Chapter 11 The King and the Herald

"Are you sure what the Naxos Inspectorate is doing is against the law?" Antonios asked again.

"Of course! Dionia has a lot of legal provisions, but I've been reading them all these years, and I can recite many of them. To be honest, I think I can be the most senior judge." Said boastfully.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Terry Todmos." Antonios finally nodded in agreement, and for this reason, he could also speak to the judge who has served for more than ten years.

"One more thing, Antonios." Laodicien added: "It is September, and Stromboli's term is about to end, and we should elect Naxos as soon as possible. Successor! I heard that the Asisters family just left here, how are your discussions?!"

Hearing this, Dolin looked at his husband with a slightly worried look.

And Antonios looked at Laodisian, who was eager and casual, but what came to his mind was what Asistes had said before, and he was inexplicably disgusted. After making such a big thing, whether it can be solved in the end is still a problem. You still want to worry about the candidate for the chief executive of Naxos. My father-in-law, your heart is too big! Naxos Can we decide who the Chief Executive will be?"

"If the chief executive of Naxos is someone we know well, I and a few other elders would be better off at their home in Naxos. Look at what Stromboli has done in Naxos over the past few years. The matter is completely incomparable to when you were there. We are also worried that the order of Naxos will be disrupted, so we want to choose a familiar elder who will not mess around in Naxos... Besides, the selection of the chief executive has always been These are the most important affairs of the elders of our senate, and only we know the affairs of Sicily best, and other elders will generally not rob us, right!" Laodisian retorted confidently.

"You are so stupid!" Although there was a quarrel with Asisters before, he was not alert to Antonios, so he looked at the complacent Laodisian and finally couldn't help scolding: "You think you Who is it, King Dionia! All candidates for city administrators can only be finally appointed with the permission of His Majesty Davos. In the past, he did not speak when you elected, probably because he did not think it was necessary, but This time...you must know that he hates the citizens' abuse of slaves the most! You still come out to benefit yourself at this time, what do you think His Majesty Davos will think!"

This remark made Laodician stunned on the spot.

"This... what should I do?!" Doreen asked worriedly.

"I hope Your Majesty hasn't noticed about Paphogres..." Antonios sighed.

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"...The family of Asisters went to Antonio's house for a banquet..." Davos read the information newly presented by Aristillas,

With a slight smile: "Aristillas, I said your subordinates are too busy, their relatives gather for dinner, and you can't let go of such trivial matters?"

"Your Majesty, I decided to show this news to you because I thought it was worthy of your attention," Aristillas said calmly.

"What do you think..." Davos looked up at him, his expression seemed calm, but the majesty he exuded made Aristillas can't help but bow his head slightly: "Then tell me, they are all at the banquet. Talking about something that makes you think there is a problem, eh!"

"This... I don't know." Aristillas replied directly: "However, I know that during the time when Asistes had not returned to Turii, Antonios, Laodicien... The elders of Sicily have been trying to elect Asisters to Naxos, and I have just received a tip-off from Naxos, where an astonishing murder has occurred, and Paphog, son of Laodicien Rhys is under serious suspicion and has been detained by the Naxos police station."

"Paphos Grace? It's the young man who made a scandal at Adoris' school graduation banquet..." This familiar name reminded Davos of a farce that happened in Turii two years ago. What happened didn't shock him like the others, after all he came from a previous life, energetic young people drank a lot, hand-touching between men and women was common, and in the end, no real harm was done.

"It's him, Your Majesty."

"How did he get involved with the murder this time?" Davers asked again.

Aristillas was busy telling the whole case in detail. After Davos listened, his face gradually became gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "This son of Laodicien is very courageous, it seems that he is thinking about it. To leave his name in the legal history of the kingdom, kill six people in a row, unprecedented! If this allows him to escape punishment, what is the meaning of the existence of the court of the Kingdom of Dionia!"

"Crack!" Davos slapped his right hand on the desk, making Aristillas nervous, and then he heard Davos say: "You said that the Naxos police station is now detaining the slave who voluntarily confessed his guilt. , and detaining real criminals, and has been delaying the closure of the case as soon as possible, what does this mean?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know either. But Lord Stromboli has met with Naxos Judge Ardaurus several times, and has repeatedly refused to see the slave butler of the Laodician family, as well as Naxos's Priest Hades also visited the prison of the patrol station once..." Aristillas said cautiously.

"Looks like Stromboli's secret letter is coming soon... I want to see what they're up to!" Davos tapped his fingers on the back of the chair, lost in thought.

The murder of an elder's son is not really a big deal, and a warrant is issued to demand a thorough investigation, and it can't make a big splash at all. But through this murder case, Davos saw a deeper problem: why did the Naxos domicile officials not discover the problems of the slaves in the Laodician family in time, which led to the female slaves being killed one by one (The "Dionysian Law" stipulates that slaves purchased by citizens' families must also be registered at the urban household registration office. When checking the urban population every year, the number of slaves and health problems must be checked at the same time)? The mountain where Laodice's farm is located was originally owned by the kingdom, so why did the people of Naxos never dare to go? Otherwise, someone would have found the burial place long ago! Why did the members of the local council of Naxos intercede to him when an accident happened to Laodician's son? Stromboli had to close the door to thank you! And why can't the judge of Naxos work with the patrol station to sentence the real murderer as soon as possible, but delay it as it is now? ...

Naxos has a big problem right now! I'm afraid it's not just Naxos... Davos tapped the back of the chair: After the Great Greek War, Dionia occupied almost all the land in Great Greece, but because of the war, the population decreased sharply, and spare land can be seen everywhere. Coupled with the new establishment of the kingdom, many systems need to be adjusted... There is a backlog of work on him and the Senate, so it is natural for everyone to focus their energy and work on the land of Great Greece. After all, this is the foundation of the Dionysian Kingdom. The governance of the Sicilian territory is relatively relaxed, as long as it remains stable and there is no major chaos, and there are no stricter requirements, so the so-called "Conqueror of Catania" Antonios will continue to do it for six years. The Chief Executive of Naxos, Antrapolis, a new veteran who has never had administrative experience, also became a Chief Executive of Catane because of the trust of the exiles of Catane...

Now that the overall situation of Great Greece is on track, Davos originally wanted to wait for the end of the Downey War, and then focus on purging Sicily, but now it seems that this plan will be brought forward.

"Laodisian...Antonios..." Davos recited the names of these two people in his heart, suddenly remembered something, and looked up at Aristillas who was standing upright: "Antrapolis Are you still serving as an administrative adjutant in Xi Li Court?"

"Yes. "

The administrative road of Antrapolis can be described as high and low. First, he served as the chief executive of Catanai, but Catanay is a big city after all, with a large population, a vast area, and complex members. He lacks administrative experience quickly. He felt powerless, and even nearly caused a riot. In the end, when he worked for the second year, he took the initiative to request to resign.

Davos sent Antaoris to replace him, and Antrapolis, who was reluctant, took the initiative to ask Davos to take up a position in the place to increase his administrative experience. How could Davos refuse such a motivated young veteran, so he arranged for him to serve in the rebuilding Siri Court: two years as a city inspector, one year as a city supervisor, and two years as a city household registration officer , a city agricultural officer for one year, a city commercial officer for one year, and now the city administrative adjutant of Silitin, who is mainly in charge of trade... It took Antrapolis eight years to almost make Dionysian The main mid-level public office of a city in Asia was held again.

Siriting, a city devastated by war, has gradually become a new pearl in the southern city of Dionia from its decline after the war to today. Antrapolis has made a lot of contributions, and he has also benefited. It is not shallow, I believe that no one in the Senate will make fun of him as a veteran with no administrative experience. On the contrary, there are probably very few people in the old group who have held so many administrative and public positions like him.