His words succeeded in attracting the attention of those around him, and the ministers of the kingdom, who did not know much about Wolsey and did not care too much, focused on him: the envoy from the north was dressed in a white short, belted belt, and exposed his arms and legs, and his dress was somewhat similar to that of the Samonai, except that they had shoes.

"Thank you to the people of Wolsey for their generosity!" Davers said calmly: "I have long heard that the Wolsey Alliance in central Italy is brave and good at fighting, but unfortunately because Dionia is too far away from you, there has always been little contact, I believe that your visit this time will open a new chapter in the friendly exchanges between Dionia and Wolsey!" ……”

Davers said a great deal about the friendship between the two countries, as if the arrival of the Wolsey envoy was only to strengthen his contacts with Dionia.

Hearing this, Mattpola was a little anxious, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have come to ask for help from Dionia!" ”

"Asking for help?" Davers put on a puzzled look.

"The Romans in central Italy have always relied on their national strength to provoke wars everywhere. This time, the Romans have invaded our territory in Wolsey, and we, Wolsey, cannot resist it, so we have specially asked for help from the most powerful kingdom in Italy, Dionia! I hope you can send reinforcements to help Wolsey fight off the Romans! Mattbora said earnestly.

"But I heard that it was because you Wolsey took the initiative to attack the Roman allies and angered the Romans that they attacked Wolsey." War Minister Shilos chimed in.

Mattbora glanced at Shiros and replied confidently: "Hundreds of years ago, we in Wolsey have been living in the south of Radium, and we have been living in harmony with our neighbors. A hundred years ago, Rome was just a small city on the Tiber River, but through constant wars and killings, it became a powerful power in central Italy! In order to defend against the Romans, we have been at war with the Romans for decades, and we have become mortal enemies.

In recent years, Rome has conquered most of the city-states in southern Etruncia and become more powerful, and of course we in Wolsey cannot sit still! Pity...... We have failed......" Mattpola sighed bitterly, and then exclaimed, "The Romans regard wolves as their ancestors, wolves are greedy and violent animals, and if Wolsey is conquered, the Romans' swords will surely cut at the Campanian League, where the land is more fertile and the people are richer, and even after conquering them, it may continue to the south...... So I implore Dionya to lend a hand to our Wolsey! ”

Most of the ministers felt that the Wolsey had deliberately made Rome so terrible that it seemed that it could pose a threat to Dionia, but they wanted to encourage Dionia to send reinforcements, but they did not think so.

Only Davers, who was on the throne, knew that what he said might be the truth, but he remained silent.

"We are sympathetic to Wolsey's plight, but I believe you have seen that we are suffering from a drought and therefore cannot afford to send an army to central Italy to fight the Romans, at least for now." The Minister of Commerce, Mariji, said regretfully.

"We have food in Wolsey! The autumn harvest has just ended, and we have enough food! As long as Dionya sends reinforcements, we are willing to guarantee the food supply of Dionia's army! Mattpora answered immediately.

After he said this, the Minister of Finance, Mercis, the Minister of Commerce, Marigi, and the Minister of Agriculture, Burkos, glanced at each other, and they were all a little moved.

At this time, Antaoris, one of the rotating chairmen of the Senate, said: "Your Majesty, in fact we need not rush to send troops to the aid of Wolsey, but only need to send messengers to Rome to persuade them to withdraw their troops, and with our prestige in Dionys, it is also possible."

But...... Whether it's sending emissaries to negotiate with Rome or sending troops to help Wolsey, you need a valid reason! And now Wolsey has no diplomatic relations with us in Dionia, and it would only be reproachful to meddle in the affairs of the various powers in central Italy. ”

Antaorris' reminder made everyone's eyes light up.

Davers looked at him with admiration and asked, "What do you think we should do about this?" ”

Before Antaoris could speak, Matt Bora immediately said loudly, "The Wolsey Alliance is willing to form an alliance with the Kingdom of Dionia!" ”

"Forming an alliance is a big deal, I'm afraid it will need to be discussed within your alliance before a decision can be made." Foreign Secretary Ansitanos tactfully said that he was actually questioning Mattbora's authority as an emissary, reminding him not to speak blindly.

"Rest assured! Before I came out, the Wolsey League had given me carte blanche to make any decision on the fly! And—" Mattbora straightened his chest and said confidently, "and I, the Poolo family, have always been an important political force in Circeii in Wolsey, and any decision I make here will be recognized by the Wolsey League!" ”

Davers nodded slightly, and said, "I have understood Wolsey's request, we will discuss this matter, please go down and rest first, you will get Dionia's decision soon." ”

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After Mattborah left the hall, Davers looked around at his ministers and asked, "What do you think of Wolsey's request for help from us?" ”

"Your Majesty, we have just conquered Dawni, and now we are facing a drought, and I have heard that Rome is a powerful force, and once a war breaks out with it, it will not be able to be quelled in a short time, and I am afraid that we will not be able to support this war for a long time in our current situation." Cornerus said worriedly.

"Your Majesty, there is one more point, please pay attention." Lycias picked up the conversation and said, "Rome and Carthage are allies. If we hastily accede to Wolsey's request, interfere in Rome's military operations, and finally resort to force, we are forcing Carthage to make a choice! Given that our relations with Carthage have not been very good in these two years, it is likely that Carthage will choose to support Rome and thus make this conflict bigger! ……”

Lycias's appalling words surprised everyone in the main hall.

"Carthage and Rome are allies?" Marigi asked some of the questions that some wanted to ask.

"A hundred years ago, Carthage and Rome entered into an alliance of friendship." Ansitanos, a scholar, said: "About a hundred years ago, Rome initially conquered the region of Latin and began to establish the Latin League, and the Carthaginians signed an alliance with Rome. I remember that the original letter of the covenant was:

‘…… The friendship of the Romans and their allies towards the Carthaginians and their allies was based on the following conditions. The Romans and their allies should not have sailed over the beautiful promontory...... It is not possible to engage in any trade activities in Libya, Iberia, Sardinia, Corsica......

…… Nor could the Carthaginians harm anyone from any of the other Latin cities that belonged to Rome. The Carthaginians must promise not to occupy any of the cities in this city......'"

"It's just a friendship agreement, not an alliance." Senior Judge Trito Demos challenged.

"I said that this is just the original text, and the agreement has been renewed many times and continues to this day. In the renewal of the agreement two years ago, the following clauses were added to the agreement...... "Ansitanos said unhurriedly: "When Rome or Carthage goes to war against a third power, it can ask for support from the other side, and the party that is asked can help as much as it can in its own situation." After the victory of the war, the two sides will discuss the ownership of the spoils......"

"Two years ago?!" Sedorum's face changed suddenly, and he said in a lost voice: "I'm afraid that this clause added to this agreement was set up by Carthage against us Dionia!" ”

Two years earlier, it was Dionya who had discovered the conspiracy of the Tanian tribe, which had been secretly supported by Carthage, to unify the tribes of the Sichael, and the Eighth Legion defeated the Taninian tribe in one fell swoop, and its leader led the remnants of the army to flee to the western part of Sicily, which was controlled by Carthage, and was reportedly taken in by Carthage. Although Carthage and Dionysia renewed their friendship agreement, relations between the two countries became delicate, especially in terms of trade competition.

Has a Tanikan fallen, and a Rome has been erected in the north of Dionia?! The expressions of the crowd became a little complicated.

Shilos said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, although Carthage has maintained peace with us for more than ten years, it is because it needs to recover from the wounds caused by the previous war with Syracuse. Even so, the Carthaginians are still quietly causing us trouble, after all, the Western Mediterranean can only accommodate one overlord, and it was like this with Carthage and Syracuse before, and now we will be like this with Carthage.

Therefore, Carthage entered into an alliance with Rome, and this should not be a reason for us to be afraid to come to the aid of Wolsey. On the contrary, we should intensify our efforts to form a strong alliance with Wolsey, otherwise we will let the Roman conquest of Wolsey become even stronger. It and Carthage are one south and one north, sandwiching our Dionian kingdom in the middle, and our situation will be even more troublesome in the future! It is better to take advantage of the fact that the Carthaginians are not willing to go to war now, and the Romans are not strong enough, and we will unite with other forces in central Italy to encircle Rome and completely defeat it and weaken it, and no longer become a danger to our Dionyas and our allies! ”

As the Minister of War, Shilos said this murderously, and his meaning represented the meaning of the Ministry of War.

There was a sudden silence in the council chamber.

Davers didn't immediately express his position, but looked at Cornerus and Lucias, and asked, "What do you think of Shilos's opinion?" ”