"Father, the hot water is ready. You go and take a shower first. I will ask the servants to prepare dinner." Andrea said again.

At the beginning, the establishment of the Turiyi Hot Spring Bathroom changed the living habits of the Dionians. In addition, the strong recommendations of the doctors in Turiyi Hospital, the Dionians began to regard taking a bath as a way to remove fatigue, eliminate diseases, and be beneficial to the body and mind. Especially for the elderly, most veterans are practitioners.

However, the hot spring bath located on the banks of the Tino River is far away from the city of Turiyi, and it is not convenient to go back and forth every day. Therefore, building a good bathroom in his own mansion has become the goal pursued by the kingdom's important officials and wealthy people. King Davers, who is still favored by Hades, proposed an effective method, and after a period of experimentation, the craftsmen successfully created a new type of family bathroom similar to the hot spring bath, which once again became the target of imitation by the kingdom's people.

This kind of bathroom uses the principle of hot and cold convection, which not only quickly heats the water in the entire pool, but also effectively uses the hot air generated when boiling water to heat the bathroom floor. It is both convenient and comfortable, and will soon be promoted in the kingdom.

Since the bathroom was built at home, Vesba has fallen in love with it and has made bathing a must-do for his daily life before going to bed every night.

After hearing what his daughter-in-law said, Vesba nodded and looked at the bathroom next to the main building. He was about to raise his foot to go in that direction, but suddenly he felt something was missing, so he asked, "Have Lucrys been home from school?"

"It's a bit early to finish school today, but he went to play with Eunice and Apox. Princess Cristoya wanted to keep him for dinner, so he would not come back later."

"This child has had a good relationship with the royal family since he was a child! It seems that when he grows up in the future, we don't have to worry about him too much!..." Weisba sighed with relief for a while, and suddenly turned his head and said, "I... want to resign from the position of rotating chairman of the Senate... What do you think?"

Andrea was stunned for a moment, stared at her father-in-law, and asked softly: "Why did my father suddenly have this idea?"

"I am old and have no energy anymore. Now the Kingdom has a lot of affairs, so I can't handle it..." Vesba sighed. Since he had expressed his thoughts that had been in his heart for a long time, he simply continued: "I used to occupy this position, and wanted to give our Lucanians... to earn more benefits for our family. Later, the Lucanian region developed very well, Ksima, Ulaza, Lizaru...?-They have all become veterans, and our family has also gained a foothold in the Kingdom. Bagule and Yassites have been valued by His Majesty. I have long since been nostalgic for this position, but I have been staying in this position. Do you know why?"

Andrea had been with Vesba for more than ten years, and when she thought about it, she naturally had a rough answer, but she pretended to be ignorant.

"That's for Butler!" Vesba said heavily, then looked at Andrea and said earnestly: "Bagul has been working outside for many years. I have been staying at home for too short. Now it's time to return to Turiyi and get along well with our whole family! But with his current position in the kingdom, except for the position of rotating chairman of the Senate, other positions are not suitable for him. But it is not so easy to become the rotating chairman. Only one of the veterans from Lucania can take up this position. If I quit early, there may be other veterans to serve, and Bagule will have no chance!"

When Vesba said this, what he thought of was Hemon. He hesitated and said to his daughter-in-law: "You are so close to Princess Cristoya... Can you... Can you mention it to His Majesty when you have the chance? After I dismiss the position of rotating chairman, I will let Bagule take over, so that I can rest assured..."

After hearing this, Andrea felt embarrassed. Under Vesba's gaze, she said tactfully: "Father, as far as I know, Your Majesty has strict orders to prevent the family from interfering in political affairs. Princess Cristoya never mentions this matter before His Majesty..."

When Andrea saw Vesba's face changed a little disappointed, she hurriedly said, "But I will try my best to let the princess help me."

"That's right. Butler is back, and you and your husband can get together well. I'm still waiting to have another grandson." A smile appeared on Vesba's face.

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While the Spartan army was fighting hard in Central Greece, Spartan King Agsilous spent his leisurely life in the rear.

On this day, his friend Xenophon came to visit the mansion and was warmly welcomed by him.

"Xenophon, you haven't seen me for a long time! I thought you thought I was old and useless!" Agsilous held his arm excitedly and patted his shoulder with his other hand.

"I was busy writing historical facts about the Greek mercenaries' expedition to Persia some time ago. I just finished writing yesterday, so I came to visit you quickly." Xenophon explained.

"Mercenaries went to Persia?! You are talking about the fact that you were hired by Cyrus little and helped him fight Artaxerxes 20 years ago. I wonder if I have the chance to read it?" Agsilous asked with a smile.

"King Agsilaus, you have been fighting in Asia Minor for many years and have a deep understanding of the Persian army. I was about to ask you to read it and help me point out the mistakes." Xenophon said seriously, and took out a booklet cut from his arms.

"You have to let us Spartans teach people how to lead troops to fight. But let us tell you how to write. Isn't that a joke?" Agsilous teased, laughing, taking the book, then flipped through a few pages casually, gradually attracted by the words in the book, and started to read it with concentration.

Seeing this, Xenophon became more confident in the book he wrote, and he sat quietly and waited.

After nearly half an hour, Agsilous raised his head, rubbed his sore eyes, looked at Xenophon, and praised repeatedly: "It's very well written! It's very wonderful! If it weren't for you here, I really wanted to finish it in one breath."

"So I can leave." Xenophon stood up as if he was serious.

The two laughed.

"You have told me before that Cyrus Little was highly respected. But in my opinion, at least in military terms, he was still quite immature, otherwise he would not have run out of the battle formation and died without taking advantage, putting the entire army in danger." Agsilous slapped the books on the desktop with his hand and expressed his views.

Xenophon nodded and said nothing.

"I looked through it briefly and found that in this book, you have more descriptions of Davers than others, and there are many signs and prophecies about him..." Agsilous said slowly, touching the booklet.

Xenophon said frankly: "It is true! In fact, the mercenaries were able to break out in the pursuit of the Persian army and finally return to Greece. Davers played an important role in it. Even Kerithops did not make much contribution as he made. This is an unavoidable fact. But for me, I believe that Davers was indeed favored by Hades. Otherwise, it would be hard for you to believe that a recruit from the village of Thessali, who had never received any education, and had almost never participated in the war, had been unknown before. When our mercenaries were in desperate situations, he suddenly became a famous general who was smart, flexible in using troops, and was determined to command. This should be the blessing of the gods to our mercenaries, and it was our luck!"

"Yes, the luck of the mercenaries once was, but now it has become the biggest headache for Sparta!" Agsilous sighed.

Xenophon didn't say anything, and suddenly remembered the scene when he met Davers for the first time. The seemingly ordinary young man talked endlessly about the drawbacks of Athens and Spartan regimes, which really surprised him. He still remembers: when he couldn't help asking "Where is the best regime in the world today?", the young man smiled and refused to answer. Is the Kingdom of Dionia today the answer he gave?

"I have heard some news recently that those who fled from across the Adriatic Sea to the Peloponnese more than a decade ago were summoning troops to cross the sea to regain their lost territory, and are said to have the support of your Sparta. Although the war is ongoing in Dionia, I don't think it's a very wise approach for Sparta." Xenophon reminded me tactfully.

"I also raised objections at the Elders' Council, and they couldn't listen... Alas, you also know my current situation..." Agsilous said helplessly, with a slightly depressed expression.

Xenophon knew what he was referring to.

A few months ago, Agsilus defended Sfordrias (a general of the Spartan garrison in Thespia who had conspired to attack the Piraeus port in Athens, but failed), which made Sfordrias not punished, and eventually led to the angry Athenians forming an alliance with Thebes and declaring war on Sparta, which made the battle between the Spartan Allies in Central Greece difficult. The Spartan people regretted it and began to blame Agsilus, believing that it was his protection that made the foolish Sfordrias not punished, causing such a bad situation today.

Although the Spartan people did not have a great influence on the government like other democratic city-states, their dissatisfaction still affected the Elders Council and the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman talked to Agsilaus and Sfordlias several times to investigate whether there was any bribery between them. The Elders Council made a decision, claiming that King Agsilaus of Sparta had a military service of up to 40 years, and the citizens of his same period had long stopped going to the battlefield. He continued to fight for Sparta. This was really admirable to the citizens and an example for the citizens. However, he was in poor health and is now aging. For his health, the Elders Council decided not to let the respected Agsilaus lead the army to fight and run around...
Chapter completed!