Augustus Road

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Caesar's extremely contemptuous words made Cicero immediately feel humiliated, and also had a feeling of being spat on when he went to the face. Isn't it Caesar that you yourself begged in the letter, everything Do you need my help and advice? But Caesar then ignored him at all, leaving him to stand stiffly and suffer the ridicule and ridicule of everyone.

Before Cicero could react or say anything else, Caesar shook off his robe and shouted to everyone: "Don't agree? Let the Triblis people judge all this!"

"Wait a minute." At this time, little Cato stood up and drank.

Caesar stared at Cato for a moment, and then made a gesture of asking you to speak. As a result, Cato immediately began to talk at length. Yes, Cato, who was thirty-six years old at the time, believed that this was the best way to face Caesar. Magic weapon for fighting: Since Julius Caesar is a cunning and experienced fighter, it is best not to talk to him, and the best thing is not to let him talk at all. Last year, had I not been the one to "obstruct the proceedings" (a tactic still used by the British House of Commons) by speaking unrestrictedly at every meeting, blocking Caesar outside Rome for a full month, if it hadn't been for the senators being imprisoned The populist incitement of the tribune Claudius was frightened and he compromised. So how could Caesar stand here now, followed by his retinue with batons, to shamelessly shake the authority of the Senate?

So Cato suddenly applied to the chief senator on duty to express his opinion on the settlement of Pompey's eastern kingdoms. Caesar smiled and stayed put without stopping him. The senator on duty also agreed to Cato's request, and then Cato Without any surprise, Cato spoke at length, tracing back to the outbreak of the Mithridatic War and analyzing the impact of the war on the Republic. Many of the hundreds of senators laughed maliciously and returned to their seats. On the screen, I watched little Cato performing his best tricks. When the sun's shadow was tilted, little Cato was still talking about topics that had nothing to do with Caesar's proposal.

But Caesar was still very calm. He looked steadily at the frothing little Cato, only looking at the other person a little bit hairy.

Caesar seemed to be waiting for something.

The answer was revealed. A guard came to the meeting hall and gave Caesar a roll of papyrus. After Caesar took it and looked at it, he suddenly raised his voice to little Cato, "Dear little Cato, you have finished speaking. The two water timepieces are related to the East. I must have been very carefully prepared for the situation there before speaking. Then let me ask you, what are your thoughts on the recent dispute between the Kingdom of Eubotia and the Kingdom of Bosporus? What do you think?"

Little Cato was stunned immediately. It was just a waste of time to change the topic. Caesar, do you need to be so serious? Of course, this papyrus was the trump card that Lepidus had prepared long ago. He had long expected that Cato would sing this, and then he really raised the substantive question: Yes, now Adiana and the other side of the Black Sea are divided into Bo Menander and Stratonis of Spruce claimed each other's inheritance rights to each other's territory. The dispute first came to Pompey, but Pompey quietly suppressed it and waited until now to throw it out.

How could little Cato know about this topic? Faced with Caesar's questioning, he could only hesitate, saying that he might not have reliable information about this dispute yet, so it was inconvenient to express an opinion.

"Then why are you still chattering about Eastern affairs?" Caesar suddenly became angry, and his voice shook the entire chamber. "As we all know, if a senator lacks a fundamental understanding of a certain matter, he will be reckless. It is simply a criminal act of dereliction of duty to make a long and empty speech and waste the precious energy and time of the state body. What's more, without the presence of General Gnaeus Pompeo, your speech was even more complete. It's not worth it. Guys, I'm curious about the punishment for someone who maliciously interferes with the normal proceedings of the Senate."

In an instant, the senators who were all sneering fell silent. Little Cato also stood on the seat, feeling extremely embarrassed and not knowing what to do. However, he was obviously at a disadvantage when it came to telling people the truth. However, everyone was more excited at that time. Unexpectedly, Caesar's question was not simply to vent his anger or intimidation - he really waved, waving to the open bronze door of the meeting hall, and several followers with girdles walked in, "Bring the senator Cato the younger... Pull off your robe." Caesar's tone was very cold.

Those retinues really stepped forward, forcibly led little Cato down to the stairs, and then pulled his robe away arrogantly. Little Cato was stunned. He didn't expect that Caesar would really treat him like this. The incarnation of a republic, but this was not the end. Caesar then pointed at his followers and continued to issue orders: "For obstructing the proceedings of the Senate, beat him with a rod and drive him out, and impose a fine of five thousand asia. Of course, this is just the first punishment, very light.”

The cudgel fell firmly on Cato's back. This was seen by six hundred senators. They stood up one after another and stared at Cato who had been beaten and was forcibly pulled out again. At that moment, he came to his senses and shouted: "You inciting populist **, I am just exercising the inherent right to speak of a senator and a specially chosen father!"

"I am also exercising the power of the chief consul, and I am not afraid to exercise it on you a second time!" Caesar said with a sideways look, looking at little Cato who was dragged away. Then he looked up at the remaining blurry shadows, and made a gesture of request again to everyone on the seat, saying, "Now we can have another real vote on the legal precedent."

Just when the Senate was about to adjourn, Caesar walked out of the Temple of Concordia. He attacked Cato the Younger who had blocked his way and successfully forced the Senate to pass the "New Julius Juris". In the setting sun of early spring, when the scribes posted all the Acuta on the walls of the Grand Plaza, many people and knights cheered after reading them and told each other about it.

When Caesar walked down the last step, he turned around and looked at the busts left in front of the hall of the temple, smacked his lips, this was just the beginning, I will have bigger and more shocking actions in March, the war has already begun, no one can give up easily.

After nightfall, groups of people with torches appeared in the crowded arcades, streets and alleys of Rome during the day. They posted papyrus everywhere. The content on it was concise and to the point: "Consul Julius Caesar is willing to make a petition on behalf of the common people of Rome, submit the Gracchi brothers' land law to the Senate or the Tebris Assembly for review, and apply for land rationing for all common people who have three children but no land. I hope everyone will support it." (To be continued.)