Chapter 806
At the same time, the guards roared in unison.
In the face of the murderous aura, Pubrius Manlius did not feel nervous at all. He put on a blank expression as if he did not understand Greek.
The Devers looked at this guy with a soft round face who looked a little jubilant and couldn't help but laugh. "We have already interrogated your slave. You are proficient in Greek. Stop pretending."
Pubrius' face immediately changed, and he said coldly in Greek, "You occupied our city, and you want us to express our gratitude? I think only a fool would have such a ridiculous idea!"
"You —" Heniboris was so angry that he wanted to refute, but the Devers waved his hand to stop him.
The senators of Rome were indeed the elites of Rome. There were no cowards! The Devers, who knew some of the history of the Republic of Rome in his previous life, sighed, and then slowly said, "The Manlius clan is a famous clan in Rome! Someone told me that during the Celtic occupation of Rome, one of the heroes who saved Rome, Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, should also belong to your Manlius clan. I wonder if he is your brother? "
Pubrius' face changed, and he said loudly, "No, I have nothing to do with him!"
The Devers looked straight at him and said in a serious tone, "Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was once the patriarch of your Manlius clan. How can you have nothing to do with him?! I'm afraid that you being able to sit in the position of a senator of Rome is also related to him! "
Pubrius seemed to be insulted. He ignored the deterrence of the guards next to him, stood up, and emphasized loudly, "Marcus' attempt to implement a dictatorship in Rome is a disgrace to our Manlius clan. He has been removed from the genealogy and has nothing to do with us!"
"Oh, dictatorship?!" The Devers smiled playfully, "Your Rome has long abolished the king. How capable does Marcus have to dare to implement a dictatorship when the people of Rome have long approved of the current regime of Rome?! Just because he repelled the Celts' ambush on Capitoline Mountain and saved Rome? Or was it because he had repelled the Equis' attacks several times?! Or was it because of his bravery in battle and the fact that he had won more than 40 laurels? I don't think Marcus, who has served as the Consul of Rome many times, is a madman. He is not stupid enough to play with his life! "
Pubrius was a little surprised. He didn't expect a foreign king to know Marcus so well.
"But in the end, his life was still taken away, and he was even charged by your Senate with the crime of 'attempting to dictate in vain'. Why?" The Devers's eyes were as sharp as knives as he asked in a deep voice.
However, Pubrius didn't make eye contact and remained silent.
The Devers smiled slightly and said softly, "Isn't it because he supported the commoners, asked for the abolition of debts, fought for the rights of the commoners, and harmed the interests of your aristocracy? That's why you regarded him as a traitor and wanted to kill him!"
The Devers's words entered Pubrius' ears and made him tremble. He didn't expect the king of Diónia to know so much about the past. He couldn't help but feel uneasy: What does he want?
"But in my opinion, Marcus Manlius Capitolinus is a true hero of Rome. He disregarded his aristocratic identity and sincerely helped the commoners in order to alleviate the fierce conflict between the aristocracy and the commoners in Rome, so that your city-state can develop better. Unfortunately, the greedy and short-sighted aristocrats of Rome not only cruelly killed him, but also shamelessly framed him. This is really unbearable!"
The Devers looked indignant, giving people the impression that he was not a king of Diónia, but a citizen of Rome who was worried about national affairs, which made Pubrius deeply confused.
At this moment, the Devers said in a deep voice, "So I decided to – tomorrow, in front of the people of Rome, to clear the grievances of this true hero of Rome, to prove his innocence, and to announce the realization of his ideals, abolish the debts of the commoners of Rome, distribute land to them, and let them enjoy equal opportunities to hold public office …"
When Pubrius heard this, he shouted in a hurry, "No, you have no right to do this!"
"Of course I have the right, because the city of Rome is in my hands! Do you think that the more than 60,000 troops led by Camillus can take down the city that is heavily defended by 50,000 elite troops of Diónia?! He will soon taste the taste of failure! " The Devers's sharp eyes looked straight at Pubrius, and his voice pierced his mind like an iron nail, "And you, Pubrius Manlius, will appear with me in front of the people of Rome tomorrow. As the cousin of Marcus, you have to show support for my order. I think you will receive the support of countless people of Rome!"
"No! Even if you kill me, I will never appear in front of the people with you! "Pubrius refused on the spot without hesitation.
"This is an order! You must attend! Otherwise – "The Devers's eyebrows rose, and his tone was firm. He reached out to the guard for a dagger, and then suddenly swung it down. With a bang, a corner of the wooden table was completely cut off.
The triangular table corner bounced a few times on the ground, making a "clang" sound, which made Pubrius feel frightened. What made him even more frightened was the cold voice of the Devers, "You and your family will all be executed! Anyway, I still have a few captives of the Manlius clan in my hands. There will always be someone who will agree. I will give you some time to think about it, Pubrius Manlius, the current patriarch. "At the end of the sentence, the Devers smiled at him.
This smile was as terrible as a demon in the eyes of Pubrius. When he was escorted out by the guards, his legs almost went soft, but he kept cursing in his heart, Marcus, isn't it enough that you have harmed our Manlius clan? Now you want to drag us down with you! If it weren't for you, how could I have kept a low profile in the Senate all these years! And because the other senators alienated our clan, they forgot to inform us in advance to evacuate. When we packed our luggage and wanted to go to Capitoline Mountain, the entire square was blocked by civilians … Marcus! Marcus … "
"Your Majesty, will he agree?" Heniboris asked curiously.
"If he doesn't agree, there are other Manlius. Even if all the Manlius don't agree, it won't have much of an impact on our plan. " The Devers returned the dagger to the guard, then said casually, "With them around, it will only make our actions more convincing. As long as the benefits given to the civilians of Rome are real, I don't believe that they won't be tempted. "
"Actually, this Pubrius doesn't realize how much benefit he will have in the future if he does as Your Majesty says." Heniboris laughed.
"Then he can only regret it in Hades." The Devers said lightly, then reminded Heniboris, "Go and call Valkries in."
This was the first time Valkries had entered the Senate of Rome. Although he was very curious, he didn't stop to look around, because the king of Diónia was waiting for him in front.
If he had chosen to help the outsiders of Diónia against his former mother state for the sake of revenge and getting out of trouble, now he was truly in awe of Diónia. They had conquered Rome, the largest city in Latin, in a single day. What a powerful military force! Could the other factions here really fight against such a powerful kingdom?!
Valkries was very doubtful, so he walked up to the King of Devers anxiously.
The Devers said to him amiably, "I remember your name is Valkries, right? Don't be nervous, take a seat first."
"Yes … Yes …" Valkries replied repeatedly, but he still stood there cautiously.
Seeing him like this, the Devers said in a gentle tone, "This time, we were able to conquer Rome because of your great contribution. In order to commend your contribution, I will grant you the citizenship of Diónia in advance."
"Thank … thank you, Your Majesty!" Valkries hurriedly said.
The Devers smiled, "Also … Now that we have Rome, and you are the first person from Rome to become a citizen of Diónia, I have decided to appoint you as the adjutant of Rome's administration!"
"Adjutant of Rome?!" Valkries was confused by the meaning of this unfamiliar term.
"It's similar to the magistrates of Rome, but in reality, they are more powerful than the magistrates," Hennepolis, who had done some research on Rome's political system, explained.
The magistrates of Rome, as the name suggested, were in charge of the administrative affairs of Rome. However, in reality, Rome was a country, and all the decisions, big and small, were made by the Senate. The administrative affairs of Rome were handled by the two magistrates, and the most important legal affairs of Rome were handled by the magistrates. The magistrates were actually one of the subordinates of the magistrates, and were responsible for some insignificant affairs of Rome. Therefore, it was only a middle-level official position in Rome.
However, the adjutant of Diónia was different. As the magistrate of a city was the highest manager of a city in Diónia, as long as it did not violate the laws of Diónia, he could make plans and decisions on the management and development of the city according to his own ideas. As the assistant of the magistrate, the adjutant of the magistrate was responsible for the specific affairs of a certain aspect of the city, and had the decisive right to speak and execute in this aspect. Although it was only a middle-level official position in Diónia, it was in the process of transitioning to a senior official position. Moreover, the officials of Diónia who had been promoted to senator in the past ten years had all served as the adjutant of the magistrate before, so the position of adjutant of the magistrate became the wind vane for the promotion to senator.
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