Chapter 189 Stolo's Annoyance

Davos expressed his gratitude to the legion commanders who came to the stage one by one. When it was the fourth legion commander Olivers' turn, he looked down at the silver scepter whose shape and length were different from before, and joked: "Your Majesty , since the drought, our treasury has been strained, and I am also worried that there will be no rewards to claim at the Triumph."

Davos replied solemnly: "Rome has enough gold and silver, and there are good craftsmen. Of course, you care so much about the treasury, you can donate it to the Ministry of Finance!"

"The finance department doesn't despise this small piece of silver." Olivers said with a smile, but he held the scepter tightly in his hand.

Sextus stood on the platform following the legion commanders, listening to the thunderous cheers of the soldiers and the people in the audience, feeling both excited and nervous.

Davos came to him and said seriously with a smile on his face: "Sextus, thank you for your contribution to the Kingdom of Dionia! I feel very much for the kingdom to have such an excellent citizen as you. Glad!"

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Davos said, and handed him the silver paper scepter.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sextus expressed his gratitude excitedly, then took the scepter cautiously, looked and looked at it, and couldn't put it down.

"I look forward to a day when the triumphal ceremony is held for you!" Davers encouraged again.

Davos's words and this situation made Sextus feel proud. He imitated the other legion commanders. Onia military salute.

"Your Majesty!" The last general who came to power gave Davos a military salute.

Davos saw him with a hint of apology on his face: "Izam, this scepter should have been given to you long ago!"

Izam was also straightforward: "As long as Your Majesty can always think of our Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade in the future, forgetting our Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade in the past will be forgotten."

Davos laughed and handed him the scepter.

Izam waved his scepter in the direction where the soldiers of the mountain brigade stood under the stage, and when he saw the soldiers cheering, he said to Davos: "This honor belongs to the soldiers of our entire mountain reconnaissance brigade. . However, I think Printols is better suited to the carriage than I am."

Davos said lightly: "I remember all the exploits of Printols, so don't worry about him anymore."

After the generals and soldiers on the platform accepted the cheers from the square, Davos walked to the front of the stage. Half of the 20 voice transmitters behind him were Latins proficient in Greek.

Davos shouted loudly: "Whether it's the soldiers of the Dionysian Legion or the Roman soldiers who have joined Dionia, it is because of your heroic battles that you have won one victory after another, and you will have today. Triumph! The kingdom thanks you, valiant citizens of Dionia!"

"Wan Sheng!!! Wan Sheng!!! Wan Sheng!!!..." There were continuous cheers from the square.

"We traveled long distances and fought bloody battles in Latium, mainly to make it like the rest of Dionia, where every citizen could own land, every citizen had equal rights, every citizen had equal rights, every citizen had equal rights. Every citizen can lead a good life with their families! You have sacrificed a lot to achieve this goal, and this war is far from over, and more sacrifices will be made in the future, Dionysus Citizens of Asia, will you be afraid?! Will you back down?!"

"No!!! No!!! No!!!..."

Davers nodded,

He shouted excitedly: "As long as we unite and cooperate and are not afraid of challenges, any enemy will be crushed by us, and Rome will surely become a place as peaceful and prosperous as southern Italy! At that time, your achievements will be engraved. On the stone tablet, write a history book for the people to pay their respects! And you will also receive the most generous reward from the kingdom!"

Having said this, Davos couldn't help shouting: "Wan Sheng, the warriors of Dionia!"

The excited soldiers immediately responded with continuous cheers, including many Roman civilian soldiers: "The Kingdom of Dionia is victorious!!!..."

"His Majesty King Davos is victorious!!!..."

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The cheers reverberated in the city of Rome, making countless aristocratic families overshadowed, and also made Stolo, who was leaning on crutches and standing in front of the window overlooking the square, looked solemn.

At this time, his wife Konya came over and hugged him tightly.

Feeling a slight tremor in her body, Stolo knew that his wife was afraid: these days, she had been worried that she would be escorted on board by Dionian soldiers, like other Roman noble men, and escorted to some unfamiliar place, Leaving her alone in this hostile city...

Not only did his wife think so, but Stolo himself once thought that he would be captured by Dionian soldiers and sent elsewhere. Because after the temple assassination, some people who resisted Dionia were arrested one after another. As one of the masterminds, he thought he would suffer the same fate, although the number of soldiers patrolling his neighborhood increased. , but no one has ever broken into his house.

As Stolo became cautious and stopped interacting with others, he kept thinking: Why is this happening?

Of course he wouldn't know that Davers retained considerable interest and respect for him because he was a well-known historical figure.

He believed that the Dionians must have known about his special origin and were waiting for him to surrender like other Roman commoners.

But he will not give in, because his father-in-law is still standing on Capitoline Hill, his father is fighting outside Rome, and if he surrenders, where will his relatives be!

"Stolo, there have been rumors in the city these days that our army has been... defeated, is this true?!" Konya asked with a trembling voice.

Stolo came back to his senses, and immediately comforted her, saying: "That's an army of 70,000 people, much more than the Dionian army, and led by the dictator Camillous himself, even if there are really one or two This defeat will not have much impact on the entire army! This is just a rumor, it wants to shake our confidence and make us surrender..."

"But..." Konya was still worried: "The rumor that Wei Ai and Kesreira City were occupied should be true. I have seen many Wei Ai people pass by the door in the past two days."

"Even if Viai and Cassrera are really occupied by the Dionysians, there is nothing to worry about." Stolo continued to comfort his wife: "The Celts occupied more towns in the past, but in the end it was not the same. Have we been repelled by us! As long as our army is still there, and Lord Camelus is still there, we can definitely... drive out the Dionysians in the end!"

Having said this, Stolo quickly changed the subject: "What do you have for lunch today? I'm a little hungry."

"Since the family's barn and cellar were looted by the goddamn Dionians, what else is there to eat! Every day is distributed according to the number of people, so little flour and a few dry fruits..." Ke Nia spoke loudly, her resentment towards the Dionians was beyond words.

"By the way, those Dionysians brought some river fish over this morning, and finally saw some meat, but the fish smell is too fishy, ​​it's inedible if it's not cooked well, I have to go to the kitchen and tell me Servant..." After Konya finished speaking, she hurried out of the room.

Stolo's face was heavy again, and he stared out the window.

At the end of the triumphal ceremony, the Roman people scattered from the square are returning to their new homes in groups. Mount Sirius is the area where the most Roman civilians have been resettled. , even Stolo, who lives on the mountainside, can hear it clearly. Whether arguing about the difference between the two triumphs, lamenting that Sextus and Varelius became one of the protagonists of the triumphs, or talking about King Dionia's speeches on the triumphs... Stolo learned from these The same emotion could be heard in the words - excitement.

Compared with the occupation of Rome and the defeat of the army, this is what worries him the most - the Roman civilians are identifying with the Kingdom of Dionia.

"To turn Rome into a fair, prosperous, and peaceful city?!..." Stolo whispered these words: this was his ambition as an adult, but he knew how difficult it was to achieve this goal, But now the enemies of Rome are using these to win the approval of the Roman civilians, which the barbaric Celts could never have imagined! Seniors above, do you know that what you have been trying to prevent all this time is now becoming a sharp weapon to pierce your chest!

Stolo looked at the outline of Capitoline Mountain far away to the southeast, and slammed his fist on the windowsill in annoyance.

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At this time, the Roman elders, like Stolo, looked at the Roman Forum from the Capitoline Hill. Since the Capitoline Hill was the highest in the city and not too far from the Roman Forum, they could see it more clearly, even You can also vaguely see priests, idols, bands, generals riding in carriages, soldiers marching in the procession...

Although no voice was heard, the Roman elders who knew more about the Dionian kingdom knew what the Dionians were up to: they actually held a triumphal ceremony in the city of Rome!

What made them even more angry was that they saw that among the soldiers participating in the triumphal ceremony, there was a general wearing Roman armor and many Roman soldiers, and in the end, with the cheering from the square, they could still Hearing the shouts mixed with Latin, before the triumphant ceremony on the square ended, many elders had silently left the top of the cliff.

The only thing that the elders felt fortunate was that a few days ago, they had already sent soldiers to block off this area where the Roman Forum could be seen most clearly, preventing any public from entering.