Chapter 13 The Plague of Prostitution (2)
The small town of Nicosia is blocked by the two mountains, even in winter, with plain and comfortable colors blooming in the fields. The former governor, Katu, wanted to leave the city specially and couldn't wait to return to Rome to report his duties. For the republicans, this Goddess Festival is a frequent happy event: Not only did Katu seize the island of Cyprus without bloodshed, but Cicero also received the help of General Pompeii and returned from exile.
"The ranks of citizens who welcome me back are lined up from the Roman city to Brindisi. They carried me into the city hand and hand!" Cicero's letters were completely self-boasting. This lord was so obsessed with good times, but in adversity, he was at a loss. It is said that the first thing he did when he returned to Rome was to mobilize the republican senators who were willing to help him, and took armed slaves to the Temple of Jupiter on Capitoë Mountain to search for various documents placed here by Casero, the financial books of the province, and the political letters of the Senate were originally taken out by Cicero, all of which were taken out by Casero and burned them clean. Claudi's party members were vulnerable to the majestic "fore exile" Cicero, and they scattered birds and beasts.
"I will wipe out the traces of the evil Claudi in Roman years (Caesar went to Gaul, Cicero and Catto were chaotic outside, Pompey did not care about the world, and the two consuls were equal to the corpse. Therefore, the actual ruler in the city in the past two years was Claudi, the uncrowned king), whether it was just or unjust, and this is the best revenge." Cicero continued to say proudly in the letter, "Look. The guy who incited the mob has now been hiding, but I will search him like a sewer rat. Then he will be punished by his own way, and he will be publicly judged at the people's congregation, or kill the villain on the spot!"
In fact, Li Bida, who came to see me off, also held Claudi's letter, "Catu and chickpeas counterattack, let's do it, dear adoptive father, where are you? All my books and documents on Mount Catopier were burned by Cicero, and many of the handles that could protect me were lost. I am afraid that when Little Gatu triumphantly returns to Rome, my life and honor are worrying. Please be sure to help me - you, the little Babu, who loves you the most,"
Li Bida replied and comforted her, please say hello to the beautiful Claudiya and Fulivia on my behalf. Don't worry about this. I have made a complete plan. The person who saves you must be Xiao Jiatu, who would never have thought of it.
Outside the Nicosia gate, the convoy of Katu's Little Cartel stretched for a long time, because the transportation of 3,500 Tarant is a big project. His nephew Brutu planned in a unified manner and built thousands of solid wooden cabinets in advance. Each wooden cabinet was tied with large cork at the bottom, and land and sea transportation were very convenient and safe. Even if the ships sank, they could float up and not sink to the bottom. Each wooden cabinet was loaded with two Tarant and 500 Dracma gold coins, which was magnificent. He headed towards the port from Nicosia and prepared to be sent onto the ship.
"Dear Governor, will the fleet of Kasio be used for me to go to Egypt?" Standing in front of the city gate, Li Bida, dressed in a dress, smiled and lowered his head to consult Xiao Katu.
Katu said helplessly, very sorry, Kasio's ships had to escort these trophys (and of course the additional sponsorship of the Joseph Chamber of Commerce of Sethus) back to the capital of the Republic.
"I am very envious. With so much money, your father-in-law, Feripas, will be elected as the new consul in the next year, or your father-in-law is now, but you still need to pay off some debts." Li Bida's sharp tone made Gatu feel very unhappy. Yes, his wife Marcia wrote that his father had successfully ruled out the interference of the Big Three Party members and ascended the throne of the CEO. Our noble republicans are about to operate, but they have also spent a lot of campaign funds for this. Therefore, except for the regulations that Gatu has to pay part of the money to the treasury, the rest of the money left in the political circles is indeed to fill the holes left in the political circle, so it requires a lot of money. He and Caesar are no exception, even though they have different positions.
"So, what are you?" Xiao Jiatu was a little impatient. He was about to set off, and the naturalized general kept chattering and sarcasm.
"Oh, no, please don't mind, I should have positioned it accurately. Our army is just an empty number now. The Republic has not recognized us as marginal children. Your nephew asked me to go to Pharaoh instead of the Temple of Concord. So, I begged to Pharaoh with shame. A general of the Republic begs to the monarch of a foreign country. Even if it is damaged, he finally needs some reward from Tarent, and used this money to improve the equipment and weapons of the soldiers.
Governor, you don't have to care about them at all, so you'd better let the Kasio fleet escort you back to Rome. Maybe there's a great triumphal waiting for you, and we'll repair the ships left in the Port of Salamis, and we can cross the sea. At least it won't be so easy to be buried at the bottom of the sea to feed fish." Li Bida's words were harsh and sarcastic, which made Xiao Katu and Brutu blush.
Finally, Xiao Katu said, "When we send troops in the spring of the next year, Kasio will return to Salamis and carry the Thirteenth Legion to Egypt." It is rare that he verbally admitted the existence of the Thirteenth Legion, and then stepped on the horse and left. Brutu walked up with a little embarrassedly and reached out to Li Bida, "Although we are each enemy in justice, we are still friends in private, right?"
"This is natural, I say hello to the beautiful Portia for me. After the spring is warm, I wrote to Porty and asked her to visit her back to Rome. I heard that Portia is not in good health." Li Bida said with lukewarm holding Brutu's hand.
"Well, before the God of Governance, I will visit Caesar's mother and wife for you, and I will bring you sincere greetings. It's a pity that your woman and children are in Milan." Brutu nodded, let go of his hand and rode on his horse and walked towards the northern streets.
Next, the one who rode by Li Bida was Kasio. He smiled mysteriously at himself and said, "See you next year."
At the end of the convoy, Dilimer and Asher, who looked different, were sitting back with Xiao Gatu. Originally, Gatu wanted Munajius to accompany him and take charge of the account books, but was rejected by Munajius, who was resentful.
Chapter completed!