Chapter 20 The Golden Seat (Part 2)
Pansa and Hejius quickly came to Julia's synagogue. When they met the priest, they asked if they could call the assembly now? The priest said with a puzzled look that today is a day suitable for competition rather than a vote. Then Pansa ignored it and directly snatched the ladder in the priest's room, climbed onto the sundial calendar monument, replaced the movable type blocks of the date, and replaced it with "suitable for assembly". ∽↗
"Notify all the elders to convene an emergency meeting in the name of the two consuls since then! They must be gathered within the second moment after nightfall and must not be absent, otherwise they will be punished according to their sins." Hejius said.
Several slaves rolled and crawled onto the street from the Bergalondi Manor in horror, and then ran all the way to the Paladin Mountain to report the news.
The porcelain in Claudia's hand that was originally presented by Li Bida fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces. Then she shouted, "Marco Anthony is going to be finished!"
"What are you talking nonsense?" Fulivia, who turned out of the inner hall, said in a very complaining tone. Several female slaves held their outer lingerie behind her, following her step by step.
"You young woman knows nothing, but I understand a lot. When Anthony left Rome, the Senate gathered so urgently, for only one reason, that is, the situation has changed drastically." Claudia then went back and forth nervously, "Maybe we really want to be expelled, no, even imprisoned and confiscated."
Fulivia was also a little confused when she put on her clothes. She vaguely felt that what Claudia said might be the worst situation, and then she sat down on the bench dejectedly and kept saying what to do.
At this time, Gaius broke in directly. His face was unknown. He shouted to his sister-in-law, "The young Caesar supported by Li Bida, is to be prepared to declare his brother a public enemy in the Senate. What should we do now?"
"Escape?" Claudiya said.
"No, how can you escape? Like a shameful deserter on the battlefield?" Fulivia said, and then she raised her beautiful face and said, "We stand at the intersection of the street. Wearing mourning clothes and begging everyone, you must know that many elders still support Marco. Many people rely on Marco to pay off their debts. In addition, Gaius, as a man of the family, you cannot do such a shame. Just ask your mother to come and go with us. You can quickly escape from Rome and go to the south. No matter what means you use, persuade Li Bida's two legions. Only by mastering this armed force will the city of Rome be absolutely afraid to take us and Anthony."
On the way to Julia's synagogue and the square, the servants behind were beating bright torches, Furvia, Claudia, Anthony's mother, and all the women and children in the family, kneeled on the side of the road in mourning clothes. When every veteran beat him by, they crawled forward, pulled the corners of each other's robe and cried loudly, like a dead husband and father, begging at the meeting immediately, you must uphold the justice in your heart and not push Anthony into the abyss of innocent offense.
But few people are willing to pay attention to them. Many who have received favor from Anthony before either take a detour or break through without hesitation. Only Ijurus and Bisso stopped in front of women such as Frevia and listened to their demands.
Ijurus is Caesar's secretary and has always been acquainted with Anthony. He promised Fulivia that he would do his best.
Bisso was Caesar's father-in-law and the most respected old man in Rome. He also expressed his ability to do his best.
Not long after, Cicero came over.
Frevia didn't ask for anything now. She shouted and rushed forward, as if she wanted to kill Cicero, and grabbed and bite him. Claudia also rushed up, making Cicero in a mess. She was only escaped under the protection of her entourage, but she was still shouting, "Anthony is finished today!"
"One day, I will kill you, so that your tongue will never cause harm to others. You poisonous snake!" Fulivia still cursed.
After the prescribed time, the number of people in the synagogue had reached the legal number of votes, Cicero suddenly came out and spoke first, "I just want to say one thing here now, that is, Libidaus has accepted the pardon from the Senate and declared that he has become a servant of the Republic again!"
All the elders exclaimed, and then they sought evidence to Cicero, who said, "This evidence is the Young Caesar, and the new civil guardian promised everyone that he would stand outside the Temple of Concord now, please summon the young man in."
Soon, under the guidance of his entourage, Octavian walked in in a plain robe. After he finished saluting, he said to everyone, "Lebidaus is my ally, my guardian, and the supervisor of Caesar's legacy. He was declared by public enemies, and it was entirely a conspiracy that Anthony and a small group of people in the Senate. Now this conspiracy has been discovered, so he is willing to reach a good peace with the Republic."
"What should he do with his army?"
"Li Bida said that these troops were not his own, but Caesar's, and the Republic. As long as the dispute ended, he would immediately follow the instructions of the Senate and disband all the armed personnel." Octavian said, "Or, leave them to me to take charge."
Hearing this, the elders breathed a little relieved.
The matter was moving in the direction that Cicero preset, and Cicero spoke again, "Everyone, we have a clear distinction between the real enemy. Li Bida did not do anything to endanger the Republic. He just organized an armed force to protect himself in the province of Nebo. But Anthony was different. He deliberately wanted to seize Shannan Gaul, to kill Dihemoth, who was formally appointed, and then used violence to control the entire country. The manor of Bergalon, which he had previously occupied, had been inspected just now.
There are armed forces, weapons, and large sums of funds. The manor has become a barrier for this tyrant, with iron bars, walls and commands. His actions have greatly demonstrated the evil side. He is the number one and dangerous enemy of the Republic. Therefore, I advocate the immediate passage of the edict to declare Anthony as a public enemy, confiscate all his assets, arrest all his relatives and confiscated in the city, and declare the confiscation of his legions and command power, and praise Diheimos for his persistence in Shannan Gaul."
As soon as Cicero said this, he was immediately in an uproar. Some supported them, and naturally some opposed them. Among them, Bisso stood up and said, "I do not agree with the rash verdict to Anthony's public enemy. Instead, he should be extradited. It is better to make a decision after a fair trial."
"That would happen to be his thoughts, and everyone knew that his brother was the chief officer." Cicero refuted.
Chapter completed!