Chapter 16 The Fathers (Part 2)
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At the same time, howling in the crowd, many guys wearing knight cloaks, led by Bernice, were as sad as if they saw their own property being burned and confiscated. Many people, despite the beat and blocking of the Octavian Guard, held up a copy of the deeds and shouted, "These real estates, former cavalry commander Anthony, have been sold to us for a long time, and now you have no right to burn them."
"Most of these real estate gardens were previously joined by Pompeii Party, declared as public enemies on a small scale, and were confiscated, and were later all attributed to Julius's name, but Caesar never sold them because he said in his will that he was just managing them on his behalf and would sooner or later return them to the people. If Anthony sold them to you without my knowledge, it would not be my responsibility. I think His Excellency Anthony will explain this to you." Octavian replied with a sigh to the group of knights who were bereaved in the audience.
Bejanis almost burst his blood vessels and liver at the same time. He stared at his eyes and his neck, and shouted to Octavian with all his strength, "I want to accuse you, I want to accuse you!" As a result, several veterans pushed him away. Bejanis wailed twice. You know, buying this garden consumed half of his assets. He was going to learn from Crassu of the past, and while the public enemy declared, he lowered the price to buy these things. Who would have thought that today they were burned to pieces by these bear boys. He was so anxious that he fell to the ground. His legs kicked back and forth a few times, and then foamed at the mouth and rolled his eyes. He died.
The crowd was still fluctuating, but Octavian burned the land deeds and announced that he would return all the real estate to the public, overall, and his followers were increasingly more. Now there are more than 3,000 veterans and tens of thousands of citizens guarding him. He has become a rapidly rising force in the city of Rome. The Senate, a force that the people and the army cannot ignore, but the average age of their core leaders is eighteen years old.
Soon, Octavian and Leo personally took the support guard to climb Paladin Mountain and came to Anthony's house. Then Porti and Corinna sat on their shoulders, followed by a group of slaves, walked out of Anthony's house. Before leaving, the mother and son hugged Fulivia and said goodbye. After all, Octavian and Anthony have not officially fallen out. At least the meeting between them is very secretive, and the outside world is still unaware of the inside.
Corinna sat on the carriage with some anxiety and shyness, her pink face was flushed, and she smiled foolishly at her brother and Octavian because she saw that Turinus had inherited the titles of family and Caesar before, and now she was very worried that Octavian was willing to fulfill her engagement after her father was declared by the public enemy.
However, women were destined to not be involved in the real circle. Soon, in the mansion of Cicero on the Paladin Mountain, they circled around and secretly entered through the back door. The two of Octavian and Leo stood respectfully in front of the orator-house who were sitting in the garden receptionist, and respectfully called him "The Father, Lord Cicero."
"It turned out to be you. Sorry, I knew you had entered Rome a few days ago, but due to public viewing, I did not invite you to my family's small banquet. Although my wife repeatedly nagged to invite some heroes from Rome to come. "Cicero deliberately did not show off and sat in a ring chair. "But I am just a poor old man, the banquet was too extravagant, Anthony liked these things, so I could only prepare some clean water when you two came to visit temporarily."
Octavian and Leo both stepped forward, raised the clear water on the small table in front of Cicero and drank a few sips, and praised Cicero for "material restraint and spiritual prosperity", calling him a true model of the Stoic school, the house, the garden, and the owner himself, full of incredible tranquility.
Cicero smiled and was very proud of his heart, and he continued, "There should be no big problem in protecting the civil servants. Of course I understand your concerns, but it is enough for me to obtain this position for you. Also, my son-in-law Youlabela has been blocking Anthony recently, trying to stop him from seeking a position in the Syrian province. What about I say below? I don't know if this is appropriate or not, that is, although Anthony thinks he is your elder, he still embezzled Caesar's inheritance, right?"
Octavian understood it and said, "After taking office as a civil servant, we will definitely run for you, Lord Cicero, because Leo and I are your students. At least I hope you can recognize this relationship, so we will feel extremely happy. As for the inheritance, I will also be troubled by the lawsuit. At that time, I hope that Cicero can help you."
"Of course, of course..." Cicero felt extremely helpful, and smiled and patted the handrail, chatting with the two young people for a long time.
After nightfall, in the back hall of the Executive Yuan, Octavian and Leo were working hard to make plans. "Cicero, like most idiots in the Senate, thought Anthony really wanted to be the governor of Syria."
Leo gently tapped the Egyptian chessboard and replied, "Indeed, Anthony could not leave Rome, and he was unwilling to leave. Since his brother Gaus was appointed as the official in the city, and Shannan Gaul is now occupied by several legions of Dehimos, and he is eyeing Rome at any time. Anthony went to Syria, which was equivalent to betraying the backyard to Dehimos. Therefore, at this time, Urabella suddenly came out and asked the Tybris people for Syria to ask for Syria, and this province was originally said to have been ordered by the Senate to Kasio."
"That is to say, Anthony and Eurabela may have some kind of private agreement to keep Cicero and the Senate in the dark, just as my adoptive father formed a three-head alliance with Crassus and Pompey back then." Octavian had now seen the truth, and he continued to say to Leo, "Anthony will definitely use some name to rob the guardian's legion for his own use, because if Dehimos's Shannan Gaul was not taken down, he would be unable to sleep or eat."
"Now in the chess game, there is still a chess player who has not taken action, that is, the Spanish province, Tlureas, Rabinus and two young Pompeys. Their military forces are concentrated together, with four regular legions, and many alliance auxiliary troops can be mobilized." Leo said in contemplation.
Octavian nodded, "Realistically speaking, this group of people is all from the Senate. Rabinus was his adoptive father's old enemy for a long time. Tlureas also participated in the assassination plot on the periphery - so, will the Senate ask them to come and help Anthony, or help Dihemoth, or watch them get rid of the mess after they are exhausted?"
Chapter completed!