"Although I haven't been there, I have seriously understood and studied the affairs of the Dionian Kingdom, and what I said is the truth!" Callistratus said firmly.

"Dionia, unlike your Athens, has a vast territory, and to govern such a large country, of course, it is necessary to establish a strict order to ensure that any decisions and decrees are fully implemented." "Thanks to the efforts of the Dionian officials, all the citizens of Dionya have enough land and are relatively wealthy, not only have enough bread for three meals a day, but also eat meat often, go to the tavern to drink, soak in the baths, watch football games in the arena, go to the theater to watch plays, and go to the zoo to see wild animals...... The life of the citizens of Dionya is rich and they are very hospitable, and I hope that the people of Athens will be able to travel to the Holy Kingdom of Dionysia, and they will be warmly received by them, which will help to clear up misunderstandings and strengthen friendship between our two countries. ”

His words caused a whisper among the citizens of Athens.

At this moment, a man stood up in the front row of the meeting hall and shouted: "Is it not because you have annexed the city-states of Great Greece and plundered their wealth that the citizens of Dioonia have been able to own enough land?" While the citizens of Dioonia were enjoying themselves, did they ever think of the people of Great Greece who had lost their homes and were suffering from hunger and cold! ”

Callistratus remembered that the man who spoke was a student of Isocrates, and he couldn't help but nod.

Karias asked in surprise, "How did you come to this conclusion?" ”

"It's a fact, don't deny it!"

"I used to think that the Athenians were the wisest and most inquisitive of the Greek city-states, but now I find that I was wrong, because some people really make up rumors to deceive everyone based on their likes and dislikes!" If you really want to know the facts, you should go to the Western Mediterranean, to Crotone, Lokry, Naples, Syracuse, Tarantum...... If you take a look around the towns, you will find that most of the people in these towns are still the same as those of the original city-state, but their situation is much better than before they joined the kingdom of Dionia, and their lives are much richer—"

Callistratus interjected again: "But you also said it earlier, Crotone, Tarantum, Lockrie...... These sub-states that were once part of our Greek city-states have lost their independence and freedom, and have been annexed by Dionya and become a common town under your kingdom, and even Turi, who is very familiar to us Athenian citizens, has become the center of the kingdom of Dionia! ”

Calistratus deliberately accentuated his tone when he mentioned Turii, causing a commotion in the venue, and then he looked at Carias and asked questioningly: "Now that the army of Dionya has set foot on the land of the Peloponnese, don't you have the purpose of repeating the story of the great Greek city-states such as Turriyi and Crotone, and making the whole of Greece eventually become the territory of your Dionian kingdom?!" ”

His words provoked an even greater commotion in the room, and even some Athenian citizens cursed.

Karias twitched his cheeks, and did not immediately make a defense, but stood motionless with an unchanged face, until the citizens of Athens consciously returned to silence, and then he sneered and said: "Lord Callistratus, I heard that you are a respected orator, but should speeches respect facts and not make things up!"

If you know the situation in Greater Greece, you should know that before the establishment of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia, the city-states of Great Greece were constantly at war, and they were not inferior to Greece itself today, and even the Turiyi you mentioned was not invaded by Dionys, but burned by Crotone, another Great Greek city-state you mentioned, and Dioonia only rebuilt the city on the ruins of Turiyi.

Dionya never took the initiative to invade any of the great Greek city-states, but was constantly provoked and attacked by these city-states, such as Crotone's two attacks on Dionia...... The tyrant Dionysius led a coalition of Syracuse on a cross-sea expedition against the city-states of southern Italy, dominated by Dionia...... Tarantum tore up the Covenant at a critical time for Dionia's defense of the Syracuse coalition and attacked Dionia's rear...... And after Carthage, an alien city-state, declared war on Dionia, Syracuse actually colluded with them......

Dionya finally defeated these powerful enemies through hard battles again and again, and these great Greek city-states joined the Dionian kingdom, and most of these city-states held citizens' assemblies, and the choice made by the people of the city-state themselves, because they did not want to face war every day, they were always afraid, and they needed a strong support, who could give them shelter from the wind and rain.

Next, we all saw that Greece itself has been at war for more than 10 years, but during this period, there has always been peace and tranquility in the territory of Greater Greece, and the people have lived a prosperous life. It turns out that the choice made by the people of Greater Greece was not wrong! ”

Karias's last sentence was so powerful that the room suddenly became even more silent.

"Uh-" Callistratus interjected again.

Karias learned well this time, and quickly continued: "Of course Great Greece is Great Greece, and Greece itself is Greece itself, and the situation is completely different. Dionya sent an army to the Peloponnese with no other purpose than two purposes.

The first is what I just said, in order to fulfill the covenant and help Thebes, defeat Sparta, which was constantly making wars in Greece itself; The second is to help the Messenians. I remember that you Athens were merciful to help the Messenians who were enslaved by the Spartans on many occasions, and that our king had made a promise to the Messenians in exile in Tyndares that he would take this opportunity to restore freedom and independence to the Greeks.

I can swear to the gods that when Sparta is defeated, the Dionian army will quickly withdraw to the kingdom and will never occupy a single cent of Greece itself! ”

Karias raised his hands flat, palms to the sky, and finished with a solemn expression.

Many Athenian citizens were moved.

Suddenly, a voice rang out: "The Messenger of Dionya is swearing to the gods, can you tell us which god it is?"

Karias saw an old man standing up in front of the room, his gray hair and his face a little gloomy because it was too dark.

He hesitated for a moment, and then said calmly: "Celestial Hades! ”

"I heard that Dionya worshipped Hades as the patron saint of your kingdom, and did you believe in Hades as Hades, one of the twelve main gods of Greece?" The man continued.

"Of course." Carias said cautiously: "It's just that Dionia's understanding of Hades is a little different from that of the native people of Greece. ”

The man didn't ask what the difference was, but said with a serious expression: "We Greeks believe that Hades is in charge of death and is unapproachable. The common people did not even dare to call him by his first name, and replaced Aesilius with 'that male god'

There is no temple of Hades in Greece itself, and the only temple that has no idol or a name engraved on it, but is closely related to Hades, is in Eleusis, in the region of Attica, Greece, where there is a bottomless cave, which is recognized by the Greeks as the entrance to hell, for which we Greeks have established a secret ritual to worship Hades, and almost all the celebrities in Greece have participated in this ceremony——"

"Eleusis Miyi, I know."

"No, you don't know! You Ionians don't know at all! The man roared, "Eleusis originated in Athens, with the tacit approval of Hades, so it is widely revered and revered by the Greek people, and it is the most orthodox sacrifice to Hades in the whole Greek world!"

And you Dioonians have built the idols and temples of Hades on a large scale, and not only have no fear of Hades, but have even made up lies about the descendants of Hades to deceive the people—"

"Shut up!" Karias roared, and he glared at the man, "The fact that our great King Davers is a descendant of Hades is the consensus of all the people of the Kingdom of Dionia!" In just 30 years, he became the king of the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean from a mercenary, and transformed Dionya from a small alliance into a powerful kingdom encompassing the entire civilized city-state of the Western Mediterranean. And become a devout believer in Hades!

Hades was a benevolent god who did not care about the different ways of sacrifice adopted by the Greek people in different regions who had different views of him, but if someone openly slandered his god son and insulted the Devout belief of the Dionian people in Hades, then the millions of devout followers of Hades in Dionya would not be afraid of hardship, life and death, and would definitely make the blasphemer pay a heavy price! ”

Under the pressure of Karias's majestic momentum, the man was a little timid, and subconsciously stepped back, completely forgetting that there was a stone staircase behind him, and if it wasn't for the help of the people next to him, he almost fell.

This man was the bearer of the secret council of Eleusis, and had a similar name to the messenger of Dionia, Calias, who was named after the "Peace of Calias" signed in Sparta, which shows how famous he was in Greece itself.

But at this moment, his poor performance made Callistratus frown: Hades, what a good topic to criticize, but it's a pity that Callias messed up! When Sparta signed the peace treaty, he did not perform well, and knew that he should not have expected anything from him.