Davers coughed lightly and said seriously: "Peropidas, I was told that Thebes was able to regain its independence and was able to fight against the Spartans for many years, and had a slight advantage, and you played an important role in this!" ”

Pelopidas's spirits perked up, and he felt a hint of kindness from Davers in these words, and immediately replied humbly: "The fact that Thebes can be where it is today is the result of the joint efforts of all the citizens who love Thebes, and I have just exerted all my strength like them." And what I have done is nothing compared to the mighty kingdom you have created. ”

"You're too modest." Davers smiled slightly, in addition to Plato, it was the first time he heard such a high evaluation from a powerful person in Greece, and he felt slightly complacent, so he tapped the armrest and asked, "What are you coming to Turier for this time?" ”

"Your Majesty the King." Pelopidas said solemnly: "Ten days ago, Thebes was invited to Sparta to negotiate an armistice. After so many years of war, the land of Thebes was wantonly destroyed by the Spartans, and the people's lives were very difficult, we are very willing to stop the war and restore peace.

But the Athens betrayed us in the negotiations, and they joined forces with the Spartans, with the strong support of the Persians, to put pressure on us to dissolve the Piosian League, which their own alliance was preserved by such a treaty......"

Pelopidas briefly outlined the general contents of the contract, and then said angrily: "Our envoys resisted the pressure and did not sign the contract, because once they agreed to their demands and dissolved the Piosia League, we would not be able to fight against Sparta in case they broke the contract again and attacked Thebes."

As a result of our refusal, the Persians threatened us with full support for Sparta and severe punishment for Thebes...... So today I am here to ask for support from Dioonia on behalf of Thebes! ”

When Pelopidas had finished speaking, he saw that Davers was sitting firmly on the throne, his hand on his chin, and he did not speak, so he continued: "Before this peace talk, I also went to Babylon as an envoy of Thebes, and was summoned by the king of Persia, because I heard that both Sparta and Athens had sent people to Persia to seek support.

In the presence of our three envoys, the king of Persia explicitly demanded that we stop the war, and also said, 'Dionya has ambitions for Greece, and only the unity of the Greek city-states can resist the invasion of the Dionian army......,' so the king of Persia sent an envoy to make a great deal of peace talks in Sparta. ”

Davers's heart moved: he didn't think that Peropidas was lying in order to seek Dionia's support, because what he said also confirmed why Persia had to let Sparta end the peace agreement with Dionya ahead of schedule, and it seemed that the Persians had already begun to play games against Dionia!

Thinking of this, Davers looked at Pelopidas and said slowly: "Then you Thebans will think that Dionysa is a threat to Greece"?

"I think what the king of Persia said is a joke!" Pelopidas said indignantly: "The Persians are aliens, since the beginning of the Greco-Persian Wars, they have been delusional about annexing the land of Greece and enslaving the Greek people, and they have never stopped interfering in the political situation of Greece itself in the past few decades. Dionia, on the other hand, was mainly a kingdom formed by the Greeks, and since its foundation it has been in peace with the Greek mainland, without any conflicts and wars. Who is good and who is bad, you will know it by comparison.

That is why I have come to my behest to lend a helping hand, noble king, to help Thebes, fight against the combined forces of Persia and Sparta, and restore freedom and peace to the city-states of Greece from their control! If Dionya did this, not only would it crush the Persian plot against Dionys, but it would also allow Dionysia to gain prestige and the support of most of the city-states in Greece! ”

Davers nodded and looked embarrassed: "There is some truth to what you said, but ...... Dionya and Sparta have been friendly for more than ten years, and not long ago I said to the Spartan envoys, 'There will be no punishment for them for ending the friendship agreement early-'"

"Your Majesty the King!" Pelopidas immediately persuaded: "Dionya keeps his promise and is famous in the Mediterranean, which is admirable!" But what did the Spartans do in the more than 10 years that you have been conscientiously fulfilling your friendship agreement with Sparta?

As far as I know, they violated the terms of the agreement, and secretly maintained contacts with Syracuse, taking in some of the remnants of Great Greece that hated Dionia, and during the war with Carthage, these forces also formed armies and invaded Dionian territory, and it is difficult to say that there was no Spartan instigation of this......

The Spartans were insidious and cunning, and could do whatever it took for them, both for Thebes and for Dionia. Speak of faith with them, like a sheep and a cow facing a wolf, and it is always us who suffers!

And it's been almost a month since the Spartans tore up the agreement with Dionia, and you have not taken any hostile actions against Sparta during this month, which can be regarded as fulfilling your promise. In addition, because of this armistice negotiation, the war between Thebes and Sparta has stopped for some time, and peace has appeared in the eyes of the Greek people.

If Dioonia and Thebes form an alliance and Sparta attacks Thebes again, it will make the Greek people know more clearly who the real perpetrators of the war are, and it will also make the Dionian people see more clearly how the Spartans treated Dionia, who had maintained friendship with them for more than 10 years! Of course, if they can take care of Dionya and really restore peace to Greece, I think it will be a good thing for everyone! ”

Davers sighed and said, "It seems that the fact that you were courteous to the king of Persia on your visit to Persia is true, and you are indeed very convincing. ”

Pelopidas was overjoyed, but responded modestly: "That's because what I said is the truth." ”

Davos finally said with a straight face: "In this case, I agree with the Kingdom of Dionya to form a military alliance with Thebes, and I hope that this time our sincere efforts can be treated sincerely by each other!" ”

Although Pelopidas was somewhat confident in gaining the support of Dionia, he did not expect that the king of Dionya would be willing to form a military alliance with Thebes, and it was difficult to suppress the joy in his heart, and his face was full of smiles.

Soon, Dionya Foreign Minister Ansitanos and Pelopidas began to negotiate an alliance.

A day later, Ansitanos came to the palace to report to Davers.

"Peropidas wants us Dionya to support Thebes in unifying the Piosia region?" Davers frowned.

"Yes, Your Majesty. It seems that the Thebans have a strong obsession with this, and I heard that when they negotiated a contract in Sparta, it was because Sparta forced them to dissolve the Theban Alliance, which caused the negotiations to break down......," Ansitanos reminded euphemistically.

Davers tapped his hand on the wooden table, muttered for a moment, and said, "Promise him." ”

Ansitanos hadn't responded yet, and Henipolis, who was on the side, asked with some confusion: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, Sparta will definitely attack Thebes again, we have formed an alliance with Thebes at this time, we have already given great support to the Thebans, and now we have to help them unify Piosia, is this some-"

"Some too much of Thebes?" Davers took his words and said seriously: "Heni, you should take a long-term view, don't just focus on this small interest in front of you, even if the Thebans really unify the Piosia region, that little land area is only comparable to Mesapi, Puchetti and other regions, and will not pose any threat to us." But in order to achieve this goal, the Thebans dared to confront Sparta, Athens, and Persia, which shows how important it was to the Thebans! If we are able to help them, we will naturally get their double gratitude, which will help us a lot in the future to gain a foothold in Greece!

What's more, making our allies stronger and able to compete with Athens, Sparta and other powerful Greek states will be more helpful for us Dionya to enter Greece in the future, and it will be more conducive to the stability of the Greek mainland order......"

"Your Majesty, you think long-term!" Henypolis exclaimed in convincing.

Davers didn't accept him, pointed at Ansitanos, and said, "You, you just didn't think about it well, when your teacher came to report to me, he had already considered these pros and cons clearly, and he knew it in his heart." ”

Henipolis immediately looked at Ansitanos.

Ansitanos said calmly: "Your Majesty, Hennipolis is not an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is impossible for him to know the intricate relations of the Greek city-states in detail, nor to think about how to benefit from them every day like we do, how can he make a very correct judgment......

"Heni, do you see, your teacher still cares about you." Davers said jokingly, with a smile on his face, he suddenly remembered something, and said with a straight face: "But what you just said is also right, Dionia has given Thebes such great support, and he should be more rewarded." Ansitanus, when negotiating with Peropidas, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs can also attach requirements to the covenant, such as the full support of Thebes when Ionia takes military action in Greece itself......, etc."