His Excellency Tiberius awoke. He tried to sit up, but his body didn't move as he expected. The strength in his body was empty, as if he couldn't move his fingers.

The body seemed to be dissatisfied with Tiberius's hand, and his left hand was lifted. Lifting his left forearm with great difficulty, Tiberius saw several scabbed wounds on his left hand, which had been red and swollen a few days ago, oozing pus. Now Tiberius's hands are not bloody, only looking at the very ordinary wounds slightly red, it is really hard to imagine that these insignificant-looking wounds almost cost Tiberius his life a few days ago.

There was a knock at the door, and someone came in. Seeing that Tiberius was looking at his palm, Tiberius's students shouted in surprise: "Your Excellency, you are awake!" ”

"Hmm. Help me to sit up. Tiberius commanded.

The student hurried to Tiberius's side and said, "Your Excellency, the doctor said you need to recuperate. ”

"Then help me to the toilet." His Excellency Tiberius said unhappily.

Helped out of the toilet by the students, Tiberius did not return to the bedroom, but sat down on the large circle chair in the study. He asked the student, "Which doctor cured me?" ”

The student did not rush to introduce Tiberius when he fell into a high fever and coma, and his expression was a little embarrassed. Needless to say, the best doctors in all of Constantinople were in the office. His Excellency Tiberius had resolutely refused to go to the office, and he would not accept the treatment of those who supported Sheila.

"Who went to ask for Doctor Song Guo?" Tiberius asked.

"It was His Excellency Maximi who came to visit the patient, and seeing that Your Excellency was in such a situation, he immediately took a carriage to the office to pick up the doctor."

Tiberius thought he would get angry, but found that the thought of being angry only dissipated without a trace when he was remembered. He experienced the brink of life and death, and before falling into a coma, he had a great fear, which was the fear when he clearly perceived that death was approaching step by step. Knowing that fear, I understand that being rescued is what I really look forward to.

"Did the doctor tell me the cause?"

"They say it's a tiny creature that gets into your wound and multiplies in your body. Later, the doctor will inject some of the potions into your blood vessels. Then you have a fever. ”

It doesn't seem like a big deal about my illness. Tiberius smiled bitterly. The evil disease that made several famous doctors in Constantinople helpless was nothing in front of the office doctors, but fortunately, Tiberius did not allow his students to be stupid, otherwise a priest would come and expel the evil that had invaded Tiberius's body from his wounds. For academics, it is an insult worthy of death.

After a short rest, Tiberius asked what had happened in Constantinople when he was unconscious. Under his questioning, the students had to sign the will of the tribune Le Pen, who approved the decision that Barcelus had the right to grant citizenship to women. Tibereth's previous efforts had failed completely, and Article 1 of the Eastern Roman Citizenship Law changed from 'all Eastern Roman citizens were male' to 'Eighteen years of age or older, and tax-paying male citizens were granted citizenship upon application.' Baseleus had the right to grant citizenship to women who had made outstanding contributions to the Eastern Romans. ’

While he was talking, the servant came to make a report, and Maximi arrived with the doctor from the office. Tiberius asked the students to invite them in, and Tiberius was soon injected in his study.

According to the doctor's instructions, press down on the injection site with a cotton pad, and Tiberius asked, "Doctor, how long do you need to be treated?" ”

"Another injection tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and if there is no problem, the treatment can be over."

"I already feel like I'm fine, that what came into my body has been wiped out." Tiberius replied. He really felt that the thing that had caused pain in his body before was gone.

"Those things are just down in large numbers enough to give you a high fever, and it's not entirely certain that they've been eliminated. It would take another two days to think they were destroyed. ”

Tiberius's mood suddenly improved, not because he knew that he was going to be completely healed, but because of the joy that his rational words had caused him to feel that he had gained. Tiberius said, "How much does the treatment cost?" ”

"Mr. Maximi has already paid." The doctor said that he had already packed the medical kit. Originally, it was just a matter of taking out the potion and the injection box, and it was also very quick to put it away.

"Maximi stays here for a moment." Tiberius said.

Seeing off the doctor, Maximi returned to his study. Tiberius asked him to pour him a glass of water, and Maximi complied. When the water was brought to Tiberius, he heard Tiberius say, "Thank you." Thank you for everything you have done for me. ”

Maximi smiled bitterly, this was also a thank you from His Excellency Tiberius, he was used to it anyway. He replied, "The doctor said that Your Excellency should eat more delicious things these days, just don't eat too much." The other thing is to drink plenty of boiled water. ”

His Excellency Tiberius replied earnestly: "Go back and ask your wife to make some food and send someone to bring it, I have long wanted to eat her food again." Also, congratulations to Sheila that she finally got what she wanted. ”

The biggest problem was still raised, and Maximi saw that His Excellency Tiberius was not angry, but he also felt that it was not a bad thing to be talked about at this time. But he was still a little worried, so he asked tentatively, "Aren't you angry?" ”

Lord Tiberius nodded, "I already understand that I was wrong to put all my grievances on Sheila alone. The things that make me unhappy are not led by Sheila, but by the people who want to attack me because of Sheila's affairs, and make me feel frustrated. Maximi, if I hadn't been holding on to Sheila's affairs at the time, she probably wouldn't have made it to where she is now. ”

Maximi was shocked, he had thought about it before, but it was only a fleeting thought. At this time, after listening to His Excellency Tiberius's words, I also felt that this was indeed the case, and many people were a little inexplicable in helping Sheila.

"Maximime, those people have always hated me for trying to restore the institutions of the Senate and the Roman Republic. They wanted to bring the country's politics back to the way they had been, and that would only bring the Eastern Romans back to the Dark Ages. As he spoke, Tiberius became excited. So much so that he suddenly began to retch.

Maximi hurriedly stepped forward and patted Tiberius on the back, and by this time Tiberius's student had already brought a tray of food. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly persuaded Maximi to go first, so that His Excellency Tiberius could have something to eat. As soon as Maximi reached the door after taking his leave, he heard His Excellency Tiberius shouting from behind: "Maximi, unite the Senate, the House of the People, the City Council, and the Tribunes." If they do not unite to preserve the republic, the Senate will be wiped out and the people will suffer again. ”

When he got home, Maximi asked his wife to cook some dishes for the sick, and she agreed. Maximi wanted to talk to his daughter Sheila about what Tiberius had said, but this time he was undecided. His Excellency Tiberius still maintained his reason, and his words swayed Maximi's decision to take over as Chairman of the Institutional Committee. He understood that he had great enthusiasm and longing for the republic recorded in the history books, although Roman historians have recorded all kinds of events that happened during the republican era, and the republic was not a heavenly paradise, but also full of pain and ugliness. However, Maximi was convinced that a republic was better than an empire.

Compared to Maximime, Tiberius was a hundred times more insistent on republicanism. Seeing what happened to Tiberius with his own eyes, Maximi felt a glimpse of his future self.

When Sheila got home, she saw her mother in the kitchen directing the cooking, and she was overjoyed to think that she could have a big meal, but she didn't expect that there were only a few portions. Sheila asked her mother, "So many dishes." ”

"Oh. It was made for Tiberius, and it was sent to his house. ”

"Tiberius is healed?" Sheila was a little surprised, she knew that the doctors in the office were very competent, and this perception was refreshed to a higher level.

"Sheila, Tiberius is a very important friend to your father." Sheila's mother replied.

Sheila felt that her mother had misunderstood her, and that she was far from resentful of Tiberius to the point of wanting him dead. It's just that this misunderstanding should not be explained, this is the lesson that Sheila learned in the Senate. She changed the subject, "Mother, I want to buy some more houses." ”

"Oh? Are you ready to get married? Mother asked in surprise.

"It's not about getting married." Sheila was upset when she heard that her mother was forced to marry in various forms, and she explained: "Baselus is going to build a new royal palace on the other side of the Golden Horn, including the Senate, the Lok Sabha, and the offices of various ministers. ”

"Is Baseleus so rich now?" Sheila's mother was puzzled.

"It's not those who came back from the Great Song Dynasty who are pping him off." Sheila replied. The city of the Great Song Dynasty and the surrounding towns of the city left a deep impression on the visitors, and through the consultation, they also brought back the concept of urban zoning and living facilities system from the Great Song Dynasty. Rome originally had this concept, but the problem was that in the past, Rome blindly pursued grandeur, while the Great Song Dynasty had a fairly complete design for every living area in the city. In contrast to these two sides, Constantinople's long-standing problems are immediately clear. It was completely unrealistic to tear down Constantinople and rebuild it, and the only way to do that was to expand outward, first by building a large number of new blocks, and dividing the various people in the city into new districts according to the nature of their work. Finally, the old area was demolished and reconstructed. Sheila's criticism is not about the plan, but about the huge amount of money needed to complete it.

"Will the new house be better than the current one?" Sheila's mother was intrigued.

"I don't know." Sheila didn't know the bottom either, "I just heard that the imperial court is going to build special residences for ministers, officials, and senators." If I did, I would probably have to move out. ”