Chapter 109 Trap
This is also one of the main reasons for the rebellion of Bergam and Petalu: The Dionys court was prevalent in Brutis, which left the authority of the tribe leader gone and could lead to the final collapse of the tribe.
The temples of Cosenza include not only Hades and Hera, but also the temples of Maara, the original goddess of Bruegh, Brutus, and Hercules, the patron god of Brutus, and Hercules. During celebrations, the Chief Executives must worship these temples, whether they believe or not, to show respect. This is also the strict regulations made by the Senate for the Chief Executives in various places. For example, the temple of the Lucanian mountain god Asinu is also set up in Grummentum.
There is a training barracks outside the city of Kosenza. The military affairs department in the inner city mainly focuses on inspecting and registering the people who can fight in each tribe, checking their weapons and equipment, notifying and urging the Brutis in the roster to participate in training, and also verifying and counting the achievements of the people and cooperating with the city hall to give them rewards, such as part of the land.
This department also needs to perform some secret tasks, such as understanding the growth of the strength of each tribe, secretly encouraging national and national independence, etc. This is another important reason why Petalu and others criticized it.
The outer city was originally an area where the great leader of Cosenza Pi'anlun forced the migration of the small tribes in Bruti. After Dionia took over, the small tribes divided their respective jurisdictions and settlement areas on the outer periphery of the city, as a barrier to protect the outer periphery of Cosenza, and at the same time it could isolate the nighttime beasts, such as wolves harassing the city, bringing peace to Cosenza.
The largest livestock trading market in the entire Greater Greece is now built in the outer city. Not only the merchants in the alliance, but even the Silitines, Trinas, and Crotones will come here to buy without hesitation. The prices of Brutima and other livestock are cheaper than the large market in Turiyi.
There is also an arena in the outer city, which often holds rugby, football, and horse racing. The Brutis' fanatical obsession with these competitive competitions is no less than that of Turiyi. They can vent their usual suppressed wildness on the field and off the field.
There is also a theater in the outer city. Originally, the Brutis was much less interested in it than the arena. In the first period, even the doors were sparse. Those who dared to open the theater in Cosenza were very smart. They soon discovered that the Brutis was not interested in the irony, humor, and plays in Greek dramas that showed wisdom and human destiny, but were interested in the stories of the Greek gods, especially when Hercules, who was extremely powerful, was as a mortal.
The adventure stories of constantly defeating powerful enemies with his courage and wisdom and gaining countless beauties attracted the attention of Brutis. You should know that in the legend of Brutis, they claimed to be the descendants of Hercules. Therefore, the theater owners began to stage a large number of adapted stories of Greek gods, and cultivated a large number of drama fans with popular and straightforward language and ups and downs, which also allowed Brutis to understand Greek culture and traditions.
There were schools in the outer city. At first, when it was established, it was as unpopular as the theater, but it is still very popular because of the increase of independent Brutis. Kosenza allowed the Brutis who left the tribe to live in the outer city. The cost of purchasing land was very low, and allowed to live first and then rent, and the repayment period was even as long as ten years. In this way, with the increasing number of Brutis who left the tribe, most of them chose to live in Kosenza because it was the center of the Bruti area and was so lively. The increase in the population of the Krutis district in Kosenza in turn promoted the prosperity of the city. After the independent Brutis opened his eyes, in order to give better development to themselves and their children, it was natural to study and improve in schools.
Now the outer city of Cosenza is almost filled with Brutis, and hotels and restaurants are crowded with customers every day. The Chief Executive of Cosenza even proposed to the Senate: to continue to expand the outer city of Cosenza.
What is a little different from the expansion of Turiyi is that the expansion of the Kosenza city area means that the more population the Bruti is directly controlled by its city hall, the more stable the Bruti area can be. You should know that half of the soldiers of the Fifth Legion come from various tribes, and the other half comes from the Bruti people directly under the Kosenza.
This is also another major reason for the rebellion of Bergam, Petalu, Kadurk. The people are like water to the tribe. Only when the water is abundant can the tribe be harvested. Dionia is secretly pumping away the water, and the farmland can only die. How can Petalu and the others sit and wait for death!
The reason why Kadulke dared to sneak back to Kosenza was because the Dionian Senate moved the tribes out of Kosenza, so he did not have to risk being investigated by the guards in the city.
The tribe of Kadurk is located on the banks of the Krati River, which is very close to the city of Cosenza.
This is a land with abundant water and plants, and it is a timely reward for Kadulke by Davers. Since the Bruti region achieved peace and unity, there were not only no fences on the periphery of the tribal settlements, nor were there any ethnic group getting up at night to stand guard. Only the hunting dogs crawled outside the thatched house, alerting the wild beasts to take away cattle and sheep.
Kadulke comes back several times a year, but he hardly sees the hounds scattered tonight, which makes Kadulke feel relieved and a little surprised.
He led his men and walked around the thatched huts and towards the large courtyard in the center.
"Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang..."
"Who?"
"Open the door quickly, the leader is back!"
"who?"
"Open the door quickly, it's me! Kadulk!"
Perhaps because of the familiar sound, the people in the yard opened a crack in the door, held the oil lamp and looked out, and hurriedly opened the wooden door.
"Big leader, why are you back at this time?!"
Kadurk didn't answer and walked straight in.
After his men walked in, they hurriedly closed the door, stood around the yard, and looked around with vigilance.
"Where is Vitotiru?" As soon as Kadulke finished speaking, he heard a surprise voice coming from the front: "Big leader, you are back! Why don't you notify me in advance, I can send someone to greet you!"
Vitotilu quickly walked out of the living room, looking surprised.
Then the brazier in the center of the hall was lit and the entire yard began to shine.
Kadulke frowned because the excited Vitotilu shouted loudly: "Silently! Go and call Daru, Gillion and Korak. I have important things to discuss with you!" Kadulke said in a deep voice. Although he had to live in Turiyi, serving as the senate, and attending every meeting, in order not to lose control of the tribe far away in Kosenza, he appointed Vitotilu, who was of some reputation among his tribesmen, who was gentle and lacking in courage, to serve as the tribe's head, responsible for ordinary affairs. At the same time, he appointed three clan leaders who were loyal to him to assist Vitotilu in managing the tribe. There were important matters decided by the four. In fact, it was often difficult for the four to reach an agreement, and they had to send people to Turiyi to ask him to make a final decision. Therefore, although he was far away in Turiyi in recent years, the tribe's power has never fallen.
"It's so late, what are you going to ask them to do?" Vitotilu was both puzzled and a little reluctant.
"Go and call me! Why do you ask so much?" Kadulke was a little impatient.
"Tarick, go and call all three of them." Vitotilu's helpless opponent gave the order.
"Yes!" The subordinate immediately carried the oil lamp and was about to go out.
"You go with him." Kadulke said, pointing to one of his followers, and he was still vigilant at this moment.
The two opened the door and went out, while Kadulke led Vitotiru into the chamber.
"Big leader, what important thing happened?" Vitotilu asked in confusion.
Kadulke glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "We must lead our tribesmen out of here before tomorrow!"
"Why?!" Vitotiru was shocked.
"Because the Syracuse people are coming, the Dionian League is almost over! For the survival of our tribe, we have to quickly join the Syracuse people!" Kadulk wanted to put on a serious expression, but his voice seemed a bit too exaggerated.
"...we...we are going to defect to Dionia..." Vitotilu's expression changed drastically, and his words were trembling.
"What defection!" Kadulke was furious immediately: "This is Bruti, the place where our ancestors lived for generations! The Dionians forcibly occupied this place with force and took away our freedom! Now we are going to break away from Dionia's control. After Syracuse completely defeats Dionia, we will take back this land!" Kadulke waved his fists and said with hatred. The depressed life in Turiyi in recent years made him angry. At this moment, the fire light of the brazier was pounding on his face distorted by anger, looking a little hideous and terrifying.
"Defection is defection, and the highest punishment for Dionian law is death!" As a sound suddenly sounded at the side door behind the chamber, a fire flashed on the wall.
When Kadulke heard this, he was shocked and subconsciously looked at Vitotilu. The short and fat old man had set a distance with Kadulke with unprecedented speed.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen figures surged out of the side room, and the flames shone on the face of the man in front, and it was Hilos.
"Run quickly, there is an ambush!" Kadulke was shocked and immediately turned around and ran back, while loudly reminding his subordinates.
However, the gate of the courtyard was also pushed open at this time, and fully armed soldiers rushed in.
"Take it all!" Hilos ordered coldly.
Soon, Kadulke and his entourage were captured.
"Shilos...I...I'll rush back to deal with urgent matters of the tribe. You led people into the chamber of the tribe for no reason, injured my subordinates, and tied me up...Quick...Let me go! Otherwise, I will accuse you of your crimes from the Senate! And... I've alarmed my tribe members and let them see you treat their leaders like this, which will definitely cause a commotion. In the event of a major riot, the position of Chief Executive of the Cosenza you just got will probably be taken back by the Senate! Let me go, let's have a good talk." Kadurke was tied up with his hands behind his back, pressed on the ground, and threatened with harshness.
"If you have any injustice, please go and complain when you take it back to the Senate." Hilos didn't want to say much to him at all, and turned around and said seriously to Vitokru: "I will report your achievements to the Senate, but now your primary task is to stabilize the entire tribe and not have any unrest. I will send someone to help you stabilize the situation. The Senate will also pay attention to your performance and decide whether to let you replace this traitor as the Senate senate. Work hard."
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