All things, whether divine or earthly virtues, fame and honor are slaves to "wealth".

- Horace (founder and founder of Roman classicism)

Looking at the half of the glittering gold coin in his hand, Oscar couldn't help asking, "This half of the gold coin is yours, then Gabriel must have another half of the gold coin there; Only, what if I get this gold coin? Could it be that this gold coin is a status symbol? Why did your fathers do this, and did they have something new? ”

Ules nodded at Oscar, and replied, "This is the arrangement made by my father and Uncle Charles in order to prevent me and Gabriel from betraying the Augustus family if they have bad intentions; If it weren't for the Leader's possession of these two half-coins, the chosen one would never have been seen again, not even if Gabriel and I had worked together.

Only when the Leader holds these two and a half gold coins will he be completely loyal to the House of Augustus and His Excellency the Leader; As for why His Excellency had to hold these two half-gold coins, this was another precaution for my father and Uncle Charles. If the Leader decides to sacrifice both of us for the benefit of the House of Augustus, this gold coin will not be taken out. ”

Carlis and Charles really kept a hand, but from the perspective of family inheritance, Carlis and Charles's behavior was not wrong, but Oscar still felt displeased. Of course, Oscar is more curious; So, Oscar asked Ulles directly to the point:

"Then why do you want to give me this half of the gold coin directly, aren't you afraid that I will break my covenant with your two families after I get this half of the gold coin? You know, for the family, interests always take precedence over promises; Why did you so simply give up the insurance measures that your father had worked so hard to make? ”

"For Gabriel and I have been in the House of Augustus for more than a year, and what kind of conduct we have even led Your Excellency; Therefore, after receiving this half of the gold coin, we decided to unconditionally dedicate it to His Excellency the Leader in the future. The reason why I didn't confess to the Leader before was only because of our father; Now that my father has died in battle, there is no need to hide it. ”

"Who, then, is the man your father has chosen? Where is he now? Why didn't I find such a person in this breakout operation? ”

"Your Excellency, Gabriel and I really don't know this; My father and Uncle Charles didn't tell us much more about these things, but they told us about it when they gave us the gold. They also said that these things were of no value until the family occupied Sicily; After taking Sicily, that person will naturally appear. ”

Having said that, Oscar has basically completely understood the arrangement of Charles and Carlis; Everything Ulles said was basically true, and the only lie was that what he was saying now was entirely taught by Calle and Charles. Oscar doesn't want to delve into that, though; On the contrary, Oscar will use Ulles and Gabriel more heavily in the future.

Whether it's because Carlis and Charles died for the Augustan family, or because the Richard family and the Carters family once gave the Augustan family gratuitously; These are already worthy of Oscar's reuse of Ules and Gabriel. What's even more rare is that these two guys also left a big gift for the Augustan family in their last days; That's a lot of money.

As for the importance of the two heads of the family wanting their sons to gain more trust from Oscar by discrediting themselves; Oscar just laughed it off. This is just a way for two fathers who love their sons to come up with a way to give their sons a more ambitious future; It's not clever, but it contains a lot of fatherly love, and Oscar has no reason to expose this.

After the conversation with Ulles, Oscar knew that Gabriel must have been mentally prepared as much as Ulles; So, Oscar's original intention to transfer Gabriel back to Sardinia was also dismissed. However, the notice of Gabriel still needs to be notified; The delivery of this message was left to the Correspondence Eagle, who now belonged to the House of Augustus.

The Dead and the Brokes would use carrier pigeons to carry messages, as did the rest of the Augustan family; However, the limitations of carrier pigeons are also obvious. It is difficult to transmit too much distance on one side, and easy to be intercepted on another; The only benefit may be that it is inexpensive and can be used on a large scale.

Oscar himself now has a better means of communication, and the two communication eagles and falconers that once belonged to the family of Maxentius now belong to the family of Augustus; In order to better and more conveniently convey their orders, the two eagles have also become the exclusive messenger tools for Oscar himself.

After this breakout battle, Oscar must hurry back to Callaris; Not only did Oscar have to make appropriate arrangements for the Maxentius family, which Marcus represented, but Oscar also needed to make certain arrangements for the next attack on Marius and Rome itself.

Of course, Oscar would not have thought that the first problem he faced was not these; It's a war for two women! By the time Oscar hurried back to Callaris from the harbor barracks, it was already the morning of the next day; By this time, Priska and the others had arrived in Calaris for the whole night, and had rested in the governor's palace of Calaris.

After staying in the Governor's Palace, Prisca of course knew that Oscar lived in the Governor's Palace; Then the question arises, why did all the other generals live outside the Doge's Palace, and that Mary lives in the Doge's Palace? Moreover, Mary's room is just a step away from Oscar's bedroom, what about this?

If these problems made Prisca feel that something was wrong, then what happened next was to make Prisca explode! Because Prisca had never been to Sardinia, none of the people in the Doge's palace knew Prisca's identity; And the special relationship between Mary and Oscar is well known to everyone, which will inevitably cause problems.

Upon entering the Doge's Palace, the servants treated Mary with deference not as if they were dealing with a general, but as if they were talking to a mistress; It's exactly the same way the servants of the Casa Star treat Prisca! Well, things don't stop there; In order to prove his identity, Prisca took the initiative to come forward and arrange for the servants to prepare a room for the Maxentius family to move in.

Prisca thought that this would make the servants stand up and ask about her identity, so that she could reveal the identity of Oscar's wife in a public and open mind; However, the servants' performance really made Prisca angry. They turned a deaf ear to Prisca's words and turned their inquiring gaze to Mary!

Mary didn't know why, and didn't explain Prisca's identity in such a situation; Instead, Prisca repeated his instructions, and the servants began to arrange rooms for the guests who had come from afar, as arranged by Mary. Now the hornet's nest was over, and Prisca's face was as gloomy and ugly as the sky before the storm; It feels like it could erupt at any moment.

If it weren't for Mrs. Honoria's timely grasp of Prisca's already clenched fist, Prisca might have even gone crazy on the spot; Even under the obstruction of Mrs. Honoria, Prisca did not break out, but her face was still ugly and terrifying. In this way, Mary, as hostess, entertained the family members of the Maxentius family at Oscar's residence.

Until Oscar returned home, this was still the case throughout the Doge's Palace; The servants were always under the command of Mary, and they were far away from the newcomers of the Prisca and Maxentius families. When Oscar returned to the Doge's Palace, the first thing he saw was Prisca with a bad face; And then there's Mary, who looks innocent and shrugs at Oscar.

Now, without anyone else's explanation, Oscar understands what is going on in the Doge's Palace; Oscar knew that, with his previous close relationship with Mary, everyone in the Doge's Palace regarded Mary as a hostess. And Prisca, the real hostess, is unknown to everyone, so what happened in this way still needs to be asked?

Oscar didn't know that the main reason for such an awkward atmosphere was Mary's push; If Mary hadn't kept Prisca true since she returned to the Doge's Palace, the servants wouldn't have done such a drastic thing. And even if Oscar knows all this, he is helpless, who calls both women his own women; The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, who can Oscar blame?

And, in some ways, Oscar's affection for Mary is a little deeper than Prisca's; In addition, Prisca is a famous wife, and although Mary is already her own woman, she has no name after all. Oscar still feels a little guilty about Mary in his heart, and it is inevitable that he will be more emotionally biased towards Mary.

However, if the current crisis is not resolved, Oscar feels that he may have to worry about such things every day in the future; So, Oscar hurriedly put Priskara, who was on the verge of an outburst, aside and explained:

"Prisca, are the servants in the Doge's Palace upsetting you? You are the mother of our house of Augustus, how can you be as knowledgeable as these servants! Moreover, they did not mean to; After all, they don't know your identity, otherwise you would have borrowed the courage of the two of them, and they wouldn't dare to provoke you! Don't be angry! (To be continued.) )