At the same time, the guards roared in unison.

In the face of murderous aura, Publius. Manlius didn't feel nervous at all, and put on a blank look as if he didn't understand Greek.

Davers looked at the guy with a soft round face and a little festive looking pretending to be stupid, and couldn't help but laugh: "We have interrogated your slave, you are proficient in Greek, don't pretend anymore." ”

Publius's face changed immediately, and he said coldly in Greek: "I think only a fool would have such a ridiculous idea for taking over our city, and wanting us to express our gratitude!" ”

"You—" Henipolis was so angry that he was about to retort, but Davers waved his hand to stop him.

The Roman senators deserved to be the elite of the Romans, there were no cowards! Davers, who knew a little about the history of the Roman Republic in the previous life, sighed, and then said slowly: "The Manlius clan is a famous clan in Rome!" Someone told me that during the Celtic occupation of Rome, one of the heroes who saved Rome - Marcus. Manlius. Capitolinus should also belong to your Manlius clan, I wonder if it's your brother? ”

Publius's face changed, and he said loudly, "No, I have nothing to do with him!" ”

Davers looked directly at him and said in an accentuated tone, "Marcus. Manlius. Capitolinus used to be the patriarch of your Manlius clan, how could you not have anything to do with him?! I'm afraid that you can sit in the position of Roman senator, and it has nothing to do with him! ”

As if insulted, Publius ignored the intimidation of the guards next to him, stood up, and emphasized loudly: "Marcus's attempt to impose a dictatorship in Rome is a disgrace to our Manlius clan, he has been removed from the genealogy and has nothing to do with us!" ”

"Oh, dictatorship?!" Davos smiled playfully: "You Rome has already abolished the king, how capable is Marcus who dares to implement dictatorship when the Roman people have long recognized the current Roman political system?!" Just because he once repelled the Celtic attack on Capitoline Hill and saved Rome?! Or is it based on how many times he has repelled the attacks of the Equeys?! Or is it for his bravery and the honor of having won more than 40 laurels?! …… I don't think Marcus, who served as consul of Rome many times, was not a madman, he was not so stupid as to joke with his life! ”

Publius was a little surprised, he didn't expect an alien king to know so much about Marcus.

"But he was eventually taken from his life, and was even charged with 'attempting dictatorship' by your Senate, why?" Davers asked in a deep voice, his eyes were like knives.

However, Publius did not make eye contact with him, and remained silent.

Davers smiled slightly, and said softly: "Isn't it because he supports the commoners, demands the abolition of debts, fights for the rights of the commoners, and harms the interests of your nobles, so he regards him as a traitor and wants to kill him!" ”

Davers's words penetrated into Publius's ears and shook him, and he did not expect that the king of Dionya knew so much about that past, and he could not help but feel uneasy in his heart: what did he really want to do?

"But it seems to me that Marcus. Manlius. Capitolinus is a real Roman hero, he can disregard his aristocratic status, sincerely help the commoners, so that Rome can alleviate the fierce conflict between the nobles and the commoners, so that your city-state can get better development, but unfortunately the greedy and short-sighted Roman nobles not only brutally killed him, but also shamelessly framed him, which is really unbearable! ”

Davers looked indignant, as if he were not a Dionian king, but a Roman citizen who was concerned about state affairs, much to Publius' deep confusion.

At this time, Davers said in a deep voice: "Therefore I have decided - tomorrow in front of the Roman people, to clear the wrongs of this true Roman hero, and to clear his name, and to declare the fulfillment of his ideals, to abolish the debts of the Roman plebeians, to allocate them land, and to give them equal opportunities to hold public office in the state......"

When Publius heard this, he cried out in a hurry: "No, you have no right to do this!" ”

"Of course I have the right, because the city of Rome is in my hands! Do you think that the 60,000-odd patchwork army led by Camillus will be able to capture this fortified city that is heavily defended by my 50,000 elite troops of Dionia?! He will soon taste defeat! Davers's sharp gaze looked straight at Publius, and his voice pierced into his head like a nail: "And you—Publius. Manlius will appear with me tomorrow before the people of Rome, and as a cousin of Marcus, you will show your support for the order I have given, and I think you will have the support of countless Roman people! ”

"Nope! Even if you kill me, I will never appear with you in front of the people! Without hesitation, Publius refused on the spot.

"It's an order! You must attend! Otherwise—" Davers raised his eyebrows sharply, his tone resolute, and he reached out to the guard for a short sword, and then swung it down sharply, only to hear a "bang", and one of the corners of the wooden table was completely cut off.

The triangular corner of the table bounced a few times on the ground, making a "clang" sound, which frightened Publius, and even more frightened him was Daversson's cold voice: "You and your family will all be put to death!" Anyway, I still have a few captives of the Manlius clan in my hands, and someone will agree. I'll give you a moment to think about it, Publius. Manlius, now the patriarch. At the end, Davers smiled at him.

This smile was as terrible as a demon in the eyes of Publius, and when he was escorted out by the guards, his legs were almost weak, but he cursed vigorously in his heart: Marcus, haven't you harmed our Manlius clan enough, and now you want to bring us together to be buried! If it weren't for you, how could I have kept a low profile in the Senate all these years! And it was because the other patriarchs were alienated from our clan that they forgot to inform us of our evacuation in advance, and by the time we packed our bags and wanted to go up Capitoline Hill, the whole square was blocked by civilians...... Marcus! Marcus ......"

"Your Majesty, will he agree?" Henipolis asked curiously.

He disagreed, and there were other Manlius. Even if all the Manlius disagreed, it wouldn't have much impact on our plans. Davers returned the dagger to the guard, and then said lightly, "Having them is just to make our actions more convincing." As long as the benefits to the Roman populace were real, I don't believe they wouldn't be tempted. ”

"Actually, this Publius didn't realize how much good it would be for him in the future that he did what Your Majesty said." Henipolis laughed.

"Then he can only regret it in hell." Davers said lightly, and then reminded Henipolis: "Go and call Valquez in." ”

It was the first time that Valquez had entered the Roman Senate, and despite his curiosity, he did not stop to take a closer look, for the king of Dionya was waiting for him in front of him.

If he had chosen to help Dionia, an outsider, against his former mother state for the sake of revenge and escape, now he was truly in awe of Dionia: what a powerful military force he had captured Rome, the largest city-state in Latinum, in one day! Will the other forces here really be able to compete with this powerful kingdom?!

Valquez was deeply suspicious, so he came to King Davers with trepidation.

Davers said to him with a pleasant face: "I remember your name is Valx, don't be nervous, do it first." ”

"Yes...... It's ......" Valks replied, but still stood stiffly.

Seeing him like this, Davers said in a gentle tone: "You have made a great contribution to the capture of the city of Rome this time, and in recognition of your merits, I will grant you the status of a citizen of Dionya in advance." ”

"Sense...... Thank you, Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! Valquez said hurriedly.

Davers smiled and said, "And ...... Now that we have the city of Rome, and you are the first Roman to become a citizen of Dionia, I have decided to appoint you as the adjutant of the administration of the city in order to facilitate the administration of the city! ”

"Administrative Adjutant?!" Valkx wondered what this unfamiliar word meant.

"It's similar to the Roman mayor, who actually has more power than the mayor." Hennipolis, who had done some research on the Roman polity, explained.

The Roman magistrate, as the name suggests, is to manage the government affairs of the city of Rome, but in fact the city of Rome is a country, and the decisions of the city are decided by the senate, and the government affairs of the city of Rome are in charge of two consuls, and the most important legal affairs in Rome are in charge of the judicial officer, and the municipal magistrate is actually only one of the subordinates of the consul, responsible for some inconsequential affairs in the city of Rome, so it is only a mid-level official position in Rome.

The administrative adjutant of Dionya is different, because the city administrator is the highest manager of a city in Dionia, and without violating the laws of Dionia, he can make plans and decisions on the management and development of the city according to his own ideas, while the administrative adjutant, as the assistant of the administrator, is responsible for the specific affairs of a certain aspect of the city, and has a decisive voice and executive power in this regard. Moreover, the Ionian officials who have been promoted to senators in the past ten years have all served as administrative adjutants before, so the position of administrative adjutant has also become a bellwether for the promotion of senators.

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