Chapter XXXVIII: The Interrogation of Laodisian

Turiyi's narrow victory over Kopsa can also be said to be because the Donei War drained many excellent rugby players from the First Army, and Ugentum's defeat of Oudière was completely unexpected by the public...... This year's game situation is so confusing that even veteran fans can't understand it.

While the attention of the people was attracted by the wonderful game, the Senate held several emergency meetings in succession over two days.

First of all, several Sicilian senators, led by Raodisien and Lesipellatus, protested against the illegal act of "Milon and Cipros, the governor of Naxos, and Sipros, the governor of Catanay, in defiance of the laws of Dionys, and sent people to forcibly break into their homes and search their belongings", and demanded that the Senate immediately send people to stop the madness of the two men and remove them from office.

Their proposal was opposed by the unreasonable senators led by Strompoli and some of the senators from the former southern Italian alliance city-states, led by Lycias.

By this time, Milon's manhunt had already begun, and after receiving a hint from Davers, Strompori no longer needed to keep it a secret, so he told the elders in the hall that "during his last tenure in Naxos, the slave who voluntarily surrendered because of his subordinates' investigation of homicides, but after interrogation, he confided another secret".

The senators, who had already felt that Sicily was strange and were asking for news, were in an uproar when they heard it.

Raodisien denied it, and the accusation was that "Strompori is framing!" ”

The two sides argued, but it was obvious that the Sicilian patriarchs were a little panicked.

The day's meetings did not end up with much in the end.

After the meeting ended, Raodisien, Lesipellatus and others tried to explain to Davers in person, but Davers refused to meet with them on the grounds that he was "tired and in need of rest."

Laodisien turned to her son-in-law for help.

However, Antonios, who had been at home on the pretext of "recuperation", had heard of what had happened in Sicily, remembered the reminder that King Davos had given him that day, and despite his wife's pleadings, he finally hardened his heart and did not open the door.

Raodisian and the others had no choice but to ask for help from other patriarchs who usually had a good relationship.

But how are these senators fools, in the past, they befriended the Sicilian senators such as Laodisien, for their own interests or through Laodisian, and for Antonios, but now everyone can see that Milon and Sipros are wantonly hunting in Sicily, and even the senior judge Trito Demos rushed over, without the instructions of King Davers, who believes! Of course, these people avoided Raodisien and the others.

Laodisian, who had been flamboyant in the past, had no heart to scold these people for their ruthlessness, and he had already felt a strong sense of unease, and his rare secret henchmen, who had acted flamboyantly and arrogantly, had sent a lawyer who was proficient in the law, and when he learned that his previous practices were likely to make him the "second of Polyxis", he did not sleep well all night.

The next day, the Senate meeting continued, and the Sicilian senators were not in a good state of mind, and the next two letters from Sicily made their hands and feet even colder.

Milon and Cipros respectively said in their letters: They are in Laodisian, Lesipellatus...... In the Sicilian mansion of the senators, a lot of evidence was found that the leader of the Siker Tanik tribe, Aconis, had bribed them to speak for the Tanike tribe in the Senate, and at the same time, many slaves pointed out that there were still a lot of land of these senators in the territory of Tanijan, which was cultivated by Sikel slaves, and when the harvest was good, their henchmen went to the mountains of Siker and transported back to the ......

After reading the letter, the senators were taken aback.

Some of the patriarchs suddenly said: I usually see Laodisian and Lesipellatus often hold banquets, and they are quite rich, and it turns out that this is how money is obtained!

Laodisian and the others shouted that they were wronged, saying that Milon and Cypros were framing them!

However, the Senate eventually approved the proposal to "temporarily grounded several senators such as Laodisian, Lesipellatus, and Ikadas, and wait for Trito Demos to escort a large amount of evidence and return to Turiyi before proceeding for interrogation."

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"Your Majesty, Lord Antonios, unable to endure his wife's bitter pleas, sent for intercession for Laodisien, but instead of coming to you, he sent for Master Cornerus. Mistress Cornerus did not accept his request, but recommended him to Master Kunogorata. The court herald Aristilas reported to King Davers: "It is reported that Master Kunogorata did not refuse, but let Antonios' henchman slave enter the mansion, and it was not long before the slave took a letter and went out of the palace and went directly to the Dionian Academy......"

"This Antonios is such a fool! Let him stay at home well, he doesn't listen to persuasion, Kunogorata is recuperating at home, he has to bother! Davers looked angry, and then he asked with a little curiosity, "What did Kunograta ask him to do in the Ionian Academy?" Could it be...... Looking for Lycias? ”

"Your Majesty, it is the slave of Lord Antonios who went to ask Lycias to be the defense lawyer of Laodisian." Aristilas said.

Davers raised his eyebrows slightly: "Lysias agreed?" ”

"I guess I agreed. The secret report said that Antonios' slaves looked a little excited when they came out of the school. ”

Davers tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly, "...... It's also good that Lycias can appear in court to defend himself. This must be Lysias' first time as a court lawyer, right? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. I heard that he passed the court examination and obtained the qualification of a lawyer for several years, and he has not appeared in court. Aristias said.

"Well, then we can look at the wonderful performance of Lycias, who is known as 'the best rhetoric and polemicist in the kingdom', the truth always becomes clearer and clearer, Dionya will not punish and suppress the senators and officials at will, everything is done according to the law. But...... It would be very difficult for Lysias to exonerate them completely for Laodisien. ”

Hearing this, Aristias quickly observed Davers's expression, and found that he looked relaxed and didn't seem to care too much about it.

Of course, Davers doesn't care too much, his goal has been achieved, Laordisian and other Sicilian senators accepted bribes and betrayed the interests of the kingdom, of course, it is impossible to completely get away with it, a few more years or a few less years actually doesn't mean much to him, but this incident allowed Davers to clean up the Sicilian forces in the Senate, rectify the rule of Sicilian towns, and more importantly, get the opportunity to intervene in the areas where the Sichaels live.

Davers looked at Aristiras.

Aristiras quickly lowered his head.

"Has Gherni, the leader of Abenirum, arrived?" Davers asked, changing his words.

"On the way here."

"Look at the bad news this Samonai has brought me?" Having said that, Davers' expression was still relaxed.

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Led by the slaves, Lysias made her way to the bedroom of Kunogorata.

The former figure of Great Greece and the most important senator of the Dionian Kingdom, Kuno Gorata, lay on the bed, his face flushed, his breath short, and he looked dying.

Lysias sat down softly in a wooden chair beside him, as if a louder noise would aggravate Kunogorata's condition.

Kunograta looked at him with a pair of cloudy eyes, and said weakly, "I was still thinking about it just now...... Cough...... Will you come...... You're here. ”

"How's your body?" Lysias asked with concern.

"I can't die for a while...... "Kuno Gorata looked calm, slowly put his left hand on his chest, and said in a flat tone: "Herps...... I've been to see it many times...... Say I've been suffering here for more than ten years...... The ...... caused by that incident The effects of the trauma (referring to the eviction of his family by the people of Old Turiyi...... Ahem...... Until now, it has not been able to perform its functions normally...... Ahem. ”

"Then you have a good rest and don't talk any more." Lycias felt uncomfortable when he heard that he kept coughing, and he stood up and said, "I'll go back first, and I'll come to see you later." ”

"Next time...... You won't necessarily be able to see me. Kunograta smiled hard and asked, "Are you ...... Cough...... Want to ask me...... Why should you be ...... They defend? ”

Lysias looked at his black, red, dull face and nodded sadly.

"Lycias...... I know what you're capable of...... It's a pity that as soon as you come back...... Ahem...... I entered the school park...... In addition to the students...... Know your talent...... Many of the people of the kingdom ...... I don't even know...... An ode to every celebration of sacrifices...... cough cough cough ...... It's all written by you...... It's time to ...... the citizens ...... to the patriarchs Show your Majesty your talents......"

Kunogorata's words made Lysias's heart surge, he calmed down a little, and he couldn't help but ask: "Is it just for me?" ”

"Of course, that's not all...... Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Kuno Gorata coughed violently, and the slave girl beside the bed hurriedly helped him to sit up, slapped him on the back, and then put a clean cloth towel to his mouth.

Lycias couldn't help but be secretly frightened when he saw that the thick phlegm spit on the cloth towel was full of blood.

The pain on the face of the spitting Kunogorata seemed to be relieved a lot, and he leaned against the head of the bed and whispered, "Although Laodisian, they have made mistakes...... But I hope not to punish them too harshly...... The kingdom's rule in Sicily was not yet secure...... I hope it will not cause resentment among the Sicilian population...... Causing unrest...... And ......"