Augustus Road

At this moment, Caesar stood up to speak again, and even quoted the Roman law, that is, "no one has the right to execute or flog a Roman citizen", and shouted for Catiline: "I reiterate again, Senator The court is not a place for justice and execution. These five people should be submitted to the citizens' assembly or the court for trial. After the crimes are found out, a decision can be made. Moreover, I personally believe that the five people and Catiline are not guilty enough to die. All they have to do is confiscate their property and send them to local prisons."

There is no doubt that Caesar's second boycott continued to boil the atmosphere at the venue. A group of people cursed Caesar, saying that he was suspected of having an affair with Catiline. Some people were even eager to try to steal Caesar's robe. It was torn off, but Caesar dodged it with great agility. As a result, in the venue, Caesar was chased by the panting senator while continuing to shout his ideas.

"Julius Caesar! Descendant of Venus, I have never heard of such a punishment. Treason and attempting to destroy the Roman city-state are actually just confiscation of property and house arrest. Is this called punishment? Don't do it to excuse a few villains. , It will bring disaster to all the citizens of Rome." Cato took the lead and aroused the emotions of everyone present. Finally, everyone restrained Caesar, and one guy found a knife in his arms. After writing a note, he made a fuss and exclaimed, "This is a letter from Caesar having an affair with Catiline"!

"Bring it to me!" Little Cato shouted, and then people passed the note to him one by one. He opened it and almost lost his eyes when he opened it. This was none other than his own. The love letters exchanged between his sister and Caesar were full of obscene and disgusting words that made him tremble with anger, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only walk down from the seat, stuff the note back into Caesar's arms, and gnashed his teeth in a low voice. "Get your stuff, Rome's most famous drunkard!"

"Okay, don't continue the farce, and form a decision as soon as possible." Crassus' majestic voice suddenly came out from the corner, and the bustling scene gradually quieted down - here, no one dared not to give Crassus this "mysterious" "King" is a person who has three points of face.

The decision was formed very quickly, and five people, including Tullus and Siddigus, were immediately sentenced to death, and the power of the consul was upgraded, that is, the power to decide and veto the war. After the decision was made, the subordinates immediately came up and handed over Lian Tulusi. Ruth and the other five people put on prison uniforms.

At this time, Liantulus suddenly struggled and shouted, "The virgins of the Temple of Vesta deceived me. They said that according to the prophecy written by the witch Sibyl, there would be three kings named Cornelius in Rome. The first two It's already happened, it's Sulla and Cinna, what about this one! Shouldn't it be me!" But no one gave him a chance to continue his madness, and he was dragged away by the guards. go out.

"Before I personally execute these five culprits, I will read to everyone a letter from Etrunia, sent by the rebel general Manius." Next, Cicero read the content of the letter. , nothing more than the content that Manius still claimed to be a loyal citizen of Rome, and the veterans he incited were just deceived, hoping to reconcile with the Senate. After reading it, Cicero advocated: "What I hope is to minimize the harm caused to Rome by Catiline's evil conspiracy. Everyone, the chief culprit has been exiled and his accomplices have been arrested. The city of Rome Now that they are safe, I suggest that we adopt a combination of kindness and power against the rebels of Manius - wait until General Metra's Gallic Army and General Pompey's Eastern Army return to their divisions, then subdue the rebels. Live, collectively disarm, and release these people back to the veterans’ resettlement areas. Don’t let the war and destruction spread throughout Italy. The lessons of the past are before your eyes.”

"Dear Cicero, how strange your behavior is! Just now, without giving the praetor Liantulus the slightest chance to plead his case, you incited the emotions of everyone, even violating the custom, and sentenced five people to death; now you are talking about mercy, It seems that Manius and Catiline are innocent. Can you give me a reasonable explanation? Maybe you are waiting for your good friend Pompey to come back? I vaguely remember that when Pompey went out to clear out the pirates, Your speech is really full of praise and flattery for him, which really makes others jealous of the friendship between the two of you." It was the same Crassus in the corner who suddenly got angry.

"I just hope that a large-scale war will not break out between citizens and citizens. That would be a huge tragedy." Cicero spread his hands in defense.

"But aren't Tullus and Siddigus citizens?" At this time, Caesar also shot back with a tacit understanding, "As we all know, Catiline and Manius were in Etrunia. In the military camp, fascist batons and eagle flags have been openly used. They have appointed themselves consuls. The current problem cannot be solved by amnesty. "

"Most of the people who followed Catiline were citizens of Rome, and there were many nobles. We should use the concept of the Republic to influence and dismantle them." Cicero remained stubborn.

Caesar's voice suddenly became stern: "Since Catiline's crime is treason, can those who follow him still be regarded as citizens of the Republic? Dear Consul, I hope you can correct your position and not let the elites of the Republic Doubtful about you, what we have seen so far is that for the reward of one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand sesterces, not a single slave or freeman has betrayed the whereabouts of Catiline, except for the first company of Tulus. Except for the courtesan, all his followers stayed in the camp, polishing their weapons. The number had reached 20,000, of which 5,000 had received weapons and armor from the workshops on the Po River. This was a war, no matter what. Outright war! But you hesitate before it. I understand a little bit. Now you have been promoted to special consul, and Pompey, who you have been waiting for, has replaced Tegranis in the east. The new King of Kings, once the Archons and the King of Kings join forces, there will probably be no room for the Republic to exist. "

These words were so powerful that they couldn't help but cause a huge commotion in the temple.

Cicero was actually riding a tiger now. It was he who stirred up the atmosphere and sentenced Lian Tulus and five others to death. He was eager to put a final word on "Catiline's treasonous conspiracy" and cast a halo of justice on himself. But now However, Caesar and Crassus took advantage of the situation and forced him to immediately organize an army to attack the Catiline rebels. At this moment, he turned his attention to Cato for help, but the other party only stared at him coldly, expressing his hesitation towards him. Strong dissatisfaction.

The most famous orator in Rome was at a loss for words, but Crassus slowly made a decision for him: "As the censor of the Senate, I first issue a motion to all party members involved in Catiline's conspiracy. , all citizens will be cancelled, and the citizen register will be reorganized from now on - in the upcoming counter-insurgency war, all those who sacrifice financial resources and manpower to raise troops for the Republic, whether they are from the Roman city, the Latin League city-states, or the Gallic tribes , slaves were released as freemen, and freemen were granted citizenship. Those who were originally citizens or chiefs were uniformly given the title of knight, and above."

"War has broken out, give up your illusions!" Caesar raised his arms and shouted, arousing a huge wave of applause from the Senate. The columns and roof tiles were trembling.

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