"Sacrifice to the gods! Which deity?! When the young man heard this, he asked urgently.

"Isn't it a commoner...... As soon as the woman's words came out, she immediately realized that her husband was also from a civilian background, and hurriedly said in a softened tone: "It's the gods Diana, Vesta, Keles, Liberal, and Libera that you often worship. ”

The young man's heart was shocked, and he lay on his back on the bed without speaking, but he was thinking in his heart.

Born into a Roman aristocratic family, Konya grew up in fine clothes and food, and did not suffer any hardships, when her father wanted to marry her to Gaius. Licinius. Stolo, though the young man was already well-known in Rome at the time, was somewhat reluctant, for she would be the first noble woman to marry a commoner, and she feared that she would become a joke among the Roman nobility. But after getting married, her husband's appearance, talent and understanding gradually dissipated the dissatisfaction in her heart, and the married life of the two became more and more harmonious.

At this time, she saw that her husband's face had become a little ugly, and hurriedly asked, "Stolo, what's wrong?" ”

Stolo said with a solemn expression: "The Dioonians are trying to win over the civilians in every way, I'm worried...... They will really be deceived by the Dionians, and give up ...... Rome. ”

In fact, yesterday, when he learned the contents of the speech of the king of Dionia from the mouths of those who had come to speak with him, he was greatly astonished: because the promise made by the king of Davos was what the Roman plebeians had been tirelessly pursuing, he had already realized the intentions of the Dionians, and now the king of Dionia, in spite of his Greek honor, went to worship the gods that the Roman plebeians believed in, and in order to envelop the Roman plebeians, he could do it to such an extent, He was really worried that the commoners, who were already at odds with the aristocracy, would all turn to Dionia, which would seriously weaken the Romans themselves, and would probably lead to the defeat of Rome in this war......

Thinking of this, he was very worried and had a little more pleasure in his heart, and blurted out: "I think that if the senators and nobles on Capitoline Mountain knew what the Dioonians were doing now, they would definitely regret that they had been too harsh on the commoners......"

Konya looked puzzled, not understanding what her husband meant, and was inexplicably a little angry: Stolo was not good at this, and sometimes spoke too esoteric for her to understand, like her father Ambustus.

She couldn't help but think of one thing: she remembered one time, she went to visit her sister. Her brother-in-law, Servius. Surpicius, a nobleman who had just become a military officer, came back late, and when he saw that the door of the house had not been opened in time, he asked his officers to knock on the door with the weight of the legion. When she saw this, she was frightened, but she was ridiculed by her sister, saying that she had never seen the world.

Of course, she was angry and left her sister's house in anger, and later told her father about it, and Ambustus comforted her: "Don't be in a hurry, one day you will be in your own house and your sister will be so surprised that she can't keep her mouth shut." ”

Until now, she hadn't figured out what could surprise her sister in her family......

Thinking of this, she began to worry about her parents and sister's family who had fled to the Capitoline Mountains, and her heart was filled with sorrow.

At this time, Stolo looked out the window, and he suddenly thought of a question: maybe it was a good opportunity for the king of Dionya to leave the heavily guarded square and go to the crowded Aventin Mountain, and those people could seize this opportunity?!

Although the Dioonians ordered the Romans to stay at home as much as possible, and anyone who wandered the streets was subjected to strict interrogation, Stolo, who was expecting something, decided to send his slaves out to find out.

Not long after they went out, the house slaves were driven back, as Theoria's army had imposed martial law on the main street.

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However, in the southern part of the Roman city, Davers did not prohibit the Roman people from going out and watching, but only asked the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions to form a cordon along the way.

For safety, Davers also forbade his son Crotto Katas to accompany him, leaving him in the Senate.

The people of Rome flocked to the side of the road, and behind the legionnaires they could clearly see that the king of Dionia, who had once been dressed in splendid military attire in the square, was now dressed in plain robes, exactly as the Roman inhabitants wore when they went to the temple to pray, and he was flanked by ten men in the same attire (dressed as the court guards of Caldias, Amylius, and Martius), followed by hundreds of court guards...... Under the watchful eyes of thousands of Roman people, they climbed the mountain of Aventine.

The Temple of Diana is the largest temple on Aventine Hill, which was built during the reign of King Servius, and has a long history and a large number of worshippers, so Davers designated it as the first temple to be worshipped.

Originally, because the Dionians occupied the city of Rome, the Roman people were forbidden to move, and the temple was also deserted. But today Davos lifted the ban, so many Romans were placed in the courtyard of the temple, but the middle passage was blocked by legionnaires.

Davos stepped into the courtyard, equally under the attention of the Roman populace, while Diana's priests and attendants were already standing at the temple door and waiting respectfully.

After saluting Davers, the old priest of Diana, who had white hair and looked amiable, frowned and looked at the group of attendants behind Davers, and said in embarrassment: "According to the oracle, the temple only allows King Davers to enter and worship. ”

After listening to Amylius's translation, Davers immediately asked in a loud voice, "Isn't the temple open to all to worship?" I'm not the only one who wants to worship the goddess today, it's them! ”

After speaking, Davers pointed to these people around him, and said loudly with a slight mockery: "When did the Temple of Diana, which treats everyone as equals, also start to learn from the Greek temple, and it is only open to the powerful?!" ”

Davers's words reached the ears of the Roman people in the courtyard, and there was an uproar.

In most formal Greek temples, the main hall was usually closed to the public and could only be served by priests, and the populace could only pray and make sacrifices at the sacred altar in the courtyard, or go to the apse to ask the priests for divination, and only when the city-state was in great celebration or in distress, could the consuls or generals enter the main hall and pray for protection in front of the idols. The Roman temple was different from the Greek temple in that it allowed people to enter the main temple to pray to the gods, even the temple on Capitoline Hill, but the number of people was limited, which may have something to do with the Romans' emphasis on utilitarianism. In this respect, Dionya was somewhat similar to Rome in that it allowed the faithful to enter the basilica.

The priest listened to Amylius's words translated aloud, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, he has been a priest for so many years, he has always enjoyed the respect of the Roman people, and he is rarely questioned in person, and he doesn't know how to refute for a while, so he can only lower his eyebrows and say in a deep voice: "This is Diana's oracle!" ”

"Priest, when did you receive the oracle?" Caldias asked suddenly and loudly.

“…… Morning. ”

"What time is the morning?"

"Uh...... While eating breakfast. ”

"King Davers decided to come to worship after breakfast, and I'm afraid it's already past breakfast when I inform you!"

“…… Goddess Diana ...... Know-it-all......"

"I wonder how you got the oracle, priest?"

"Cattle...... No, bird occupy. ”

"According to Rome, isn't it used to predict good luck and bad luck, and when can it be used to decide how many people can enter the temple to worship?!"

"This ...... This is the power of our Roman priests, and you Greeks do not understand. ”

"As far as I know, the priests of Rome have never used the method of bird occupation to determine how many people can enter the temple to worship, if you don't believe it, you can ask the people in the courtyard, or even the people outside."

"Who the hell are you?!"

"I'm also a clergyman, so I'd love to learn from you how to be so precise in divining that Goddess Diana allowed only one person, not two, three...... Enter the temple and worship! If I could do that, I would be the best divination priest in all of Greece! So I guess you must be the most powerful priest in all of Latin America, right?! ”

"This ...... This ......"

"And ...... I would like to ask who are the assistants and witnesses who are the assistants and witnesses for such an important divination? Are you qualified for divination? ”

“……”

The continuous questioning of the temple made the priest of Diana pale, sweat began to drip, and he stammered until he was finally speechless.

As a result of Amylius' deliberately loud translation, the people in the courtyard could see that something was wrong.

"King Dionia, have you come to worship the goddess sincerely?! Do you want to go in?! One of the attendants next to the priest suddenly interjected loudly.

Davers turned his head to look at him with his eyes like lightning.

The attendant bowed his head in a weak heart.

At this time, Maltius, who had been paying close attention to these nervous temple attendants, whispered a few words in Amylius' ear.

Amylius immediately glared at them and suddenly shouted, "You actually carry a sword with you?!" ”

This shout was like a thunderclap on the ground, and the priests and attendants trembled, and the people of the courtyard were also surprised, because it was not allowed to carry weapons in the temple, and it was disrespectful to the gods, let alone the priests and attendants who were closest to the gods.

The temple attendants thought that the conspiracy had been revealed, and one of them simply shouted: "Oracle of Diana, kill the enemies who invaded Rome!" ”

As he spoke, he drew the dagger hidden under his white robe and rushed towards Davers.

Several of the other attendants also drew their weapons and rushed forward.