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- Plato (one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Western culture)

On the bright side, Oscar's reward and appointment to Dionicios is a real favor; But in fact, this is not the case, Mary understands Oscar's 'sinister intentions' in an instant!

The reason why Oscar rewarded the ordinary Syracuse nobles first was to create a sharp contrast when the reward for Dionysios was announced later; In this way, the ordinary nobles will be jealous of Dionicios.

Perhaps, before the House of Augustus came to Syracuse, Dionycios's birth destined him to be above all the Syracuse nobility; This is a fact that no one can change, and it is also the blessing left by the ancestors of Dionysios.

However, with the strong accession of the House of Augustus, everything has changed dramatically; Dionysios has gone from being a supreme consul to a prisoner on the same level as ordinary nobles, and has become no different from ordinary nobles.

This turn of events, while Dionysios felt at a loss, also made the other Syracuse nobles feel comfortable; This is the sinister nature of human nature, and the fall of those who were once above others will excite those so-called others.

However, no one thought that the Augustus family, as the victors, would use the cowardly and incompetent Dionisios so much, and how could this not make the Syracuse nobles, who were still low-ranking nobles, jealous?

Of course, not all the nobles present would be jealous of Dionicios' good fortune; There are also some people who can really understand the situation, and after hearing about Oscar's arrangement for Dionicios, they immediately look at Dionisios with a pitiful look.

Because they know that Oscar's arrangement of Dionisios seems to be favorable, but in fact it is strictly controlled! Although Dionicios received the so-called title of Third Count and became governor of the province of Sardinia of the House of Augustus; Unfortunately, those are all imaginary, and they are not at all the power that Dionicios can enjoy.

The title of third-class earl is not mentioned for the time being, after all, the earldom is only an honor; There is no real role other than the special glory and wealth that can be enjoyed, and it is the position of the Augustan family that really determines a person's status.

Dionysios' position as governor of Sardinia, seemingly glorious, was in fact insignificant; What kind of place is the province of Sardinia? That is the place where the Augustan family is rooted, and it is also the place where the Augustan family rose to prominence!

With the strength of the Augustan family, can Dionicios, who has only surrendered, be able to control the administrative power of the province of Sardinia? Whether he had the ability to control it or not, it was impossible for the Augustan family to give him a chance to control it; His existence is destined to be just a puppet on the surface.

More crucially, once Dionicios left Sicily, leaving Syracuse, on which he depended; Does he still have enough capital to make the Augustans jealous? Can he still be a potential threat to the House of Augustus?

Of course, with Oscar's wisdom, his strategy is more than that; You know, the nobles of the ancient city-state of Syracuse are a plate of scattered sand, and unless someone like Dionysios exists to bind them together, they will always be a plate of scattered sand.

In this way, Oscar made the other nobles envious and jealous of Dionysios, and the basis of their cooperation between the two was destroyed; Coupled with the fact that Dionicios was going to Sardinia to become governor, it was even more unlikely that there would be any connection between the two sides.

In this way, the remnants of the ancient city-state of Syrac will soon be assimilated by the Augustan family, and it is impossible to stir up a storm under the strong rule of the Augustan family; The whole of Sicily will be truly united by the House of Augustus.

No matter how many of the Syracuse nobles could see Oscar's upright scheme, they could not contradict Oscar's decision, nor could they resist the strong rule of the House of Augustus; This is the irresistible under absolute strength!

In fact, the whole dinner didn't delay Oscar for long; After announcing these important rewards and the appointment of Dionicos, Oscar simply congratulated Dionisios and left the venue first.

The other Syracuse nobles didn't want to stay in the banquet hall to enjoy the dinner anymore, and they had to hurry home to wait for the specific title reward of the Augustan family! Never underestimate the gap between a third-class baron and a first-class baron, it is enough for many people to work hard for a lifetime; It is also a glory that countless soldiers have thrown their heads and spilled blood on the battlefield and cannot be exchanged!

After Oscar left the banquet hall, he and Mary went to discuss the matter of moving the capital; Before Luquis and Quintus arrived at Syracuse, Oscar wanted to ask Mary for advice.

Mary's current identity is not only Oscar's brain and chief of the General Staff of the Augustan family, she is also Oscar's confidante and Oscar's woman recognized by Prisca; This is the root of Oscar's trust in Mary.

In ancient and modern times, the person who any man trusts most is always the one who sleeps next to his pillow; This is an eternal truth, and it is also a truth that Oscar believes in. At least for Oscar, Mary and Prisca are the two people he trusts in the world.

Coupled with Mary's extraordinary intelligence and keen intuition, Oscar naturally won't waste Mary's talent and ability in vain; For such a far-reaching event, Oscar will not hesitate to ask Mary for advice.

Mary doesn't say a word more when she is in front of people, but in front of Oscar, she still knows everything; Especially Oscar's idea of moving the capital, Mary still agrees with it very much.

After all, Mary was not a pure thinker and politician, she was more suited to things on the battlefield, and she was also used to looking at everything with a strategic eye; In this respect, Sicily is indeed a better capital than Sardinia.

As for the choice of the specific capital city, Mary also felt that Syracuse was far more suitable than Lilili and Messina; In any case, Liliba was once the city of the Kingdom of Carthage, and Messina was also the city of Scipio, so it was not always appropriate to be the capital of the House of Augustus.

In addition, compared to Syracuse, Lilibal and Messina suffered several wars after all, and still had a great impact on the development of their entire cities; Syracuse, a city that has not been devastated by war, has even stronger development potential.

With Mary's support, Oscar's heart became more determined about moving the capital; In particular, Mary's consideration of the strategic location coincided with Oscar's idea, which made Oscar want to move the capital more and more.

After this discussion was over, Oscar naturally did not let Mary go to a room to rest alone; In fact, Mary had already cleaned up a brand new bedroom in the Archon's mansion by the time Oscar went to the army to recover the Spartan hoplites.

Things in Sicily are now going on, and the dust is finally coming to an end; Under the absolute superiority of the Augustan family, it is impossible to lose control of Sicily, Sicily is already the Augustan family!

On the night of the previous decisive battle, it was impossible for Oscar to do anything out of the ordinary in the barracks; After all, the barracks are heavy, even Oscar can't come nonsense, Oscar must sleep in his military tent every night, and Mary must return to her military tent.

Now, both of them are no longer in the barracks, and everything is almost settled; Oscar naturally won't miss tonight's Spring Festival!

As soon as the two entered the bedroom, Oscar picked up Mary horizontally, regardless of Mary's weak struggle and shy resistance, Oscar directly carried Mary to the spacious bed, pressed Mary's body, and kept his hands roaming.

As Mary's clothes peeled off one by one, Oscar's breathing became heavier and heavier; After a short time, there was an unthinkable panting sound in the bedroom, and the bright moon in the sky was so ashamed that it was too bright and the moon in the sky to burrow into the clouds and dare not show up.

After Oscar and Mary had enjoyed less than three days of comfort in the ancient city of Syra, Lucis and Quintus rushed to the ancient city of Syrac; After they arrived, Oscar began to negotiate with them about moving the capital.

In the current Augustan family, the core of power is still occupied by the generals of the military; Perhaps, in the future, government officials will rise to the top, but it is still the core figures of the military who determine the future direction of the entire Augustan family.

Among these military generals, the most vocal ones are undoubtedly Luquis and Quintus; One of the two represents the traditional power of the Augustan family, and the other represents the new forces that later joined the Augustan family, which can be regarded as the core figures of the upper power of the entire Augustan family.

They did not raise any objections to Oscar's idea of moving the capital, especially Luquis, who frankly supported any decision of Oscar; As for Quintus, he didn't say much out of caution.

However, Oscar can still see that Quintus is also in favor of moving the capital in his heart; There's no way, who asked Oscar to discuss these people are all generals born in the military, and they will naturally give priority to the military perspective first.

In addition, the Augustan family does not have any so-called conservative forces and Sardinian interest groups, so the move of the capital will naturally not cause any uproar; With the support of these two main figures, Oscar's plan to move the capital can basically be implemented! (To be continued.) )