Chapter 937
The Devers smiled and said in a clear voice, "If you understand the history of the founding of Diónia, you'll find that Diónia has never taken the initiative to invade the territories of other city-states and races. Usually, it's other forces that invade Diónia first. Some city-states even reneged on their promises and suddenly tore up their alliance with us, brazenly invading Diónia's territory and slaughtering Diónia's people. That's why we, Diónia, became enraged and retaliated angrily to destroy them.
From this, it can be seen that we, Diónia, are not the former Rome. We are not tyrannical, nor are we greedy for other countries' lands. On the contrary, we love peace and are willing to get along well with our neighbors. Here, in the Latin region, Diónia will continue to uphold our consistent diplomatic attitude. We will live in peace with any force that wants to have friendly relations with Diónia. We will even sign some friendly agreements, carry out more extensive trade, cultural exchanges, and even mutual assistance …
I would like to make a solemn promise to all of you here. Diónia's arrival in Latin is not to bring more wars to this war-prone land, but to eliminate wars and bring peace and prosperity. This does not only apply to the people of Rome and the Latin people under Diónia's rule, but also to you, as neighbors of Rome, who are also willing to get along well with us! "
Although some forces had received similar promises from the envoys sent by Diónia before, when these words came from the mouth of the king of Diónia, it undoubtedly made the envoys feel more at ease.
Then, the Sabine envoy asked, "Can we, the Sabines, also form an alliance with Diónia?"
"Of course!" The Devers smiled and said, "As long as the Sabines are willing to be friends with Diónia, Diónia is naturally willing to form an alliance with you! When the banquet is over, you can look for our diplomat, Tapirus, to discuss the matter of the alliance. "
As he spoke, the Devers pointed at Tapirus, who was sitting in the middle of the banquet.
Tapirus immediately stood up and greeted Sabin's emissary with a smile.
The Sabine emissary hurriedly responded, breathing a long sigh of relief in his heart. Diónia had occupied Rome, Pheidina, and Crucium had submitted to it. Diónia's sphere of influence now bordered the Sabines' territory. Among all the surrounding powers, the Sabines had also become the power closest to the central city of the Kingdom of Diónia, Rome, in Latinum. For more than ten years, the people of Rome had been suppressing the Sabines to the point of suffocation. Now that a more powerful Diónia than Rome had arrived, they felt even more terrified. Now, with the promise of the King of Diónia, they were completely relieved to be able to form an alliance.
Not only the Sabinians, but other forces were also more or less fearful, so the messengers also expressed their willingness to form an alliance with Diónia.
Devers expressed their agreement one by one.
"Your Majesty the King of Diónia, I have a question," the Marsi emissary asked loudly. "If war breaks out between the two allies of Diónia … For example, Marsi has already formed an alliance with Diónia, and the conflict with the Herniki leads to war, and both sides ask for help from Diónia. Will Diónia help the Herniki who have a closer relationship with you? Or will it help Marsi who have just formed an alliance? "
"We Herniki are busy rebuilding our homeland. How can we have a conflict with the Marsi who have helped us!" Although Nemeri was complaining, he, like the other emissaries, was looking forward to the Devers' answer.
"There are many powers in Central Italy, and their relationships are complicated. Conflicts and wars between them occur from time to time. In recent years, it is only because of the strength and rapid expansion of Rome that the surrounding powers are under pressure that they have to temporarily form an alliance." The Devers smiled. His voice was not loud, but his tone was firm. "As I have said just now, Diónia has come here for peace and prosperity. We will first stop the ongoing war and gather both sides to discuss the cause of the conflict. We will find a way to solve the conflict and restore peace between both sides.
I believe that people of all races yearn for a peaceful life and do not want to be involved in a war that has no guarantee of life. If there is such a race that lives on war and plunder, then it will be a common danger to us, and we will definitely fight it together! Am I right? "
"Your Majesty, you are right! If one day Wolsey has a conflict with other races, we are willing to listen to the messengers of Diónia to help us resolve the dispute! "Catemontalos was the first to express his stance.
"We Herniki are also willing to listen to any decision of the messengers of Diónia!" Nemeri also said.
The messengers of the other races, including the Marsi, understood that the King of the Devers wanted to establish a new order in central Italy with Diónia as the center, and he wanted the other races and forces to follow him.
For them, this was actually not a bad thing, because according to what they knew, the Dionysian Army did not pay too many casualties in destroying Rome, which they feared. Since the King of Diónia promised not to use such terrible force, but to solve the dispute through negotiation, they were much more at ease, so one by one they agreed with the decision of the Devers.
At this time, someone said loudly, "Your Majesty, the Celts in the north are the terrible force that lives on plunder, as you said. Twenty years ago, they had invaded the Latin region, and now they are active in the north again. It is said that the former king of the Celts, Brennus, was still thinking about his defeat in Rome before he died, and repeatedly told the leaders around him to avenge him. Perhaps in a few years, the Celts will make a comeback, and I am afraid we all need to be prepared. What do you think of this? "
As soon as this was said, the messengers in the room quieted down. Although the Celts' invasion happened twenty years ago, as the war lasted for a year, all the forces in Latin were more or less affected, so they all had a deep impression of it.
The Devers looked towards the source of the voice, and the person who spoke was an emissary from the city of Fufluna. Fufluna was one of the Twelve Cities Alliance of Etruria. This time, they represented the northern Etrurian cities that did not ally with Diónia, and they came to Rome. As these northern Etrurian cities and the Latin territory controlled by Diónia were separated by the southern Etrurian cities of Tarchona, Volci, and other southern Etrurian cities that had just allied with Diónia, the two sides did not have any contact before, and there was no conflict of interest between the two sides. The Devers had been speculating about their intentions, and now he finally understood.
"I have said it just now, no force is allowed to destroy the peace and tranquility of this land!" The Devers said without hesitation, "If the Voltans dare to invade the territories of Volci and Tarchona, Diónia will definitely gather their army, cross the Tiber River, and help their alliance to repel the Celts!"
The emissary of Fufluna was stunned, and he blurted out, "What about northern Etruria? If the Celts attack northern Etruria, if Diónia does nothing, the situation will be very bad! The terrain of Etruria is flat, and these years, the northern Etrurian cities have only relied on the rolling mountains at the northern border to barely stop the Celts' invasion. However, if the Celts gather their army and invade the south, the northern Etrurian cities will have a hard time defending themselves. Once the Celts gain a foothold in the north, it will be easier for them to attack the south, and it will be even fiercer! When that time comes, the cruel Celts will once again attack Rome and Latin to avenge their old king, Brennus! "
The Devers had a troubled look on his face, and he said hesitantly, "What you said makes sense, but Diónia does not have any diplomatic relations with the northern Etrurian cities. Even if Diónia wants to help, they will not dare to bring their army into your territory, lest the Etrurian people think that the Diónia are invaders just like the Celts."
The emissary of Fufluna understood the meaning behind the Devers' words, and he immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to the Devers, saying, "As long as Diónia is willing to help us defend Etruria against the Celts, we, the northern Etrurian cities, are willing to form an alliance with Diónia!"
The Devers gently nodded, and said in a clear voice, "It is a good thing that the northern Etrurian cities are willing to form an alliance with Diónia, and I welcome it very much! When the banquet is over, you can also discuss the alliance with our diplomat, Tapirus, like the other emissaries. I have said that Diónia came here to make friends, and we are very willing to join hands with our new friends from Latin, Etruria, and other regions to defend against the foreign enemies! To defend the peace of our homeland together! "
"My King, you have said it very well!" Wolsey's Catemontalos raised his wine glass, and stood up again, saying in an excited voice, "I propose that we toast the noble King of Diónia, and thank him for bringing peace to us!"
Catemontalos' suggestion was immediately echoed by the other emissaries.
The Devers smiled and drank with them.
Tapirus drank this glass of wine with him, feeling quite excited. Although he would be very busy in the future, this kind of busyness showed the value of being a diplomat. After being in the Latin region for half a year, he could finally show his skills.
After the emissary of Fufluna sat down, he let out a long sigh of relief.
What he said just now was not completely true. Ever since the Celts invaded the south 20 years ago, the strength of the Etrurian cities had been greatly weakened, and the cities in the north were even more severely affected. Although the Celts did not gather a large army to attack the south in recent years, small-scale invasions were very frequent. In the beginning, the cities in the north helped each other and joined forces to defend, but the repeated failures caused them to fight on their own and barely hold on. Therefore, when Rome attacked the southern cities of Etruria, the cities in the north could only watch helplessly as they were forced to submit to Rome. This was because they could not even take care of themselves, so how could they spare the energy to reinforce the south?
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