Brutu, who just finished the Senate discussion, has a heavy heart. When he passed the bronze statue of his ancestors by the square, he habitually stopped as usual. Every time he passes by here, he will look up at the bronze statue of his ancestors with great piety in order to gain courage and strength. At the moment when this great Republic is about to be usurped by people with lofty ideals, he hopes to get inspiration and guidance from the ancestors who founded the Republic.

At this time, Brutu looked up at the resolute face of his ancestors, and could not help but recall that more than 400 years ago, his ancestors were persecuted by his uncle who was a king, and his father and brother were killed. After that, they were forced to play dumb to escape the king's murder, so his ancestors were nicknamed "Brutu" (Latin "Brutu" means fool). After eight years of beggar-like humiliation and living on charity, it is finally time to overthrow the king. The dissolute king raped Lucretia, the wife of Claudine, a nobleman. Lucretia became very angry after telling the whole story to her husband who came back from abroad. This incident aroused the indignation of all the people in Rome. The king's lewd and shameless evil deeds spread all over Rome. Brutu took the opportunity to unite Colladay and other nobles and civilians who were dissatisfied with the king's rule. The excited Romans rose up under their leadership, and the uprising people took up spears and swords and went straight to the palace. Seeing that the situation was not good, the king escaped from Rome with his tail between his legs under the cover of the Royal Guard and went to Etruria in the north. In order to prevent new dictatorship and tyranny, they called the Senate to meet with the people and unanimously decided to depose the king and not adopt the life tenure system of the king. Instead, it is a system of electing consuls, whose term of office is determined to be one year. The number of consuls is two, and their rights are completely equal, so as to prevent dictatorship and further reach an agreement with the people as follows:

1) Anyone who tries or dares to stand on his own feet as king can be put to death without trial.

2) Anyone who attempts to hold public office without people's consent will be sentenced to death.

3) Any citizen convicted by an elected official has the right to appeal to the citizens' assembly.

His ancestor Lucius Julius Brutu was elected as one of the first consuls, and Rome entered the great era of the Republic. After four centuries of conquest, Rome became the only overlord in the world, and the name of Brutu became the consent of the founders of the Republic.

Thought of here, Brutu was proud of the brilliant achievements of his ancestors and ashamed of his silence. Just as he was filled with emotion, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some graffiti on the base of the bronze statue. Although it's a little fuzzy, he can still clearly recognize it when he bends down.

"Brutu, are you dead?"

"Your descendants will be ashamed of you."

He immediately blushed and secretly vowed, "Keep your eyes open, and I will never insult my ancestors."

A gift from the queen of Egypt

Lucius, a member of the Senate, was invited to Caesar's magnificent building. The doorpost is exquisitely Ionian. When he entered the door, there was a huge circular fountain surrounded by exquisite statues of Venus and Muse. The pool of the fountain is surrounded by a round flower bed, which is full of fragrant and pleasant flowers and plants. Obviously, everything in this house is designed by his new favorite Cleopatra in Greek style, which looks classical and elegant. Caesar, a little bald, stood at the door and held out his hands to him: "Dear, come in and see my new home. They are all great works of my queen of Egypt! " ""it's beautiful! Simple, elegant and exquisite! "

They walked into the living room while greeting each other. Lucius was Caesar's close friend in the Senate. Lucius has always admired Caesar's brilliant achievements and generous attitude. Caesar was also moved by Lucius, a noble, and voted for his proposal of leaning towards civilians every time, thus becoming a confidant.

Lucius said directly, "Friend, what is so important?"

Caesar said, "Yes, I want to discuss a very important matter with you."

"What is it?"

"My good friend, although Pompeii and Cato have solved it, the Senate is now sticking to me on the surface, trying to put various titles and laurels on my head, but secretly plotting to kill me. Recently, I have noticed that a group of conservatives in cassius are closely related. It is reported that I am going to move the capital to Egypt and make a king there. In fact, I don't want to move the capital to Egypt at all, but I may live in Egypt often in the future, so the rumors they spread are obviously paving the way for their actions, because according to our ancient laws, people can dispose of those who want to stand on their own feet without trial. "

"It's all those old guys in the Senate who did bad things. They always miss their glorious past. They are really out of date. Our country is on the verge of collapse, domestic troubles and foreign invasion follow one after another, and we are still talking nonsense about saving * * * and so on! Those antiques are all corrupt and incompetent. They will only plunder land on a large scale and be slaves on the manor. Little did they know that it was the cheap products of their manor that bankrupted all the small farmers in Rome. They extorted money in Italy and the colonies, making the life of the lower classes like hell. They also used their ill-gotten wealth to lend usury to the governor or king of a colony, and charged high interest, but they didn't know that it was these usurers who could explode at any time and anywhere on the border of our country. They are also mercenary, corrupt, and accept a lot of bribes from ruling officials in every election, making the Senate a place for trading power and money. These shameless guys, if you hadn't fought for years and conquered Spain, Gaul, Germania and Britain, brought a lot of money to the national treasury, and if you hadn't put forward a series of bills conducive to the distribution of land and civil rights for the common people, temporarily quelling their grievances, I think our country would have fallen apart! In my opinion, the current Senate should be completely dissolved and exiled, and then start a new stove. "

"Old friends, great minds think alike, but I think it's best to cooperate and reach a permanent solution. I want to be the king of Rome. "

Lucius was taken aback. Although he knew Caesar admired King Alexander the most, it was the first time he heard Caesar say it himself. He knew that all the lower classes in Italy would definitely agree to support Caesar as king. The only resistance came from aristocrats and wealthy bourgeoisie, because Caesar's policies always tended to ordinary people. He also sincerely believed that Caesar would govern the country after he ascended the throne. The only problem is that this will eventually contradict Rome's concept of founding a country. Moreover, it is hard for him to imagine how he will get along with this friend with unlimited power in the future. After all, there has not been a supreme monarch in Rome for more than 400 years, so he said cautiously: "I am afraid this will first contradict our founding concept in Rome. To tell the truth, although I admire you very much, if you really become a king,

Caesar's eyes filled with fearless look and said, "Ha ha, don't think about that yet. If I want to be king, how will the Senate and the people react? "

Cassius replied faintly: "The lower classes in China are expected to be very happy to accept this news, while the nobles and wealthy bourgeoisie may have some fierce reactions and rebellions, but in my opinion, their resistance will definitely be subdued by you soon, so there should be no major obstacles in implementation."

Caesar smiled and said, "It's exactly as I imagined. Who in the Senate dares to compete with Caesar on the battlefield? Old friend, yesterday, an Oracle said that only those who hold the title of king can conquer the rest. I think that for the sake of peace on the eastern border of Rome, you should submit this proposal to the Senate for voting. "

Lucius said hesitantly, "Well, let me think."

Caesar readily replied, "You should think about it. I will wait patiently for your decision. Don't worry! " ! Oh, this is a gift I brought you back from Egypt. Not a tribute. "

Lucius smiled and said, "No,no." Then reach for the gift box.

This is a box of priceless jewels that Cleopatra brought from Egypt.