The bill was introduced by Claudius that morning, and passed by an overwhelming majority in the afternoon of the same day at the Speakers Congress, which was Claudius's new battle cry.

There is no doubt that one stone stirs up a thousand waves, this time Claudius's edge is directed at little Cato, who was the one who presided over the passage of the "Wheat Law", so the backlash is particularly strong, and little Cato no longer obstructs the proceedings like Caesar, and he vigorously asks his colleagues, including the priests of Rome, to claim that he will give a severe punishment to people like Claudius, he is shaking the foundation of the republic, in short, it is still the same set of copywriting that Caesar said before, change the name.

It was Caesar's turn to "get in the way", and within a whole day of Cato Jr.'s proposal, Caesar instructed Barsatus to make lengthy remarks on the subject of how the governor had the power to choose provinces, and did not give Cato the younger a chance at all, so angry that Cato trembled, while Cicero seemed to age ten years in an instant (although he was not young before), sitting in the corner lamenting the current situation of the republic and the future.

As Cicero chattered there, Caesar's eyes swept over him like an eagle, and then he cried out to Cicero to speak on the subject of concern, and Cicero panicked and said that I had just spoken in private, and that I had no constructive comments to say on either subject.

Then Cicero saw that Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus were all looking at him very gently, which made a cool breath come out of his feet, straight to his hair, I don't know what kind of murderous motive is hidden behind Lu Dao's gentle gaze?

However, it was less than half a market day after the bill. Claudius is holding on to the aftermath of the "Wheat Relief Monthization" program. and directly bypassed the Senate. Cicero should be very familiar with the new law that Cicero was familiar with when he argued for the death penalty of Catiline in the Senate, which, according to the Roman Bronze Table, "In the Roman state a citizen had no right to kill another." ”

Now Claudius not only adheres to this article, but also has the People's Council attach a clause. It was this that made Cicero on Palatine Hill fly to the world, and that was that "if a citizen kills another citizen in his own right, the tribune will have the right to judge and punish him, and even push him down from the high rock of Tarpeia and put him to death!" ”

That's right, Cicero's worst fears came true, and soon his friend Aetius quickly wrote to him, saying that Claudius had gained enough popularity and popular support by revising the wheat law before, so when he proposed the entire amendment to the law, the people passed it in full without even "thinking about it". And, when Claudius hung the planks of the amendment in the venue. In front of all the people, he openly said, "Maybe some friends are not in the same era as me." But I have always fought in their legacy, with all the people. ”

Those "little friends" who were "not in the same era" as Claudius were ostensibly referring to the Gracchus brothers, but everyone inside understood that they were referring to Catiline, Lianturus, Sidrigus, etc.

Soon, calamity ensued, and Catillin's henchmen openly roamed the Velodrome at the foot of Palatine Hill, giving a memorial speech and asking the powers of the Tribune to retry Catiline's case. Subsequently, when Cicero wrote to Curio, asking for his help, with his idea that he had helped Curio so much before, even if he had offended him before, or had a grudge against his father with his "same-sex couple" Anthony, but why should Curio help this time, right?

But Curio only replied very coldly, persuading Cicero not to worry about the matter, and that he would invite Pompey to speak for the situation at the appropriate time.

Cicero then pinned his hopes on Pompey, but as the noise and intimidation against him in the streets of Rome grew, Pompey did not react like a hermit. Eventually, Cicero could not bear it any longer, and he decided to take the risk to see Pompey himself, when his friend Aetius himself came to the door and persuaded Cicero not to go, because Pompey was now glued to Caesar's daughter all day long, and became the laughing stock of his former aides and generals, "We never knew that the great Pompey would be so infatuated with the young carcass of his peer's daughter, and the next time he triumphs, we will have to persuade the citizens of Rome to lock their daughters in their homes to avoid Pompey's gaze." "So, now Pompey can't help you, the streets are full of Claudius' mobs, and if you go out into the streets, you will be insulted like never before, even if you are not torn to pieces by them.

Cicero's tears flowed, and he complained to his friends that when the Catiline conspiracy was put down five years ago, it was not the same people who cheered for him, respectfully calling himself the "Father of the Nation" and thanking him for saving the Republic from the abyss of danger. And today they are going to push the Father of the Nation off the rock of Tarpeia, and there is something more frustrating than this, "If tomorrow I will die, it will be the greatest disaster of the Republic, because everyone will chase after the so-called reputation stained by blood." This was Cicero's conclusion in his sobbing, but after he had finished it, he consulted Aetius on how to avoid the catastrophe.

"For now, there are only two ways, one is to go to Caesar and express his approval of his proposal, don't you know that he is behind all this? The second is to leave Rome and take refuge in a country villa, the authority of the tribune cannot go beyond the city of Rome, as long as you leave, Claudius will not be able to help you. This is what Aetius proposed.

As a result, Cicero hesitated again, and he continued to ask his friend if he could choose the first path? He was even willing to be Caesar's "stay-at-all" in Rome, as he knew that Caesar's father-in-law, Pisso, lacked political experience.

At this time, Li Bida knocked on the door of Cicero's villa at the right time, this is the first time he has dealt with Cicero, but this time he came to negotiate with Cicero on behalf of Caesar, even if Lenchardt sat next to him menacingly, but there was no humility in his words:

"Your Excellency the Archon, I asked you to support Caesar in the proposal of Barsatus, and then the reward is - you can enter Caesar's legion, or even serve as the chief lieutenant, and in three years Caesar and Pompey jointly promise to help you and Basatus be jointly elected consul, and you can score twice. In addition, as soon as I get the word out, Claudius will be able to reconcile with you immediately. ”

"Don't believe this broker's." Lenchard, who was next to him, shouted angrily.

"Honorable woman, I'm not a broker now, I'm a regular Servant of the Curia, and I hope you will recognize this as soon as possible!" Li Bida retorted-for-tat, "You must know that Claudius used to be your husband's right-hand man, and now that he has come to this point, I am afraid that it will be inseparable from the jealousy of you!" (To be continued......)