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Chapter 845 The Mission of Publius
Apuleius was carried out by the guards, struggling and shouting: "Don't lie to yourselves anymore, Rome is over! This is all Camillus's fault! Jupiter, please help Rome! It's all Camillus' fault..."

After Apuleius was escorted out, there was silence in the temple.Some people hold their clothes tightly with their hands, fear hidden in their eyes; some people look down at the ground to cover up their red eyes...

Potitus and Marugenes looked at each other, feeling a sense of powerlessness in their hearts, but he suppressed this negative emotion and said softly: "Ambustus, please continue what you just said. Issue."

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After the triumphal ceremony, Davos prepared to hold a military meeting to discuss the next attack plan of the army, but before the meeting, he met with someone first.

"Sit down, Publius."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Publius was respectful and addressed him fluently.

Publius was not one of those senators on the Capitoline Hill. These days he had witnessed with his own eyes the surrender of the civilians in Rome, the large numbers of civilian soldiers fleeing back, and also the Viais and Etruscans who came to Rome. The envoy from the Asian city-state learned that Weiai and Keslera were indeed captured by Dionia. Several Etruscan city-states allied with Dionia, and then Survottum and Xhosa also followed suit. Surrender... He even learned that the Roman army that had fought in Ostia was eventually disbanded.

As the patriarch of a large Roman clan, he has been keenly aware that the Dionysians have established a foothold in the Latium area, and it will be difficult for Camillus and the others to recapture Rome.

In terms of emotions, although this made him a little frustrated, it was good news for the Manlius clan who had been forced to join the Dionia side.

Therefore, in the eyes of Davos at this moment, Publius sat very politely, assuming a respectful and listening posture.

More or less grasping Publius's mentality at this time, Davos smiled slightly in his heart and said: "I heard the Roman administrator Asistes said that during this period, you actively assisted the city hall, making Dionia Governance of Rome is more targeted, more efficient, and much smoother."

"Lord Asistes praised me too much. I just made some suggestions. After all, I know Rome better." Publius said modestly.

Davos looked at him and suddenly said bluntly: "I think that as the patriarch of Manlius and the senator of Rome, your knowledge of this area and your ability to handle government affairs are far better than Valx's. , but he is now the administrative lieutenant of Rome, and you are left idle, do you feel unwilling to do so?"

Publius's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my family and I are just your prisoners. I am very grateful for your forgiveness. How dare I expect anything else!"

"You have joined the Kingdom of Dionia and are becoming a citizen of Dionia. I think with your savvy, you should have understood the political system of Dionia these days." Daves tapped the table with his hand, Looking at him, he said: "The Senate of Dionia gathers elites from various cities and races in Dionia. They can not only assist me in formulating laws and decisions for the entire kingdom in the Senate, but they can also serve as directors for a city, Even the top administrator of a region manages the administrative affairs of tens of thousands or even 10,000+ people alone. While they devote themselves to the kingdom, they also try their best to protect the rights and interests of the region and race where they come from. A city as big as Rome needs to Incorporating into the kingdom, of course, also requires elites who can represent the Roman people to enter the Senate and cry out for their rights..."

"Your Majesty..." Publius was moved. He knew that the reason why Davos said this to him must be expecting him, so he boldly asked: "How can I become Dionia?" Where are the elders?"

"First of all, put down your pretentiousness as a Roman noble. No matter what administrative position you hold, try your best to serve the common people in the city and win their recognition...I think it is easy for you to achieve this with the foundation laid by Marcus. "." Davos said seriously: "Secondly, you must make enough contributions to the kingdom to gain the recognition of the Dionia senators, so that when you are recommended, at least you will not be rejected by most of the senators. be opposed to."

After hearing this, Publius immediately took the initiative and said: "Whatever your Majesty wants me to do, please just give the order and I will try my best to complete it!"

He is indeed a smart man!Davos met the other party's eager eyes and said in a deep voice: "Now there is a very important thing that you need to do quickly. The Etruscan city-state has formed an alliance with us, and the Roman colonies in the north have been completely cleared. We The north is already safe. Although the army led by Camillus has been disbanded, he still has a considerable number of soldiers and the support of the Latin allies. I do not plan to fight them head-on for the time being.

I need to send an envoy to the various Latin city-states in the south while the Roman army is still resting at Satnicum in the southwest, and try my best to persuade them to break away from the Latin League, sever ties with Rome, and ally with the Kingdom. , thereby further weakening the strength of the remaining Roman army..."

It’s not that Davos has never sent envoys before, but the effect is not good. The Latin city-states are still full of distrust of outsiders Dionia, just like the previous Etruscan city-states, so Davos will Get Publius.

Over the years, Rome remained strong in the Latium region, and the Latin city-states looked up to it. Its senior officials often had contacts with these big clans in Rome, and some even became relatives.

Publius thought for a moment and then asked, "What are the terms of negotiation?"

Looks like there's something going on!Davos pretended to ponder, and after a moment he answered: "Our alliance treaty with the Etruscan city-state can serve as a model. Herni, in a moment, you will show Publius the contents of the alliance agreement."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Henepolis responded immediately.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to send an envoy to the Latin city-state in the south." Publius no longer hesitated.

"Very good!" Davos smiled: "With you as the envoy, I believe that the negotiations with the Latin city-state will be much smoother. Let's set off tomorrow. If there is anything that needs to be prepared before the envoy, you can tell Henipolis , let him help you solve it."

Henepolis immediately nodded to Publius.

Publius also quickly gave Henepolis a friendly smile.

"One more thing." Davos continued: "When we entered the city of Rome, some remnants of the Roman nobles occupied the Capitoline Hill. We have not attacked yet, mainly because we were busy stabilizing the order in the city at the time, and at the same time To take care of the emotions of the people in the city (in fact, the main reason was that Davos wanted to keep the enemies on the Capitoline Mountains to attract Camillus's army to attack the city of Rome. As a result, Camillus was not fooled, and His army was eventually disintegrated, and its remnants retreated to Satnicum to rest and recuperate. Judging from their situation, they would no longer be able to threaten the city of Rome in a short time).

Now that the city of Rome has stabilized, capturing the Capitoline Hill can save our troops and better manage the city of Rome.In fact, it's not because our Dionian army can't attack.The Capitoline Mountains are densely populated, and I only need to order the soldiers to use ballistae to continuously throw burning tar cans at the top of the mountain, causing countless casualties..."

Davos spoke in a calm tone, but it made Publius' hair stand on end. He had seen the terrifying scene of ballistae attacking the city on the west city wall before, and he had no doubt about its power, and he was thinking about it. He hesitated to dissuade Davos.

But Davos sighed and said in a pitiful tone: "I heard that there are many women and children on the mountain, and there are many temples... Therefore, this is the last resort. I am going to send an envoy first. Go up the mountain and persuade them to surrender."

When Davos said this, his eyes looked at Publius.

Publius hesitated for a moment and asked boldly: "Your Majesty, if these people on the mountain surrender... what will be done to them?"

Davos knew what he was worried about: because after Dionia captured the Roman nobles before, he mainly imprisoned, escorted away from Rome, and became slaves... If this method of treatment is followed, it is impossible to let the Romans on the mountain Surrendered because most of them were Roman senators and nobles.

Davos smiled, tapped the back of the chair with his finger, and said: "I can guarantee you that as long as they are willing to surrender and become citizens of Dionia, although they will be sent away from Rome, they will not be demoted again. As slaves, they were scattered and placed in other territories of Dionia, enjoying the same rights as other citizens of the kingdom."

Publius was lost in thought, but he still hesitated.

At this time, Davos said again: "If you become a Dionia senator, your direct family will be allowed to stay in Rome. Think about it, this may be the only Roman family left here!"

Publius was tempted again: "Your Majesty...can you allow me to persuade you to surrender after I'm on my mission to the Latin city-state?"

Publius said this because he had his own considerations. He knew that these senators and nobles on the Capitoline Mountains were the most determined group of people to resist, and would never surrender easily and let them be trapped on the mountain for a longer time. God, maybe it can reduce the difficulty of persuasion a bit.

"Of course." Davos agreed generously, and said happily: "You have boldly taken on these two important things, which makes me feel a lot more relaxed! Let's chat casually next, you have You are a patriarch of Rome, and you grew up here, can you tell me in detail your views on these city-states and powers around the city of Rome?"

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