As soon as the proposal of the two consuls to jointly solicit Antony was passed, Li Bida sat down in his seat calmly until the meeting was adjourned.

The next day, Merut, the second consul, entered the barracks with seals, rods, and banners, and was beaten by the soldiers of the 15th Legion, who nearly killed him, who pressed him to a wooden fence and beat him with sticks, and then his servants and servants carried him back on a stretcher.

Then, the chief consul Panza was to lead the army alone, but all the soldiers sat on the spot, and there was no obedience to orders.

The Senate was so frightened that it was ready to cancel the edict to go to war, but the four legions then sent military tribunes, and they actually surrounded Julia's synagogue and threatened everyone, "Someone must take us to southern Gaul, and if no one does it within the allotted time, then we will punish those who break their promises." ”

And now there were only four days left before the auspicious day of the Senate envoys receiving the prophecy of Sybil's book, and the Senate had to give an account to the soldiers, and the soldiers demanded that Caesar's murderers be punished before they would willingly obey the command.

According to this bill, there was a quarrel in the Senate, and Casca and others resolutely and thoroughly opposed the soldiers' demands, and they directly pointed to Li Bida, who was sitting in a precarious manner, and said that he had planned this qiē.

"But the prophecy of Sybil must always be observed, and this is a religious rule, and no one in the republic can exceed it." Li Bida came and went, this is the sentence.

Then, he lifted his robes at Casca, Aetius, and the others, deliberately revealing the locks and curtains inside. Then he pointed to the guards of Madtier and the Lusitanian barbarians standing outside the synagogue. This is a silent warning. The implication is that what you did with Caesar is not suitable for me.

The situation became more and more intensified, and in the end Cicero took the opportunity to come out and clean up the situation, "Now we have two bills that need to be solved urgently, one is the question of Antony's conquest and army, for which we must not only go to the army, but also pacify all the soldiers; There is also the issue of punishment for murderers. ”

"Why mix two issues together? I totally feel like it's okay to separate. One problem at a time is solved sequentially. Li Bida stroked the ring on his finger and began to continue to "tease" the specially selected father, "For example, you can first solve the commander of the Shannan Gaul conquest operation, and then discuss the punishment of the murderer after Anthony Fufa, isn't it?" In other words, as long as all my soldiers have made a fortune in this war, and have been richly rewarded and properly settled, their anger will be controlled. The anger over the murder of His Excellency Julius will also be much less, and I believe this will be a good sign for all. ”

After Li Bida's words settled. It stands to reason that except for the dozen or so people who are the first evildoers, and there are sixty people who are suspected of being involved, the other patriarchs are still very "calm" in their hearts: at most, after Caesar's death, we are on the wrong side, and we will not be wiped out, right? As long as the wish of Lybidaeus is satisfied

An elder named Caponius, unable to hold his breath, stood up, and said that there is no need to delay now, and I have proposed that Li Bida should lead the army with Panza as an archon.

In the midst of the uproar, Li Bida was expressionless and motionless, and it was clear that Carbonius's proposal did not satisfy him.

"Not an acting consul, but a formal consul, Li Bida was transferred to the consulship again as a legitimately elected high priest." Carbonius added this condition, and almost made Merut, who was present, faint and die, knowing that he had only been elected as an Archon for less than three days!

But Li Bida still sat in place, without any expression.

In the end, the patriarchs offered the weight that Li Bida was consul in the capacity of high priest, and that he had the power to command the army alone, and that the treasury immediately rewarded the four legions with six hundred dinars each, in exchange for his willingness to go to southern Gaul to pursue Antony.

Li Bida slowly stood up, winked at Cicero, and then asked Merut to take off the consul's robes to his face.

"But you already have the garb of the High Priest, so there is no need for this robe," said Merut, with a mournful face and a trembling voice, begging, "at least allow me to be celebrated in my private mansion and finish my inauguration." ”

"Dear Merut, you can go and hold the celebration alone, I can lend you dancers, clowns, musicians, and beasts and sword slaves for performances, but the robes are still good for me, and I am sure that this should not make it difficult for you." In a gentle tone, Li Bida stretched out his hand -- and that evening, Merut came out crying and dressed in the robes of ordinary patriarchs.

Two days later, he forcibly reconvened all the senators, and then announced that he and Panza had jointly filed an impeachment motion to "reunite the former dictator Julius. The procurator Pinzel, the prefect of the capital, Casca, the former consul Banks, the court officer Aetius, and the court officer Tepennius, who had been tainted by Caesar's accidental death, were immediately stripped of their status and office, and were not allowed to leave the city of Rome pending trial and punishment.

"What are you going to do, what are you going to do!" When Hu Cong and the guards rushed into the synagogue and arrested all of them, Si Pinzel was furious and shouted at Li Bida, "Why do you treat me like this, and what qualifications do you have?" ”

"Sipinzel, the crows in the house of your house are calling ominously, and I think that when you came to the assembly, the women and servants of the house heard this omen, but it was in vain for those who were punished and deaf and blind." Li Bida made this grim joke.

Banksy lowered his head, and as he passed in front of Li Bida, he tried to justify that he was not involved in the assassination, and Li Bida replied to him, "When I return from the expedition, I will be treated fairly." ”

The last person to walk in front of Li Bida was Aetius, who stared at him and then said in a low voice, "Can you summon the ghosts to kill me on the spot, or have the ghosts already started to eat you?" Your retribution has come, Aetius, I warned you long ago. ”

Aetius didn't say a word, just glared at the high priest fiercely, and was shoved out by the guards.

The rest of the elders were "glued" to their seats, their legs were like sifting chaff, they didn't run, they didn't stay, Li Bida circled around the hall podium, and then slammed the word board on the desk, and the silent hall suddenly shook several people with this sound.

"It's not enough! There are still dozens of people on this list, and I need the Ombudsman to remove all of them from the Senate list, including those who were brought out just now! Li Bida shouted. (To be continued......)