Augustus Road

"Let them hate me, so that they may fear me." - Calacula, the ancient Roman tyrant

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After saying that, Seville cried, threw a dagger in front of Brutus' eyes, then tore his clothes open, exposed his breasts, and shouted to his son, "How did you kill Julius?" Yes, he is in this courtyard, he is in this courtyard! From morning to night every day, covered in blood, telling me that I am in so much pain in Seville, because the one who killed me is my favorite. Brutus. Is this how you thrust your dagger into his chest? Then kill me too, for I am the mistress of the tyrant, a dissolute woman whom my son despises. Come and kill me, Don't have any worries or hesitations, just like you did to your favorite Caesar. Now mother can tell you that you are definitely your father's child, and you are definitely not Caesar's child, but he has never regarded you as a child. Looking at it from an outsider's perspective, he just wants you to live a happy life, otherwise he will definitely put you in his will just like Deximus and make you the enemy of everyone. With such a lumpy head, where has my kind child gone? The evil spirit took him away to the wind!"

Brutus hugged the dagger tightly and pressed it under his body. He curled up on his mother's body, biting the soil in the garden, not wanting or willing to cry. The slaves and servants around them all grabbed Sevilla and helped her put her clothes back on. This time. Brutus raised his head and put the family ring on his ring finger tremblingly. Then he took the box and the dagger from his mother, "Mother, please allow me to accept these two things. Either I will realize my ideal and become famous, or I will use this dagger to end my life so far."

A small secret banquet was being held on Niushou Street at the foot of the Palatine Hill. In the garden of Atia and Philips' house, apart from the host and his wife, the only participants were Lepidus, Poti, Antony and his wife Fulivia, and the Tenth Legion. , commanders of the Twelve and Sixth Legions, formerly Caesar's lieutenants, Cedelius, Carenus and Angandinus. At the fourth quarter of the afternoon, several people who attended the banquet came to Attia's courtyard with a small number of followers. Anthony walked to the exclusive couch in a swagger, sat down, and then kept harassing his eyes. He teased the hostess, and from time to time had too close physical contact with the maid serving drinks and dishes, until Fulivia couldn't bear it anymore and reprimanded him before restraining herself.

After marriage, Anthony was strange. No matter how romantic and dissolute he was, he still obeyed his wife's demands. His former friends laughed at him for being henpecked, but Anthony would retort in a serious manner, saying that it was because I had matured.

Now the residents of Palatine Hill also spread this judgment: Mark Antony, who was powerful in Rome, was afraid of only two people, one was Fulivia and the other was Lepidus.

Now, under the attentive greetings of the host, Lepidus held hands with Poti and walked in with several legion generals. "Marco, you arrived earlier than me." After saying that, Lepidus took his coat. Next, he hugged Anthony and sat on the couch. Potty stood on the side, and several commanders also sat down slightly outside. The number of goddesses is similar." As soon as Phillips sat down, his compliments continued, "And there are people who can determine the future destiny of Rome, our cavalry commanders, and generals."

Then, Phillips raised his glass and proposed a toast to the Muses and the fate of Rome.

When Antony was about to comply, Lepidus spoke, "About this banquet, I think I have already advised everyone to restrain themselves for the time being and not to leave any clues to anyone, or to say that this is not a banquet, but a secret meeting. What we are discussing is how we can do Caesar's business so that it will not be usurped by the murderer." After saying that, Lepidus took the lead in picking up the water soaked in verbena and drank it. Just when Phillips was about to persuade him to drink, he said. So he asked, "How about Turinus over there?"

"A messenger has been sent to Apollonia to inform him of the tragedy of his uncle." Atia said sadly. After hearing this, everyone lost interest in wine and food.

"That's fine. After all, Turinus is his uncle's first heir. He has the right to know at the moment." Lepidus also said with a mournful tone, and then he glanced at the calm man beside him. Anthony suggested, "But don't ask Turinus to come back for the funeral for the time being. Such a request may be unreasonable, but before the dust of Caesar's funeral and inheritance has settled, I don't want this child to get involved in a fierce fight prematurely." . Our war has no future, is it, Marco?"

On the other side, Anthony seemed to be deep in thought. It wasn't until Fulivia hit him hard that he realized, "Yes, that's why we invited the three generals to participate in this secret meeting!"

Then, the three legion commanders stood up and swore to be loyal to Caesar's cause and the current cavalry commander. Lepidus nodded and said, "I am very pleased with your behavior, especially the Tenth Legion, which was the most trusted and trusted legion of Lord Julius in the past. This time, we must not let him down in the underworld. I will ask Bisso to distribute the rewards to the cavalry soldiers in full and on time according to Lord Caesar's will. In addition, what is the attitude of the eight, nine, and eleven retired legions?"

"These legions have a deep relationship with Lord Caesar, so it won't be a problem to bring them over." Angondinus said confidently.

"What about the Fifth Skylark Legion? They should have stayed in Utica in Africa, right?" Lepidus turned his eyes to Antony, because the legion commander was his younger brother Gaius.