I might as well be a whetstone, able to sharpen the steel knife, though it can't cut anything on its own.

- Horace (founder and founder of Roman classicism)

Together with Mary, Oscar rode to Callaris in the pouring rain, leaving a series of mysteries to the villagers who were alarmed by Vipsani and the cavalry; Everyone has long known that this young couple must have an extraordinary background, but they did not expect that they could bring such a big movement.

The identity of Vipsani is not known, but the hundred brightly armoured and sharply armed cavalrymen are visible to all; This is not a powerful force that ordinary people can have. In the cognition of these simple villagers, even the high-ranking county officials of Sasari County did not have such a majestic cavalry to follow!

What made the villagers feel even more unbelievable was that such a powerful person had lived by his side for three days; Moreover, he also helped himself and others to harvest wheat, and spearfish to give to himself and others. This makes everyone have a good impression of Oscar, but also feel Oscar's approachability; Since then, the deeds of a legendary nobleman have been circulating in this quiet little village.

The journey, which took five hours to complete in an ox cart, took only two hours to complete under the gallop of war horses. When Oscar and Marie returned to the Doge's Palace, most of the Sardinian generals had already gathered at the Doge's Palace, but some did not arrive in time; Oscar ordered the generals to wait in the conference room, and on the other hand, he went to change clothes with Mary.

Now that the two of them have returned to the Doge's Palace, it is naturally impossible to do as they do in the cabin; Everything is going to get back on track. Oscar went back to his bedroom to change his clothes, and Mary went to her room; Oscar suddenly felt. The two of them after returning to the Doge's Palace. There seems to be an invisible layer of separation between them.

After simply changing into a clean and tidy aristocratic regular clothes. Oscar hurried to the conference room; By this time, Mary had already changed her clothes and sat down in the conference room, and the other generals had all arrived and sat in their own seats.

Oscar didn't have any extra nonsense, and before the official meeting, Oscar first handed the secret letter sent by Decius to Luquis on his right, and asked him to read it and pass it on to everyone to see. Lucquis also skimmed through the secret letter at a glance, and then passed it on to General Gumoth; Soon. Everyone has read the contents of this secret letter.

After the secret letter was returned to his hands, Oscar said to the generals with a blank face: "Now the situation in the city of Rome has reached a critical moment, and this secret letter was sent four days ago; The situation in the city of Rome may have changed again, and we must do so as soon as possible. What are your opinions on Decius' plea for help? ”

Oscar's question made all the generals present look at each other and didn't know how to answer, because Decius is not only the leader of the Maxentius family, he is also the father-in-law of Oscar himself! If everyone raises objections, isn't that preventing Oscar from saving his father-in-law's family? If Prisca knew about it in the future, it would be a problem.

Although the current situation in the city of Rome is not favorable to the Maxentius family, at least in the eyes of these generals. Marius, who was in charge of the three legions near the city of Rome, was the real powerhouse; There is no doubt that the Maxentius family, without an army, would not be the top Roman family of the same behemoth.

But. The decline of the Maxentius family does not mean that Marius dares to do anything too much to the Casa Star of Prisca and the Augustus family. In the eyes of these generals of the Augustan family, the reason why Marius sent people to surround the Star of Casa was nothing more than to prevent the Augustus family from supporting the Maxentius family; Not really trying to deal with the Augustus.

You know, the current Augustus family is not the small family that survived under the wing of the Maxentius family in the past; It's a super family with its own territory and a powerful army! From the time the Augustans formally incorporated the Balearic Islands and the province of Betica into their rule, the Augustans became the second largest family in Rome.

Whether it was the Scipio family, whose strength had shrunk greatly, or the Brutus family, which had suffered heavy losses in the Epirus Kingdom, they could no longer compete with the Augustus family in terms of territory and military strength; As for the Maxentius family, they have been mired in brutal infighting and cannot extricate themselves.

Therefore, the generals of the Augustan family really don't think that Marius dares to challenge the bottom line of the Augustan family; If Marius really attacks the Casa Star of House Augustus after defeating the House Maxentius, then he will suffer the fiercest and most brutal blow from House Augustus!

In fact, Oscar also thought that the most likely measure for Marius was to send all the members of the Augustan family out of the country; However, this is clearly not in the interests of the House of Augustus. In Oscar's view, if you want to dominate in such a world, you must master the two most important regions, at least one of them; They are the Apennine Peninsula and the Greek Peninsula!

However, the opinion of the generals is also important; After all, convincing them is the only way to make the Augustan family more united and work harder towards a better future. So, Oscar said to the generals who had their own thoughts but no one wanted to speak:

"You don't have to worry too much about whether you should say what you think in your heart, just say it boldly; Rest assured, whatever you say in this room today will not be known to anyone else, this is my promise and my order. Luquis, let me tell you what you think. ”

At this moment, Oscar directly named Luquis's name, and think about it, with Luquis's status in the Augustus family; Even if Prisca learns of what Luquis said in the future that is unfavorable to the Maxentius family, she will not be able to shake Luquis's position, so that she can better protect the descendants of the Augustus family.

Of course, this is not to say that Luquis will definitely reject the Augustus family from the perspective of the faction to support the Maxentius family; The reason why Oscar was the first to point out Luquis to express his opinion was that he completely believed that Luquis would not deliberately make some decisions that were unfavorable to the Augustus family because of the factional dispute, otherwise he would not be Luquis.

After hearing Oscar's roll call, Luquis groaned for a while, and said slowly to Oscar and the generals present: "Your Excellency, Leader, generals; I personally disapprove of the family sending a fleet to support the Maxentius family for three reasons! First, the Maxentius family is, after all, one of the four great families of Rome that has been inherited for hundreds of years, and it is powerful and rich.

If we help the Maxentius family at this time, they will be able to successfully defeat Marius; Then the entire city of Rome and the Latin provinces would be restored to the rule of the House of Maxentius. This is not a good deal for us in the House of Augustus; Because the entrenchment of the Maxentius family would greatly limit the development of our influence in Rome itself.

Second, Marius himself had no basis for ruling in politics and business, except for the control of the army; Once Marius did succeed in defeating the Maxentius family and taking control of the city of Rome and the Latin provinces. It is conceivable, then, that the city of Rome will be plunged into considerable chaos; At that time, it was the perfect opportunity for us of the House of Augustus to expand our influence in Rome itself.

Thirdly, and most importantly, if we do send a fleet to support the Maxentius family, then we must be ready to break with all the powers of Rome itself! Although the Maxentius family would not necessarily fail, Marius controlled all three legions in the Latin provinces; In terms of hard power, it is still Marius who has the upper hand.

The only thing we can support the Maxentius family is the naval fleet, and at best it is the life-saving guard of the Maxentius family; Even if we gain the allegiance of the whole of Maxentius after the war, how much benefit can the Maxentius family bring to us Augustus after losing the strength of Rome itself?

More importantly, we will also save the Maxentius family while completely offending the new Roman ruler Marius; At that time, Marius will completely wipe out the power of our Augustan family in Rome proper, and in serious cases, he will even directly declare war on our Augustan family.

If you consider it from the personal strength of Marius alone, whether it is the three legions under his command or the navy without a single battleship; These are minor threats to our mighty Augustus army. However, Marius could have united with the other three great families, also in Rome, against us; Once such a situation really takes shape, that will be our biggest crisis! ”

Luquis's words are very sharp, but they are also well-organized and well-founded, which makes it impossible to refute; Not to mention those generals who were originally opposed to aiding the Maxentius family in their hearts, even those generals who once wanted to support Oscar in sending a fleet to support the Maxentius family couldn't help but shake their minds!

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