Augustus Road

"Then please, Mr. Caesar, take a good look at my appearance!" Curio suddenly sneered and made this strange request loudly. After saying that, he moved his seat forward a few steps so that Caesar could see him more carefully.

But Caesar instinctively leaned back. Curio seemed to have anticipated his reaction. He laughed and pointed at the scars on his face, "I used to be with Caesar." Likewise, I was the leader of the entire golden youth fashion in Rome. I was debauched, melancholy, beautiful, and thin. These were all adjectives that people often applied to me. At that time, both men and women, as long as they loved appearance, would fall in love with me. In my life, I have only been frustrated once in love, and that was because I lost to great power. After that time, I realized that a man without power is completely useless, but I later discovered that I lost My pain and loss are even greater after losing sight of such a beautiful thing.”

"So, what exactly do you want to say?" Young Caesar thought this person was really weird.

"What I want to say is that there is always something lost in this world that cannot be recovered. Mr. Caesar, you must not fall into this situation like me." Curio chuckled, his face even more hideous and ugly. , and then he turned back and sat down, "But now that you are approaching this dangerous abyss, do you really think that Lepidus and his son will treat you kindly and allow you to successfully take over the position of second consul and continue to lead Iulius in the future?" Will the Si family become stronger?"

"That's natural. I am Caesar's successor and the benchmark for all Caesar's parties."

"Don't be stupid. That was when Caesar had just died. Everyone. Except for the idiot Antony, especially a character with a deep scheming mind like Lepidus, would submit to your banner and superficially worship you. But now Caesar What is left of the party? Those who died in the purges died in the purges, and those who took refuge in Aemilius went to Aemilius. This terminally ill tree has already fallen vulnerable to the wind and thunder of the times. And with this change, you have become an obstacle to Lepidus' progress. He may not kill you openly, but he will trap you secretly and trick you into returning to Rome. This is a pity. You are still so careless and come back." Curio sighed, "You don't have to fight anymore, the city of Rome is a huge trap now, and the best situation for you was to continue to sit in Epirus. Seven legions are competing against Lepidus, so he will not dare to break the balance for the time being, because several legions of Anthony are still eyeing Shannan Gaul, which will make him afraid. "

"Well, according to what you said, I have fallen into the trap now." Young Caesar humorously made a gesture of falling, and then asked Curio about "the solution."

But Curio responded very seriously. He held out five fingers and said, "You have five days left to stand up."

Hearing this, Young Caesar couldn't stand it anymore. Looking at Curio's ugly face and serious expression, he felt like he was watching a farce and burst out laughing, but then he thought it was a right. The guest was so disrespectful that he could only remain quiet and ask Curio to tell him the reason.

"Why I said five days, that's because now is the best time to eradicate Lepidus - some of the legions under his umbrella are stationed in Fort Lepidus and Asia Minor, and a few are said to have stayed in Spain. He only Bringing a Sixth Army to the city of Rome, not to mention that all the Sixth Army's brigades were stationed at Passini's place. What Lepidus actually brought was only one of the Medici Guards. As for most of Lepidus' main army, they left. The landing route has delayed many schedules. We are still in the province of Nebogaul and have not yet entered Liguria.”

Young Caesar's expression began to change slightly. Only then did he realize that Curio was not joking, but was actually planning something. "You continue."

Curio's expression below was obviously getting more and more excited. He gestured with his hands, "Lepidus is a person who believes too much in his cunning skills. He also has flaws to be found - his main force marches by land and does not have a fleet to cooperate." , most of those Lepidus fleets stayed in Balearics and Sardinia, so it was impossible for them to reach Italy quickly. At this time, young Caesar, as long as you nod, I will quickly return to Mutina to convince Marco and call He only needs to send one legion, or at most two legions, to successfully kill Lepidus and his sons, and his followers. At the same time, the rest of Marco's legions will arrive at Lepidus' main force outside the gorge in Liguria, and you. The seven legions on the other side also rushed to Rome to take charge of the overall situation. In this way, we achieved the most perfect and most insignificant victory. As long as Lepidus and his son died, his legions would be leaderless and soon dispersed. I believe you can understand the meaning of his words. But opportunities wait for no one, so I calculated that there are only five days left. In five days, when nearly ten legions of Lepidus cross Liguria, Marco will not be able to get you. If nothing is done about the promise, then." After that, Curio made a death gesture, "The infamous dungeon in Rome will be our destination and the place of death."

At this moment, the unserious look on Young Caesar's face disappeared, "Are you telling me that I have placed my hope on you, but you still have to spend time running to Shannan Gaul to lobby Antony? You are simply too serious Play on me, Coolio.”

"No, all my words are serious. Now the key to the whole situation lies in you. Remember the island where you met? There, you were like a poor child, fooled and played by your guardian. You should have understood at that moment how painful it is to rely on others. If you still think you are a descendant of the Julius family, then, Caesar, I will stay in an inconspicuous inn by the city gate. I will leave you the address there soon. Remember, five days, no, at most, there are only two days left, because the journey and lobbying take time, I am waiting for your reply." After saying that, Curio smiled meaningfully again, put the letter board with the address on the table, put on the cloak, coughed and took down the glass lamp hanging on the wall, and staggered away from the side door of the house.

"He is like a weird and ugly prophet from Tuscany... What should I do? Be a brave man who controls his destiny, or a fool who believes in rumors? Is there any difference between these two points now?" The young Caesar who stayed behind had mixed feelings.

At this moment, Phillips and Maecenas came up and said, "The high priest has an invitation to you for a banquet tomorrow night." (To be continued...)