'No matter what happens, England has to lead.' -- Captain of the USS Nelson, Thomas. Masterman. Hardy

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"I loved my time as a student, when we were all observers and imitators of the world, and that kind of person didn't have to be really responsible. But now that we have all entered this world, as a newcomer, sister, your name will be changed, that is, the bride, laughter is lost, we no longer live for our own joy, but for others, for the glory of the family. At this time, a pleasant wind blew down from the clear sky, and the leaves in the garden stirred, making a deep and dense rattling sound, Octavian raised his forehead, and his grass-yellow hair fluttered, and said pleasantly but with a sigh, "I wear the ring like Leo, and I am no longer Turinus, but Octavian but Caesar; Leo is no longer the shy and quiet lion cub, he is Lipida and Amilius. We must all be the same, openly and covertly contend with all the other enemies for the seats in the theater and the arena, for the Roman aristocracy is never willing to be subservient, and the second will always be a position, not a goal, for him. During the celebration, we sat in our seats and watched the sword slaves fight, and on weekdays we fought by ourselves, bleeding or not bleeding" Then, Young Caesar Octavian gently lay on his sister's lap, and in his pale green eyes, the reflection of the lazy autumn clouds swayed, "Sue me, sister." Do you like me to be number one in Rome? ”

"Hopefully. Of course I want - I'm just begging. Don't fight too selflessly and cruelly. Octavia held her brother's face sadly. Reply.

"Then you continue to sue me, has the city of the Seven Hills become beautiful under the rule of my guardian?"

"I will not deceive you about this, the commotion of the plebeians has been noticeably lessened by the availability of food rations, the nobles have begun to concentrate on their studies, the peddlers have once again roamed the streets freely, and people have begun to buy without worry, and they have money. And the shops also have plenty of goods to sell for money. ”

"Because my guardian is a man with dreams, but sister, my dreams are even bigger than his!" With that, Caesar got up with a smile, took out a thick roll of parchment from the deerskin pouch he had brought by his seat, and then spread it out in front of Octavia.

"It's so beautiful!" Octavia's feeling at this moment was like the most precious thing in her memory, that is, in the courtyard of Antony's wedding moment, she heard the pronunciation of "porcelain" and "silk" in Leo's mouth - the drawings were full of delicate and graceful lines. It also marks the marshes of Tarquin, the hills, and the River Tiber, which is undoubtedly a plan of the Roman city. But this is by no means the Rome of today, because the streets of Rome are straight, the temples, libraries and arenas are all elegant and well-proportioned in the Greek style, and the colorful garden fountains are lined up one after another.

"Yes, this is my ideal Roman city, which Agrippa drew in his spare time during the previous war, and I have carefully treasured a copy and brought it back to you to see. Sister, or whoever, ask me what young Caesar is after you, and I'll give him this picture to see, because that's what I'm dreaming of. ”

"I envy you for having such a dream, and I envy you even more for having the opportunity to realize this dream. So go to the feast, my brother, and say hello to Corinna and Leo for me, and marry Corinna to Niushou Street, and I hope to be with her at any time. Octavia moved the conversation to a harmonious and upward level with great tact, and then she put the ornament on her brother's chest, and then the brother and sister kissed him and waved goodbye.

In front of the door, when the slave brought a horse, Young Caesar immediately waved his hand, "My body has not been comfortable for the past two days, is there a docile donkey in the backyard stable?" The servant immediately complied, and then Caesar picked himself up, pondered his words, rode on his donkey, and went slowly in the direction of the Villa Prima, escorted by several armed slaves.

He arrived a little earlier than the appointed time, but Leo, Vivia, and Corinna greeted him with a smile in front of the arch very early, and Young Caesar immediately got off the donkey's back, laughed loudly and hugged Leo, "Sue me, do you have a child?" ”

"You can see it at a glance." Leo pointed to his wife Vivia's belly, which was already bulging, "My father gave it to me before the expedition with the Great Mother Goddess and Juno, and I also asked Yulia Mama for an amulet, but who would have thought that now Vivia's stomach has been fulfilled." ”

Then the two smiled and exchanged pleasantries a few times, and Leo also explained to the young Caesar his previous reluctance to help in Lilibal City, "After all, it is a private letter, you should not invest in the official hall, but I have helped you raise the funds this time - rest assured, my father is very happy to agree, all the accounts are made clearly, and it is through the channel of the Executive Yuan and the treasury, which is enough for a thousand tarents." ”

Young Caesar was also very generous, and he also looked at Corinna, who was leaning against the door frame and did not say a word, but was carefully dressed as beautiful as a forest fairy, and quipped, "Because I had too many personal correspondence with your family during the Rongma War, it may be that the documents are confused." The implication of this sentence is obvious, that is, the fact that Corinna has been constantly exchanging letters with him, and sure enough, Corinna's face immediately turned red, and it went down to the back of her pink neck, and hurriedly said, "The guests are here, I'll go to the back kitchen to help Mama." After saying that, she naturally shook her skirt and hurried into the courtyard.

"But she can't actually help at all, at most it's just a tasting, she is really inferior to Vivia in this regard, since Vivia has been blessed by the mother goddess and the queen of heaven, I, Mama, can only run the entire Prima kitchen independently." Leo talked and laughed with Caesar in this way, and also passed the front garden, followed the crocodile pond and fish pond, and walked towards the Apollo restaurant.

Along the way, Caesar observed that this banquet was by no means large-scale, because there were no excellent singers and musicians in and out, and the whole villa was quiet, with only a few gardeners pruning the bushes: but then again, he knew that the smaller and quieter the banquet, the more important it was.

It is no exaggeration to say that this banquet represents the foregone conclusion of the consuls in the coming year, which Caesar naturally knows very well.

When he and Leo entered the most splendid main hall of the Apollo restaurant, they found the guardian standing under the huge mosaic of the Roman city on the wall, and greeted him with a smile, "Forgive me, because some rumors have accused you, which makes it a little tricky for me to deal with government affairs in the Senate now, but rest assured, all the things are settled properly, and there will be no such rumors in the future, I am absolutely sure." ”

"Of course I know your hard work, my father is Lord Libidaus, I have never complained from the bottom of my heart, I have nothing at all, my mother and father both admire and respect you as a saint." Young Caesar also stepped forward happily and hugged Li Bida. (To be continued......)