What are we afraid of when we talk about death? What brings us misfortune, sorrow, and bad luck?

- Boethius (a rare encyclopedic thinker in Europe)

After Hanno became consul of Carthage, the prestige of the Hanno family in the Kingdom of Carthage increased day by day, and little Hanno was also arranged by his father to enter the Carthaginian Senate; Such a result, for little Hanno, who has always been proud and complacent, is indeed what he has always dreamed of.

What kind of changes will a person have in his heart after he has obtained everything he has always dreamed of? The answer to this question may be different for everyone; And little Hanno's idea, of course, was as pretentious as ever. Especially where his age is, if nothing else, the future of little Hanno is also limitless.

The complacent little Hanno, pursued by a group of powerful children, once again chose to take to the streets and continued to attack Hannibal's great cause; Perhaps, for little Hanno, bashing Hannibal is the best way to get cheers and applause. However, many things are not as simple as little Hanno imagined.

Before Hanno became consul of Carthage, Hanno the Younger was at best a son of a powerful man; But as Hanno became the consul of Carthage, and Hanno the Younger became one of the elders of Carthage, the meaning of his words was completely different from before.

If Hanno the Younger's criticism of Hannibal was seen by others as the grumbling words of a young nobleman; Then, Hanno Jr.'s attack on Hannibal at this time represents the consuls and senate of the Carthage Kingdom, that is, the meaning of the entire upper class of the Carthage Kingdom.

In fact, in this respect, Hanno's actions did not arouse the resentment of the Carthaginian upper class; After all, everyone tried their best to get Hannibal out of profit, so there was no problem with Hannibal at all. In this way, Little Hanno's radical remarks have gained more supporters and followers in aristocratic circles.

Of course, it is undeniable that among those who are willing to follow little Hanno, there are still a considerable number of people who go for the prestige of the Hanno family and Hanno's own status as consul; But, in any case, little Hanno's fame in Carthage is getting bigger and bigger, and even has a tendency to overshadow his father's name.

In fact, Hanno himself did not have any ill feelings towards Hannibal all along; But he also did not approve of Hannibal's policies that were implemented without political considerations, so Hanno chose to turn a blind eye to his son's self-criticism, and did not discipline him, even if his son had suffered a loss because of it.

The days in Carthage went on day by day, and little Hanno slowly gained a more honorable position with the support of his followers; His words also have a growing influence in the city of Carthage, and this influence continues to spread throughout the kingdom of Carthage!

In the extravagant upper echelons of the Carthage Kingdom, a young and promising senator like a little Hanno, with a strong family background and a noble status, suddenly appeared, and naturally became the dream lover of the upper-class aristocratic women of the entire Carthage Kingdom; There are constantly beauties from various aristocratic and wealthy merchant families who throw their olive branches to little Hanno, and of course little Hanno will not refuse the kindness of the beauties.

In this way, Hanno the Younger lived in the city of Carthage by day giving speeches and at night with mercy; However, all this comfort and comfort were shattered by another event.

With the passage of time, the Roman Republic has slowly recovered from the last defeat, and they have slowly gathered strength, ready to take revenge on the Kingdom of Carthage once again; In fact, the Carthaginian senators did not believe that the revenge of Rome would affect the operation of the entire Carthaginian kingdom, but they feared that Hannibal would defeat the Roman army again and return to Carthage.

In order to avoid another victory for Hannibal, the Carthaginian Senate decided to take certain restraint measures against Hannibal's army; The best measure, of course, was to drag Hannibal back in terms of army logistics. However, the governor of Lower Sicilia alone did not have the capital to contend with Hannibal, let alone restrain him.

In view of this, the Carthaginian Senate resolved to send a man of sufficient seniority and strength to the former Lower Sicilia to reside in Liliba in order to complete the restraint of Hannibal and his army. There were not many such people in the Kingdom of Carthage, and they could even be described as few; The most justifiable of these is of course the Carthaginian consul Hanno.

Emotionally speaking, the fact that Hannibal could agree to Hanno's succession as consul before he stepped down as consul is enough to show that Hannibal has no ill feelings towards Hanno; Nominally, Hanno was the consul of the kingdom of Carthage, and Hannibal was led by the consul no matter how he said it. Therefore, it is more appropriate for Hanno to personally sit in Lower Sicilya.

Hanno himself, on the other hand, had little resistance to taking control of Lower Sicilya; After all, this is not something that needs to clash with Hannibal head-on, it is just a logistical supply to restrain Hannibal's army, and only an excuse for the lack of local food resources is enough to say that it is over.

Since both the Senate and Hanno himself agreed to this plan, Hanno set out for Lower Sicilia with great fanfare; Before leaving, Hanno also instructed his son not to criticize Hannibal too much, after all, it is still relatively likely that Hannibal will return to Carthage in the future.

After that, Hanno officially took the name of consul and led some of his own troops to Lower Sicilya; After Hanno's departure, Hanno Jr. did not listen to his father's instructions, but continued to attack Hannibal on various occasions in exchange for the shouts and cheers of his followers.

What happened next is well known, Hanno was defeated and killed at Lili, and Hannibal won another unprecedented victory in the decisive battle that followed; Even more embarrassing was the news of Hanno's defeat and death that came back to Carthage along with the news of Hannibal's victory!

A defeated archon and a god of war who wins more with less, does it need to be said more about which is better or worse between the two? In an instant, the entire city of Carthage began to permeate an atmosphere of attacking Hanno and touting Hannibal; As the son of the consul Hanno, Hanno the Younger was the vanguard of repeated attacks on Hannibal. It was the first to bear the brunt of being ridiculed and ridiculed by large-scale citizens.

Of course, these two pieces of news were not good news for the Carthaginian upper class, but both were annoying bad news; Especially the latter, which made it difficult for all the patriarchs to sleep. If Hannibal were to return to Carthage again, how would the Carthaginian patriarchs, who had lost Hanno, resist Hannibal's strong rule?

Compared with the worries of the patriarchs, little Hanno really had only outright hatred in his heart; In Hanno's view, if Hannibal could strangle the Roman army of eight legions head-on, why didn't he save his father when he saw death? Hannibal's words about the lack of help were nothing more than excuses for strong words in the eyes of little Hanno; It's Hannibal who wants to kill his father!

Originally, Hanno the Younger was full of all kinds of prejudices against Hannibal; Coupled with Hanno's death, little Hanno's hatred for Hannibal has reached a new level. But what can little Hanno do now? Is the Hanno family, who lost the position of family leader Hanno and consul, still the original Hanno family?

Soon, little Hanno truly realized the true meaning of the phrase that human feelings are warm and cold, and the world is hot and cold; With Hanno's death, the Carthaginian Senate immediately elected a new consul, and the sons and daughters of the Carthaginian magnates who had been around Hanno Jr. also left Hanno Jr.

As for the Carthaginian citizens, most of them supported Hannibal, so how could they have a good opinion of Hanno the Younger, who had been criticizing Hannibal? In fact, when little Hanno walked down the street, he could always hear some sarcasm and pointing fingers from the common people; All this made little Hanno remember Hannibal's head!

If the situation of little Hanno was already bad at this time, then after the outbreak of the war between the Kingdom of Carthage and the Kingdom of Numidia, the situation of little Hanno was even more tragic; Because the Kingdom of Carthage needed a god of war like Hannibal to turn the tide, before Hannibal did not return, the Carthaginians, who were afraid and had nowhere to vent, could only turn their anger on Hannibal the Younger.

This time, it was not only the commoners of Carthage who stood up to attack Little Hanno, but also some more noble children who were involved; Seeing that the children of the aristocracy who once followed him and criticized Hannibal now stood up and criticized themselves for speaking for Hannibal, the sorrow in little Hanno's heart can be imagined.

And all this, Hanno the Younger, is remembered in Hannibal with a lot of everything; In order to vent his hatred for Hannibal, little Hanno even made a wooden man with Hannibal's name written on it in his bedroom, and chopped it every day with a short sword!

Later, in the face of a sharp turn on the battlefield, the Carthaginian Senate had no choice but to issue a summoning order to Hannibal to recall Hannibal back to Carthage; Upon his return, Hannibal immediately threw himself into the war against the kingdom of Numidia, not paying attention to some of the intrigues in the city of Carthage.

But on the very night when the people of Carthage welcomed Hannibal with joy, in the mansion of the Hanno family, a conspiracy was formed against Hannibal; One of the most important core figures is naturally Hanno the Younger, and more than a dozen other figures are the main representatives of the Senate and the elite class of the Carthaginian Kingdom. (To be continued.) )