Chapter 150 Roman Hero Marcus
At the same time, the guards roared in unison.
Faced with murderous intent, Publius Manlius didn't feel nervous at all, and put on a blank expression that didn't understand Greek.
Davos watched this guy with a soft round face and a little festive look pretending to be stupid, and couldn't help laughing: "We have already interrogated your slave, you are proficient in Greek, don't pretend any more. ."
Pubrius's expression changed immediately, and he said coldly in Greek: "Occupying our city and wanting us to express our gratitude, I think only a fool would have such a ridiculous idea!"
"You—" Henepolis was so angry that he was about to retort, but Davos waved to stop it.
The Roman patriarch deserves to be the elite among the Romans, there is no coward! Davos, who knew some of the history of the Roman Republic in his previous life, sighed, and then said slowly: "The Manlius clan is a famous clan in Rome! Someone told me that when the Celts occupied the city of Rome, they saved Rome. One of the heroes of ——Marcus Manlius Capitolinus should also belong to your Manlius clan, I wonder if he is your brother?”
Pubrius's face changed, and he said loudly: "No, I have nothing to do with him!"
Davos looked directly at him and said in a serious tone: "Marcus Manlius Capitolinus used to be the head of your Manlius clan, how could you have nothing to do with him?! I'm afraid you Being able to sit on the position of the patriarch of Rome has nothing to do with him!"
As if insulted, Publius ignored the deterrence of the guards next to him, stood up, and emphasized loudly: "Marcus' attempt to impose a dictatorship in Rome is a disgrace to our Manlius clan, who has been listed in the genealogy. De-listing has nothing to do with us!"
"Oh, dictatorship?!" Davos smiled playfully: "You have abolished the king in Rome, how much ability Marcus dares to rashly implement dictatorship when the Roman people have long recognized the current Roman system of government?! Is it because he once repelled the surprise attack of the Celts on the Capitoline Hill and saved Rome?! Or is it because he has repelled the attack of the Aiqui people a few times?! Or is it because he fought bravely and won more than 40 The honor of topping the laurel crown?!...I think Marcus, who has served as the consul of Rome many times, should not be a lunatic, he is not so stupid to joke about his own life!"
Pubrius was a little surprised, he didn't expect a foreign king to know Marcus so well.
"But he was still killed in the end, and was even charged by your Senate for 'attempting to dictatorship', why?" Davos asked in a deep voice with eyes like a knife.
However,
Publius did not make eye contact with him, and was even more silent.
Davos smiled slightly and said softly, "It's not because he supports the commoners, demands the abolition of debts, fights for the rights of commoners, and harms the interests of your nobles, so he is regarded as a traitor and will be killed!"
Davos's words got into Publius' ears, and he was shocked. He didn't expect that the king of Dionysus knew so much about the past, and he couldn't help feeling uneasy: what did he want to do? What to do?
"But in my opinion, Marcus Manlius Capitolinus is a real Roman hero. He can disregard his aristocratic status and sincerely help the commoners, so that Rome can relieve the nobles. The fierce conflict with the commoners has enabled your city-state to develop better, but unfortunately the greedy and short-sighted Roman nobles not only brutally killed him, but also shamelessly framed him, which is really unbearable!"
Davos looked indignant, giving the impression that he was not a Dionian king, but a Roman citizen worried about state affairs, which puzzled Publius.
At this time, Davos said in a deep voice: "So I decided - in front of the Roman people tomorrow, to clear up the wrongs for this real Roman hero, pay him back his innocence, and announce the realization of his ideals, abolish the debts of the Roman commoners, Allocate land to them and give them an equal opportunity to hold public office in the state..."
When Publius heard this, he shouted in a hurry: "No, you have no right to do this!"
"Of course I have the right, because the city of Rome is in my hands! Do you think that the assembled army of more than 60,000 led by Camelus can capture this fortified city, which is heavily defended by my elite Dionysian army of 50,000? ?! He will soon taste failure!" Davos looked straight at Publius with sharp eyes, his voice pierced into his brain like a nail: "And you——Publius S. Manlius will appear in front of the Roman people with me tomorrow, as Marcus' cousin, you have to show your support for the order I issued, I think you will be supported by countless Roman people!"
"No! Even if you kill me, I will never appear in front of the people with you!" Publius refused on the spot without hesitation.
"This is an order! You must attend! Otherwise—" Davos raised his eyebrows sharply, his tone was firm, he reached out to the guard for the dagger, and then slammed it down, only to hear a "bang", a table on the wooden table The horn was completely cut off.
The triangular corner of the table bounced a few times on the ground, making a "clanging" sound, which shocked Publius, and what shocked him even more was Daversson's cold voice: "You and your family. All of them will be executed! Anyway, I still have a few prisoners of the Manlius clan in my hands, and someone will agree. I will give you a little time to think about it, Publius Manlius, the current Patriarch." At the end, Davos smiled at him.
In Publius' eyes, this smile was as terrifying as a demon. When he was taken out by the guards, his legs were almost weak, but he kept cursing in his heart: Marcus, you have harmed us Manlius. Isn't the clan not enough, and now we are going to be buried with us! If it wasn't for you, how could I keep a low profile in the Senate all these years! And it was because the other elders were alienated from our clan that they forgot to notify us to evacuate in advance. When we packed up and wanted to go to Capitoline Hill, the entire square was blocked by civilians... Marcus! Marcus..."
"Your Majesty, will he agree?" Henepolis asked curiously.
"He doesn't agree, and there are other Manlius. Even if all Manlius disagree, it won't have much impact on our plan." Davos returned the short sword to the guard, and then relaxed Said: "The presence of them only makes our actions more convincing. As long as the benefits to the Roman civilians are real, I don't believe they will not be tempted."
"Actually, this Pubrius didn't realize that he did what you said, His Majesty, how much it would benefit him in the future." Henipolis laughed.
"Then he can only regret it in hell." Davos said lightly, and then reminded Henepolis: "Go and call Valks in."
It was the first time that Valques entered the Roman Senate. Although he was very curious, he did not stop and looked carefully, because the king of Dionia was waiting for him in front.
If before, he chose to help Dionia, an outsider, to fight against his former motherland for revenge and escape, but now he is really full of awe of Dionia: he captured the city of Rome in one day. The largest city-state of Ladium, what a powerful military force it is! Can other forces here really compete with this mighty kingdom? !
Valks was deeply suspicious, so he came to King Davos uneasy.
Davos said to him kindly: "I remember your name is Valks, don't be nervous, do it first."
"Yes... yes..." Valks responded repeatedly, but still stood cautiously.
Seeing him like this, Davos said in a gentle tone: "This time we were able to capture the city of Rome. You have made a great contribution. In recognition of your achievements, I will grant you a Dionysian citizen in advance. identity of."
"Thank you... Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Valks said hurriedly.
Davos smiled and said: "Also... now we have the city of Rome, and you are the first Roman to become a citizen of Dionia, in order to facilitate the management of this city, I have decided to appoint you as the city of Rome. Administrative Adjutant!"
"Administrative Adjutant?!" Valks wondered about the meaning of this unfamiliar word.
"It is similar to the city officials in Rome, and the actual power is greater than that of the city officials." Henipolis, who had done some research on the Roman polity, explained on the side.
The Roman mayor, as the name implies, manages the government affairs of the city of Rome, but in fact the city of Rome is a country, and the decisions are made by the Senate. The magistrate is in charge. The city official is actually just one of the subordinates of the consul, responsible for some insignificant affairs in the city of Rome, so it is only a mid-level official position in Rome.
The administrative adjutant of Dionia is different. Since the city administrator is the top manager of a city in Dionia, he can manage the city according to his own ideas without violating the laws of Dionia. As the assistant of the chief executive, the administrative adjutant is responsible for the specific affairs of a certain aspect of the city, and has a pivotal right to speak and execute in this regard. Although it is only a mid-level official position of Dionia, it is It is a transition to a senior official position, and the Dionian officials who have been promoted to the elders in the past ten years have served as administrative adjutants before, so the position of administrative adjutants has also become a vane for promotion to the elders.
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