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Chapter 667 The Roman Senate
At this moment, Tapirus calmly faced the most powerful people in Rome and said in a loud voice: "Dear Roman senators, King Davos of the Kingdom of Dionia asked me to bring him to you. Sincere greetings. Before I left, he repeatedly told me, 'Although he has never been to Rome, he knows that Rome is a great city-state, and he has deep respect for Rome!..."

Tapirus's words did not seem to be false. They were beyond everyone's expectations and moved them. After all, they had also heard about some rumors about King Davos of Dionysia. They also felt that they could get his praise. Proud to be proud.

"His Majesty Davos also hopes that my mission will not affect his good impression of Rome and the precious peace between Rome and Dionia!" Tapirus' next conversation suddenly changed. , which made the Roman senators feel nervous and heard him say loudly: "Wolsi has formed an alliance with our Dionia. Dionia hopes that Rome will stop its invasion of Volsi's territory and return the captured territory. Armistice between both sides!"

As soon as Tapirus finished speaking, there was an uproar in the venue.

A man stood up in the crowd and asked angrily: "What if Rome doesn't armistice?!"

Tapirus responded confidently: "Then Dionia will fulfill its covenant with Wolsey and send troops to stop the continuation of this war!"

The entire venue suddenly exploded, and controversy arose.

The previous person even asked angrily: "You Dionia is far away in southern Italy, what qualifications do you have to interfere with our affairs in Rome?!"

Tapirus replied calmly: "Dionia has no intention of interfering with Rome, we are just fulfilling our obligations as allies."

"Do you Dionia know that it was the Volscians who invaded our allies first, and we fought back angrily? The Volscians should naturally be punished!" Another person shouted.

"You, Rome, act in accordance with the covenant, and so do we." Tapirus replied calmly.

"Dionians, don't think that you have occupied southern Italy and you think you are powerful, so you can go to Rome to show off your power! As long as you dare to send troops to this land, our Roman warriors will let you taste the true meaning of war. Pain!" Another person shouted angrily, and some elders responded.

Tapirus responded tepidly: "Dionia has no intention of showing off its force, but it is not afraid of any powerful enemies, as evidenced by the fact that one force after another has been defeated by us in the past."

The riot in the Senate tended to expand. At this time, Paulus, who was sitting in the front row, stood up and shouted loudly: "Dionian envoy, please go back to the hotel first, and then go back after we have discussed and made a decision." inform you."

Tapirus nodded in agreement, and at the same time he reminded: "I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible. Any delay will cause more casualties to the Volsci and you Roman soldiers. This is neither your expectation nor What our Majesty wants to see!"

Tapirus' seemingly well-intentioned words contained a threat to Rome, which aroused a lot of curses from the senators, but he walked out of the venue with his head held high without fear.

Paulus walked to the center of the venue and said loudly: "Elders and newcomers, please be quiet! Please be quiet! ... The Dionians asked us to stop our attack on Volsey. What do you think about this?"

The man who had shouted at Tapirus many times before was the first to say: "You still need to ask, of course, ignore it! After many bloody battles, our citizens finally won this opportunity to beat the Volscians. , How could I let Wolsey go so easily just because of a word from the Dionian!"

"Pantius, it's easy for you to say this. Dionia has rarely had diplomatic contact with Rome before, and I'm afraid you don't know much about it. Although this kingdom has only been established for more than ten years, it has already occupied It spread throughout southern Italy, and even the powerful Samnites were defeated by it and had to become its ally. Even the Carthaginians were afraid of it and took the initiative to renew the agreement with it.

Although we are now out of the embarrassment after being defeated by the Celtics, our strength has been restored and is even stronger than before.But compared with Dionia, it is like a goat facing a bull. The difference in strength is too big. If Dionia is allowed to intervene in the affairs of this area, it will be a big trouble for Rome! "A person stood up at the back of the venue and said seriously. The person who said this was Fabius Ambustus, a highly respected senator known for his strong patriotic enthusiasm.

"Of course I don't know as much about Dionia as you nobles do, but I will never give in because I am afraid of Dionia's power! Don't forget that Roman civilians need more land for them Escape from poverty and ease conflicts with us, if we stop the war against the Volscians and return to the occupied lands. Then, we promised the civilians before that they would allocate land from the newly occupied Volscian towns. It can't be realized! Unless you nobles all agree to allocate a large amount of public land in the city-state to them, otherwise you will see-" Pantius Comelius looked around coldly and said loudly: "The anger of the civilians will break out again!"

The noise in the venue suddenly became much quieter, and Fabius Ambustus looked a little unhappy.

At this time, Paulus said: "Hey, Pantius, don't get excited. Whether the people sitting in this venue are born nobles or commoners, they love Rome no less than you do, especially the respectable Ambustus. Not to mention that in the Battle of Cremeri nearly a hundred years ago, almost all 306 members of his family died in resisting the attack of thousands of Viais on Rome! Ten years ago, After the failure of the Arian War, the Celtic army advanced towards Rome, and the whole city was in panic. Ambustus resolutely decided to go to the Celtic camp on the north bank of the Tiber River to convince the Celtic king Brennus, although in the end Failure, his courage is still admired by the people! This is no less brave than your brave action of sneaking into the Capitoline Mountains surrounded by Celts to retrieve the appointment of dictator of Camillus..."

After Paulus's words, Ambustus's face became brighter, and other senators began to agree, and began to criticize Pontius for being unreasonable to his elders.

Although Pontius stopped talking, there was still a bit of unconvinced expression on his face.

Paulus actually had no intention of caring about the mood of his fellow military and political officer. He cast his eyes on the front row of the venue, where an old man sat. He had white hair, shriveled skin, and a stooped figure, so he sat on the white There is actually a lot of free space on the ivory wood chair.

But the senators in the Senate did not look down upon him because of this. Instead, like Paulus, they looked at him with respect. He was Lucius Valerius Poti, who had served as Roman consul for many times. Tus.

"Uncle, what do you think of the unreasonable demands made by the Dionians?" Paulus asked respectfully.He and the old man were not direct relatives, but they both belonged to the Valerius clan and the same Potitus family, so it was natural for them to be called "uncle".

Potitus opened his cloudy eyes and said slowly: "We don't need to reject Dionia's request immediately. After all, such an important matter cannot be decided in a short time. We can talk to Diony Asians can negotiate slowly..."

Paulus's eyes lit up, and he understood what this uncle meant, which was - drag!

"No, never give hope to the Dionians! In order to avoid future troubles, we should simply reject them!" An old man next to Potitus objected loudly.

He is Publius Cornelius Marugineensis, a Roman senator whose prestige is not inferior to that of Potitus. In the Senate, he has always played opposite to Potitus, but this time Once, the senators were frightened by Dionia's power and did not adopt his opinions.

Finally, Ambustus took Potitus's words and made specific suggestions: "We should send messengers to inform Camillus and Phrius immediately so that they can deal with the Tusculon people as soon as possible. , and then lead the troops to Satnicum without returning to the city, assist Licinius and Quintus, attack Wolsey, and try to occupy as much land as possible in a short time!..."

As he said this, Pontius glanced at him, and Paulus nodded.

"In addition, be sure to contact Carthage as soon as possible to see what they have to say about Dionia's sudden intervention in the Latium region?!" Potitus also reminded.

"I'm afraid we should also remind our colonies and allies to prepare in advance..." Pantius said.

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Finally the Roman Senate made a decision.

They sent envoys to inform Tapirus, pretending to be sincere and said: "The Senate has been considering the armistice, but because four military and political officers are away on an expedition, without their consent, according to Roman legal procedures, it cannot be made. The final decision, so I ask you to wait for a while longer..."

Tapirus did not have a deep understanding of the political system of Rome. He judged based on the political system of the Kingdom of Dionia and surrounding Greek city-states that the absence of so many generals in the city seemed to have a great impact on the reaching of the Senate's resolution. Especially since they were still involved, he said in a pretentious manner: "My king is waiting for my return, and I hope that the Roman Senate can give me a final reply as soon as possible! I can wait, but King Dionia has no patience to wait. !"

He thought he had dealt with it appropriately, but he did not know the great power of the Roman Senate. It was not only the highest administrative organ in Rome, but also exercised the highest supervision over all national life. The consul was just the executor of any resolution of the Senate, not to mention that there is no Consuls, but military and political officials who focus on military affairs, have even less power.

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