Chapter 100 Agesilaus Knows the Truth
When Sparta was in danger, Xenophon chose to stay. At this moment, he was a little surprised when he heard Agesilaus' words: "Let me serve as an envoy to Messenia?"
"This is my proposal, and the other elders also agreed." Agesilaus said solemnly: "It can be seen that everyone agrees that under such difficult circumstances, only you can fulfill the messenger's mission. duty!"
Xenophon did not feel complacent, but instead looked ashamed: "But the last time I sent Turiyi... the effect was not good, the Dionias still declared war on Sparta..."
"It's not your fault!" Agesilaus comforted him, and then said in a deep voice, "During the period after we announced the end of the friendly agreement with Dionia, the country in Dionia seemed calm. , there is nothing different, only when Thebes took the initiative to form an alliance with it, it was possible that Dionysus had the intention to send troops to the Peloponnesus, of course..."
Agesilaus sighed deeply and said with a heavy heart: "If we can defeat the Thebes at Leuctra, perhaps Dionia would not have sent an army to invade Messenia... When the lion is sick On the contrary, even wild dogs will come to bully, not to mention Dionia is a terrifying beast... Hey! I should have taken the initiative to ask for the command of the army at that time!"
Xenophon knew that the disastrous defeat at the battle of Leuctra had a huge impact on Sparta. Many people resented Cleombrotus' incompetence. The Council of Elders has not held a funeral for him, and naturally he has not favored it. The election of a new king among the Liponides royal family, of course, is also related to the urgency of the situation and the lack of extra time.
"Since things have happened, any regrets will not help. We must face the reality and do our best to solve the current crisis. Don't worry, I will do my best to complete the mission of this mission!" In order to comfort the depressed Agesilaus, Xenophon immediately made a promise, but at the same time he also said with a serious expression: "You and I both know that the kingdom of Dionia is powerful, and the last time I sent an envoy to Turii to be more powerful. It gave me a great shock, even if this time we were able to finally repel the Dionysian army and retake Mesenia... But Sparta is not far from the kingdom of Dionia, and Dionia is completely The ability to continue to send troops to invade the Peloponnese, does Sparta want to keep fighting Dionysus? Even with the support of Persia, this is probably unbearable for Sparta, right?"
Agsilaus rubbed his forehead with his hand, and said in a low voice after a long while, "...For Sparta, the most important thing is how to get through the current difficulties... There is no time to think about the future... …”
Xenophon was stunned for a moment. He looked at Agesilaus, who was half lying on the wooden chair, and found that the wrinkled face of the king who had fought for half his life looked particularly old at this moment, and his eyes also revealed a little innocence. help……
Xenophon suddenly realized that Agesilaus, who he had always thought was wise and wise, was also feeling powerless against this invasion by the Dionian army.
After hesitating for a while, he finally plucked up the courage to suggest that Agesilaus might consider making peace with Messenia after he had repulsed the Dionian army in Messenia.
But at this moment, Archie Damas walked into the living room: "Father, the Council of Elders invites you to a meeting."
"I just came back from the venue, why is there another meeting?" Agesilaos was stunned.
"Dorios is back, saying that he brought important information."
"Dorios didn't die in battle?!" Agesilaus was surprised: because according to the soldiers who had retreated, Dorios already had the will to die in battle, so he stayed in Messenia alone... ...how are you still alive?
"I heard that it was released by the Dionians." Archidamus looked contemptuous. Like most Spartans, he did not lead his soldiers to fight the enemy to the death, but ordered Dorios to fight to the death. The army voluntarily gave up Mesenia's approach and felt very angry, but Dorios bravely chose to stay later, which made them less angry, but now they learned that Dorios did not die in battle, and became Dio. The captives of the Nias were even more disdainful of this man.
Agesilaus once agreed with Dorios' approach. When the enemy is too strong and unprepared, it takes great courage and wisdom to dare to give up Messinia in order to preserve strength rather than fight recklessly. , so he also regretted that Dorios finally chose to die in battle.
"Go get my wooden staff!" Agesilaus said immediately, standing up with difficulty.
"Father, you don't have to worry too much, they will wait patiently for you to go to the venue." Archie Dames hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
Agesilaus wanted to get to the venue early in order to protect Dorios and try to avoid his accusations and punishments from the censors. After all, these young censors who were ordinary citizens were not as mature and serious as the elders, and they were too aggressive.
With Agesilaos' current physical condition, it may be better to travel in a sedan chair, but in Sparta, where the whole people are martial, there is no habit of sitting in a sedan chair at all. Fortunately, Agesilaos' mansion is not far from the council. , with the help of his son, he staggered to the venue.
Along the way, they met many Spartans, who greeted the respected king one after another, and most of them anxiously asked Agesilaus: when should the citizens be summoned to kill Mesenia and rush Enemies who go there? !
Although they already knew that the Dionysian army in Messenia was large in number, most of them, including old men and women, were not afraid, but fought vigorously.
However, despite the excitement of the people, after listening to Agesilaus' perfunctory words, although they were a little dissatisfied, they did not entangle, and they did not like other city-states, when a major event occurred, the citizens gathered to the council to make a petition. protest.
Before Agesilaus stepped into the council, he heard the anger of the inspector: You are sophistry! Too many Dionian soldiers landed is not a reason for you to quit without a fight! Why don't you study Bernasida! When the Athenians landed in Messenia, even though the number of soldiers he led was far less than that of the other side, he still chose to fight without hesitation, and finally won a great victory! Compared with him, you are not only cowardly, but also incompetent! I don't know how you got drafted into the King's Guard..."
Agsilaus hurriedly walked in. The moment he stepped into the venue, he immediately felt that the whole atmosphere was a little unusual: the venue suddenly became quiet, and both the elders and the inspectors focused their attention on him, and their eyes were very strangeness.
"What did you say?! The commander-in-chief of the Dionian army in Messenia is Leoticides?!!" After listening to Dorios' story, Agsilaus shouted in disbelief.
Looking at King Agesilaus, who was very disappointed, Dorios said in a complicated and deep voice: "Although those Dionian soldiers call him Prosus, he is indeed Leoticid. S! I've been training with him since I was a kid, and I'll never admit I'm wrong, and he admits it himself!"
"Prosous..." Agesilaus was a little dazed, and he now knew why everyone in the venue looked weird.
"According to what we have learned before, Prosus was once the commander of the Eighth Legion of the Kingdom of Dionia, and he led his army to defeat the Carthaginians many times in the war between Dionia and Carthage. Dionia made a great contribution to the victory over Carthage, so after the war he became the commander of the First Legion, the self-proclaimed 'strongest army' of the Dionias...
He also once led the army to conquer the fierce native Gauls in northern Italy, so he was called by the Dionysians 'the most victorious general after King Davos and Alexis'. He was actually a Spartan, and he was the son of Akis! "It was Praxitas, the nearly 70-year-old Spartan elder who had been the regent of the royal family of Euriponides, and had been against Agesilaus before, but Leuctra fought against him. The failure caused many people to complain very much about the royal family of Euriponides, and Praxitas was also much quieter in the council. It was rare to encounter such a rare event that made Agesilaus shriveled, and he was in a hurry. He stood up patiently and spoke with a look of schadenfreude: Our Euriponides family is not in a good state now, and your Ajidai family should not even think about going there!
"Since Dorios said that this Leoticides grew up in Sparta and left at the age of 23, he should still have some feelings for us in Sparta. I wonder if it is possible to send messengers to try their best to Convince him to take some action in our favor?" An Ombudsman glanced at Agesilaus, then suggested.
"You are still young and don't understand the situation at that time." An old man said, "Spartan citizens will not leave their hometown unless they are expelled because of a mistake. The resentment of those who escaped from Sparta, I even think...the reason why Dionia declared war on our Sparta, I am afraid he played a big role in it." After he finished speaking, he also looked at Agesilaus .
"I don't think...Leoticides wouldn't take the initiative to instigate Dionia to attack Sparta..." Dorios also looked at Agesilaus and said hesitantly, "But he did speak to me personally. Said he was here for revenge..."
When almost everyone in the venue discussed this topic, they would subconsciously consider Agesilaus. They knew that Leoticides became what it is today and was closely related to Agesilaus, but no one dared to point out directly, including Praxitas. This has something to do with the great popularity that Agesilaus has built in Sparta over the decades. It is also related to the death of Cleombrotus and the fact that another new king has not yet ascended the throne. The people are more dependent on the outstanding ability of Agesilau s related.
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