Chapter 3 Zeno in the Rain (Part 2)

"I give everyone a reward of fifty dinars for killing these beasts. Long live the Aemilius Act, long live Lord Julius who granted citizenship! Run, virgin!" said the shoemaker boss proudly. Qian Yun waved his hand, and both sides fought with each other in the thunderstorm.

Zeno shouted, and directly hit the heavy ebony box on the face of the sword fighting slave who was pulling her. The other person's lips and corners of his eyes were split, he covered his face with his hands and knelt down in mourning, and then Zeno ran wildly in the rain. A sword fighting slave immediately raised his javelin at her back, but was immediately pressed down by Cassiyo, "Are you crazy, do you really want to kill the virgin?"

After saying that, Kaxi rushed forward with a few steps, preparing to catch Zeno. As a result, on the corner of the street over there, a group of black-skinned men walked up, wearing short undershirts and chainmail, all holding hands. The strangely shaped, curved sword passed directly through Zeno, who was staying in place, and ran towards Casillo and the others.

"They are the guards of Lepidus." Cassio said this quickly, then turned and ran away. He knew that this group of people could not be offended at all, but most of the sword fighting slaves around him were the subordinates of Deximus. Still standing there, some were in a daze, and some were preparing to fight.

Amidst the screams, blood and heads were flying and rolling in the mud in the alley. The Habaishi sword in Alp's hand directly cut open the exposed belly and chest of the sword-fighting slave on the opposite side, and the other side watched as the blood continued to flow out. His internal organs and intestines screamed and fell down dead.

Zeno, who came back to her senses, looked back and continued running with the box in her arms. After crossing two streets, she arrived at the outskirts of the Earth Mother Temple. There are so many people there. It was very confusing. The rain had stopped by this time, but there were still thunders in the sky from time to time. At this time, Zeno was so anxious that she was about to cry. How could she get through and hand the will into Lepidah's hands?

Just at this moment, several young legionnaires with feathers were standing at the street corner, performing their duties. From time to time, they discussed the content of the debate inside, speaking with a Sardinian accent, and cheered from time to time.

The order in the meeting place was temporarily settled, and Lepidus was making demands loudly to Brutus and others there, "Read Caesar's will in public, give Caesar a funeral that is equal to his status, and allow the soldiers and people to have sacrifices to pay homage to him." Rights, canonize Caesar as a god and enter the altar on Capitol Hill! "

"Objection, object. Always oppose!" All the senators around Brutus made fierce voices.

"Then take off your robes. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that reading Caesar's will will make you embarrassed? Caesar is the fourth founding father of Rome, alongside Romulus, Camillus and Marius , this is granted by you; Caesar is the divine descendant of Venus, which is granted by you; Caesar's appointment as a lifelong tribune is granted by you; Caesar was born in April, and will be named July from now on, which is granted by you. ; Caesar’s calendar is implemented throughout Rome, and it was you who granted it; Caesar’s power of conquest against distant empires was granted by you; you keep saying that Caesar is a tyrant, so what cruel methods did he use to force you to grant him such What an honor. No, he didn't use any coercive or cruel methods. He just wanted to change this country, and I just wanted to publish the contents of the will for everyone to hear. Caesar hopes to get more people's understanding, even in After his death, won’t you allow this? Then I have to ask again, what are you afraid of?”

"What are you afraid of?!" Many people also followed Amatius's guidance and sang in unison.

The sound spread straight to the outside. Zeno's eyes widened. She walked up to the soldiers with a gray face and dirty face, and asked timidly, "Excuse me, are you subordinates of the cavalry commander?"

The soldiers looked at her with surprised expressions at first, then stood upright respectfully and said yes, respected virgin. At this time, Zeno still looked like a virgin. The corners of her skirt were torn, and her body was covered with rain and mud, but the testament box she held in her hand showed her identity.

"The virgin is here, the virgin is here." These legionnaires immediately protected Zeno, and then more and more people and soldiers gathered around. They took the initiative to open a passage forward, which allowed Zeno to go smoothly. Walk to the venue.

At this moment, Caesar's father-in-law Bisso also stepped onto the podium, with a very solemn expression, because he was the reader of the will. About half a moment later, Anthony also came back, and Lepidus asked him quietly, "Corpurnia Have you taken care of Madam’s inheritance?”

"Yes, everything is set up and guarded by loyal veterans and sword fighting slaves." Anthony seemed to have completed this task well.

Then, Lepidus stretched out his hand to Zeno and asked loudly, "Can you verify your identity?"

"Yes, I am the virgin of the Temple of Vesta in charge of the sacrificial artifacts, the Sibyl prophecy and the private will. My name is Zeno."

"Then is the sacred testament box in your hand?"

"Yes, I'm absolutely certain of that."

Back, in front of everyone's attention, Bisso nodded, and then took a will tablet from the Hu Hu, and then Zeno also took out the will from his box. Then Bisso held two copies and raised them high, allowing everyone to Everyone can see it, "The seal above is completely consistent with the content. It is indeed the original and a copy. In fact, Caesar temporarily changed the will on the day before his death."

Biso's words immediately triggered an explosive effect. The people's desire to see the contents of the will became stronger. They talked among themselves, and the mysterious speculation about Caesar's murder was like the big comet that symbolized bad luck and passed over Rome.

Brutus and others looked ashen. He knew that Cassius's act of seizing the will and inheritance was basically a failure. Although he had opposed this act before, he hoped that he could make people sympathize with his behavior through public debates and speeches, but now he had to admit this fact, "People are the most eager for freedom, but people are also the easiest to buy." They don't even need to be bought. They can be bewitched and incited just by their eloquence. This is a problem that he can't figure out.

At this moment, Decimus in the audience was still gesticulating everywhere, urging his sword-fighting slaves to prepare for unexpected facts, because no one knew what Caesar said in the will and how he arranged his heirs.

But among all the people, only Lepidus understood the situation. If Caesar's instructions and words to him before his death were true, then he would definitely change it in his will and take revenge on those who he knew had harmed him. "This is your nature, right, baldy?" Thinking of this, Lepidus also laughed in his heart, "You are indeed a person who cannot bear loneliness. Even after death, you still want the world to become lively." (To be continued...)

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