"Are you supporting? Still not supported? Let's just say a good thing, don't be so verbose. Milonon said impatiently.

"Since you want to become the district administrator, don't worry, let's slowly analyze the situation clearly, and then we can discuss a good countermeasure." Lucias said dissatisfiedly, "If you just want me to say a good word, okay! I agree to support you and you can go back! ”

"Good! Good! I was wrong, you said, you said. Milon had no choice but to relent.

"Logically speaking, with your qualifications and achievements, it should not be a problem to become the governor of the East and West Regions......" said Lycias mutter

"Of course, if it weren't for the cleverness of Sipros who led the people of Trina to support Dionia early, King Davos would have had a better impression of him, otherwise I would have the right to fight for the position of wartime governor of Sicily." Milon said with some resentment.

Lucias's face changed slightly, and he immediately persuaded: "Don't talk nonsense! The shrewd and capable Senator of Sipros not only made great contributions to the war in the Western Mediterranean, but also assisted His Majesty with us after becoming the rotating chairman of the Senate, which also helped the kingdom recover after the war...... If these words of yours fall into the ears of His Majesty, I am afraid that your desire to become the chief executive of the district will be frustrated. ”

"I'm just talking to you, how can you be stupid to preach everywhere, you are too careful." Milon said disapprerovingly: "Besides, His Majesty made a promise today that he would not interfere in the election of the district administrator this time. ”

Lucias's expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Milon, as your friend, I solemnly warn you that it is best to always be in awe of His Majesty Davers!" I have been the rotating chairman for many years, and I have spent a lot of time with His Majesty, and he is far more powerful than you think! If he knows that you are disrespectful to him, he has a way to make you never become the district administrator, and I will have to stay away from you in the future! ”

Milon was taken aback by Lucias's sudden attitude, paused for a moment, and quickly changed his words and said, "How dare I be disrespectful to Your Majesty!" I'm just ...... Good! Good! I swear to Hades that I will never talk nonsense again! …… Now you tell me, what are my chances of becoming the Governor of the East and West Regions? ”

Instead of answering directly, Lycias asked, "How many years have you been in eastern Sicily?" ”

"Counting the time in Naxos, it should be 8 years!" Milon bent his hand and counted them, and he couldn't help but sigh a little.

"8 years is really too long!" Lucias also sighed: "Do you remember Antonios and Laodisian? ”

Milon suddenly felt a pang in his heart: "You mean to say ......"

"I think you should know that in order to prevent the recurrence of that incident, few senators have been able to serve as the chief executive of a town for more than 10 years, or even 8 years. Although you are in two different towns, they are too close to each other and belong to the same region, and if you become the chief executive of East and West Cili, it will definitely be more than 10 years...... I think that when the election is made, there will definitely be some elders who also covet this position will criticize you for this question, and it will be almost difficult for you to be elected! ”

"This ......" Milon slumped in his chair as if he had been hit on the head, but he immediately realized something, barely pulled himself together, and asked, "You just said that you supported my candidacy, did you mean-"

Lucias smiled and said, "Although it is unlikely that you will become the governor of the East and West Regions, with your qualifications and achievements, you can compete for the governors of other regions, do you have any intentions?" ”

"Your Majesty has just announced this proposal this afternoon, and I am only thinking about running for the post of Governor of the East and West Regions, and I have not yet had time to think about anything else...... However, since the chances of becoming the chief executive of this district are not very good, it is also possible to run for the chief executive of other districts. Milon also quickly figured it out.

"Then let's take a look, which district chief executive is more suitable for you? Is it also easier to win? Lucias analyzed unhurriedly: "The governor of the southern region of Iberia has been determined as Bagul, and the governor of the Roman region is Assistes, the candidate for the governor of the western region of Sicily...... Although His Majesty did not announce it publicly, it should not be you, and then exclude the East and West West regions......

By the way, there is also a Crotone region, if you want to govern our hometown, I'm afraid that some of the senators in the meeting will question it, saying that you want to show favoritism, and in order to avoid trouble, we will also exclude it, and then ......

Although there are not many towns in Corsica and northern Sardinia, the population is not large, but the mining and smelting of various metals there are very important to the development of the kingdom, so the weight in the kingdom is not low, the last time Stromboli was the wartime governor of Sardinia was because of the urgent needs of the kingdom during the war, he himself is old, lack of energy, and has long been tired of serving in the local area, this time it is estimated that he will not be the regional administrator of Sardinia again, if you are interested, you can go to the competition. However, you have never had previous experience managing a mine, which may be a good tool for your opponents' attacks. ”

"I'm not interested in being a mine foreman." Milon said dryly: "I have been in Sicily for too long, and since I cannot be the governor of the region of East and West, I do not want to stay in Sicily anymore......"

"So, you won't be competing for the prefect of the Strait of Messina, Syracuse, Southern Sicily,......" Luciens said as he said, suddenly realizing something, looking at Milon and asking, "Do you already have a goal?" ”

Milon grinned: "I was also inspired when I just spoke to you, what do you think of the Governor of the Mesapi District?" ”

"Mesapi area...... If it was still difficult to govern the people in the first years after the kingdom conquered it, now that more than a decade has passed, the region of Mesapi has long since become as difficult to govern as the rest of Greater Greece. As a result, it has little distinction among the newly divided dozen or so regions of the kingdom.

The population of this region is not large, the land area is not large, and there is some fertile arable land, but the output is not among the top 5 in each region. There are also some good animal husbandry, but they are not comparable to the Bruti region and the Lucania region. It has maritime trade, land trade, but it is not very prosperous...... Why did you choose such a mediocre region that seems a bit mediocre in every way, and can only rank in the middle of the kingdom in terms of strength? Lycias was a little puzzled, he knew that Milon was not a person who liked mediocrity, on the contrary, he liked to be aggressive, and the choice of the Mesapi region seemed to be somewhat inconsistent with his personality.

"The Mesapi region has a characteristic that other regions do not have." Milon smiled mysteriously, and then said seriously: "It is the closest to the Peloponnese!" Closest to mainland Greece! ”

"What do you mean......" Lucias seemed to understand something from Milon's slightly agitated face, he was surprised, but shook his head and said, "It's impossible! The kingdom's current strategy is still to develop northward, not to mention that the kingdom has not yet recovered from the war in the Western Mediterranean, and the benefits gained in the war have not been fully digested, so it is impossible to start another war in a short period of time......"

"Of course I understand that." Milon still insisted on his opinion: "But sometimes the situation moves quickly, and it is not what we want, just like the Western Mediterranean War, when we also insisted on going north, and no one expected that Carthage would declare war on us first.

The situation in Greece itself is complicated, the war has lasted for so many years, maybe when a certain city-state pays some price and asks the kingdom to come and quell the war and impresses His Majesty and the Senate, after all, we Dioonia is so powerful, and so close to Greece proper, it is impossible for these Greek city-states plagued by war to be without ideas......"

Speaking of this, Milon leaned back and said leisurely in a more comfortable position: "Since the candidate for the governor of Rome has been decided, then I can only choose the Mesapi region to gamble, maybe there will really be a war during my tenure?" At that time, I may be able to take advantage of this, like Sipros, because the naval base Brindisi is right next to Mesapi, and the nearest port town to mainland Greece, Odrum, is in Mesapi, and the Athenian navy has recently landed on the island of Corfu, so that this Greek island, which is very close to the Mesapi region, is attached to them......"

"You, although you haven't led troops to fight in person for more than 10 years, you still want war so much......" Lucias shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Since you have chosen the Mesapi region, we can do this...... Let people nominate you as a candidate for the post of governor of the East and West Regions, and then when it is the turn of the Mesapi district governor to be elected, you will offer to participate in the election.

Since your first defeat was not due to a lack of political performance or seniority, but simply to the unfortunate excuse of 'too long in office', it is likely that the elders will turn to you out of sympathy and support you. Of course, to be more secure, I suggest you go back to talk to Antaoris tonight and ask for his support. ”

"Antaorris...... I haven't had much contact with him for eight years since I arrived in Sicily. Milon looked a little regretful.

"It doesn't matter. We knew Antaoris before joining Dionia, and you have had a good relationship with him over the years, and according to the new regional division, his home state (Crimesa) has also been assigned to the Crotone region, and we all belong to the same region......" Lucias smiled and encouraged.

"Okay, then I'll go in a moment." Milon replied dryly.