ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 607 Resignation
Antonios hurriedly opened the page and saw three names circled by Devost. He was familiar with these three names. The first one was his brother-in-law Pafo Grace, and the other two were also related to him. He is extremely familiar with the children and relatives of the senators of Naxos and Catanai. Although they are all promoted to the lowest-level team officers - squadron captains (the squadron captain is not included in the ranks of officers and can be appointed directly by the legion commander), At this moment, he knew that these three people might not meet the requirements for promotion.

He wasn't too sure about the performance of the other two people in the training camp, but he knew exactly who his brother-in-law was. When he was in Turiyi, Pafogres was punished by the team for being late for military training many times. The official's punishment was reflected upwards to him. After his severe criticism, he reluctantly performed better.To be honest, when Paphogris was driven back to Naxos by Laodicean, Antonios also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't expect that this fool would cause even more trouble when he returned to his hometown!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I really... really didn't know that Paphogris was on this list. From what I know about him, his ability... is not enough to hold the position of squad leader." Antonios stammered. , he was regretting in his heart: Why didn't he check the list carefully and made such a big mistake?

"What you said is quite pertinent, but as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom, it is unqualified to say such a thing." Davers watched him, his voice was soft, but his tone was heavy: "Let's look at this again."

As he spoke, he handed Antonios another letter, which was written by Leotizides, the current commander of the Eighth Army.In the letter, he described the military training of the Eighth Army, and gave a special introduction to the military training performance of the three Pafogres mentioned by Davos, "being late, not training seriously, talking back to the instructor... ..." Words such as these caught Anton Rios's eyes, making him tremble with fear.

Leotizides!Antonios had a deep memory of this man: he performed well in the battle of the First Army and was promoted to captain in just a few years. In the Battle of Brindisi that year, King Pucciti led the only remaining elite troops to counterattack, Most of the Dionian Legion companies dispersed and began to pursue the defeated troops. Only Leotizides still effectively controlled the formation of his troops, and blocked the Puchetti people in time to kill Diver. The passage of Si's central army bought precious time for other troops to arrive and encircle and annihilate, so it left a deep impression on Davos.

After the commander of the Eighth Army resigned, and the first captain of the First Army, Ctissus, refused to take up the post, Davos personally nominated Leotizides, who was the third captain of the First Army at the time, to take over. This makes him the only infantry regiment commander in the Kingdom of Dionia who is not a former mercenary, and the youngest regiment commander.

This person is usually unsmiling and does not like to interact with other people. He takes military training seriously and beats and scolds soldiers when he is angry. Some people in the army nicknamed him "Madman".

Antonios believed the situation described in his letter, but what was the identity of Davos? Regarding the military training performance of these unknown men, he wrote a letter to ask Leotizides far away in Sicily. The fact itself alarmed Antonios.

"Your Majesty, I... I failed to manage the Ministry of Military Affairs well and made such a big mistake. I beg... to be punished by your Majesty!" Antonios bent down and apologized in fear.

"You deserve to be punished." Davos' eyes were cold: "Your brother-in-law killed five or six female slaves in a row with cruel methods. Such a person can actually be promoted to captain! I think after the news spreads, I'm afraid the Senate will The senators will gather to impeach you, and the tribunes will also protest! You..." Davos sighed, seeming to be worried about him.

Antonios was covered in cold sweat, bent down lower, and muttered: "Your Majesty, I...I request to resign as Minister of Military Affairs..."

After a while, he heard Davos' regretful voice: "Okay... That's fine. You use illness as an excuse to resign as Minister of Military Affairs, and you won't go to the Senate for the time being. Just avoid this period... Also, you should stop looking for people to deal with your brother-in-law, the court will give him a fair ruling."

"Yes..." Antonios responded in a low voice, feeling a little relieved in his heart, but what came over him was more loss.

Davos put down the roster and letter, and then asked softly: "Antonios, you have lived in Sicily for many years, and your wife is a Sicilian. You should have a deeper understanding of Sicilian people. Can you tell me why you are also a senator? Most of the senators from other places settled their homes in Turii. Even if they owned land in other towns, they mainly used it as a place to increase their income and occasionally brought their families to live there. However, the senators from Sicily stayed in Sicily as much as possible. Purchasing land and using it as another home for some family members to live in for a long time, and even making extensive connections with public officials in the local area to increase the prestige of the family in the local area, why?”

Although Davos's tone was calm, Antonios could feel Davos' suppressed anger from this calm tone. He became more and more frightened, racking his brains to think hard, resulting in sweaty Bolton again: "Your Majesty, I want to Because these senators in Sicily and our senators in Magna Graecia... encountered different environments, their behaviors were also different..."

"Oh, tell me." Davos raised his eyebrows slightly.

Antonios thought for a while and then said cautiously: "Your Majesty, because the cities of Naxos and Catanai were destroyed by Syracuse, their people lost their homes and were forced to flee everywhere. In order to survive, they had to live in the mountains. They built settlements one after another, elected leaders, and led them to defend against the Sikels who invaded them, as well as the mercenaries organized by Syracuse from time to time to eliminate them, as well as the wild beasts in the mountains. Many of them died. , life is also very difficult, which will only make them miss their fallen hometown even more, so after regaining their lost land, they cherish the land in their hometown.

Most of the leaders of the exiles eventually became Dionia senators. During the years of exile, they had become the pillars of the exiled people in Sicily. People came to them to solve any difficulties they had. After joining Dionia, these senators I still keep these habits...

Moreover, most of these senators are of noble origin. Before Naxos and Catanai were destroyed, they all served as generals and councilors of the city-state. Unlike the senators of Greater Greece, before the rise of our Kingdom of Dionia, Tallan The major forces of Tumu Alliance, Thurii Alliance, Crotone Alliance, Locri Alliance, and Lijim Alliance are basically stable and have formed a balance.But in Sicily, with the exception of Syracuse and Carthage, the generals and parliamentarians of other city-states need to constantly make decisions based on the changing situation on the island. Should they join forces with other city-states to fight against these two powerful states? Or should they rely on them? One of the two powerful states...so they have to maintain friendly relations with their neighbors, as well as the Syracuse and Carthage people. This is why they like to hold banquets, send gifts everywhere, and form cliques. s reason. "

"You know it very well. It seems that marrying a Sicilian woman is still beneficial." Davos said meaningfully, and then said with emphasis: "These bad habits of Sicilians have been learned by some of our elders. The impact is very bad! It is the Catania plain that is merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, not Dionia becoming part of their Sicily, everyone must strictly abide by the laws of Dionia! It seems that ten years have passed, they Don’t realize it yet!”

Hearing these last words, Antonios became even more frightened and did not dare to answer.

"Antonios, my old friend, although you claim to be sick and rest at home, you can't overeat and hurt your body! Now that the Dauni people have been defeated at the Ofanto River, it won't be long before their territory will be conquered by us, where There are still many thorny matters that need to be handled by a capable veteran like you!" Davos' words of encouragement cheered up the depressed Antonios, and he responded excitedly: "Your Majesty, I am always ready for your call!"

Davos watched him leave the office, and the expression on his face slowly turned cold, although he knew very well that the actions of these Sicilian elders headed by Laodicean were just to let his son have a better future. Only with the development of the army can you think of the army. Although becoming an officer of the legion does not have any rights in daily social life, it has very great influence when holding public office in the kingdom, or running for local councilors and tribunes. Advantages are the priority, and their identity will be respected by the people in daily life.

But Davers was very angry at their disruptive behavior in the army.Since the establishment of Dionia, he has been firmly in control of the army that laid the foundation of his power. Other senators cannot get involved at all. The appointment and dismissal of officers are all decided by him, and the formulation of military law is mainly decided by him. Maybe It will be discussed with the main generals, but it will never be decided by a vote of the Senate, so the army is completely a closed system.But unexpectedly, more than ten years later, bad signs began to appear. The personnel of the Ministry of Military Affairs may have been bribed by these Sicilian elders, or perhaps in order to please Antonios, they violated the regulations and sent the unqualified Paphoge to the hospital. Reese and others were included in the promotion list.

Davos just checked the promotion list of the Eighth Army because of the Naxos case, and the officer promotion list happened to be still on his desk. Are there any other unqualified officers who were promoted? Woolen cloth?Davos didn't dare to think about it.

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