ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 592 The King and the Herald
"Are you sure that what the Naxos Inspectorate did violated the law?" Antonios asked again.

"Of course! Although there are many legal provisions in Dionia, I have been reading them over the years, and I can recite many of them. To be honest, I think I am qualified for the position of the most senior judge." Lao Dixianluo He said boastfully.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Terry Todemus." Antonios finally nodded in agreement. For this reason, he could also talk to the judge who had been in office for more than ten years.

"One more thing, Antonios." Laodissian added: "It is already September, Stromboli's term will end soon, and we should elect the administrator of Naxos as soon as possible. Successor! I heard that the Asistes family just left here, how is your discussion going?!"

Hearing this, Duo Lin looked at her husband with a little worry.

And Antonios looked at Laodicean, who looked eager and spoke casually, but what came to his mind was what Asistes had said before. He felt a little disgusted for no reason, and he said angrily: "Palphogri." Si has caused such a big thing, whether it can be solved in the end is still a problem. Now you actually want to worry about the candidate for the chief executive of Naxos. My father-in-law, you are too worried! Naxos Can we decide on the choice of Chief Executive?"

"If the administrator of Naxos is someone we are familiar with, I and several other senators will feel better at home in Naxos. Look at what Stromboli has done in Naxos in the past few years. Things are completely incomparable to what happened when you were here. We are also worried that the order in Naxos will be disrupted, so we want to choose a familiar elder who will not mess up in Naxos... Besides, it is always good to elect a chief executive. These are the most important matters for us senators. Only we know the things in Sicily best, and other elders generally won’t compete with us, right!" Laodicean retorted confidently.

"You are so stupid!" Although there had been a quarrel with Asistes before, Antonio was not unwary, so he looked at the proud Laodicean and finally couldn't help but cursed: "You think you Who is it, King Dionia! All city chief executive candidates must obtain the permission of His Majesty Davos before they can be finally appointed. In the past, he did not speak when you elected him, probably because he felt it was not necessary, but This time... you must know that he hates citizens abusing slaves the most! If you jump out to seek your own benefits at this time, what do you think His Majesty Davos will think!"

These words made Laodisian stunned on the spot.

"What...what should we do?!" Doreen asked worriedly.

"I hope His Majesty hasn't noticed the matter of Paphogris yet..." Antonios sighed.

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"...Asistes and his family went to Antonios' house for a banquet..." Davos read the new information presented by Aristiras and smiled slightly: "Aristras, I said your subordinate is Aren’t you too busy? When relatives gather for dinner, you still cling to such small things?"

"Your Majesty, I thought this news was worthy of attention, so I decided to bring it to you." Aristelas, who was standing aside, said calmly.

"What do you think..." Davos looked up at him, his expression seemed calm, but the majesty he exuded made Aristelas couldn't help but lower his head slightly: "Then tell me, they were all at the banquet. What did we talk about that made you think there was something wrong, eh!”

"This... I don't know." Aristelas answered directly: "However, I know that before Asistes returned to Thurii, Antonius, Laodissian... The elders of Sicily have always wanted to elect Asistes to take office in Naxos, and I have just received a tip from Naxos that a shocking murder occurred there. Paphoge, the son of Laodissian, Reese is a serious suspect and has been detained by the Naxos Patrol."

"Paphogris? He's the young man who caused a scandal at Adoris's school graduation party..." This familiar name reminded Davos of a farce that happened in Tulii two years ago. What happened did not shock him as much as others. After all, he came from a previous life where energetic young people drank too much. It was common for men and women to touch each other, and no substantial harm was caused in the end.

"It's him, Your Majesty."

"How did he get involved with the murder this time?" Davos asked again.

Aristelas hurriedly told the whole case in detail. After listening to it, Davos's face gradually turned gloomy. He said in a deep voice: "This son of Laodicean is very courageous. It seems that he only wants to He wants to leave his name in the legal history of the kingdom and kill six people in a row, which is unprecedented! If he escapes punishment in this way, what is the meaning of the existence of the court of the Kingdom of Dionia! "

"Bang!" Davos slapped his right hand on the desk, which made Aristelas feel nervous. Then he heard Davos say: "You said that the patrol station in Naxos now imprisons the slave who took the initiative to confess his crime. , and detained the real criminal, and has been delaying closing the case as soon as possible, what does this mean? "

"Your Majesty, I don't know. However, Lord Stromboli met with the judge Aldarus of Naxos several times, and refused many times the slave steward of the Laodicean family, as well as Naxos's Priest Hades once went to the prison of the inspection station..." Aristilas said cautiously.

"It seems that Stromboli's secret message is coming soon... I want to see what they are doing!" Davos tapped his fingers on the back of the chair, lost in thought.

In fact, it is not a big deal for a senator's son to kill someone. A warrant and a thorough investigation will not cause a big splash at all.But through this murder case, what Davos saw was a deeper problem: Why did the officials of the household registration office in Naxos fail to discover the problem of slaves in Laodian's house in time, causing the female slaves to be killed one by one (The "Dionian Law" stipulates that slaves purchased by citizens must also be registered at the city's household registration office. When checking the city's population every year, the number of slaves and health problems must be checked at the same time)?The mountains where the Laodicean family's fields are located belong to the kingdom, so why have the people of Naxos never dared to go there?Otherwise, someone would have discovered the burial place long ago!Why did the members of the Naxos local council intercede for Laodicean's son when something happened to him?As a result, Stromboli had to close the door and refuse guests!And why can’t the Naxos judge work together with the inspectorate to sentence the real murderer as soon as possible, instead of delaying it like this? …

Naxos has a big problem now!I'm afraid it's not just Naxos... Davos tapped the back of his chair: After the Magna Graecia War, Dionia occupied almost all the land in Magna Graecia. However, because of the war, the population decreased sharply, and vacant land could be seen everywhere. Coupled with the new establishment of the kingdom, many systems needed to be adjusted... Thousands of tasks were backlogged on him and the Senate, so of course everyone put their main energy and work focus on the land of Magna Graecia. After all, this is the foundation of the Kingdom of Dionia.The governance of the Sicilian territory is relatively relaxed. As long as it remains stable and no major troubles occur, there are no stricter requirements. That's why the so-called "Conqueror of Catania" Antonios has continued to do so for six years. Administrator of Naxos, Anthrapolis, a new veteran with no administrative experience, also became the administrator of Katanai because of the trust of the exiles in Katanai...

Now that the overall situation in Greater Greece is on the right track, Davos originally wanted to wait for the end of the Dauni War before focusing on renovating Sicily, but now it seems that this plan will be brought forward.

"Laodissian...Antonios..." Davos muttered the names of these two people silently in his heart. Suddenly he remembered something and looked up at Aristelas who was standing upright: "Antrapolis Are you still working as an administrative lieutenant in Xiliting?"

"Yes."

The administrative path of Antrapolis can be described as high and low. He first served as the administrator of Catanay. But after all, Catanay is a big city with a large population, a vast area, and complex members. He lacked administrative experience and quickly He felt powerless and even almost caused a riot. Finally, in his second year, he took the initiative to ask to step down.

Davos sent Antaolis to replace him. Antaolis, who was still unwilling, took the initiative to ask Davos to serve in a local area to increase administrative experience.How could Davos refuse such an ambitious young veteran, so he arranged for him to serve in Xiliting, which was undergoing reconstruction: two years as city inspector, one year as city construction supervisor, and two years as city household registration officer. , one year as the city agricultural officer, one year as the city commercial officer, and now the city administrative adjutant of Xiliting, mainly responsible for trade... It took Antrapolis eight years to almost destroy Dionysius. He held the main mid-level public office in a city in Asia.

Xiliting, a city that has been devastated by war, has gradually become a rising jewel in the southern city of Dionia from its post-war decline. Antrapolis has made a considerable contribution, and at the same time he himself has benefited. Fei Qian, I believe that no one in the Senate will make fun of him for being a senator with no administrative experience. On the contrary, there are probably very few among the older batch of senators who have held as many administrative offices as him.

　Thanks to Yi Jian 68 and Playing with Big Sword for the reward!Your support is my biggest motivation for writing! !

　　
　
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