"All burdens are transferred from the poor to the rich, and therefore glory is naturally due to the rich." - Levi

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"Oh, oh, my Chief Legal Officer, you have slandered a citizen who is bent on the well-being of the city of Rome tonight, without evidence. My ancestor, Sekgius, who came to this place with Aeneas (the ancestor of the Romans, who escaped from the lost city of Troy), is not in a position to accuse me, a knight of barbarian origin. Catiline sneered and said, "My family was born and died in this land, little Cicero, what day did you come to the city of Rome?" Twenty years ago, thirty years ago? Has anyone in your family ever served as a patriarch before? Ladies and gentlemen! Catiline then gestured to all those present, "Look at my right hand, my great-grandfather had his right hand cut off by the enemy when he fought against the Punic general Hannibal, and then he said damn it, and asked the military doctor to install a fake iron hand on him, and continue to fight to the death against the enemy - the blood of my ancestors still beats in my right hand, and I swear that I will use it to bring glory and dignity to all the people of Rome, nobles and commoners!" At this time, some of the nobles in the Apollo room, and the large crowd of young men behind Catiline, began to shout slogans enthusiastically.

"Has this right hand of yours, pulsating with glorious blood, also untied your daughter's shirt?" Cicero immediately protested, because it had been rumored in the city of Rome that this man named Catiline had even violated his own daughter.

Hearing Cicero's caustic ridicule, Catiline's followers were furious, and even the nobles present shook their heads, although Cicero's words could be quick for a while, but a knight and a candidate for the next consul, he actually used this kind of language to attack Catiline, who was born in the ancient aristocratic court, which inevitably made people feel suspicious of personal vendetta in the communiqué.

Hearing such a lace scandal, Claudia covered her mouth and became daxiao, although she may have heard these things in the noblewoman's boudoir a long time ago, but she felt that these words, when they came out of the mouths of men involved in politics, had a special flavor.

Calabis looked at Caesar and Crassus's reaction, and the two seemed to have no attitude, retreated into the corner, and continued to whisper to the noblewoman, as if they were judging the confrontation.

Seeing the reaction at the scene, Cicero also felt that he was used to being a lawyer and a lawyer, and his words subconsciously showed aggressiveness and meanness, but he fell for Catiline's trick of seducing the enemy, in order to save the situation, he cleared his throat and said: "Yes, Lucius. Catiline, you are indeed of high birth, and I admit that you are a fierce rival. However, I would like to remind you that after you left office as the governor of Africa, the local popular appeal, which accused you of wealth and corruption, remained in the city of Rome and kept you alive, but the rules of the consul's election stipulate that those who are involved in the lawsuit are not eligible to stand for election. ”

"Thank you for the reminder, and I also hope that when you are in charge of this case, you will treat it fairly and have a bit of a fair play." Catiline said nonchalantly.

Cicero said: "No, actually what I want to say is that I can act as your defense lawyer if you want. ”

At this moment, everyone was in an uproar, Cicero actually wanted to be the defense lawyer of his political opponents, but Carabis vaguely felt that Cicero was not a low hand: if Catiline agreed, then Cicero would inevitably win the name of the Grand Duke and gain more honor and favor; If Catiline refuses, he will be automatically disqualified from running, let alone Cicero's opponent.

Catiline looked at Cicero for a moment, Haha laughed and replied, "From the perspective of your opponent in the election, I praise you." But out of the dignity of the nobility, I refuse you, the natural nobility does not need a knight to defend him, and the goddess of justice will acquit me! As soon as Catiline's words fell, the hall erupted in applause, as if it had been addressed to Catiline as well as to Cicero.

After the two shook hands and "made peace", the banquet continued, and Claudia, who had just seen Calabis also applauding enthusiastically, made a look of disdain, and then laughed again, and said: "Calabis, do you think that the blood-stained sand of the Colosseum can be cleaned at this time?" It's just a wrestle between the two of them. ”

"I know, but I don't understand, is it possible that the candidates for the consuls the following year are only Catiline and Cicero?"

Claudia cupped her cheeks with great interest, and said, "You little fellow from a foreign race, now I can tell you the rules and procedures of this Colosseum as a gift to welcome you to Rome." ”

"See that pale-faced, brother-and-daughter-killing Catiline? Outstanding ability and evil nature coexist in him, don't look at what he brags about, his family has long since declined, and he has only served as a legion commander, a judicial officer, and a branch officer in a hundred years, what a pale record of office! Eager to restore his family's honor, he had previously frantically befriended Sulla, and during the Civil War, he swaggered through the city carrying a bloody and breathing human head after hearing that he had killed his public enemy. A few years ago, when he was the governor of Africa, he amassed the wealth of tens of millions of Sestrius, and now he is bound to run in the city of Rome, and of course the ass is followed by the accusations against him by the people of Africa. We gave him the nickname 'Crazy Maniac'. ”

"Oh, that Cicero, he's also a favorite for the coming year. That's right, he and Catirin had both served in Sula's legion before, but Katilin was a famous battle hero at the time, and he was a weak chicken, he was weak, he had no strength, he was skinny, he was afraid to listen to the horn of the charge, and he left the legion halfway not long after, concentrating on the eloquence that suited him, and showing his strength in the law, now every lawyer is afraid of him, and he has accumulated huge political capital and popularity by defending and prosecuting. And, unlike Catiline, who tried to win over the lower classes, Cicero was more favored by middle-class freedmen like Calabis, with shopkeepers, contractors, utility slaves, and brokers crowding behind him, and the rich he defended were well-connected in all cities, and he was honest and honest, and he could refuse banquets and amusements, which I hated most of all. When he was governor in the provinces, he received only two million in bribes, and his political enemies did not bother to prosecute him when he returned to the city. However, his weakness is that he comes from a knightly family in Alpino, he is not a descendant of the Romans at all, he lacks reliable allies in the city of Rome, and although he has great friendships with Crassus, Lucuras, Caesar, and Cato the Younger, it is limited to friendships. We all call him 'The Newcomer'. ”

Then, Claudia pointed with her jade finger at a tall and rough fat man in a corner, surrounded by a group of people, and said, "Actually, that fellow is also involved in the competition for the consul in the coming year, and his name is Gaio. Neruda, oh yes, he also served in Sulla's legions, fought against Mithridates, was stationed in Greece for a long time, specialized in plundering the wealth of the Greeks, and was prosecuted and exiled for it, and now he is back. Then, seeing Neruda haha, Calabis smiled at the onlookers, made a gesture of gently raising his feet, and then put his toes down, and said: "I have apologized to the Senate and the town hall for the robbery of the Greek temple of Delphi, and this is how I was at that time, and the children who played football in the city of Rome were not all in this position?" How else do you want me! "Attracted the people around him to hahadaxiao.