The first one to appear is the Roman emperor Aurelius, who is also the sponsor of this wrestling performance. Standing on the carriage, wearing a corolla and dressed up, he walked around the arena. At the same time, the servants and guards beside him threw bread and copper coins to the stands instead of him. His generous act also ushered in the cheers of the people.
Commaud's young face is full of excitement, because at this moment he can intuitively feel the people's heart with him, and the people are supporting his rule, so he also waves to the audience in the stands.
His wife, crispina, was sitting in the grandstand at the bottom. Her eyes were excited and admired when she saw this scene. No girl did not want her man to be a respected hero of the world, not to mention her husband was the emperor of the whole Roman Empire.
But the face of Lucilla in the box on the other side is worth pondering.
Although she is also smiling, but the upward corner of her mouth always seems to be with a trace of irony, and said, "he's quite intoxicated, isn't he?"
"Well?" The noise was so loud that her husband, Pompeii Yanus, was a little confused.
However, without repeating what she had said before, Lucilla yawned and said, "I've been waiting a long time for the show to start yet."
"Oh, come on, when our emperor's parade is over, it's time for the gladiators to show up." Pompeii Yanus was also familiar with his wife's temper. Wen Yan said with a smile.
Many people admire him for marrying Aurelius daughter, becoming the son-in-law of the former Emperor and the brother-in-law of the current emperor. Lucilla is also a famous beauty. Although she remarried, she is young and beautiful enough to be the wife that all men dream of.
However, pompeyanus himself knows that the essence of their union is the need of politics. They seldom talk at home. They are polite to each other, but they are more like guests. Lucilla inherits her mother's charm and charm, while pompeyanus also raises other women outside.
However, Pompeii Yanus doesn't resent such a way of getting along. People in his position know what they need. What's more, after he married Lucilla, his position in the political arena is indeed more stable. He has nothing to complain about.
"How much money do you have with you?" Lucilla asked later.
"Now, I have only a little change. I have about forty or fifty oris." Pompeii Yanus turned his pocket.
Aureus is a Roman gold coin. One aureus is about 100 sestus. In other words, Pompeii Yanus' change is four or five thousand sestus. He pauses and says, "you need money. If it's not enough, I can let the servant go home and get it."
"No, I'd better go straight to the mortgage dealer." Lucilla waved, and immediately a maid went to the lender to talk to her.
Wrestling shows are always accompanied by bets on spinach, so lenders, like bloody sharks, will never be absent.
Soon a yellow toothed loan merchant came up and bowed respectfully, "is there anything I can do for you? Dear Augusta. "
"I need to borrow some money to bet. I'll pay you back after the show. How about the interest?" Asked Lucilla.
"How much do you want to borrow?"
"Then Five thousand gold coins first. " Lucilla said faintly.
The lender's face changed slightly when he heard that he often visited the major arenas in Rome. He had participated in more than 100 wrestling performances. However, he had never done such a big business. No, this number even exceeded the sum of his loans after a wrestling performance.
But when he thought of the woman's identity, he was relieved that Augusta, the emperor's sister, was just a gamble in her eyes.
"Since you will return it after the performance, then the interest will be 100 gold coins." The lender said, "but I can't lend you so much money on my own, but I can find other lenders. Let's contribute together."
"Whatever." Lucilla waved her hand. "Make a contract and come out. Don't delay my performance."
"Yes, sir."
The loan merchant soon gathered the money, and then came to Lucy Ramen with the contract. At this time, the gladiators had already entered the arena, one by one, holding their heads high, and they walked out in turn. One by one, cheers sounded in the arena.
And from the cheers of the audience can also see the popularity of a gladiator.
For example, the voice of satonilos is the highest when he appears on the stage, and habitus also enjoys the scream of many female audiences. As for Zhang Heng and Bach, the voice is obviously much smaller, which is also very normal. Take Zhang Heng as an example. After all, he has only performed a few performances, and no matter how excellent he is, he is not as good as those veteran gladiators who have accumulated popularity for several years After that, Bach was even worse.
But when she saw Zhang Heng, Lucilla's eyes lit up. She pointed to Zhang Heng and said to her maid, "press him."
"How much?""All."
This time, even Pompeii Yanus couldn't help looking at Lucilla. Even for people like them, five thousand gold coins are not a small amount. He didn't expect that Lucilla would bet all on one person at a time, so he began to wonder, "do you think much of him?"
"Didn't you see what he did last night?"
"What performance?" Pompeii Yanus was a bit at a loss. He was busy talking with several elders about the placement of troops last night. After all, the war between the Empire and the Germanic tribes is over, and the border of the empire is hardly peaceful. Some troops can be removed. However, it is a problem where the troops are removed and where these people are arranged. The final plan is also the result of multi-party game.
Pompeii Yanus has been busy with this recently. A banquet like last night gathered most of the power class of the Empire, which is a good time to find partners to exchange intelligence. Therefore, Pompeii Yanus did not watch the battle between Zhang Heng and satonilos.
"Boring men, thinking about politics all day." Said Lucilla, lifting her chin.
Pompeii Yanus shrugged, "I am such a person, can't change, but I believe your vision, since you think he can win the final championship, then I also bet him well, but my money is not much, only 46 aureus."
"Don't blame me for the loss." Lucilla's eyes are rolling.
"You don't care about your five thousand gold coins. I'll take these forty gold coins as a lottery. If I win, I'll give you the interest." Pompeii Yanus grinned.
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