Chapter 7 Anthony Returns to the Team (Part 2)

In Ephesus, which is paved with marble and has a gorgeous colonnaded square by the sea, Brutus, a tall and thin man dressed in white robes, with a smile on his face, lined up with the people who were dressing up the Jews to welcome him. When he saw the sail ropes being lowered, As Lepidus rowed the boat towards the dock, he smiled even more happily and hurriedly stepped forward to help him ashore. Then Brutus and Cassius sandwiched the commander of the expeditionary force in the middle. .

"Brutus, is this the new etiquette you learned in the East?" Lepidus patted the dagger on the sling gently with his hand, which meant that you two should stop flying into the flames. "The Ptolemaic royal family is still on that smaller ship. On a big ship, there is no use coercing me. If you have any ideas or requests, just tell me."

"We need to borrow a large sum of money from the Jewish business group behind us for the return of Lord Cicero and my uncle to the political arena in Rome, but their leader Joseph has spoken... saying that he will arbitrarily manage the annual trip to Egypt. "The fleet of the city of Rome." After saying that, Brutus was a little embarrassed. He was not naturally suitable for singing this kind of expression, so he pointed back. Lepidus blinked and saw those people wearing low-key and luxurious gray textiles. The Jewish businessmen nodded coldly to him one by one. Joseph, the leader among them, was stroking the golden wheat ears in his hand.

Suddenly, Li Bida understood everything. He seemed to see the chestnut hair and chestnut eyes, swaying in front of him with arrogance and pride. Although he didn't see anyone, all kinds of gratitude after Qi Kuo still came to him. From the center of my heart to the tip of my nose, there was a feeling of squeezing pain and excitement.

But he remained calm and turned back to Cassio, "I have discussed these items with the flute player in advance. Don't worry, you will definitely have the money to repay these Hebrew merchant groups, and you will be able to earn money from the shipping industry." Draw dividends from the transportation. But the prerequisite is to give me a reason to go to war with Egypt, and then give me the right to command the army, and then let me become the Minister of Finance of Egypt."

"But the Minister of Finance must get approval from the Union Temple!"

"When I lent money to Ptolemy, a full two thousand talents, I had never heard of the Temple of Concord. It's as simple as paying back the debt, otherwise everyone would break up." Lepidus did not give in and looked straight at it. Sweat was pouring from Brutus's face across from him. For some reason, this noble boy was filled with respect and fear when he saw Lepidus.

Casio, who was still behind him, walked around to the front with a smile and said, "Of course, we will definitely abide by the spirit of the contract. Besides, we don't want to completely fall out with Caesar now. Everyone gets what he wants. You will be your Egyptian Minister of Finance. We will Take the money and fight back to Rome as soon as possible." After saying that, Cassio walked to Brutus, patted his companion on the shoulder, and said loudly: "It is better to stop these unnecessary disputes for the time being, and let the respected Pharaoh go ashore as soon as possible, and then go ashore. A grand banquet was held in the city of Ephesus to prepare for the future victory over Egypt."

Brutus immediately calmed down. In fact, he did not have any ill feelings toward Lepidus personally. On the contrary, he was very grateful for his help to his family. So he shook his head and said that he would stay in Ephesus for a few days first, and then he would go there soon. A request for a meeting will come from Rhodes Island, regarding a private conversation between Pharaoh Ptolemy and Governor Cato the Younger.

"No, I don't agree with the so-called private conversation at all." Lepidus put his hands on his waist and said to Brutus and Cassio, "My troops must accompany the Pharaoh, and I must not discuss the content of the conversation. If you have the right to participate, take my lieutenants and tribunes with you. Of course, if you want to meet, I will not stop you. If you deny it, please send a message to Cato and say that we will go to Egypt ourselves. Anyway, I have it in my hands. With the announcement from the Fechiaris Priests, I can personally solve the problem of ships."

This bastard-like naturalized man from the East was really difficult to deal with. At this time, even Cassio smiled helplessly, spread his hands towards Brutus, and said that he should hold a banquet first!

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and several senior slaves of the Municipal Secretary held up lit tall poles and lit the anointing oil on the colonnade one by one. Soon the square was filled with bright lights, and Ptolemy screamed as he got off the boat. , are you saying that these are all to welcome me? It’s really hard work in these rural places, and it’s not easy to find these anointing oils. At this time, Brutus, Cassius and the other municipal officials were waiting on the steps of the palace. Lepidus and the centurions were leading the way in front of the Pharaoh with their swords, and Cleopatra was on both sides. Accompanied by a famous maid who was combing hair, he broke through the queue and ran forward, holding Li Bida's hand very affectionately.

As a result, just when Li Bida gently shook off Xiao Yanhou's hand and was about to teach her "It's not good to have such an impact in public", he suddenly felt like he was being stabbed hard by a gaze from somewhere, and he panicked a little. He raised his head and looked around the palace, seemingly unable to find the owner of that gaze.

At the banquet, Lepidus was also thoughtful, holding the food and eating it very slowly, which made Little Queen sitting next to her a little puzzled, so she asked him carefully if he had anything on his mind. Now the well-dressed servant served the main course and placed it in front of Cleopatra. Just as Little Queen exclaimed, "What a delicious dish this is. Please give a talent to the cook for me." "Reward." Suddenly her arm was tightly held by Lepidus, and the silver ring rang with great force. Everyone looked at Lepidus's rude behavior in shock, but the commander hurriedly put it in Cleo's hands. Patra spread the braised chicken with black truffle in front of her and told her not to eat it! Then Queen Elizabeth's pet cat happened to come over, and Lepidus cut off a ball of food and handed it to the cat's mouth. As a result, the cat screamed a few times and died in front of everyone.

The whole restaurant suddenly became chaotic. Many centurions shouted rudely, drew their swords, and looked for the murderer everywhere. Ptolemy XII stood there with his mouth open, completely frightened. The Jewish merchants also stood up and shouted in an incomprehensible language, showing that they had nothing to do with the attempted murder.

Only Lepidus rushed out of the gorgeous hall and ran wildly in the garden until he saw a man wearing a black Hebrew windbreaker with a nervous look. He probably looked like a carriage slave of the merchant group, so he rushed up directly. The man ran in a panic. The two of them ran through the whole manor, one in front of the other. In a corner covered with ivy, the man was caught up by Lepidus, panting, holding his thin shoulders, and turned back.

After tearing off the headscarf, Adiana's chestnut eyes and white face were fully revealed in front of Lepidus, with uneven breathing.

"You've lost weight." This was Li Bi Da's first words, the first words they said after a long time of reunion.

Then, Adiana slapped him in the face. (To be continued.)