Chapter 46 The Kingdom's Senate (Continued)

Not far in front of it was the only black wooden table in the venue, and behind the wooden table was a smaller ivory chair. According to what Haka had learned, that should be the seat of the rotating chairman who was in charge of presiding over the meeting that day.

Around the central open space, the terrain rises in steps like an arena. There are 20 floors. Each floor is neatly and closely arranged with countless wooden chairs. They surround the central throne like stars holding the moon.

At this time, some people were already seated in the venue. Some people noticed Haka who was following behind the etiquette officer. They saw that a few people in the center of the front row of the venue quickly stood up and walked towards Haka. The leader was Lu. Sias, Cypros, Sedorum, Antaoris, and Hermon are the five rotating chairmen.

"Lord Haka, welcome! I heard that you were ill a few days ago, and we didn't feel embarrassed to visit you. Are you healed now?" Lysias greeted with concern.

"I'm really ashamed, I made you worry, I'm all right now." Haka said apologetically, "Today is my first time to attend the meeting. I thought I would be able to arrive early, but it seems that I'm still late depending on the situation."

"You're not late." Cypros explained, "It's just that we have always been used to arriving early, because we need to communicate and discuss the issues to be discussed that day in advance to avoid accidents..."

"When there is a meeting in the future, I will try to arrive as early as possible." Haka answered knowingly.

"Let's not block the passage and affect the people behind to enter the arena. Go back to your seats and talk in detail." Antaoris reminded.

Several people took Haka to the front row, and Haka immediately noticed that there were 6 white chairs in the center of the almost all black chairs.

This is the ivory chair for the rotating chairman! So unusual, also means the position of the rotating chairman in the Senate? ...Haka was thinking in his heart when he saw Cypros pointed to the seat on his left and said, "Lord Haka, your seat is here."

Haka walked over and sat down, and suddenly found that the seat really belonged to him, because the name 'Haka' was engraved on the ground where he stepped on, and when he looked at the surrounding seats, there were also engraved names.

Seeing his action, Cypros immediately explained: "The seats in the venue cannot be casually seated, each seat is dedicated to an elder, and the name of the elder will be engraved under the seat. , the elders sit in disorderly seats, and the etiquette officer will warn them, and if they don’t listen to repeated warnings, they will be expelled from the venue.”

Hakkar nodded, secretly alerting himself.

"In fact, ten years ago,

Except for some special seats in the venue, other seats can be taken casually. "Antaoris stuck his head out and said: "So every time there is a meeting, the familiar elders will sit together, east and west. They are very scattered, and they like to gather for discussions. The efficiency is not high... Later, it was Lord Sesta who put forward a suggestion for this, and it was approved, and it became what it is now. "

Haka nodded again. During this time, he studied Dionia's political arena in detail and knew that Sesta was the kingdom's Minister of Supervision. He has been in this position for nearly 20 years. It is said that he is ruthless and has punished many officials. , Even the elders, many officials were afraid of him, but most of the people respected him, calling him "Aikos of the kingdom" (one of the three judges of hell).

Under Anta Orist's deliberate fingers, Haka saw an old man sitting in the same row not far from them. From the side, his body was straight, his eyebrows were thick and long, the bridge of the nose was very high, the wings of the nose were large, and the lips were large. Very thick, with small eyes.

Is this Sesta? ... Haka was thinking about it, the old man turned his head and made contact with his line of sight, Haka immediately felt the other person's small eyes shoot out the light, like a sharp blade piercing his own eyes.

But then the old man regained his radiance, and his serious face became somewhat peaceful. He nodded to Haka, then stood up, walked to an etiquette officer in the arena, and said a few words to him, The order officer immediately ran out of the venue.

"It seems that Sesta thinks that the elders are entering the arena too slowly, and asked the etiquette officer to urge them to enter the arena faster." Antaoris sighed and introduced: "Lord Hakkar, every senate meeting comes here. It was not us, but this old guy, although this is also his duty, but it has been like this for 20 years, and I really have to admire it... I really don't know if the next Minister of Supervision can be like him!"

Haka looked at Sesta's back like a solid stone pillar standing in front of the venue, and suddenly asked: "Lord Cypros, you just said that a seat is reserved for a senator, but if the senator is not there Well, that name..."

"This name will be covered with cement. After it solidifies, the name of the new veteran will be re-engraved..." Cypros said with some feeling, but one foot gently rubbed on the ground.

Only then did Haka notice that the ground with the name engraved under his feet was a little different from the surrounding color, and he heard Cypros say softly: "This seat used to belong to Lord Cornelus..."

Haka was silent after hearing this, and he also had a deep feeling for him who had been pondering over the illness all the year round.

"Lord Haka, there are currently 615 elders in the Senate. It is difficult to remember them all in a short period of time." Antaoris suggested to him: "But you can remember the main elders first. For example, the ministers of the various departments of the kingdom have their seats on both sides of us; the elders of the Dionysian Kingdom were established, their seniority is the oldest, and their seats are in the first two rows; The veterans who were promoted to the army commander in 2010, they sit in the third to sixth row..."

Haka listened carefully and asked, "So, my brother Hasdrubal will sit at the back?"

"Of course not." Lycias interjected: "Because of the special circumstances of Lord Hasdrubal, after the banquet last night, His Majesty specially negotiated with us, and finally arranged a special seat for him, which I believe will make him satisfy."

"Where is his seat?" Hakkar was curious.

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When Hasdruba walked into the venue, the venue was already crowded and extremely lively. If there is no etiquette officer to guide him, he has no idea where he should go.

"Lord Hasdruba, this is your exclusive seat. You will be seated here when you attend the Senate meeting in the future." After finishing speaking, the etiquette officer turned and left.

This is the leftmost seat in row 3. Standing in front of the seat, Hasdrubal felt that the pressure of being watched by the people around him when he passed through the aisle was significantly weakened, and he felt a little at ease.

As soon as he sat down, the person in front turned his head: "Lord Hasdruba, we meet again!"

Hasdruba took a closer look and saw that it was Amintas who had a good conversation with him last night.

"Master Hasdruba, I was a little dizzy when I was drinking with you yesterday." The man next to Amintas also turned his head. It was also another person Hasdruba met at the banquet last night. A Dionian general, Matonis.

"You're not afraid to say it out loud, you can't even beat me with your alcohol!" Amyntas sneered.

"It's enough if I can fall over you." Matonis retorted unto be outdone.

When the two were about to quarrel, the elder next to Hasdruba turned around and said with a smile: "Hello, Lord Hasdruba, I'm Tiger Tilos, Commander of the Seventh Legion of Dionia. ."

Considering Hasdruba's character, at last night's banquet, Davos called Amintas and Matonis to accompany him.

Amyntas competed with Hasdruba in Serinus City. Although Dionia won in the end, the process was quite intense. A little sympathy. What's more, because of his old age and too many old injuries in the past, he had some inconvenience, and had to resign from the position of the commander of the First Corps. As a result, Davos appointed people who were not part of the expeditionary force group and whose qualifications were less than theirs. A lot of Leotides took over, which made Amyntas a little unwilling, and Hasdruba was the only person who defeated Leotidus head-on in that war, and his personality was very friendly to him. Appetite, coupled with its special background, so under the intention of Amyntas, he, Matonis and Hasdruba drank happily last night.

Hasdruba, who has fought in the Iberian region for more than ten years, is also willing to stay with the generals of Dionia, such as Amyntas and Matonis, not only because of similar interests, but also because there are many topics to talk about , also because after the banquet last night, Davos talked to him specifically and gave him an appointment, which made the former Carthaginian general who had been idle for several years because of decadence finally cheered up and made him realize Having a good relationship with the Dionysian Army will help him carry out his mission.

Both sides were interested in friendship, so the atmosphere quickly warmed up, making Hasdrubal no longer feel like he was in an unfamiliar environment.

"His Majesty is here!" With a loud shout, the closed wooden door behind the center of the venue that Haka was facing opened.

The originally noisy venue suddenly became quiet.

I saw four palace guards in military uniforms coming out of the door, guarding King Davos wearing a crown, and entering the venue.

The elders in the venue quickly stood up, and Hasdrubal also stood up reluctantly under the pull of Tiger Delos.

It was not until Davos sat on the throne that the elders sat down one after another.

At this time, the palace guards stood around the throne, and the etiquette officers under the supervision department also took their places. The three venue recorders sat on the edge of the center of the venue with pen and paper in their hands. The rotating chairman Antaoris stood up, Going to the host station... everything is ready.

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