This time, Adepigis had come from Cosenza to report to Aristilas: after the defeat at the Battle of the Ramato, the Fifth Legionnaires released by Dionysius had caused some of the effects on the Bruti region, hoping to arouse the alarm of the Senate. Unexpectedly, he encountered this incident, because he used to herd cattle all year round when he was a slave, so he was a skilled horseman, and he was also familiar with the terrain of the Cosenza plateau, and it was possible to deliver letters long distances at night.

At this moment, after understanding the whole story, Aristias knew that the matter was very important, and did not dare to ignore it in the slightest, so he immediately made a decision: "Go, you and I will go to see Lord Mariji immediately!" ”

Why go to Marigi, the commercial officer, and not the Ombudsman Sesta, who really has the power to punish the senators who leave their posts without permission, or the Kunogorata, who is temporarily in charge of the entire administrative power of Ionia?

That's because Marigi was a confidant of Master Davers and was familiar with the intelligence unit in charge of Aristiras, who had seen Kunogorata a few times and felt visibly disgusted with him. As for Sesta, the main thing is that he is not familiar with it and is afraid of delaying time.

When Mariji heard the shocking news, he went to see Sesta without hesitation, and Sesta immediately sent people to check on the mansions of these senators, and sure enough, the building was empty.

So, everyone immediately came to the Kunograta mansion.

Kunograta was old after all, and although it was not yet late at night, he was already asleep. After being woken up, he was still a little dazed, but he could hear Sesta say: "Petaru, Bergam, and Kadurk left Turii without permission and quietly went to Bruti, which may cause chaos in the judgment!" ”

His drowsiness was gone.

"Whether they left because there was an urgent matter to deal with in the tribe or for other reasons, without the approval of the Senate, leaving without permission was a violation of the laws of the Alliance!" Kunogorata said tactfully, but he could not hide the anxiety in his heart: "Send a cavalry immediately to the Bruti area to see if you can chase them back!" If they don't catch up, rush to Cosenza, inform Shilos to be on guard and search, and if you spot them, 'take over' them immediately! ”

At this time, there were only 500 cavalry left in the city, but they were all citizens and were not always armed, so they would have to go from house to house to wake up so late, so Kunogorata reminded again: "When you go to gather the cavalry, don't make too much noise, so as not to cause panic among the people!" ”

"What if the cavalry catches up with them and they resist?" Sesta asked in a cold tone.

"It's better not to hurt them, there's really no way I can hurt them, but it must not—" As soon as Kunograta finished speaking, Sesta strode out.

"There's one thing I forgot to mention...... In fact, Aristilas had already sent someone to Kosenza to inform Shilos before Petaru did. Marigi's timely interjection gave credit to Davers's intelligence officer.

"Oh, yes?!" What an unexpected surprise! Kunogorata looked at Aristiras, who was standing in the corner of the living room.

"At that time, the situation was urgent, and I made the decision on my own initiative just to make the governor of Cosenza, Shiros, more vigilant. My men are on their way to Cosenza, and now it's dark and the road is hard to walk, and hopefully he'll get to Cosenza before they do. Aristilas explained.

Due to his previous prejudice, Kunogorata was unable to express his praise for the intelligence chief, so he just nodded, and then said to Mariji: "Although it is late, we must inform the other elders and tell them what happened tonight, so that they can be mentally prepared." So, Lord Marigi, please make a trip and let them come to me. "Kunogorata is remediating it after the fact, to avoid being accused of being arbitrary, so that he can give Davers an account.

"Good!" Mariji replied dryly, turned around and walked out.

Aristiras also went out, but was stopped by Kunograta: "You stay." ”

Aristiras watched in amazement as Kunograta walked up to him and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Aristiras."

"Aristiras, you did a great job before!" Kunograta said with a serious expression, "I know you are the eyes of Lord Davers. Things are not going well in Dionya right now, and I want you to do me a favor for the time being. ”

"As a citizen of Ionia, it is my duty to contribute to the Alliance." Aristias immediately took a stand.

"I want you to send someone to keep an eye on the movements of the other Buruti senators in the Senate, and please let me know if there is anything unusual before Lord Davers returns. I'll explain it to Davers when he comes back. Kunograta stared at him.

Aristiras hesitated for a moment, then nodded reluctantly and said, "Alright, Master Kunogorata, I will report to you every day. ”

Out of the Kunograta mansion, Aristillas flicked his fist and a smile appeared on his face: in the past, they could only do things secretly, and they were disgusted by some of the senators, but this time they can get the approval of Kunogorata, an important figure among the senators, which can be said to be a big step towards the intelligence department.

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On the road leading to Cosenza, dozens of people including Bergam, Petaru, and Kadurk carried torches and rode all the way.

Looking beyond the firelight, there was a dark wilderness ahead, and only a strong mountain wind could be heard passing over the unobstructed plateau, making a terrible whistling sound, as if a woman was crying......

Petaru wrapped his leather robe tighter, and on this bad winter night, he felt not only cold in his body, but also in his heart: although he had made up his mind to break away from the Dionian Alliance, but if he did act, what was the fate of him and his tribe in the future? Like the road ahead of him, he could not fathom it......

"Listen, what's that sound?!" Kadurk suddenly shouted.

"It's a wolf howl!" Someone could tell from the wind and shouted: "Beware of wolves ahead!" ”

Everyone gathered together in a hurry, not daring to disperse. In the wilderness of the night, meeting a wolf is a headache.

Everyone proceeded cautiously.

It didn't take long for them to see five or six wolves gnawing on something beside the road. Torches, spears, and daggers were used to disperse the green-eyed, grinning wolves, and instead of going far, they wandered around.

"It's a horse corpse!" The crowd saw what the wolf was biting.

"I guess I just died." After listening to the words of the clansmen, Bergam's face became solemn: "It seems that someone passed here on horseback not long ago. ”

Petaru "chuckled" in his heart, and his face also became ugly: "It is likely that someone discovered our actions and rode to Cosenza to inform!" ”

"We walked so secretively, they couldn't have known in advance, and the fastest way to Cosenza was this, and even if they were discovered, it would not have been possible to get ahead of us. This time it was just a coincidence, and it must have been someone's stable that had been left behind and the horse had been killed by a wolf...... "Kadurk argued.

"But it's not Brutima." Bergam, who was approaching the carcass to take a closer look, reminded him: "The skeleton of a horse on the ground is larger than that of the dwarf Bruti horse. ”

"It's not that you don't know. Nowadays, there are quite a few tribes on the Cosenza plateau that also raise horses from other places. Kadurk retorted again.

"Alright, don't fight, no matter where this horse comes from, we must be vigilant." Petaru hurried up to the round and said, "I decided to go first to my original tribe south of Cosenza (as one of the main initiators of the Bruti War, the main accomplices of the Pianren tribe, the Petaru tribe was split after the war, one was near Cosenza, and the other was relocated to the edge of the territory of Knapatia). ”

"I have to go back to Cosenza." Kadurk said. When he opened the gates of the city and led Dionya into the inner city of Cosenza, he was rewarded by Dionia, and his tribe was intact and unrelocated, making it the largest of the many small tribes in Cosenza today.

"Be careful yourself." Petaru could only say this, because Kadurk did not sneak back into the tribe and take with them enough warriors to help their rebellion, which is why he put aside his previous preconceptions and was willing to join forces with him.

"Once you've convinced your tribe, don't forget to lead them to Amblya's rendezvous as soon as possible! Only when we get together will we become strong and the Ionians will not dare to invade easily, and we will have enough time to make more choices! Bergam reminded the two.

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After the annexation of Bruti to Dionia, the city of Cosenza has changed a lot in recent years.

The inner city is an administrative area, mainly consisting of the town hall, the council hall, the court, the temple, the square, the military department, the official residence of the chief executive, and the residence of the officials next to the square.

The main function of the chamber is that the Governor of Cosenza consults with the chiefs of the various tribes of Bruti on some matters relating to the administration of the Bruti area. In this sense, other Greek cities are still preparing local councils, and Cosenza has been implementing a similar mechanism for a long time. Of course, this has to do with the tribal state of existence in the Bruti region, and a similar mechanism is implemented in Grumentum in Lucania.

Speaking of the courts in the city of Cosenza, the "Ionian Law" stipulates that if a tribe breaks the law, the tribe can punish it according to its clan rules, but if the tribe is not satisfied, it can be appealed to the court of Cosenza, and the judge will conduct a retrial according to the "Dionian Citizenship Law", and finally negotiate with the tribal leader to settle the matter. Since the tribe often acted in the interests of the tribe as a whole or its chief, most of the offenders did not submit to their sentences and turned to the court of Cosenza, which became more and more busy, and the court increased from one to five, but its impartiality was increasingly recognized by the people of Bruti.