After Caesar's death, the city of Rome was in chaos.
Because the GH of Rome was actually the GH of nobles.
They did not care about the lives of the civilians.
On the contrary, Caesar, the dictator, stood on the side of the Roman civilians.
At that time, the Roman Empire continued to expand and acquired a large number of slaves.
As a result, the nobles lived a luxurious life.
However, ordinary civilians still wanted to have their jobs snatched away by these slaves.
The two extremes were extremely serious.
However, the nobles did not care.
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After Caesar came to power, he issued an order that the nobles had to hand over one-third of the work to the Roman citizens.
It was equivalent to helping the citizens snatch back the opportunity to work from the hands of the slaves.
He even promised to give a quarter of his personal property to the poorest people in Rome.
He also donated a private garden for the citizens of Rome to visit.
Therefore, the citizens of Rome naturally stood on Caesar's side.
GH Faction had already lost the support of the people and the big tree. They could never regain their former glory.
Not to mention trying to assassinate him.
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At that time, the second in command of Caesar Group, Anthony, had successfully escaped.
He gathered Caesar's army and stood in front of the Council of Elders.
The Council of Elders knew that it was another Caesar.
Just like Qin Shihuang, once such a character appeared.
In that case, they would not be able to kill all of them within a certain period of time.
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And that was indeed the case.
Anthony first pretended to negotiate with the Council of Elders.
Then, he would tell the entire story of the Senate assassinating Caesar in front of the Roman citizens!
They had humiliated the GH faction and expelled most of them from Rome!
Anthony even claimed to be Caesar's heir. In fact, he did receive all of Caesar's inheritance.
At this point, Octavian was still Caesar's nominal heir.
Moreover, he was still far away.
However, when he returned, it could be said that he had used this identity to the extreme!
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When Octavian returned to Rome, Anthony, who had already grasped the real power of Rome, treated Octavian, the nominal heir of Caesar, with contempt.
He said haughtily,"Young man, what more do you want than Caesar's name? I don't have any more money. Do you still want Caesar's regime?”
Facing Anthony's threat, Octavian, who was only 18 years old, did not say anything.
He seemed to possess an innate calmness and composure.
Since he could only get Caesar's name, then he would only use Caesar's name to defeat Anthony, who had seized his inheritance!
Octavian changed his name to Gaius Julius Octavian Caesar!
He also strongly promoted that he was Caesar's son in Rome!
Moreover, although he did not receive a single cent from Caesar's inheritance, he was still a little worried.
However, he still fulfilled Caesar's promise to distribute the money to the Roman citizens by selling all his property.
He also made public the fact that Anthony had seized the legacy of Caesar without authorization.
In addition, Anthony was opposed by Caesar Group because of his moral corruption.
Naturally, some of Caesar's old subordinates had joined Octavian's army.
Those who had received the money also naturally stood on Octavian's side.
Thus, Octavian's power was built from nothing.
At this time, he was only eighteen or nineteen years old.
It was self-evident how smart this operation was.
Augustus had displayed great political wisdom at the age of 18.
Through this move, he not only successfully confirmed his identity as Caesar's first heir!
Moreover, he had an army and officially obtained the bargaining chip to challenge Anthony!
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"It's someone else's eighteen years old again..."
"What kind of god is this?”
"You have such courage and wisdom at the age of eighteen.”
"It is indeed terrifying."
"Most people would probably not know what to do in such a situation, right?”
"But Octavian not only broke the situation, but he did it in such a simple and effective way.”
"It can only be said that he is a natural politician. The first time he made a move at the age of 18, he was already able to make people feel amazed.”
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And this was just the beginning of Octavian's series of divine operations.
Octavian first defeated Antony in the Battle of Mutina and subdued more of Caesar's former subordinates.
Moreover, as Caesar's son, he actually took the initiative to join forces with the Council of Elders.
By promising not to pursue Caesar's crime of being killed, he successfully became the youngest consul in the history of Rome!
At that time, he was only nineteen years old.
The Council of Elders had thought that he would be a chess piece that could be easily controlled.
But unexpectedly, on the day Octavian was appointed as the consul…
His army entered the Council of Elders with him.
Octavian did not hesitate to break his promise to the Senate.
He announced that everyone who participated in the assassination of Caesar was an enemy of Rome.
He became a military dictator like Caesar and Anthony, who he had personally driven away.
He used his actions to prove to Rome once again that he was indeed Caesar's son.
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"Why do I feel that the Roman Senate is so pitiful?”
"I was either deceived by Anthony or Octavian.”
"Moreover, as long as they pull an army into the city, they will lose any right to speak.”
"I can only be manipulated by others. I'm extremely aggrieved.”
"They thought that after killing Caesar, this matter would end.”
"I didn't expect Anthony and Octavian to be even more terrifying than Caesar.”
"That's right. At least when Caesar was around, they still maintained their superficial dignity.”
"But now, they don't care about me at all.”
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However, this was not the case. The GH faction was still able to carry out the final counterattack.
They were Brutus and Cassius, who were in exile.
While Antony and Octavian were busy fighting in Rome.
These two men were also strengthening their own strength. Through bribery and political promises, they had won over many garrisons in the east.
Through these forces, they could defeat the cities and local forces that did not submit to them. In just two years, the entire Caucasus, Asia Minor, and Syria had been subdued by them.
Their ultimate goal was to return to Rome and completely destroy the Caesar Group's power!
Facing this common enemy, Octavian did not hesitate.
Northbound chose to talk to Anthony, who was originally his enemy, and became an ally.
From this, it could be seen that Utaki had no political inclination.
He did not represent the interests of Caesar Group, nor did he favor the Council of Elders.
Everything he did was to weaken the forces other than himself while strengthening himself.
He could have cooperated with the Council of Elders when needed.
Now, when needed, he could also become a comrade with Anthony, who had once been his enemy.
Such a calm political mind was actually born in a young man who was only nineteen years old.
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