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Chapter 1035 The Kingdom Conference during the War ([-])

"Oh... there is another profession with a respected status, which is to become a scholar, but this is too difficult, I guess you will not consider it. You can discuss the three paths I mentioned above with your children and choose carefully.

As for your youngest son, he is only 10 years old. After you move to Turii, enroll him in a Turii school as soon as possible, so that when he becomes an adult, his development will be smoother than that of his elder brother.And your daughter, you also want her to enroll in school as soon as possible. "

When Tibulus said this, he saw Publius frowning slightly, and said: "I know that you Romans, like the Greeks, are more traditional and conservative in educating your daughters, but let me tell you, we Dionia are different. , we will let girls study and exercise together with boys, and try our best to cultivate her talents, so that she can find a good husband when she becomes an adult, because we Dionians believe that only healthy mothers can give birth to healthy children. Only a talented mother can give birth to smart children!

In the kingdom, women not only have the right to inherit property, but there is also a law that states, 'If a citizen only has daughters but no sons, he can negotiate with his sons-in-law to choose one of the children born to his daughter to inherit his surname. 'Therefore, women's status in the kingdom is relatively high. "

When Tibulus said this, he couldn't help but smile: "I now have two daughters and no sons, but with these legal provisions, I am not worried at all."

Publius didn't know how to answer the question and remained silent for a while.

But Tibulus stood up and said: "In this season, don't soak in cold water baths for too long, otherwise you will easily catch a cold."

With that said, he walked out of the bath, took the cloth hanging on the wall, and threw one to Publius.

Tibulus wiped his body with a cloth, stretched his hands and feet, and said loudly: "Take a bath, I will definitely have a good sleep tonight, and I will have enough energy to attend the Kingdom Conference tomorrow!"

"Yes, the baths in Turiyi are so great that I can't help but want to move to Turiyi earlier!" Publius praised loudly again. He seemed a little excited, partly because Half of the reason for taking a bath was because Tibrutus' words gave him confidence in moving to Thurii.

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Early in the morning of the second day, after breakfast, the guests of the Kingdom Hotel, after solemnly packing their attire, went to the large meeting hall not far away one after another.At the same time, many people gathered from other directions, and soon formed two long queues in front of the Great Council Hall.

On this day, the Tuliyi patrol team blocked the entire Victory Square and the Senate, prohibiting idlers from entering, and the inner city was also strictly prohibited from entering and exiting to ensure the smooth convening of the Kingdom Conference.

As a newcomer to the Kingdom's Senate, Publius stood in the queue and didn't know anyone. He just watched other people around him greet each other enthusiastically and tell each other about their current situation.

But Tibulus who followed him was indeed a Thurii. Although it was his first time to attend the kingdom meeting, he knew a lot of people, and he also took the initiative to introduce Publius to them.

These people were curious when they learned that Publius was the new elder of the kingdom and that he was from Rome, and asked about the situation in Rome.

Publius also answered seriously, and everyone gradually became familiar with each other. Only then did Publius learn that these people were local parliament members elected to participate in the conference in the towns of the Kingdom of Dionia.

Not long after, Publius and Tibulus stood in front of the main entrance of the Great Council. After the assembly order officer at the door asked Publius his name, he looked at him with some confusion: "Publius Mr. Wus, you are a senator and you can enter through the side door. Didn’t the hotel attendant tell you?”

Publius glanced at Tibulus and said, "This is my first time to attend the Kingdom Conference. I think it will be more lively if I go through the main entrance."

"Oh, that doesn't matter. Please come with me!" the order officer said politely and led them into the venue.

This is a huge circular dome with at least 10 levels of stone steps from top to bottom. There are many wooden chairs neatly and densely arranged on each level, surrounding the center in a semicircle.In the center is a flat floor paved with pure white marble, with several dark red wooden tables placed there.Behind the center stands a stone platform several meters high, with a large and exquisite chair placed on it.

Publius stared at it for several times, guessing that it was the seat of King Dionia.

The first few rows of these seats were filled with nearly 300 people. They were wearing white robes embroidered with exquisite black patterns. Most of them had gray hair, and they were talking quietly to each other.

These are the elders of the Kingdom of Dionia!Publius thought to himself, and was about to follow Tibulus and sit down behind them, but the order officer walked to the front and whispered a few words to the person in the center.

Five people quickly stood up and walked towards them.

Publius knew one of them—Antaoris, who had hosted them.

Tiburus immediately bowed respectfully one by one, and said, "Master Cornelus! Lord Lucias! Lord Sedorum! Lord Antaoris! Lord Vesba!"

As the administrator of Thurii and once the boss of Tibulus, Lysiasius nodded and said: "Tibulus, thank you for your hard work. Are you ready?"

"Already prepared."

"Have a good rest first, and when it's your turn later, behave well!"

"Yes!"

The officer of order led Tibrus to the farthest edge of the first row of seats and sat down so that he could speak on stage at that time.

Tibulus had already guessed that these five people were the five rotating presidents of the Dionia Senate. He also noticed that they were different from other senators in that the Boltons they wore were trimmed with gold.

One of the white-haired old men smiled and said: "Welcome, Lord Publius! I am Cornelus, the rotating chairman of the Dionysian Senate, and this one is..."

Publius saluted and greeted each other one by one. Both parties were smiling and their movements were elegant yet reserved.Although Publius was chatting and laughing with Tibulus along the way, he seemed to be an ordinary person, but at this moment he deliberately showed his magnanimity as a senator of the Roman Senate and the leader of a large clan.

Then, Cornerus led Publius to the center of the venue, and then said loudly to the senators in the audience: Everyone, this is Publius from Rome who was newly promoted to the Senate last year. Elder Manlius, please welcome him to become one of us with warm applause! "

Suddenly there was warm applause.

Then Cornerus motioned to Publius to say a few words.

Publius did not refuse. He took a step forward, stood with his head held high, slowly looked around everyone with a smile, and then said in a loud voice: "On the way to Thurii, I deeply felt the influence of Dio The vast territory of the Kingdom of Nia; when I arrived in Thurii, I was attracted by the prosperity of this huge city. I know that all of this is closely related to the efforts made by you, the elites of the kingdom, and I am very happy to be you. One of them, contribute your own strength to the strength of Dionia!"

The venue burst into applause again, even more enthusiastic than before.

The five rotating presidents looked at each other, and the meaning was self-evident: in the past few years, they had conducted similar, simple welcome ceremonies in the Senate for many senators who had just joined the kingdom, but they could neither be humble nor overbearing. There are very few people who say such words. This senator from Rome is not a simple person!

So, the five asked Publius to sit next to them. Logically, this seat is not for newcomers, but today this seat is specially reserved for him. On the one hand, it expresses the respect of the Dionia Senate. The sincerity of the Romans, on the other hand, can also make it easier for them to learn about the recent situation in the Latium region from Publius, so as soon as Publius sat down, Cornelus and the others had a lively chat with him stand up.

At the same time, representatives of local councilors entered the venue one after another, and the whole venue became more lively.

After an unknown amount of time, an order officer came over and reminded in a low voice, "My lords, all the participants have arrived."

Cornerus stopped talking with Publius, looked at the other four people, and asked: "Everyone is here, shall we start?"

"Hurry up and get started. If you delay it any longer, today's meeting may last until the evening." Antaoris said eagerly.

Cornelous stood up, and the other four also stood up, and walked towards the center of the venue together.

The venue immediately burst into thunderous applause, echoing repeatedly in the closed circular space.

Publius turned around and looked back, only to see people sitting on all the wooden chairs. It seemed that even wooden chairs had been added to several entrances and exits. Except for the center of the venue, everywhere was packed.

There must be at least a thousand people! … Publius was surprised.

The five rotating chairmen walked behind the wooden table in the center of the venue and sat down facing everyone.

At this time, the order officers of the Senate who were standing in front and affiliated with the Kingdom Supervision Department shouted in unison: "The Kingdom Conference is about to begin, please keep quiet!"

As soon as the voice fell, the venue immediately fell silent.Publius was a little surprised by everyone's quick response. Of course, he didn't know that anyone who dared to continue making noise at this time would be expelled from the venue by the order officers on the grounds of "deliberately disrupting the venue." This was not only It's a matter of making a fool of yourself in public, and you will be held accountable by the Supervision Department afterwards, which would be a huge loss.

At this time, Cornelius stood up, stood still in the center of the venue, looked at the crowd, and said: "Everyone, I am very glad that we are gathered in the Senate again today. According to the regulations, it should be King Davos who came to make the opening speech. Unfortunately, he is still leading the army of the kingdom in Sicily to fight against the Carthaginians, so he cannot spare himself, so he wrote a letter and entrusted me to read it to everyone.”

　Thanks to Xiaoyao Yufei and me, Ah Si, for the reward!Your support is my motivation to write! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)