Chapter 77 The Persian Conspiracy

Peropidas looked at Luticli again, and said calmly: "It's you Sparta, you have never heard that you owned the whole of Greece, but in these years, whether it is central Greece or northern Greece everywhere You can see that you sent troops to provoke war. We Thebes was once occupied by you, and the port of Piraeus in Athens was innocently mutilated by you. It seems that Sparta is the biggest obstacle to the restoration of peace in Greece. Do you think I'm right, Temagoras?"

Temagoras was silent, not responding.

Lutikli wanted to refute excitedly, but Trebassus said loudly: "Sparta should indeed bear a great responsibility for the Greek wars in these years! It is indeed a pity that Da betrayed the trust of the king!"

Having said that, Trebassus sneered inwardly when he saw Luticli's face ashen: vulgar, stupid and incompetent Spartan! If it wasn't for you, I would have let the other Greek city-states unite and destroy you long ago if the great king's efforts over the years would not have been in vain! Just wait, it will be settled with you Spartans one day!

"But the king believes that Sparta will definitely learn from the lessons of the past and shoulder the important task of maintaining peace in Greece. Of course, this also requires the full assistance of other city-states such as Athens and Thebes! As for how you will negotiate and sign a new peace treaty, we Persia will not intervene, but the king hopes that it is best to use the previous contract as a basis. For any city-state that does not negotiate seriously, or even deliberately obstructs, and wants to continue the war, they will bear the wrath of the king, and Persia will do its best. The opponents who support it will completely destroy it!!"

In the last few words, Trebassus spoke so loudly that Pelopidas and the others were shocked, and felt that the Persian king was indeed very concerned about the restoration of peace in Greece.

Trebassus suddenly sighed and said, "The reason why the king cares so much about Greece is because you Greeks have few thalassemias, but you have always been able to compete with our powerful Persia, which makes him very admire! In his heart, he has always had this idea - the Greeks are the masters of the west of the Mediterranean.

But now the situation has changed, just during these years of your frequent wars, in your colony - Greater Greece, a country called Dionia has appeared, which is like a monster, in just 20 Over the years, it has not only conquered many foreign races, but also annexed many Greek sub-states, and even Carthage has become its subject.

Now, it has become the hegemon of the sea west of Greece. Next, it may turn its greedy mouth to Greece, which is very close to it. If Greece does not end the dispute as soon as possible, unite and jointly resist this strong Enemy, all that awaits you is destruction, just like the annexed city-states of Crotone, Locri, Catane, and Syracuse! So the king hopes that after you reach peace, you can re-form a new alliance to protect the safety of Greece! "

It can be said that the Western Mediterranean War that happened thousands of miles ago had nothing to do with Persia originally.

But the destruction of the Eastern Phoenician fleet and the stern refusal of the Persian envoy to Dionysus to demand a truce, greatly hurt the self-esteem of the Persian king Artaxerxes: even the most rebellious The Sparta and Athens finally crawled under my feet, how dare a small barbarian kingdom dare to be so arrogant! 'What do you say that the Western Mediterranean is the territory of Dionia, if Persia wants to intervene, it will send an army if it has the courage! ' . . . This is how Artaxerxes felt angry at the time when he heard the messenger's return to add fuel to the story.

Although Dionia is far away, Artaxerxes has always held a grudge, and now he finally finds a chance to fight back against the kingdom of Dionia who dared to offend his dignity.

After hearing what Trebassus said, the three messengers had slightly complicated expressions, and their minds were filled with thoughts.

I heard that in the Western Mediterranean War, the Persians once sent a fleet to participate in the war and suffered a disastrous defeat... It seems that this is true, no wonder the King of Persia received us so graciously this time, so eagerly hoped that we would reach peace! But...to jointly defend against a Dionia that is aggressive in both military and trade, it is in the interests of Athens and the demands of the people, but should we form another alliance? But if this alliance is to be dominated by Sparta again, will it harm the interests of Athens? ... I'm afraid I'll have to go back and discuss before making a decision... This is what Temagoras thought.

Form an alliance against Dionia? ! ... Lutikli's mood is a little complicated.

Because the Spartans once participated in the Persian expedition, they noticed Dionia established by mercenary leaders early on, and knew more about Dionia than other Greek city-states from a weak and small city-state when it was established. The whole process of a mighty kingdom, in which Sparta had not used intrigues, stumbled, and tried to hinder its development, because they remembered what King Dionia had said to them, so even if they were The peace agreement has been in effect, and they are always worried about the retaliation of Dioria, especially now that Sparta is deeply mired in the war of Thebes, so the Persian proposal is very interesting. Tickley is tempted, because if it can be realized, it will undoubtedly give Sparta a kind of security, but at the same time he is also worried that the establishment of this alliance will really anger Dionia? Can it really resist the attack that Dionia might launch? After all, the Spartans knew something about the strength of the Dionians.

And Peropidas looked at Trebasus in surprise, and he seemed to hear another meaning from the mouth of the Persian king's favorite: Strange, the Persians seem to be afraid of Dionia? ! Is the strength of the Kingdom of Dionia really that strong? ! ...

He pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Lord Trebassus, the suggestion of the King of Persia is very good, but I have a small problem."

"What's the problem?" Trebassus looked at him.

"As far as I know, Sparta has been in close contact with the Dionia kingdom you mentioned just now, and has signed a long-term alliance agreement to let such a city-state lead the Greeks against Dionia, which may ?!--"

"Shut your mouth! If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!" Lutikli interrupted him and emphasized loudly: "Sparta and Dionia signed a non-aggression pact, in fact we Sparta Bada has a bad relationship with Australia! …”

"The king is aware of these situations, so the king still proposes that Sparta lead the Greeks to defend against the possible invasion of Dioria, but in order to relieve the doubts of other city-states, Sparta had better draw a line with Dionia as soon as possible. , cut off communication!"

Trebassus looked at Luticri coldly, then looked at the other two messengers, and said solemnly: "The king is very concerned about the safety of Greece, and will support you in restoring peace! He will also fully support you in forming an alliance and defending against the enemy. Onia! But if any city-state is still waging war or refusing to join the alliance, defending against the Dionians, or even colluding with them, then we in Persia will call on other Greek city-states to unite and destroy them! If Dionia really invaded Greece one day, and the king promised that he would assist the Greek alliance with huge wealth and supplies, as well as a powerful navy to fully assist the Greeks in repelling this wolf in the west!  … "

Trebass's resolute remarks contained a strong threat, and at the same time showed Persia's generosity and kindness. The three Pelopidas were just messengers of the city-state, and they could not make a direct commitment to this, they just calculated in their hearts. In order to return to the city-state and persuade the people to make a certain choice, the three of them kept silent.

But for Trebassus, he had completely conveyed the intention of the Persian king to the three messengers, and the purpose had been achieved, so he did not want to stay here with the Greeks any longer, so the banquet ended abruptly.

However, after the three of them returned to their rooms, the Athenian envoy Temagoras, who had been the most silent at the banquet, quietly knocked on the door of the Spartan envoy. After seeing Lutikli, he said sternly. : "Athens and Sparta need to have a good talk..."

Before the three messengers left Persia, Artaxerxes met them again, and after reiterating his desire for peace in Greece and for a coalition to defend against Dionia, he showed his generosity by giving The three messengers received a lot of rewards. Among them, he also gave the Spartan messenger Lutikli a wreath soaked with ointment that he often carried. He also heard that the Athenian messenger Temagoras liked to drink milk, and also He specially gave him a dozen good cows, but he did not show anything special to Pelopidas, which was somewhat contrary to his previous performance when he received the three messengers.

In addition, he summoned Lutickli once again, specifically mentioned the "friendly agreement signed by Sparta and Dionia", and reminded him with a serious expression: Sparta must have a relationship with Dionia. Sever ties or Persia will turn to its enemy, Thebes.

Due to the pressure exerted by the Persian king, Lutikli appeared preoccupied on the way back.

Pelopidas was equally uneasy, even though the attitude of the Persian king in Babylon was not bad, but he could feel that the Persians believed and supported Sparta more, and they specifically mentioned the sentence in the previous meeting. , "The peace talks are best based on the king's contract", which made him worry a lot.

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