ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 593 Queen and Princess

"Antrapolis is very good! He has already been promoted to a senator, and he can still calm down and train himself. Compared with some people who think that being a senator is great!..." Davos's voice was very soft, Alistair Lars couldn't help but blinked.

"Aris, your brother has become a senator, and you are still a palace herald. Do you regret it?" Davos looked at him and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

After Davos became king, the political system of Dionysia did not change, but he asked the Senate to create several additional positions for him and directly obeyed the king: one was the captain of the palace guard, now led by Martius He was responsible for protecting the safety of the king and his family, and maintaining order in the palace; one was the secretary, served by Heripolis, who was responsible for writing documents and letters for the king; and the other was the palace herald, served by Aristela Si is responsible for conveying the king's orders and summoning officials.In fact, this job is mostly done by Aristillas' subordinates, and Aristillas' real job is Davos' intelligence chief.Although most of the elders know that Davos has a group of subordinates who are responsible for collecting intelligence for him, if the position of an intelligence officer is specifically set up and this matter is made public, Davos still feels that the impact will not be good, so Using heralds to cover up is nothing more than trickery.These three positions are all mid-level public positions, and their status is much lower than that of the senators in the Senate.

"Your Majesty, I have never regretted it. I like my current position, which allows me to give full play to my abilities. And I think that even serving as an ordinary public official beside Your Majesty is more glorious than becoming a senator." Aristela Si said seriously.

"You have learned to say nice things now!" Davos pointed at him and laughed.

"Okay, it's getting late. You should go back and rest quickly." Davos stood up and said casually: "You have to keep an eye on Naxos."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Aristelas replied, turned around and went out. He no longer lives in the Davos Mansion, but has his own house near the palace under the hill.

Davos left the study and walked to the backyard.

After walking around the garden and about to enter the main building, Davos saw a slim figure standing next to the statue of Arthenis.

"Cynthia." He called softly.

"Father...Father!" Cynthia looked slightly panicked.

"Still not sleeping at this late hour?" Davos said with concern.

"Well... I'm praying to Arthenis, wishing my brother a safe return from his first expedition!" Cynthia said quickly.

"This time to deal with the Dauni people, we sent three legions, plus a cavalry legion, with a total of 3 soldiers. The number of soldiers is far more than the opponent. The victory is easy. You don't have to worry about Adoris at all. Although he is new to the battlefield, he has always been very talented in combat. When it comes to fighting alone, many veterans are no match for him, not to mention that Olivers is taking care of him, so what do you have to worry about!" Davos comforted her, and then asked with a smile: "Are you just praying for Adoris alone?"

"Father!" Cynthia paced lightly, but her pretty face began to flush.

"When this war is over, your mother and I will host the wedding for you and Patroclus. You are already 20 years old. If I don't marry you off, others will think that no one wants the princess of the Kingdom of Dionia. ." Davos said jokingly.

When talking about the marriage, Cynthia felt shy but happy: "Thank you, father!"

"Go to bed quickly." Davos waved his hand and said with a smile: "Patroclus, as the captain of the legion, will not fight the enemy personally. There is no danger at all. You don't need to worry about him. But if you worry every day He will cause poor sleep and your skin will become very bad. When Patroclus comes back, be careful that he doesn’t want you!”

"He dares!" Cynthia said with her hands on her hips.

Davos smiled and turned to go upstairs. Cynthia's grateful voice came from behind again: "Father, thank you!"

Davos immediately understood what her "thank you" meant: Cynthia was very beautiful when she was 16 years old. Coupled with her status as the princess of the Kingdom of Dionia, there was naturally an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage. Among them were many children (mainly adopted sons) of Davos's former mercenary comrades. Davos rejected them all because Cynthia already had someone she liked at the time.Davos respected her choice, which was a break from tradition at the time. You must know that in Greek city-states, the daughters of citizens were subordinate to their fathers before they were married. Although the atmosphere of the Kingdom of Dionia was much more open, It is indeed a bit shocking to let a daughter choose a husband according to her own wishes.

Davos paused and went directly to the second floor without looking back.

He opened the door and walked into Crystal's bedroom.

The candlelight flickered in the bedroom. Crystal was lying on the bed on her side with her back to him, with a thin cloth blanket painted with red and blue stripes draped over her body.

"Krystoya." Davos called softly, but there was no response: it seemed that she came back too late and she was already too sleepy to fall asleep.

Davos walked quietly to the bed, took off his Bolton, and lay next to Kristoya. However, just as he was about to fall asleep, Kristoya suddenly turned her head and looked at him. .

"You didn't fall asleep." Davos was slightly surprised.

"What do you think?" Kristoya smiled.

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The two were lying side by side on the bed, talking softly.

"Who were you talking to downstairs just now?" Crystal asked softly.

"Cynthia, she is praying for Adoris and her future husband."

"This little girl has been in a daze for a while. It seems that her thoughts have been completely focused on the young man named Patroclus. Alas, we can't keep this daughter!"

"When this Dauni War is over, let's marry her."

"You, as a father, are so irresponsible. Others are choosing husbands for their daughters, but it's better for you. There are so many elders, important ministers, and wealthy businessmen's children who don't choose, so let her choose by herself!" Kristoya complained.

Davos said seriously: "With my current status, do I need to use my daughter's marriage to consolidate my power? Let Cynthia choose a satisfactory husband. At least she will not complain about me in the future. Besides, Patroclus His family background is not bad. Although his father is disabled, he has good abilities and is a respected Demo governor. Due to his outstanding work, Lysias, the administrator of Thurii, is already considering promoting him to the post of Adjutant of the administration of Thurii or city agricultural officer, if this continues, he is likely to become a senator of the Senate at the age of 50. Patroclus is also a very hard-working kid. He has already become Dai Dai only after entering the legion for ten years. The youngest legion captain in the Onian legion... So Cynthia has a good sense in choosing a husband, and we married her in a glorious manner, and we can be considered worthy of her dead parents!"

The reason why Christia complained was because she couldn't adapt to the sudden departure of her daughter who she regarded as her own. After listening to Davos's words, she sighed faintly for a while: "It would be better to marry her as soon as possible, and it would also make Chloe break up." Let go of some thoughts that shouldn't be there..."

"What did you say?! Clotha——" Davos was startled.

"Kloe likes his sister who is not related by blood." Crystal sighed again.

"How come I didn't know about this!" Davos was stunned.

"You are busy with political affairs every day, so how could you notice this. I also noticed that after we agreed to Patroclus' proposal, I found that Chloe was not in a good mood for several days in a row, and I only noticed it after Agnes reminded me... Sigh... ..." Kristoya felt a little headache when she thought of this.

"It's actually not bad to raise a daughter-in-law by raising a daughter." Davos had just made a half-joke when he saw Crystal raised her head and stared at him.

He quickly changed his words: "Claude is still young now and doesn't understand the relationship between men and women at all. I think he just has some admiration for Cynthia. It will be fine when he gets older. He is almost 16 years old now. While studying at Oniya Academy, it seems that he should also increase his military training to prepare for future military service. I'm afraid he won't have time to think about these things..."

"Do you really plan to let Crowe go into battle to kill the enemy in the future?!" Kristoya asked worriedly after hearing this.

"If he doesn't go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, how will he convince the citizens of the kingdom in the future and how will he command those tough generals! If you don't understand military affairs, you won't be able to govern the country well, and you will be easily fooled by the ministers, let alone Inherit the kingdom I created!..." Although Davos spoke vaguely, he obviously had great expectations for his eldest son.

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