Chapter 21 Promise to Taotie (Part 2)

The whole female family of Antony settled in the Villa of Prema, and Octavian took office as the Acting Magistrate. The Sixth Army and the Twelfth Army, who had received the order, were quickly gathering towards the city of Rome. The order of the Senate and Octavian was: The Sixth Army will be within three days. , the Twelve Legion must arrive at the outskirts of the city to assemble within five days.

As for poor Gaius, he first ran to the camp of the Sixth Legion. He asked to see the commander Antinus, but the other party refused to see him. When he bribed the sentry, Angandinus reluctantly saw him. , but the other party was unwilling to say more about the core issue. He just said that he was ordered to move to the settlement, "but my brother is the governor of Macedonia and is also your immediate superior."

"The situation has changed now, hasn't it? The emergency edict of the Senate has long been in my hands, and the disposal of Antony has not yet been settled, so our legion is now temporarily governed by two consuls - that's it, Gaius. You know, during your meeting with me, I tried my best not to say anything.”

After saying that, Gaius was quietly "gifted" out of the camp by Angandinus. If there was any further delay, he was afraid that Gaius' life would be in danger.

Gaius, who had no choice but to spend some money, hired a horse and ran towards the streets in the direction of Brindisi. As a result, he saw the camp of the Twelve Legions the next day, but Carlenus was even less interested. To be polite, just ask the centurion on duty to arrest him and imprison him, put him in a mule cart, and march with everyone else. The reason is that "the chief military officer leaving the capital privately is an extremely serious crime of dereliction of duty."

"I am no longer the chief minister. You soldiers have been deceived. Why would the Senate use you to arm the baseless young Caesar? That is their cunning plan to instigate civil war between the two sides. Those specially selected fathers are always there. He wanted Caesar's tribe to kill each other, so he repented. He asked me to risk my life to persuade everyone. After they all fell before the swords of their comrades, it was the Senate who reaped the benefits." Gaius sat in the prison car and kept shouting to the centurions and soldiers around him until his voice became hoarse. But he turned around and saw that the distance to Rome was getting closer and closer on the road ahead.

By the time the two legions arrived at the Grand Campus of Mars, Antony's irrational reply had been sent to the Temple of Concord. Just as Cicero expected, it was full of violent accusations and would have personal grudges against Cicero. , which involves the political stance of the entire military.

Cicero triumphantly read out his letter in front of everyone at the senate assembly, "I am very surprised by his beeping (Cicero also read the insulting words in it correctly), and you beeped all the time. God said that Caesar was a king and a tyrant. Don't you understand that Cicero was the one who controlled Cicero's life during the war, but he forgave him, and now Cicero took revenge. , unwilling to help Caesar's friends, but shielding Caesar's enemies all day long is an example. Was it not Decimus who deceived Caesar and caused him to be brutally murdered? When he was a member of Caesar's party, Cicero attacked and hated him all the time, but now when Decimus became a murderer, Cicero protected him all the time. Yes, it was because of Decimus' opposition. Cicero loved Caesar so much that he wanted to lick his penis. Now after getting this news, the soldiers of the five legions were very angry. I myself was determined to use any means, including marching to Rome, to make fun of this unreasonable Beep orders.”

As soon as the insulting words were read out, the Senate immediately declared Antony a public enemy of the Republic with an overwhelming majority. His legions must surrender and defect from the moment this order is issued, otherwise they will also be punished as public enemies.

However, at the same time, the Senate also approved the appointment and formally appointed Brutus to replace Dithymus and Antony as governor of Macedon; Cassius was governor of Crete.

Octavian was very angry and believed that this was indeed the Senate taking advantage of the internal strife among Caesar's party members to protect the murderer. He stood in the Cicero family's house and kept begging the "teacher" to give him an explanation or a reasonable solution.

"I will immediately call the Senate to hang your portrait in the auditorium and advance your seat to the first three rows. You will be able to obtain the equivalent of a retired consul and censor at a very young age. The status is glorious." Cicero sat on the couch with a smile on his face, unaware of the "student's" thoughts, and he was relieved.

The young Caesar opposite him immediately showed an expression of extreme satisfaction, and then hurriedly thanked Cicero.

After leaving Cicero's mansion and returning to the hall of the Executive Council, Octavian sat down in an armchair and said to Agrippa, Juba and Maecenas, "The Senate includes Cicero." Luo Nei are all people who deserve to die... Their provocation and cruelty to us will not stop. Now this group of people actually naively think that these two legions will become the country's. That's not okay. These two legions are mine, and they are the backbone of my plan to avenge my adoptive father." Then he handed a blank document to Agrippa, "Tomorrow I will go to the Mars Campus to review the Sixth and Twelfth Legions. , I’ll leave you with the speech.”

At this time, Maecenas, who was standing further back, looked at the back of Octavian. Yes, Octavian actually had very poor speech and writing skills. He usually handed over his manuscripts to Leo or Agrippa. Ghostwriting.

The next day, in front of the Temple of War, the masked priest stood in front of the sacrificial bull, and the butcher holding a stick and a sharp blade behind him asked the priest according to the ritual, "Is it OK?"

"It can be offered to God." The priests nodded, and then the bull cried and fell to the ground with blood splattering. After praying, Octavian, who was stained with blood, turned to all the soldiers standing there, "My fellow soldiers, I can enjoy these honors because of your merits. Similarly, I can enjoy the command of you because of your grace."

As a result, the soldiers of the two legions below, holding flags, stood in their respective groups. No one responded to his speech, and no one showed any excitement. Even if Octavian had never actually commanded the troops before, he could clearly see this situation - these soldiers had no intention of being convinced by him. They just stood here reluctantly and showed him a ceremonial respect, which was just respect.

Octavian was a little nervous in the wind, his voice began to become unstable, and the following words were stuttering, "You know, I am grateful to you for these things, please believe this, yes, I am grateful, and when our cause is successful, I will be even more grateful to you."

But the soldiers of the two legions did not move.

In embarrassment, Maecenas whispered to remind them, "Speak of the promise of reward." (To be continued...)