At this time, only Curio, who was holding Mitelline-style drawings, was left on the entire theater construction site, with the tall Anthony, and more than a dozen private slaves, and he was still standing under the lifting equipment on the edge of the venue, looking at the arrogant Li Bida, I don't know what crazy this nouveau riche has done, and he dares to come here to stir up the situation.

Curio was not afraid, his tone was clear, he raised the architectural drawings in his hand, and said as if he had given an order to Li Pida, "Here Pompey has been entrusted to me, and it cost the Curio family three hundred tarents, and now if there is nothing to do, please leave as soon as possible, because your rudeness has frightened my workers—Marco!" So saying, Anthony drew his dagger and stood defiantly opposite Lypida, who, since the hanging of his stepfather, had turned to Cretan-style decoration, and wore a cloak of thick embroidered thread, and grew a thick beard, which made his hooked nose more erect and manly.

But then Li Bida smiled, raised his hands peacefully, and shouted to Curio: "Why bother? If you had told me earlier that you had taken a fancy to the construction of the Coteatheater of Pompeii, I would have been an adult, and I would not have secretly used means to squeeze out my seat on the commission of the colony of Yunonia as you did. ”

Hearing this, Curio sneered and replied, "I'm sorry, I don't have any grudges against you, who cares about a nouveau riche who rises to power by marrying a widow, like you who is like a carp crossing the river in the city of Rome." It's just that Mark and I are almost thirty years old, and like your friend Brutus, we also need the way to rise, Brutus chose to study the philosophy of the Greeks, and Mark and I chose engineering and military service, and I can tell you responsibly. As long as you earn the right amount of money in this building. I'll send Marco to the barracks. He's a natural fighter. ”

"Dear Antonius, I dare to ask you how you are going to serve in the barracks." Li Bida turned to Marco. Antony, to whom he replied in a rough voice, that he might join the legions, or go to Cyprus to quell the rebellion, or to Egypt to help restore Ptolemy XII—I heard that the pharaoh had already stirred up Pompey to enlist the help of the Romans for him.

As a result, Li Bida shook his head and sneered. He wagged his fingers, saying that Curio and Anthony were pure delusional, and that it was even more unrealistic to expect a military career in these two places than to catch a lobster off the coast of Africa, and Curio was a little annoyed and warned Li Bida not to talk about it, because he was not like Claudius, who ate each other's ways.

"Listen, you two, I have already inquired that Antonius now has accumulated two hundred and fifty tarents because of his drunken, gambling, and amorous debts. And Curio your father. The previous Archon had become deeply disgusted with this bad friend of yours, and he had been staying in your home. Now your father has enforced the family law and expelled him from the country. Curio, that's why you're going out of your way to squeeze me, to gain political capital and defuse the debt and credibility crisis for your beloved Anthony. But have you ever wondered how many years it will take for Pompeii's Colosseum to be completed, and how long it will take for the construction of the colonial city of Unonia to generate revenue? Li Bida then said in a deceitful manner - you don't rely on Cicero's sunset in the west, now I only need to say a little word to Claudius, that guy has to get out of the city of Rome, don't worry, I will verify it for you immediately, not to mention that Curio, you are really confused to form an alliance with him now, don't forget that he is the murderer who killed Anthony's stepfather and made Anthony's mother heartbroken, "And I forgot to say, about the military operations of the Republic's expedition to Cyprus and Egypt, now I can reveal some words to you both." For all, most of the patriarchs did not agree to this plan at all, and I was very familiar with the chief virgin of the temple of the hearth, Richilia, and the prophecy of Sybil in her hand made it clear that the conquest of Egypt would be a great disaster for the country, and that if I asked her to throw out the results of this divination, everything would be yellow; Moreover, the consul for the coming year must be Pisso, Caesar's father-in-law, and it is he who decides the plan at that time, not Cicero at all; Moreover, Ptolemy XII, who came to Rome for help, was under my control, and I spent nearly 3,000 Tallents for this, and even if he could win the help of the Republic in the future to restore the country, the composition of the army would probably be mainly in the form of voluntary mercenary, that is, who could enter and who could not, I had the final say, because I was now the biggest creditor of the Pharaoh of Egypt! As he spoke, Li Bida arrogantly kept pointing his fingers on his chest.

At this time, it was Curio's turn and Anthony to be silent, they knew the power of Li Bida's words, especially Curio dragging the drawings that Pompey handed him over, he didn't know what to say, he looked at Anthony who was extremely lost next to him, and his heart and expression were full of guilt.

Li Bida, who had the initiative, regained his smile, and he stepped forward and grabbed the shoulders and arms of the two without any guilt, and lowered his voice and proposed: "You all know that the biggest thing in Rome this year is what happened? It was Crassus, Caesar, and Pompey who formed an alliance of three monsters, Crassus was in charge of money, Caesar was in charge of cunning and struggle, and Pompey was in charge of martial honor, and these three monsters were united, so that Cicero, Cato, and Byblos were no rivals—why don't we follow suit and form a small alliance in the name of the younger generation, and then within twenty years, the city of Rome will be in our hands. Agreed? That's right, plus Claudius, don't be stupid, he and Anthony will have to learn from Caesar and see how the bald man is an adult, and finally get help to enter the Temple of Concord. ”

In the secret room of the Domuja tavern, the warblers were singing and dancing, the wine glasses were staggered, Anthony was happily eating a fried platter made of pig's tender offal, a string of oily grilled sausages was shaking in his mouth, and he also made a vague request to Li Bida, who was raising a glass, "I want to win the power of commander of the Egyptian legion." ”

"Yes, the men and the funds, as well as the passage of the plan, are all in my responsibility, dear Antonius, you only need to plunge your sword into the belly of those dark-skinned Egyptians and win the spoils and glory." Li Bida drained the wine in the wine glass, where Domui was flirting with Anthony, she clamped a long string of grilled sausages with her big breasts, let Anthony smile and pull it with his hands, and then mixed the fragrance and sweat of her skin, and stuffed the flavored food into his mouth.

"I want revenge! You're right, get revenge on Cicero, who betrayed my stepfather, and that stinky bitch in Princia! This was Anthony's second request.

Of course, Li Bida poured another glass of wine, and then turned his eyes to Domuki, who had fallen into a brief silence, and his meaning was very clear - I can help you break away from Principia's wing, and then you will have to step on your benefactor and replace her as the new queen of Rome. (To be continued......)