Chapter 53 - Election of District Executives (7)
But there was no sign in Davers's calm countenance.
Just when some of the senators were considering whether to support Torex, another person stood up: "The person I recommend is - Antrapolis!" ”
There was a lot of commotion in the venue, and both the recommender and the referee surprised them.
Antonios, the former wartime governor of Dauni and the newly appointed administrator of Western Sicily, although he was once denounced for the events of Laodisi, also rose quickly and still had great influence in the kingdom's political arena.
Antrapolis, a veteran who turned from intelligence to politics, is precisely because of this special identity that many senators stay away from him.
"Lord Antrapolis, in response to His Majesty's call, resolutely go to the Latin region ......" Antonios spoke in a somewhat familiar tone, making Lycias subconsciously look at Davers again.
“…… After assisting Assistes in stabilizing the order of Rome, Lord Antrapolis resolutely asked His Majesty to take up the post of governor of the city of Satnikum, what a brave act! You should all know that the city of Satnikum had a plague during the war, and that less than half a year had passed since Antrapolis bravely took up the burden of rebuilding the city of Satnikum, not afraid of the danger of contracting the plague, which has not been done by any patriarch in the last 20 years of the kingdom to do such a crazy but admirable thing! Only Antrapolis!
And five years later, under his rule, Satnikum has not only rebuilt, but also prospered even more than before! So I think Lord Antrapolis is the most qualified to be the Governor of the Downey District! ”
After Antonios finished speaking emotionally, there was a sudden moment of silence in the venue, where the discussion had been continuous, and then Plesinus, the priest of Hades' scepter, took the lead and began to applaud, and gradually the audience burst into applause.
Antrapolis had to stand up humbly and salute his surroundings in thanks.
Antonios looked at the applauding patriarchs around him, and sneered in his heart: "Maybe some of you will think that the reason why I recommend Antrapolis is because I received help from Antrapolis when I conquered Syracuse, and now I am returning his love...... You are wrong, I am just carrying out His Majesty's orders. A bunch of fools, really taking seriously His Majesty's statement that "this election is up to you, and I will not interfere with ......", in fact he has been controlling the entire election since the morning, but he has not used the Marigi and Plesinas you are well aware......
Thinking about it, Antonios couldn't help but look at Davers, but after coming into contact with Davers's deep gaze, he quickly moved away. Truth be told, if he had previously admired Davers's commanding ability and long-term vision, in recent years he has been completely intimidated by the terrible political control of His Majesty.
And in Antrapolis's mind, he was recalling what his brother Aristias had whispered to him the other day: "You don't have to worry that no one will support you in the election, Your Majesty will not forget those who have made great contributions to the kingdom in the most difficult times, and he will never let these important positions be occupied by those who do not contribute at critical times and come to pick apples after the fact......"
My brother is right, I have a very good chance of becoming the district administrator of Downey! …… Antrapolis was ecstatic in his heart, he had decided to accept Antonios's affection, and completely erase the incident of "he slapped him" back then.
As it turned out, with Davers's covert support, the election would have gone very smoothly.
Antrapolis was elected by a high vote. When he had to stand up again and salute and thank the senators, he was very emotional: from today on, he is no longer the newcomer who has just entered the political arena and is despised, but an important minister in the kingdom! In order to achieve the goal he promised, he worked tirelessly, and even took risks several times, and finally got what he wanted!
"Next up is the Puchetti region!"
"Lord Ansitanos!" The name shouted out by the ceremonial officer surprised everyone's hearts and made them curious: who would he recommend this famous scholar and respected foreign minister of the kingdom, who usually focused on foreign affairs and research, and rarely had close contacts with other elders?
"I recommend Apirosia." Ansitanos stood up, spoke slowly, and then remained silent.
The reason why Appirossia was able to become the head of the Messapi senators was not only because he was the first to surrender to Dionia, so that he was more important, but also because he was indeed capable, resolute and good at judging the situation, and served as the mayor of the town several times, and the senate rated his political achievements above good, but more importantly, he also had a good son-in-law, the court clerk Hennipolis.
When Hennipolis joined Dionya with a dowry (Laos), it stands to reason that his prospects for the development of the kingdom's politics should be very good, but he chose the humble official position of court clerk, and he has been working for more than ten years, and he usually does not like to associate with other senators, except for his own former subordinate Eriandos. But no senator dared to underestimate him, for he was a confidant of King Davers, and was said to be the one who could joke with His Majesty, who sat in the middle of the hall, in his majesty.
Although Henipolis did not give much help to his father-in-law, this kinship alone gave Apparosia some prestige in the Senate, and all the other Messapi senators were willing to take him as their leader, except for the stubborn Pregulus. And the person who was able to ask Ansitanos to make a recommendation for Apparosia was naturally his student Hennipolis.
When Henipolis, who was sitting in the venue, felt Davers's gaze, he shrugged helplessly, and said in his heart: If it weren't for this damn old man who moved his wife, muttering in my ear every day, annoying me to death, I wouldn't want to do this! You must know that in order to invite Mr. Ansitanos, I promised him that I would collect a lot of precious historical materials for him.
There are several veterans competing for the governor of Puchetti, and their strength is not weak, but the recommender of Appirosia is too special.
Ansitanos really doesn't form gangs, but he is a good person, and his reputation is also high, and he has a good relationship with the mercenary elders, Veesba, Hermon, Lucias, Sedorum and other elders who joined the kingdom very early, and everyone is naturally willing to give him a face without a conflict of interest.
In addition, Ansitanos can also influence a special group of senators - the people of the kingdom are nicknamed "scholar-type senators", such as Mentotik Els, Matticles, Herps, Stacicodas, Heraclid Jr., etc., who are not too interested in the selection of the district administrator, and if it were not for the fact that the meeting was too important and required them to attend, some of them would probably not come. And sitting in the room, most of them have no inclination, they all vote according to the introduction of the recommender, the argument on the field, and personal likes and dislikes, and now one of them, the Ansitanos Scholar, is also recommending, of course they will vote for the person he recommends, so the final result is that Apirosia is elected.
Torex was a little envious of this, both of whom were representatives of the same race, and who also had a son-in-law who was closely related to the king, and that Henypolis was obviously more helpful to his father-in-law than Adoris. And Adoris is a temper, he has changed all such great surnames. It was not that Torex did not let his daughter ask Adores for help, but Adores refused to go to His Majesty and even reprimanded his wife.
"The next region to be elected is Mesapi!"
Hearing this, Milon immediately became nervous, and then he heard the ceremonial officer shout, "Lord Lucias! ”
Milon was amazed: for when the cautious Lycias had consulted with him beforehand, it had been decided that other senators would nominate him for both elections at the meeting, but now he had changed his mind and was ready to play in person!
The reason why Lucias changed his mind was because he found that the competition for this election was more fierce than he expected, not to mention that Cipros and Antaoris had come out in person one after another, and if he didn't use his prestige to personally appear and recommend, it was very likely that he would capsize in the gutter, resulting in Milon's defeat.
In fact, his hunch was not wrong, Milon could see the future potential of the Mesapi region, and the other patriarchs were not fools, there were Trifias the Elder of Heraclia, Bromatos the Elder of Trina, and Latignes the Elder of Elia...... became candidates, these veterans all joined the kingdom at the same time as Millon, and their seniority was relatively old, so the competition was very fierce, and in the end, Milon was elected, and it must be said that the personal election of the rotating chairman Lucias played a great role.
In the election of the Governor of Crotone, Burkos finally succeeded in recommending Mikhips again, which of course also contributed to the Lucanian faction and the Amendolara faction.
In fact, Davers was disgusted by this kind of ganging and squeezing out other senators, but Vespa and Strombouri had followed Davos for many years and knew the king better, so they didn't dare to go too far, and they only recommended one person, so they died down, and the selected ones were all young and promising senators, and Davers turned a blind eye.
In the election of the governor of the southern region of Great Greece, there is a person whose name has also attracted everyone's attention, he is also a relative of King Davers, Princess Cynthia's father-in-law Palian Doros, he has only served as the town administrator for 5 years, and his work is indeed diligent and steady, but it is far from being as amazing as Fitun, and he himself understands it in his heart, so after others said his name, he hurriedly stood up, first thanked the person for his recommendation, and then said that he had no intention of participating in the election.
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