Chapter 80 Meeting

Looking at this place called the naval base by the Dionias, it is not a naval port as understood by the Greeks, it is simply a town, but according to the captain of the clipper: The base is full of Dionias. The sailors and families of the Navy...

Xenophon couldn't help but think of some news he had learned about the Western Mediterranean War: "In the several naval battles between Dionia and Carthage, the number of warships dispatched by both sides was around four or five hundred... ..." Before he thought there was water in it, now it seems likely to be true...

At this time, Xenophon had realized that he had been making a mistake since yesterday: he looked at Dionysus with the eyes he was used to seeing the Greek city-state, and naturally he felt that something was wrong, but in fact Dionysus Asia is not an ordinary city-state, it is a kingdom, a country similar to Persia!

Although Xenophon adjusted his mentality, he continued to be shocked for the rest of the trip.

The ship left the port of Tarantum and entered the "Turii Gulf" named by the Dionysians, but in the eyes of Xenophon, this is a bay, it is a sea area, but this sea area It was surrounded by Dionia's territory on three sides, and it became a convenient route for trade between seaside towns and cities. Therefore, a group of Spartan messengers kept seeing the constant flow of ships from all directions around the passenger ship, as if they were In a prosperous port, but in fact they are above the vast sea, but the Dionians have completely turned this sea into their inner sea.

When the passenger ship arrived at the mouth of the Krati River, they were even more amazed by the prosperity and noise of the port, and were shocked by the huge scale and large population of the city of Turii, even the few Sri Lankan envoys who were the most disapproving of this mission. The Badans also became uneasy, because even the most foolish people could realize that with such a prosperous trade and large population, Dionysus was fully capable of sending a large army to give Sparta, who is in trouble at the moment, is in big trouble.

Therefore, everyone in the messenger group became a little heavy, and gradually lost their voices.

The passenger ship entered the port of the inner city of Turien, and officials from the Dionysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to greet them, but they did not take the envoys to the Kingdom Hotel first, but took them directly to the palace, because King Davos wanted to receive Sba immediately up to the messenger.

Walking in the inner city block, Xenophon saw the dazzling colossus of Hades on the distant hill, which made him feel like he was in the inner city of Athens, but in fact there was still a big difference between the two: Turii The inner city is obviously much quieter and tidy than Athens, and there are many peculiar buildings, such as the rumored elevated water bridge, a huge waterwheel, a pool with automatic water spray, the Arc de Triomphe representing the glory of Dionia, and it is not the same. The unique arena, the library with a unique shape and profound meaning, and the grand and grand meeting hall... make the eyes of the envoys overwhelmed.

Xenophon knew that Dionia had been established less than 30 years ago, but at this moment he had an illusion that the city of Turii had a profound and long-standing cultural heritage.

At last they came to the palace with the Dionian flag flying high, Xenophon and another Spartan emissary (the elders and ombudsmen of Sparta finally agreed with Agesilaus' suggestion, but They only let Xenophon serve as the deputy envoy, and the main envoy is a Spartan general who has made a lot of military exploits, so that he can monitor Xenophon to prevent him from doing wrong, and at the same time minimize the public criticism) Under the guidance of the etiquette officer, he entered the palace.

Due to what he had seen and heard before, even the Spartan messenger, known for his domineering and arrogance, was a little nervous at the moment, not to mention Xenophon. He had already forgotten the joy of seeing his old friend soon, and he was full of thoughts. The question is: how to accomplish the task the Spartans have given him, while keeping the mighty Dionians from taking revenge?

"Your Majesty, the Spartan messenger is here!"

"Please come in."

The voice was calm and heavy, and it almost lost the familiar feeling it once had... Xenophon calmed down, rearranged his clothes, and stepped into the hall.

In addition to the palace guards and the ministers of the main departments of the kingdom, there are also the former six rotating presidents of the Senate. They did not happen to be here, but they have been serving in the palace for the past few years, because they are now called "Auxiliaries of the Kingdom". Minister of State".

In the second year after Dionysus conquered Gaul, at a senate meeting, a newly promoted elder suddenly attacked and criticized: the current senate system is flawed, and the rotating presidents preside over the senate meeting. , and at the same time participate in the administrative affairs of the kingdom, which allows them to obtain more important information in advance, and use their rights to better help those close to them, which is unfair to other elders.

His words immediately caused an uproar in the Senate. The elders who supported the rotating chairman criticized him one after another, and the elders who had long been dissatisfied with this were not to be outdone and helped the elder to refute, and cited many The example of the elders who won the election with the help of the rotating chairman in recent years...

The two sides had a fierce quarrel on this matter, which did not subside for several days, and even expanded. Finally, King Davos intervened strongly, which restored the order of the Senate, but also carried out a trial against the Senate. Fanxin's reforms: the rotating chairman of the Senate will be held by the elders in rotation, and there will be no fixed number of people;

In addition to formulating and revising legal provisions, electing regional chief executives, and supervising the administrative performance of middle and senior officials, the Senate will no longer submit to the Senate for review and approval of all administrative decisions and foreign affairs of the kingdom, but will be directly decided by the Kingdom Executive Office. ;

The kingdom will set up the post of assistant minister, a total of 6, the term of office is the same as that of the ministers, and will assist the king to manage the administrative affairs of the kingdom. When the term of office expires, the Senate can be elected and approved by the king to take over...

After Davos took advantage of this turmoil in the Senate and reformed it, the power of the Senate was reduced, its functions became more single, and more rights were reverted to the Kingdom Executive Office, making the administrative efficiency more efficient and efficient.

The reason why the senate made such a big concession is because since Davos was named "Hades", the prestige of the kingdom is unprecedented, ordinary elders dare not fight against it, but have the ability to organize everyone The opposing rotating chairmen were caught and became the core of the turmoil. be realized.

Of course, Xenophon did not understand the political changes in the Kingdom of Dionia, and he did not pay attention to the ministers standing on both sides. Since entering the hall, his eyes have been looking at the man sitting high on the throne.

However, Davos, who was wearing the crown, stood up, stepped off the throne with excitement, strode to Xenophon, and gave him a strong hug.

Because things happened too fast, the ministers and guards in the hall had no time to stop them, and they heard Davos' hearty laughter: "Xenophon, Xenophon, I thought I would never see you again in this life, I didn't expect Hades' blessing, we finally meet again!"

Davos's sudden action was also beyond Xenophon's expectations, which made him a little moved. He immediately put aside what he had planned to say when meeting, and said with a sigh: "Yeah, since the Byzantine one. No, we haven't seen each other in 27 years!"

"You have a good memory. Davos put his hands behind his back, looked at him slightly, and asked with a smile, "Do you remember what I said at the time?

Xenophon frowned and pondered for a while, then shook his head: "I don't remember."

Davos raised his eyebrows slightly, pointed around, and said slowly: "I said at the time, 'I'm going to Greater Greece, I'm going to build a country of my own, and I invite you to join, but you refused'... . . . 27 years later, do you think what I said back then came true?"

"Your Majesty King Dionia, you have created countless miracles when you were in Persia, so if you do anything amazing in the future, I take it for granted." Xenophon was not in a hurry. replied.

"Hahaha..." Davos laughed heartily again, he patted Xenophon on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "I haven't seen you for so many years, but I have become very good at talking because I have been with you for a long time. The reason for the Spartan king Agesilaus to stay together?"

"Because of what I saw in Dionia, I had to be in awe!" Xenophon said sincerely.

Davos looked at him, restrained his smile, and said sternly: "Every time I look at the "Long March" you wrote, I will think of the difficult days we shared weal and woe in Persia, our friendship It should not fade away with the passage of time, just like Dionia, no matter how powerful, will always be sincere to her friends. So all these years, I have specially asked the messenger to send you invitations to invite you to Dionia Participating in the Scholars Conference allows us to get together well, but we have never been able to do so..."

"..." Xenophon felt guilty and silently did not respond.

"It seems that you didn't have a good time in Sparta!" Davers said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"That's wrong!" Someone next to him immediately retorted loudly: "Xenophon is highly respected in Sparta, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to serve as an envoy to you Dionia this time!"

Davos's eyes became sharp immediately, and he stabbed the man in the red cloak with his hair in a thick braid, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"Gazurus, a citizen of Sparta, was assigned by the Council of Elders to accompany Xenophon on his mission to Dionia." The man answered in a loud voice without avoiding Davos' sharp gaze.

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