Chapter 106 The New Look of Laos

"Oh, no wonder he's so handsome! If I had a daughter, I'd marry him!"

"Stop dreaming! That is the eldest son of His Majesty Davos, the future king, and you still want to be the prince's father-in-law! The future wife of Prince Clotokatax must be the most precious lady in our kingdom. Or a foreign princess!"

But obviously, the girls of Laos did not agree with such a statement. Different from other Greek city-state women, Dionysian women have always been known in the Greek world for their enthusiasm, openness and boldness, while Laos is more racially mixed. The living environment made the girls more unrestrained and enthusiastic. They took the initiative to throw petals at the young prince, and even called his name affectionately.

It was the first time that Clotokatax experienced such a scene, and he was a little embarrassed and shy, which made the girls even more excited and cheered.

"Your Majesty, Prince Kloto is more popular with the Russian people than you!" Tormide, who was with the army, joked.

Davos laughed and didn't respond, which made Clotokatax even more embarrassed.

At this time, some people on the side of the road asked suspiciously: "Who is that fierce-looking old man next to His Majesty Davos?!"

A vicious looking old man? ! Thormid's face was ugly. He felt that he was only in his fifties, and he felt that he was still very young. Besides, there were only two scars on his face. How could he be considered a ferocious appearance? !

Henepolis gave a rare laugh.

A sensible person in the people said, "That's Thormid, the staff officer of the Kingdom's Military Department, the hero who once followed His Majesty's expedition to Persia!"

Thormed can be sure that the person who said this must be an officer from the early days of the Dionian Legion, or even a comrade-in-arms of a former mercenary. Otherwise, how would ordinary people know that their status in the kingdom is not prominent and also He seldom appeared in front of people. As far as he knew, some retired army officers had chosen to settle in Laos in the information of the staff.

He immediately looked at the crowded crowd on the side of the road, but he didn't see a familiar face for a while, but he heard someone shouting: "Who is that general who is next to His Majesty, wearing a visor and can't see his face?! What does he look like? it's wired!"

Thormid said "Haha" twice, and now it was his turn to watch the fun.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted loudly: "Citizens of Laos, do you remember who gave up the privilege of life-long consul and took the initiative to request that Laos be incorporated into the kingdom, so that we could get rid of oppression, and we have today life?!"

"It is the good Lord Henepolis! Don't forget, everyone,

Most of the arenas, baths, and libraries in Laos City were built by his free donations! ' shouted another voice.

Back then, when the Senate discussed the incorporation of Laos into the kingdom, it was taken into account that Leshan was once a private property ruled independently by the Henepolis family, and it was the first initiative to request the incorporation of Dionysus, giving other allies the opportunity. As a reward, the Senate passed a bill: two percent of Laos' annual tax revenue would be given to Henepolis (of course, Davos played a role in this), but Heney Boris, however, donated all the money to Laos to repair and build public works to make up for his mistakes.

"Yeah, I still remember that when Lord Henepolis was the consul of Laos, he wanted to give us more rights and freedoms, but his uncle led a group of nobles and leaders of Laos to oppose him, Nearly murdered him..."

"We are long overdue to thank Lord Henepolis, we owe him so much!"

"I heard that Lord Henipolis is the secretary of His Majesty Davos. He should be in the team, right?!"

"Lord Henipolis!"

"Lord Henipolis!!"

"Lord Henipolis!!!"

...

The cheers from the roadside gradually converged into one voice.

Henepolis' mood fluctuated sharply, and looked at Davos gratefully: "Your Majesty, thank you!"

After following Davos for so long, of course he could guess that the people of Laos finally appeared in such a consistent scene, and there must be an intelligence department pushing it.

"This is what you deserve!" Davos said earnestly: "Even if I didn't do this, the people of Laos have never forgotten what you paid for them. It's time to forget the mistakes of the past and see your hometown. people, so that we can better communicate and help them in the future!"

What Davos said gave Henepolis courage, he nodded, took a deep breath, and resolutely took off his mask and helmet.

"It's Lord Henepolis!!"

"Lord Henipolis is victorious!!!"

...

A louder cheer erupted all around.

In the cheers, Davos said softly to his son: "Ordinary people are very easy to satisfy, as long as you do good things for them, they will always remember them in their hearts and ignore the mistakes you have made... "

While listening to his father's teachings, Clotokatax looked at the crowd of people surging by the roadside, and his eyes flashed with envy...

"Your Majesty, Eriandos is here!" Martius, the chief of the palace guard, rushed over and reminded.

Davos looked forward, and saw that the city administrator, Ariandos, led a group of officials, walking opposite the advancing army, and hurried towards them.

"It seems that we are moving too slowly, and Ariandos, who was waiting at the city gate, can't wait." Davos turned to look at Henepolis and smiled: "Maybe he wanted to see it earlier. You, Heney."

Eriandos, the general of the tribe trusted by Avinogis, and the most loyal minister of Henepolis. After Laos was merged into Dionia, in order to stabilize his political situation, the Senate also elected him as a senator. According to a special law of the Senate at that time, "the senator of a city newly joined the kingdom shall not immediately serve as the chief executive of the mother city. ” On the one hand, it is to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, it is also to better manage the city and allow the city to integrate into the kingdom faster. It was not until ten years later that Laos had been confirmed by the Senate that his people had completely returned to their hearts, and that the city was located in the hinterland of the kingdom, there was no danger, and its development was very smooth, which lifted the ban on Laos. , Ariandos was able to successfully serve as the chief executive of Laos, of course, Heripolis also contributed a lot in it.

Henipolis also recovered from his excitement and said with a smile: "Before we set off, Eliandos wrote to me and told me that he was excited and nervous when he heard that Your Majesty was coming. The officials who want to lead Laos to hold a grand welcome banquet for you, but are afraid that you will refuse and criticize him..."

"Eriandos has continued his predecessor's policy and made some improvements at the same time. Laos has developed very well in the past two years, which is inseparable from the efforts of Laos officials. I am at the banquet tonight. I will definitely participate, but don't be too extravagant." Davos smiled and gave a positive answer.

Although the "Dionysian Military Law" stipulates that "the army shall not hold or participate in banquets during the expedition." But Davos is very clear: he is now not only the army commander, but also the king of Dionia. In addition to fighting, he also shoulders the burden of For some political tasks, whether it is to commend the achievements of the officials of Laos, or to show the affinity of the royal family and win the hearts of the people, he must attend. And since he became king of Dionia, he had never officially visited any other city in the kingdom, and Laos was the only kingdom city he entered on his expedition to Ladium, to participate in banquets, with officials and citizens. , and put forward some expectations for the kingdom, officials, and citizens, which is very meaningful for many ordinary officials and people who have never seen the king.

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Just when Davos led the army to the city of Laos, some soldiers of the Third Army and the Second Cavalry Army who had received the military orders had already left Naples by passenger ship and sailed into the port of the important town of Selsche in Volsi.

The senior Volsi leaders who came to greet them saw ships full of soldiers docked at the dock, as if giving them a shot in the arm who had been worried about the Romans' attack, and they all said: "It seems that the Dionysian Legion What the elder Armintas said is true, they are really preparing to attack Rome in a big way and save us Wolsey!"

As a result, they became more enthusiastic about the Diorian Legionnaires who came ashore.

Armintas, the commander of the First Army Corps, who received the news, also came from the army station to greet his comrades. As soon as Lizaru, the commander of the Third Army, came ashore, he eagerly greeted him.

"Commander of the Armintas!" Lizaru hurriedly saluted when he saw him. Although the military positions of the two are now at the same level, when he first joined the Dionian Legion, Amyntas was already a senior officer of the legion. His prestige is far beyond what he can compare, so no matter how rebellious he is, he also shows due respect.

"I'm finally looking forward to your coming! This time is really worrying me!" Amintas punched Lizaru's chest excitedly, and grinned: "Finally, the battle is about to start! Lizaru , hurry up and gather your legion, go to the barracks with me, let's discuss and discuss how to fight the next battle."

"Okay." This is exactly Lizaru's temperament. He doesn't like to socialize, so he reluctantly coped with the senior Volsey who came to greet him, and then led the third legion and some soldiers of the second cavalry legion. Mintas went to the barracks.

During this time, because the Romans focused their attack on the Herniki people in the east, the Roman army originally in the Volsi territory retreated in large steps, and the war between Volsi and Rome temporarily subsided. Afterwards, because Volsey sent troops to rescue the Helniki people, the entire territory was empty. Move north to bring more Walls villages under its protection. Now, the Dionysian Barracks is located in the northwest of Setia, only nearly 20 miles away from the city of Satnicum, which is heavily guarded by the Romans.

So Amintas asked Lizaru to lead the third legion and the second cavalry legion as fast and secretive as possible, so as not to be discovered by the Romans on the opposite side. To this end, he also sent people to inform the first cavalry regiment in advance to drive away the Roman scouts and spies, in order to block the news of the camp from leaking.