Then, the whole riot of Caesar's revenge really swept through the city of Rome, and many senators were so frightened that they armed their slaves and locked the doors of their houses to resist the frenzied looting and burning.

Brutus, on Capitol Hill, sat like a prisoner on the steps of the temple, looking at the flames and smoke that filled the squares below, rubbing his hair with his hands in pain, and six feet away from him, Dehemos looked at the distant sky like a lost zombie, not knowing what was in his mind.

Only Aetius and Cassiio are still active, and they must clean up the current disadvantage, "Now we must continue to persevere, and rest assured that the Senate is completely on our side, as long as we delay time." ”

"Pompey's two sons, as well as Rabinus, are the ones we must woo, and the Spanish governor Trureas is our men, and as long as the Senate can pardon them, and join forces with Troureas' legions to return to Rome, then Lipida has nothing to fear." Cassiyo said, "Don't forget Jì, Dehemoth and the four legions of southern Gaul. ”

"Don't mention Dehemoth, his reputation is already infamous." Aetius reminded in a whisper, "Assign the provinces at once, and assign this fellow to a remote area to hide from the people, otherwise our camp will be tainted with him and give Shannan Gaul to Brutus more securely." By the way, what was the position of Marclus, the governor stationed in Sardinia who was originally in charge of the Balearic raid, and the treasurer Maximus? Both of them were from Pompey's camp before, so it's not a big problem to throw themselves at us! ”

Kasiyo thought for a moment, then nodded. The envoy who went to persuade them should be coming soon. In addition, it was stationed in the province of Nepo Gaul. Otherwise, General Gallius, who guarded the region of Transgaul and Aquitaine, and there was a Seventh Legion, now his position is also very shaken, he was also in the Pompei camp, and later defected to Caesar and Libida, "Libida is the person he recommended to be the commander of the legion, will Galius take this relationship into account?" ”

While the men were talking, Brutus suddenly stood up. With a personal slave in his hand, he walked down Capitol Mountain, and Cassiyo was very surprised, "Marcus, you should know that this is very dangerous. ”

"I've heard what you just said, you're preparing for war, the next civil war, isn't it? Want to completely destroy the last remaining ruins of Rome and let the remnants and ashes of the Republic drift into the sea? No, I have to stop this catastrophe. Brutus stood there and spoke without looking back.

"There is no army to back it up. Li Bida and Anthony won't listen to your advice at all, don't be so naïve Brutus! Cassiyo also persuaded with some annoyance.

"My good friend. Didn't you say that when you persuaded me to stab my sword at Caesar, you said that only I could give freedom to the people of Rome, but now you finally admit it, is that just for me to do a naïve act? Brutus turned back and said with a look of grief that made Cassius speechless, and then the philosopher smiled and said, "Don't worry, the mob won't kill me, at least I'll go to my mother." ”

At the foot of the hill in the Seville house, Brutus met a mob shouting for Caesar's revenge, all of them carrying all kinds of murder weapons, many of which were dripping with blood, and when the leader saw Brutus, he surrounded him with many people, "Why do you treat Caesar like that, aren't you also a despicable traitor like Dehemos?" ”

"No, it doesn't matter to me how Caesar is, the most important thing is that Dehemoth and I have never forgotten, we are both members of the Brutus family, and I just did something that any person named Brutus would do." Brutus looked very calm and explained to the people around him, "If you think you have the power to replace the law and ethics, then kill me here as you would with everyone else!" ”

The leading mob stared at Brutus twice, then grinned his yellow teeth and smiled absently, and said to the other accomplices, "Spare this poor young man!" He's just a simple idiot, and maybe all heroes do, and sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between them and a madman. We don't have to kill him, we can call his mother to punish him!" After saying this, the leader shook the iron rod in his hand, and walked away laughing, and the others pushed Brutus in place, and another woman spat on his face, and scolded him, "If I were your mother, I would have sent you to the dump of dung, which is more suitable for you." ”

When the mob was gone, Brutus's personal servant tried to wipe the phlegm off his face, but Brutus refused, and he walked straight into his house.

Seville, dressed in a black shawl in mourning clothes, sat on the floor like a dementia, her empty eyes as she looked at her son, who walked in, and then Brutus knelt down in front of her mother, holding her feet in her hands, kissing and sobbing incessantly, and then the two men were speechless for a long time.

"You killed two of my favorite men, one named Julius, the other Brutus, one my man, and the other my son." Finally, Sevilla said in a hoarse voice.

"Because I don't think only of private emotions like you, Mother." Brutus also tried to argue.

Then Sevilla kicked him to the ground, "Get out of here, maybe that damp bastard of Cassiou has bewitched you, maybe some evil spirit has invaded your mind!" How could I have conceived such a paranoid and heartless person as you when I was ten months pregnant! With that, Seville was completely devastated, and she wailed and tore Brutus's hair and clothes, "Come back to my vagina, come back to my womb, didn't you feed me with milk?" Are you the beasts and birds of the Tyber that brought you up? Have you grown up, bewitched by the empty words of those idle philosophical sticks, deceived by the senseless idea of the republic, they want to kill Julius, why don't you go yourself, why pull you, oh my! They're going to torture me to death, aren't they? What I regret the most now is that you were born to be sisters and brothers with your uncle, so you shouldn't have married Portia as your wife, this family is like a backwater, shackles everyone's normal kindness and lust, makes you feel that happiness is a sin, makes you hate everyone, hate, kill, kill without emotion! ”

Brutus, who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, did not dare to defend for a long time, but continued to hold his mother's feet and did not dare to let go. (To be continued......)