Augustus Road

After the whole banquet ended, Lepidus followed the Jewish Chamber of Commerce and tried not to talk to anyone, because he already felt that the cold eyes of Cassiyo at the end of the long corridor were watching his every move. The corridor echoed with the sound of soft and cold footsteps. At the 19th vault pillar, Lebida tilted his head and stared at the handsome boy standing in the corner. The other person's chestnut eyes also stayed on his. On their shoulders, as the firelight and darkness swayed, the two people quickly lowered their eyebrows and no longer looked at each other to avoid suspicion, but Lepidus' left hand hanging on his waist made a small gesture to Adiana. .

"Wait until I come back, Karabia."

When the ship of Lepidus and his team sailed through the deep blue water and arrived at Rhodes City at the northeast corner of Rhodes Island, Lepidus had already been standing on the deck, hoping to see the sea across the breakwater of Rhodes Harbor. A giant bronze statue of Apollo, and would an entire fleet of ships pass under this giant wonder? But what disappointed him was that there was no giant bronze statue on the entire breakwater in front of Rhodes City. There were only comfortable cargo ships and circling seagulls. Lepidus shook his head, looking very disappointed. Could this spectacle be a lie? of?

However, Cato the Younger's governor's residence was not in Rhodes at all. After landing, they took a donkey cart or rode a horse and headed towards the other small seaport town of Cato, which is about thirty kilometers away from Rhodes City and is located on the back of the mountain in the east of the island. Melos, that's where Cato's government office is located, although it is said that he only has a maiden and a famous thief by his side.

It seems that Cato the Younger did not mind the uncertainty of the situation in Cyprus at all. He placed the governor's palace in Camelos to prevent it from being raided by Cyprus, a powerful maritime force, so that he could easily escape from the island by boat after being warned. Although the island The civilian army of Rhodes was very good at fighting and had repelled many invasions by powerful foreign enemies in history. The most recent one included Mithridates VI. He never broke through the city of Rhodes, so he colonized the rest of the island from Rome. All were slaughtered.

Finally, the governor's palace, located in the southwest of the mountain range, looks a bit like a rough farm. The thin Cato stood on the stone beam of the water storage pond to greet everyone, with teal ducks flapping under the corners of his robe. The wings splashed with water.

In front of the stone beam, Kaxiyo stood politely with his hands lowered, meaning that he would let the people who were qualified to attend the meeting go in while he would guard the outside. Cato led the three of them across the stone beam and stood at the farm. At the door, he looked at Lepidus specifically, was silent for a while, then raised his hand, and then a scene came that made Lepidus unable to close his mouth: the tomb robber was also the one Claudius chose to trap Cato. Di Linmo, the most filthy and vicious guy in the ditch under the city, actually walked out of the house in simple and neat clothes, with a neatly trimmed beard and hair. He respectfully helped everyone take off their canes and accessories and took charge of them, while Cato watched. The look in Di Linmo's eyes didn't look like a tomb robber at all, but like a loyal old slave who had served his family for half his life.

"Okay, little Cato, the most honorary citizen of the Republic, you win." Lepidus took off the legion's cloak and handed it to Di Linmo, who had clear eyes. Then Ptolemy saw his most trusted commander hand over the thing. After going out, he also gave the scepter to this man. Of course, Lebida did not remind Pharaoh of this man's original occupation, otherwise Pharaoh would not have done this even if he was beaten to death.

And walking into the courtyard, to Lepider's surprise, the memory girl Asher, who was originally nicknamed "The Brasshead of Subura District", was sitting quietly on a stone chair in front of the garden without applying any powder on her face. , playing the melodious lyre, her hair turned black again, instead of the golden color that she had planted before to imitate the Gauls to please the customers, and the dirty red cloak (a symbol of women) disappeared. , replaced by a light linen blouse. Seeing the guests arriving, she politely stood up and saluted, then turned around and walked to the backyard.

"I can do this, Cato, you win, you really win!" Lepidah muttered in his heart and walked quickly into the inner hall.

As a result, there were two people lying on the couch in the inner hall. At this time, Lepidus knew that Cato was not yet an ordinary commander. One of them was his staff and his patron Munajius, and the other was appointed by the authorities. Treasurer Canadis.

"This is obviously inconsistent with the meeting procedures we discussed before. I think your nephew has told you, dear Ombudsman." Lepidus sat on the couch on the other side and said.

At this time, after hearing Lepidus' words, the Pharaoh immediately stood at the door and stopped moving inside, which showed that he refused the master's invitation. Cato understood that Lepidus wanted to expel his two aides, so he explained : "Munajius has some knowledge of medicine, and I have been troubled by constipation recently. The food here is too dry. As for Canadis, he has been serving as an envoy to Cyprus and brought back the latest news from that island. We can't live without him - oh sorry, sorry." After saying that, little Cato actually walked to the drainage ditch at the end of the inner hall in front of the noble Pharaoh, squatted down directly, and looked at Munajiu with a red face. Si said, "My friend, your laxative is working." Then there was a sound like "lightning and thunder".

Brutus behind Lepidus smiled proudly, feeling proud that his uncle, the symbol of the republic, did not give any face to the [***] monarchy. He pooped in front of Ptolemaic Pharaoh. This spread to the city of Rome. Another great story.

The false beard under the flute player's chin trembled with anger. Lepidus stood up and gently held Pharaoh's hand, telling him not to panic and become angry. Then Pharaoh sat down with him and remained silent. A posture that is neither humble nor arrogant.

"So, what is the news about my brother?" Pharaoh asked Cannaidis at Lepidah's signal.

This person stood up more respectfully and said, "The Republic has offered very generous conditions to your brother. As long as he is willing to abdicate and go to Rome to apologize, and then we send troops and officials to accept the island of Cyprus, your brother can He stayed in Rome and served as the chief priest of the Temple of Love in Paphos (Paphos in Cyprus is said to be the birthplace of Venus). The temple received annual offerings worth about five million sesterces. It would be better for him to be the king of Cyprus and not have to worry about the sword of Damocles hanging over his head. But he has not given an appropriate reply so far."

As Little Cato continued to roar, Pharaoh said with approval, "In your opinion, it is indeed my brother who has lost his dignity, so I am surprised that the Governor has not responded yet. At the request of the commander Lepidus, he launched a conquest of Cyprus." (To be continued.)