Augustus Road

"Priests were exempted from service in any war except to defend the city against Gauls." - Ancient Roman Law

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"Who is the chief lieutenant?" Lepidus was obviously interested in this. His somewhat lofty and lofty idea made Ebro laugh. "Why, are you interested in this seat? Lepidus, we all like you, you You are young and courageous, and the goddess of fate must secretly have a sexual relationship with you in your dreams. But you are not qualified yet. There are so many talented people under the command of Caesar, the governor of Gaul, and almost half of the young talents in Rome are attracted to you like iron nails. Come here, so you can only be ranked as the second lieutenant, and you are qualified to participate in the consilium (the military conference, the participants are all lieutenants, military tribunes and senior centurions). As for the chief lieutenant, Caesar specifically named Titus Rabin Nuss, an outstanding and experienced military strategist.”

"In addition..." Ebro said, putting a letter into Lepidus' hands and asking him to read it carefully after returning to the apartment. Caesar hopes that you can find out his future plans from this letter.

Is this letter so important? Lepidus accepted the letter with some suspicion, and then said goodbye to Ebro. The late autumn night wind was already a bit cold, and his wine was also blown to half awake. When he walked into the terrace of the apartment on Jucola Street, I lit the chandelier there and read it under the light. The content of the letter was unremarkable. It was written by Ariovistus, a German chief living far away on the Rhine River. There were also many Gaul requests in it. Or as the German chiefs often proposed to Rome, Ariovistus said that he hoped that Caesar, as the chief consul, would help him obtain the status of a "Friend of Rome" and at the same time help his tribe obtain the status of a "Latin Confederate". status, so that Ariovistus would be like a vassal state that has been canonized by a large empire, and obtain a formal name to intervene and annex the weaker tribes around it, becoming a little tyrant under the wings of a big tyrant.

Li Bida spread the vellum on the table, frowned and thought carefully, then he seemed to have discovered something, picked up the vellum and read it again, and finally he captured a very key message:

In his letter, the greedy Ariovistus openly mentioned that he would send eight hundred talents of "diplomatic funds" to Caesar during this period, which was actually tantamount to a disguised bribe (Caesar was bold enough to openly send this to Caesar). He reviewed the letters and asked him to find something valuable and helpful to current events). Of course, the German chief sent this huge sum of money not simply for the title of "Friend of Rome". The real reason was mentioned. Civil strife broke out among the tribes of Long-haired Gaul outside the mountains. I could cross the river and send troops to suppress it for Rome.

Why is it for Rome? To put it nicely, isn’t it equivalent to private territory expansion? Lepidus put down the vellum again, walked to the water basin at home, drank cool water to clear his head, and then quickly took out a carefully kept map from the closet. He spent 10,000 dinars to call the cartography expert in the city. The regional map of the Republic of China is made of parchment paper, folded on a "washboard", and carefully edged and coated with waterproof grease, so it is light and easy to carry. Of course, it only counts around the Mediterranean Sea. This is the scope of the Romans' knowledge. It’s so big that we don’t even know where the largest empire in the universe is. It’s really sad.

Although I'm really sorry that I can't find the largest empire in the universe on the map, the Gaul and German regions are still very close to each other. Lepidah stared at the drawing and gradually got the answer in his mind.

But it will take a lot of time for this answer to be actually applied, so what Lepidus wants to do for Caesar next is to force Cicero and Cato away.

After violently smashing and robbing the sacred court, Claudius' popularity in the Temple of the Goddess of Virtue soared and he became the idol of all the rogues in Rome. The Hercules in their hearts, Claudia, appeared again in all her glory. At Bayer's slutty ball, although her face looked a little like a mature lady, she was still as popular as before. She could exchange dirty jokes with the famous poet, making the guests laugh, and she could use the most vulgar slang. He could flirt with his servants, talk about the political situation in Rome, and even scare many mature citizens into a daze.

"Do you know? Princia's expulsion from Rome was just a prelude, just like the opening of a satyr (a short comedy performed after ancient Greek tragedy). A good friend of mine with a strong political background said to me - -The fun is yet to come!" This is Claudia's prediction in the past few days.

When the drinkers gathered around drunkenly and curiously, begging her not to hesitate, Claudia became even more proud, "You can't talk nonsense. You have to know that ladies need to be careful about their words and deeds. I Now I can only reveal that the person who is about to suffer is a great big shot. Poor Princia, in a sense, her current situation is quite good. "

Seeing Claudia's unreliable words, like the most notorious prophetic priest in the Temple of Delphi, the drinkers screamed with great dissatisfaction, and Claudia He was also a little anxious, "You can't have a little bit of the ability to associate logic. What does Princia have to do with the previous political battles? Why did she participate in the plot to assassinate General Pompey? Why was the chief legal officer who tried her also... Beating and robbery, why has this woman been able to stand in the Roman world for so many years?" After Claudia finished this series of very powerful questions, she said in a low voice, "Now I can only say this, Princia and the dead one? Catiline, the hero of the rebellion, is deeply implicated, and anyone related to Catiline's death five years ago will be in trouble... Whose turn will it be next, needless to say..."

As soon as this statement came out, even the person who was most accustomed to the gossip of Roman political boudoirs was also stunned by Claudia's bold statement. They were silent for a while, then awkwardly found various reasons and dispersed to talk privately. Claudia was so bored that she angrily found fault and slapped the maid. Then she picked up her windbreaker and walked to the bow of the gorgeous cruise ship. On the railing there, a bald man with a big belly was sitting. They were having an affair with a handsome manservant. The two of them were moving fiercely and pouring drunken things into the sea. Claudia walked to the other side in disgust, covered her nose, and looked at Baier intently. The bright lights on the shore said, "Lepidus and my dear brother, you must be more ruthless with that guy Cicero. When the time comes, I will fulfill tonight's prophecy and I will become famous in the social world."

After a market day, all the nightclub regulars couldn't look directly at Claudia's explosive prophetic ability. Horrifying news spread throughout Rome in an instant - Claudius was re-elected as tribune, with the support of powerful figures behind the scenes. After being elected, the first gift he gave to all the people in the slums was to modify the "Wheat Law" before Cato Jr., and the relief bread was distributed from the original three months or one year. Once, the distribution was changed to monthly, and the quota was increased by 20%! (To be continued.)