Chapter 3 The Spring Breeze (Part 2)
The centurion's speech and the news that Caesar arrived at Arimiron caused a huge panic and commotion, "Everyone wants to escape from Rome at this time." This is what Cicero said in his letter to his younger brother Quindus.
But Quindus, who stayed in Gaul, advised his brother not to be too panicked, "War cannot break out casually. I believe that the fine internal system of the Republic can avoid this civil war. I think many generals and Zuo within Caesar's army are unwilling to go to the battlefield of civil war. The most typical example is his most trusted chief deputy general, acting commander-in-chief Rabinus."
After seeing his younger brother's reply, Cicero was relieved. After calming down, he immediately began to think about whether he could exert his strength in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey? He has now completely alienated Catholic. In Cicero's eyes, this performance in the past two years not only disappointed him, but simply shocked him. "Is a Catholic who has a clear position and targets Julius Caesar in everything, and supports Gneus Pompey in everything, the same Catholic he used to be? I don't think it's the contrary, he is not maintaining the peace of the country, but pushing the Republic into the abyss of war in disguise. He now only has a 'position without right and wrong'."
However, these words were recorded in private letters, and Cicero did not reveal them publicly. He placed the full volume on the scroll rack. Taylor carefully sorted them out and placed them one by one on the wall cabinet of the study. Then Cicero rubbed his frozen red nose and walked to the couch opposite him. In front of the already tired and sleepy Babrilia, he held hands intimately with the lovely new bride. After saying a few Greek love words, he put on a cloak. He walked to the step garden of the mansion "that is, the hillside" where there was Cicero's favorite poplar tree. The fire that Claudi had looted here before could not burn it to death. Now it regained its vitality and stabbed into the blue sky like a sharp sword.
Looking at it, half of the Roman city was charred and the square was still in a mess. Under this situation, no one really cared about the welfare and destiny of the city. Looking at the temple holy forest that was burned by the fire, Cicero's nose felt a little sore, and the enthusiasm of protecting the country suddenly rose in his heart. "After a few years after going to Silesia to serve as governor of the next year, I will have the power to reshape the state. When I come back, the great and lovely Rome - brother, you are in the far north, take care of your health and cherish it."
During the 100-person group, Xiao Katu, who was waiting outside the "sheep pen", sat in the public hall for people to rest, nervously gnawed his fingers: "Now Helscius is not much different from Dumigos. I am not a person who likes gambling like Caesar. This moment of waiting for the final result is simply a torture."
When the result came out, Katu was lying on his back on his couch. He gently rubbed his stomach with his hands, because he couldn't sleep or eat these days, "Just seven hundred people, seven. Marcelas, CEO - Dumigos, and second-CEO - As for Helscius, he lost the election by a seven-vote gap..." After a while, he suddenly grabbed the handrail and jumped up, and his whole mood was relaxed. He walked back and forth in the hall and private rooms, making loud laughs from time to time. Even if the methods were not normal, it would be harmless. He could immediately ask the two current consuls to reject Caesar's proposal as soon as possible, and then take him back to Rome for public trial, causing him to be ruined, so that the sacrifice of the country would be reduced to the minimum, and the glory of the republic would soon shine on the Tiber River again.
The dawn of victory has arrived!
He didn't care what Li Bida thought or did. Since the election of consuls has been confirmed and the candidates of the Republic were both elected, Caesar would be defeated in a terrible end. His regular legions were not afraid: as long as the orders of the consuls of the Senate were issued, they would all be destroyed. Even if those soldiers were greedy and rude, they were still citizens of the Republic and would not risk the world's rebellion and follow Caesar.
Then let’s take action with the three legions outside Rome.
Unexpectedly, when Katu walked out of the hall and was about to celebrate with his peers, a slave who was running quickly gave him a private urgent document. When he took out the writing board and read it carefully in the shadow of the arcade, he learned that it was the latest situation in Syria. The letter was sent by four joint signatures of Aspis, Dehimos, Brutu and Kassi. There is no need to doubt its accuracy: in the Syrian province, Li Bida's subordinates (Anthony), or generals close to Li Bida (Paulus), or those who admire Li Bida's behavior (Angandinus) publicly led several legions and disobeyed military orders. The soldiers were unwilling to practice and robbed the countryside like bandits. Everything was like a copy of Lukulas in Xiaoya.
This news made Gatu feel heavy. He did not want to have fun, but hurriedly found Pompei, who was equally proud, with this letter. "The situation of the army on the eastern border is unstable!"
"I'm afraid that Li Bida's secretly gangs up again. After Caesar is brought down in the future, this is a bastard who must push him down from Gao Yan and execute him." Although Pompei said ruthlessly, he was not panicked in every move. He also believed that his side had achieved a decisive victory in this battle, and the remaining scenes were just the enemy's dying counterattack. Then he picked up the wine glass and cheered Xiao Katu for the huge victory of this election, "This is entirely due to our sincere cooperation."
"Don't be too happy too early. Caesar's counterattack will inevitably be fierce. He is like a beast about to surrender, and he is willing to take all his bets. So Pompei, you must swear to me, all the elders who are no longer present, and to the entire Republic--you have confidence, even if you use force to block Caesar's counterattack, from Gaul, or from the East." Little Gatto held down the wine glass and did not meet Pompei.
"No need to worry at all, tell Dihemoth and Brutu and ask them to announce all the soldiers of the province, that the election of the consuls in the city of Rome has ended, the Caesars was completely finished, and the new governor who came to office was Metra Scipio who had opposed me before, now I will be my new father-in-law soon, because I am going to win his daughter Gornalia." Pompey groaned and said proudly that his behavior was a three-killer: marrying Gornalia would be equivalent to inheriting part of Crasso's huge inheritance, which was one of them; turning enemies into friends with Gornalia's father, bribing him with the position of governor, and gaining support from two major military families; finally, with the reputation of the new governor, he could naturally suppress the Caesars's sects who were ready to move to the Eastern Province.
Chapter completed!