Chapter 32: March 15 (Part I)
"It's silent." - A poem written by a deceased man in Pompeii before his death
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"It's the first time I've heard a madman pretending to be a philosopher, Taponyutas, listen, I can pretend you didn't say anything, and don't get in my way to the Colosseum de Pompeii." Unceremoniously, Anthony stepped forward to push the tribune away.
As a result, he saw from the back of the street, many sword slaves wearing hats and helmets, holding short spears and serrated knives, and naked half-bodyed, this terrifying group of people instantly gathered around the triumphant Tepenniutas, who warned fiercely, "I will not panic, the waves of the River Styx have already wet the robes of Julius, the national thief, he is finished, in a ship that is about to capsize tragically under the Neptune Trident, can you expect the cargo on it to be safe?" Antony will tell you the truth that even the greatest of the orators and scholars, Cicero, has joined the ranks of the tyrants, and there is no need for you to be martyred for Caesar, and the vast majority of the nine hundred senators are in favor of this. Soon Caesar would be slain like the Gracchus brothers in history, and his body would be thrown into the Tiber, lest his stinking smell reach the sacred temple of Jupiter. ”
"I didn't expect you to get involved, Taponyutas, you were single-handedly promoted by His Excellency the Dictator, and you were a depressed trio officer in charge of supervising prisoners in the dirtiest dungeons." Anthony said indignantly, when he heard the noise and trumpets on the Palatine Hill. He understood that it was Caesar's procession heading in the direction of the theater. Then he became excited. But Taponyutas was surrounded by hundreds of elite sword slaves, and the dozen or so armed slaves around him were trembling with fear.
In the wind, Tepenyutas raised his hands even more and shouted, "See, this is the power of the Republic, these sword slaves were sent by Dehemoth from his own estate, he is Caesar's most trusted general." Even he has betrayed, Caesar is already a complete lone husband, Anthony, you stupid fellow, haven't you recognized the form clearly? ”
"Dehemoth was already on the list of sixty, and I reminded Caesar of it, but he was stubborn to the point of disregard for his life." Anthony said hatefully.
"Not just sixty, but now our ranks have swelled to six hundred, or even more, Dehemoth, I. Cicero, Aetius. All the people of the National Hub are inside, give up Anthony, give up that unrealistic idea, our plan is so well planned that you can't fight the whole country! While Taponyutas was still roaring, there was a dense sound of footsteps from the bull market, and more sword slaves were coming, led by a strong guy with blond hair and scars, who stood by Anthony's side, wielding the meteor hammer in his hand.
"Let's go, the other cavalry commander has also understood the direction of the matter!" This was Oplic's appeal to Antony, so Antony, worthy of being a man of great flair at the Wolf Chase Festival, instantly smeared oil on the soles of his feet, ran around the path towards the Colosseum Pompeii, and turned his head to Tepenniutas, who was not afraid to move, and shouted "You're finished, traitor".
By this time Caesar's procession had reached the streets at the edge of the Colosseum, and many of the people who were working, knowing that they were going to discuss the expedition, went out of their workshops and shops, and saluted the precedent dictator, and at the fork in the road, the philosopher Tyranion, dressed in Greek robes, suddenly went to the front of the procession, and cried out to Caesar, "I beg you to stop, and your Excellency, honorable dictator, and not to go any further, for there is the abyss of death." ”
Dehemoth immediately panicked in his heart, so he directly called the people around him to step forward and drive the Greek to get out, but Caesar replied loudly, I know you, you are a good friend of the tuna and the cavalry commander Li Bida, and that should also be my good friend.
Then the whole procession stopped, and Caesar said to Tyranion, "Friend, I am too far away from you, but why don't you come closer, and let me know what the danger is?" ”
As a result, Tyranny replied with a pleading, in his hand, that all the truth was here, because Roman law stipulated that a Gentile was not allowed to involve the crimes of any citizen in his mouth when intercepting the ranks of the dictator, so he had to resort to this way. So Caesar's personal slave ran over and fetched Tyranion's letter, but the slave was just about to pass it by hand, when many senators swarmed out of the theater and took up a posture to greet Caesar, and their servants and armed slaves began to drive away the crowd of onlookers, and immediately the whole market was in chaos, and Tyranion was pushed back by the crowd, and he was still shouting, "Caesar, look at the inside, look at the inside!" ”
"The pleadings continue to be delivered, but the team must continue to move forward, and the time is almost too late." Dehemos took the opportunity to give the order, so all the people began to blow the trumpet, and walked towards the Grand Theater, and when Caesar finally received the pleading, and before it was opened, Luga, Spinzel, Casca, and several other senators rushed forward and kissed Caesar's arm, which made Caesar have to temporarily put the pleadings in his hand and greet them, and then Brutus also came over, because he was the chief justice, and had to stand on the steps of the assembly hall to deal with everyone's complaints, Therefore, it is the closest to Caesar.
"Please come in, Your Excellency the Great Dictator, for hundreds of Specially Chosen Fathers have very important matters to ask for your advice. What is that pleadings in your hand? Brutus quickly fixed his eyes on the pleadings.
Caesar gently shook it twice, and said with a smile, "Inside, there are insiders, accusing you of conspiring to kill me in this assembly house, because I disbanded the barbarian guard, and because I wanted to be king, and now I am considering whether to go back as much as I can, because today I did not want to come, and the great comet portends a great calamity." ”
After saying that, Caesar stared at Brutus, and the senators around him were already frightened, especially Luga, who was almost about to blurt out words of hope for forgiveness, and Cassillo's heart on the steps was about to jump to his throat, but Brutus's expression was very calm, and he laughed, as if Caesar was joking, and said, "It just so happens that today I have brought a sharp dagger, and if anyone is against Julius. If Caesar is unfavorable, I, Brutus, will always protect you. (To be continued......)