Fame is touted rather than one's own worth, vain vanity and fame are insignificant, and having wisdom is more important than having power, wealth.

- Boethius (a rare encyclopedic thinker in Europe)

Born in such a family, little Hanno has a very strong sense of family honor and family pride since he was a child; In Little Hanno's opinion, if he can't embody the glory of the Hanno family in his body, it will be the biggest insult to his family! Of course, the sense of conceit and pride generated under this emotion is not understandable to ordinary people.

From an early age, little Hanno was proud of his family and his birth, and felt good about himself; In fact, with the power of the Hanno family in the Carthage Kingdom, little Hanno's conceit is not a big deal at all, after all, the strength and status of the family determine that little Hanno's life will be rich and powerful.

Unfortunately, the truth is always cruel; When little Hanno was a child, a family of Hannibal appeared in front of the world. In fact, the Hannibal family is not a family that was born out of nowhere, it is one of the old families of the Carthage Kingdom that rose in the era of Old Hanno; However, in Little Hanno's opinion, they are just small families that succumbed to their own family in the past.

Later, as the facts developed and the war between Rome and Carthage continued to break out, the Hannibal family became more and more valued by the Carthaginian people. It wasn't until Hannibal began to crisscross the Mediterranean that the Hannibals had completely surpassed Hanno's in prestige; In addition to the upper class of the Carthaginian kingdom, the common people have even appeared to know that only the Hannibal family is not the Hanno family!

Such a fact is unacceptable to little Hanno, who has had a great sense of family honor since childhood; Hanno Jr. even criticized the Hannibal family in various public forums for this, and the reason used was, of course, the so-called high-sounding words. In Hanno the Younger's description, the war between the Kingdom of Carthage and the Roman Republic was simply an unnecessary war, and it was also a war provoked by the Hannibal family!

Needless to say, this statement is still very marketable for the long-standing Carthaginian kingdom; Many of the nobles and wealthy merchants who had suffered losses in the war, as well as the commoners who had lost their families in the war, strongly supported Hanno Jr.'s remarks, which also won him considerable popularity.

It's just that such a person's hope is still too pale and powerless compared to absolute strength; After Hannibal defeated the Roman Republic several times and returned to Carthage with great victories, Hannibal became the new consul of the Carthaginian kingdom. Such a descendant of the family who survived under old Hanno in the past became the consul of the Kingdom of Carthage, and little Hanno scoffed at this!

Little Hanno, who was still disdainful of Hannibal, did not restrain himself after Hannibal became consul, but intensified his criticism of Hannibal's actions and policies on various occasions. Little Hanno's brazenness soon angered Hannibal's arrogant generals; So, an unexpected conflict is a matter of course.

One day, Hanno the Younger was giving a speech to the citizens of Carthage in a square in Carthage, and the content of the speech was naturally a criticism of Hannibal's war against Rome; Unfortunately, Hannibal's general, Hasduba, happened to pass by. The Hush Dobba, who has always been hot-tempered and loyal to Hannibal, immediately exploded after hearing little Hanno's sarcastic and abusive words!

What does an outbreak of Huskidduba look like? That's a real battlefield general, a soldier who has been fighting in the war for more than ten years! Husky, who pulled away from the crowd, walked up to the podium and said nothing, and beat little Hanno hard; By the way, he also beat up all the noble children who gathered around Little Hanno.

When has little Hannota suffered such a disgrace since he was born? In front of everyone's eyes, the heir of the dignified Hanno family was beaten by Hannibal's men in this way, and he was still beaten in public mercilessly; Such a slap in the face, coupled with the unbridled ridicule of the citizens, made little Hanno faint angrily on the spot.

After being carried home by his gang of fox friends who were also beaten badly, Little Hanno's father did not stand up to speak for Little Hanno, but instead taught Little Hanno a blunt lesson in the study after Little Hanno woke up. It was only from his father's rebuke that little Hanno understood for the first time how powerful Hannibal really was.

After that, Hanno Jr. did not continue to antagonize Hannibal on a rampage, but chose to take the initiative to apologize to Hannibal under the mediation of his father; In fact, Hannibal never took these little things to heart. Whether it was Hanno's usual criticism or Hush Douba's public beating, Hannibal just laughed it off.

A great hero like Hannibal naturally doesn't care about these details, but people like little Hanno take these so-called details as their fate; For little Hanno, if his previous hatred of Hannibal was only disgust at the family level, then after being beaten and apologized, his hatred of Hannibal can really be regarded as hard to forget!

However, little Hanno is not a fool, his father has already told him how strong Hannibal really is; Therefore, he will no longer be reckless and directly oppose Hannibal, but will hide it in peace, quietly looking for an opportunity to give Hannibal a fatal blow!

The subsequent development of the situation was like a fish in water for the entire Hanno family; Because Hannibal's series of reforms in the Carthaginian kingdom seriously damaged the rights and interests of the aristocratic and wealthy classes throughout the Carthaginian kingdom, they decided to unite against the growing power of Hannibal.

In a sense, Hannibal was a very pure soldier and patriot; Therefore, he will not compromise with the aristocracy and wealthy merchants for the benefit of the country. He is not a politician, and he will not use some false and unscrupulous methods to deal with things; This directly led to him and the entire upper class of the Carthaginian kingdom coming to the opposite side.

In such a situation, Hannibal's own power was not actually expanded, but offended countless Carthaginian magnates; In order to deal with Hannibal, these magnates elected a figure who was not inferior to Hannibal in terms of seniority and family, and this was Hanno, Hanno Jr.'s father.

Hanno was not an ambitious politician, but he was also the leader of the Hanno family who longed to restore his family's glory; In the face of the powerful people who came from Lian Jue, he decisively chose to stand on the same front with the magnates.

It turned out that Hannibal at that time did not have the strength to confront the upper class of the entire Carthaginian kingdom; Coupled with the re-imposition of the Roman Republic, Hannibal had no choice but to retreat. After Hannibal decided to accept the orders of the Carthaginian Senate to lead his army to Sicily, his position as consul was naturally to be discharged; And the best successor is undoubtedly Hanno, the representative of the elite.

Although the consulship of the Kingdom of Carthage was only the supreme power of the Kingdom of Carthage in name; But it is undeniable that it still has an irresistible allure for ordinary people. Especially for a family like the Hanno family, the rebirth of an archon who has not been born for decades is still very effective in boosting the prestige of the Hanno family.

However, if he only had the support of the magnates, Hanno would not have been able to secure the position of consul; After all, this consulship still needs to be willingly ceded by Hannibal to Hanno. You must know that Hannibal's resignation as consul this time was not a re-election of the Senate, but Hannibal's own resignation; Therefore, Hannibal also has the right to recommend the next consul.

Fortunately, Hanno's impression on Hannibal was still very good; Especially the last time Hanno took little Hanno to take the initiative to apologize to Hannibal and Husdouba, Hannibal was still very satisfied with Hanno's attitude. In addition, Hanno had no clear opposition to Hannibal's new policies, and Hannibal had no objection to Hanno's succession as consul.

In the absence of a better successor, Hannibal felt that it was not a bad choice to have Hanno succeed him as consul; After all, Hanno is also relatively capable in the Senate of the Carthage Kingdom, at least much better than those senators who only know how to ignore the interests of the Carthaginian Kingdom for their own interests.

So, after the senators proposed that Hanno succeed him as consul of the kingdom of Carthage, Hannibal did not quarrel with the senators, but passed the last decision of his consulship. This decision may not be a big deal for Hannibal; But for the Hanno family, it means a lot.

For the Hanno family, Hanno can return to serve as the consul of the Carthage Kingdom, which almost means that the Hanno family will rise again in the Carthaginian Kingdom! On the day of Hannibal's official departure from the army, it was also the day when Hanno was officially inaugurated as consul; Although little Hanno still hated Hannibal, his hatred for Hannibal was somewhat dispelled.

After Hanno's inauguration, the Hanno family's mansion not only restored the liveliness of Hannibal's return to Carthage's land, but even became more crowded; The endless stream of visitors and officials made the Hanno family, which was still a little declining, return to the ranks of the top families of the Carthaginian kingdom.

Even so, many things are still not something that Hanno alone can change; After all, Hanno represented the interests of the entire Carthaginian upper class, so he still needed to do something that he might not be willing to do himself, the most typical of which was to completely undo Hannibal's policies.

Although Hanno also knew that Hannibal's policies were effective for the Carthaginian kingdom, due to the huge pressure behind him, Hanno could only choose to compromise; As for Hannibal, he was already far from the land of Carthage, wasn't he? Of course, Hanno's consulship could also bring extraordinary benefits to his family; For example, Hanno Jr. became one of the youngest senators of the Senate! (To be continued.) )