Redditiziaquandol'hostchefaràditutto (When it is profitable, the superior will do whatever it takes)

- Aeupemos of Athens

After listening to Marcus's remarks, Iulianus retorted with a sneer: "If I didn't hit you, how do you know that Oscar won't take Prisca and the child to Sardinia?" Also, even if we tame that child, Oscar doesn't necessarily make him the heir to the family. Oscar is not a fool, even if he violates the family inheritance law, he will not let his family become a puppet of our family. “

Although Iulianus's speech was still suspected of being directed at Marcus, it did speak to everyone's hearts; So, even Sevios didn't stand up and say anything, just looked at Marcus with puzzled eyes. Looking at everyone's puzzlement, Marcus suddenly found that a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of Marius, who had been silent!

"Alas~" Marcus couldn't help but sigh out in a sigh, it was always this Marius who could see through all their plans at a glance! He is already the son-in-law of the family, and he is already a member of the family, why is he still unwilling to give advice to the family? Is it by nature, or is there something else going on? These questions made Marcus feel exhausted, but he couldn't keep everyone waiting, so he had to say:

"It's very simple not to let Prisca go to Sardinia with her children, I know Prisca, she is her mother's most beloved little daughter, and the daughter of her most filial mother; Just telling her before boarding the ship that her mother was suddenly critically ill was enough for her to stay. And her children will stay because their mothers stay, and the Romans are not in the habit of letting young children leave their mothers. As long as they stay, they will always find various excuses to keep their mother and son in the family mansion in the future.

As for the fact that after we tamed this child, once Oscar revealed the idea of another heir; I think you also understand that the security of the republic is not so reassuring. More than once in the history of the Republic there have been cases of important men being assassinated for negligence in places of low security, and then it only takes a wonderful misunderstanding to make the House of Augustus history; The brand new Maxentius family will be the first superfamily in the history of Rome! ”

For the first time, everyone saw the vicious side of Marcus, who was kind and gentle on the surface; Sure enough, the more honest people on the surface initiate, the more terrifying they are! This kind of ruthless trick is not something that ordinary people can come up with, this is to deal with their own enemies, and even their own sisters can be sacrificed. Looking at everyone's strange eyes, Marcus's heart was also uncomfortable, after all, he was sacrificing his own sister; But I really have no other choice, all for the family!

In the end, it was the family heir Sevius who broke the silence of the study and said, "Mar is also for the good of the family, and this choice is also difficult for Mar; We need to understand Marl's difficulties and not blame him. Hearing his eldest brother, who had always supported him, speak for himself like this, Marcus felt his eyes moisten a little. Without waiting for Marcus to continue to be sentimental, his father Decius said:

"Mar's plan, while sacrificing Prisca's happiness, is indeed highly feasible; Since Prisca has always enjoyed the privileged life brought by the family, it is time to make sacrifices for the future of the family. We must support and approve of all the actions of the House of Augustus in the future; All the investment now is aimed at getting more returns in the future.

As for Prisca, I'll let your mother go and say; She will only know that we have chosen for her the youngest and most promising new leader of the House of Augustus in Rome as her husband, and I hope that you will all shut up and keep it a secret from me, otherwise whoever it is will be severely punished! I have another banquet to prepare in the afternoon, and the five of you brothers should be close and close here, and you are all a family, so as not to act like enemies. ”

With that, Decius got up and left the study; Leaving the five people with a bad face in the study.

Before Decius could go far, Marius withdrew from his study under the pretext that the war was imminent, and returned to the barracks. Then, Julianus and Kaisso also used the excuse that they needed to return to the Senate to deal with the rest of the conscription and emigration. In the blink of an eye, only Marcus and Sevius were left in the study; Watching the three of them leave one after another, Sevios said helplessly:

"In this family, the only people who have really been thinking and giving advice to the family are always my two brothers; These three people have never considered the family, especially the so-called adopted sons of the two fathers who only know right and wrong all day long, and I really don't know why my father adopted them back then! ”

Listening to Sevious's complaints, Marcus had to comfort: "Big brother, they are not blood members of the family after all, and it is understandable that they have some other ideas; Let's just be cautious ourselves. In any case, you are the heirs of the family, and we are all the father's biological sons; Fathers will not shake our position for their sake. ”

"Well, that's what you say; Now everyone is a family member after all, and even if you don't like it, you shouldn't put it on your lips. The strongest fortress is always breached from within, and I understand that. I just didn't like them saying something bad to you just now, and I'll pay attention to it in the future. ”

"Big brother, you don't have to pay too much attention to these trivial matters, and you still need to mobilize family resources to support the battle plans of various forces in the future."

"Haha, don't worry; I will fully support you in every plan. It's been a long time since we've been together, so let's go for a good meal at noon today, and I still have a bottle of top wine from Greece here, so let's taste it together! ”

With that, he pulled Marcus towards his prosecutor's mansion.

After returning to the colony tent in his barracks, Marius changed into a black suit, put on a hat and quietly went out through the back door of the barracks; Riding alone, he galloped all the way to the palace of the state of Iulianus in the city of Rome. After four taps and two taps from the back door, a servant dressed as a butler quietly opened the back door and let Malex in.

In the basement of the state minister's mansion, three people who do not have any special relationship on the surface are intimately gathered at a table to plot an ulterior secret. I saw that Iulianus said proudly to Kaisso and Marius:

"Originally, we didn't know how to distribute power fairly after replacing the Maxentius family, but Marcus solved this problem for us. When we join forces to replace the Maxentius family, I myself will take over all the rights of the family; Kaisso, you inherit the senate under the control of the family; And Marillus, how about you taking over a brand new House of Augustus? When it happens, the city of Rome will be the world of the three of us! ”

When Kaisuo heard this, he was also full of joy and said: "When the time comes, Brother Yulia will be the supreme high priest of the republic!" And I am the new Consul of the Republic, as for you...... Marius, you will become the first military officer in the history of the Republic; Take command of all the armies under the direct jurisdiction of the Senate! Looking at the two people who looked excited, as if they had become the leaders of the republic, Ma Luo said lightly:

"Until you don't succeed, you two better be a little more restrained; As soon as Marcus's plan succeeds, we will mutiny and destroy all the enemies in one fell swoop, and it will never be too late to rejoice. Now, we also need to be patient and hidden; So, don't show anything you shouldn't be when you get out of this secret room. I was at risk of being discovered after I had been away from the barracks for a long time, so I went back first. Don't always be inseparable, as you will be suspicious. “

After saying this, Marius got up and put on his hat and walked towards the barracks. As soon as Marius left, Caisseau said to Iulianus indignantly: "What is it?!" If I hadn't needed to borrow his Eagle Legion, I wouldn't have looked at him squarely! Yulianus was not as angry as Kaisso, but said coldly: "When our plan succeeds, you will be the new leader of the House of Augustus; And he should go where he is supposed to be. “

No one thought that after Marius went out, he did not rush back to the barracks immediately; Instead, he changed direction and continued towards one of the mansions in the city of Rome.

Soon, Marius arrived at the mansion of the Julius family in Rome; It's still the back door code to enter the door. After entering, the butler told Malevibius that he was not at the mansion and went to the mansion of Aulus to discuss conscription.

Marius immediately understood what Vibius was going to do; So, he told the trusted old butler all the secret discussions in the Maxentius family's study today, and asked the old butler to quickly send the news to the mansion of Aulus to inform Vibius. After the deed, Marius hurried back to the barracks quietly.