"Hannibal dared to accept the inevitable; Scipio knew to hold on to the sway after his victory, which all showed that two great opponents had noble hearts and geniuses of politicians." - Monsen commented on the peace between Carthage and Rome after the Battle of Zama.

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A tall flagpole was erected in front of the Julius compound in Subra District, with Caesar's favorite cloak of the orangutan Red General, hanging on it. Every time Caesar was in the most critical battle, he would raise it up, or wear it himself, without avoiding the arrows and stones to lead all the soldiers to charge. This scene was very helpful in arousing the emotions of veterans and citizens to him. Everyone gradually knew that the remains of the dictator who sacrificed his life for the country were still lying there, and his evaluation was not yet settled, but more and more people came to express their condolences these days, and the two cavalry commanders, Li Bida and Anthony, also stationed here. They gathered Caesar's aides and subordinates and turned the courtyard into a "headquarters" for temporary battles, and confronted the Republican party led by Brutu on Capitole Hill.

Now the whole of Italy is beginning to be in turmoil, and countless people are pouring into Rome. In general, the new citizens who benefited from the Emilius Act have all stood on the side of the Julius compound; while most of the old Roman citizens have stood on the side of Brutu and Urabella.

Apart from a long-distance firefight between the six legions and the city legions, a large-scale fight in the city has not yet occurred. After all, both sides have maintained basic restraint in honor of me. Soon, Brutu appeared on the street at the intersection of the Subra District and the bull market, claiming to talk to the two cavalry commanders.

His appearance made the situation explode. Many generals and veterans who had served under Caesar were armed with weapons. In particular, Milu gathered all the elite soldiers under Caesar and the barbarian guards during his lifetime, saying, "Let Brutu, the bastards, know what it feels like to be killed by the dictator for no reason." "For tooth for tooth for eye for eye, everyone knows that Caesar was hit twenty-three times!"

However, there were hundreds of sword-fighting slaves and armed slaves around Brutu. These were all provided to him by the elders led by Dihemoth and served as guards.

"I am not here to fight, and this will eventually endanger the city of Rome and the entire Republic. The only thing I am glad for the bloodshed is that so far, Caesar has died, and no good people have been involved in the turmoil and died." Brutu stood there, saying to the murderous veterans opposite, "You serve the country, not the private soldiers of a politician and warlord. Caesar's affairs are naturally law, and the Senate and the People's Congress discuss with you. As for the land resettlement after the retirement of all the troops, we have solved some of them, and I promised as the chief officer that the rest will be properly settled within the remaining time. So, now I have only two cavalry commanders. If you still consider yourself soldiers of the Republic, don't block the streets like thugs and hinder the conclusion of the peace agreement."

This speech made the veteran speech speechless. They were far from Brutu's opponents in terms of words. At this time, Milu calmed down and asked everyone to get out of the way, but Brutu also had to keep all his sword-fighting slaves, and went to see Li Bida and Anthony with his documents and entourages.

In front of the flower porch in the courtyard, the altar and the atrium, until the kitchen in front was filled with water from the past few days. Standing there, Brutu, who saw that Caesar had been buried in a stone coffin, but had not yet been built, probably verified the old saying, "Before the verdict is declared, the coffin cannot be finalized."

Li Bida and Anthony were divided into left and right, sitting on the ring chair. The first person to speak was Li Bida. He said, "The army and most of the people demanded the handover of the murderer who killed Caesar."

"What you said is just a legal issue. If you want to judge my crime, you can go to court, not now, not to mention that there is no practical judgment in this courtyard, right?" Brutu retorted.

"Look, the guy who has taken away the lives of the sacred figure for no reason is now demanding peace again." Anthony stood up angrily in his arms, "But now that Julius has not been buried, we demand treatment for state funerals and admit that the assassination of him is illegal."

"Yes, if this can calm your anger, I am willing to persuade the Senate to discuss all your proposals, but I also have a requirement, that all the troops must stay in the garrison honestly, and Libidaus and Anthony must swear that violent machines will not be used to destroy the peace and stability of Rome. Even the legions along the way, please send a token officer and order them to return to their original camp." Brutu immediately made this request.

Li Bida did not get up, but spread his hands and said, "Although we really want to avenge His Excellency Caesar, we have no intention of destroying and ravaging Rome, because we are afraid that those who are lying in the coffin will see it. He foreshadowed his sudden death many times before his death, but he was still asking me and Anthony to continue his unfinished career. In addition, he never thought that you would be the murderer who stabbed him with a dagger, Marcus, all the time." As he said, Li Bida shed tears.

And there, Brutu tried his best to suppress his sobs. He said in an ups and downs uneasy tone, "What's the use of saying this now? The only thing I want now is to bring the country, the law and the army back to normal tracks. When that day comes, I am willing to accept any punishment, exile, imprisonment, or even push me down from the high cliff on Capitola Mountain to be executed."

"Your first sentence is returned to you. What I care about now is how do you plan to resolve the differences between us?" Li Bida asked with his hands on his cheeks.

"First of all, we recognize each other's titles and positions during Caesar's lifetime, and then held an open speech debate in Capito's Mountain. This rally was not a separate class, but divided the members into five parts, one for the Senate, one for the Knights, one for the New Citizens, one for the Old Citizens, one for the Army, and one for the Army. I hope to participate widely, but the votes and opinions passed by the Congress only have moral effect, not legal effect, and it does not produce any bills." Brutu said.

Anthony was about to rob something, but Li Bida held him down, and then he said to Brutu, "I think you can pay tribute to Caesar in private. We accept the big debate method, but the location must be changed."

"Capito's mountain is controlled by Kasio and Dihemoth's sword-fighting slaves. Li Bida and I were afraid that we would end up like Caesar, so I asked as the cavalry commander to place the assembly location in the Mother Earth Temple at the foot of the mountain. Both sides entered and left the court from the street, and swear not to carry weapons!" At this time, Anthony added Li Bida's opinions in detail. (To be continued, please search for Piaotian, the novel is better and faster!
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