Although the baths are a bit crowded due to the large number of people, they are not suffocating, because apart from the thick and tall stone walls around them, the baths do not have a roof, which is conducive to air circulation, and some people even like to bathe when it rains.

Polyxis looked at the somewhat crowded bathhouse in front of him, and said with some envy: "It is estimated that five or six thousand people will come here to bathe this day, and Davers has made a lot of money!" ”

"Who told you not to join when the Archon raised money?" Enanilus scolded him, then took off Bolton, took off his shoes, handed them to the slaves, and strode to the hot pools on the smooth marble floor.

Polyxis hurried to follow.

Enanilus slowly sat down in the water, the right temperature of the water made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he picked up the spring water, and completely wet his head and face.

The figures in front of them kept moving back and forth to obscure people's view, and no one would notice that the two patriarchs were sitting naked among them.

Enanilus closed his eyes and leaned against the pool wall, as if asleep, allowing Polyxis to swallow his words a few times.

After soaking in the large hot spring pool for more than ten minutes, Enanilus came to a small pool next to it, the water was not deep, and the bottom of the pool was covered with sea sand. Another small pool is paved with pebbles, and another small pool is paved with river mud at the bottom.

Annelous simply lay down and rubbed his back against the soft sand...... After soaking for more than ten minutes, until his skin was already red, he came out of the pool and called a bathing slave to massage his whole body.

It took another ten minutes for Enanilus to get up, and after paying for the massage, dragged his soft body and staggered to a corner where no one was around, and sat down on a bench by the window wall, closing his eyes and resting.

Polyxis came to sit down beside him, stretched, and said, "It's really nice to take a hot bath!" Not to mention, the baths built by Davers have really brought great benefits to the Turiyi! Why didn't we think of doing this before? He is worthy of God! ”

Enanilus slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and said slowly: "Since you all know how powerful Davers is, you often take the lead in opposing him in the Senate. Polyxis, I remember you weren't so bold before! ”

Seeing that Enanilus finally spoke to him, Polyxis breathed a sigh of relief, but said with an aggrieved face: "Of course I know that if it weren't for Davers, the Dionian Alliance wouldn't be where it is today. I wanted to do something with Davers, but he wouldn't give me a chance! He only values his mercenaries who can only speak with their fists, and let them who can't read a word be in a high position! And the more barbaric chieftains, with a foul stench, sat in the Senate every day, shouting in Greek that no one understood! And the Amendolalas, who were once driven by us, wear the badge of the so-called 'primitive citizen' every day, deliberately flaunting it in front of us...... And we are the real masters of the city of Turiyi, and now we can only stand aside in the Senate! I, Ophelis, Masisacus...... It's just that he is dressed as a patriarch and made it for the Turiyi people to see, but in fact he is no different from ordinary citizens! ……”

Enanilus glanced around, no one noticed the strangeness of the noisy and crowded baths, and he reminded in a deep voice: "You are too excited, be quiet! Polyxis, you just haven't been on the wheel yet, maybe by next year you'll be the chief executive of a city. ”

Polyxis sneered: "Enanilus, you don't have to comfort me, even you don't believe what you say. If you think about it, a Persian can sit in the important position of a commercial officer for so many years, without rotation and election, am I not as capable as him? I also served as the 'Ten Generals' of Turii many times. Even because I was idle in the Senate, I was sometimes sent by Davers to help this alien, and I was driven by him! Is the Dionian League still the place where we real old men of Turriy stay?! ”

Enanilus opened his mouth and did not speak.

"Of course you might say, 'You and Burkos, Ansitanos, and Plesinas are all very much used by the Senate.' Polyxis sneered: "How can Plesinus compare with us!" He's just a commoner, and now he's completely a dog of Davers, and Davers uses him to let him bite. And Ansitanos was so focused on the book he was going to write that he didn't care about anything else, and in fact he had no power. Burkos had always been a farmer, but he dealt with peasants and slaves every day, and how many times a month could he return to the city of Turiyi?! Sometimes I can't even attend important senate meetings, and I think I'm more like an ordinary league official. As for you, Enanilus, you have the power of the navy, but—"

At this point, Polyxis deliberately paused.

Enanilus turned his head and asked, seemingly casually, "Just what?" ”

Polyxis chuckled lightly and said, "In the past few years, Davers has allowed Gentiles to build shipyards in Turiyi, breaking your family's monopoly on shipbuilding, I don't know what you think?" ”

Enanilus's eyebrows jumped slightly, and he said slowly: "That's because...... Dionya is too vast and needs more ships to protect our shores, and my family ...... It is impossible to produce so many warships in a short period of time......"

"Oh, you're thinking about the Alliance!" Polyxis said sarcastically, looking at him sharply, "It's a pity that Davers doesn't seem to thank you. What do you think about the fact that he let his second wife's family get more of the ship's share than yours? ”

Enanilus was silent, the embarrassment on his face was covered by the hot spring water's red skin, and he knew very well that due to the monopoly of his own shipbuilding in recent years, it had led to slackness in management, which had caused many quality problems with the completed warships. For this reason, Davers also spoke to him separately a few times, which led to the passage of the bill proposed by Davers to "allow the merchants of the Allied city-states to build shipyards in Turiyi......

"And ...... What do you think of the hero who conquered the city of Bissinia, the standard-bearer at the triumphal ceremony, the Seklian with his statue in Valhalla, who in just a few years quickly became the commander of your detachment from an ordinary sailor, frequenting Davers's mansion? Polyxis's ensuing question made Enanilus's expression change.

"Davers made you commander of the navy because he had to use you, and he didn't have anyone under him who knew naval warfare. But now he seems to have found it, and he seems to trust him much more than you seem! Enanilus, do you think Davers still needs you, a proto-Turiyi nobleman who doesn't fit in with his rude mercenaries?! ”

Polyxis's words gnawed at Enanilus's already restless heart like a poisonous snake.

Polyxis kept staring at Enanilus's face, and at this time he let out a long sigh: "If we old people of Turiyi don't think of a way, I'm afraid we can really only become spectators in the Senate, and we will not be willing to do anything until we die of old age!" ”

Enanilus clenched his fists, shook his head and said, "Polyxis, you don't know how powerful Davers is!" Even the sailors of the Dionian navy under my command, made up of reserve citizens and freemen, regarded the young man as the true commander-in-chief, and I was merely an executor. Not to mention the soldiers and generals of the Dionian Army—"

"Enanilus, what are you thinking! Think I'm going to plot to overthrow Davers! Polyxis interrupted and shook his head with a chuckle: "No! No! No! I'm not that stupid! We have to admit it...... Davers' immense contribution to the Dionian League, without him, Turiyi would have long ceased to exist. We are just asking for a little power back for the citizens of Dionia, and at the same time limit a little power for Davers, and we don't want him to snub and dispose of us old people in Turiyi at will! Polyxis pointed to the men in the baths with a little excitement and said, "Do you think they don't want to participate in the citizens' assembly?!" What runs in the blood of the Greeks is the love of politics and the passion to participate in politics, but the glory of Davers has made them forget for a while, as long as someone keeps reminding them, as I have always done, then the situation will change a lot! Isn't the protest of the people in Turiyi, Crimesa and other cities a sign that the situation is already changing? …… For our own sake and for the sake of the Dionian Union, will you join me in the Senate in continuing to insist on the 'convening of a citizens' assembly to make the distribution of power in Dionya more equitable?! ”

Listening to Polyxis's incendiary words, Enanilus's face changed, and finally he hesitated and said, "But...... There are too few senators in the Senate who support this proposal! ”

"Actually, quite a bit, I've already gained the support of some people......" Polyxis whispered into Enanilus' ear.

Enanilus looked stunned: "Really? ”

"Like the last time I told you how to get more land with emancipated slaves, when did I lie to you!" Polyxis reminded.

Enanilus squeezed and clenched his hands, and finally clenched them into fists.

………………………………

"Distinguished elders, I have a proposal." Polyxis stood up in his seat.

When the others saw this, they suddenly had a helpless expression of "here again".