Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 77: Persian conspiracy

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Peropidas looked at Lutikli again, and then said calmly: "It’s you Sparta. I’ve never heard that you have owned all of Greece, but in the past few years, whether it’s Central Greece or You can see you sending troops to start wars everywhere in North Greece. We Thebes were once occupied by you, and the port of Piraeus in Athens was innocently killed by you. In this way, it seems that Sparta is the place for Greece to restore peace. The biggest obstacle! Tamagoras, do you think I’m right?"

Temagoras was silent and did not respond.

Lutikli wanted to refute with excitement, Trebasus said loudly: "Sparta really should bear a lot of responsibility in the Greek war these years! The king gave Sparta a lot of support. But Sparta failed the trust of the king, which is indeed a pity!"

Speaking of which, Trebasus saw Lutikli's face pale and sneered inwardly: vulgar, rude, stupid and incompetent Spartan barbarian! If you are not needed, let the great king's efforts over the past few years have been in vain, and let other Greek city-states unite and destroy you! Wait, one day I will settle the ledger with you Sparta!

"But the king believes that Sparta will learn the lessons of the past and take up the heavy responsibility of maintaining peace in Greece. Of course, this also requires the full assistance of Athens, Thebes and other city-states! As for how you 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 the basis. For any city-state that does not negotiate seriously, or even deliberately obstructs, and wants to continue the war, they will bear the king’s anger, Persia The opponents who will fully support it will completely wipe it out!!"

In the last few words, Trebasus said so loudly that Peropidas and the others were shocked, feeling that the Persian king was indeed very concerned about the restoration of peace in Greece.

Terrebasus suddenly sighed, and said: "The reason why the king cares about Greece so much is because you Greeks are few in thalassaemia, but you have always been able to compete with our powerful Persia. This makes him very admired. ! In his mind, he has always thought that the Greeks are the masters of the west of the Mediterranean.

But now the situation has changed. In the years when your frequent wars, in your colony-Great Greece, a country called Dionia appeared. It was like a monster, in a short period of time. In a short period of more than 20 years, not only many foreign races have been conquered, but also many sub-states of Greece have been annexed, and even Carthage has become its subject.

Now, it has become the overlord of the sea to the west of Greece. Next, it may turn its greedy mouth towards Greece, which is very close to it. If Greece does not end the dispute as soon as possible, unite and work together. To resist this mighty enemy, all that awaits you is destruction, just like the city-states of Crotone, Lokri, Katane, and Syracuse that have been annexed! Therefore, the king hopes that after peace is reached, you can re-form a new alliance to protect the security of Greece! "

It can be said that the Western Mediterranean War that took place thousands of miles ago had nothing to do with Persia, but the destruction of the Eastern Phoenician fleet and the subsequent Persian envoys to Dionia and requesting an armistice were sternly rejected. These two events greatly hurt the self-esteem of Persian king Artaxerxes: even the most rebellious Sparta and Athens eventually crawled under my feet, a small barbarian kingdom dared to be so arrogant! ‘Why do you say that the Western Mediterranean is the territory of Dionian, if Persia wants to intervene, if you have the courage to send an army! ’...This is how Altaxerxes felt angry when he heard the messenger’s return.

Although Dionia is a thousand miles away, but Altaxerxes has always been grudged, and now he finally found an opportunity to fight back against the kingdom of Dionia, which dared to offend his dignity.

After hearing what Trebasus said, the expressions of the three envoys were slightly complicated, and their hearts were full of thoughts.

I heard that in the Western Mediterranean War, the Persians once sent a fleet to fight, and suffered a disastrous defeat... It seems that this is true. It is no wonder that the Persian king received us so kindly this time, and so eagerly hopes that we can achieve it. Peace! But...to fight together against a Dionian who is very aggressive in military and trade is in line with the interests of Athens and the demands of the people. But should we establish another alliance? But if this alliance is to be dominated by Sparta, will it harm the interests of Athens? ...I am afraid that these can only be made after going back and discussing...This is the idea of ​​Tamagoras.

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

Since the Spartans had participated in the Persian Expeditionary Army, they noticed Dionia established by the leader of mercenaries very early, and knew more about Dionia from the weak city-state when it was established than other Greek city-states. The whole process of gradually becoming a powerful kingdom. In this process, Spartans didn’t use tactics, stumbles, and wanted to hinder its development, because they kept in mind the threatening words that King Dionia had said to them. Therefore, even if the peace agreement has been in effect, they are always worried that they will be retaliated by Deoria, especially now that Sparta is trapped in the quagmire of the war in Thebes, so the Persians proposed It is very tempting for Lutikli, 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 irritate Dionia as a result? Can you really withstand the possible offensive Dionia? After all, the Spartans knew a little bit about the strength of some Dionians.

While Peropidas looked at Trebasus in surprise, he seemed to hear another meaning from the favorite of the Persian king: strange, the Persians seemed to be afraid of Dionia ? ! Is the strength of the Kingdom of Dionia really that strong? ! ...

He pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Master Trebasus, the advice of the King of Persia is very good, but I have a small question."

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

"As far as I know, Sparta has been in close contact with the Kingdom of Dionia that you mentioned just now, and has signed a long-term alliance agreement, allowing such a city-state to lead the Greeks against Dionia. , Is this possible?!——"

"Shut up your mouth! Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know!" Lutikli interrupted him and emphasized loudly: "Sparta and Dionia signed a non-aggression pact. The facts are The relationship between Sparta and Australia is not good!..."

"The king knew about these conditions, so the king still proposed that Sparta should lead the Greeks to defend against the possible invasion of Dioria, but in order to dispel the doubts of other city-states, it is best for Sparta to contact Dioria as soon as possible. Draw a clear line and cut off contact!"

Terrebasus looked at Lutikli with cold eyes, then looked at the other two messengers, and said in a deep voice: "The king is very concerned about the security of Greece and will support you to restore peace! He will also fully support you in forming an alliance. , To defend against Dionia! But if any city-state is still provoking war or refuses to join the alliance, defending against the Dionians, or even secretly colluding with them, then we in Persia will call on other Greek city-states to unite and unite them. Annihilation! If Dionia does invade Greece one day, the king promised that he will assist the huge wealth and materials of the Greek alliance, as well as a powerful navy, to assist the Greeks in repelling the wolf in the west. !......"

Terrebasus’s categorical remarks contained a deep threat and at the same time showed Persian generosity and kindness. The three of Peropidas were only messengers of the city-state, and they could not make a direct commitment to this, but Thinking and weighing the pros and cons in my heart, in order to return to the city-state and persuade the people to make a certain choice, the three of them kept silent in unison.

For Trebasus, he has fully conveyed the intention of the Persian king to the three envoys. The goal has been achieved. He does not want to stay here with the Greeks, so he has a banquet. End hastily.

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

Before the three envoys left Persia, Artaxerxes met them again, and once again reiterated his hope that Greece would restore peace and form an alliance to defend Dionia, he showed his generosity. He gave the three messengers a lot of rewards. Among them, he also gave a corolla soaked with perfume to the Spartan messenger Lutikli. He also heard that the Athens messenger Tamagoras loved to drink it. Milk was specially gifted to him with dozens of good cows, but it didn't show anything special to Peropidas, which was somewhat contrary to his previous performance when he met the three messengers.

In addition, he summoned Lutikli once again, specifically referring to the "Friendly Agreement between Sparta and Dionia", and reminded him with a serious expression: Sparta must be with Dai Onia sever ties, or Persia will turn to support its enemy, Thebes.

Because of the pressure exerted by the King of Persia, Lutikli seemed very worried on the way back.

Peropidas was also uneasy. Even though the Persian king of Babylon had a good attitude towards him, he could feel that the Persians believed and supported Sparta more, and they specifically mentioned in the previous talks The sentence of "It is best to base the peace talks on the king's contract", which made him worry a lot.