However, Cicero's expression was extremely strict, and he even instructed Taylor and the other portal slaves, "I still have seven villas under my name, yes, I have always lived in poverty for so many years, you and the others hurry up and sell them all, all of them are concentrated in Formia, Naples and other places, it should be more convenient, Taylor, you are a slave, the soldiers of the legion will not embarrass you much, as long as you hang your nameplate around your neck, you can go out of the city, the sooner the better, about after they are auctioned underground urgently, It is also worth 300,000 drachmas of Greek silver. ”

Then, several slaves and cooks threw the letters, account books, and books in Cicero's study into a huge fire bowl, and carried them out one by one, and in the garden Cicero's face was dark, and after sending away Tyro and his party, he squatted down in front of the fire bowl, lit the flames, and threw them on it with a cry of exclamation from Febilia, "The old husband is actually burning the most cherished thing in his life!" Febilia hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed her heartbroken husband who was sitting on the ground, kissed his wrinkled nose and cheeks, instinctively realized the severity of the situation, and asked him what was wrong.

"Ask no more, my dear wife Febilia, and thank you for spending this last time by my side so that I can enjoy the pleasant lustful life of Sulla in my old age. Now you can go back to the Fabian family, this is undoubtedly the safest, don't stay with me, an old man who is blindly in danger! Cicero stared at the flames in front of him, then put his arm on Febilia's shoulder.

"I'm not leaving, we're going to go to Ricepos, we're going to ship to Rhodes side by side. Take a look at the old husband where you traveled to study when you were young. Are you afraid of turmoil in the city of Rome? Don't be afraid of my good old husband. Febilia, I also carried a dowry of 500,000 dinars of silver. These sums can be exchanged in Ephesus, Kaios, etc. "Fébilia is like a spoiled child, "Call Taylor back, don't go through the trouble of selling the property, we'll leave here tonight, and the cash of five thousand dinars will be enough to rent a boat—old husband, you are always indecisive and have no judgment to make it easy to buy inferior Cyrene cloth." ”

Cicero was completely moved, he originally thought that Febilia was so young and beautiful. Originally, she was just an aristocratic young woman who admired his fame and talent, and he and her were nothing more than a "golden wind and jade dew" in a private study in the study, just as his ex-wife Renchatt criticized - Cicero preached reason and philosophy all day long, but when he was alone with a delicate young schoolgirl like Febilia one afternoon, he couldn't hold back his physical reaction, and he took possession of her half-pushed, half-on-the-spot, and this marriage came.

But Febilia did not abandon Cicero at such a juncture.

Cicero did not expect that after he had already passed the age of sixty, he would be able to go on an adventurous trip with a young woman. He quickly ran Taylor to the courtyard of another Inspector, Pisso, and succinctly stated his thoughts. Pisso didn't say anything, and took out the token very happily, after all, Pisso was a generous elder.

After obtaining the token to get out of the city, Cicero eagerly brought some softness with Febilia, and informed his brother Quintus, and the group wore cloaks to cover their faces as much as possible, he was afraid of being questioned by the soldiers on duty in the legion, and even more afraid of being discovered by the rest of the senators.

At this time, on the Quinta Plain on the outskirts of Rome, in the sudden shout, countless torches illuminated the night sky, and the reflection of the cavalry shields and armor formed a huge band of light around the plain and swamp.

In the middle of the arena, the man-made lake, which had been dug out, had been drained, the water had been irrigated by the local farms, and several decayed ships were lying in the mud, as if telling of the triumphal glory of the past, and then everyone stood under the seats and colonnades, waiting for Lypidaus's lecture.

"We need to negotiate with the city of Rome, and of course we are not on the same level as the Senate, and the current situation is that we ask for it and the other side must accept it." Li Bida's opening words aroused the cheers of all the soldiers and centurions, "So I announce that the Thirteenth Legion will immediately be relieved of the garrison mission in the city, and then the Sixth Legion and the Twelfth Legion will enter together, and the three Legions will enforce martial law together, and the previous entry and exit tokens will all be invalidated." ”

Then, the two legions and cavalry teams ordered by Li Bida were the first to step into the streets of the city of Rome, as if it was now commonplace not to say that they had crossed the Rubicon, but that they had entered the city directly with their arms. In the Sula era, people dared to stand on their arcades and throw commodes and stones at the army, but now they can only hide, taking their children and the elderly, hiding in a mountain of washing jars.

At this time, Cicero and his family had just walked to the neighborhood below the mountain when they heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves breaking the silence of the night sky, and several senators with incredulous expressions ran over and shouted madly, "Li Bida is finished, and all his vanguard troops have rebelled and entered the city, volunteering to join the republic and accept the leadership of the Senate." When Cicero heard this, he also became instantly excited, and he seemed to have forgotten that he was about to escape, but trotted all the way, threw down Febilia, and came to the door of the synagogue at once, shouting, "Come and assemble!" Come to the rally! I have great news to announce, to vote on. He shouted hoarsely, as if all the blood was pouring into his face, and he had never been so excited.

Several senators really surrounded him, and all of them stood proudly in front of the Senate hall like proud statues, straight and straight, as if the glory of their ancestors and the country were all condensed at this moment.

Both Febilia and Quintus froze, and they stepped forward to hold the pillar, and called Cicero's name to get out quickly, but the elder did not respond, and there he stood upright, gracefully holding his robes, and his eyes staring into the distance without squinting.

After a while, with a few rough shouts, a group of cavalry with tall feathers ran down the square, and they saw that people were gathered in front of the synagogue, and the leader said, "As far as you leave here, the whole city will soon be under martial law." (To be continued......)