But when Octavian brought out the family ring, Caesar's adoption papers, and the testimonies of his large group of servants, and Leo and Meecenas, first a group of local elders of Caesar's party, who were well acquainted with Roman politics, were joined by the benevolent protégés and freedmen who had made a living under Caesar or Lypida, and then Caesar's veterans who had been placed in the city or in the surrounding towns, all came to Lubi.

The whole of the Lubie was boiling, and the people were crowded in the streets, and the spies of the various camps were mixed in, and they looked around and inquired, and Octavian gave the veterans of the colonial regiment two hundred dinars each, and the generals five hundred dinars each, begging them to remember the grace of their adoptive father, and to serve as guards, for the present situation was very dangerous.

About 500 veterans immediately swore allegiance to the two sons of Caesar and Lypida, and then they took up arms, wore Agrippa and Meecenas as military leaders, and stood majestically beside Octavian with a look of majesty as if they were protecting a triumphant general or consul. This frightened the killers who coveted Octavian's status and wealth.

When the feast and the colourful canopy had been set up, Octavian, dressed in his robes, said to all the people, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Caesar's adopted son, and his fully approved heir, and I was shocked to learn of the murder of His Excellency Caesar two months ago, and I am horrified of the murder of this man and for what purpose, who had brought great favor to the Republic and the people, and what crimes my uncle and adoptive father had committed, so I did not return to Italy." It is hoped that the truth of the matter can be found through various means. But now it's roughly clear to me. My adoptive father did not become a tyrant. He had repeatedly refused the crown given to him by the people, and his power and personnel arrangements were also recognized and legitimized by the Senate and the People's Council, and the plot to assassinate him was a private matter, and the group of people were completely coveting the prestige and power of my adoptive father, and they were unwilling to let the glory of their family be dimmed, or because they were in debt, they tried to fish in troubled waters, so they took risks, which was a serious crime. They have slain an inviolable man in a sacred place, so I have gathered all of them to come, and in addition to entertaining you, I will also declare that from now on I am Caesar, and that I will inherit his name and cause, and I will take the place of him who died, and seek all my enemies in this world and in Hades, and I will not die! ”

With that, Octavian rolled up his cuffs. "This bill for the banquet for the citizens and veterans of the city of Lubie is the first document that Young Caesar stamped!" "Finished. He took out his newly minted ring and poked it at the bill.

"Long live Young Caesar!" All the veterans, as well as Leo and the others, cheered.

"To the just young Caesar!" All the citizens who accepted the hospitality also raised their glasses and cheered and toasted to Octavian.

By the next day, the cavalry sent by Mecenas had not yet returned, but two military tribunes, Avinus and Fonteus, arranged in advance by Liberta, had arrived, and they had entered the city of Lubii with about a thousand mobilized veterans, and the atmosphere in the city was even more enthusiastic, and everyone, regardless of their status, cheered with the slogan of marching into Rome, but Avinus brought a message that the guardian asked Octavian to "temporarily settle the army in the area near Capua, Then you enter the city of Rome with a selection of guards, the right number of people who will not be suspicious of the Senate and the people, to run for tribune, because the city is now full of unpredictable people, there is a reversal crisis everywhere, and the Senate is also murderous to us, so don't give anyone any authority. ”

Octavian, who had put down the letter, immediately summoned his friends and asked them to take turns circulating the guardian's request, and then he asked Fonteus to supervise the army, and Avinus to choose the guard to protect him on his way to Rome, "I must first run for the office of the state, as the guardian instructs, and then I can fight the enemy in the name of justice." ”

At this time, Leo walked in through the door, and the servants who followed him directly put a patriarch's robe on Octavian's body, and then the rest of the cheering veterans began to raise sticks and flags for Octavian, claiming that from now on all people would be his legions, and they would use votes and weapons, either, to fight for Octavian's power wherever he wanted.

On the same day, in the temple of Jupiter in the city of Rome, the Senate summoned Lybida and Antony to grant them the power of governors of their provinces without having to go through a lot of lots, and the slaves used mule carts to transport the huge statue of Caesar up Capitol Hill, and when it was settled, Liberda looked at the bald and leaf-like corolla, which Caesar had been rewarded with when he first served, and which he had kept cherished in the compound of Julius, and now Lybida and Antony had spent some money to create a beautiful golden star, Installed on statues and flower crowns, Caesar's Heroic Spirit has become a god in the night sky, turning into a star and continuing to shine on the path of the Republic.

Many specially selected fathers knelt down in front of Caesar's statue and wept to express their condolences to Caesar, but this scene actually made Li Bida more vigilant, so he actually wore a lock curtain under his robe and brought his guards with him.

However, this time the Senate was very cheerful, they were really frightened by the armament, and granted the six legions of the Macedonian province of Lybida, and the right to recruit troops throughout the country, and was responsible for the conquest of Dacia; Antony also received his coveted governorship of Syria, as well as the title of four legions and the right to recruit troops.

After the ritual had been completed at the altar, and Lybida and Antony had obtained their seals, they announced their willingness to withdraw the legions out of the city again, and reached an understanding with the Senate that after this year's election of consuls, Gaius would be the chancellor of the trial of Caesar's assassination fairly and reasonably.

After martial law was lifted and Caesar's followers were allowed to speak and express their opinions in public, they reined in their violence and began to seek evidence and law to win Caesar's just verdict. At this time, in the Villa Pulaima, several heralds sent by the Senate, with their clerks, were standing respectfully in front of Li Bida, asking the chief executive to stamp the documents and use them to dispatch the various legions to the province.

"General Petnius, you are now the treasurer of the Macedonian province, and now you are ready to cross the sea to the Isthmus of Corinth." "But let the army stand still, free the slaves who dug the isthmus, and then recruit a new legion in Macedonia, and form two new legions together, and I will stay here to monitor the movements of the city of Rome." ”

It seems that Li Bida is not ready to leave. (To be continued......)