Augustus Road

Before the Saturnalia at the end of the year, the city of Rome was still quiet. Cicero was still writing books and sermons on the Palatine Hill and welcoming guests; Claudius was successfully elected as tribune of the people and took off the gold that symbolized the nobility. Ring, wearing a brown cloak and dark boots, surrounded by all the people, occupied a temple as a headquarters to issue orders, and wanted to fight fiercely with the Senate; after the divorce, Caesar, with the original thirteen It has been about two months since the Tenth Legion, the backbone of the legion, rushed to Lusitania; Pompeii was wandering around, sometimes in his suburban villa, sometimes walking in the market. Some people even saw him meeting Calabis in the vegetable market. The patron was tuna, but the conversation between the two was very dull, without joy or discord. It is said that Pompey also borrowed civet meals and cooks from Luculas to treat his hemorrhagic disease, and Luculas Si had no intention of refusing; Crassus remained mysterious, and his son had also gone to far Spain. He continued to encourage and support various agent knights in his secluded mansion to "colonize" in Asia Minor, Alpine Gaul, Greece and other places. Industry"; Cato the Younger was the most active among these people. At only thirty-four years old, he seemed to be the leader of the "Opinion Faction" of the Temple of Concordia. He loudly criticized Pompey for starting construction on the grounds of the Martius Collegiate School. The foundations of the Great Temple of Venus and the Coliseum have almost reached the voting "sheepfold." "At that time, all citizens of Rome will vote in the shadow of the building that symbolizes the glory of Pompeii."

Everyone is tacitly accumulating strength, waiting for the next round of wrestling to come.

As for Boti, she smiled and handed over the "charter contract" signed with her crooked name (which was indeed the result of her own hard study) to Karabis, "Don't be brave. Back then, in the Likdania military camp, , I just said that I am the one who can accompany you forever, and I did not say that I am the one who will be your wife. Take this thing, this is the greatest contribution I can make to you. "

Her man didn't say anything, he just slowly put a loose robe on Wanran's back and kissed her, "Take care of the child."

Soon, when the "charter contract" and King Numa's ring were handed over to Crassus, it showed that Calabis had successfully followed his wishes and settled the matter. His goldfish eyes narrowed happily, "Enter. You performed extremely well in defeating Sardinia's Mai, so I feel at ease. Karabis, you have talent, but you need to have the foresight to advance and retreat. Well, the recruitment of troops for the Thirteenth Legion of Air Force is in progress. How's it going?"

Calabis, who was standing in front of the chair, looked solemn, "It's very unsatisfactory. Now a large number of veterans who followed Pompey in Asia Minor are pouring into the city of Rome to cause trouble. My recruiting stage is often occupied by them, clamoring that if the senator If the court does not resolve their resettlement request, Rome will not be allowed to recruit new soldiers. It may be that Pompey's cronies are instigating this."

Crassus was thoughtful, and then said: "Speaking of this, why not go to Etrunia to recruit soldiers, which is closer to us."

"A group of knights who have received loans from the treasury have just gone there to contract farm land. Manpower is very scarce. Etrunia no longer has rich manpower to organize legions. I now have to recruit at least six full brigades. However, The Thirteenth Legion is only an auxiliary legion, and before Caesar left, he left the recruitment work of the two auxiliary legions to me... I need more equipment and money." Karabis had just finished complaining. Su raised his hand to let me think quietly, and then he said, two market days later, my fleet will transport supplies and weapons to the Port of Ostia. You can bring the funds collected now. If you have enough manpower, you can first board the ship and weigh the anchor. It doesn't matter if the number of soldiers is not enough. You can also recruit soldiers from as far away as Spain.

This was what Calabis wanted, because Caesar quickly sent two letters during this period, saying that he had successfully started a war with some of the Lusitanian tribes, and that the main force of the Tenth Legion had been stationed in the city of Italy, ready to cross the Guadalcanal at any time. The Arna River gave a fatal attack to the barbarians who dared to resist, but this city, let alone Rome, was extremely far away from the wealthy nearby Spain, and supplies were a problem - Caesar once requested the nearby Spanish provinces to provide troops. and grain, but was rejected without any suspense by the other side - because after the defeat of the rebel general Sethius and his army, the area was Pompey's sphere of influence, and it was normal for him to treat Caesar like this.

So Caesar asked Calabis to complete everything as soon as possible, including swearing an oath in front of the altar of the Temple of War. Although it was a little late, he then took a boat to land in the port of Malga and traveled across far Spain to meet him. Of course, he had to bring a large number of people with him. Supplies and recruits.

"Go and take the oath as soon as possible. You don't have to worry about the money to recruit the army." Crassus said, "Even if I have resigned from the position of censor, I will still be there to support you through the process of taking the oath."

Behind the curtain of the Temple of War, Calabis raised his hands in front of the statue of the war-god couple (Mars and Bellow) dressed in military uniforms. Next to them were priests wearing black robes and masks. According to Crassus' previous arrangement, Praying loudly: "My sword and spear are indestructible because of your majesty. Whenever the enemy's formation is like a cloud, you drive a chariot with fire and thunder, just like my courage, destroying the enemy's will and defense, I will offer their heads, women, and sacrifices to you in return for your generous gifts. The enemies prostrate themselves before me as they prostrate themselves before you." Then the priest guided him and walked. Go to the twelve gilded shields hanging on the walls of the temple. It is said that in the era of the ancient Roman kings, when the Etruscans came to invade, God sent down the shields to protect Rome based on the prophecies of the Sibyl witches. , but Calabis knew that this was all nonsense - in real history, Rome was subsequently captured and was forced to support the Etruscans as kings. However, the Romans also had their own way of justifying themselves. They also legend that it later became the city of Rome. Brave young people who love the republic, holding these shields, drove out the last Etrunian king and established the foundation of the republic.

Anyway, since he wanted to be Caesar's lieutenant, he had to kiss the totem reliefs on these shields one by one. Finally, in front of the long table, he picked up the imitation Corinthian helmet with gorgeous horsehair and secretly stuffed it into the belt inside. The wooden statues of little Leo and little Corinna were carved by Poti and asked by a craftsman. "Good boy, good girl, help me achieve the greatest success." Amidst the smoke and the mysterious and strange singing, Karabi Si cut his finger, dropped the blood into the poppy seed water, completed the ritual, put on the helmet, put the piping of the cloak between his shoulders, and then shook the bright greaves, step by step, unveiled the sacred Temple curtain. (To be continued.)