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Chapter 1096: What the Kingdom’s Senate Sees (Continued)

Not far in front of it obliquely, there is the only black wooden table in the venue, and behind the wooden table is a smaller ivory chair.According to what Haka learned, that should be the seat of the rotating chairman who was in charge of presiding over the meeting that day.

Around the central open space, the terrain rises in steps like an arena, with a total of 20 floors. Each step is neatly and tightly arranged with countless wooden chairs, layer upon layer, making Haka feel dizzy. They surround the central throne like stars holding the moon.

At this time, there were already some people sitting in the venue. Some people noticed Haka following the etiquette officer. They saw several people standing up quickly in the center of the front row of the venue and walking towards Haka together. The leader was Lu There are 5 rotating presidents: Sias, Sipulos, Cedorum, Antaoris, and Hermon.

"Master Haka, welcome! I heard that you were ill a few days ago, and we were embarrassed to visit you. Are you feeling better now?" Lysias greeted with concern.

"I'm ashamed to have made you worry. I'm fine now." Haka said apologetically, "Today is my first meeting. I thought I could arrive early, but it seems that I'm still late."

"You are not late." Sipulos explained: "It's just that a few of us are used to arriving early because we need to communicate and discuss the issues to be discussed that day in advance to avoid accidents..."

"Then when there are meetings in the future, I will try to arrive as early as possible." Haka answered knowingly.

"Let's not block the entrance of the passage and affect the entry of the people behind. Go back to your seat and talk in detail." Antaoris reminded.

Several people took Haka to the front row. Haka immediately noticed that there were 6 white chairs that stood out among the almost all black chairs.

This is the ivory chair exclusively for the rotating chairman!So unusual, what does it also mean about the status of the rotating president in the Senate? ...Haka was thinking about it when he saw Sipulos pointing to the seat on his left and saying: "Master Haka, your seat is here."

Haka walked over and sat down, and suddenly found that this seat really belonged to him, because the name 'Haka' was engraved on the ground where his feet were, and when he looked around, there were also names engraved on the bottom of the seats around him.

Sipulos saw his actions and immediately explained: "You cannot sit on the seats in the venue casually. Each seat is dedicated to a senator, and the name of the senator will be engraved under the seat. If during the meeting, If a senator sits in a disorderly manner, the ceremonial officer will warn him. If he does not listen to repeated warnings, he will be expelled from the venue."

Haka nodded, secretly alert.

"Actually, ten years ago, except for some special seats, other seats in the venue were free to sit." Antaoris poked his head out and said, "So every time a meeting is held, the familiar elders will sit together, The one in the east and one in the west are very scattered, and they like to gather people to discuss, and the order is chaotic, which leads to the inefficiency of the meeting...Later, Master Sesta made a suggestion on this, and it was approved, and it became what it is now. "

Haka nodded again. During this period of time, he studied Dionia's political arena in detail, and knew that Sesta was the Kingdom's Minister of Supervision. He had been in this position for almost 20 years. It is said that he was cruel and had punished many officials. , Even the elders, many officials are afraid of him, but most of the people respect him, calling him "Aiacus of the Kingdom" (one of the three judges of Hell).

Under Antaoris's pointed fingers, Haka saw an old man sitting in the same row not far away from them. Viewed from the side, his body was straight, his eyebrows were thick and long, his nose bridge was very straight, his nose wings were big, his lips were Very thick, eyes not big.

This is Sesta? ...Haka was thinking about it when the old man turned his head and met his eyes. Haka immediately felt the light bursting out of the other person's small eyes, like a sharp blade piercing his own eyes.

But then the old man dimmed his light again, and his serious face became somewhat peaceful. He nodded to Haka, then stood up, walked towards a etiquette officer in the venue, and said a few words to him, The order officer immediately ran out of the venue.

"It seems that Sesta felt that the senators were entering the venue too slowly and asked the etiquette officer to urge them to enter the venue faster." Antaoris sighed and introduced: "Lord Haka, you come to every Senate meeting. The first one was not us, but this old guy. Although this is also his responsibility, it has been like this for 20 years, and it really has to be admired... I really don’t know if the next Minister of Supervision can do like him!"

Haka looked at Sesta's back standing in front of the venue, like a solid stone pillar, and suddenly asked: "Sir Sipulos, you just said that a seat is dedicated to a senator, but if this senator is not here Yes, this name..."

"This name will be covered with cement, and after it solidifies, it will be engraved with the name of the new senator..." Sipulos said with some emotion, while rubbing one foot gently on the ground.

Only then did Haka notice that the color of the ground with his name engraved on it was different from the surroundings, and he heard Sipulos say softly: "This seat used to belong to Lord Cornelus..."

Haka was speechless after hearing this. For him who has been suffering from illness for many years, he also had deep feelings.

"Lord Haka, there are currently 615 senators in the Senate. It will be difficult to remember them all in a short time." Antaoris suggested to him: "But you can remember the main senators first. For example, the ministers of various departments in the kingdom have their seats on both sides of us; the senators when the Kingdom of Dionia was established, they are the oldest and their seats are in the first two rows; there are also the town administrators who serve all year round and these The veterans who were promoted to regimental commanders only when they were young sit in the third to sixth rows..."

Haka listened carefully and asked: "So, my brother Hasdrubal will sit at the back?"

"Of course not." Lysias interjected: "Due to the special situation of Lord Hasdrubal, after the banquet last night, His Majesty specially discussed with us and finally arranged a special seat for him. I believe it will make him satisfy."

"Where is his seat?" Haka was curious.

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When Hasdrubal walked into the venue, the venue was already crowded and extremely lively.Without the ceremonial officer to guide him, he had no idea where he was going.

"Lord Hasdrubal, this is your exclusive seat. From now on, you will sit here when attending Senate meetings." After the etiquette officer finished speaking, he turned and left.

This is the leftmost seat in row 3.Hasdrubal stood in front of his seat. He felt that the oppressive feeling of being stared at by the people around him when passing through the passage was significantly reduced, and he felt a little at ease.

As soon as he sat down, the person in front turned his head: "Lord Hasdrubal, we meet again!"

Hasdrubal took a closer look and saw that it was Amyntas with whom he had a pleasant conversation last night.

"Lord Hasdrubal, I was still a little dizzy when I had a drink with you yesterday." The man next to Amyntas also turned his head. He was also another person Hasdrubal met at the banquet last night. Matonis, a Dionian general.

"You're not afraid of being embarrassed by saying it. With your drinking capacity, you can't even compete with me!" Amyntas mocked.

"As long as I can beat you in wrestling." Matonis retorted not to be outdone.

When the two were about to quarrel, the senator next to Hasdrubal turned around and said with a smile: "Hello, Lord Hasdrubal, I am Tygtilos, commander of the seventh legion of Dionia. .”

Considering Hasdrubal's character, Devos specially called Amyntas and Martonis to accompany him at the banquet last night.

Amyntas competed with Hasdrubal in the city of Selinus. Although Dionia won in the end, the process was quite fierce. As the saying goes, there is no acquaintance without fighting. Amyntas was defeated by Hasdrubal. A bit sympathetic.What's more, the year before last, he had some difficulty in moving because of his old age and too many old injuries. He had to resign from the position of commander of the First Army. As a result, Davos appointed someone who was not part of the expeditionary group and had less qualifications than them. Leotyzides took over, which made Amyntas a little unwilling. Hasdrubal was the only person who defeated Leotyzides head-on in that war, and his character was very favorable to him. Appetite, coupled with his special background, so with Amyntas' deliberate win over, he, Matonis and Hasdrubal had a great time drinking last night.

Hasdrubal, who has been fighting in the Iberia region for more than ten years, is also willing to stay with Dionysian generals such as Amyntas and Matonis, not only because they have similar interests, but also have many topics to talk about. , but also because after the banquet last night, Davos had a special talk with him and gave him an appointment, which finally made this former Carthage general who had been idle for several years due to decadence finally cheer up and make him realize Having a good relationship with the Dionia military headquarters will help him perform his mission.

Both parties were interested in making good friends, so the atmosphere quickly became warm, making Hasdrubal no longer feel like he was in a strange environment.

"Your Majesty is here!" With a loud shout, the closed wooden door in the center of the venue opposite Haka opened.

The originally noisy venue suddenly became quiet.

Four palace guards in military uniforms emerged from the door, guarding King Davos, who was wearing a crown, as he entered the venue.

The elders in the venue quickly stood up, and Hasdrubal stood up reluctantly under the tug of Tagtilos.

It wasn't until Davos sat on the throne that the senators sat down one after another.

At this time, the palace guards stood around the throne, and the ceremonial officers affiliated with the Ministry of Supervision also took their positions. The three record-keeping officers of the venue sat on the edge of the center of the venue with pens and papers in hand. The rotating chairman Antaoris stood up and Walking to the host table...everything is ready.

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