Crossing the Continent in the Eighteenth Century

() In the east of Constantinople, the Grand Palace of Constantinople, which symbolizes the imperial power of the empire, and Augusta Square, the center that maintains the operation of this ancient and huge empire, are located here.Constantinople is the heart of the empire, and the Eastern Sector is the center of this heart.

On the north side of Augusta Square, between the Arena of Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia, which is the original site of the Grand Palace of Constantinople, there are three marble buildings covered with sunset glow. Five groups formed the quintessence of the entire empire, and the more magnificent building complex not far away was the newly built Constantinople Palace.

All the way down, the trees were shady, and Alexander, me, and the guards stopped in front of a closed courtyard surrounded by colonnades, which is our home in this city.

According to outsiders, this place is called the residence of Prince Theofano, but some people who are not very friendly to this family call this place the wolf den because of the owner of the palace.When I first learned about this interesting phenomenon, I always had an inexplicable rush to return to Wolfenstein.But no matter what other people call it, I like to call the owner who lives in this palace Cheap Daddy.

My father and Alexander's father are still a good person, but they are more perverted, well, just from giving us names, we can get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg.However, anyone who sees my cheap old man for the first time will not classify him as a patient suffering from intermittent neuroendocrine imbalance syndrome who urgently needs electroshock treatment.

The black hair unique to the Greeks, the facial contours are very clear, and the lines are very attractive, but the pair of dark pupils in the eyes and the mustache around the mouth make the whole person look more delicate, even with a bit of frail aristocrats That subdued elegance.

It's very deceptive, but anyone who is familiar with this guy knows that he can pick up a [-]-pound tomahawk with one hand and swing it for a long time. A year ago, his favorite thing to do was to hold a rapier , walking up and down in the courtyard with Fengsao footwork, let me challenge him with Alexander, our swordsmanship is relatively poor, and he always beats us all over the place.

Sometimes when I think about it, I always feel that he did it on purpose.Because he never hits us, in this era that is hundreds of years away from the 21st century, there are very few fathers who do not beat their sons.But he just doesn't fight, at most he just practices swords with us, and the weapon used to fight with us depends on his mood.When he was a child, Alexander actually picked up a [-]-pound tomahawk because he annoyed him. Poor Alexander only had a stabbing sword the size of a finger. Scared expression.

After entering the palace and tying the horses into the stables, some servants came to tell us that it would be time for dinner soon.

There are still several hours before the evening before leaving from the West Point Military Academy in Constantinople after lunch, but it is quite depressing to have dinner as soon as I arrive home.

It was like this in ancient times, and the traffic was inconvenient. Even if you rode a BMW in fourth gear, you couldn’t drive at a speed of 170 kilometers per hour. At most, it was 100 kilometers per hour. I often envy those who travel to ultra-high-tech planets.

During the meal, while giving the two of us a chance to roast a leg of lamb each, Lao Tzu asked us about our progress in raising money.

I was a little stunned. A large part of the funds we plan to use to recruit the army in the future come from the free self-allocation funds that the cheap father gives us every month.As a provider, he is not stupid, and he can guess the general idea with a little use of his brain.

Alexander chewed the leg of lamb and asked if there was any inconvenience.

"Nikis!"

I put down the crystal cup in my hand, swallowed a mouthful of food, and then glanced sideways, cheap old man was calling me.

"I have something I need you to do. This is a private matter, but it is also a public matter!"

Cheap Lao Tzu's expression was very serious and solemn, even Alexander was temporarily troubled by his mind to pay attention to that matter.

I cheered up: "It is my honor to serve you, Caesar!"

In our place, if a person is named Caesar, in many cases, no matter what identity and title that person has, out of respect and solemnity, traditionally speaking, we must call him Caesar, even if he is the father.

"If you do a good job, I can help you make up for the gap in your funds." Cheap Laozi laughed coquettishly, but it is always bad for him to laugh like this.He stretched out his fingers and tapped the table, "You all know that our family has always wanted to expand trade channels with those countries in the west."

I nodded with Alexander. This is a question left over from history.

"Now, I found one."

I lingered on the faces of Cheap Lao Tzu and Alexander with a strange expression, and I asked, "Are you going to contact that person? But why didn't you hand it over to Alexander? He is the eldest son of the Theofano family, so it's up to him to come forward." better?"

Alexander asked: "Is it because that person's identity is not enough for Theofano's eldest son to come forward? Or is it because his identity cannot be exposed and can only be contacted secretly?"

"Neither." Cheap Laozi raised his eyelids, with an inexplicable smile in his eyes, "Because it's a woman."

"Oh."

"A woman of twenty-five."

"Oh…"

"A 25-year-old widow who was married, but unfortunately her husband passed away some time ago..."

The smile in the cheap father's eyes is getting bigger and bigger, and I feel a pain in the ass...

"I hope you can marry her."

I clearly felt the flesh on both sides of my cheeks tremble.Is this retribution?It was only an hour ago that someone else was going on a blind date, and then it was my turn so soon?And the subject is still a 25-year-old adult, who is even worse than the right family!Looking at the appearance of cheap Laozi, it seems that I really want to marry her. Damn, then when I am 40 years old, will I have to face an old woman?You know, there is no Botox at this stage of civilization!

Bang, that was the sound of the knife falling from Alexander's hand.Obviously, he also realized the seriousness of it.

"Caesar, I seem to have just heard that you asked me to marry a 25-year-old widow. It seems that I am only seventeen this year." I swallowed and confirmed.

Alexander also reacted, and he said: "Father, that woman is 25 years old, and her younger brother is less than [-] years old. The difference between the two is almost ten years old. This age is too ridiculous? Besides, what will he do after marrying that woman? !"

"The problem of age is your problem, it's none of my business." Lao Tzu shook his finger and kicked the ball back to us.

"Please, Caesar! It's not about age!"

Dude, it's great to have your backing!I nodded abruptly, this is a major event related to lifelong happiness in the future!

Alexander stood up with a very fierce attitude: "I don't want my brother to show his talents to the world and become a waste because he is addicted to women! I need Nicky who is not a waste more than a middleman who owns the western trade channel Ferus!"

Wait, the way to open this brotherhood seems wrong!

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