Trito Demos slammed the bell: "Defendant, one last warning to you!" If you continue to speculate and accuse wildly, this court will prohibit you from speaking again! ”

Polyxis hurriedly swallowed his words back into his stomach and looked back at the jury, not knowing if they were influenced by what he had deliberately said. Now, he feels that the chances of his escape are becoming more and more slim.

Aristocrates took out a piece of papyrus and said to the jury, "This paper records the amount of property that the patrol has seized when they go to the mansion of Polyxis. Fortunately, Polyxis did not deposit the money in the bank (at that time, the credibility of the Kristonia Bank was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and in order to prevent the loss of property, the people deposited their belongings in the bank, and they could access it at any time for a very low annual storage fee, and with the certificate issued by the bank, they could be withdrawn from the various Kristonia banks in Dioonia for the transaction of large quantities of goods, which was very convenient, so it was very popular). Polyxis refused to deposit money in the bank because it was run by Davers's family), so the patrolmen and servants of the mansion who were present, as well as the few people who watched the excitement and broke into the mansion by mistake, can be witnessed. The total number of these possessions is—"

Aristocrates paused deliberately, faced with the thousands of focused eyes in the audience, and said loudly and clearly: "22 Talientes, 45 Minna!" ”

The audience exclaimed again and again.

Aristocrates added: "As far as I know, Polyxis, you have no other property than the income from 15 acres of land. ”

Polyxis forcibly argued: "There are many of them that I ...... The ...... left behind by my grandfather and father"

Aristocrates laughed contemptuously, "But why are most of the coins in your house Hades silver?" I asked your family, you never go to the bank to exchange coins. ”

Aristocrates' words blocked the lie that Polyxis had come up with, and he yelled in a fit of rage: "The Davers family has much more money than mine, why don't you go and check if there is anything wrong with him?!" ”

The audience booed.

Aristocrates smiled again: "You see, I don't need to speak, the eyes of the people are bright." The property of Master Davers's family is well known to everyone. How many Ionian citizens have been helped by the Kristonia Bank at a very low interest! How many shops have been saved that are about to go bankrupt! ”

"That's right, that's right!"

"Kind Christoya!"

……

The crowd scrambled to shout, and the anger that had been about to erupt seemed to have vanished without a trace. Thus, Trito Demos was pleased to see this and did not interrupt Aristocrates.

"The restaurants and the large communal baths not only make life better for the people, but also make the city of Turij known as 'the most attractive city in Greater Greece'......"

"Young man, you're so right!"

"Master Davers has brought pride to Turiyi!"

……

"Besides, the money that Lord Davers earns is not stored at home like you, he donated his belongings, built a temple, and a library under construction, a stone bridge, ......"

"Is the Stone Bridge also the money donated by Lord Davers? I really don't know. ”

"I heard that after the library is built, Master Davers will give away a large number of precious books to the library."

"You Turi's are so lucky! If I want to read, I have to come from Crimesa......"

"Maybe one day Master Davers will donate a library to Crimesa."

……

While the audience was talking, Trito Demose asked, "Defendant, do you have anything else to defend?" ”

Like a drowning man about to make his last struggle, Polyxis said in a loud voice: "Yes! Yes! My family used to own 350 acres of land in the city of Turiyi, it's true! I still have title deeds to check at home! But since Davers came, I've ...... I voluntarily gave up all the land and only owned the 15 acres of land. I have made such a big concession for Turiyi, for Dionia, do you ...... Shouldn't everyone think about the loss of my family?! ”

"Even if there really are these so-called title deeds-" Aristocratic looked at Polyxis's unscrupulous appearance, knowing that he had messed up, and his heart was even more confident: "I hope the defendant will understand that after Crotone destroyed the city of Turiyi, the old city of Turiyi no longer exists, and the original government no longer exists, and of course these contracts signed by the city hall of Turiil will be null and void." If it weren't for Lord Davers leading the army to repel the Crotonens, would the original people of Turriyi still dare to live in Turii? Obviously, they don't dare, and they can only be forced to wander to other city-states, and it is difficult to even survive, let alone own land......"

Speaking of this, Aristocrates' tone was slightly heavy, and then he raised his voice again: "So although today's city of Turriy is still called Turii, it is no longer the original Turriyi City, it is part of the Dionian Alliance, and it is the center of Dionia!" ”

"That's right, the current Turii has nothing to do with the old one. It is a dream to occupy more than 300 acres of farmland! ”

"For a greedy man like you, Hades will definitely send you to hell and let Lord Radamandas's poisonous whip beat you hard!"

……

Amid the taunts of the populace, Polyxis sat back in his wooden chair as if he had been drained of all his strength.

Trito Demose looked at him and said, "Please be quiet, people in the audience!" Now it's up to the jury to vote on whether the defendant is guilty or not! ”

With that, the orderlies immediately placed an hourglass on the judge's table, and before the hourglass was finished, the jury citizens had to make a decision.

Each of them had two bronze medals in their hands, one engraved with "guilty" and the other with "not guilty", and with little hesitation, the jury members quickly threw one of the bronze medals in their hands into the copper pot in front of the table.

"Bell! Clang! Clang! ......" The crisp sound sounded like a hammer beating on Polyxis' heart.

After waiting for the vote to end, the orderlies walked over and began to count the ballots. He took a bronze medal from the jar and showed it to the jury, saying, "Guilty!" …… Guilty! …… Guilty! ……”

At each reception, the audience cheered, and Polyxis's face turned pale.

The result came in: 50 votes convicted and no one abstained. (If there are exactly 25 guilty votes and 25 not guilty votes, then the judge in the room has the final decision.) ）

The audience burst into cheers, and Polyxis's face was as dead as ashes.

The trial of the senators such as Oriffith, Masisacus, Enanilus, and Eurikpus was made even easier. In the face of ironclad evidence, they were all found guilty.

But the collective crime of so many elders and public officials made the people present feel fear and anger. Eventually, the cries in the square demanded that "the Senate and its officials be fully investigated and the culprits of the public property of the Coalition uncovered" resounded throughout the city.

The roar reached the ears of the senators, and they were terrified. And Davers, who was presenting a motion to the Senate, smiled.

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The public trial lasted until dusk. After the end, many people spontaneously ran to the front door of the Senate Hall in front of the square to protest to the senators.

As a result, after the meeting, the senators had to quickly retreat through the back door. When they came out, they all looked solemn.

"With the enactment of the new law, the powers of our Senate will be greatly limited! What good is it for Lord Davers to bear to propose such a bill! Strombori said with a little dissatisfaction.

"Davers is right to do that! Listen to the shouts of the people in the square—" Cornerus pointed behind him and sighed, "it is the citizens who should be given some right to participate in politics." Wasn't that what we used to be like this when we were in Amendolara all the time, and you haven't experienced it, so why don't you feel used to it now?! ”

Strompoli was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said: "I think the current system is very good, at least you don't have to worry about being accused by the citizens all of a sudden, and you don't have to worry about being terminated just halfway through the matter and ending because the one-year term is over and you are not re-elected." In the Dionian League, I can do a detailed investigation of what I want to do, then plan it, and then concentrate on making it happen step by step...... Fortunately, a group of people who only care about their own interests and do not understand anything can also dictate our affairs! ”

Such similar words kept happening among the elders who hurried back to the city.

Marigi and Plesinas walked behind.

"Lord Marigi, why did the Archon propose such a bill? You must know that the anger of those citizens is not directed at him! I knew very well in the temple that most of them had a lot of respect for the adults. Plesinas couldn't help but express the doubts in his heart.

Mariji laughed and whispered, "The reason for your question just now has already been stated. ”

Plesinas was even more confused.

Mariji raised his head and looked at the sunset that had almost been hidden behind the mountain, his eyes became in a trance, as if he was thinking about something, and finally muttered, "...... You Greeks have been too long away from the time of kingship, and you obviously don't know what is the most important thing to be king? ”

The obvious metaphor of "being the king" did not surprise Plesinath, and after thinking about it, he still couldn't get the point.

Marigi softly spat out a single word: "Balance!" ”

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It was evening, and the night was dark over the city of Turiyi, but the candles in the city's Kristonia restaurant were brightly lit, and the diners were full of people.