, although I try my best to hide my affection for her, I married your sister despite the ugly rumors of Caesar, just hoping to join you in the cause of the country and justice, but you are frightened and wavering, you are a disappointing person who sacrifices for the republic, do you know?" When I was still in college, Sulla was the dictator of the whole country, and his son boasted in front of his classmates that his family was the first family of the republic, and when the other classmates were like you, I rushed up and slapped his son a few times, because my character has always been like this, and I can't listen to the shameless words of any dictator, and if everything has to be done according to the philosopher's thinking, then the country will not be saved. “

After saying that, Cassiyo waved his fist, "Listen, Caesar disbanding the Guards is Huairou for you, and for me, it's a good opportunity, because it's impossible for him to walk down the street with a legion." Then he viciously snatched the door out.

Brutus lowered his head and said nothing, when the exclamations of the women came from the inner room behind the curtains, and Brutus immediately rushed in, and found his beloved wife Portia lying in the arms of several maids, still holding blood-stained scissors in her pale hands, "Portia! (To be continued......)