Chapter 16 Disbanding the Troops (Part 2)
But the matter was not over yet. Cassius once again handed over a sharp knife and said to Brutus, "Cut off the head of Pompey's father-in-law."
"What?" Brutus said this as if he didn't hear it.
So Casillo repeated this request again, and said, "This is related to the last remnant of the Republican Party. It is not on the Balearic Islands, nor on the remnants of Pompeii, but on your shoulders and mine, so we Killing Scipio to claim credit from Caesar, I will be governor of an important province in the future, and so will you."
"I'm not interested in getting an official position." Brutus said, wiping the dew from the corner of his mouth.
"Pedantry! Without official positions, no glory, and no army, how can we fight against the enemies of the Republic? Since Caesar is like a poisonous snake in the belly of the Republic, slowly turning from weak to powerful and cruel by devouring the country's resources and flesh and blood, We must be like this now, be patient, remain calm, sharpen our claws and venom, and be ready to deal a fatal blow to the enemy at any time," Casillo said as a lesson.
"Is the enemy of the Republic equal to Caesar? Isn't it?" But now, Brutus is still unwilling to face this difficult and painful fact, "But, he once promised me that he would restore the Republic after the war." "You still believe these lies after things like this? When Caesar was only eighteen years old, he married Cinna's daughter, which also sealed the path of his life. You can do the math for yourself. Caesar has lived until now, and his tricks and tricks Although he is full of mistakes, he has never betrayed the track he has set since his childhood. Don't be stupid, Brutus. He is not a hero who keeps his promises. He is just a capricious politician. Listen to me, Brutus. No more hesitation - in the future we will still have to fight Caesar, either with thousands of troops, or in the synagogue, but the final outcome will be either his death or my death. Brutus, the most important thing is to distinguish who is the enemy and who is the enemy. It’s a friend. Who is available?”
After hearing these words, Brutus looked at the corpses of Scipio and the monkeys. I thought of my uncle, I thought of Portia, I thought of Lepidus, I thought of my mother. Thinking of Caesar and all kinds of people, his thoughts mingled and gradually weaved into a black net, making it difficult for him to breathe and watch. He shouted and waved the sword in his hand, trying to clean up the net. He cut off neatly, finally hitting the blood veins on Scipio's body. The fishy stuff sprayed all over his face, and he continued to cut with his eyes closed - finally, in front of the rising sun. He stood on the deck, his clothes covered with blood, holding a sword in his left hand and Scipio's head in his right hand, motionless, and said to everyone, "Sail to the city of Utica." In Utica City Hall. Lepidus, the chief governor of the provincial executive council during the war, was discussing with Galba, Atreus and others about the issue of fines in the city. Thanks to Lepidus' mediation and efforts, the city of Utica surrendered before the battle. With Caesar's approval, the fine was reduced from the original 80 million sesterces to 5 million, and it could be paid in kind such as olive oil and barley. Instead, prices were fixed and approved by Lepidus himself, thus maximizing the "preferential" benefit to the city of Utica. In short, this result satisfied the city's Presbyterian Council and expressed its full support for the subsequent trip to Unonia. Formation of Province.
"As a gift of this war, Unonia, including Utica, is my gift to the Senate. It is the seventeenth province of the Republic; while Numidia and the port of Hippo belong to All the wartime provinces became my sixth wartime province." This was Caesar's general post-war disposition. Of course, the specific and complex affairs fell on the temporary administration of the Executive Yuan. In the evening, Lepidus walked out of the city hall with a somewhat tired body, and saw Leo and Turinus discussing something animatedly at the foot of the door.
When he asked, he found out that the two were arguing about a legal paradox.
The topic was very "interesting", it was about the criminalization of rape. When they were studying the law today, Turinus believed that there were "no more than two ways to deal with this crime. If the victimized lady asked for the execution of the man, If so, the man will be executed publicly in front of the city gate; but if the victim asks the man to marry her, then the man must be spared and ordered to marry the woman." Then Leo counterargued, "Suppose. A rapist raped two women on the same night. The former wanted to execute him and the latter wanted to marry him. How should the decision be made? "
So the two young men started a debate on this, and Lepidus went under the colonnade and listened to their opinions with great interest. Turinus tried his best to find a solution within the framework of the law, but every arbitration plan was rejected by Leo. After cleverly rejecting the proposal, Turinus finally became a little angry, so he asked Leo not to just raise objections, but to express his own solution. This would be a sincere debate.
"My plan? I think that when a legal officer encounters such a situation, he should stop trying to solve it within the law and have to upgrade it to an act of divine judgment." Leo said seriously.
"Divine Judge? Will that convince the crowd?" Turinus was confused.
"When a paradox occurs, God's will is the most convincing and fair action. Use divination or a goat. If the goat's horn touches the lady, whoever's opinion will be used will be used." Leo explained this gesture.
"But this case will soon be regarded as a new precedent for subsequent generations to follow." Turinus added, and then the two friends laughed again and high-fived to signify the perfect end of the debate.
Lepidus also smiled and held the shoulders of the two, asking them to hone their knowledge and courage in the coming years. At this moment, several token officers hurried over, and the municipal hall behind them began to commotion. One person walked up to Lepidus and said, "Mr. Cassius, the governor of Lusitania, and his fleet of Mr. Brutus, the treasurer, successfully intercepted and killed the important rebels Scipio and Cruz. Now the two heads are being sent to Caesar. The two gentlemen are waiting outside the city of Utica for an interview."
"Hurry up and ride to Pompey's old house in the city, and ask someone to "take care" of Cornelia, otherwise this lady will be sad to death after losing her husband and father at the same time." Lepidus hurriedly stuffed some silver coins into the token officer and entrusted him with this task.
"This is obviously a fight for merit, guardian. As far as I know, these two have not made any contributions in the entire war against Pompey." Then, Turinus said indignantly, but Lepidus immediately gestured to stop her - because at this time, Cassius and Brutus were walking towards the town hall with their entourage guards.