Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 12: Roman Senate
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At this moment, Tapirus calmly faced the most powerful group of people in Rome, and said in a loud voice: "Dear Roman elders, King Daves of the Kingdom of Dionian ask me to tell you Bring his sincere greetings. Before I left, he repeatedly asked me, "Although he has never lived in Rome, he knows that Rome is a great city-state, and he has deep respect for Rome!..."
Tapilus’ words did not seem to be false, they were beyond everyone’s expectation, and they were moved. After all, there were some rumors about King Dionian Daves, they had also heard of them, and they were able to get his praise. I also feel like Rong Youyan.
"His Majesty Daves also hopes that my ambassador will not affect his goodwill towards Rome and the precious peace between Rome and Dionia!" Tapirus said next. The conversation turned suddenly, making the Roman elders feel tense, and he heard him say loudly: "Wolsey has already formed an alliance with us Dionia. Dionia hopes that Rome will stop its invasion of Wolsey territory and return to the occupation. Territory, the two sides truce!"
As soon as Tapirus spoke, there was an uproar in the venue.
A person stood up in the crowd and asked angrily: "What if Rome doesn't stop the war?!"
Tapirus responded with confidence: "Then Dionia will fulfill the covenant with Wolsey and send troops to stop the war from continuing!"
The entire venue suddenly felt like a pot was fried, and controversy arose.
The previous person asked angrily: "You Dionia is far from South Italy. What qualifications do you have to interfere with our affairs in Rome?!"
Tapilus calmly replied: "Dionia has no intention of interfering in Rome. We are only fulfilling the obligations of our ally."
"Do you Dionia know that it was the Wolsi who invaded our allies first, so we fought back in anger, and the Wolsi should be punished naturally!" another person shouted.
"You Rome acted in accordance with the covenant, and so did we." Tapirus answered calmly.
"Dionians, don’t think that you occupy Southern Italy and think that you are powerful. You can run to Rome to show off! As long as you dare to send troops to this land, our Roman warriors will let you taste it. The real pain of war!" Another person shouted angrily, and some veterans responded.
Tapirus responded tepidly: "Dionia has no intention of showing off force, but he is not afraid of any powerful enemy. One force after another that we have defeated in the past is proof."
The riots in the Senate tended to expand. At this time, Paulus, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and shouted: "Emissary of Dionia, please go back to the hotel first, and wait until we have discussed and made a decision. , I will notify you again."
Tapirus nodded in agreement, and at the same time he reminded: "I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible. Any delay will cause more casualties to the Volsi and your Roman soldiers. This is not your expectation. , Not what our majesty wants to see!"
Tapirus's seemingly kind words implied a threat to Rome, which even aroused scolding from the elders, but he resolutely raised his head and walked out of the venue.
Paulus walked to the center of the venue and said loudly: "Elders and newcomers, please be quiet! Please be quiet!... The Dionians asked us to stop our attack on Wolsey. What do you guys have about this? Comments?"
The person who yelled at Tapirus many times before said first: "Do you still have to ask, of course, ignore it! After many **** battles, our citizens finally won this time to beat Wolsey. People’s opportunities, how could it be that Wolsey was easily let go because of a word from the Dionians!"
"Pantius, it’s easy for you to say that. Dionia has rarely had diplomatic contacts with Rome before, and you probably don’t know much about it. Although this kingdom has only been established for more than a decade, It has already occupied the entire southern part of Italy. Even the mighty Samoneites were defeated by it and had to become its ally. Even the Carthaginians were afraid of it by three points and took the initiative to renew the agreement with it.
Although we have now escaped the embarrassment of being defeated by the Celtics, our strength has been restored, even stronger than before. But compared with Dionia, it's like a goat facing a bull, and the difference in strength is too great. If Dionia is allowed to intervene in this area, it will be a big trouble for Rome! "A person behind the venue stood up and said seriously. The person who said this was Fabius Ambustus, a respected veteran, known for his strong patriotic passion.
"Of course, I don’t know as much about Dionia as you nobles, but I will never give in because of the fear of Dionia’s mighty power! Don’t forget that Roman civilians need more land. To get them out of poverty, to ease the conflict with us, if we stop the war against the Wolsi and return to the occupied land. Then, we promised the civilians to allocate land to them from the newly-occupied Wolsi town. 'The promise will not be fulfilled! Unless you nobles agree to allocate a large amount of public land in the city-state to them, you will see—"Pantius Comillius looked around coldly, Say loudly: "The anger of the civilians will break out again!"
The noise in the venue suddenly became much smaller, and Fabius Ambustus looked a little ugly.
At this time, Paulus said: "Hey, Pantius, don't get excited. The people sitting in this venue, whether they are born nobles or common people, have no less love for Rome than you, especially Ling The respectable Ambustus. Not to mention that in the Kremeri battle nearly a hundred years ago, his family of 306 members died almost all of them in order to resist the attack on Rome by thousands of Uygur lovers! Years ago, after the defeat of the Aria War, Celtic troops marched towards Rome, and the whole city was panicking. Ambustus decided to go to the Celtic camp on the north bank of the Tiber River to persuade Celtic King Brunus. Although he failed in the end, his courage is still admired by the public! This is not inferior to your risk of sneaking into the Capitoline Mountains surrounded by the Celtics and retrieving the courageous action appointed by the dictator of Camillos... "
Speaking of Paulus's words, Ambustus's face has brilliance, and the other elders also began to respond, and began to criticize Pantius for being unreasonable to the elders.
Although Pantius didn't speak anymore, there was still some unconvinced expression on his face.
Paulus actually didn’t care about the feelings of his fellow military and political officials. He cast his gaze on the front row of the conference hall. There was an old man sitting there. He was sitting with gray hair, dry skin, and rickety figure. On the white ivory wooden chair, there is actually a lot of space left.
But the senators of the Senate did not underestimate him. Instead, like Paulus, they looked at him with respect. He was Lucius Valerius, who had served as the consul of Rome many times. .Portitus.
"Uncle, what do you think of the unreasonable demands made by the Dionians?" Paulus asked respectfully. He and the old man are not immediate relatives, but they both belong to the Valerius clan and belong to the same Portitus family, so they should be called "uncle".
Portitus opened his muddy eyes and slowly said, "We don’t need to refuse Dionia’s request right away. After all, things like this cannot be decided in a short time. We can follow Dionians can negotiate slowly..."
Paulus' eyes lit up, and he understood what the uncle meant, and that was-drag!
"No, never give hope to the Dionians! In order to avoid future troubles, we should simply reject them!" An old man beside Portitus expressed his objection loudly.
He is Publius Cornelius Marugineensis. His prestige is not inferior to that of Portitus. In the Senate, he always sings on stage with Portitus. , But this time the elders were frightened by Dionia's power and did not adopt his opinion.
Finally, Ambustus took Portitus’ words and made specific suggestions: "We should send a messenger to immediately inform Camilos and Frius, so that they can deal with Tuskulong as soon as possible. Human affairs, and then led the troops without returning to the city, and quickly rushed to Satnikum, assisting Licinius and Quintus, attacking Wolsey, and occupying as much land as possible in a short period of time!..."
As he said this, Pantius glanced at him, and Paulus nodded.
"Also, be sure to contact Carthage as soon as possible to see if they have any comments on Dionia's sudden involvement in the Latham area?!" Portitus also reminded.
"I'm afraid we should also remind our colonies and allies to prepare in advance..." Pantius said.
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Finally, the Roman Senate made a decision.
They sent messengers to notify Tapirus, pretending to be sincere and saying: "The Senate is already considering the truce, but because of the four military and political officers on the expedition, they did not get their consent. In accordance with Roman legal procedures, Can’t make a final decision, so please wait for a while..."
Tapirus did not have a deep understanding of the Roman political system. He judged from the political system of the Kingdom of Dionia and the surrounding Greek city-states. The absence of so many generals in the city seemed to have a great effect on the resolution of the Senate. Great influence, especially when they were the parties involved, so he said with difficulty: "My king is waiting for my return. I hope that the Roman Senate can give me the final answer as soon as possible! I can wait, but King Dionian No patience!"
He thinks he can deal with it appropriately, but he does not know the power of the Roman Senate. It is not only the highest administrative organ in Rome, but also the highest oversight of the life of the whole country. The consul is just the executor of any resolutions made by the Senate. What's more, now there are no consuls, but military and political officers who are more military-oriented, with less power.