Crotokatázáquez thought for a moment, and couldn't help but straighten his chest, as if he was proud of his mission, but then he asked, "But many cases are complicated, how can I ensure that I am as fair and just as possible in the final decision?" ”

Davers was pleased with his son's diligence and quick answer: "Then you must study more, think more, experience more, and listen more in order to become a wise and firm adjudicator." ”

Crotokatax's heart was moved and thoughtful.

Davers was talking about sex at the moment, and then asked, "You can see that you have a lot of admiration for Lycias." ”

"Yes, father." "Teacher Lysias has a wealth of knowledge and a wise mind, not only has a deep attainment in rhetoric and debate, but his teaching is also lively and interesting. ”

"Lysias was a well-known scholar throughout Greece and the pride of the Kingdom of Dionia." Davers said calmly, and then changed the subject: "What do you think of Kunogorata?" ”

"Master Kunograta is your best helper father, and everyone says, 'The Senate can't do without him.'" His departure is a great loss to our kingdom! Crotokatuques said with a heavy expression.

"So if you're looking at governing the kingdom, do you prefer Kunogorata or Lycias?"

Once again, Davers's question stumped Croto Katutax, and he pondered for a moment, but still did not answer.

"Kid, you didn't answer this question according to your preference, it means that you have started to realize!" Davos nodded with satisfaction and said, "Kunogorata does not have the profound knowledge of Lysias and the fame of Lysias in all Greece, but he has diligently governed Dionysia for more than ten years and has made great contributions to the prosperity of the kingdom!" There are still many more ordinary public officials like Kunogorata in Dionia, who quietly contribute to the strength of the kingdom, and it is because of them that today's Kingdom of Dioria can create a platform for famous Greek scholars such as Lysias to display their talents, so that they can create a more splendid culture for the kingdom, attract backward barbarians to join, and make the people's lives better! ……”

Krotokatax pondered for a while, looked at his father, and said seriously: "I know, Master Kunogorata is just as important as Teacher Lycias, but citizens like Master Kunogorata are the cornerstone of the kingdom, and without them there would be no Kingdom of Dionia!" ”

"Cornerstone!" Davers praised: "A very vivid metaphor, it seems that you already understand." When you attend a funeral, you have to have that in mind! ”

"Speaking of debates, that's a good thing." Davers admonished: "You can exercise your thinking, understand the reason, and persuade the other party." But don't get too caught up in it and end up being a debate for the sake of debate, a person who only talks for the sake of talking, but remembering that 'doing a practical thing is worth a thousand words'! ”

"Yes, father." Crotokatus replied respectfully again.

"You father and son are both thirsty when they come to chat." Christoya and Cynthia went to wash a basket of grapes and apples and put them on the stone table: "Come and eat some fruit!" ”

"Let's go, don't keep your mother waiting, or you'll be scolded." Davers quipped.

Croto Katáx smiled.

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At the end of the Corinthian War, Sparta tried his best to submit to Persia and gain the support of Persia, and finally the war ended, Sparta and the anti-Spartan alliance signed the "Great King Contract", forcing its two most important enemies, Argos and Thebes, to break up their regional alliances, and at the same time allowing Athens to retain the control of the northern islands of the Aegean Sea.

Of course, this practice of hugging Persia's thigh and regaining the throne did not convince the other city-states, and many of the city-states' populace circulated a rumor: "Persia is turning Sparta into the Spartan of the Persians." ”

The Spartans, of course, heard the gossip, too, although Agosilaus forced a quibble, declaring: "It is Sparta who is trying to turn Persia into the Persia of Sparta." ”

However, Sparta's prestige among the Greek city-states had significantly declined, even among the allies.

In order to regain its image as a supremacy, Sparta had to take action by targeting the city-state of Mandia in Arcadia in the central Peloponnese, accusing the former vassal of disobedience and allegiance to Sparta in all respects, and forcing it to tear down its walls and renew its allegiance to Sparta.

After being sternly rejected by the Mandinians, King Agosipolis of Sparta led an army to invade Mandinia. After a failed storm, he ordered his warriors to block the upper reaches of a river that flowed through the city of Mandinia, which eventually flooded Mandinia, destroying the city completely.

This atrocity of the Hittites really shocked many of the Greek city-states, and the horrific and bloody memories of the Spartans in the past came back to their minds, especially since the city-states of the Peloponnese no longer took the initiative to challenge the authority of Sparta.

But only becoming the overlord of the Peloponnese did not satisfy the desires of the Spartans, and there has always been a huge shadow in the hearts of the Spartan kings and elders, and that is the kingdom of Dionia. Although Dionysia and Sparta were now allies, it was clear to both sides that this alliance was not an alliance for long-term friendship but for short-term interests, and that the growing kingdom of Dionysa forced the Spartans to unite more of the forces of the Greek mainland in order to counter the rise of this powerful kingdom in the western Mediterranean, so they set their sights on the north of the Peloponnese.

And at this time, an envoy came to the territory of Sparta, and this envoy came from the northwestern corner of the Aegean Sea, in the wild mountains.

Macedonia is a weak and backward country far from the core of Greek culture and located on the northern border of Greece itself. Both the common Greek people and the well-known scholars considered it a barbarian kingdom and despised it. But the Macedonians were so devastating of Greece that their kings had always claimed to be descendants of the royal family of Argos (in the Archaic era, many Greek city-states united and chose the Argos as their allies, because Argos had a glorious past, and since the return of the descendants of Hercules, almost all the important Greek kings have come from Argos, such as Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, which is why the Argos often boasted that they were nobler than the Spartans), The Macedonian people also often regarded the Greeks who settled in the Macedonian lands as honored guests.

However, the Macedonians' respect for Greece was not valued by the Greek states, because although its territory was vast and the population was large, it was bordered by the Illyrians, Dadarians and Thracians, and in the northernmost part lived the wandering Celts, who were not only fierce but also numerous, and the Macedonians were tired of coping with the invasions and raids for many years, and their countries were also in war for a long time and could not develop well.

And in the ninth year of the Dionian kingdom (384 BC), someone in the Macedonian royal family, in collusion with the Illyrians, launched a larger invasion and drove the Macedonian king Amintas out of Macedonia. Before fleeing Macedonia, the king, in order to keep Macedonia's towns from plundering and to gain the support of the Greeks, signed an agreement with Macedonia's southeastern neighbor, the Carkidic League, to give the Macedonian lowlands and coastal towns to the Carchidic League.

The Carchidic League was originally an alliance of a number of Greek city-states on the Carkiddic Peninsula, which stipulated that the members were completely equal, traded with each other, helped each other, and jointly defended themselves against foreign enemies. However, with the addition of some Macedonian towns, the power of the Carkiddic League was strengthened, and the powerful state of Olintus, located in the center of the Carchidian Peninsula, benefited a lot.

The Olintus began to look forward to a larger alliance that would encompass the entire Carkiddic Peninsula and its environs, and this alliance would of course have to be led by Olintus.

A year later, in the decade of the Dionian kingdom, King Amintas of Macedon regained the throne with the help of Thessaly and the Kalkiddics. After Amintath secured his throne, he wanted to reclaim the land he had given away, which was rejected by the city-states of the Kalkiddic League, led by Olintus.

At this time, the Thessalians also helped Amintas to appeal to the Targidics. Although the two countries of Thessaly and Macedonia had border conflicts from time to time, the Thessalytes were well aware that if their neighbors, Macedonia, were too weakened to defend themselves against the fierce Illyrians, it would be detrimental to both Thessaly and the Carchidic League.

The persuasion of the Thessalians caused some of the city-states in the Carchidic League to begin to waver, especially two of them, Acantus and Apollonia, and they feared that in the long run, the power of Orintus would grow rapidly and thus dominate the entire Carchidic League, so they secretly sent someone to suggest to Amintas: ask Sparta to intervene.

So, the Macedonian emissaries came to Sparta.

The Council of Elders of Sparta convened a meeting to discuss this.

The Macedonian envoy persuaded the Spartans with little difficulty. Because the bitter lessons of the Corinthian War made Sparta oppose any form of Greek city-state alliance and alliance, and even they wrote this opinion into the "Peace of Kings", and forced Argos and Thebes to break up the alliance, and now there is a Calkiddic League.