Augustus Road

Pansa and Hegius hurried to the Juilliard Hall. They met the priest and asked if they could call a meeting now. The priest said with embarrassment that today is a day suitable for competition rather than voting. Then Pansa ignored it and grabbed the ladder from the priest's room. He climbed up to the sundial calendar tablet and put the date on it. The movable type blocks were replaced and replaced with "suitable for assembly". ∽♦Top∽♦Point∽♦Small∽♦ said,

"Inform all the senators to convene an emergency meeting in the joint name of the two consuls for the coming year! They must gather within the second hour after dark and must not be absent, otherwise they will be punished according to the crime." Hejius said.

Several slaves ran out of the Bergalonti Manor into the streets in terror, and then ran all the way up the Palatine Hill to report the news.

The porcelain in Claudia's hand, originally gifted by Lepidus, fell to the ground and broke into pieces. Then she shouted, "Marco Antony is going to be finished!"

"What are you talking about?" Fulivia came out of the inner hall with an extremely complaining tone. Several female slaves followed her, holding up their underwear.

"You, a young woman, don't understand anything, but I understand much better. When Antony left Rome, there was only one reason why the Senate gathered so urgently, and that was that the situation had changed dramatically." Claudia then continued. Nervously coming and going, "Perhaps we will actually be deported, nay, even imprisoned and have our property confiscated."

Fulivia put on her clothes and felt a little lost. She vaguely felt that what Claudia said might be the worst possible situation, and then she slumped down on the bench. He kept saying what to do.

This time. Gaius barged right in. With an unknown expression on his face, he shouted to his sister-in-law, "Young Caesar, supported by Lepidus, is counterattacking and planning to declare his brother a public enemy in the Senate. What should we do now?"

"Escape?" Claudia said.

"No, how to escape like a shameful deserter on the battlefield?" Fulivia said, and then she raised her beautiful face and said, "We stood at the street intersection. Wearing mourning clothes, begging everyone, You must know that many senators still support Marco, and many people rely on Marco to pay off their debts. In addition, Gaius, as a man of the family, you cannot do such a shameful thing and call your mother here. Just go with us. Escape from Rome and go to the south. No matter what means you use to persuade Lepidus' two legions to come over, Rome will never dare to attack us and Antony. How about it."

On the only way to the Juilliard Hall and the Forum, the servants behind were holding bright torches. Fulivia, Claudia, Antony's mother, and all the women and children in the family were all wearing mourning clothes. , knelt on the side of the road. When each senator passed by, they all knelt forward, holding the corners of each other's robes and crying loudly, like dead husbands and fathers, begging you to be in the meeting on the horse. Adhere to the justice in your heart and do not push Anthony into the abyss of offending innocent people.

But there were very few people who were willing to pay attention to them. Many of those who had been favored by Anthony before either took a detour in shame or just walked in without paying attention. Only Igurus and Bisso were still waiting for the woman in Fulivia. Stop and listen to the request.

Igurus was Caesar's secretary and had always been on good terms with Antony. He promised Fulivia that he would do his best.

And Picasso, Caesar's father-in-law and the most respected old man in Rome, also said he would do his best.

Soon after, Cicero came over.

Fulivia didn't ask for anything this time. She just screamed and rushed forward, as if she wanted to kill Cicero. She scratched and bit her. Claudia also rushed up, making Cicero embarrassed. Unbearable, he managed to escape under the protection of his followers, but he still shouted, "Anthony is finished today!"

"One day, I will kill you so that your tongue can no longer stir up harmful waves, you poisonous snake!" Fulivia was still scolding.

After the stipulated time, when the number of people in the synagogue had reached the statutory number of votes, Cicero stepped forward proudly and took the lead in speaking, "I only want to say one thing here, and that is that Lepidus has accepted the Senate. The amnesty decree declares that he has become a servant of the Republic again!"

All the senators exclaimed, and then they asked Cicero for evidence. Cicero said, "This evidence is that of Young Caesar, and it is what the new tribune has assured everyone. He is now standing outside the Temple of Concord. Please ask Call this young man to come in."

Soon, under the guidance of his followers, Octavian walked in wearing a plain robe. After saluting, he said to everyone, "Lepidus is my ally, my guardian, and Caesar." The guardian of the inheritance, who had been declared an enemy before, was entirely a secret conspiracy between Antony and a small group of people in the Senate. Now that this conspiracy has been discovered, he is willing to make a good peace with the Republic. "

"What about his army?"

"Lepidus said that these troops are not his personal ones, but belong to Caesar and the Republic. As long as the dispute is resolved, he will immediately follow the orders of the Senate and disband all the armed personnel." Octavian said, " Or leave it to me."

Hearing this, the elders relaxed a little.

Things were moving in the direction set by Cicero, and Cicero spoke again, "Everyone, we have clearly identified the real enemy. Lepidus did not do anything to harm the Republic. He just organized an armed force in the province of Nebo. It was just self-protection. But Antony was different. He deliberately wanted to seize Shannan Gaul, which was to kill Diximus, who was officially appointed, and then use violence to control the entire country. After being searched, there were weapons, weapons, and large sums of money inside. The manor had become a fortress for this tyrant, with iron gates, walls, and passwords. His actions had extremely demonstrated his evil side. Only then did he He is the most dangerous enemy of the Republic. Therefore, I advocate the immediate declaration of Antony as a public enemy, the confiscation of all his assets, the arrest of all his relatives and cronies in the city, the confiscation of his legions and command authority, and the commendation of Deximus for his persistence. The behavior of Shannan Gaul.”

As soon as Cicero said this, there was an uproar. There were supporters, and naturally there were opponents. Among them, Picasso stood up and said, "I do not agree with hastily giving Antony a public enemy sentence, but he should be extradited and be fair. It’s better to decide after the trial.”

"That would play into his hands. Everyone knows that his brother is the chief security officer." Cicero retorted.

As a result, at this time the attendant shouted, "Antony's brother Gaius has escaped!" (To be continued...)