L'uomosullastrada, ancheseindietroportandolamontagna, maanchecolloquiocasuale. ）

- Gaius Julius Caesar (Roman dictator)

Oscar, who hurried home, naturally didn't have to prepare the wedding decorations; For Oscar, tomorrow's engagement ceremony only needs to go to the Maxentius family's mansion to participate, and nothing else will have Oscar to do. As for the dowry worth 100,000 gold coins, it's not a big deal, didn't Oscar just get the 500,000 gold coins given by the Senate? Take out the treasure worth 100,000 gold coins from it and bring it over tomorrow, Oscar is now worried about how to accommodate so many generals of the family with equal seniority in just three legions.

In addition to Luquis, Gumos, and Cassillo will be the commanders of the three major legions; Spartak will be the commander of the Samonai Legion, and Licinius will be the commander of the newly formed Guards Cavalry Legion. The new legion formed by the original Red Armor Army and the Blue Armor Army, Oscar is already preparing to name it the Lion Legion, after all, the symbol of the Augustus family is a lion.

And it was impossible for this newly formed corps to use Ulles and Gabriel as commanders and lieutenants of the corps; Therefore, in order to better control and tame this army belonging to the Richard family and the Carters family, the former commander of the First Legion, Longkina, will serve as the commander of the new Lion Legion. As for Ulles and Gabriel, they will serve as lieutenants of the Legion of Samonai and the Guards Cavalry Regiment, respectively.

Because the commanders of these two legions are Oscar's most confidant generals, they will train Ulles and Gabriel well, so that these two people will become excellent generals and loyal generals to the Augustus family. There are also three generals, Nelsey, Marcus, and Scorry, who will also serve as the sixth, eleventh, and lion legion's lieutenant generals respectively; This is the best arrangement for the generals in Oscar's heart.

And, of course, there is a Vipsani; Oscar felt that it was a shame to let Vipsani be an ordinary general. So, Vipsani would be the governor of Sardinia at the time of Oscar's reforms in Sardinia. As for Luquis, Oscar didn't just make him the commander of the First Eagle Banner; Luquis would be the Legion Commander and Deputy Commander of the Combined Legion of Sardinia in the Roman Republic, and Quintus would also be the Deputy Commander of the Combined Legion.

However, the gap between the two deputy commanders is relatively large; The appointment of Luquis as the deputy commander of the Combined Legion was to ease Oscar's own burden, as well as to increase Luquis's power and recognize his loyalty to the House of Augustus. The purpose of making Quintus the deputy commander of the Combined Legion is to keep Quintus away from his Fifth Eagle Legion, so that Oscar can better infiltrate and control the Fifth Eagle Legion.

After considering these family affairs, Oscar began to instruct old Carabes to prepare all the necessary items for the wedding in the near future; Although Oscar himself didn't care about these vain things, it was a Roman rule and custom. So, Oscar definitely can't take this lightly; Otherwise, not only Oscar himself, but even the Augustus and Maxentius families would have become the laughing stock of the entire Roman upper class.

So, old Carabes, after hearing Oscar's order about the wedding, immediately understood what Oscar meant; Oscar will be wedding to Miss Prisca of the Maxentius family in the near future! Thinking of this, old Carabes naturally didn't dare to delay, and quickly ordered the attendants to start getting busy. None of this has anything to do with our Excellency Oscar; Oscar himself began his next series of plans for Sardinia in his study.

The time of October 2 passed in Oscar's thoughts; When night fell, Oscar went to bed early in order to prepare for tomorrow's engagement ceremony in a better manner. And can our Miss Prisca sleep peacefully like Oscar? The answer is definitely no. Prisca has been in a state of excitement since her father and two older brothers came back at noon today to tell her that she and Oscar would be engaged tomorrow.

For a girl who is no more than 19 years old, nothing is more important than being able to marry a man she likes; What's more, this man is also the youngest and best hero in the entire Roman Republic! You must know that when Oscar first inherited the leadership of the Augustan family, he was just a young man who attracted everyone's attention.

And now, just two months later; Oscar had already become a hero of the entire Roman Republic. When the famous generals of the Republic were defeated and killed by the famous Hannibal, he was the only hero to defeat Hannibal's generals head-on; He is truly an invincible commander who can turn the tide when the Republic is in danger! To put it mildly, the current Oscar is definitely the dream girl of all unmarried Roman women!

Such a great person, tomorrow he is going to be engaged to himself! Prisca felt a little fluttery just thinking about it. Prisca had been immersed in her own world since noon, and she did not slow down until nightfall, still tossing and turning in bed. Slowly, Prisca fell asleep in this overexcited mood.

When the sun began to rise slowly on October 3, Oscar got up at the call of old Carabes. Today is the day of Oscar's engagement with Prisca, and Oscar needs to dress up in a neat aristocratic attire at 8 a.m., and take the bride price and escort carriage to the Maxentius family's mansion.

Oscar put on the traditional red robes of the Roman aristocracy, while Carabes, the Elder, busily ordered 200,000 gold coins worth gold and silver jewels to be loaded onto 20 elaborately decorated carriages. Why 200,000 gold coins? This is because Oscar felt that he still needed the support of the Senate represented by the Maxentius family in many aspects; Therefore, after thinking about it, Oscar decided to bring more dowry, which also shows that Oscar attaches more importance to the Maxentius family.

The time reached eight o'clock in the busyness of the people, and when eight o'clock came, Oscar mounted his war horse and went to the house of the Maxentius family with 20 wagons and 50 coachmen under the escort of Licinius. Along the way, the people of Rome were very cordial to Oscar's appearance, and countless people cheered and greeted Oscar, and Oscar waved back one by one.

When Oscar and his carriage arrived at the Maxentius family mansion, brothers Sevious and Marcus were standing outside the gate waiting for Oscar. As soon as the two sides met, Sevious took the lead and welcomed Oscar into the mansion; Marcus ordered the butler to lead Oscar's bridal convoy through the side door into the backyard of the mansion.

After entering the mansion, Oscar was a little shocked, the Maxentius family's mansion was not at all full of guests and people as Oscar imagined; In the huge mansion, there was only a very large table in the main hall, with two seats in front of the table and six seats on the left and right. Probably seeing Oscar's surprise, Sevious said with a smile:

"Oscar, do you think that our Maxentius family has not prepared anything? Because today is your engagement with Prisca, and it's not a very formal wedding ceremony; So, what Father means is that we can get together as a family to witness your engagement. As for the marriage contract witness, our family is not an ordinary aristocratic family, and we don't need the so-called marriage contract witness between us at all. ”

Sevious's words doubled Oscar's affection for this always unknown quasi-uncle, Oscar didn't like crowds in the first place; If the Maxentius family really invited a lot of guests and friends, Oscar would feel very uncomfortable, and that would be fine. So, without saying anything, Oscar followed Sevious to the main hall of the Maxentius family's mansion.

At this time, there were already more than a dozen men, women, and children standing in the main hall; As soon as Oscar entered the main hall, these people all set their eyes on Oscar. Sevius carefully introduced Oscar: "I don't need to be introduced to Marl, Marius and my father, among the rest of the people; In purple was our mother, Madame Honoria, in red was my wife Marciana, in yellow was Marl's wife, and last was our third sister Portia. The two sturdy children were Pabrius, Mar's eldest son, and Gaius, the second; The remaining two are my eldest son, Rantulus, and my second daughter, Papillia. “

As soon as Oscar saw that they were all members of the Maxentius family, he immediately greeted them one by one; Even the four children, Oscar, greeted them cordially. Different from the subtlety of the adults, the four little ones were very happy with Oscar's arrival, and also responded enthusiastically to Oscar when Oscar greeted them. Especially Marcus's eldest son, Publius, who admired Oscar even more; even threatened to be a big hero like Oscar in the future. In this regard, Oscar naturally praised him with a smile for his youthful ambition, and he will definitely achieve extraordinary achievements in the future.

In this harmonious atmosphere, Decius walked out of the back of the main hall with Prisca in tow; Although Prisca did not change into gaudy clothes and dazzling jewelry, Oscar was still amazed by the slight pink and red dress. Oscar's burning eyes naturally fell on Prisca's eyes, and Prisca's face immediately turned rosy.

In the end, it was Decius who broke the ambiguous atmosphere of Oscar and Prisca; Decius opened his mouth to ask about Oscar's dowry, and Oscar honestly told him about the dowry of 200,000 gold coins. Everyone may have expected that Oscar would prepare 100,000 gold coins, so they were obviously surprised by the 200,000 gold coins; Immediately, everyone understood what Oscar meant, which showed that he attached great importance to the Prisca and Maxentius families!

Decius was also very pleased with Oscar's generosity, and although he didn't need the money, he liked Oscar's gesture. After confirming the dowry of the Oscars, Sevious also reported their dowry on behalf of the Maxentius family: a fortune of 440,000 gold coins and the command of a legion!

Now it's Oscar's turn to be shocked, you must know that this is 440,000 gold coins! That's enough for an army of nearly 40,000 for a year's expenses! Moreover, there is also the command of a full corps; These are not dowries that ordinary people can take out, this is simply pie falling from the sky! Compared with this dowry, the 200,000 dowry given by Oscar is insignificant.