Augustus Road

In the early morning of the next day, urgent news came. Lucania's Sixth Army suddenly became commotion and began to plunder surrounding towns. "Sure enough, he went to his own army and asked Anthony's Fifth Army to arm themselves." , went to Lucania, completely defeated Lepidus, and also announced a pardon for Pompey's two sons, and called the Spanish and Sicilian legions and fleets to quickly come to Rome. ◎ Top novel, "

But before evening, news came from Etrunia - the veterans and slaves of Fesule had a rebellion and began to frantically cut off the road to the north and attack and conquer surrounding towns.

The elders in the synagogue screamed, and then they could only send a legal officer with a stick to calm the situation, but more people were asking, "Where is Lepidus? There is a riot in Lucania, but in the north Etrunia is also restless, where will he appear?"

"Quiet, quiet! We should openly discuss a plan, which is Lepidus' escape route." Casca asked everyone to work together.

"His wife and family base are in Sardinia, so he will imitate the old Lepidus and go there."

"No, most of his legions are in Macedonia or Greece. He will definitely cross the Adriatic Sea and go to take over those armed ones!"

"Perhaps he was hiding somewhere in Lucania, Etrunia, or Cisalpine Gaul, where the new citizens and freemen embraced him."

"Have you ever thought that he might have deceived us by making an attack in the east and west, and then secretly boarded a boat from Brindisi to Cyrenaica, where he also has his city, chamber of commerce, and a retiring regiment?"

"Maybe even further. To the east. He supported the prince of Parthia. He also maintained good and close relations with the royal families of Galaxia, Egypt and Eubotia. Caesar also stayed in Alexandria. There were three legions, which Caesar was said to have entrusted to him during his lifetime.”

"It is also possible to go to Numidia, just like Marius did in the past, where the provincial envoy Celeste, as well as the two quaternary lords Hittius and Mago, are all his close friends."

Amidst the divergent opinions, Casca and Spinzel's faces gradually turned pale. They were sweating profusely. They felt that they were not chasing Lepidus now, but that Lepidus had disappeared and would then appear anywhere and calmly launch a siege on the city of Rome.

Is the city of Rome just a plaything in the palm of this monster?

"Send heralds and attendants to any direction you remind, and tell... no, tell everyone, let's say Lepidus if he is willing to swear not to harm the republic. Then the Senate can consider withdrawing the edict "In the end, Spinzel said these words without any position. Suddenly there was a lot of anger.

At this time, Cicero threw his head back and laughed. His prediction came true. These idiots would soon get back together. They were just looking at each other in tears and sweat. Many senators saw this scene and abandoned their accusations. The conspirators Casca, Spinzel and others gathered around Cicero, imploring the orator that if he had any good ideas, he might as well speak out, because now the country has reached a critical moment of survival, and you, the patriot, always We cannot sit back and watch the country fall into chaos!

But Cicero stood up and shouted directly, "Your method of suppressing Lepidus is simply stupid. When did the Senate get occupied by you bunch of drunkards, and you actually want to win over Antony? This will only plunge the country into a terrible disaster." . Therefore, Casca's head is full of violence, and only his wife is willing to admit that Spinzel's wisdom. As for Luga, the source of all dangers now is actually Caesar's legacy. , that is, the country of the Republic. There was a popular saying in Sulla's time. The Republic is a seductive and beautiful widow. Everyone wants to possess her, not only the wonderful body, but also the generous dowry. So when we are unable to stop it When all kinds of people covet her, the only thing they can do is to choose a relatively less bad man for her. Isn't this the wisdom of the Senate that has lasted for hundreds of years? Don't look at the lesser of two evils now. You are chasing Lepidus. He must have continued to send out documents while on the run. You are chasing him, and he is like a Dacian dragon, able to spit out black poisonous mist, obscuring and disturbing the entire sea and land. His His clerical skills were learned from Caesar. Not only did he use password protection, but he could also dictate written documents on horseback at an extremely fast speed. This country is full of his relatives, friends and minions. I have long advised you not to rashly become enemies with him. He is I want to avenge Caesar, I think neither fate nor the country can stop me.”

Cicero's grand argument immediately made many senators sit down in despair. Is it true that they can no longer fight? It is said that Lepidus now has a list of sixty people in his hands. If he cleans it up, many of the people here will go to the palace of the god of plague, Hell. But then Cicero's statement of "want to rise before suppressing" continued to attract everyone , "But I still have a way to eliminate the possible massacre."

At this moment, everyone threw that group of people aside and begged Cicero, calling him "the true father of Rome, the terminator of Catiline's conspiracy, and the benchmark of the republic." Seeing that the time was ripe, Cicero smiled triumphantly, "In the current situation, we must still adhere to that point of view and choose the lesser of two evils. What is the identity of Lepidus? He is the guardian of Caesar's adopted son, so as long as we can call that boy to inherit Caesar's legacy, the whole situation, including Lepidus' revenge plan, will be..." As he said this, Cicero made a "quiet" gesture in his speech, meaning that as long as he captured Octavian's heart, the matter would be resolved.

Many senators nodded in admiration. It seems that Cicero's vision is more far-sighted, unique and concise. Then, Cicero also sat down comfortably, looked around at everyone, and said in an affirmative tone, "As for the young man named Turinus, please rest assured, he is like many outstanding young Romans, he admires me very much and is eager to get my guidance. As long as I come forward, he will definitely listen to me."

"So what should we do with Lepidus now?"

"Appease him, his son is a companion of Turinus, as long as we first let his son be the tribune of next year, it is equivalent to sending him a signal of goodwill and peace - then, the city of Rome will be safe forever!" Cicero's words were responded with cheers and applause from the whole hall.

So, the Senate quickly passed an urgent decree, summoning Octavian and others to Rome, playing the role of "arbitrator of the Senate, the people and the former cavalry commander".

At this time, Octavian had arrived at the picturesque city of Capua, and the team around him had expanded to 3,000 people, and people continued to join along the way.

"There is no room for arbitration in this matter unless the Senate lifts the public enemy declaration of my guardian." Facing the Senate herald, Octavian, holding the document, said. (To be continued...)