"Klotto." Davos directly called his son's nickname and said with relief: "I am very happy that you have this filial piety!" But...... Like Amintas and the others, I have had this expectation in my heart for decades, do you want me to go to the Elysée with regrets? ”

Klotockatux was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Davers smiled and said, "Don't worry. Decades ago, I led mercenaries to fight in Persia for more than a year, and not once did I fall ill and fully adapted to the climate and diet there. Now that I'm old, I've never stopped exercising, I rarely get sick, and I'm still in good health, isn't it? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to our medical school's comprehensive analysis of your previous medical examinations, the function of your body organs is almost the same as that of a healthy middle-aged person. Medical Minister Stacy Kodas said truthfully.

"Klotto, do you hear me! Maybe I'm in better shape than you! Davers laughed, and then said in a resolute tone: "Everyone, I am already a 60-year-old man, I have won countless victories in my life, and this will be my last battle!" Let me rid the Holy Kingdom of Dionya that we have built together to rid ourselves of this last formidable enemy! ”

Klotocatax stopped talking, and finally sighed helplessly.

The ministers looked at each other, and no one spoke out against each other.

At this time, Sedorum got up and asked, "Your Majesty, you are leading an expedition, how to arrange the affairs of the kingdom?" ”

Davers had already prepared, and he said slowly: "The consul Klotocatachus will act as the governor of the state, and several of your auxiliary ministers will fully assist. In fact, this is how the Kingdom Administration Hall has been running in the past few years, and I believe that you can do better after my expedition! ”

No one objected to Davers's arrangement, and some even thought that five years ago, His Majesty Davers had made his son Klotocatax consul and began to deal with the affairs of the court, and perhaps at that time he already had the intention of conquest of Persia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's meeting has decided on the decision to go on an expedition to Persia, and we will discuss it in depth and make some secret preparations afterwards." Davers looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "But-in order to ensure the smooth holding of the next sports meeting, it will not be announced to the public for the time being, I hope that everyone will abide by the laws of the kingdom and not leak this matter!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When the Executive Council was over, Davers returned to his office, and had just sat down, and before he could drink a sip of water, Henipolis came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Aristilas has asked for an audience. ”

"Let him in."

Aristias approached with a slow gait and saluted respectfully.

"Arris, if you're here to ask me about the resignation you submitted last time—" Davers looked at him and whispered, "I won't agree to it for a while...... You also heard at the meeting that I am going to conquer Persia myself, so the stability of the kingdom still needs your help, and you need to work hard for a while, what do you say? ”

"Your Majesty, I agree." Aristilas replied simply: "But I have one more thing to report to you. ”

"Very well, you say."

"Prince Fili of the Kingdom of Macedonia, whom you have brought the Ministry of Intelligence to focus on, was found by the intelligence officers in Thessaly mixed with the Macedonian emissaries and on his way to Turiyi."

"Mixed in with the Macedonian emissaries?" Davers's heart moved: "Are you saying that he didn't come to the Games as a Macedonian prince?" Even his mother and brother did not know that he had left Macedonia? ”

"You should know by now." Aristilas explained: "I received another secret message from Thessaly that the Macedonian royal guard searched for him in the city of Aegae not long after the Macedonian envoys left by boat. I estimate that Macedonia will soon send another envoy to Turiy to find their envoy corps, strengthen the protection of Fili, and even rule out that Fili will be made public ......"

Davos understood that the reason why Aristias had made such a detailed analysis of the whereabouts of a Macedonian prince was actually due to some bad speculation about his way of asking the Ministry of Intelligence to keep a close watch on such a young Macedonian prince who had nothing to do with the Dionian kingdom.

In 369 BC (the 25th year of the Dionian kingdom), when the Dionian army conquered Thessaly and established the New Greek League, King Amintas of Macedon, a neighbor in the northern part of Thessaly, fell ill and died and was succeeded by his young eldest son, Alexander. Immediately after a noble general in northern Macedonia rebelled and occupied the area around Karchidic, Alexander sent troops to quell the rebellion, but suffered defeat. The rebels marched south to the royal palace of Aegai, and the situation was so critical that King Alexander had to send messengers to Athens for help.

Macedonia and Sparta were once allies, and Alexander should have asked Sparta for help, but he heard that Sparta was now under the control of the Holy Kingdom of Dionysia, and there were rumors in Macedonia that the king of Dionya had a vendetta against his father in Macedonia, and the people panicked, and the young Macedonian king was also afraid, so he had to ask for help from Iphiclates of Athens, because the famous Athenian general was close to Macedonia, and the former Macedonian king Amintas was still his stepfather.

After receiving the request for help, Iphiclates made a proposal to the Executive Committee of the Athenian Generals, but Calistratus reminded everyone that although the newly formed New Greek League did not restrict the members of the allies from using troops abroad, Athens wanted to send troops to Macedonia, which was adjacent to Thessaly, which would inevitably arouse the suspicion of Dionia, so it was best to get Dionia's permission.

Despite their reluctance, they finally agreed to Callistratus' suggestion and sent a messenger to the New Greek League Parliament in Turiyi.

When Davers received the news, he immediately ordered the troops stationed in Thessaly to rescue the Macedonian royal family and repel the rebels.

However, during the time of the messenger's return, the Macedonian rebels broke through the city of Egai, King Alexander was killed in battle, and the queen fled with the king's two younger brothers, Padicas and Fili, to the south of the Gulf of Terma.

The governor of Thessaly, Shiros, sent an emissary to the Queen of Macedonia and conveyed to her the goodwill of the King of Dioonia towards Macedonia. The queen of Macedonia finally relented and turned to Dionya for help, and was willing to let Macedonia join the Greek League.

However, the Dionian envoy emissary euphemistically stated that in order for Macedonia to join the new Greek League, it must obtain the consent of more than half of the city-states in the Greek League, which would take a long time. But if Macedonia had only made an alliance with Dionia, as it had been with Sparta, then the treaty could be signed immediately, and the Dionian army in Thessaly could be sent at once.

The desperate queen of Macedonia had no choice but to agree to the envoy's request and sign an alliance with Dionia, with Dionya as the lord.

The Frontier Legion in Thessaly was immediately ordered to move north, routed the rebels near the city of Pera, and pursued them continuously, eventually capturing and killing the rebellious Macedonian generals and recapturing the towns they occupied. With the full support of Dionia, the Amintas family returned to power, and Alexander's second brother, Paticas, became king of Macedonia.

During the whole process of quelling the rebellion, Alexander's queen and new king saw the power of Dionia, and thought of the feud between the king of Dioonia and Macedonia, so they decided to send their third brother Fili to Turiyi as a hostage to show Macedonia's loyalty to Dionia.

After learning of this news, Davers made it very clear that he refused, and personally wrote to comfort Padics, saying that "as long as Macedonia remains loyal to Dionia, then Dionya will always ensure the long-term peace and stability of the Amintas family in Macedonia, so there is no need for any hostages to maintain the friendship between the two countries." ”

Padicas was very moved after reading the letter, but he would never have known that the reason why Davers did not accept Macedonia to send Fili to Turiyi as a hostage was mainly because he had some knowledge of the history of Macedonia's rise in previous lives.

At this time in the previous life, Athens and Thebes interfered in the political situation in Macedonia, and finally Macedonia submitted to the more powerful Thebes, in order to ensure the loyalty of Macedonia, Thebes forcibly took Prince Fili as a hostage, it is said that after Fili arrived in Thebes, he entered the military school founded by Ipamironda, and he heard and witnessed the military reform of Epamironda in Thebes, as well as the various resolutions implemented by the Theban high-level leaders led by Peropidas in the process of forming and integrating the Piosia League...... A few years later, due to civil strife in Macedonia, the young man in his 20s returned to his homeland, usurped his nephew's throne, and used what he learned in Thebes to create a powerful new army that not only unified Macedonia, but also made it strong. Later, his son Alexander destroyed Thebes, which had given Philip political and military enlightenment......

Davers is planning ahead, and of course he will not give the talented Filip such a chance. As for Macedonian's loyalty, it was not in Davers's mind at all, and he even hoped that Macedonia would betray the Covenant, so that Dionia, who had been repaired for several years and had already integrated Thessaly, would take the opportunity to destroy Macedonia, expand its territory in Greece, and strengthen the kingdom's power in Greece.

"This Prince Philip is very uncomfortable!" At this moment, Davers said cautiously: "Regardless of whether the Macedonian envoy wants to disclose his identity or not, since he has come to watch the games, he is a distinguished guest of Dionia, and we must ensure his safety!" ”

Aristias peeked at Davers and felt that his previous guess seemed to be wrong, and immediately said seriously: "Yes, Your Majesty, we will do our best to ensure Phili's safety!" ”