Augustus Road

"If a child eats with his left hand, correct him immediately." - Pliny (the ancient Romans believed that it was unlucky to step with the left foot or use the left hand during meals)

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Because there were so many people, Caesar entrusted his personal slaves to register those who requested an audience first, and received them in order every day, limiting them to about thirty people. Crowds around Russell Village, whenever they see slaves who are just out to purchase items, they will go up and hand them some monetary gifts to beg them so that they can see His Excellency Caesar as soon as possible.

Because they all asked for help, Caesar achieved such a brilliant military victory in Gaul, sent countless slaves and treasures to Rome, and continued to decorate this great city. Now it is booming and seems to be under pressure. The beginning of the great Pompey. For a time, some of these people came to seek official status, some came to seek asylum, and some came more directly to ask Caesar to help them pay off their debts. They were even willing to become Caesar's Crean disciples.

Therefore, Caesar did not bring Labienus and Apis to this scene. He was afraid that these two people would be dissatisfied after seeing the ugliness of such a deal.

But this is the world. There is always black mud under the clear water. There is a lot of traffic in Caesar's temporary residence. The governor sits on a chair with a tired smile every day, next to a slave who is quickly carving a calligraphy board. Below is They were all figures with a mocking smile on their faces. After listening to their appeals, Caesar would mostly ask the clerk to record them on the spot and resolve them, but every time Caesar would add:

"I'd like to trouble you about Egypt's plan. Please help pass it as soon as possible."

The other party was stunned for a moment, and then said that he would do his best to urge the Union Temple to pass the resolution as a municipality or a senior citizen.

Standing behind the curtain, he was on duty with the guards of the native Lusitania (Caesar had recently formed a fifty-man Spanish swordsman guard, most of whom were from the natives of Lusitania, many of whom were Lepidus' old subordinates). Jian stood guard, he understood that this was Caesar helping him, but this man was still unwilling to provide money to support him. He only gave him the combat reward he had obtained. It seemed that he would have to find Crassus to operate it, or embezzle the recruits of the Thirteenth Legion. Funding is also good.

Just when Lepidus was thinking wildly, there was some commotion outside. He waved and led a few swordsmen out of the gate of the mansion. It turned out that the cook was arguing with an official from the Milan area. The cook was carrying a batch of ingredients. He loudly accused the official of not being enthusiastic enough about His Excellency the Governor's offerings, and actually only offered some cabbage and not-so-fresh meat to pay for it.

The official was both annoyed and afraid, because when Caesar was stationed in Milan, all the food was provided by the locals. To be honest, the ingredients given by this low-level official were not bad, including delicious vegetables, snails, sausages, foie gras, etc. He was a frequent guest at the tables of Roman nobles, and the reason why the cook got angry was simply because he wanted to take the opportunity to embarrass him so that he could ask for a bribe. However, the clerk was a little confused, so a quarrel broke out.

"Then let the governor's people transport more precious things from Rome or Naples! Maybe you want to eat big lobsters in Africa, maybe you want to eat the most tender lamb in northeastern Spain, so in my eyes, Your governor, like those who have some money, will hold horse races or gladiatorial shows in their cities to show off themselves. First, a boss who uses urine to wash clothes sponsors horse races, and then a bathhouse owner holds gladiatorial games. The performance is almost like a group of nouveau riche." When the official saw Lepidus and the Lusitania swordsman coming out, he thought they were the cook's accomplices, so he complained even more.

"You are really a lunatic. You don't know what is right or wrong. You actually dare to speak ill of the governor. Tomorrow your rooster will chime in early. Just wait and see!" The cook was not to be outdone and threatened fiercely. The Romans thought that the family If the rooster suddenly crows in advance, it is a bad omen that someone will die.

Just when Lepidus shook his head and was about to drive away the two people who were noisy in front of the guests in the courtyard, a man who was waiting to be received suddenly came out and said with a smile that he was also from the Milan area and asked the cook not to come. His Excellency the Governor said something in front of him, and after saying that, he put a few silver drachma coins into the cook's hand and said, "These coins are of good quality and beautifully minted. They are better than dinars."

The cook threw a few silver coins on the ground with disdain and said, "Milan is the worst place. Oh my god, our Governor actually has to suffer here. With just these few silver coins, even a person can't bear it." You can't even find a small gold coin in Ole, which just proves how barbaric and backward this place is. It seems that you will just hang out with those Gaulish barbarians in trousers for the rest of your life!"

The guy who came out to save the siege was actually robbed by a lowly cook. He looked around privately with an embarrassed look, and finally saw Lepidus and his party coming. It happened that Lepidus found a Spanish piece of clothing that day in order to be consistent with the Spanish swordsman guard. Wearing the traditional "Sagem" jacket, the guy looked at Lepidah with a strange look, then turned to be happy and shouted: "You are not Karabis who served in the City Legion and the Thirteenth Legion before." ”

Alas, how could someone reveal all my secrets? Lepidus also took a look at that guy, and it turned out to be Petheneus, the deputy general who commanded the army under the command of Neruda as the consul when he suppressed Catiline's rebellion!

This man is really good at fighting, but after showing up in the Battle of Catiline, he should have become famous. However, he followed the wrong person and served as a treasurer in Neruda's Macedonian province. As a result, Neruda was prosecuted for corruption after returning to Rome, and his honor and money disappeared. Peteneus was also "affected by the disaster", and most of his property was confiscated. He also lost the opportunity to continue to make a name for himself in Roman politics. It seems that he has been in a very bad state in the past two years. His hair on his temples is gray, and he has a lot more wrinkles. He has a bitter expression, and his toga is half-worn. Even the benefits he gave to the cook were just a few drachmas. Who would have thought that even the chores slaves in Caesar's courtyard would not be willing to pay bribes below thirty silver coins.

Oh, wait, wasn't it me who caused Neruda and Peteneus to end up like this?

"Oh, it's the general." Lepidus knew the basic etiquette, so he stood at attention and saluted Petreneus, which made the Spanish swordsmen beside him look confused.

"Carabis! I remember you, I remember you, I know everyone who served in the legion, and this is not an exaggeration." Petreneus spoke with full energy, "How are you now? Let me see, you are probably the head of the guard in the Governor's Palace of Gaul, which is better than the previous weigher." (To be continued.)