Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 215: Riot (2)

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As one of the first supporters of Dionysius, after Ortigia became the "Acropolis" of Dionysius, Herolis was also invited by Dionysius— —Moving to Ortigia Island, but he has tactfully rejected it several times. The reason is that after his ancestors colonized Syracuse, they have lived here for generations. They have never moved, and have become accustomed to life here. Moreover, his sleep is not good, he is easily awakened by the sound, and the evening waves on Ortigia Island are too loud for him to adapt.

Dionysius did not force any more, but perhaps this was the beginning of his dissatisfaction with Herolis.

Herolis’ mansion is not too far from the City Hall. Walk on the west side of the square, cross the theater street, and then walk two hundred meters west, passing the wealthy area, where his home is located Near the junction of the civilian area and the rich area.

Felistos strode forward, and the guards guarded him cautiously in the center. These guards were mercenaries. They were ostracized and even hated by the people in Syracuse. Therefore, they treated Dior. Nisius was very loyal.

The slave who opened the room saw that Felistos was knocking on the door, and hurriedly welcomed him in, and said, "The master is resting in bed."

"Is Herolis seriously injured?" Felistos asked with concern.

"The master's head was broken, and a lot of blood was shed! The doctor just came to see and said that the master needs to rest and rest... Oh, that scene is terrible! Those thugs who should go to hell! Your lord, please be sure To catch them!..."

Phelestos frowned. He did not answer the request of a lowly slave, but Herolis was seriously injured and unable to do anything, which is not good news for him.

When he came to the main hall of the house, Felistos was about to go upstairs.

The slave looked embarrassed, glanced behind him, and said, "My lord, look..."

Philipstos just patronized and thought about things, but didn’t pay attention for a while, only then realized: whether it is a Greek commoner or aristocrat, according to traditional customs, the upper floor of the main house of the house is the bedroom of the head of the family and his wife, outsiders He is generally not allowed to set foot, and he himself is considered a good friend of Herolis. He often comes here as a guest and has never been upstairs, but today is a special situation.

Thinking of this, he turned around and said to the guards who followed him: "You are waiting here, I will go up."

The guards hesitated and agreed. They are all Greeks. Of course they know the Greek tradition. Besides, they have been here with Felistos many times before, and there has never been any trouble.

Just as Felistos went upstairs alone, the slave didn't dare to stop, so he hurriedly called another slave to receive the 20 guards in the hall, and brought Felistos upstairs by himself.

Of course, Philistos can’t walk straight into Herolis’s bedroom. If there is a female servant serving Herolis, the scene will be embarrassing. As his status, of course it is impossible to act so recklessly, so he let the slave in to report.

"My lord, the master invites you in." Until the slave came out of the bedroom, he said respectfully.

Philastos walked in, and just walked across the door, he suddenly saw two dark shadows on both sides of the door from the corner of his eye. He was shocked, and before he could react, his arms were pinched hard. live.

He was astonished, and just about to yell, a ball of linen immediately tucked into his mouth.

He was pushed to the ground, his hands in the reverse shears were tied back with ropes, but he stalked his neck and stared at the big bed in front of him.

Herolis, who was originally lying on his side on the bed, had already turned over and sat up. His movements were so agile that he couldn't see any injuries at all. In fact, there was neither a bandage nor a trace of blood on his head.

Philistos knew at this moment that he had been fooled.

Herolis looked at him with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice: "Philatus, I'm sorry, for the sake of Syracuse, I can only imprison you temporarily!"

Philipstos stared at him angrily, making a "hooo" noise from his gagged mouth.

"Help him sit up." Herolis motioned.

The two men immediately pulled Felistos up and pressed it on the wooden chair.

At this moment, the sound of fighting came from the upper floor, and Felistos, who was still struggling, suddenly quieted down, tilted his head towards the door, and listened.

Herolis saw his thoughts and sneered: "You don't have expectations for these mercenaries. Since I have made up my mind to keep you here, how can I forget Dionysius? These running dogs, no matter how powerful they are, there are hundreds of warriors waiting for them here! They entered my house, like a mouse entering an iron cage, how could they escape!"

As soon as Herolis finished speaking, Felistos hummed.

"It seems that you don't believe me. After all, I am the subject of Hiparinus' key surveillance. How could there be so many warriors in the house?!" Herolis said with some complacency: "Don't forget, yesterday I specifically applied to you in the morning to persuade the nobles in the city so that they can take the lead in sending tribesmen to participate in this second cross-sea expedition. I remember you were very happy to agree. But do you know, no matter it is I went to their mansion and invited them to my house. They all traveled in a carriage, and there is not only one person in the carriage..."

When Felistos heard this, the light in his eyes dimmed a lot, but then he widened his eyes again, glaring at this good friend he once trusted very much sitting on the side of the bed.

Herolis felt the emotion in his eyes, and said in a deep voice again: "Philistos, I remember one time at your banquet, you once said to me proudly,'Di Syracuse under the rule of Onesius is stronger than ever. Not only will there be no more city-states and forces that dare to invade our city-state, but Syracuse will also become the entire Great Greece and even the entire Greek world. The most powerful city-state earns more honor and wealth for citizens! And all we have to do is to help Dionysius achieve and maintain this great goal for a long time!... "I echoed your words at the time," Now I tell you, my true thoughts—"

Herolis looked at him face-to-face, and said calmly but solemnly: "At the beginning, I was a supporter of Dionysius, just like you, because I faced the invasion of the Carthaginians in Syracuse, When the political situation is in chaos, only Dionysius has the ability to boost morale, unite the citizens, repel the Carthaginians, and stabilize the turbulent political situation in Syracuse. Therefore, we fully support him in becoming a Syracuse. General General! In recent years, he has expanded the territory of Syracuse, forcing the Carthaginians to make peace with us, freeing the Greek city-states of Sicily from the threat of Carthage, and making Syracuse the overlord of Sicily. , Even the Greeks trembles when they hear his name, even Sparta has changed his previous arrogant attitude and negotiated with us friendly...I know, this is the glory of Syracuse you have always hoped to see, For this, you assist Dionysius with all your strength!"

Herolis sighed and said in a heavy tone: "But what I expect is different from what you expect, and what I see is very different from what you see.

What I saw in my eyes was that Dionysius destroyed Naxos and Katane, who were friendly allies with Syracuse, only because Syracuse needed more land, population and slaves. !

What I saw in my eyes is that Dionysius can clearly drive the Carthaginians out of Sicily in one fell swoop, so that the island is completely free from Carthaginian threats, but he is occupying the absolute for the throne of the tyrant. Make peace with the Carthaginians when you have the advantage!

What I saw in my eyes was that many members of the Syracuse Democrats had been accused of'traitor' and killed because they opposed Dionysius before, even their family members were not spared. Even Felosanus just said a joke, he was thrown into the stone prison!

What I see in my eyes is that the people of Syracuse are struggling to live due to the rising war tax year after year. The people in the city are even more abnormal because of the rampage of mercenaries and the surveillance of Hiparinus. carefully! But Dionysius expelled the people who had lived on Ortigia for decades, or even hundreds of years, and turned the entire island into his palace! "

Herolis became more excited as he spoke, his face filled with grief and anger: "Dionysius is no longer the hero who wants to save Syracuse, but to defend his power, his hands are covered with The blood of the people of Syracuse and fellow Greeks in Sicily! Under his dictatorship, Syracuse is no longer a great mother state that allows us to prosper and freely exercise our rights, but Dionysius to realize A tool of personal desire! In order to achieve personal greed, he drove seven to eighty thousand Syracuse people to risk great danger to invade Great Greece, which had never been malicious to Syracuse, and left the bones of tens of thousands of people. Stayed in a foreign land! If no action is taken, Syracuse, our great city-state, will eventually be defeated by Dionysius! At the beginning, I supported him in taking the position of tyrant. Today I want to Do my best to make up for the biggest mistake I made!"

After saying these words that had been held in his heart for several years, Heroliston felt relieved, and he stood up resolutely.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." Felistos glared at him nervously and shook his head vigorously.

Herolis ignored him and turned to the strong man behind him: "Go down and see if the mercenaries have been killed?"

As soon as the voice fell, the confidant slave hurried upstairs: "Master, most of the guards were killed, only a few rushed out of the encirclement, and were about to run out of the house!"

When Philistos heard this, hope burned in his eyes.

Then he heard Herolis saying: "Very well, everything is going according to plan."