Mars, the god of war, is swinging his spear violently. - The divine blessing obtained by the inhabitants of Falleri before Hannibal's invasion of Italy

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In the early autumn, the quiet clouds of the Orfilenu Manor were broken by the sound of horses' hooves and bands, and several longhorn bulls lay on the branches of the elm trees, excitedly responding to the original declining autumn sound. A few years ago, the backyard was expanded by Yulia with craftsmen, adding stables, gardens and wooden towers, forming a unique style of semi-casual and half-guarded, which made Li Bida, who had been immersed in Greek aesthetics for many years, cry and laugh, and laughed at his wife in private, but Yulia was unmoved.

The hostess was the first to sit on her shoulders and come to the manor, and then she appointed Habaruka as the master of ceremonies, and went into action with all the male and female servants—to fish out the pond with fatty fish, and from the beehives and jars, and to pick the fruits and vegetables, "Do you need to go to Puerto Callaris to buy some lobsters and oysters from Africa?" "The slaves of Carthage asked the master.

"There's no need for that, even if you go on a mule or horse, it will take you a day and a night." Saying that, Yulia also took the trouble to go to the restaurant and took down the account book from the ledge, which she always kept, about the income and expenditure details of this small manor, although Li Bida told her many times not to care about these trivial things, or asked Habaruka to help her manage it, or directly hire a financial agent slave, but Yulia still insisted on doing it herself, "Ophelenu is my sustenance now." ”

"Hmm. Calculate the forage. There is still a season. Then a banquet will cost us at least two hundred and fifty dinars, which is not a good deal, Habaruka. The mistress squinted her eyes and counted in detail, and then pulled her pale yellow hair, and said with certainty, while Habaruka could only stand aside and make promises.

"The High Priest's Manor is truly unique!" This is where the guard of honor came. At the door, Angandinus made a comment "from the heart" when he dismounted, which made Li Bida hey twice and speechless.

At about dusk, Leo and the others also disembarked from the port of Calaris, and then did not dare to linger at all, so they came to the manor under the protection of the guards. After the son dismounted, he kissed Yulia Mama. The look on his face was also very tired—but his father had no intention of letting anyone rest, "Hold a banquet immediately." ”

On the main table in the center of the restaurant, there are snails, thyme, olive oil mixed with plums, and some sausages, roast chicken and other meat dishes.

After greetings, toasts, jokes were told, and the musicians of the village of Sardinia also took the stage to perform the clumsy art, and seeing that many of the staff began to yawn, Li Bida turned the cup in his hand and said calmly, "Is there an eyebrow about the battle of Lilipa?" ”

At this moment, everyone immediately turned all their eyes to Tellureas who was sitting in the corner, and the other party also hurriedly stood up, hunched his back, and said that he was definitely forced by his subordinate centurion, and the mastermind was really someone else, and he would plan his own plan to cooperate with Lord Leo to completely quell this dangerous attack.

"General Notlureas, I am absolutely assured of your loyalty, I have long been by your side, and after obtaining your permission, I have quietly installed another set of confidential teams - this is something that even the two centurions you rely on the most do not know, this is also the trick you can inform Leo in time after the mutiny, they still think that everything will be fine if your original seal and documents are seized - so, general, you should not be too careful, I will also entrust you with the future conquest of Britain, When this is done, you will be the governor and envoy of the whole great province of Britain. Sit down, please sit down. Li Bida smiled and raised his glass, and several slave girls next to him immediately continued to pour wine for Tellureas themselves, and then the high priest turned his gaze to his silent son, "Leo, it's time for you to give your opinion." ”

"Yes, father." Leo's voice was soft, "The only breakthrough is with the captured centurion Siphax. ”

"Yes, my dear wife." Li Bida grabbed Yulia's arm beside him, "Although I know that you are the most benign mistress and will never punish the portal slaves around you indiscriminately, but you have to sue me, after all, there is still such a thing as a small prison in the Ophilenu Manor, because I may need this thing urgently." ”

Yulia kissed her husband and said that there were some in the dungeon, but there was a shortage of torture instruments inside, only a few sticks - it was almost useless on weekdays, and even if someone made a mistake, it was only sent to the inside and confined for a few days.

"Okay then." The high priest looked very helpless, it seemed that the banquet was about to end, and all the guests also wanted to leave the venue as soon as possible, so as to avoid the topic from continuing to be embarrassing without limit, and Yulia also stood up, walked to Leo's side, kissed her son's forehead, and told him not to continue to work at night, and to rest in peace.

"Wait, Leo-Ophelenu has a few neighbors within a radius of ten miles. You go and borrow the torture instrument. At this time, the high priest who was sitting in the seat said slowly, "Also, we are all here with the guards, and some equipment can also be called on the guards to help make the zuò, we are short on time, there is no need to bring anything back to the complicated place of Rome to solve it, don't you say, Leo?" ”

When the high priest uttered these words, all the guests froze, and all of them could only laugh and continue to sit back in their seats, for it seemed that the play was not yet over.

"Yes, father." Leo paused twice, but he could only get rid of his mother's worried gaze, and cheered up, and walked out of the manor's dining room with a few servants, and left on horses and mules.

After seeing his son leave, Li Bida snapped his fingers, smiled and asked the musicians and dancers to continue, "Ladies and gentlemen, the performance here is really rustic, so you, you people, must show great enthusiasm to make up for the lack of skills." ”

After about two moments, Leo returned with a tired expression, and then his servant spread out all sorts of horrific torture instruments on the table in the center of the dining room, "Father, I think that's enough." ”

"Well, yes, all right, everyone, in order not to interfere with your wonderful sleep, you will not be allowed to enjoy the drama that is going on. Finally, let me all dry a full glass of wine! ”

"Oh, to King Numa, to Bacchus, to the Muse!" At this time, the guests were relieved again, and quickly raised the wine cups and shouted. (To be continued......)