So, as soon as Aristocrates asked the question, he cooperated with the truth about his association with Polyxis on the orders of Dionysius.

Of course, Polyxis denied it in every possible way, but the mood of the people, who were already not calm, erupted like a volcano.

"Traitor!"

"Traitor!"

"Hang him! And then let his soul be subjected to harsher criminal punishment in hell! ”

……

It was not only Polyxis's act of collaborating with the enemy that angered the people, but also the contempt for ordinary citizens and the disparagement of foreign citizens revealed in his letters, which made the people angry, and the whole square was like a storm suddenly set off on the calm sea, and the monstrous waves came to destroy the makeshift courtroom.

Not only did Polyxis and the others tremble under the momentum of such a Hit, but even Senior Judge Trito Demos felt nervous, because according to the "Law of Dionia", Polyxis's illegal acts did not warrant the death penalty, after all, Syracuse was not an enemy of Dionya now, let alone at war, and as a senator of the Senate, Polyxis had the legal right to propose a bill to "convene a citizens' assembly", but after the jury declared him "guilty", based on yesterday's trial, Faced with the anger of the audience, Trito Demos did not dare to make a final verdict, but frequently consulted with the assistant judge and prosecutor Aristocrates in a low voice.

At this moment, a loud military horn sounded.

The people followed the prestige: the door of the Senate was opened, and the senators, led by Davers, stepped out of the council hall.

Under the guidance of the guards, Davers walked down the steps and onto the wooden platform (because the wooden platform was built next to the steps).

Trito Demos was busy stepping forward to salute, but was stopped by Davers: "This is the court, you are the master here, I am just here to solve a little trouble for you." ”

Trito Demose immediately understood what he meant, and said gratefully, "Thank you for your help!" ”

Davers turned around and saw Aristocrates saluting him respectfully, so he patted him on the shoulder affectionately and complimented, "Aristocrates, I didn't expect you to do such a good job!" ”

He then saluted the jury members and thanked them for their hard work.

Then, his gaze swept over the group of people in the dock, compared to the eyes of Oriffith, Masisacus and others who were intertwined with fear and pleading, Polyxis was completely broken and broken, and his desperate eyes revealed a fierce light, pointing at him and cursing: "Davers, you are afraid that I will fight for more rights for the citizens and fabricate false evidence to frame me, one day the people will find out your true face, and you will not be able to escape Hades's fair trial!" ”

Completely ignoring his presence, Davers walked to the front of the wooden platform, he stretched out his hands, pressed downward, and a miracle occurred: the "sea" under the stage, which had been howling and churning, gradually returned to calm......

Then he spoke: "Citizens of Dionia! Families of the citizens of Dionia! I'm glad to see so many people here for the trial! This shows that you love the Ionian League and care about the Ionian legal system! Here, on behalf of the Senate, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you who have been standing in front of the court for the past two days. ”

After speaking, he bowed earnestly to the people.

The crowd applauded Davers for his encouragement and compassion.

"The law is sacred, and this is especially true in the Ionian League, because Hades is below to oversee what we do!" Davers pointed to the ground: "We know that the citizens of the Ionian League come from all parts of the Mediterranean, from all races, and because of the differences in customs and culture, there will inevitably be conflicts. The law has given order to Dionya and has brought everyone together, so do not protest against the verdict under the Code of the Union, for if the verdict is to be changed by your anger, then one day this injustice may fall on you or your loved ones......"

Davers's earnest words caused the people to think deeply. Some had thought that Davers had come to power to put pressure on Trito Demos in order to increase the sentence for his political rival, Polyxis, but that now does not seem to be the case.

Taking advantage of the calm of the square, Trito Demos issued a verdict: Polyxis was convicted of both crimes, deprived of Dionian citizenship, confiscated illegal property, and sentenced to 30 years in prison; Although Oriffith, Masisacus and other senators accepted bribes from the people of Syracuse, there was no clear evidence of further connection with Syracuse, and in addition to the crimes convicted yesterday, they were deprived of citizenship, confiscated illegal property, and sentenced to 20 years in prison; Centrobes such as Enanilus and Eurikpus were sentenced to 10 years in prison for deprivation of citizenship and confiscation of illegal property on the basis of yesterday's convictions, without finding evidence of their dealings with the Syracuses......

Davers's previous words worked, and the crowd booed regretfully when they heard the verdict, but there was no further radical action.

However, at this moment, Polyxis suddenly broke free from the control of the soldiers and shouted to the audience: "I am for you!" For the freedom of citizens! Someday you will regret your sentence against me today! ……”

His behavior was like pouring a pot of oil into a furnace that was about to be extinguished, and the anger of the people suddenly burned again, and the angry scolding hit the wooden platform again, and some people even spit on the platform.

The guards hurriedly escorted Polyxis and other prisoners down the wooden platform, and when they passed by Davers's side, Enanilus did not dare to look in that direction, until he got off the wooden platform, stood at the foot of the steps of the Senate Council Hall, and looked at the elders on the steps, and Enanilus's heart rose with endless remorse: just because of a moment of greed, he had a noble senator above ten thousand people and became a prisoner of the steps that everyone spined on......

At the end of the trial, Trito Demos, Aristocrates, and members of the jurors withdrew from the wooden platform one after another, but the people in the audience did not disperse, because Davos on the stage did not leave either, so that they knew that the archon must have something to say, so compared with the end of yesterday, the square gradually returned to calm.

In the face of thousands of pairs of expectant eyes, Davers knew in his heart: what did the people of Ionia want to talk about at this moment? What do you want to get?

But first he wanted to start with another topic: "Polyxis said that he did everything for the citizens of Dionia, and if he had not committed the crime of illegal occupation of land, restriction of civil liberties, etc., I would have been very happy to hear this, because this is the duty of a worthy Dionian senator." ”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, expressing their contempt for Polyxis's ugly behavior of "saying one thing and doing another", which diluted the impact of Polyxis' last shout.

"I am also grateful to Lord Dionysius of Syracuse, who, in addition to the fierce battles with the Carthaginians, took the time to care about the political life of the people of Dionia. I heard that the people of Syracuse are not too rich, he doesn't need to waste a lot of money here, if he can use it on the people of Syracuse, maybe it can make their lives better! And most importantly—" Davers sneered and said loudly: "He, Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, has not wiped the shit off his ass, what qualifications does he have to dictate to our Dionian Alliance and disturb the normal order of Dionia!" ”

Davers's sarcastic remarks drew laughter from the crowd.

"The Senate will send an emissary to Syracuse to protest to Dionysius, demanding an explanation and an apology! You may be worried about whether this will attract hostility from Syracuse? I can tell you unequivocally that Syracuse is strong, but we are also strong in Dionia, and we have not lost a foreign war since the alliance was established five years ago! Dionysius of Syracuse was already struggling to deal with Carthage, a strong enemy to the south, and he dared to risk being attacked from both sides and provoke the powerful us! Citizens, the Legion of Dionia, composed of you, is both a true steel wall of Dionya and an incomparably sharp sword, armed enough to dampen the ambitions of any city-state against Dionia! ”

Davers's words struck a chord with the populace, and even more so their sense of courage and honor.

"Lord Davers is right, our First Legion is invincible, and is not afraid of any enemy attack!"

"Our second army is not bad, as long as the people of Syracuse dare to set foot on the land of southern Italy, we will drive them to the sea to feed the fish and shrimp!"

"In the mountains, no one can defeat the Third Army, where we are the strongest!"

"You must know that in the Ionian Legion, our Fourth Legion is the only one that has the ability to storm the enemy's city, and we are the strongest in terms of siege!"

"Not only do we have a mighty legion, we have an invincible commander! Under the protection of Hades, the people of Syracuse dared to come and make enemies of us, and they simply had a broken head! ”

"Victory for the Ionian Legion!"

"Commander Wan Sheng!"

The initial quarrel eventually turned into a tsunami of shouts, and the shadow of the mind that had been caused by the initial hearing that "the people of Syracuse were actually making trouble in it" seemed to be swept away.

Davers pressed his hands down again, and when the cheers fell silent, he said in a deep voice: "This time, Polyxis, Enanilus and other senators have committed such a big crime, embezzled so much public property in Dionia, and there are also a considerable number of alliance officials involved in this case, which not only shocked me and the Senate, but also shocked you present, and shocked the entire Dionian Alliance!" This is my rereliction of duty! Dereliction of duty in the Senate! You should be angry, and you should rebuke the Senate! But after the outrage, we have to think about how to prevent such a bad incident from happening again? ”

Note: In the past few days, I have seen the brothers discussing the population of Syracuse, according to the information I have gathered, Syracuse was at its peak, that is, in the middle of the reign of Dionysius, he not only gained most of Sicily, but also controlled Greater Greece, in addition to establishing a number of colonial city-states, indirectly controlling the Adriatic Sea, at that time the population under its jurisdiction was about 2.2 million, considering that the Syracuse in the book was still in the early days of Dionysius, so I reduced it by half, after all, Sicily is his base, and the population is also the largest, According to historical records, the population of the city of Syracuse alone is about 200,000.