Chapter 1: Death Akuta (Part II)

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It seems that this was the one who betrayed Terpentanius, the slave of his family, so the freed slave named "Julius" was able to find the lawyer hiding in the well, although he was previously released by Cicero, but in fact he was caught in an even more cruel snare, and now he was disposed of by the decapitation.

Hearing the slave's appeal, the strong man with the head nodded and said, "You will get what you deserve."

Then the strong man struck the slave in the abdomen with a sword, and stabbed him cleanly at the scream of the peasant woman at the edge of the hut, and then the two men behind him stepped forward, dragged the slave's body, and threw it at the side of the body of Terpentanius.

"This slave died faithfully to protect his master." The strong man with the head grinned, and then walked away with the rest of the people.

They passed through the Mars Colonel, skirted Capitol Hill, and the blood from the cavity of the human head was dripping down the streets along the road, until they came to the Civic Square, where the tall buildings of the Colosseum, the Colosseum, the Colosseum, the synagogue, and the assembly hall, were all held by heavily armed soldiers, and in a square field enclosed by ropes, the returning tribune Leo, wearing a black cloak and boots, stood in the center, holding a tablet engraved with the decree, and with a certain expression of unbearability and sorrow, slowly read it out." The "Committee of Ten" issued a new edict on behalf of the Senate:

"From now on, the consul Emilius. Li Bida. Archon Siranus. Panza. Grand Counsellor Turinus. Octavian. Julius. Caesar. and Marco, the Governor of Southern Gaul. Antony, having been elected by the people to reorganize the Republic, and now the four of them were to enter the city of Rome one after another, and each of them was to provide a legion in lieu of the martial law of the previous legions, and it was now possible to make a declaration as follows: Julius, Caesar, the former lawfully elected dictator of the state, had forgiven his public and private enemies in all kinds of struggles. Not only did they forgive the lives of these men, but they also generously and mercifully bestowed them cities, gifts, money, and official positions, but these men were utterly treacherous, and who, after bowing their knees for forgiveness, conspired to murder their benefactors, what edict could now be sufficient in reason and law to provide a reason for forgiving them? Who else can stand before the angry crowd and soldiers and act as a defense lawyer for this crowd? Therefore, the Committee of Ten did not see any need to go through a lengthy process to convict them. The evil thoughts of the murderer cannot be quelled by mercy, but only by killing. Patriarch, knight. And the people, please don't think that our beheading order is cruel and transgressive, please think about it, Julius. His Excellency Caesar, the dictator, consul and high priest who held the supreme power of the state, was sacrosanct, he conquered the greatest enemy in the history of the republic, encompassing the whole land and sea within the territory of the republic, but he was assassinated in the place of the meeting of the Senate, and was stabbed twenty-three times, among the murderers were his men, the officials of the republic, and the heirs of the inheritance whom he had named during his lifetime, but now they had a common name, 'cowards'. After the murder, some of the people in the Senate, instead of seeking the murderers to try their own devices, tried their best to shield them, and even appointed the backbone of them to serve as governors or envoys in various provinces, and these harborers will now be regarded as people who have committed the same heinous crimes as the murderers, and now please run out or hide in the courtyard of your homes and taste the taste of being 'shielded', provided that you can enjoy it.

Now, if there are still people who don't understand, then let's be open and honest – we're going to punish those who haven't been punished as well as they deserve, it's as simple as that. Some people may say, will such a beheading order affect innocent citizens? Our explanation for this is that we are now engaged in a war with the murderers, which is taking place in the city of Rome and in the whole territory of the Republic, and that the war will inevitably involve some people whose crimes are less serious, or who are simply suspected, but please let the people and the army believe in us, that is, our interests are with you.

No one shall, then, harbor the persons on this list, nor protect them, or help them to escape, and if discovered, they shall be dealt with in equal proportion with the public enemy, and all property shall be confiscated, and all wives and children shall be put to death, and the whole punishment shall be carried out by the freed slaves of Lord Julius during his lifetime, but the relatives of the public enemy, the freed slaves, or the slaves, if they are willing to kill their masters, are likewise permissible. The reward for killing the public enemy is as follows: a free man will receive a reward of twenty-five thousand dinars, and in the case of a slave, emancipation and citizenship, and a reward of ten thousand dinars, and the informant will receive a reward of ten thousand dinars, and the names of all executioners and informers will not appear on any official documents, for the sake of protection. ”

After reading the edict, Leo took a deep breath to suppress his trembling expression and mood, and then raised his head and said to the onlookers and other bold citizens the last sentence of the edict, "quodfelixjaustumquesit", that is, "May God bless and pay homage", a phrase that the Romans often said in godliness, ending all readings and beginning all killing.

Then several centurions and the attendants of the Kuria hung the decree on the top of the pulpit at the bow of the square so that all could see the "Akuta".

It was here that the head of Tapunius was tossed to the ground, and rolled from Leo's feet to the seats of Libida, Gaius (who was his brother's temporary representative), Caesar the Younger, and Panza, "to give these freed slaves the reward they deserve." After inspecting Tapontagus's head and confirming his identity, Caesar Jr. immediately spoke.

Then, the freed slaves who were in charge of the execution were rewarded with two thousand to three thousand dinars on the spot, and it was witnessed that many of the slaves were divided into clay urns and lifted up through the crowd towards their apartments, and perhaps tomorrow the group would no longer live in the filthy and cramped island apartments, which often caught fire, and they would have to change their courts, as it was so easy to rise to prominence in this moment of disruption of the old order.

Under the dreary clouds, in the lavish mansion halfway up the Palatin mountainside, the former attorney Pinzel, standing in the beautiful atrium of his house, surrounded by seats and scattered corpses, had held his last banquet to entertain all his relatives, children and servants in the house, and then poisoned them all to death in the wine and food, "I am also for your own good, my family must have some dignity before death." After saying this, Spinzer picked up the full glass and drank it in one gulp. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)