Chapter 12: Grain (Part 2)

No matter how stupid Antony was (not to mention he was not stupid), he understood the meaning of Lepidus' play. At this time, Poti and Corinna stepped forward and both saluted Antony, "Lepidus is about to go to war. He He is afraid that his enemies in the city will harm me, so he thinks that we should be entrusted to his most trusted friends so that we can feel at ease. Please forgive us for our reckless visit and sojourn. "

At this time, all Anthony could do was smile and nod.

"Now that his wife and daughter are here, a great opportunity has come!" In the afternoon, Curio appeared in the study again and said to Anthony who was waiting here.

"I can't do this. If Lepidus' women and children are killed, detained, or deported in my mansion, I will be ruined, really ruined!" After speaking, Anthony hit him with his fist. He slapped his cheeks and groaned in reply.

Curio then shouted that this was the conspiracy of Lepidus!

"No matter what treacherous plot he has, I have my own way of getting things done, Curio! That is what I fear most is that I will be ruined. I will not allow this to happen. I will never allow it. If you want to attack Lepidus, then go ahead. Okay, now Curio, you are an unwelcome person. Leave this mansion immediately and don't come back again. I'm afraid my wife will kill you immediately when she encounters you." After Anthony finished speaking, he made a waving gesture.

Curio was stunned for a moment, and then his crooked nose and mouth moved a few times, which was his smile. He said it didn't matter, since the first target was the foreign man anyway, and then he retreated.

At this time, in front of the Twin Temples, Lepidus spoke to all the veterans and people. The theme is about his determination to conquer Dacia. and friendship with Anthony. His speech had ended and received thunderous applause. Many people said that now the city of Rome was at peace.

Then, under the guidance of six followers and relevant staff and guards, Lepidus followed the city gate and prepared to go in the direction of Ravenna. In front of the dark and dirty city gate, he saw Eti wearing a wizard's cloak. Us. He was holding a leather tablet for curses and was sitting among a group of beggars in an eerie manner, muttering something. Some of the beggars beside him were holding the unrotten skulls of the dead, some were holding the hair of the dead, and some were holding the bones from the corpse. The extracted teeth were all obtained from the mass graves outside the city gate.

"Aetius, are you cursing me?" Lepidus, who mounted his mount outside the city gate, asked Aetius.

"No, I'm afraid it's not a curse, because the curse is for the future. And your punishment is probably right in front of you." Aetiuspi said with a smile, and then slowly burned the cursed leather .

"Then let me remind you. Be careful of backlash, Aetius." Lepidus also said this coldly, and then walked toward the street in a mighty manner.

After traveling about ten Roman miles, Lepidus suddenly laughed in the saddle, making everyone around him confused. Then Lepidus restrained his smile and said that I felt the mood of Caesar back then, and then he called Hanske. Next to him, "How long does it take to get from here to Alimiron, based on the strength of your mount's legs?"

"My horse is a three-year-old horse. If it is fast, it can come back in three days, no more than four days at the latest." Hans pulled the reins and said confidently.

"There is no need to come back." Lepidah suddenly said something shocking, "You go directly to Alimiron City. If the camp of the Sixth Army is still there, wait for me there; if it is not there, you don't need to come back to find me, nor do you need to come back." Go find the Sixth Army Corps. They must have been deceived and gone somewhere. Instead, you took the money I gave you, quickly rented a boat to cross the Adriatic Sea, and told Pei who was heading to Sarona City everything. Teneus and Sabochemus.”

Hansk, who was still a little confused, did not bother to ask the governor why he said and did this, but without looking back, he clamped the horse's belly tightly and galloped towards the city of Alimiron.

Arp, who could instinctively feel the tense atmosphere before the war, held up a flag with Lepidus' portrait of King Numa and asked uneasily what happened. At this time, birds were flying around the surrounding farms and foothills.

"Don't be nervous Arp, don't be nervous - just keep walking and keep the usual speed." Lepidus did not answer directly, but slowly touched the gold-plated baton hanging under the saddle, and then continued walking forward. , the rest of the retinue and guards could only wonder and follow the pace of the governor.

At this time, the slaves and craftsmen squatting in front of the Temple of Jupiter had already seen the rain clouds approaching, and they got up one after another, hoping to transport the newly engraved copper watches in before it rained. As a result, this At that time, a senator wearing a purple-edged robe suddenly stood in front of them with a staff of staff, and said in a proud and frivolous tone, "It is not appropriate to put this bronze watch in today, because the tribune of Malulus just now, An ominous omen of thunder and lightning was found in the sky, so the Senate was about to hold an emergency meeting at the Juilliard Hall."

"Yes, Juilliard Hall?" A certain craftsman who was sitting couldn't believe his ears. Didn't Special Select's father stay on the Capitol Hill for so many days and didn't dare to move?

"Yes, it's a meeting in the synagogue." Supervisor Si Pinzer said with great excitement.

Then, although there were heavy clouds in the sky, senators one after another walked out of the luxurious villas and mansions in Rome with high spirits, and walked towards the synagogue, surrounded by armed slaves.

Antony also stood in front of the porch of the synagogue with a complicated expression, watching the crowd pouring in. Many people who felt that something was wrong in the thunder gathered around him and asked why he was gathering here, "How is the revenge for Caesar going? Will the murderer get the judgment and punishment he deserves?" When everyone was talking about it, Antony couldn't stand it anymore. He pulled open his robe in front of the people, and then everyone realized that he was covered with a lock curtain inside, which meant that he was about to lose himself. So the people shouted in anger, and accusations against the Senate surged.

After everyone sat down one after another, the escort at the door kept knocking on the floor with a fascinator, signaling everyone to be quiet and listen to the speech and proposal of Spinzer, who was on duty today.

"Everyone, I would not have called you all together to discuss matters in such weather, but I just learned that something very terrible has happened in the entire republic. A former deputy dictator attempted to repeat Caesar's mistakes and deceived all the senators on the issue of national borders and peace and war, attempting to seize military power and build a new iron-blooded dictatorship." (To be continued...)