"I need an explanation, what the hell is going on!" The high priest angrily stopped the patriarchs who poured out from the door, and then reprimanded them in the face.

At this time, Cicero, who was still in the lead, stepped out, "O high priest, a dissolute young man, a young criminal in great disguise, who is harming the country and the nation, and he can no longer distinguish between justice and self-interest, or that Turinus is hoping to usurp the power of the country through terror, assassination, and mutiny, just as Catiline did in the past. That's why I came forward with fifty-seven of the bravest and most righteous veterans after learning of the plot and this is our petition and the details of our petition. At this point, Tyro, the slave behind Cicero's side, came out quickly, with gray hair, and a gold nameplate of a slave, and four word plates in his hands, which seemed to be originals and copies, and handed them into the hands of Li Bida and Pisso respectively, and after Li Bida looked at it for a while, with a look of disbelief, and transferred it to the second consul Panza.

Pansa also looked at it, and then he looked at Pisso, who had never let go of his hand and had a solemn expression, and said, "I believe that neither I nor His Excellency the High Priest will believe the news that Turinus is actually behind the mutiny. ”

But Pisso still didn't answer, and finally it was Leo who spoke, "What should I do now, I need to respect both the elder Cicero and His Excellency Pisso, because after all, he is now the custodian of the Julius family." ”

"A fair and just trial." Cicero ended at this time, "Don't worry, I won't be the agent of the prosecution." Nor will he become a debate lawyer. If you're not comfortable with me. I could have been an outsider, and someone would have prosecuted me in the Grand Court. ”

"I have nothing to say about what you say, but you need to know the consequences of doing so, Cicero! You must know that the Inspector Pisso, now the Inspector is the custodian of the Julius family, the Attorney Officers Petis and Dicias are both the uncles of Turinus, I am the guardian and quasi-father-in-law of Turinus, and the Second Archon, His Excellency Panza, is a close confidant of his uncle. If this lawsuit. If it turns out to be nothing, then you will be greeted by an indefinite exile, along with fifty-seven other senators. Li Bida said in a tone that was half intimidating and half anxious.

That's why I emphasize that a fair and just trial! Don't worry about me, when I indicted Villeus, who was not his disciple and friend of the prominent members of the whole republic at that time? Cicero replied confidently, and then he raised his finger, "In order to prevent a commotion between the city of Rome and the legions outside, I have set up a special inquisition. Lean, but each member must be respected. You know, if this kind of thing is delayed, it will spread. There will be another tragic civil war. ”

Everyone present echoed Cicero's request, and at this moment Pisso sighed and exchanged the word board in his hand to Taylor, and then the old man looked around at the crowd with a stern and serious expression, and then fell on Li Bida's body, and he asked in a hoarse voice:

"Your Excellency, High Priest, of course, you don't have to answer my question, that is, is there really a rebel army attacking Lilibal and attacking your son?"

At this moment, both Lypita and Leo fell silent, and at last the high priest's tears flowed, and he held Pisso's sleeve, eager for the help of the other, "That is to give me a chance to be silent, because at this moment, whatever answer I make is wrong, and the best answer is not to answer - I will stay out of this trial, although it makes me very painful to make such a decision." ”

These sincere words made the elders and onlookers at the scene full of sighs, they knew that the high priest's embarrassment, if he appeared in court to testify, it would definitely hurt the harmony of his family, and if he was a member of the trial, he would be questioned because of his personal feelings, so it was indeed a last resort to stay out of the matter.

Cicero, on the other hand, had already begun to conceive of planning a special inquisition, "The period is five days, that is to say, after five days a clear result must be given, and during this time Turinus's freedom will be strictly controlled, and he will be placed in a separate room on the side of the Grand Court, surrounded by fire-fighting slaves and guards, and shall not be allowed to meet with relatives and friends; On the other hand, the jury should consist of an inquisitor, an archon, and six court officers of the capital, plus nine jurors randomly selected from the Order, and no one should communicate directly with Turinus, and the presentation and rebuttal of evidence should be wordless, only enumerated, and the clerk should act as a communication in the middle. I think that if we do this, we can achieve the fairest possible situation. ”

The senators raised their hands in favor of Cicero's motion, but now that the Senate had lost the power to judge any citizen, they only agreed, and the situation required the establishment of a knightly court.

"Naturally, I am not allowed to be a judge among the Ombudsmen, so I elect His Excellency Pisso; And the consuls, since the high priest has also announced his resignation, then I will elect His Excellency Panza to be the position, and the six capital law officers can be decided by lot. Cicero remained silent, as if the next more specific candidate proposal, which had been prepared for a long time, had also been unanimously approved, and Pisso smiled wryly, standing in the crowd, passively receiving this qiē.

At noon, after the meeting had been dismissed, Piso calmly went to the house where his daughter and Caesar had lived, and Corpunia, having heard of the upheaval of the day, and learned that her father would be the chief of the jury, so she went out uneasily and asked her father what he thought of the matter, and whether he would lean in favor of Turinus at the trial.

"Predisposition? Inclined? Daughter, from the time I was elected, I was destined to have my position completely sealed and clamped. I wouldn't be able to do anything, and if I wasn't in that role, I would be able to help Turinus. Pisso smiled bitterly, and after drinking two cups of mint tea, he came to this conclusion, "In addition, Petis and Dicias have also avoided this storm, and all the members of the Julius family will have to protect themselves in the years to come." As he spoke, he slowly paced into the backyard and looked at the huge tree trees, "What about the white-feathered eagle that nested here?" ”

"Father, it flew away at the end of the summer today, and the eggs it laid are missing." Corponia stood behind Pisso and replied.

"Yes—it flew away, and it won't come back, and the eagle has gone away from Julius's house." Pisso looked up and smiled wryly. (To be continued......)