Antebris had to shut his mouth aggrieved.
Unexpectedly, Cristoia's roar frightened Krotokatax's youngest son, who was only over one year old, and he burst into tears.
"Mother, can you speak more quietly?!" Dido, who was feeding the child, said suddenly dissatisfied.
If Dido usually speaks to her like this, Cristoia would have been dissatisfied, but now seeing her beloved grandson crying, she felt ashamed, and quickly said with concern: "Be careful, Don't let him choke!"
Eunice let out a "puchi" laugh.
Cristoia turned to look at her: "You are married, and you are not serious all day long!"
"Mother, what you said is wrong! I've been busy in the chamber of commerce during the day, and I'm exhausted to death. I finally relax at dinner, and I have to be criticized by you. It's too stressful. How about starting tomorrow? I quit and enjoy myself at home?!" Eunice immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.
Cristoia was speechless for a while, then turned to look at Antebris again: "How old are you, you are still single! At your age, your eldest and second brothers are already married and have children! How many senior ministers have come to the door? You refused to propose a marriage for you, you know about training and training every day, do you just want to marry Rugby?!”
"Grandma, all the classmates at school say that my uncle is very good at football and adore him!" Cynthia's eldest son interjected loudly.
"Don't talk, eat well!" Cynthia quickly reprimanded her son in a low voice.
Getting praise from the younger generation, Antebris was very proud, but when he saw Cristoia staring at him, he quickly acted aggrieved: "Mother, I don't always follow your request. Have you met? However, it is true that I was not shot by the golden arrow of Eros, and there is nothing I can do about it. Besides, it is not only me who is not married, Ivia is not too young, isn't she also married? !"
Aviya, who was eating quietly, blushed suddenly: "Third brother, you-I...I..."
"Little Ante, you bullied Ivia again!" Eunice immediately rebuked loudly.
"Hey, I told you, don't call me that!" Briantes roared in dissatisfaction.
"You two have no end!" Clotokatax finally couldn't help shouting loudly: "Can you have a quiet meal?! Whoever makes a fool of himself, go out first!"
The restaurant was quiet for a while, and Eunice and Briantes both bowed their heads to eat in a proper manner.
Davos saw it in his eyes, and nodded secretly in his heart: The eldest son, who was once mild-mannered, became majestic after years of tempering.
"You also go back to your seats and finish your dinner well." Clotokatax said to the children gathered around Briantes, although he was mild, but except for His own child, Christopher, was ignored by the other children.
At this time, Apox said to them: "You can finish your dinner quickly, and I will let Uncle Ant continue to tell you his story later, okay?"
"Okay!!" The children immediately ran back to their seats.
"Second brother, you are still the best." Clotokatax praised.
Apox smiled: "Brother, you have been away from Turui for many years. The children are not familiar with you. After a long time, they will listen to you."
The two smiled at each other.
After dinner, when the moon was shining and the stars were shining, Cristoia asked the servants to light candles in the yard, and Agnes, Cynthia, Eunice, Ivia, Nelia (Apox's wife), Molina chatted in the gazebo in the garden, the children gathered around Briantes and listened to his vivid storytelling... The whole yard was full of laughter, a harmonious and lively scene.
Apox returned to his mansion alone and continued his daytime research.
Clotokatax was called to the study by Davos.
"After you came back, I haven't had a good chat with you." Davos motioned his son to sit down, and then asked pleasantly, "Returning to Turii for the past few days, do you feel comfortable?"
"Dido and I are very happy to be able to go home and live with you, your two mothers, and your brothers and sisters." Clotokataxes paused and said frankly, "It's me I feel a little too busy and uncomfortable.”
"It seems that you still have some complaints." Davos said sternly. Seeing that his son was eager to explain, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "I originally wanted you to rest for a few days and help me manage state affairs. But today Henepolis gave me an offer—"
Seeing that Davos suddenly stopped talking, Klotokatax didn't ask in a hurry. After a while, Davos still didn't speak, so he asked, "What's the suggestion?"
Davos did not respond immediately, and instead asked: "What do you think of the kingdom's sending troops to Peloponnese?"
Clotokatax thought for a while, and then said unhurriedly: "Although this time is different from previous wars, we sent troops on our own initiative, but in fact Sparta has been hostile to us for a long time. During the Western Mediterranean War, the entire Apulia region was invaded by the Spartans. Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity for the decline of the Spartans' power, we sent troops to completely eradicate this hidden danger, which is good for the security of the kingdom. .
"Although Sparta is the hegemon of the Greek mainland, Greece has always had frequent wars, and it is the culprit. Greece and the kingdom are separated by a narrow Adriatic Sea. In the long run, the war-torn Greece will be against the kingdom. There is no benefit. Through this conquest of Sparta, we can gradually intervene in the political situation of Greece, and finally dominate Greece, restore peace and prosperity, and thus defeat the conspiracy of the Persians and make Greece a powerful barrier to the east of the kingdom..."
Davos was very happy when he heard it: "Well said! It seems that you are not only immersed in heavy tasks these years, but also pay attention to the situation around the kingdom, and have thought carefully and have your own opinions. This is good!"
Clotokatax was a little embarrassed: "In Rome, I was sometimes invited by Lord Asisters to a banquet, and I learned a lot from him."
"It's good to be good at learning from others, and then turning beneficial things into one's own!" Davers nodded in admiration, and then asked: "Do you think that this time we expedition to Peloponnese, we can defeat the Sparta?"
Klotokatak answered without hesitation: "You can definitely return in triumph!"
"Oh, so confident?"
"Father, the Gallic army invaded Etrunia a few years ago. At that time, the people of Rome were very panicked, and so did I. But not long after, not only the Gallic army was wiped out, but even the entire Gaul region in the mountains was conquered by us." Clotokatax said passionately: "Although Brother Patroclus played a big role in the whole war, I was in Rome at the time raising food and forage for the army, and I was more deeply aware of the power of the kingdom. How powerful.
At the beginning of the war, the food and armaments brought from the south soon filled the warehouses of the city of Rome, and an army of 100,000 was quickly formed and transported by countless ships, and successfully landed in the territory of the Gauls, the north-central area. The Gauls, feared by the powers of Italy, have been conquered by us in just a few months...
Therefore, although the bravery of the Spartans has been well-known in the Eastern Mediterranean for a long time, their territory is far less than that of the Gauls, and their population is far less than that of the Gauls. Our war with Sparta is more like a duel between adults and children. How long it takes to conquer it depends on how much power we put into it. "
"That's right, the key to the victory of the war is the strength of the country!" Davos was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Clotokatax had glimpsed the essence of the war through the Gallic War, which made him greatly gratified and deeply I felt the decision to let it take root in Rome was the right one.
At this moment, he smiled even more and said, "Honipolis suggested that you be the commander-in-chief of the expedition to Greece, what do you think?"
Clotokatax asked in surprise: "Isn't the commander of that army Prosous?!"
"Prosusus was the son of the former king of Sparta, Archis. After Agesilaus succeeded to the throne, he fled to Dionia and became incognito. This time he led an expedition and was recognized in Messenia. The generals and soldiers of the entire army knew about it, and now that the military's heart is fluctuating, he himself has proposed to me that he wants to resign as the commander, and soon the Ministry of Military Affairs will transfer him back to Turii."
"Father, General Prosous has lived in the kingdom for more than 20 years and has made great military exploits. Just because he is the prince of Sparta, he cannot be—"
"Don't worry, Prosous's affairs have their own justice. Now it's your affairs, don't change the subject." Davers said rudely.
Clotokatax had to look directly at the problem, he hesitated for a while before saying frankly: "Father, the only time I went to the battlefield was when I conquered Rome many years ago. How can you be able to command tens of thousands of soldiers and convince them that you have never been a team captain? Father, I am not you... You do not have the ability to command the army to be victorious in every battle, so it is not suitable to be the commander of the army, which will make people laugh at it. ."
Davos listened carefully, and when his son finished speaking, he said in a gentle tone: "I'll tell you a story... There is a vast kingdom in the far east, but due to the incompetence of the king, civil strife broke out in this kingdom. , There are two forces fighting for the throne, the leader of one force is a victorious general, and the leader of the other force is a rascal who came from a peasant, every time he leads an army to fight against the general All failed, but in the end he defeated the general's forces, became king, and established an even stronger kingdom..."