Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 23: Multiple responses

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Burkos remained unmoved, and said with a sad expression: "This time I found out that there are so many people who have illegally occupied land... To be honest, I am surprised!... Even more painful for my dereliction of duty! I will not resign. , I cannot let the Senate confess to the citizens... I also hope that the Senate will investigate me to confirm my innocence!"

Daves listened to his words, but his thoughts flashed in his heart: He knew about the corruption problem of Pollux and others a few years ago, and he has been reluctant to talk about it, allowing the expansion of this problem to involve more people. , Because on the one hand, if Pollux and others want to achieve their goals, they must buy more slaves and release more slaves. This is exactly what Davers hopes to see. On the other hand, most of the people who can do these activities are the nobles and wealthy people in the original cities. Only they have the ability and connections to achieve this goal. Daves can take this opportunity to secretly resist his promulgation. These people who benefited the Civilian Bill were wiped out in one fell swoop. Therefore, it is not that no one has discovered the problem in the past few years. It is just that several important public officials under Burcos have been bought to cover up this. At the same time, Daves also secretly suppressed this, and has not lifted the lid until today. From the bottom of his heart, he felt guilty for Burkos.

"Dad! Dad!..." At this moment, the concealed door was suddenly opened, and Croto Kataks, who was more than four years old, ran in: "Come and play with me!"

As he said, he leaped into Daves' seat.

Davers hugged her hurriedly, and said kindly: "My little Cloe, I'm talking about things with my uncle, and I don't have time now. You can go and play with Brother Adoris, okay?"

"My elder brother is memorizing poems and has no time to play with me. He said that if he doesn't memorize well, he will be punished by the teacher tomorrow... My sister is helping my mother plant flowers, no one cares about me!..." Little Klo put his arms around Dai Firth's neck said aggrieved: "Dad, you come to play with me, okay?"

Burkos was surprised and sighed at seeing the admirer who was usually in awe of the archon’s appearance of the child. He stood up and said, "Master Daves, you don’t have to persuade me anymore. My determination has been made. I'm leaving now."

"Okay." Daves held his son in one hand and stood up: "I agree with you to step down as agricultural officer, but I don't allow you to be lazy because of this! Nowadays there are so many things in the league, I can't be too busy alone. Come, you must continue to come and help me!"

Burkos was silent for a while and said, "I think about it..."

"Don't think about it, you are the veteran of Dionia, this is your duty! When this matter is over, you will serve on the Union Public Officials Management Committee!" Daves said he could not refuse him. Said the strong attitude.

Burkos neither agreed nor refused. He walked to the door and asked hesitantly: "What will the Senate deal with Pollux?"

The question was about the Senate. In fact, it was not Davers who made the decision. Davers replied vaguely: "Polyxis and the others should be punished, all of which are decided after the court trial..."

Burkos heard that Daves did not want to let Pollux and the others mean, and sighed secretly, because he also heard the news about Pollux colluding with Syracuse.

"Little Crowe! Little Crowe!..." At this time, a beautiful figure of a woman appeared in front of Burkos.

"Madam!" Burkos recognized Daves' second wife, Agnes, and hurriedly said hello.

Agnes is not like Kristia who knows all these senators in the Senate, she doesn't know most of them, and she just responds politely.

"Mother Agnes! Mamma Agnes! How did you come back!..." Little Cloe was happy, and shook his father's arms, and ran over excitedly.

Davers finally got relief, he accompanied Burkos to the door of the mansion.

"Master Burkos." Daves looked at the darkened street outside, and said in a deep voice, "I still remember the first time I saw you, you were running around to save Turiyi. Do your best to do what you think is right, even without fear of being criticized by the Council of Turri. Now Dionia seems to be powerful, but faces many difficulties and is even more coveted by powerful enemies. At this time, we cannot To retreat, you must be united and face up to difficulties in order to overcome this danger!"

Burkos stood at the gate of the mansion... After a while, he met Davers's expectant gaze: "I understand."

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The results of the internal interrogation in the Senate on the second day shocked the elders: Pollux and others illegally occupied land and colluded with the government and business. The situation is more serious or second. The most important thing is that Pollux did have a relationship with Syracuse. Contact, and he is not the only one, Orifis, Massissacus, Euricpus, etc. have also received gifts from the people of Syracuse.

The veterans feel that the problem is very difficult.

According to the opinion of the moderates such as Cunogolata and Cornelius, it is to conduct a secret trial of Pollux and others, and then send envoys to Syracuse to protest and let Dionysius constrain. Up his ambition...

The radicals, such as Antonios and Amintas, require that: public trials must be made to let the people know about the crimes committed by Pollux and others, and let them know about Syracuse’s ambitions and send The envoy went to Syracuse and asked Syracuse to apologize for this and make compensation.

Daves finally proposed that the case be tried in Victory Square. His reason is: Now the case of Pollux and others has not only caused ups and downs in the city, but the entire alliance has been alarmed, and rumors in various cities have spread, and people are panicked. The allied city-states of Dionia are also paying attention. It is necessary for the Senate to return the truth to the people. At the same time, it must remind the people of Dionia that the Alliance of Dionia is still in a terrible situation, so that everyone cannot slack off!

The Senate agreed.

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At dusk of this day, Anta Oris, the chief executive of Picosis, received an urgent letter from Daves.

In the letter, Daves explained to him the reasons for the arrests of Euricopus, Pleards, and some people in Crimea. At the same time, he also declared that they will be given a fair and fair trial. In addition, he also praised in the letter that “Antaoris has been in Picosís for two years, which not only stabilized the Lucanian ethnic group in the city, and made it smoothly naturalized as Dionians, but also developed Picosí. The port of Sri Lanka has promoted the prosperity of commerce and commerce. The Senate expresses its gratitude for its achievements in the Lucanian region!..."

Anta Auris stood on the roof of the mansion. After reading this letter, he felt emotional: He has a vague understanding of the affairs of Euricpus and Pleads. The two colleagues of Crimea were keen to enter the Dionian army and lead the army to fight. However, it is a pity that when they entered the Dionian army, Dionian’s external warfare had ceased, and they had no chance to accumulate military exploits. At the same time, they had to become familiar with new combat methods. Training with recruits is enough to make them uncomfortable, but for the positions of the five army commanders are full, and there are still many people in line behind, both of them are far from enough in terms of combat achievements and combat experience. There is no hope of becoming the leader of the legion, and being able to achieve the position of company captain, it is already Daves who sees that his two veterans are extra gracious. But they felt that they were the same elders as Antonios, Felicius, Capps and others, but it was simply a shame to hold such a low position. The position in the army was mentioned again, and Davers refused by saying that "all the affairs of the army shall be carried out in accordance with the "Dionian Military Law"."

The two of them had come to Anta Oris several times, hoping that he, as the leader of Crimea, could come out and Pollux and propose to hold a citizen's assembly, but he refused. Regarding the situation in which Daves controls the Senate, he is not without a little resistance, but Daves did not restrict him to do things, but gave him a broader world of talents...

Looking at the busy port in the distance, listening to the harsh Greek accents of the people on the streets nearby...this is where he has sweated for years!

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a sense of accomplishment arises in his heart...

When he returned home, he immediately wrote a letter to Daves, thanking him for his recognition of his work, and firmly supported the Senate’s decision on the trial of Pollux and others.

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In the early morning of the next day, a large wooden platform was erected on Victory Square in Turyi. Turiyi's patrol team, as well as a brigade of the First Army that was temporarily removed, are responsible for maintaining the order of the entire square.

Diorian people from all over the place entered the square one after another. Most of them are ordinary Dionian citizens. Some are free citizens who have just become prepared citizens and have not yet received a share. There are large foreign merchants who have transferred from other city-states and transferred to Dionian. The family of the defendant who was arrested this time...

On the big wooden platform, in the middle sits Senior Judge Terry De Moss. It is reasonable to say that Daves, who is the Dionian consul and also the chief judge, should be the top judge in such an important trial. However, due to well-known reasons (Polyxis has always been at odds with him), out of the principle of avoidance, he did not attend, and the other elders did not attend.

On the front left side of Terry Todd Moss is the jury. There are 50 members of the jury. Among these 50 people are businessmen, public officials, farmers, herders, sailors, handicrafts... citizens from all walks of life, as well as citizens of Lucania and Bruti. According to the “Dionian Law”, the court will select the ratio of the rich and poor, race, industry, etc. in the jury, randomly selected by the judge in the civil household register, and try to be fair .