Cornerus hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I am not against forming an alliance with Wolsey and allowing the Romans to conquer Wolsey. Rather, I felt that with the situation of Dionya this year, it was not a good time. Moreover, we are very unfamiliar with the situation in central Italy, and we should be more cautious and more prepared, so as to ensure that in the event of a real war, we have full certainty of victory! ”

Cornerus's old and solemn words drew a nod from the ministers led by Lucias.

"I also hope to wait until the kingdom has enough soldiers and there are no external troubles around before interfering with Rome. But good times never wait, and the enemy is not so stupid as to stay where they are and let us interfere. Davers sighed and said, "You still remember the war with Syracuse. Our original plan was to attack Lokry first and lure Syracuse's army to Greater Greece, but Dionysius lured the Samones into a surprise invasion. We pinned our hopes on the first line of defense of Coronia-Trina, holding back the army of Syracuse, first dealing with the Samonai, and then waiting for the main force to return for a decisive battle, but Dionysius led his army to easily break through our southern defenses......

These lessons have taught me that good times do not come by waiting, but by our bold actions. Moreover, the Carthaginians also had wisdom no weaker than Dionysius, and they knew that we Dionysia would be their future enemies, so they had been supporting not only the Taninian tribes for a long time, but also the Romans seven or eight years ago. ”

Cornerus and the others were shocked, and Lucias hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, is this true?!" ”

"Of course it's true. Because of the Tanikan tribe, I became wary of Carthage, so I increased my attention to the surrounding forces of the kingdom, and as a result, the men I sent quickly gathered some information about Carthage's dealings with Rome, and there was evidence that Carthage had been supporting Rome all these years, providing food, weapons, and ......," Davos said, nodding to Henipolis, the clerk who was recording beside him.

Henipolis immediately exited the council chamber, and soon found some papers from the forbidden area of the palace, the reference room, and brought them to Davers, who handed them to Cornerus.

The ministers of Cornerus, Lucias, and Sedorum looked at each other, and their expressions became more and more solemn.

"I didn't talk about Carthage and Rome before, because we were so busy governing the newly annexed kingdom that there was no need to be distracted by Rome for the time being. But—" Davers stood up abruptly and exclaimed, "Now that Wolsey has come for help, this is the right time!" Help Wolsey and fight the Romans and win the support of the other powers in central Italy. The conspiracy to destroy Carthage also helps not to be passive in the event of a possible war with Carthage in the future. In addition, defeating the Romans will also benefit us to enter the same fertile land that Rome occupies in central Italy! ”

When Davers said this, the ministers were surprised.

Davers looked at them and said in a deep voice, "My lords, this drought has covered most of the land of the Kingdom of Dionia, making our relief so difficult, I believe that every one of you will remember it deeply!" Why? Because our country is not big enough, our national strength is not strong enough, we need to acquire more land, in order to easily cope with every drought, every earthquake, every tsunami! With Carthage in the way of the south, we can only get the land in the north, so the arrival of the Wolsey envoy is a good opportunity for us! ”

Seeing that the ministers fell silent for a while, Davers smiled slightly, and said in a soothing tone: "Of course, this is a long-term strategy I have set for the kingdom, the war with Rome may not break out immediately, with our help Wolsey, maybe the Romans will back down, so the bread should be eaten bite by bite, let's not be in a hurry, take our time, let the Senate pass first." and then carefully discuss the covenant with the Wolsey, and when everything is done, send an emissary to test the reaction of the Romans......"

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Dionya soon sent Foreign Minister Ansitanos to negotiate an alliance with the Walsey emissary, Matt Pola.

The negotiation process went smoothly, and it took only half a day to draw up a draft of the alliance, the main contents of which were: Dioonia and Wolsey formed a friendly and equal military alliance; Strengthen friendly exchanges, and their people can freely stay on the land of the allies without violating the laws of the allies; Mutual preferential treatment and facilitation shall be given in trade, no additional taxes shall be raised, merchants of allied countries shall not be detained and arrested without authorization, and disputes shall be submitted to the two sides for joint arbitration and settlement; When one side is invaded by an enemy or a war breaks out with a third party, the allies should do their best to provide military assistance and even send troops into the war at the request of the other side......"

Matt Bora took the draft and immediately returned to Wolsey.

Ten days later, he hurried in with a delegation of Wallsey envoys, including the consuls of several city-states in the Wallsey League.

Davers and the Wolsey people solemnly signed an alliance agreement.

As soon as the agreement was signed, the Wolsey people eagerly asked Dionya to send troops to help Wolsey. It turned out that the Romans had captured Villitre, and repelled the reinforcements of Wolsey, and began to attack the city of Satricum, the Wolsey League suffered a series of heavy defeats, and there were no more soldiers to organize a large reinforcement to block the attack of the Roman army, and they faced an unprecedented crisis.

Davers decided to send an envoy to Rome to mediate, as proposed by Antaoris, and at the same time inform the Ministry of War to prepare for war.

After careful consideration and selection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the last envoy to be Tapirus.

More than a decade ago, Tapyrus was a slave bought by Christoya, and because of his quick mind and hard work, he was promoted to the director of a restaurant within a few years, and was granted freedom by his master, Davers. As a spearman, he and his companions withstood the onslaught of Syracuse's mercenary cavalry and routed them, while assisting the rest of the forces to defeat Syracuse's powerful right flank, playing a key role in the final victory of the battle.

After the war, their surviving spearmen became official citizens of Dionia. In the years that followed, Tapyrus also participated in the conquest of Mesapi and Puchetti. Perhaps it was the frequent battles that tempered his courage and broadened his horizons, and he was no longer satisfied with being the district head of Christoya's restaurant, but used his literacy and numeracy skills to pass the examination of the finance department and become a tax collector.

It wasn't until the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Ansitanos recruited public officials, and Tapirus, who did a good job but was tired of settling accounts and keeping accounts every day, applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ansitanos knew that the mission to Rome was not an easy task, and that the envoys needed not only to be able to read words and be eloquent, but also to be courageous. As a result, Tapirus, who had served as a waiter in restaurants and had participated in many battles, was the best candidate.

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In the 13th year of Dionya (i.e., November 1, 380 BC), the Dionian emissary Tapyrus boarded a passenger ship bound for Rome in the port of Laos.

The weather was clear and the sky was cloudless.

Tapyrus sat in the cabin, still reminiscing about the reception he had received by King Davos before he left Turiy.

said that it was an interview, but in fact it invited him to a banquet at the Davers Mansion. Since he was a private slave freed by Davers, according to the now popular saying in Dionia, Davers was his benefactor (a peculiar custom formed by the conditions of Dionys, and there was a special kinship-like relationship between the freed slave and the master). Subject to the law, the freed slave may seek help from his original owner to find work or provide financial assistance if he is in difficulty; When the original owner encountered difficulties, these freed slaves, who had become official citizens, would also come to their aid, or when the original owner ran for local councillor or tribune, they would join forces to cast a precious vote for the original owner, which was recognized by the society. It was for these reasons that the wealthier citizens of Dioonia were keen to treat their slaves well and to give them freedom during these years. ), will turn a formal reception into a private banquet.

At the banquet, he was astonished that the great King Davos cared so much about such an indigenous city-state in central Italy, and at the same time was even more surprised at Davers's request......

At this time, the captain pushed the door and entered: "My lord, we are about to arrive at the port of Ostia." ”

Hearing this, Tapilus let go of his thoughts and walked out of the cabin.

Seagulls soar in the sky ahead, and ships of all sizes converge in one direction, which is supposed to be the mouth of the Tiber River and the Roman colony of Ostia.

After receiving this envoy appointment, Tapilus had learned about Rome, and knew that Ostia was originally a small town for the Latins, which was captured by Rome decades ago, and relocated citizens to settle here, turning Ostia into a Roman colonial city, and later the only Roman port city for maritime trade.

Tapyrus disembarked at Ostia with the members of the accompanying emissary corps. (https:)

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