Chapter 11: Young Caesar (I)

"You'd better smell of garlic!" -- Weber rebuked the young officer who smelled of perfume in disgust

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The news of the reconciliation between Antony and Libida soon reached Capitol Hill, and there was no more terrible news - the next day, the Fifth Legion took control of all the gates, towers, and fortresses of the city of Rome, while the Sixth Legion rushed to the Mars Colonel, and the Quinta Plain patrolled Libida's cavalry, and the senators were terrified, lest the two cavalry commanders should imitate Sulla or Marius and make a great attempt to kill first, and then establish a dictatorship.

So now the Senate is anxious to reach a compromise with Li Bida, and what conditions he and Anthony need are all negotiable!

Brutus was once again appointed to act as an emissary to the intervenings, "I and Antony have the same role, and the province of Southern Gaul I think we can respect Dehemos and recognize him as governor, and you and Cassiillus must be exiled and exiled separately to atone for the murder of Caesar." Pompey's two sons are not to be pardoned, the Senate of the Republic must continue to approve the encirclement of the Balearic Islands and Spain, the original governor of the country, Tellureas, who was originally there, must be recalled for his involvement in this conspiracy, and our Irujus and Rufus will be the envoys, and finally, this year's consul election, Panza and Hezius must be elected, the tribune election Turinus and Leo must be elected, the Jurisprudence must be elected, and the original chief of the Executive Yuan, Ebro, should be recalled from the penal colony, And these people still have to get the positions they want......" Li Bida handed a tablet full of names to Brutus.

This scene made Brutus tremble with anger. But he still kept his composure. He replied to Li Pida's arrogance and greed, "If you think that you and Turinus have an absolute advantage in the election, then you should participate in the election of the 100-member group openly, and win the votes in the hands of the leaders of the 100-member team, or buy it as you please, but what is this act of openly asking for appointments!" ”

"It's nothing, it's Caesar's legacy, and it's what you collectively swear to be willing to obey. Other than that. The dictator and the cavalry commander also had the right to elect acting consuls, which was also recognized by the law. Isn't the Senate very fond of the 100-member meeting, don't you often claim that you can manipulate any desired result in this meeting, and I do this out of cost savings, wouldn't it be better if you didn't have to bother with it? That's how Li Bida replied.

"I didn't expect you to call the election system of the republic, which has lasted for hundreds of years and condensed the wisdom of ancestors and heroes, a toss-......" Brutus was almost collapsed at this moment. But the other party didn't take him seriously at all. Instead, he forcibly stuffed the word board again, and then Li Bida took out a list from Anthony. "You should be able to understand whose names are recorded on it," he declared to Brutus, this is the original document of Luga's first accusation against the assassination group, and there are sixty people recorded on it, including Caesar's cronies, as well as the specially chosen father, and of course you and Kasillo, in fact, now I think it is very simple, as long as this document is published in the form of Akuta, the anger of the people and the army will be completely ignited, and many people will die, I think it is not you who is such a tragic scene, Including what the entire Senate wants to see. ”

After saying this, Lybida beckoned Brutus kindly, and motioned for him to come to his side, and the place where they had negotiated happened to be in the courtyard of Antony's house on Palatine Hill, where the whole of Rome overlooked the whole of Rome, and Brutus followed what he hoped forβ€”the city of Rome was now in a state of confusion again, and in front of Caesar's cremation altar in the main square, tens of thousands of people gathered again, and the number of people demanding revenge was greater than before, and several of Amartius's henchmen were excitedly pointing to Caesar's memorial stele and saying somethingIt turned out that after Amartius and others were killed and the barricades were captured, someone took advantage of the chaos to pry off the stones on the pedestal of the monument, because it was made of Nubian precious porphyry, and the value was equal to that of precious stones, and then the onlookers were completely agitated, and they carried torches and weapons during the day, and searched the streets around the entire square, and soon found the stolen pedestal porphyry in a shop.

The boss was dragged out in front of many people, his wife and children were pulled out by the hair crying and screaming, and the woman begged the furious people to forgive them and forgive her husband for his momentary obsession with money, but all that answered them was the iron rods that rained down, and soon the boss's whole family burst out of their brains, and died in a pool of blood, and from a distance, like a few colorful dead ants, "I saw that there was no Brutus, and now because of your temporary narrow-mindedness, the whole city of Rome has become like this, Do you think that if I want to save that person, I can save it? No, I can only save myself, and neither can you, and don't expect anyone from the current situation. ”

Li Bida's words were obviously heard by Brutus, but also to Anthony, who was beside him with an uncertain face.

"If you insist, then I can go and discuss this with the Senate, but it will take some time." Brutus finally agreed, and then left with his head down.

"Thank you for giving me this list, Marco, this is our killer weapon, and I hope you can keep it safe. By the way, Octavian will soon be going to Brindisi, and I would like to ask, you won't have any difficulties in the delivery of the estate, right? If so, I hope you don't have any worries, just sue me. Li Bida patted Anthony on the shoulder and asked.

"No, no, no worries." The corners of Anthony's mouth twitched, and then with a stiff smile, he said to Li Bida.

Li Bida also smiled faintly, and said that he could prepare for the election soon, although it was just a scene, but it was still necessary to start and finish.

After the other party left, Anthony squatted on the circle chair painfully, thinking about what to do now - you must know that he originally thought that by compromising with the Senate, he could expel Li Bida and Turinus and directly annex Caesar's inheritance, but now in this situation, if Turinus really asks him for real estate, then everything he has done will be exposed, and the lawsuit will be considered light, and more importantly, he will be ruined in Caesar's camp.

"Borrowing from Fulivia's dowry? It's impossible, you must know that Caesar's estate is worth three or four thousand talents, and the dowry of Fulivia is only about one hundred talents, which is not enough for a fraction! It's really over, Anton, Anton" Anthony grabbed his hair and let out a groan of pain. (To be continued......)