Just as Tapyrus was thinking about leaving, the Roman official finally appeared, and he vaguely remembered that the man who was walking towards him was the Roman senator named Paulus.

"You Roman senators are more difficult to see than our king of Dionia, and they have not shown up for more than ten days, and they have not let us out, I thought that you Rome were going to imprison us here, and I almost couldn't help but want to send someone to Turiyi for help." As soon as Tapyrus saw him, he spoke mockingly and threateningly, not caring in the slightest that the cowardice revealed in his words would damage his face.

Paulus said unmoved: "Venerable Dionian envoy, you have also seen the chaos outside the hotel, and we are here to protect your lives. And for the past ten days, the Senate has been engaged in repeated and fierce debates on Dionia's proposal, and there has been no clear result, so it has not come to inform you. ”

"So, now there's a result?" Tapilus raised a brow.

"Yes." Paulus said with a serious expression: "Wolsey and our Rome are feuds, when our Rome was still weak, the Wolsey people have been strong, constantly encroaching on the land of our Rome, killing the people of Rome...... The citizens of Rome were determined to eradicate this mortal enemy, Wolsey, in this war, so at the emergency citizens' assembly, they passed a proposal to continue the war with an overwhelming majority of votes, so I am sorry......"

Tapyrus was not disappointed or shocked, and in fact before leaving Turiyi, King Davos had vaguely expressed his hope that Rome would reject the offer.

The main task of Tapirus was to go deep into the city of Rome and learn the details of the political, military, and social aspects of the city-state.

At this moment, Tapilus asked with a smirk, "Sounds ...... You also held a citizens' assembly? ”

"Because the Senate has been arguing for a long time, it has to finally turn to the citizens' assembly to solve it." Paulus said solemnly.

"Well, I can only take your decision back and tell His Majesty the King." Tapyrus looked regretful, but in fact he had long wanted to leave this hellish place.

"During this time, I really wronged you to stay in the hotel all the time! As a sign of apology, this is a gift from our Senate on behalf of the citizens of Rome to you and your retinue. With a wave of his hand, Paulus brought up two boxes with the accompanying soldiers.

When I opened it, it was full of silver coins, and it was estimated that there were at least two Talientes in total.

If the previous delay was to allow Rome to occupy as much of the land of Wolsey as possible, in order to increase the weight of the negotiations with Dionia. Then after receiving the clear support of the ally Carthage yesterday, Rome, which had become emboldened, did not want to really go to war with the Kingdom of Dionya after rejecting its proposal, because even with Carthage's help, the war with Dionya would definitely cause certain losses to Rome, and if it could be avoided, it should be avoided as much as possible, so they used money to bribe the Dionian envoys, hoping that he would go back and say something good.

Tapyrus blinked and said, "Thank you." He accepted it without hesitation.

Of course, he did not intend to keep the money for himself, for under the Act promulgated the year before, it was an act of bribery to accept gifts from foreign countries, and if he had seen the money, he feared that it would not be long before he returned to Turii, and the Ministry of Supervision would have received a complaint against him from his entourage of the entourage. He just wanted to bring back the money given by Rome and hand it over to the Ministry of Finance, which could be regarded as a small contribution he made during his mission to Rome.

As for saying good things about Rome, it was impossible! Tapirus would only tell King Davers everything he had seen and heard in Rome.

For the safety of the Dionian envoys, the Roman Senate even arranged for patrols to escort them to the port of Ostia.

As Tapyrus and the others walked out of the hotel, countless Romans shouted to them fiercely: "Dionians, you are not welcome in Rome!" Get out of Rome like a dog! ”

"Damn the Romans, how dare they threaten us with war and try to steal our land! Tell you, the Romans are not afraid of war, and we will kill as many as you come! ”

……

Not only did they shout and throw debris at the Dionian emissaries, but most of them were blocked by the patrol soldiers with long shields.

Patrol Captain Cassius apologized repeatedly: "I'm really sorry, these guys are rude and ignorant people, but when it comes to fighting, they are all very brave warriors, I hope you don't mind!" ”

Is this an apology! Tapilus's eyes narrowed into slits, and he said lightly: "I have heard that there are many rude and ignorant commoners like this in Rome, and I am afraid that you will not feel good when they turn the ferocity of the enemy against them." ”

When Cassius heard this, his face was a little unpleasant.

In the afternoon of the same day, the delegation of Dionian emissaries left the port of Ostia by ship.

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The news of the crushing defeat of the Kautini clan spread throughout the Samonai region and caused a great shock.

At the request of the Kautini, the four tribal alliances of the Samonai immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter.

The meeting was held in Kautium.

"Honorable Great Chiefs, the Dioonians have violated their covenant by sending an army on the plains of Campania to ambush our people who have gone out to plunder in Kautini. Unsuspectingly, our Grand Chief of Kautini, Segovani, and more than 2,000 warriors were captured, more than 3,000 were killed and wounded, and the tribes suffered heavy losses...... Immediately after the battle, the Cautini coalition sent men to negotiate with the Dionians in Campania, but they refused to release our captive clansmen and chieftains, and brutally warned us that we must cease all hostilities.

Now, the Dionian army is stationed in Tessala, threatening the territory west of Kautini like hungry wolves, and the tribes living in the vicinity of Lola, Sessara and Capua have migrated to the mountains for fear of destruction, and the whole of Kautini is now in chaos......

I beg all the great chiefs, for the sake of us as sons of Savoni, to work together to stop the Dionian invasion and avenge the death of the Kautini! Usibik, another large tribal leader living in Kautim, pleaded with tears in his eyes.

"When you entered the city, I think you have seen the tragic situation in the city of Kautium, and you can't let the Dionians run rampant like this anymore, otherwise Kautim's today will be our tomorrow!" The Grand Chief of Caracheni, Kontruk, stood up angrily.

The Caracheni tribe inhabits the central part of the mountains, surrounded by the Pontenay, Hilpinei, and the so-called Romanai branch, the Flortanes, who are the smallest in number and the smallest in territory, but also the most courageous, adhering to the ancient traditions of the Samoneh.

"I said ten years ago, don't be afraid of the Dionians, even if they kill more of our warriors, we, as the descendants of the wolf god Savoni, will fight them to the end!" Although Kontruk was over half a hundred years old, his voice was like a bell, and he pointed to Badani, the great leader of Pentney: "You bowed your knees to the enemy for the sake of your captured father and people, but your father died of shame and suicide when he returned, don't you want to take revenge?!" ”

"And you-" Contruk pointed his finger at the great leader of Hilpine, Lesguk, and reprimanded: "In the great battle ten years ago, your clan suffered the most dead and wounded warriors, and also lost a large area of land such as Kopsa and Enona, as the big leader, you don't want to avenge them and regain the territory, but instead go like a dog to please the enemy, what is the result?!" The Ionians did not do you any good, but insidiously drove a wedge between your tribes, causing the Abenirum to disobey your orders and become friendly with the Dionians, which is a shame! ”

"And you Kautini!" Contruk pointed his finger at Usibik: "If it weren't for your great leader supporting those two fools to sign the alliance with Dionia, he wouldn't be a prisoner of the enemy today!" Look at the areas of Nuceria and other areas where the people of your country have renounced their faith in the great wolf god and worshipped the gods of aliens, which is a betrayal of their ancestors! This is blasphemy!!You have today's fiasco, it is Savoni's punishment for you! ”

Lesguk, Badani, and Usibik were scolded by Contruk, and they were ashamed. Since Kontruk was the Grand Chief of Samonai, who had been in office for nearly 30 years, he was the oldest and had great prestige in the tribal alliance, so it was difficult for them to refute it, even if they were not convinced.

At this time, Juni, the high priest of the four major tribes of Samonai, also said sharply: "The sinister and cunning Dioonians have sinister intentions against us Samonai, they not only want to destroy our people, but also want to replace our great gods with evil foreign gods, to destroy our traditions, and to make us Samonai completely slaves!" We can't hold back any longer, we must take up arms and fight them to the end! Drive them out of the mountains, take back our land, and restore our traditional beliefs! ”

"It's not enough to get out of the mountains, we have to deal a heavy blow on them so that they don't dare to offend us Samonai again!" Kontruk emphasized.

"Hit Ionia hard?! Ha, that's so easy to say! The younger Badani couldn't help but retort, "Do you know how big the Kingdom of Dioonia is?!" How many are there?! They can easily organize an army of 100,000 men, and can we muster 40,000 soldiers?! ”