Burkos was unmoved, and said with a sad expression: "There are so many people who have found illegal occupation of land this time...... To be honest, I was surprised! …… I feel even more dereliction of duty! I don't resign, I can't get the Senate to give an account to the citizens...... I also want the Senate to investigate me to confirm my innocence! ”

Davers listened to his words, but his heart was full of thoughts: a few years ago, he knew about the corruption problem of Polyxis and others, and he has been holding back, allowing this problem to expand and involve more people, because on the one hand, if Polyxis and others want to achieve their goals, they must buy more slaves and release more slaves, which is exactly what Davers wants to see. On the other hand, most of the people who were able to do these things were the nobles and wealthy people of the original cities, and only they had the ability and connections to do so, and Davers could take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out all those who were secretly resisting his pro-civilian bills. Therefore, it is not that no one has discovered the problem in the past few years, but several important public officials under Bulkos have been bribed to cover it up, and at the same time, Davers has also secretly suppressed it, and it is not until today that the lid has been lifted. From the bottom of his heart, he felt guilty about Burkos.

"Daddy! Father! ......" At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Crotokataxques, who was more than four years old, ran in: "Come and play with me!" ”

As he spoke, he jumped into Davers's seat.

Davers hurriedly hugged her and said with a pleasant face: "My little Chloe, I'm talking to my uncle about things, I don't have time now, you go to play with Brother Adoris, okay?" ”

"My brother is reciting poems and has no time to play with me, he said that if he can't memorize well, he will be punished by the teacher tomorrow...... My sister is helping my mother plant flowers, and no one pays attention to me! ......" Little Chloe put his arms around Davers's neck and said aggrievedly: "Dad, you come to play with me, okay?" ”

Bulkos was both surprised and a little sighed when he saw the archon who was usually feared by everyone with a child, and he stood up and said, "Master Davers, you don't need to persuade me anymore, my decision has been made, and I will go first." ”

"Okay." Holding his son in one hand, Davers stood up: "I agree with you to step down from your position as agricultural officer, but I will not allow you to be lazy because of this!" There's so much going on in the league right now, and I'm too busy to do it alone, so you have to keep coming over and helping me! ”

Burkos was silent for a moment and said, "I'll think about ......"

"Don't think about it, you're the patriarch of Dionia, it's your duty! When this is over, you'll be on the Alliance's Public Officials Management Committee! Davers said with a strong attitude that he could not refuse.

Neither agreed nor refused, Bulkos walked to the door and asked hesitantly, "What will the Senate do with Polyxis?" ”

It was the Senate that asked, but it was not Davers who made the decision, and Davos replied vaguely: "Polyxis how they should be punished, this is decided by the court after the trial......"

Bulkos heard that Davers did not mean to let Polyxis and the others go, and sighed secretly, because he had also heard the news about Polyxis colluding with Syracuse.

"Little Chloe! Little Chloe! ......" At this moment, a beautiful figure of a woman appeared in front of Burkos.

"Madame!" Bulkos recognized Davers' second wife, Egnes, and hurriedly greeted him.

Unlike Christoya, Agnes knew all the senators of the Senate, most of whom she didn't know, and only politely returned the favor.

"Love Mother Gneth! Love Gutnice Mom! Why did you come back! ......" Little Chloe became happy, danced and opened his father's arms, and ran over excitedly.

Davers was finally relieved, and he accompanied Burkos to the door of the mansion.

"Lord Burkos." Davers looked out at the darkened street and said in a deep voice, "I remember the first time I saw you, you were running around trying to save Turiyi, doing what you thought was right, and not even fearing criticism from the Council of Turiyi. Now Dionia seems to be powerful, but it also faces many difficulties, and there are even stronger enemies to covet. At this time, we must not retreat, we must unite and face the difficulties in order to overcome this danger! ”

Burkos stood at the entrance of the house...... After a moment, he met Davers's expectant gaze: "I see. ”

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The results of the internal interrogation of the Senate the next day shocked the senators: Polyxis and others illegally occupied land and colluded with officials and businessmen, and the most important thing was that Polyxis did have ties with Syracuse, and he was not the only one, Oriffith, Masisacus, Eurikpus, etc., who also received gifts from the people of Syracuse.

The senators felt that the problem was tricky.

The opinion of the moderates such as Cuno Gorata and Cornerus was that a secret trial of Polyxis and others, and then an envoy to Syracuse to protest, would allow Dionysius to restrain his ambitions......

Radicals such as Antonios and Amintas demanded that the trial be held in public, so that the people would know the culpability of Polyxis and others, and that they should be made aware of Syracuse's ambitions, and that they should send envoys to Syracuse to apologize for this and make compensation.

Davers finally proposed that the case be heard in public in Victory Square, and his reason was that the case of Polyxis and others was not only causing a storm in the city, but the entire alliance was alarmed, rumors were spreading in various cities, and people were panicking, and even the allied city-states of Dionia were also concerned. It is necessary for the Senate to return the truth to the people, and at the same time to remind the people of Ionia that the Ionian Union is still in a bad situation, so that everyone must not slack off!

The Senate agreed.

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In the evening of that day, the administrator of Picosis, Antaoris, received an urgent letter from Davers.

In the letter, Davers gave him a detailed account of the reasons for the arrest of Eurikpus, Preades and a number of people in Crimesa. At the same time, he also stated that he would give them a fair and fair trial. In addition, in the letter, he praised "Antaoris for his two years in Picosis, not only for stabilizing the Lucanian community in the city, but also for the development of the port of Picosis and the prosperity of commerce, and the Senate is grateful for his exploits in the Lucanian region!" ……”

Antaoris stood on the rooftop of the mansion, and after reading the letter, he sighed in his heart: he had a vague understanding of the affairs of Eurikpuz and Preades. These two Crimesa colleagues were keen to enter the Ionian army, leading the legions into battle. Unfortunately, when they entered the Dionian army, the Dionian war abroad had stopped, and they did not have the opportunity to accumulate exploits and at the same time refamiliarize themselves with new ways of fighting. Training with the recruits is enough to make them uncomfortable, but for the positions of the five corps commanders are full, and there are still many people lining up behind, neither the combat merits nor combat experience are far from enough, and they have almost no hope of becoming the leaders of the legion. But they felt that it was a shame to be the same patriarch as Antonios, Phellisius, Capus and others, but only held such a low position, so they went to Davers many times, hoping to raise their military positions again, but were rejected by Davers with a sentence "Everything in the army is carried out according to the law", and since then they have complained about Davers.

They had come to Antaoris several times, hoping that he, as the leading figure in Crimesa, would come out and join forces with Polyxis to propose a citizens' assembly, but he refused. He was not without a little resistance to the situation in which Davers controlled the Senate, but Davers did not restrict him from doing things, but gave him a broader world to display his talents......

Look at the busy harbor in the distance and listen to the stiff Greek accents of the people on the streets nearby...... That's where he's been sweating it out for years!

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a sense of accomplishment rose in his heart......

Upon his return home, he immediately wrote a reply to Davers, thanking him for the recognition of his work and strongly supporting the Senate's decision to try Polyxis and others.

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Early the next morning, a large wooden platform was erected on the Turi Victory Square. Tourii's patrols, as well as a brigade of the temporarily drawn First Legion, were responsible for maintaining order throughout the square.

The people of Theoria who had come from all over the country entered the square one after another. Most of them were ordinary Dionian citizens, freedmen who had just become probationary citizens and had not yet received a share of the land, foreign merchants who had left their naturals from other city-states and transferred to Dionia, and family members of those who had been arrested this time......

In the center sat Senior Judge Trito Demos, who should have been the consul of Ionia and also the Lord Chancellor, who should have been above him in such an important trial, but for well-known reasons, and for recusal reasons, he was not present, and neither were the other senators.

On the front left side of Trito Dermos is the jury. The jury consisted of 50 members, including merchants, public officials, farmers, herdsmen, sailors and craftsmen...... Citizens from all walks of life, but also citizens of Lucania and citizens of Bruti. The court shall make a random selection from the register of citizens according to the prescribed proportion of rich and poor class, race, profession, etc., in the jury, and the judge in the court shall conduct a random selection in the register of citizens, so as to achieve fairness as much as possible.