"Although I am compelled to show complete respect for the prophecy of the virgin, it embarrasses me that I am Caesar and not the notorious king, a title that Rome has long since buried in the grave of history." When Caesar had said these words of relief, he suddenly stopped talking, but sat on his throne and muttered, not knowing what was in his mind.

This passage originally made the senators' hearts feel relieved, but it was only half a sentence, whether Caesar would do what the virgin wanted, the answer was "unknown".

After the whole scene had stopped for a while, Caesar suddenly continued, "But the expedition, especially to Parthia, cannot be postponed, and I think otherwise, how about I surrender all my troops and powers, and the senators appoint a celebrity to take my place, complete the war against Syria, and take back the captured soldiers and the eagle banner?" ”

These words were so devastating that all the senators were sifted through chaff, and they hurriedly spoke out collectively, resolutely not allowing Caesar to step down from his present position, and at this time Spinzer and Luga were the first to speak, asking Caesar to consider the proposal he had made when he returned to Rome, that is, to re-grant him the position of dictatorship, and to serve as chief consul for a ten-year term. I have the power to appoint sub-consuls, cavalry chiefs, governors of provinces, and twenty-four lieutenants, without the approval of the Senate or the Council of the Hundreds. ”

Subsequently, the entire temple hall was silent, and after a painful struggle, the senators expressed that if only Caesar could pass through the Guò Terbris people. to have the power he speaks of. Only then did Caesar smile with satisfaction. He thanked everyone for their care and assured that when Saturnalia arrives, all the citizens of Italy, including Gaul, will come to the general elections, and I am sure that I will get the results I want, because I have just been given the important position of "Protector for Life" by the people.

"In addition, there may soon be a new law, which is to be a wartime province. In ordinary provinces, the governor, formerly the chief executive, would be stripped of the power to command the army for war, the military power of the province would be vested in the lieutenants appointed by Lord Caesar, and the financial power would be vested in the envoys of the Executive Yuan, who would henceforth have only supervisory and judicial powers. "In addition, because of the expansion of the territory of the Republic, His Excellency Caesar intends to further expand the scope of citizenship within three years, and will first grant Latin citizenship to Africa, Cyrenaica, Greece, Spain, etc., and then upgrade to Roman citizenship when it expires." At that time, the number of official positions in the republic would expand exponentially, and Caesar and the Executive Yuan were to set up Tebris assembly halls in Orleans, Ravenna, Utica, Corduba, Athens, and Sinop. After the election of the representatives of the districts, the general assembly will be held in Rome, and this is the direction of the policy in the future. ”

The senator below was already dripping with sweat, and one of them boldly raised his head and argued, "Then what power does the thirty-five Roman clans of Tebris have to decide state affairs?" ”

Anthony picked up the conversation and said, "Rome? Rome will henceforth be the name of an empire, not some intolerant state itself, and any attempt to confine it to the seven hills is wrong and absurd, Caesar did not want another Second League War, after which Rome will be the world and the world will be Rome. ”

"Of course, the role of the Senate is still very important in order to govern such a vast world, it is an indispensable state advisory body, and the state still depends on the construction of the chosen fathers." Caesar said in a hypocritical way that he deliberately reduced the Senate to an "advisory body" in his discourse, which was tantamount to announcing in disguise that he would strip away the power it had originally absorbed from various institutions, "so I am determined to increase the number of senators to nine hundred, and how shall the remaining three hundred be selected?" Please look at this. As he spoke, a centurion handed something to the leading senator, and Spinzer saw it as a short flaky scroll with the words "By agreement with the Senate and the Tybris clan, Julius. Caesar was determined to elect (space) for the office of the state. ”

This, this is simply a blatant destruction of the Senate, Caesar is now really a monster that combines the procurator, the tribune, the chief priest, the chairman on duty of the senate, and the military dictator, except that he does not have the name of the king, his authority is greater than all the kings of the known world combined!

When the senators came out of the new temple of Venus, they saw a multitude of priests from other temples, weeping and carrying jars of gold, silver, and holy vessels to the newly completed temple, the most magnificent temple in the whole square, and Banksy asked a high priest of the Flamens in an olive wood-trimmed sheepskin hat what was the matter.

"Don't you know? Soon Venus will be elevated to the patron saint of the Republic, and will be side by side with Jupiter and Juno, and soon Caesar will collect gold from Spain, and silver from Macedonia, and precious stones from Syria, and build a huge dove for this temple, because this animal is the same as Jupiter's eagle and Juno's peacock, and it is the god of Venus, and Caesar reveres the chief god of his family, and also requires the people and priests of the whole country to revere it.

"When it was over, Julius decided that he was going to be king, and where did he still look like a high-ranking official of the republic, and where did he still look like a representative elected by the senators and the people? He was a tyrant of Syracuse, a pharaoh of Egypt, who must have been bewitched by the banshee of the Nile during his previous expedition to Egypt. Luga, who was next to him, tugged at Banks' robe in horror and said in a disturbed and frightened manner.

On the other hand, Merut, who had been a priest and was now a lawyer, also whispered, "The present high priest is Caesar's uncle Kota, and I have heard that he is under Caesar's order to assemble fifteen priestly councils throughout Rome to make a certain important decision on the contents of the prophecy of Sybil. ”

"Heavy decision", this word is really like a heavy stone, pressing on everyone's hearts, everyone understands what Caesar is doing, and now there is no one else who can stop him from becoming king except Caesar himself, don't look at this group of patriarchs who have been tearing down each other in the synagogue and arguing so lively, but now they are all tied up and can't move like a demon.

"Gotta find someone to stop this." Eventually, Spinzer gritted his teeth and said this, but there was cold air coming out of his nostrils all around, as if to say, "Who are you looking for?" Who goes? Won't you go yourself? (To be continued......)