When Octavian heard this, he did not attack, but quietly gave Leo and Meecenas a look, and then Leo took over the speech, "Rest assured to all the good citizens of Rome and all Italy and Canada, and also to the Chosen Father, we have no other ambitions for the return of the young Caesar, and we certainly understand that our age and seniority are not enough to perform the official duties entrusted to us by the state and the people, so we have come only to mourn the death of the dictator, And to fulfill the gift promised to the citizens by His Excellency Julius during his lifetime, we are completely trustworthy - since Caesar's estate will take time to be settled, young Caesar will sell all the property of his two uncles and parents, and first give each citizen present a gift of one hundred cestax! ”

As soon as Leo finished speaking, to the cheers of the vast majority of the people, many slaves carried chips and tables and chairs, and separated the crowd, and the first to follow Octavian was the first to line up, and the rest of the townspeople were also infected, and they all gathered around to take the money—according to Meecenas's plan, each gift was wrapped in muslin, and inside was a full amount of a hundred small silver coins, and the outer packaging was smeared with the words "Young Caesar to the favorite citizen".

After a while, when the atmosphere of receiving money was at its climax, several of the same hired people, who were only hired by Octavian, took the opportunity to burst into tears, "Your Excellency Julius is a man of his word, even if he was killed by death, and he does not forget to let the heir fulfill his promise, and you want to say that he tried to be a tyrant to sit on the head of the people and deprive all of them of their freedom!" ”

"Think about who killed him? How many of us are among us? I had met the Casca some time ago at the river port, and I said to him, my lord, since General Lybidaeus had left Rome. The port of Ostia was devoid of grain ships. My wife and children have been hungry for days. Think of a way, my lord - you know what he said? He said, "Fuck off, rice worms." We have been wantonly represented by the murderer, and there are even more dirty and disgusting things than this, you say! ”

The crowd, whether they were carrying money bags or waiting, were once again aroused with anger and sadness, and soon everyone called each other in harmony and spontaneously pushed out a few guys, "Just now these bastards slandered Caesar in the field!" ”

"Look at it, I know these people. They are all bad consciences, and no one is willing to lend them money when they go to the market, bad heart seeds! He must have been instructed to insult Caesar and Young Caesar, and then he had to get in and receive gifts. ”

"Kill them, kill them!" The crowd rushed up and immediately beat the men to the point of bleeding, and the money bags they were holding tightly in their hands were torn off, and Agrippa also came up with a guard of veterans, and whipped these guys who were still making noise in the audience with wattles.

"Don't hit people. Let them go, it's just a different idea. At this time, Octavian on the stage spoke very majestically. Then he waved his hand at Agrippa and added, "The money will be returned to them, and I believe that these people are also forced by power and money to do things against their will." ”

At this time, some of the people who were beaten to half death did not say anything, but just lay on the ground, clutching at the dirty money bags and not letting go; But there are also two who are ashamed and climb to Octavian's feet and beg for forgiveness, "We are indeed forced by life, and we were called to stir up trouble......"

Leo abruptly interrupted the two men, and said, "We are not returning to Rome to make enemies, as long as the people can remember the generosity and innocence of Julius, and no one should continue to drink in the cup of hatred, for war and riots have cost too many citizens their property and lives, so Caesar is willing to do so, and if you two tell someone's name, perhaps the situation will really deteriorate beyond control." The two fellows immediately understood Leo's state of mind, and then they quickly climbed onto the stage, returned the money bag in their hands to Octavian, and claimed that they were willing to abandon their original master and join Octavian's retinue to protect young Caesar and his friends.

But Leo persuaded them to take the coins back, and they all shouted, "I have not seen them as gifts from the dead Lord Julius, but as the Young Caesar's, and we are to follow, that is, the Young Caesar!" ”

At this moment, all the people in the square were moved, and they shouted the slogan "Will follow His Excellency Caesar the Younger", and braved the drizzle like a spring, and surrounded Octavian towards the court. Soon there were few left-behind people in the square, so angry that the brokers on the few remaining platforms jumped up and scolded.

In the courtroom, Gaius, the new Grand Counsel, sat in his seat uneasy, and there were already people, both reports from Octavian's appeal agent and reports from eyeliner agents, "What else can be done?" And what the elder brother had committed himself, he asked him to pay for himself. Then, after Octavian approached, Gaius asked a few questions and asked Octavian to hand over Caesar's adoption papers.

After the seal was correct, Gaius stamped the official seal of the court on the paperwork, and then he smiled and said to Octavian, "You can now use the name of Caesar, for you have officially become his descendant, and the man who is now the head of the House of Julius." ”

"So, theoretically, I have the right to control the property of my two uncles, right?" Octavian asked Gaius in his seat.

"Absolutely." Gaius replied that he was receiving him in a small room on the side of the courtroom, because it would prevent the public from stirring up over certain sensitive topics.

"Well, I still have some title deeds to claim back, that is, Caesar's real estate, and I have visited my aunt, Lady Copunia, with my friends, and then she told me very clearly, that all the title deeds are now with your brother." Octavian finally said this.

"Yes, yes, of course, theoretically, my brother should return this batch of property to you, so as the Grand Counsel, I will unconditionally protect your demands." Gaius said.

"Then please give us the execution papers, and I will go to see His Excellency Antony, who should be in the Manor of the Emperor of Begalon now, right?" Octavian stretched out his hand and said.

Gaius smiled bitterly, then stamped the official seal on the execution paper, and then asked Hu Cong to hand it to Octavian, who looked at it briefly and bowed to Gaius and thanked him.

Octavian then led a large group of people towards the Manor of the Emperor of Begalon. (To be continued......)