Chapter 143: Sowing Discord
After Pompey heard these words that made him desperate, after looking at Yang Rui's irresistible expression, he knew that even if he didn't drink any pot of poisonous wine, the god in front of him would immediately execute him, and he knew that he had no way to escape.
His tears wet his thick and unkempt beard, he choked, picked up a pot of poisonous wine and looked at Yang Rui and finally asked: "After I die, in the next life, can I ...... in the next life?"
Yang Rui interrupted Pompeii's words and said firmly: "You will not have an afterlife, when you die, you will return to my arms and become an inconspicuous cell, until the time I need it, maybe you will have an afterlife." ”
Pompeii let out a sigh of relief, closed his eyes, and jerked down the jug of sweet wine.
When Yang Rui walked out of the hut, Octavian outside the door asked, "How is it?" ”
Yang Rui nodded and said, "Now you can go back to Rome and ask Caesar for credit." ”
As Yang Rui expected, when Octavian returned to Rome, Caesar, who was already a lifelong official, personally went out of the city to welcome Octavian, who had returned with honor, and held a grand banquet to celebrate Pompey's death and Octavian's merits.
That night, the drunken Caesar led Octavian into his house and solemnly said: "Octavian, my dear child, I have made a will, and you will be my heir, this cannot be changed. ”
Octavian said, "But Antony is better suited to the position than I am." ”
Caesar shook his head and said, "Anthony is full of only thinking about fighting wars and women, but you are different, you are more powerful than him, and you are my most suitable heir." ”
Octavian was about to speak, but was interrupted by Caesar, who stood up and said, "I will go to Egypt next month, and you will take care of all the affairs of Rome, and I hope this is a good opportunity to prove your abilities." ”
When Caesar led the whole of Rome to Egypt, there was a man in the city of Rome who seemed a little lost, and he wandered alone in the streets, lingering on the Germanic women, and choosing one to take back to his residence.
When the girl had given him enough pleasure, he felt tired and disgusted, and hurriedly paid for her and sent her away, and then sat alone in front of the window and drank.
At this time, Yang Rui walked into his room and said with a smile, "What? Bruce, drinking alone isn't your usual style. ”
Bruce glanced at Yang Rui and asked, "Didn't you go to Egypt with Caesar?" ”
Yang Rui said with a smile: "I'm just going back to Rome to do some things temporarily, and I will return to Caesar's army tonight." ”
Bruce continued to drink and sneered, "Since time is precious, why do you still come to me?" ”
Yang Rui said: "I'm here to help you. ”
"Help me?" Bruce looked at Yang Rui suspiciously and asked: "What can I help, no one cares about me now, cares about my life and death, and the history books of Rome will not have any record of me." ”
Yang Rui smiled and said, "Then why don't you want to write the history of Rome yourself?" ”
Bruce was stunned and asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”
Yang Rui said: "You are Caesar's loyal companion and closest comrade-in-arms. But not the only one, because Pompeii used to be too! ”
This sentence made Bruce break out in a cold sweat, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching again and again.
Yang Rui continued: "Pompey's head has been sent back to Rome, I think you have seen it, if you don't do something anymore, I want you to go back to him." ”
Bruce said impatiently, "I didn't do those dirty things, why would Caesar target me?" Antony and Octavian, which one is not his accomplice and lackey, has much more to know than I know! ”
Yang Rui said: "But their surname is Julius, and your surname is Sibia!" The whole of Rome thought that Pompey had betrayed the Republic, and you were one of the people who knew the truth of the matter, so didn't you plan ahead? ”
Bruce asked, "So what can I do?" ”
Yang Rui stood in front of Bruce and said, "Now Caesar is fooling around with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt in Memphis, and the gentleness of that woman makes Caesar have no time to take care of the affairs of Rome, this is your good opportunity." ”
Bruce pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, Caesar wouldn't treat me like that, I fought side by side with him in Gaul for seven years, and he wasn't that kind of despicable person. ”
Yang Rui took out a pot of wine from his bosom and put it in front of Bruce's eyes and said, "This is the purpose of my return to Rome, to give this pot of wine to you, which is also Caesar's order." ”
Seeing this pot of wine, Bruce was shocked, his body kept shaking, and he said in a trembling voice: "Caesar really wants to kill me? ”
Yang Rui nodded and said, "Yes, I'm here to carry out the order." ”
Bruce looked at Yang Rui in horror and said, "Aren't you here to help me?" ”
Yang Rui said: "If you promise to cooperate with me, I will help you." If you refuse, then the jug is yours. ”
Bruce suddenly shouted, "Guards, guards! ”
Yang Rui said: "Your guards have been disarmed by me, and now there are all my people outside the door, and you have nowhere to go." ”
Bruce gasped for breath and asked, "How do you want me to work with you?" ”
Yang Rui smiled and said, "I won't kill you, and I will hide you and deceive Caesar." But you can't go on like this, you need to do something. ”
Bruce asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Yang Rui said: "In this city, there are many people who want Caesar to die, especially those members of the Senate! Your mission is to contact the councillors and get them to unite to overthrow Caesar's reign and kill him. ”
"Kill Caesar?" Bruce shook his head again and again and said, "He is the most powerful man in the world, how could I and those incompetent parliamentarians kill him?" ”
"In a month's time," said Yang Rui, "Caesar will return to Rome, his army will remain in Egypt, Antony will remain there, and I will persuade Caesar to send Octavian to the far north to resist the Germanic attack." In this way, Caesar was alone, in the city of Rome, to go to the Senate to deliberate, Caesar never brought guards, this is the best opportunity. ”
Seeing that Bruce was still hesitating, Yang Rui continued: "If you don't do this, then there will be such a stroke in future history, Bruce betrayed the Roman Republic and was executed by the wise Caesar, and future generations will never know the truth of the facts." If you do, then history will be written by you. ”
Bruce slammed the flask to the ground, looked at Yang Rui and said, "I want to write history, and I will never let Caesar slander me and wantonly slaughter me like this!" ”
Yang Rui nodded and said, "This is the best, I hope to see the best result for you, a dead Caesar!" (To be continued.) )