Chapter 12: Grace
Hearing this, Davers didn't blink an eye, he had suffered several assassinations over the years, and there were many assassination attempts that were cracked, and he was already a little accustomed to it, he just asked lightly: "Who?" ”
"Some of the citizens of Roman origin, mainly former Roman nobles living in Turi, may have been organized by Servius, Frius, Aulus, Minusius, according to the information now available...... It is clear that Lentulus is also involved......" Aristilas said slowly, in a tone that did not contain a hint of fluctuation.
When he heard this, Davos showed a slight surprise: "Publius's son, Manlilius. Lentulus? ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. It was through Lentulus that the slave in the slave camp learned about these things. Aristilas remembered something, and emphasized: "That slave was also a Roman nobleman." ”
"Oh?! It seems that these former nobles of Rome are not all short-sighted, and there are still people who can see the situation clearly and approve of the Dionian Kingdom. Therefore, you must reward this slave heavily, and publicize it greatly, but also protect him, and you should go to Rafias with my warrant, and ask his subordinate slave management office to give this slave freedom in advance. ”
"Yes." Aristiras then asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to arrest these rebels at once, or do you induce them...... Catch it all again? Aristilas may seem presumptuous when he says this, but he asks because Davers has personally taken risks several times in the past (the assassination of Hades a dozen years ago and the assassination of Diana in Rome a few years ago), which seemed to be risky, but in the end they all benefited greatly.
Davers tapped his fingers on the table and muttered for a while before he said slowly: "It's not been a few years since that great war, and now the kingdom needs to develop steadily, and the Romans, Phoenicians, and Samonians in the kingdom ...... It also takes time to integrate into the kingdom, and if this happens at an influential gathering like the Congress of Greek Scholars, it will have a very big impact, and then the situation will be difficult to control! ”
Davers said so much, apparently to remind Aristiras, and then he said in a deep voice: "You quickly mobilize manpower, find out the whole thing, get to grips with the Turriy Inspectorate, and then cooperate with the Turriy Patrol to arrest him, you can't let go of any gangsters, but you can't wronged the good guys!" ”
"Yes."
Davers asked, "Where are you going to start?" ”
Aristias said without hesitation: "I decided to interrogate Lentulus first, because he is a good breakthrough. ”
Aristias then briefly recounts how Lentulus leaked the story.
When Davers heard this, he actually sighed and said: "Such an important event requires precise planning, and these people are far worse than Dionysius back then!" I agree that you should interrogate Lentulus first, but also take into account Publius' feelings...... By the way, did Publius have any contact with these people? ”
Aristias understood the meaning of his words, and said truthfully: "From the surveillance so far, nothing unusual has been found, and according to my judgment, he should not know about it yet. ”
Davers pondered for a moment and said, "That's it...... Go tell him to come to me now. ”
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When Publius received the notice, he was reprimanding his eldest son, Lentulus, at home, and he was troubled: since the family moved to Turiyi, the son had become more and more rebellious, had not studied well in Turiyi's school, and had failed his civil service exams. He was finally assigned to work as a scribe at the town hall of Turiil, but he did not work well, and often mingled with the old Roman nobles, and did not listen to any persuasion, and today he proposed to move out and live alone, which made him angry again.
Knowing that the king was going to summon him, Publius dared to slack off, and immediately set off for the King's Hill, wondering in his heart along the way: What is the purpose of King Davers summoning him so late?
After a while, I was thinking: Now that the eldest son is old and so rebellious, is it possible to find him a family affair, maybe it can make him more calm......
Publius's mansion was in the western outskirts, and even if he was a senator, he had to show Davers' warrant to the city guards in order to enter the inner city (because it was difficult to enter the inner city freely at night, except in exceptional circumstances).
Publius had a lot of thoughts along the way, but his pace did not slow down, and he soon reached the King's Hill.
Davers himself went out and welcomed him into the living room.
"Mistress Publius, have you had dinner?" Davers asked with a smile.
"I've already eaten it."
"Then come with me for a drink." With Davers finished, the servant brought the wine that had been prepared.
"This is a new wine produced by the Ollity family, which has not yet been sold to the public. I heard that you love wine, please taste it to see how it is different from their previous wines, and give them advice. ”
Publius had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart, took a small sip, and then his eyes lit up: "This wine...... It's not very sweet, it's a little sour, it's delicious! ”
"It seems that after Oriffis came out of prison, he didn't interfere with political affairs, devoted himself to research, and made good wine!" Davers smiled and raised his glass: "Publius, this is your first time here as a guest, welcome!" ”
Publius raised his glass, and after taking a sip, he heard Davers say, "How many years have you been the adjutant of the Turriy administration?" ”
Publius replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, it has been more than two years. ”
"Two years...... Davers put down his glass, thought for a moment and said, "Lucias has told me several times that you have done a very good job as an adjutant administrator!" As far as I know, you have served as a Roman magistrate for a long time and have a wealth of administrative experience, so it can be seen that as long as you are familiar with the system and laws of the kingdom, you will be able to make a difference, and the other senators who joined the kingdom with you are not as good as you in this regard, and I think you are fully capable of becoming the governor of the town on your own! ”
When Publius heard this, his heart moved, and he began to look forward to it.
When Davers raised his glass again, he hastened to raise his glass in response.
"If you can do things, you have to dare to do things!" Davers said meaningfully, "I remember that you were the adjutant of the Turriyi administration, and you were also in charge of the inspection department. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"What do you think should be done today, when my court herald has received definite information that there are some people in Turiyi plotting to assassinate me at the All-Greek Congress of Scholars?" Davers whispered.
There is such a thing! Publius looked shocked, and immediately solemnly stated: "Your Majesty, please send Aristiras to assist me, and I will inform the Turriy Inspectorate to arrest these people, and then conduct strict interrogation, and once verified, the death penalty!" ”
Davers looked at him and said in a deep voice: "According to Aristiras, these people are the old Roman nobles led by Servius, Aulus, and Frius, and your son Lentulus is also involved. ”
What the?!! Publius was like five thunderbolts, his whole body shook violently, the wine glass in his hand also fell, and the bright red wine flowed on the table, he subconsciously wanted to question what he had just heard, but when he saw Davers's deep gaze, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, hesitated for a moment, stood up tremblingly, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know...... No, I will arrest Lentulus for interrogation, and if he is really involved in this great rebellion, he should be sentenced according to the circumstances...... and even put to death ......"
"Sit down first, don't rush. Heavy sentence? Execute? …… I don't think it's that serious. Davers was satisfied with his performance, and calmly admonished: "Since you joined the kingdom, you have been actively supporting and implementing the various resolutions concerning Rome issued by the kingdom in the past few years, and you have also put forward many useful suggestions, which have reduced the turmoil of the Romans in the kingdom and hastened their integration into the kingdom.
For example, 'move Servius, Frius, and Aulus, the generals and officials of the former Roman army, to Turiyi, and take advantage of the strong security capabilities of this central city, so that they can supervise and deter them nearby...... This suggestion from you is indeed a very good suggestion, so we can find out in time, if it is in other towns, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble, so I absolutely believe in your loyalty to the kingdom!
And I also know that these old Roman nobles are very resentful of you, and they are constantly spreading rumors about you in the city of Turiyi, and in order to get revenge on you, they must have deliberately approached your child, and tried all kinds of means to win him over against the kingdom...... You've done so much for the Kingdom! ”
After listening to Davers's earnest words, Publius's heart couldn't help but surge with a hot current, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Davers said solemnly: "Dionia must not let the officials who sincerely contribute to the kingdom sweat and tears, let alone let the tricks of these gangsters succeed. So I decided that you and Aristias would be in charge of this incident. As for Lentulus...... He was still a child, and he knew something, and as long as he told all those who instructed him truthfully, he was not to blame for it. But...... In the future, you have to strengthen the education of your children, you can't just do things for the kingdom, but the family is not taken care of, this is not good, our Dionian tradition is - the family is the cornerstone of the kingdom, every family is stable, the kingdom will naturally be stable! ”