ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 353 The Temple’s Rescue Incident
"Please tell me, Lord Polyxis." Of course, the rotating chairman Cornelius could not put on such an expression, he could only nod to signal the other party to speak.

"When the tribes of Lucania and Bruti joined our Dionian city-state alliance, we had a formal agreement with them, 'Do not interfere in the internal affairs of the tribes and ensure the independence and integrity of the tribes.' However— —”

Polyxes waved his arms and said loudly: "However, a few years have passed, and the independence of each tribe has been seriously affected. Many small tribes have even ceased to exist. What is the reason? Because the young and middle-aged men of the tribe have asked to leave the tribe. , living alone, which led to a sharp decline in the tribe's population, without enough labor to maintain its livelihood, and had to disband... The agreements we signed with the tribes of Lucania and Bruti were completed under the watchful eye of Hades, Nowadays, the survival of tribes in the alliance has been seriously threatened. This not only seriously affects our reputation in Dionia, but also makes other races in Greater Greece who want to move closer to us have hesitation and suspicion. In order to live up to the expectations of the tribes, Having always shown their support and trust in us, I propose that the Senate should legislate to 'prohibit tribal people from leaving their tribes in order to maintain the integrity of the tribes.'"

Some of the elders looked at each other, wondering: What is going on?Polyxes, who had always been indifferent to non-Greek affairs and even a little indifferent, actually began to care about tribal affairs.

Weisba, Hemon, Bajilipi and others looked strange, while Sedolum, Bergam, Petaru, Kadurk and others were thoughtful.

At this time, Plessinas stood up: "I do not agree with this proposal! The adult men of Lucania and Bruti are now basically citizens of Dionia or reserve citizens. As citizens of the alliance, of course they have the choice Liberty, the Senate has no right to make such regulations! Don't you think, Terry Todmus?"

The current senior judge Terry Todmos nodded and said: "The first rule of the "Dionian Law" is to 'protect citizens' rights and freedom of choice', and any new bill must not violate this bottom line! I I think whether it is a tribe or a member of the tribe, I hope everyone can live a stable and prosperous life. Judging from the current situation, they each got a good one in the Dionia Alliance. Development, I don't think there is a need to change."

Davos listened to their argument quietly, tapping his fingers on the wooden chair...

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Chaldeas came to the temple of Hades in Thurii and asked to see the chief priest Plesinus to explain his wishes to him.

Plesinas readily agreed to his request, so the young man from Xiliting entered the Temple of Hades to study as a believer.

Every morning and dusk, Kardeas has to learn the teachings of the Temple of Hades (the main purpose of the teachings of Hades was proposed by Davos, which mainly preaches: doing good and punishing evil, loving the country and family, obeying the law, and being enthusiastic about helping others) People who believe that they will ascend to the Elysee Paradise after death, while people who behave in the opposite direction on weekdays will go to hell and be punished... He also based on the original Greek theogony, he also discussed the formation of heaven and earth, the disputes among the gods, and the Elysee Paradise. and Hell were elaborated in detail, of course in favor of Hades, establishing him as a benevolent god similar to the Eastern Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who was for mankind and willing to tolerate, and then passed through Plessinas and several of his subordinates. The priests further interpreted and compiled it, and now there are several thick books just involving Hades and his temple, not including the book of deeds of his wife Persephone).During the day, Chaldeas followed the priests in handling temple affairs.

Every morning, there is an endless stream of Turui people who come to the Temple of Hades.

Farmers who want to farm, fishermen who want to go to sea, businessmen who want to do business... As long as it is convenient, they will come to the temple to pray before leaving with confidence.At the same time, people who make and fulfill their wishes will also throw a few coins into the donation box, light a small oil lamp and place it in front of the statue to express their feelings.There are also people who beg for the oracle. After drawing wooden sticks, they ask the priests to answer their questions (the wooden sticks are engraved with mysterious and mysterious sentences, and the answer depends on the quality of the priests).Of course, some people who had been helped by the priests of the Hades Temple came to thank the temple with some gifts...

Today, it is Chaldeas' job to welcome the people who bring gifts.From morning to now, he has hardly stopped. Although he is tired, he feels fulfilled.

At this time, he had just sent a white-haired old man down the hillside when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Help! Help!..."

He heard the sound and looked around, only to see a man covered in blood running towards this side in panic, with two people chasing after him.

Although he only stayed at the Temple of Hades for a few days, he already had the consciousness of being a Hades priest to help the poor. He immediately went up to him, wanted to help the man up, and asked: What happened?

Seeing someone blocking the way ahead, the man became even more anxious. His heart echoed the man's words: Only by running to the Temple of Hades and asking Pluto for help can you get out of the current predicament and become a real citizen of Dionia!
He stretched out his hand to pull away Chaldeas and continued running towards the Temple of Hades on the hillside.

Cardias staggered a few steps and nearly fell.

As soon as he stood up, the two people behind just rushed to him, and he immediately asked loudly: "Who are you?! What happened?!"

The two strong men looked at Kardeas, who was wearing the white robe of the priest of Hades Temple, with hesitant expressions.

Just when they were hesitating, the man had already rushed to the temple. The people coming and going and the priests who were welcoming him made the two hesitate, and finally left in anger.

The man broke into the temple and knelt down in front of the statue of Hades, kowtowed and begged, "Hades, benevolent! Please help me! Help me..."

When the people inside and outside the temple heard his miserable screams, they didn't know what happened, so they all came over to see what happened.

At this time, the priests in the temple also rushed over...

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Polyxes' proposal only received the support of Petaru, Kadurk, Bogam and others, but failed to pass.

However, after a while, he brought up the old matter again and asked for a citizens' meeting.

The elders voted again, and the number of people who supported him was close to 15, including: Enanilus, Euricopus, and Pleades, who served in the army, and Bergam, Petaru, Kadurk and other former Bruti tribal leaders...although they still did not reach half of the votes, but with the veterans who abstained from voting, the supporters of Polyxis actually accounted for 1/3 of the voters .

This was definitely a huge victory for Polyxes.No wonder after the voting ended, he declared slightly proudly: "The results of this election show that more and more senators realize the importance of the Citizens' Assembly. If Dionia wants to achieve the same glory as Athens, it must let more Only by participating in the alliance's decision-making can the equality and freedom of citizens of all races in Dionia be truly realized! As time goes by, I believe other elders who expressed opposition will also realize this, because you are The leader of Dionia is the wisest among the people! I look forward to the day when the Citizens’ Assembly is convened!” Polyxis’s speech was sonorous and powerful.

The faces of the elders changed slightly, and they all looked at Davos, who was sitting in the front row.

At this moment, Pajilipi had already figured out the intention of Polixis's previous proposal: Polyxis knew that the proposal would not pass, but he wanted to let these tribal elders see that as long as Davos' power is not If he is restrained, then the tribe's plight will not be changed, but he can make this problem turn around.At present, the administratively independent organizations of the Bruti and Lucanian tribes have been greatly impacted in the Dionia Alliance. After several years of subtle influence, the young people in each tribe are more yearning for the life of the alliance's civil liberties. Unwilling to be constrained by the clan rules, they left the tribe one after another...

Bajilipi knew this situation, and his tribe was in the city of Bisilia, located next to Thurii.The year before last, Davers directly placed Bisignia under the jurisdiction of Turui on the grounds of ease of management, making it more closely related to Turui both politically and economically, and the impact was naturally greater. His Tribes are almost dead in name only.

But Bajilipi is very open-minded. He understands that this is the trend of the times. Besides, this is not a bad thing for the Brutis. His confidence comes from the young man in front of him.But at this moment, the young consul's authority was being challenged, and he couldn't help but worry about him.

Davos said calmly at this time: "Fellow elders, Polluxes just mentioned the citizens' assembly, and said, 'Only by holding a citizens' assembly can the equality and freedom of the people be achieved.' If your memory of Polluxes is still there, If you are good, you should still remember how Thurii declined rapidly a few years ago? How was it burned down? What role did Thurii's Citizens' Assembly and your so-called 'equality and freedom' play in this? Can you Tell me?"

Hearing this, Kunogorata, Ancitanos, Burkos and others all looked sad.

Polyxis did not expect that Davos would mention this matter. He was stunned immediately, and then argued in a sly manner: "The burning of Thurii was just a moment of negligence. Neances was too careless, so he let Ke The Rotones successfully attacked in a sneak attack. The rapid decline of Thurii's strength was due to the disastrous defeat at the hands of the Lucanians. This was due to the incompetence of Archelodoiax and Pheres, and these have nothing to do with the Citizens' Assembly!"

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