Augustus Road

"In the past, I thought there were only three kinds of girlish behavior for men, which were touching their vagina, growing a goatee, and combing their hair with one finger. Unexpectedly, there are more kinds now. Dressing up as a woman to sneak in during the Happy Goddess Day - the master made a special trip I am asked to wait for you here just to ask how you can use this thing to ruin Claudius's tribune and his entire political career," Kelly said, kicking a stray stone from the road.

Calabis was combing his hair with one finger and thinking. When he heard Kelly's words, he immediately put his hand down and said, "Let me think about it: No... This is an obvious personal enmity." After all, it may not be of any benefit to us to take down Claudius now.

However, he readily agreed to Kelly's request and said that before returning to Rome, he would first go to Villa Prima to visit the patron and receive this glorious mission. Please rest assured that I will do my best.

When the journey was approaching the city of Rome, Calabis saw a crowded crowd outside the sanctuary. People had cheerful expressions on their faces, holding small statues of gods or flowers. Calabis and Kelly stood in a cemetery. In front of him, he stood low-key under the woods, watching a group of people coming slowly from the distance. Pompey at the head was riding a white mount and wearing a robe trimmed with red and white piping. He was surrounded by his personal servants and staff. , there are also legion commanders, military tribunes, senior centurions and a small number of retinues, about fifty people, who have not even tied their sticks. They are said to have a good tour of the scenic spots along the Mediterranean coast and enjoy themselves. Returning to the city of Rome, as for the legions that displeased the senators and citizens, they have all been disbanded and put on standby in the port of Brindisi recently. This great general is now like an ordinary citizen who has traveled far away, and is now humble. Returned with great honor and great loyalty to the Republic.

"Did he really choose the Grand Triumph and give up running for consulship as I expected?" Calabis whispered to himself while holding on to the tree trunk.

Citizens on both sides of the street were throwing flowers to the smiling Pompey and praising him. Of course, they hoped that Pompey, who had returned from the expedition, could put pressure on the authorities and implement measures that were beneficial to the common people. After all, it was The town council granted him great powers to suppress pirates and wage war against Mithridates.

Of course, Calabis also saw that Cato the Younger and Cicero, who were wearing toga robes, were among the welcoming crowd. Cicero had a flattering and warm expression, while Cato the Younger was full of enthusiasm. It was cold and complicated. When Pompeo saw these two people, he immediately got off his horse, held hands with them one by one, walked side by side, and walked into the city of Rome. He was probably arranging a speech to the Roman people in a few days. This was also the triumphal general's speech. It is customary, especially before the Grand Triumph Ceremony, to shorten the distance between the citizens and the general, a large speech is often arranged for the general in front of the Champ de Mars.

"Haha, this city is going to become more and more lively soon." Calabis patted the tree trunk and was about to leave, but he saw Demetrius, who was leading the horse for the owner, in the team behind Pompey. When their eyes met, Calabis smiled at him and disappeared into the crowd.

In the garden pavilion of Prima Villa, Calabis lowered his hands and said: "It is relatively easy to deal with your brother-in-law. Now he has confusedly recognized me as his adoptive father. I take advantage of his trust and am willing to do it." Perjury, and then be exposed on the spot as a trick, and then just find someone to speak for the prosecution.”

"Oh, who are you looking for?" Luculas and Marcus asked while playing Egyptian dog fighting.

"Cicero," Calabis answered.

"He will step down from the consulship in two days. Neruda has already gone to Macedonia. Is he willing to go to court again for this matter?"

"He is the best candidate. Claudius can't go a few rounds in front of him, and I heard that Caesar gave up his chief legal officer to Quintus Lutacius Catullus in order to avoid suspicion. , who was the chief consul two years ago, and later competed with Caesar for the high priest. He was a traditional and upright old-fashioned Roman aristocrat. After my analysis, I found that the chief legal officer and the defense lawyer were both on the same side, and they would definitely be against the Cesar. Laudi's behavior is deeply abhorred, his crime will definitely be established, and the appointment of the plebeian tribune will definitely be in vain," Calabis said with certainty.

"The jury's vote is the most fundamental issue," Luculas said casually, "Also, how do you get Cicero to go to court?"

"The money went to the jury, and to Lenchart, Cicero's wife."

Luculas thought for a while and said, I understand, I will leave this matter to you, just do your best! Because I heard that the one who defended Claudius was Curio, the young and handsome man, the son of the old consul. He was as good at eloquence as Caesar and Cicero. Even if he failed, it didn’t matter. My ex-brother-in-law who did all kinds of evil Sooner or later something will happen.

On the streets of the Palatine Hill, slaves carrying boxes of valuable gifts filed up the stairs. Their destination was Cicero's new residence, the high-end villa that the newly outgoing consul and his wife Renchart spent all their wealth on, Cicero. Luo liked to stand under the shade of the poplar trees and look at the bronze tablet standing in front of the door. It was given to him by the Roman citizens collectively, and it was filled with his numerous achievements in saving the Republic during the Catiline conspiracy. But after the failure of this conspiracy, Cicero felt the gap, and the citizens gradually turned away from him. His attempts to rebuild the traditional morality of the republic were also very few. His one-year term was like lightning, and soon he was nothing. The feeling of loneliness after giving up power left him with a thorn in his back.

Yes, the husband needed an opportunity to punish the "future Catiline", show off his eloquence, and regain attention and applause in the Roman political arena. This is what Lenchard, a woman, thought. She was a very controlling woman. She had to interfere with family accounts, external relations, and even her husband's behavior. Cicero had to ask his wife for money on weekdays, which made him Became the laughing stock of Rome. In particular, Lenchard received a generous gift of tuna, which strengthened his confidence. The jealousy of the Claudius siblings was nothing special. The elder sister was abandoned, and the younger brother has now committed such a "monstrous evil". They have already It's a dead fish.

Especially that Claudius, who always comes to rape me, damage my womanly virtues, and even find some people to draw erotic paintings to make me lose face. It's time to "repay" him.

On the other side, Claudia, Lenchardt's "good neighbor" who saw this scene, was a little confused through the small window of the courtyard wall. She knew the power of her ex-husband's money, "Mother, don't worry, I have a way." Help Claudius escape." In the shadow of the flower gallery, Calabis's eyes burned, "But you must keep this matter completely secret, otherwise you and I will suffer."

Claudia shed tears and stepped forward to hold Calabis, "Adoptive father, all hope lies with you. In this way - I heard that you and Caesar have a very good relationship. Why don't you go and persuade Caesar to let him Give up the accusation against my brother, yes, the relationship between men is real, isn’t the relationship between men and women just a show?”

"Hey, it doesn't matter to me if you don't say this, but if you say this I'll be even more angry!" Calabis cursed secretly, and then pushed Claudia's hand away, "I will try my best to go to Caesar's side* *, but mistress, please be careful. If Cicero appears in court soon, he will definitely summon you, but no matter how he criticizes you, you must confess the facts. "

Claudia nodded, completely unaware that Calabis was trying to trick her on another level, but she was willing to do anything for her brother Claudius.

"Listen, I don't know where Claudius is now, but you have to find his mistress and make him swear in front of the ancestors: After he takes office as tribune, he will not forget to repay my interests. He will do it in the future. He is trying his best to disrupt the situation between Cicero and Pompey and not let these two people have any chance to breathe." Calabis pricked up his ears and listened warily to the sounds and noises outside. Recently, the entire city of Rome was in a state of confusion. The gossip about Claudius bravely breaking into the high priest's mansion went viral, "I have to leave immediately under the cover of night. Once I mediate with Caesar, I will arrange for him to meet with your younger brother for discussion."

In the dusk, Calabis gently walked out of the small door of Claudius's villa. He did not show off to Claudia, he indeed went to find Caesar. (To be continued.)