Leo lay in a secluded room in the manor, slept for a day and a night, and then slowly woke up, he was too stressed mentally and physically, but he finally "fulfilled his father's request satisfactorily".

Leo, who had risen, had hurriedly eaten some fruit for his satiety after a brief prayer in front of the alcove of the god of the family, and then sat down on a chair by the colonnade outside the door in a daze, and before his eyes, the smoke from the altar in the corner of the courtyard was still in confusion in the early morning light, just as he was in at the moment.

The name of the man Siphax said was the last thing he wanted to hear, how he wished it was someone else, but the reality was so cruel, cruel that it was like a rusty iron cone stuffed into his stomach, and it made him miserable to the point that he couldn't help himself, and the chickens in the sand pit under the atrium patio were walking back and forth with lazy steps, and from time to time they let out smug cries, which made Leo feel even more irritable.

At this moment, at the opposite side door, two slaves appeared, their hands hanging respectfully, and Leo understood that his father had learned that he had woken up, and demanded that he be summoned for results.

"I'm coming, father." Leo did not dare to delay any time, so he bypassed the curtled corridor outside the side door and came to his father's study, where he had sent all the rest of the men away and went to the city of Rome to pave the way for his triumphal ceremony and campaign, and he only stayed at the Ophelenu manor with the guards, as if waiting for Leo to report to him, although he had received an accurate answer.

As Leo stepped into the threshold, Yulia sat under the rain corridor opposite, manipulating the loom. And he gave him a look of color. It means that he is clever. And Li Bida was sitting on the map table marked with the terrain of Greece, slowly drawing the intertwined lines of the enemy and the enemy with a hook pen, "If the command of Turinus is extended for another year, maybe he will not even be able to keep the Epirus region." This was his father's judgment, and then he looked up to Leo, and asked in passing, "Return to the city of Rome at once, and I will prepare in the name of consul." What do you think of joining forces with Panza to remove Turinus' command of the Greek theater of operations and reclaim his seven legions? ”

At this moment, Yulia immediately coughed lightly, meaning that Leo of course did not object, and when Li Bida's eyes turned to her, Yulia hurriedly turned the handle, presumably letting the loom squeak to cover it up, and lowered her eyebrows.

Outcome. Leo's reply was unexpected, "Father." With your present strength, you can forcibly rely on the power of conquest granted by the people's council to deprive you of the command of the army of your lord in Asia Minor, as the great Pompey did in the past. But I personally feel that in the current situation, the name should not be rigid, but it should not be abandoned as if it were a mere obedience. ”

Li Bida nodded with satisfaction at his son's answer, and then he put down his hand on the picture table, sighed and said, "I already know the result of your torture and interrogation of Sefax, you have indeed worked hard, but the reason why I asked you to do this, do you understand the hard work and expectations behind it?" ”

"Of course, I understand, then, upon my return to the city of Rome, I will appeal to the Grand Court in my capacity as deputy envoy and tribune of the provinces."

"You don't have to go out yourself, you still have to settle for the role of the moral template first, this role is what you Yulia Mama likes to see the most." Li Bida groaned, and then he stood up, recalling, "I remember that when I was in Alexandro before, I told Sabo that once people have power and legions, they want to be the ones who lay out the strings, not chess pieces, dice and puppets, but these two points alone are not enough, and you need to use careful planning, otherwise it will only be meat on the chopping board." ”

After speaking, Li Bida slowly pushed a word board prepared on the table to Leo, "Do as I say." ”

Leo bowed silently and said, "Yes, father." ”

Looking at his son's low round head, as well as his biological mother's fluffy hair, Li Bida also had a warm current welling up, he really didn't accompany his son well for so many years, the main parenting work, relying on the two mothers of Porti and Yulia alone, so he walked up, gently pressed the hair of the "little lion" with his hand, and gently stroked it, "This time in Lilia in Sicily, I feel that I have gained a lot, isn't it?" ”

"Hmm."

"Come back to Rome with me right away, this year's election is our father and son fighting."

In the autumn of the River Apsuus, in the black and icy river, Caesar's seven legions, with a large number of baggage troops, flowed endlessly, along the built bridge, towards the winter camp of Epirus in the rear.

The tug-of-war of the previous months, although there were victories and defeats, was always the advantage of Brutus, and Caesar's legions were badly damaged and their supplies were almost depleted, so they could only end the contentious battle, and Brutus also returned to the city of Athens with his legions to rest.

The cloaked young Caesar looked a little distraught, and rode his horse and stood in front of the river, staring at the flowing water, which had previously been the place where his adoptive father had confronted Pompey's army, and now he had returned to the role of Caesar in the past. Beside him, many wounded soldiers piled up cremation piles with fragments of wood and idols, and threw the bodies of their companions on them to be incinerated and the pungent smell permeated the air, and many of them held urns of ashes on their chests to send the bones of their companions back to his hometown.

"Now I hear that there are many sayings in the city that are not against Caesar the Young." Mecenas rode from behind, and whispered, "The war is unfavorable, and it is said that the people and the senators are dissatisfied. ”

"Isn't it to send the high priest in my place?"

Meecenas looked around, and then with a "hmm" to show his approval of Caesar's conjecture, Caesar looked up to the sky and sighed, and said, "If only the Republic could give me three more legions, and five hundred Talents, I would surely be able to turn the tide and defeat Brutus and Cassillo." It's a pity that Leo, that guy, doesn't care about the friendship he once had, and refuses to open this convenient door. ”

"Leo also has Leo's difficulties, after all, he is a member of the Executive Yuan, and he is responsible for the logistics and supply of another battlefield, so he can't give other people a voice." Mecenas defended his friend, and at this time several herald horsemen came along a smaller bridge that no one else was allowed to pass, and delivered the seal to the young Caesar.

"You know what? The Guardian and Leo, having finished the purge of the Spanish Pompeo, are now willing to call Ebro to come forward and allocate eight hundred talentes from the public funds of the Executive Yuan to me, and to send three legions at any time for the next year's battle! "Besides, the Guardian High Priest has made it clear that he wants me to return to Rome on a certain day to run for second consulship in the coming year, and to join him in coalition government." (To be continued......)