Chapter 16: The Fathers (Part I)
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This request was expected by Antony, and he ordered the steward to move out all the title deeds and let Octavian take them.
The title deed was sealed with a box, Octavian looked at it intently, originally he wanted to inspect it carefully, in order to prevent Antony from playing tricks inside, but he soon realized that this was a great disrespect to the other party, and now before Cheng Dù, who had turned his face with him, he endured it, and handed the box to Leo to hold, and then he asked, "Father Antony, I think my adoptive father's cash inheritance, and the assets of St. Curry should be 5,000 to 10,000 talents." ”
Antony scoffed, "Caesar had stored three thousand Talents in advance in the temple of Pera in Macedonia for the expedition to Dacia, but now that the Senate has eliminated the war against Dacia, this money has been transferred to the state, and no one can touch it." The money in the Holy Treasury, which your adoptive father had previously deposited from the treasury, and which you and I had no legal possession of after Caesar's death, had already given the keys to the Holy Treasury to the Senate, and the Chosen Fathers had already divided the money among you after you entered the city of Rome. As for the cash that Corpunia has given me, you may accuse me of embezzling it, but you must know how great my expenses are to appease the old soldiers and the townspeople, and to maintain order and the games of Rome, and though I am not obliged to explain it to you, I can tell you in no uncertain terms. I don't covet a single copper of Caesar's legacy. ”
"But you still use the money. The fortress of the Manor of the Emperor of the Begalon was constructed. You recruited thousands of centurion guards for yourself, and you also tried to go to Campeña to buy the legion of veterans left behind by your adoptive father, didn't you? Father, Lord Anthony, do you feel resentment that you have not been able to take a place in your adoptive father's will, but I beg of you, as much as you can, against me, but not against my adoptive father. And do not ignore his blood feud, for you have received so much favor from him, and it is your duty to assist me and avenge Caesar. Octavian was completely unkind, this young man was aggressive, and directly provoked this battle.
As a result, Anthony burst into a rage, "Young man, your idea like this is very dangerous!" You think Rome is something, and you think it's a gang of students in the Academy of Apollonia, do you think you have the nickname of 'Young Caesar'? Can you run rampant in the murderous city of Rome? You know, if I do turn around. On a market day, you'll be dead on the banks of the Tiber, or in front of the Maxim gutter."
As a result, at this time, in the crack of the back door, there were a few slight coughs, which were immediately noticed by Leo, and this Antony also restrained his anger, he calmed down, and then said to Octavian and Leo, "You still do your best to take the women from the Palatine Hill, guard them, and don't get involved in the affairs of adults, and I have not said anything to you today, even if you have just been disrespectful to the elders." ”
"If you are not willing to fulfill your birthright obligations, then I don't need to treat you as an elder, and we can't resolve it." Octavian said very stiffly, announcing that the war between him and Antony had begun, and then made it easy for his friends to turn and leave, leaving Antony in his place, angry.
When he walked out of the Manor of the Emperor of Begalon, in front of the veterans who gathered around him to inquire about the situation, Octavian smiled and said that he and Antony had a good conversation, and both sides exchanged opinions calmly and reached a safe agreement on the revenge of Caesar, and then the crowd was relieved and shouted.
"Go back to the Executive Yuan and check the title deed papers." Amid the cheers, Octavian whispered eagerly to Leo, who nodded.
"Bastard, he was really sold by Anthony, a despicable guy, and he had already stamped the seal of the official hall by him without paying attention to it, and the real estate representing his adoptive father had been pre-sold by him." In the hall of the Executive Yuan, Octavian angrily threw down the contract document and roared.
"What now? Why don't we sell all of them at a low price before the buyer asks for cash, so that we will get into a lawsuit and Anthony will not be able to escape. Mecenas said.
Leo stopped, and he explicitly said no, "In this way, like Anthony, it is an act of deception." How can we do such a discrediting way so that people and veterans perceive us? ”
"However, if the buyer comes to claim the title deed, he will be entangled in lawsuits, and you must know that Anthony's brother Gaius is the grand counsel, and I am doomed to lose one lawsuit after another, so how can I pay the debt I owe you? And how to achieve the cohesion of people's hearts? Octavian sat down in agony and looked at the pile of title deeds in amazement.
"Then we will immediately call a meeting and burn the title deed in front of all the people." Leo thought for a moment and said.
His construction was beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone looked at him blankly and didn't praise the word.
"I remember that my father had transcribed the legendary documents of Seris for me, and there was a similar situation, there was a four-point lord who sent his Creon to collect debts and tributes in the territory, but that Crion burned all the debt contracts in front of the lords, and then when the four-point lord lost power, the lords continued to support him from the bottom of their hearts, which is called the abolition of debts and buying people's hearts - now we have the same truth, since Anthony has pre-sold these land deeds, We don't have the money or energy to deal with the lawsuit, so we might as well pretend not to know, make the highest gesture, burn the title deeds, and announce that we will return all these estates and gardens in accordance with the spirit of Caesar's life, so that we can not have a burden, but also gain fame. Leo talked about it.
And so he did it, without further ado, and the next day, as soon as the weather cleared, Octavian raised a high platform in front of the door of the Executive Yuan, and announced that there was something extremely important to announce, and the countless civilians on the Mount Evandini also came out of the island apartments and poured in like ants, and soon there were about 50,000 people in front of the Executive Yuan, and Octavian then moved out of the title deeds, and immediately in front of the exclamations of many people, he burned them all with a fire, and he stepped over the fire and shouted to everyone:
"From now on, the gardens and villas of Julius are truly all the property of the republic and the people, although my father Antony returned them to me, but after thinking about it, I still did it, because Caesar wanted to give them to the people during his lifetime!"
At this time, after the rain had passed, the rainbow light was projected on the gable wall of the Executive Yuan, and also reflected above and behind the heads of Octavian and Leo, and the tearful crowd clapped their hands in unison and shouted, "Julius is God, Caesar the Young is the son of God, and the son of Libidaeus is the friend of God!" (My novel "The Road to Augustus" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)