Chapter 20 Temple SOS Incident

"Please say it, Lord Polyxis." Of course the rotating chairman Cornelus couldn't put on such an expression, he could only nod his head to signal the other party to speak.

"When the Lucania and Bruti tribes joined our Dionian city-state alliance, we had a formal agreement with them, 'not to interfere in the internal affairs of the tribes, and to ensure the independence and integrity of the tribes.' However— —”

Polyxis waved his arm and said loudly: "However, a few years have passed, the independence of each tribe has been seriously affected, and even many small tribes have ceased to exist. What is the reason? Because the young and middle-aged men of the tribe have asked to leave the tribe. , living alone, resulting in a sharp decline in the tribal population, not having enough labor to maintain a livelihood, and having to move towards dissolution... The agreements we signed with the Lucania and Bruti tribes were completed under the watchful eye of Hades, Now the survival of the tribes in the alliance has been seriously threatened, which not only seriously affects the reputation of our Dionia, but also makes other races in Greater Greece who want to move closer to us have hesitation and suspicion. In order to be worthy of the tribes With all the support and trust in us, I propose that the Senate should legislate, 'forbidding tribal peoples to leave the tribe in order to preserve the integrity of the tribe.'"

Some of the elders looked at each other in dismay, and felt strange in their hearts: What's going on? Polyxis, who had always been indifferent to, and even a little indifferent to, the affairs of the non-Greeks began to care about the affairs of the tribe.

Vespa, Hermon, Bajilippi and the others looked strange, while Sedorum, Bergam, Petaru, Kadulke and others were thoughtful.

At this time, Plessinas stood up: "I don't agree with this proposal! The adult men of Lucania and Bruti are now basically Dionysian citizens or prospective citizens. As citizens of the Union, they certainly have a choice. freedom, the Senate has no right to make such a rule! Do you think so, Terry Todmus?"

The current senior judge Terry Todmos nodded and said: "The first rule of the "Dionysian Law" is to 'guarantee the rights and freedom of choice of citizens', and any new bill must not violate this bottom line! I Whether it is the tribe or the members of the tribe, I hope everyone can live a stable and prosperous life. Judging from the current situation, they have each received a good one in the Dionysian Alliance. Development, I think there is no need to change."

Davos listened to their argument quietly, tapping his fingers on the wooden chair...

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Cardias went to the temple of Hades in Turii, and asked Plesinas, the chief priest, to explain his wishes to him.

Presinas readily agreed to his request, so the young man from Cilidian entered the Temple of Hades to study as a believer.

Every morning and evening, Cardias had to study the teachings of the Temple of Hades (the main theme of the teachings of Hades was proposed by Davos, mainly to preach: doing good and punishing evil, loving the country, family, obeying the law, and helping others The people who die will ascend to Elysee Paradise, while the people who behave in the opposite way will be punished in hell... He is also on the basis of the original Greek theology, the formation of heaven and earth, the disputes of the gods, Elysee Paradise He elaborated on hell, of course, was biased towards Hades, and established him as a good deity similar to the Eastern Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who is willing to tolerate for human beings, and then passed through Plessinas and several of his subordinates. Further interpretation and compilation by the priests, and now there are several thick books on Hades and his temple, and this does not include the deeds of his wife Persephone). During the day, Cardias followed the priests in the affairs of the temple.

Early in the morning every day, there is an endless stream of Turian people who come to the Temple of Hades.

Farmers who are going to farm, fishermen who are going to sea, businessmen who are going to do business... As long as it is convenient, they will come to the temple to pray before they leave with confidence. At the same time, people who make and return their wishes will throw a few coins into the donation box, light a small oil lamp and place it in front of the statue.

to express one's mind. There are also people who beg the oracle to draw wooden lottery, and ask the priests to answer their questions (the wooden lottery is engraved with mysterious and mysterious words, and the answer depends on the level of the priest). Of course, some people who were helped by the priests of the Temple of Hades brought some gifts to thank the temple...

Today, Cardias' job is to welcome the people who come to give. From the morning to now, he has hardly stopped, although tired, but feeling full.

At this time, he had just sent a gray-haired old man down the hillside when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Help! Help!..."

He heard the sound and looked, and saw a man covered in blood running towards him in panic, with two people chasing him behind him.

Although he only stayed at the Temple of Hades for a few days, he already had the consciousness of a Hades priest to help those in distress, so he immediately went up to him, wanted to help the man, and asked: What happened?

The man was even more anxious when he saw someone blocking the way in front of him. The man's words echoed in his heart: Only by going to the Temple of Hades and asking Hades for help can you get rid of the current predicament and become a real citizen of Dionia!

He stretched out his hand and pulled Cardias away, and continued to run towards the temple of Hades on the hillside.

Cardias staggered a few steps and nearly fell.

As soon as he stood up, the two behind him just rushed in front of him, and he immediately asked loudly, "Who are you?! What happened?!"

The two strong men looked at Cardias, who was wearing the white robe of the priest of the Temple of Hades, with a hesitant expression.

Just when they were hesitating, the man had already rushed to the front of the temple, and the people who came and went and the priests who ushered in made the two hesitant, and finally left in anger.

The man broke into the temple, "Plopped" and knelt down in front of the Hades statue, kowtowing and begging: "Benevolent Hades! Please help me! Help me..."

The people inside and outside the temple heard him screaming miserably. They didn't know what was going on.

At this time, the priests in the temple also came in a hurry...

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This proposal of Polyxis only won the support of Petaru, Kadulke, Bergam and other people, but did not pass.

However, after a while, he repeated the same thing again, calling for a citizens' assembly.

The elders voted again, and there were nearly 15 people who supported him, including: Enanilus, Eurycopus, Pleades, the elders who served in the army, and Bergam, Petalu, Kadulke and other former leaders of the Bruti tribes... Although they still have less than half of them, plus the elders who abstained, the supporters of Polyxis actually accounted for 1/3 of the votes. .

It was definitely a huge win for Polyxis. It is no wonder that after the voting ended, he declared slightly contrived: "The results of this election show that more and more elders are aware of the importance of the Citizens' Assembly. If Dionysus wants to achieve the same splendor as Athens, he must let more Only citizens of all races of Dionysus can truly achieve equality and freedom for citizens of all races in Dionia by participating in the decision-making of the Alliance! Over time, I am sure other elders who have expressed opposition will also realize this, because you are The leader of Dionia is the wisest of the people! I look forward to the day when the Citizens Assembly will be held!" Polyxis's speech was sonorous.

The expressions of the elders changed slightly, and they all looked at Davos, who was sitting in the front row.

Bachilippi has already figured out the purpose of Polyxis' previous proposal: Polyxis knew that the proposal would not pass, but he wanted to let these tribal elders see that as long as Davos's power was not affected, Constraints, then the predicament of the tribe will not be changed, but he can turn this problem around. At present, the relatively independent organization of the Bruti and Lucania tribes has been greatly impacted in the Dionysian Alliance. The subtle influence of several years has made the young people in the tribes yearn for the life of civil liberties in the alliance. Unwilling to be bound by clan rules, they all left the tribe...

Bachilipi knew about this, and his tribe was in the city of Bessilia, next to Turii. The year before last, Davos directly placed Bisinia under the jurisdiction of Turii for the sake of management, making it more closely related to Turii both politically and economically, and would naturally be more affected. The tribe is almost dead in name only.

But Bachilippi is very open, he understands that this is the general trend, not to mention that this is not a bad thing for the Brutians, his confidence comes from the young man in front. At this moment, the authority of the young consul was being challenged, and he couldn't help but worry about him.

Davos said calmly at this time: "Ladies and gentlemen, Polyxis just mentioned the Citizens' Assembly and said, 'Only by holding the Citizens' Assembly can the equality and freedom of the people be realized.' Well, if you remember how quickly Turii declined a few years ago? How was it burned down? What role did Turii's Citizens' Assembly and your so-called 'equality and freedom' play in this? Can you? tell me?"

Hearing this, Kunogolata, Ancitanos, Burkos and others all looked sad.

Polyxis didn't expect Davos to mention this, he was stunned for a moment, and then argued in a cowardly manner: "Turiyi was burned down, but it was a momentary negligence, Neonsis was too careless, so he let Ke The Rotonians succeeded in the sneak attack. The rapid decline of Turii’s strength was due to the disastrous defeat to the Lucanians, the incompetence of Aherodoax and Ferris, and none of these had anything to do with the Citizens Assembly!”