Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 638

[Chapter 57 Meeting the future father-in-law]

“That soldier holding the kingdom’s flag should be a Mesapi, right?”

“The announcement said that his name was Lakelesis, and he was a soldier of the Ninth Legion (the Ninth Legion was mainly composed of Mesapis), When he captured the city of Luceria, he rushed to the head of the city, killed four enemies in a row, was stabbed with several spears, and continued to fight until his comrades rushed to the head of the city…”

“No wonder he And bandaged, so that a heroic soldier is worthy of the honor of the flag-bearer of the triumph!”

“Rachelesis is a famous warrior of our city of Udière!” someone interjected in blunt Greek.

In such a celebratory atmosphere, the conflicts and disputes of the past will be put aside, and people’s minds will be broadened. Ya people, you Mesapis join the

Dionian

army, and our legion will be stronger!”

“The Dionysian Legion will be victorious!”

“The Ninth Legion will be victorious!”

That’s it!”

…

the procession came to the first Arc de Triomphe, the starting point of the northern outer city of Turii.

This Arc de Triomphe was built after the South-Italian War. The four reliefs on the arch respectively recorded the four breathtaking battles that decided the fate of Dionia in the South-Italian War. They are: the Battle of Poseidonia, the Touri The Great Battle of Iraq, the Great Battle of Crotone, and the Defensive Battle of Meyaro.

The soldiers who passed through the Arc de Triomphe became more dignified in their excitement. They were eager to make more achievements and be remembered by the history of the Kingdom of Dionia

……

Victory Square was also full of spectators, but unlike the people along the way, their status was different, foreign envoys, invited VIPs, kingdom officials and officers, and their families…

This of course also included Davos’ family, who sat on the viewing platform beside the Great Hall with the family members of the elders, surrounded by soldiers.

“Kitia, you don’t have to stretch your neck so long, it’s still early for the parade to get here, and now it’s not as good as before, there are five or six miles from the outer city to the inner city – ouch!” The dignified and generous girl next to her tapped her head, and she heard the girl reprimand softly: “Younis, don’t be so rude! Kitia is older than you, you should be called sister!”

“Okay,

Kitia Sister!” Eunice’s big and flexible eyes flashed with a sly light: “You don’t have to bother to find it, Steveros is the legion flag bearer of the Eighth Legion this time, walking in the forefront of the team, you don’t need to reach out. You can also see the neck.” The

petite and beautiful Kitia blushed when she heard this, and hurriedly retracted her delicate body lying on the railing, looking at the two sisters who were bowing their heads and snickering, couldn’t help but defend. Said: “I don’t want to see Steveros, but I want to help… I want to help Cynthia find where Patroclus is.”

“My sister won’t be as anxious as you are, anyway, she will be Engaged to Patroclus!” Eunice blurted out, although her voice was not loud, it also aroused some people’s surprise.

Cynthia also became a little shy, and immediately patted Eunice: “Don’t talk nonsense!”

Eunice didn’t care, she said with a smile: “Sister Kitia, you see my sister is about to get married, you When are you going to marry Stephros?”

“Ah?…”

“Eunice!”

“Ouch!”

…

Alexis was riding a gorgeous chariot pulled by four dark horses, now Dio The kingdom of Nia is no longer as poor as it was when it was first built, and it is easy to find four tall and handsome black horses without a trace of variegation.

Behind him is Leotizides, also a four-horse chariot.

After that was the two-horse chariot that several legion commanders rode, which somewhat made the legion commanders like Amyntas and Olivers a little uncomfortable.

Leotides stood in the carriage, chest straight, to the cheers and praises of thousands of people.

He has participated in the Triumph Ceremony many times, but this is the first time he has participated as the commander of the theater. As the protagonist, the attention he has received is naturally different from before.

When their carriage entered the Victory Square, thunderous cheers were overwhelming.

After the carriage ran around the periphery of the square, it stopped in front of the Senate House.

Alexis, Leotides, and several legion commanders all got off the carriage one after another, stepping up the steps solemnly.

On the platform at the end of the steps stood the distinguished elders of the kingdom, surrounded by King Davos wearing a crown.

“Your Majesty!” Alexis, who was the first to step onto the platform, gave a respectful military salute.

Davos returned the salute solemnly and said, “Thank you for your hard work, Alexis! Thank you for adding new territories and people to the kingdom!”

“This is my duty as an army commander.” Alexis s replied.

Davos took the golden scepter of victory from Henepolis with a smile on his face and handed it over.

This is a one-foot long walking stick made of gold with a beautifully carved statue of the Goddess of Victory at the top. This is a reward for the commander who has returned in triumph. Now, with the strength of the kingdom, it is no longer a verbal recognition for the victor. There are more substantial prizes.

For the generals of the kingdom who commanded the battle, this is the highest reward, so Alexis, who usually doesn’t value gold and silver, also took it excitedly and pressed it tightly to his chest.

“Your Majesty!” Leotizides gave a neat military salute.

“Prosaus, well done!” Davos smiled even more happily: “You did not live up to my expectations, and even exceeded the expectations of many people!”

Davos said, handed over the scepter of victory, and after Leotti handed it over, he gave him a strong pat on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice, “I look forward to your next victory!”

Leo Tizides was also excited. He understood that this showed that King Davos valued him very much. He didn’t know what to say for a while, but said repeatedly: “Yes! Yes!…”

Davos then gave it to Amintas .

, Olivers and several other army commanders made of silver scepters.

When he was about to wear the three-headed dog warrior medal made of gold for several flag-bearers, when he saw Laquelessis from Messapi wearing a bandage, he couldn’t help but think of him in Amendola more than ten years ago. The scene of La giving the flag to the wounded Drakes, he couldn’t help feeling overwhelmed, so he gave the heroic soldier a strong hug, grabbed his hand, and raised it high.

The soldiers in the square cheered loudly, especially the soldiers from Messapi and Puchetti.

After Davos carefully put on the medals for the flag-bearers one by one, he strode to the platform, facing the thousands of soldiers under the stage, and shouted loudly: “Dionia’s brave soldier We, loyal citizens of the kingdom!…”

“The Kingdom of Dionysus is victorious!!!…”

“King Davos is victorious!!!…”

… The

triumphant roaring in the mountains of the soldiers The curtain came to an end with cheers.

………………………………

Just after the triumphal ceremony ended yesterday, Patroclus received a notice from the Ministry of Military Affairs today: let him go to the palace immediately.

Although he had already received news from Cynthia last night, Patroclus was still uneasy along the way. After all, this was the first time he had been received by King Davos alone.

When I came to the door of the King’s Office on the second floor of the palace, the guards had not had time to go in to report. It happened that Henepolis came out of it and saw Patroclus, the court clerk who was once the “youngest senator” quite a bit. After looking at him with interest, he said with a smile, “Young man, congratulations!” Then, he turned around and went in again.

After a while, when he came out again, Henepolis brought two clerks and comforted Patroclus, saying, “Don’t be nervous, go in.”

Patroclus said gratefully and softly, “Thank you, Henebo. Lord Lis!”

Patroclus walked in softly, and there was only one person left in the room.

The founder of the Dionysian Kingdom, the supreme commander of the Dionysian army, the descendant of Hades, and also the father of Cynthia—King Davos was sitting behind a desk more than 20 meters away, looking calm. Watch him.

Rao is the usual daring Patroclus at this moment, his heart couldn’t help but “Bang! Bang!…” Rapidly beat.

“Your Majesty… I’m here.” He tried his best to control his body and gave Davos a military salute.

Davos looked at him with scrutiny and a hint of love in his eyes. He saw Patroclus’ nervousness in his eyes, and he said softly, “Sit down, Patroclus.”

“Yes! “Patroclus sat on the wooden chair next to him, his mind calmed down a little, and then he felt his lips become dry and tight, and he swallowed subconsciously.

Davers

showed a smile: “I’m thirsty, I’ll bring you a glass of water.”

“No, thank you, Your Majesty!” Patroclus waved his hand hurriedly.

“Before the Triumph, I reviewed the list of recommended candidates to serve as the flag bearer of the Triumph Legion sent by Alexis, and deliberately deleted your name.” Davos said slowly: “You must have complained. ?”

“No, Your Majesty.” Patroclus said without hesitation.

“Know why I did this?” Davers asked further.

“It’s because… to avoid suspicion.” Patroclus replied softly, uncertainly.

“Yes, in order to avoid suspicion.” Davos affirmed and said solemnly: “You are a young man with great military talent, but when you marry Cynthia, you will be infected with the background of the royal family. Everything you get will be considered by others as the result of being taken care of by me, so there will be a lot of things like this to avoid suspicion in the future. You probably won’t become the ‘youngest legion commander’, ‘the youngest corps commander’ like Prosusus. Young Commander’…”