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Chapter 361 Davers' Speech
Therefore, as soon as Aristocrates raised the question, he cooperated and told the truth about his interaction with Polyxis on the order of Dionysius.

Of course Polyxes denied it in every possible way, but the mood of the already restless people erupted like a volcano.

"traitor!"

"Traitor!"

"Hang him! Then let his soul receive harsher punishments in hell!"

……

Not only did Polyxes's collaboration with the enemy make the people angry, but also because of his contempt for ordinary citizens and his derogation of foreign citizens revealed in his letter, which made the people furious. The whole square was like a sudden uproar on the calm sea. Storms and huge waves were coming, trying to destroy this makeshift court.

Not only were Polyxis and others trembling under the momentum of the Hittites, even the senior judge Terry Todmus was also nervous, because according to the "Dionian Law", based on the illegal behavior of Polyxis It's not enough for the death penalty. After all, Syracuse is not the enemy of Dionia now, let alone in a state of war, and as the elder of the Senate, Poluxis has the legal right to propose the "Convening a Citizens' Assembly" bill, but in After the jury declared him "guilty", based on yesterday's trial, Terry Todmos dared not make a final verdict in the face of the anger of the audience. Crady discussed in a low voice.

At this time, a loud bugle sounded.

The people followed the sound and saw the door of the Senate opened, and the senators headed by Davos walked out of the parliament hall.

Under the guard of the guards, Davos walked down the steps and walked onto the wooden platform (because the wooden platform was built next to the steps).

Tritodemus was about to step forward and salute, but was stopped by Davos: "This is the court, and you are the master here. I'm just here to solve a little trouble for you."

Tritodemus immediately understood what he meant and said gratefully: "Thank you for your help, sir!"

Davos turned around and saw Aristocrates saluting him respectfully, so he patted him on the shoulder affectionately and praised: "Aristocrates, I didn't expect you to do such a good job!"

He then saluted the jury members and thanked them for their hard work.

Then, he glanced at the group of people in the dock. Compared with the fearful and pleading eyes of Orpheus, Masissachus and others, Polyxis was completely broken, with despair in his eyes. With a fierce light shining through, he pointed at him and cursed: "Davos, you are afraid that I will fight for more rights for the citizens and fabricate false evidence to frame me. One day the people will discover your true identity, and you can't escape." Hades’ fair trial!”

Davos completely ignored his presence and walked to the front of the wooden platform. He stretched out his hands and pressed down, and a miracle happened: the "sea" that was originally roaring with wind and rolling waves gradually returned to calm...

At this time, he said: "Citizens of Dionia! Families of citizens of Dionia! I am very happy to see so many people coming here to participate in the public trial! This shows that you love Dionia Alliance, care about the legal system of Dionia! Here, on behalf of the Senate, I would like to express my gratitude to you who have been working hard in front of the court for two days!"

After speaking, he bowed seriously to the people.

The people responded with warm applause to Davos's encouragement and sympathy.

"The law is sacred, especially in the Dionysian Alliance, because Hades is supervising what we do below!" Daves pointed to the ground: "We know that the citizens of the Dionysian Alliance are from In various places in the Mediterranean, people from all races will inevitably have conflicts due to different customs and cultures. The law has given Dionia order and united everyone, so do not protest against the judgment made according to the Union Code. Because if the sentence will be changed because of your anger, then one day, this kind of injustice may fall on you or your relatives..."

Davos’s sincere words caused people to think deeply.Some people originally thought that Davos came to power to put pressure on Tritodemus to impose a harsher sentence on his political opponent, Polyxes, but this now seems not to be the case.

Taking advantage of the calm in the square, Tritodemus made a verdict: Polyxis was punished for several crimes, deprived of Dionysian citizenship, confiscated illegal property, and sentenced to 30 years in prison; Orifes, Masisaku Although Sri Lanka and other senators accepted bribes from Syracuseans, there was no clear evidence that they had further connections with Syracuse. In addition to the crimes convicted yesterday, they were deprived of their citizenship rights, confiscated illegal property, and sentenced to 20 years in prison; No evidence was found of the senators such as Anilus and Eurippus having any dealings with the people of Syracuse. According to the crimes convicted yesterday, they were deprived of their citizenship rights, their illegal properties were confiscated, and they were sentenced to ten years in prison...

Davers' previous words had an effect. When the people heard the verdict, they all booed with regret, but did not take any further drastic action.

However, at this moment, Polluxes suddenly broke away from the soldiers' control and shouted to the audience: "I am doing it for you! For the freedom of citizens! One day you will regret the sentence given to me today!..."

His behavior was like pouring a can of oil into a furnace that was about to go out. The anger of the people suddenly burned again, and the curses hit the wooden platform again, and some people even spat on the platform.

The guards hurriedly escorted Polluxes and other prisoners off the wooden platform. When passing by Davos, Enanilus did not dare to look in that direction until he got off the wooden platform and stood at the steps of the Senate Hall. , looking at the senators on the steps, Enanylus felt endless regret in his heart: just because of a moment of greed, he, a noble senator who is more than ten thousand people, became a prisoner who was despised by everyone...

At the end of the public trial, Tritodemus, Aristocrates, jurors and others evacuated from the wooden platform one after another, but the people in the audience did not disperse, because Davos on the platform also did not leave, so that They knew that the Lord Archon must still have something to say, so compared with the end of yesterday, the square gradually returned to calm.

Facing thousands of pairs of expectant eyes, Davos knew clearly: What do the people of Dionia want to talk about at this moment?What do you want?
But first he wanted to start with another topic: "Poluxes just said that everything he did was for the citizens of Dionia. If he had not committed crimes such as illegal land occupation and restriction of civil liberties, I would be very I am happy to hear this, because this is the duty of a qualified Dionian elder."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, expressing their contempt for Polluxes' ugly behavior of "saying one thing and doing another", which diluted the slight impact of Polluxes's last shout.

"I am also very grateful to Lord Dionysius of Syracuse. After fighting the Carthaginians, he could still take time to care about the political life of the people of Dionysia. I heard that the lives of the people of Syracuse He is not too rich, and there is no need for him to waste a lot of money here. If it can be used on the people of Syracuse, it may make their lives better! The most important thing is-" Davos sneered. , said loudly: "He, Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, has not wiped the shit off his butt. What qualifications do he have to dictate to our Dionysian Alliance and disrupt the normal order of Dionysian!" "

Davos's ironic words caused the people to burst into laughter.

"The Senate will send envoys to Syracuse to protest Dionysius, ask him to explain, and apologize! You may be worried that this will attract Syracuse's hostility? I I can tell you clearly that Syracuse is indeed powerful, but our Dionia is equally strong. Since the establishment of the alliance five years ago, we have not failed in foreign wars! Dionysius of Syracuse Si is already struggling to deal with the powerful enemy Carthage in the south. How dare you risk being attacked from both sides and provoke the powerful us! Citizens, the Dionia Legion formed by you is the real Dionia The steel city wall is also an extremely sharp sword. When you are armed, it is enough to dispel any city-state's ambitions towards Dionia!"

Daves' words aroused the sympathy of the people, and even aroused their courage and sense of honor.

"Lord Davos is right, our First Legion is invincible and is not afraid of any enemy's attack!"

"Our Second Army is not bad either. As long as the people of Syracuse dare to set foot on the land of southern Italy, we will drive them into the sea to feed the fish and shrimps!"

"No one can defeat the Third Army in the mountains, where we are the strongest!"

"You must know that among the Dionian Legion, our Fourth Legion is the only legion that can storm enemy cities. We are the strongest in siege!"

"Not only do we have a powerful legion, we also have an invincible commander! Under the protection of Hades, the people of Syracuse dare to come against us, and they are totally screwed!"

"The Dionia Army is victorious!"

"Commander Wan Sheng!"

The initial quarrels turned into shouts like a mountain and a tsunami, and the inner shadow caused by the initial hearing that "the Syracuseans were causing trouble among them" seemed to be swept away.

Davos pressed his hands down again, and when the cheers fell silent, he said in a deep voice: "This time, Polyxes, Anilus and other senators committed such a big crime and occupied the land of Dionia." There is a large amount of public property, and there are also a large number of alliance public officials involved in this case. It not only shocked me and the Senate, but also shocked you all present, and even shocked the entire Dionia Alliance! This is me The dereliction of duty! The dereliction of duty of the Senate! You should be angry and accuse the Senate! But after being angry, what we have to think about is, how to prevent such a bad incident from happening again? "

Note: I have seen brothers discussing the population of Syracuse these days. According to the information I have collected, when Syracuse was at its peak, that is, in the middle of Dionysius’s reign, he not only obtained most of the Sicily also controlled Magna Graecia. In addition, it established a number of colonial city-states and indirectly controlled the Adriatic Sea. At that time, the population under its jurisdiction was about 220 million. Considering that Syracuse in the book was still under Dionysius It was in the early days of Syracuse, so I reduced it by half. After all, Sicily is his base and has the largest population. Historical data records that the population of Syracuse alone is about 20.

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