Augustus Road

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"If a person does something bad, he will do twice as bad to deny it." ——Shakespeare

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But Curio, the son of the Republic, was not a very strong-willed person. In other words, he had no intention of being buried with Cato and Pompey. The sharp-eyed Curio had already discovered Pompeo's "scam." "Of course, this was not deliberately fabricated by Pompey, but more like the inevitable result of his arrogance. That is, in all of Italy, Pompey can directly mobilize only two legions: the Spanish First Legion in Capua, and the legions outside Rome. The city garrison corps, which is still composed of thousands of free slaves, was raised by the Senate to redeem their lives. Except for the more than a hundred left-behind non-commissioned officers mixed in, this corps has no combat effectiveness at all, even if the Spanish First The first legion was said to be the most elite, but when Caesar came over with ten legions, Pompey had no choice but to flee.

"Let a stubborn person like Cato be finished with Pompey!" Curio thought, putting aside Cato's secret letter, and hurriedly put on his cloak in the dark night, Go to Prema to meet someone more important to him.

"Now I understand everything you have done!" This was the first sentence Curio said impatiently when he saw Lepidus lying on an armchair having a drink in Pluma.

The other party raised his hand noncommittally and made an invitation gesture, expressing his interest in listening to Curio's story.

"This is a chain that pulls a huge ship. It is interlocking. I didn't expect you to complete it. It's really ironic. The Roman Republic, the greatest country in the world, Pompey, Cato. Even Caesar, thought they were sailing ships. The direction is in your own hands, but I didn't expect that the chain dragging it is in the unknown hands of you! Yes, everything was carefully planned by you in the case of Claudius' death. , you deliberately spent a lot of money to bring out Hersius, and induced Cicero to file a lawsuit, just to get Cicero into Pompey's favor and reward him with a rich coastal province in the east, but You have no good intentions, you are not interested in Cicero, but Cicero’s friend, the tribune Aetius!”

"Keep talking."

"Cicero was a man who valued friendship very much. What's more, he actually didn't have any truly confidant friends among the noble circles in Rome. Aetius was the only one, so Cicero was definitely going to be governor of Silesia. Taking Aetius with him, yes. Aetius is now the provincial treasurer, and he is disqualified from being re-elected as tribune in the coming year."

After a pause, Curio's face slowly showed an expression of excitement, "Not only Aetius, but also Triari, and Ignatius. The former is also the current tribune. The latter He could have been a potential candidate, but you had previously reached an agreement with Archon Banks, on the condition that the Claudius gang would be restrained from causing trouble, and you asked Banks to convict them of their crime, even though it was relatively minor, that is. Being exiled, but not allowed to hold any public office in Rome, including tribune, you have eliminated two opponents."

"Continue." Lepidus said with a smile.

"Let's go back to Hersius. You and Caesar continue to spend huge sums of money to ask him to run for consulship, which is impossible to succeed. You are casting a fog - Pompey and Cato were confused by you. They Put all your energy and money into the Archon Contest, and fight with Hersius endlessly, but little did you know that you had already used your money to lay a net, and reached out to the Triblis Council and the Protectorate. Then, the danger of rebellion among the Syrian provincial legions was also set by you. You threw away the two legions as bait and let Brutus, Cassius, and Apis, who were originally Those who could come back to stand for election were taken the bait and were trapped in the command of the legions in Syria, unable to move, while Antony, Paulus, Angandinus and other pro-Caesar members were able to escape and come back to run for the tribunes." He said in one breath. After finishing this, Curio also felt a little tired. Lepidus came over with a smile and handed him a glass of wine. After Curio drank it in one gulp, he continued, "You are amazing. You actually completely controlled the situation. Ten tribunes." , no, the nine tribunes are now all your people, and also Caesar's people."

"I am now facing the last tribune. I am making suitable terms and asking him if he is willing to gather ten tribunes." Lepidus picked up the silver wine pot and slowly replaced Curio again. Filling the second glass of wine, "How about marrying Fulivia, joining the Ambrose Order, inheriting Claudius's career, and working together with me and Anthony?"

"I already know that in the documents exchanged between you and Caesar, you called me, 'a good product worth spending a lot of money to buy in the market.'" Curio said with a sneer.

Lepidus also laughed out loud, "Isn't this evaluation very good? Not everyone can be in the position of a good product. The price Caesar offered is to pay off all your debts, a full 1,000 talents, and Fulvia's dowry is also 200 talents. As long as you follow Caesar, you will be a military tribune, and after overthrowing Rome, you will be the governor."

"I want Sicily and Africa." Curio whispered.

"Of course it doesn't matter. It doesn't conflict with mine. What I want is Spain, as far as the distance, and Lusitania." Lepidus replied, "Then, is it a deal?" After that, he showed the gold badge of the Ambrosian Society.

"This is an unreasonable bond. I am just willing to surrender to Caesar and have no interest in joining your small group." Curio refused.

Lepidus, who was holding the gold badge, shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't mind at all. He put the things back and sat down again, saying in a tone of accomplishment, "All ten tribunes are here. Now it's your turn to perform, Curio. You need to act well."

"Just like on the stage, it's time for actors to take off their masks of crying and laughing. When they are presented in the real sunlight, they may just have a boring face." Curio left slowly, and then he didn't look back, but asked Lepidus, who was sitting with his back to him, "Next, will you deal with Caesar?"

The flames of the fireplace It appeared and disappeared, and after a moment of silence, the other party simply replied, "There is a knife hidden in everyone's smile, which is why smart people can survive. Why don't you ask? Maybe Caesar will secretly take my life one day? Everyone is fighting to see the sun tomorrow, isn't it? Devouring the flesh and blood of the weak and losers, making themselves stronger, until they become monsters, and then monsters will be qualified to make the rules of the new world. Then, what else can we do? Probably just wait for a new monster to rush out from some corner in the dark."