Apulius was carried out by the guards, and kept struggling and shouting: "Don't lie to yourself, everyone, Rome is finished!" It's all Camillus' fault! Jupiter is on top, save Rome! It's all Camillus' fault......"

After Apleius was escorted out, the temple fell silent. Some people clutched their clothes tightly in their hands, and there was fear hidden in their eyes; Some people looked down at the ground to hide his reddened eyes......

Portitus and Marugineensis looked at each other, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart, but he suppressed this negative emotion and said softly: "Ambustus, please continue with what you just said." ”

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After the triumphal ceremony, Davers prepared to convene a military council to discuss the next step of the army's attack, but before the meeting could be held, he received a man.

"Sit down, Publius."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Publius was respectful and fluent.

Publius was not one of the senators on Capitoline Hill, he had witnessed the convincing of the civilians of Rome these days, and the flight of large numbers of civilian soldiers, and he also learned from the Uighurs and Etruscan city-state envoys who came to Rome that Viai and Kesreira had indeed been captured by Dionia, and that several Etruscan city-states had allied themselves with Dionia, and then Sulwaterm and Xhosa had also surrendered...... He even learned that the Roman army that had fought in Ostia had finally been disbanded.

As the patriarch of a large Roman clan, he was already keenly aware that the Dioonians had gained a foothold in the Latin region, and it would be difficult for Camillus to retake Rome.

Emotionally, this was a bit frustrating for him, but it was good news for the Manlius clan, who had been forced to join the side of Dionia.

So, in Davers's eyes at this moment, Publius sat very decently and put on a posture of deferential listening.

Somewhat grasping Publius's state of mind at this time, Davers smiled slightly in his heart and said: "I heard Asistes, the administrator of Rome, say that during this period of time, you have actively assisted the town hall, making Dionia's governance of Rome more targeted, more efficient, and much smoother. ”

"Lord Assistes has complimented me so much, I'm just giving some advice, after all, I know Rome better." Publius said modestly.

Davers looked at him and suddenly said straightforwardly: "I think you, as the patriarch of Manlius and the patriarch of Rome, are far better than Valquez in terms of understanding of this area and your ability to handle government affairs, but he is now the administrative adjutant of Rome, and you are idle, do you feel unwilling?" ”

Publius's heart jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my family and I are just your captives, and we are already very grateful to be able to receive your forgiveness, where do you dare to expect anything else!" ”

"You have joined the Kingdom of Dionya and are becoming a citizen of Dioria, and I think with your shrewdness, you should have learned about the political system of Dionya these days." Davers tapped his hand on the table, looked at him and said: "The Senate of Dionya gathers elites from various cities and races in Dionia, who can either assist me in formulating the laws and decisions of the entire kingdom in the Senate, or they can serve as the supreme administrator of a city or even a region, and manage the administrative affairs of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of people alone. While they were dedicated to the Kingdom, they were also doing their best to protect the rights and interests of the region and race from which they came. For a city as large as Rome to be incorporated into the kingdom, of course, an elite who can represent the Roman people needs to enter the Senate and cry out for their rights......"

"Your Majesty......" Publius was moved, he knew that the reason why Davers said this to him must have expected him, so he boldly asked, "How can I become the patriarch of Dionia?" ”

"First of all, put down your Roman aristocracy, whatever administrative position you hold, and do your best to serve the commoners of the city and win their approval...... I think with the foundation that Marcus laid down, it's still easy for you to achieve. Davers said seriously: "Secondly, you must give enough credit to the royal kingdom to gain the approval of the Dionian senators, so that when you get a recommendation, at least you will not be opposed by most of the senators." ”

After hearing this, Publius immediately took the initiative to say: "What does Your Majesty want me to do, please give me the order, I will do my best to complete it!" ”

Sure enough, a smart man! Davers met the other party's eager gaze and said in a deep voice, "There is a very important thing that you need to do now. The Etruscan city-states have allied themselves with us, the Roman colonies to the north have been completely cleared, and our north has been secured. Although the army led by Camillus has been disbanded, he still has a considerable number of soldiers and the support of the Latin allies, and I do not intend to engage them head-on for the time being.

I need to send an emissary to the Latin city-states to the south, while the Roman army is still resting in the south-west of Satnikum, and try to persuade them to break away from the Latin League, to sever their ties with Rome, and to form an alliance with the kingdom, so as to further weaken the remnants of the Roman army......"

It wasn't that Davers hadn't sent emissaries before, but it didn't work well, and the Latin city-states were still full of distrust of the outsider Dionia, just like the Etruscan city-states before him, so Davers would find Publius.

During these years, Rome remained strong in the Latin region, and the Latin city-states looked up to it, and its top leaders often interacted with these large Roman clans, and some even became relatives.

After a little deliberation in his mind, Publius asked, "What kind of negotiation conditions?" ”

It seems that there is a play! Davers pretended to groan, and after a moment replied, "Our treaty of alliance with the Etruscan city-states can be used as a model. Heni, in a moment you will show the contents of the alliance agreement to Publius. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Henipolis, who was on the sidelines, immediately responded.

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

"Good!" Davers smiled: "With you as an envoy, I believe that the negotiations with the Latin city-state will go much smoother, let's leave tomorrow, if there is anything to prepare before the mission, you can tell Hennipolis and let him help you solve it." ”

Henipolis immediately nodded to Publius.

Publius also hurried to throw a friendly smile at Henipolis.

"One more thing." Davers continued: "When we entered the city of Rome, some remnants of the Roman nobility occupied Capitoline Hill, and we have not attacked it yet, mainly because we were busy stabilizing order in the city and at the same time taking care of the mood of the people in the city (in fact, the main reason was that Davers wanted to keep the enemy on Capitoline Hill at that time to attract Camillus's army to force the city of Rome, but Camillus was not fooled, and his army was eventually disintegrated, and the remnants of it retreated to Saturnicum to rest and see what happened, The city of Rome can no longer be threatened for a short time).

Now that the city of Rome has stabilized, capturing Capitoline Hill will save our forces and better manage the city. Actually, it wasn't because our Dionian army couldn't attack. Capitoline Hill is densely populated, and I only need to order the soldiers to throw burning tar canisters at the top of the mountain with ballistas, and I can kill and wound them countless ......"

Davers spoke in a flat tone, but it made Publius stand on end, he had seen the terrible scene of the ballista siege on the west side of the city, and he had no doubt about its power, and he was hesitating whether to dissuade Davers.

But Davers sighed and said in a pitiful tone: "I have heard that there are many women and children on the mountain, and there are many temples...... Therefore, this is a last resort. I am going to send a messenger up the mountain to persuade him to surrender. ”

Davers said this, but his eyes were on Publius.

Publius hesitated for a moment, and boldly asked, "Your Majesty, if these people on the mountain surrender...... What to do with them? ”

Davers knew what he was worried about: because after Dionya captured the Roman nobles, he was mainly imprisoned, taken out of Rome, and enslaved...... If this was the case, it would have been impossible to get the Romans on the hill to surrender, since most of them were Roman senators and nobles.

Davers smiled, tapped his finger on the back of his chair, and said, "I can assure you that as long as they are willing to surrender and become citizens of Dionia, although they will be sent out of Rome, they will no longer be reduced to slavery, but will be scattered and settled in other territories of Dionia, enjoying the same rights as other citizens of the kingdom." ”

Publius was lost in thought, but he was still a little hesitant.

At this time, Davos said, "If you become the Patriarch of Dionia, your direct family will be allowed to stay in Rome, and come to think of it, this may be the only Roman family left here!" ”

Publius was tempted again: "Your Majesty...... Will I be allowed to persuade the Latin city-states to surrender after my mission? ”

Publius said this with his considerations, he knew that these senators and nobles on Capitoline Hill were the most determined people to resist, and they would never surrender easily, and let them be trapped in the mountains for a few more days, perhaps it would be less difficult to convince them.

"Absolutely." Davers agreed and said happily: "You have boldly undertaken these two important things, which makes me feel a lot easier!" Next, let's talk casually, you were a Roman senator and grew up here, can you tell me in detail about your views on these city-states and forces around Rome? ”