Chapter 18 Water Clock (Part 2)
Demethlius, your ability is always in some minor aspects. In this speech at the God of War Square, you should at least prepare a manuscript for Pompey in advance and ask him to say more about his commitment to the citizens, because the citizens fully support you at the conference, and they are eager for corresponding rewards, rather than listening to you boasting about the achievements of the expedition.
At this time, Xiao Jiatu, who was standing by the podium and could not bear it, laughed loudly: "Yes, after listening to the speech of our general Pompei, I really began to believe that the enemies of Mitradati are so stupid. Pompei's expedition was simply easy, almost a victory over women!" The noble elders around Xiao Jiatu laughed. This kind of sarcastic irony made Pompei on the bow podium a little embarrassed, but he still bit the bullet and continued to speak because he saw Cicero on the other side, with praise and urgency in his eyes.
It is obvious that Cicero, who had just stepped down, was waiting for Pompei to speak, praising how he had decisively crushed the rebellion in the conspiracy of Cathirin. Cicero always believed that in these three years, Pompei was committed to dealing with external enemies, while he destroyed the internal enemies of Rome. They were as great as the merits of the Republic and should support each other.
But to Cicero's disappointment, Pompei only said lightly when referring to the conspiracy of the Senate and Kathirin: I also want to thank all the fathers and the consuls for their contributions to the peace and peace in the Republic during his expedition.
Seeing Crasso's expression, Crasso was full of malicious intentions: "No, the one on the podium, you don't know what a great plot that the Chief Executive had smashed. If I return from the expedition, I will not go home to meet my wife. I will also be the first to run to the Square of God of War. I would like to express my sincere thanks to him!" Crasso's sharp teeth continued to make the elders laugh, and the people below began to burst into full bloom, forming the first ** of this dull speech. He cleverly satirized the two "fathers": Pompei, whose wife had a flirting out of the wrath during the expedition, and Cicero who boasted. As a result, the scar on Crasso's nose, which looked like chickpeas, turned red again because he was teased.
"Pompey, you failed. You neither promised preferential plans for the citizens in your speech, nor promised the interests of the knight trade in the Eastern Province, nor did you support the fathers of the Senate to heaven. During this period, you should rest with peace of mind and wait for the grand triumphal ceremony for the coming year." Karabis's code words, sometimes it was quite interesting to see these people fighting, but Karabis learned everything he should know, so he slowly walked down the stairs. He had to focus on his energy and wait for a market to judge Claudi in court.
Pompei's failed speech did not attract the attention of Roman citizens for too long. In a short period of time, they forgot the famous general and left him to do nothing in his villa, and quickly made the headlines. With the trial of Claudi's private trespass on the mansion, the second hot topic of attention of citizens came. Many people, regardless of men and women, dressed up like attending a festival, surrounded by the courtyard. Although autumn is coming, the weather is still dry and clear. Among the people attending the audience, many vendors were selling mint water, fruits and thyme to help the audience quench their thirst or deworm them.
When the chief trial Catulus sat on the seat with the jury, the defense lawyers of both sides entered the venue. Claudi's Curio and Cicero of Caesar's side - he really couldn't stand Renchat's complaint. Of course, his wife still reminded him, "The benefits of overthrowing Claudi are extremely obvious. Claudi is the most hated mob leader in the Senate. He is going to run for civilians to protect civilians. This is the official position that they hate the most. You will get the support of the Senate. Furthermore, Claudi has many enemies, Pompeii and Luculas, and now another Caesar is here. These people are either power or rich. You cannot lose this opportunity to win over the elites of the political world - look at you, you are born in a small barbarian city, and have a foothold in Rome by your mouth."
His wife's words made him determined to attend.
"It is my honor to be able to compete with you in the same seat. Your defense has been my object of admiration since I was a child." The short Curio greeted Cicero politely.
"Who am I supposed to be? It turns out to be the cute little daughter of old Curio." Cicero replied arrogantly, hoping to overwhelm the opponent in momentum. Hearing these offensive words, Curio shook his shoulders and shook his head, and then sat down on the seat there.
A court clerk, came up and put a water meter on the trial table, something that records and restrains the time of a lawyer or witness speaking.
"I would like to say that my impression of Claudi was not too bad. He was from a famous family and had not yet found any stain on his military service. But when he spoke to run for the civilian guardian, I found that a great young man had changed, and rudeness and barbarity occupied his heart. He believed that this would bring closer to the slums and those who lived in the Floating Island Apartments and won their votes. This Claudi was closely related to the previous tragic death of King Codini in Rome, the escape of the Armenian prince Tregre, and now he broke into the Julius family.
In the ceremony of Goddess of Blessing, he became more and more radical and more dangerous. He was a second in the formation of Catilin. I could have been completely out of the matter. If I insisted on saying, he served as my arm during the Catilin Rebellion. I should not come out to accuse him in private, but I, Cicero, is always a righteous man - Claudius, a double sinner of Roman traditional morality and interests. So today I stand here to see him receive the punishment he deserves!" In the court, Cicero finished his generous speech, and the clerk immediately changed into another water watch.
Next, it was Curio's time to speak, and his speech was also aggressive, "The Julius family is the most respected family in Rome, and that's right. But it's wrong for His Excellency Julius Caesar to use personal morality to criticize my defense object. Speaking of seducing wives and daughters, yes, and men, who in the city can compare with Caesar? He had a romantic affair with the King of Pagama when he was young. Who doesn't know that he and the Senate are one-third of them.
Two-thirds of the congressman's wife and daughter have an affair." Speaking of this, the whistle and insult sound in the audience were rising and falling, and Curio continued without hesitation. "His Excellency Cicero, every attack on my defense object is actually criticizing Your Excellency Caesar himself. If my defense object is Claudius, the candidate for civil servants, is sentenced to exile, I hope the court will let Caesar exile with him, just like a Gemini in the air."
Cicero immediately stood up and refuted, "Claudi's crimes are not only about defiling morality, but also about infringing on the residence of the high priest and despising the gods who insulted Rome!"
Chapter completed!