"Then inform the magistrates of these two towns, and arrange as soon as possible for these men of prestige among the citizens of the kingdom of Messenia to come to the palace and come together to discuss the rebuilding of Messenia. Lord Lycias, you are in charge of arranging this. ”

Although Lycias opposed Dionia's involvement in the Greek war, he did not dare to disobey the order given by Davers, and replied somewhat reluctantly: "Yes." ”

Davers looked at him, and then turned his gaze to another person who had remained silent so far: "Prosous, you, the victorious general of the kingdom, and the one from Argos, should be familiar with Sparta, what suggestions do you have for this military operation to be taken by the kingdom in the future?" ”

Leoticides was a little stunned, and then his expression became indifferent, and he said, "Your Majesty, I have no opinion. ”

In Davers's impression, Prosious, though he was a man of few words, became more and more insightful when he talked about military affairs, which is somewhat unusual today.

Davos looked at him again and said, "When the meeting is over, you will have to discuss it with the Ministry of War, because this time you will be the commander of the army in Greece." ”

Alexis and other generals were not surprised to hear this appointment: because since His Majesty Davers had appointed the First Legion to go to Greece, then Plesious, as the commander of the First Legion, must be the best candidate for the commander, and in today's Dionian army, only Alexis can surpass Prosous in terms of combat record, seniority, and multi-legion command ability, but as the Minister of War, it is generally impossible for him to be present in battle.

As for Amintas, not to mention that he is now retired, and the people of Turii have complained a lot about him in recent years, because he led too many casualties in the First Army in the Western Mediterranean War.

As for the rising stars in the army, such as Patroclus and Sextus, they all had important responsibilities on their shoulders, and with the First Army in the ranks, it was impossible to have them as commanders.

The ministers present took this appointment for granted, but Leoticides hesitated for a moment before replying, "...... Be. ”

Davers glanced at him again, then stood up, his deep gaze slowly swept over everyone's faces, and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, since we have made it clear that we want to go to Greece, no matter whether there are objections in our hearts, and no matter how the war situation in Greece will develop next, you must concentrate all your strength, unite and cooperate, and carefully prepare for this next significant expedition!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!!"

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After the ministers dispersed, Davos called the Minister of Intelligence, Aristias (after Davers took advantage of the great controversy, reformed the Senate, and completely stripped the power of executive decision-making from the Senate, it didn't take long for him to establish a new Ministry of Intelligence, so that the intelligence organization of Aristilas, who had quietly served him, was completely and openly transferred to the open office, and his highest position, the intelligence chief, was at the highest level of the mid-level officials, and did not step into the high-level, which was also a small compromise from Davers to the other ministers).

"Something has happened to Prosous lately?" Davers asked seemingly casually.

Aristias thought for a moment and replied, "Lord Prosus, as before, lives a regular and monotonous life, nothing unusual...... His home is also very peaceful. ”

"Hmm......" Davers tapped his fingers on the table, recalling the scene of the meeting just now, Prosusus was obviously a little distracted, and it was the first time he had seen this situation from this victorious general: "Send a few more people, and observe me more carefully in the next period of time, it is best to know how he eats, sleeps, etc......"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll arrange it." Aristiras responded immediately.

"It's almost time to leave for Greece, but nothing can go wrong...... Davers muttered, and then looked up at Aristiras, "Has the situation of the Frontier Corps paid off lately?" ”

"Yes." Aristilas was prepared, and immediately took out two shalge scrolls from his bosom, one of which was noticeably thicker.

Davers took the thick papyrus first, and did not open it immediately, but asked, "This one is from the Po region (after the conquest of Gallic in the mountains, the kingdom of Dioonia established the middle Po region)?"

"Yes."

Davers opened it with great interest and looked closely, and sure enough, it was still the same style, not only recording the daily words and deeds of the corps commander Hasdruba and the main officers of the border legion, the movement and sorties of the legion, but also recording the consumption and changes of food and baggage in more detail, and even describing the customs and customs of the Ligurian region through which the corps passed in more detail...... In addition, there are some views of the recorder on the defense and counterattack of the Ligurian tribes, as well as some suggestions on how to better deal with the Ligurians and further assimilate.

From the standpoint of surveillance and intelligence, the recorder was clearly unqualified, but the information he presented was of great reference to Davers, so Davers stopped Aristiras's attempts to make him change from the beginning.

"I remember that the source of this information was named Massimus, a Roman, and had previously served as a former Roman mayor......" Davers carefully rolled up the papyrus, "He became a full citizen of Dionya last year, right?" What position does he hold in the Po Border Corps now? ”

"Your Majesty, it was your special approval last year that he became a full citizen, and now he is a heavy officer of the Border Legion, and he has won the trust of Hasdruba."

"Officer...... The position in the corps is no less. Davers looked down at the papyrus scroll and said in a deep voice, "Such a person is just an ordinary officer in the intelligence department, and he is a bit condescending!" I think that when the Ligurian rebellion has subsided, I will find someone to replace him, and I will use him for another purpose. ”

"Your Majesty." Aristillas hurriedly bowed down and said, "The new intelligence department is also in dire need of someone like Massimus who has a lot of knowledge and can coordinate the organization!" ”

"Since ......that's the case," Davers pondered for a while, and said, "Then transfer him back as soon as possible, and assist you in reorganizing, planning, and managing the Intelligence Department, after all, the Intelligence Department is now a regular administrative department of the Kingdom, and it must have a regular appearance, and I don't want the Supervision Department to accuse you twice in three days!" ”

“…… Understood, Your Majesty. Aristiras bowed again, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

After Aristias had gone out, Henypolis entered the council chamber and saw Davers staring intently at the map of the Mediterranean on the wall, with his hands behind his back.

He whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm here." ”

Davers didn't look back, and said slowly, "Heni, how many years has Croto been away from Turiyi?" ”

Henipolis's heart moved, and he immediately said: "I remember that in the fourteenth year of the kingdom, your majesty, you led your army north to attack Rome, and His Royal Highness Croto also followed, and since then he has stayed in Rome, and it has been thirteen years now, and he has been away from Turiy for a long time!" ”

"yes, it's been a long time!" Davers sighed lightly, turned around, and said meaningfully: "Although he has done a pretty good job in Rome and has been the administrator of Rome for almost three years, he has been away from Turij for too long, and he is easy to be forgotten!" ”

Henipolis's eyelids jumped slightly, and he couldn't help but remember what Ansitanos had said here before, and immediately stood solemnly and silently.

"Pick up the pen." Davers spoke.

"Yes." Henipolis immediately sat down at the wooden table and quickly picked up the pen and paper.

"Give the auxiliary ministers a directive, that Crotocatatuses has been away from Turiyi for a long time, and that Princess Christoya is sick with thoughts, so she is allowed to step down in advance and return to Turiyi to serve her mother, and the successor of the Roman administrator will be discussed and decided by them......" As soon as Davos finished speaking, Hennipolis had already written it and was about to hand the order to Davos.

Davers said, "Give them another order, that Ansitanos wants to step down as foreign secretary, and I have approved it, and the successor is Tapirus, and I hope that they will complete the handover as soon as possible to avoid affecting the next military action against Sparta." ”

Henipolis' hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and after a moment he replied softly, "...... Your Majesty, it's written. ”

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It was already dusk when Leoticides came out of the military department and set out on his way home.

Originally, Leoticides' home was in the port district of Turiy; Later, he became a legionnaire, became a share of the land of the citizens of Dionia, and later the land obtained for many war exploits was mostly concentrated in Crimesa, so there were also houses there, although he rarely lived there, because at that time he was already the commander of the Eighth Legion, and stayed in the Catania barracks all the year round; Later, when he entered the Senate, and with his brilliant achievements, the kingdom gave him a piece of residential land in the outer city of Turi Idon, not far from the temple of Hera, where his whole family lived ever since.

The elders who lived in the inner city, because of the proximity to the Great Council Hall and Victory Square, mostly walked home; The senators who lived in the outer city, because of the long distance, and in order to avoid the disturbance of pedestrians on the road, most of them went home in sedan chairs, and only a few chose to ride horses, and the horses were reported and approved by the city guards, Leoticides was one of them, and he also had four attendants on horseback to protect his safety.