Chapter 33: Cloto and Dido (continued)

"Licinius. Stolo ...... "Croto Cataxs is very familiar with this name, because he is now the Roman Registrar, Stolo will come to the Registrar from time to time to obtain files or submit the criminal record of a citizen, and there are many opportunities for the two sides to deal with each other, he knows that Stolo can be impartial in court affairs, rarely misjudge, quite popular with the Roman people, of course, it is also related to the fact that he is a Roman.

Crotocátarchs had always believed that as one of the few capable and active Dionian citizens of Roman origin, he had a great future.

"She's here to intercede for Stolo?" After a few years of tempering, Klotocatax has long lost the immaturity he had when he first started doing things, and he immediately thought of the reason why the other party came.

"Yes, Storo was asked to go to the Inspectorate to be investigated, and Konya was worried about it, so she came to me and cried, 'Her husband is dedicated to the kingdom and has never conspired to rebel with those former Roman nobles...... and she begged me to speak for her husband, and I agreed." Dido recounted calmly.

"You're familiar with Strowe's wife?"

"She has attended several banquets I have held, and she has known each other since she came and went, how to say it...... She was not exactly a traditional Roman woman, but also had a bit of the squeamishness of a Roman aristocratic woman. Dido said seriously.

Since marrying Crotocatac, Dido has accompanied him to live in Rome, but when she was pregnant and about to give birth, in order to ensure the safety of childbirth, Christoya strongly asked Dido to give birth to Turiyi, so Dido stayed in Turiyi for a while, and saw several Turiyi noblewomen's gatherings organized by his mother-in-law, and after returning to Rome, she also did the same, because she had the special status of the princess, there were not many Roman nobles who came to the banquet every time, Even the wife of the Roman governor Assistes, coupled with Dido's own long-sleeved dancing, her banquets gradually became more famous throughout the Roman region.

Crotocatacácáques did not stop it, as it would help to expand his influence in Rome and meet the demands of Davers.

"During this time, the Turrij Inspectorate arrested a group of rebels who attempted to assassinate his father at the Congress of Greek Scholars, most of whom were former Roman nobles. But as far as I know him, he is a smart man who will not be involved in this stupid conspiracy, and his father has admired him in the past...... I'm sure it's just a routine investigation, and he'll be home safely soon, maybe by now. Crotokatáques said firmly as he ate the cod.

"I thought so too, so I simply agreed to her, anyway, we don't need to contribute, we can easily get their gratitude." Dido blinked his bright eyes.

"You, you." Crotocátarchs shook his head helplessly, forked up another piece of fried cod, just brought it to his mouth, remembered something, and then put it down again, and said seriously: "Even a Roman with the status of Konya will be upset about this capture, I am afraid that other former Roman nobles and citizens will be even more worried, I am afraid that this will cause instability in the kingdom!" ”

"I think my father must have taken this issue into account when he made this decision, and he had corresponding measures to deal with it, don't worry!" Dido said that this was not a consolation, since she joined the kingdom of Dionia, in the past few years, she has deeply felt that Dionia's strength today is inseparable from her father-in-law: he was a man of great political wisdom, and he was also very kind to her, and during the time that Turriy lived, he not only cared for her, but whenever Christoya criticized him, he would come out to persuade and speak for her......

After Margo's death, she finds her father's shadow in another person.

Klotocatax agreed with his wife's words, and as he finished nibbling on a piece of cod, he suddenly remembered something again, and said softly: "Today I received a letter from my father, in which he asked me to talk to you...... The kingdom is to transfer Haka, governor of Sicily, back to Turiyi. ”

"Ahh Since his defection from Carthage and the death of his father, Dido thought that he was able to face everything calmly, but hearing the news still made her a little flustered.

Klotocatax saw his wife's thoughts, gently squeezed her hand resting on the dining table, and said with a smile: "Father did not want to idle Haka, but asked him to come to Turii to be the rotating chairman of the Senate. ”

Dido was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Who among the five rotating chairmen has a vacancy?" ”

"It was a seat that my father specially added for him in the Senate, which shows that my father attaches great importance to him!"

Crotocatacáquez heard from his wife that after most of the members of the Magonid family moved to Iberia, Margo and Hasdruba were away from home all the year round, and Dido and Haka spent the longest time at home, especially during the Western Mediterranean War, the two had to worry about the safety of their relatives and stabilize the situation in the territory, comfort and support each other, although they were only cousins, they were better than brothers and sisters, so the relationship was very good, so he continued to comfort his wife, saying: "Besides, Haka's health has not been good, The affairs of the southern region of Iberia are so heavy, and it is good for his health to be transferred back to Turiyi, and besides, he can be closer to us, Chris is more than two years old, and he has not seen his uncle yet! ……”

Dendo was relieved by Croto Catactus's explanation, but she asked again, seemingly unintentionally: "Who will be the new governor of Sicily?" ”

"My father didn't say anything in the letter." Crotokataxques thought for a while, and said with a straight face: "I think my father will definitely send a very capable senator to take over, the Iberian territory has been frequently invaded by the natives in the past year, and it has a lot to do with the inaction of the local officials, it needs to be rectified, we don't want to see the area conquered by your father for 10 years finally become a paradise for the natives to wreak havoc!" ”

Dido was silent for a moment, then furrowed his brows and said softly, "Klotto, you're right. Since the southern part of Iberia has become the domain of the Kingdom of Dionia, it should be safely left to the kingdom to govern...... Do I still need to serve you a bowl of soup? ”

"I'm full." As soon as Krotokatax put his knife and fork on the table, the servants hurried over to clean up.

"Klotto." Dido asked softly, "When will we be able to return to Turiyi?" ”

"This ...... It is still up to his father to decide...... "Clotokataks' desire to go home is not very strong, mainly because he is more free here, and his efforts have been recognized by many people, which makes him feel very fulfilled, so he thought about it and said: "When my father kept me here, he hoped that through my efforts, the people here would more identify with the Dionian Kingdom and support our royal family, I didn't do enough, maybe I need to stay here for a few more years...... I'm still just a Roman registrant, and maybe when I become the prefect of Rome, I'll be not far from home. ”

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As Crotocátarchs put it, the news of "the arrest of a group of former Roman nobles" spread throughout the kingdom, which did make some Roman citizens of the Kingdom of Dioonia nervous, but soon they received the news that Sextus had been appointed commander of the legion.

Immediately afterward, they were shocked by the even greater news: the rotating president, Lucias, resigned as governor of Turiy, and was replaced by the former Roman nobleman and now the patriarch of Theonia. Publius took over.

Turiy was the center of the kingdom, and its position as governor was far more important and powerful than the rest of the kingdom's towns, and it was only held by the trusted senator of King Davers. This new news is a strong proof that this arrest was not intended to purge the former Roman aristocracy, but indeed these people were indeed plotting to rebel, and that King Davos still trusted and was willing to reuse the former Roman aristocratic citizens.

"Publius as the governor of Turiy" is also a major event in the kingdom's political arena, and Publius, who has always kept a low profile and has never been the chief executive, was suddenly nominated by the outgoing Lucias, which surprised many senators and met them with strong opposition. But with the full support of Davers, he finally sat in this important position.

Even when the dust settled, the senators were still very dissenting about it, but soon their attention was drawn to another major event: the death of Melses, the chancellor of the exchequer.

Since the establishment of Dionia, Mersis has always controlled the country's finances, and although many senators have quarreled with him over money, they have to admit that it is under his strict and shrewd management that the kingdom has managed to survive several life-and-death wars without leading to financial collapse, and has managed to support the kingdom that it is today.

Of course, they were not worried that the death of Mersis would lead to chaos in the kingdom's financial and tax management, in fact, his successor had already surfaced. During his illness and bedridden, Archibides, on his recommendation and with the support of the king, made a strong presence as acting chancellor of the exchequer, and many thought he would officially take over the important office of the kingdom.

In the past few days when Mersis's body was dead, King Davers and his wife, the five rotating presidents, ministers of various departments, senators, officials at all levels of the kingdom, and even many people of Turii went to pay their respects, and there was a long queue in front of the mansion where he lived every day, and Mersis was not even as beautiful as the days after his death.