43rd Procession

The cheers from the audience came and went, and the expedition to West Asia washed away the old hatred and resentment of Greece being defeated by Persia a hundred years ago, and became the perfect goal for the young and warlike Greek men in the audience to realize their heroic dreams.

The next step was to announce the winners of each event and present the honors to the winners, which took place on the lawn around the altar and the Temple of Zeus.

The referee stands in front of a high podium and announces the name of the winner, which city-state they are from, and the names of their parents.

Boxing champion Ptolemy, wrestling champion Seleucus, horse racing champion Cosimachus, racing champion Philotas, art competition champion white-haired Christus, at this time white-haired Chrytus was wearing a golden Hima pure robe, wearing a string of agate earrings on his ears, among so many champions, he is the most smelly!

The champion of swordsmanship is the young Kasander, when Kasander walked past Jiu'er, looking at the back of the young general, the scene of the prediction game in the palace that day suddenly appeared in Jiu'er's mind, and the strange light and shadow that flashed when taking the hair divination should be the young Kasander, he was able to avoid his own divination.

Mo Jiu secretly speculated in his heart: This young general and the big soothsayer, one old and one young, should pay more attention to these two people, and don't provoke them first if they are not sure whether they are friends or foes.

The award ceremony was still going on, and Alexander, as the champion of the pentathlon competition, was surrounded by generals, standing on the high podium, looking down at the audience with a smile, and there was a feeling of looking down on all beings.

Most of the remaining champions were athletes sent from Sparta, Athens also had a few champions, and the rest were a few small city-states with sporadic champions, and dozens of Olympic champions stood high on the podium, and at this time they received the supreme glory, which belonged not only to themselves, but also to the city-states they represented.

When the champions return with honor, each city-state will tear apart the city wall and let their champions return to their country like a siege hero, the ancient games are a symbol of strength, just like the forest lion shows his strength to his companions to intimidate his companions, and each city-state also shows their strength in this way, which is a disguised strength exercise.

The biggest winner of this session is undoubtedly Macedonia, which has a strong national strength, not only the king won the championship of the all-round competition, but several generals around the king have also won glory for Macedonia in different events.

The referee stood on a podium carved out of gold and ivory and solemnly presented trophies and garlands to the winners.

Countless pairs of adoring eyes in the audience eagerly stared at the "idols" on the stage, whistled again and again, and had a tenth-level smile on their faces.

Beside the splendid temple of Zeus, dozens of sturdy and radiant young men, wearing olive wreaths symbolizing peace and friendship, wearing crimson ivy-patterned Hima pure tunics, holding palm branches, except for the old and young Philotas, the other champions are all about twenty years old, and the intoxicated youthful atmosphere and the alluring athletic physique of the men make the audience scream uncontrollably.

The attendants brought dozens of tall horses from Thrace from the side of the podium, and the champions slowly walked down from the high platform to the horses, where the servants served the horses and participated in the celebratory procession.

The referee stood at the front of the line, the champion followed the referee, the monks flanked the line, and the band in the flamboyant Shima pure robes, holding flutes and seven-stringed harps, stood at the end, and a frantic crowd of spectators gathered around as thousands of carrier pigeons soared into the air and flew in all directions.

They will fly back to their city-states to report on their achievements in the Games.

The cheers of the crowd rose higher and higher.

Jiu'er stood awkwardly beside Alexander's horse, following the procession as she slowly advanced.

said that he wanted the female priest and the king to feel the supreme glory of Macedonia together, who would have thought that she would let her follow the champion team on foot, the audience's flowers threw Mo Jiu's face all over his face, knocking off Jiu'er's veil alive, and the delicate makeup had already been spent, Jiu'er pursed his lips and looked up at Alexander who was sitting on a tall horse angrily.

At this time, Alexander was full of smiles and was waving to the cheering team beside him, and he didn't care about Jiu'er at all.

Mo Jiu withdrew his gaze in disappointment, and looked sideways, just as he was met with Philotas's undisguised ridicule, Jiu'er glared at Philotas and moved his gaze forward.

The procession starts at the Temple of Zeus, passes through the lawns of the Divine Domain, passes the training ground in the east, and follows the streets of the Olympic Games and Egekoma Central Square, where cheering crowds on both sides hold flowers and chant the names of their favorite champions.

Along the limestone and gravel paved streets of Egay to the north via Aema Avenue and then west along the main Klamath Road back to the Olympic Stadium, stopping at the east gate of Zeus, Alexander loudly announced to the champions and the representatives of the various city-states that they were invited to enter the inner sanctum and enjoy the state banquet that Macedonia had prepared for guests from afar.

The glorious parade of the athletes was over, and Jiu'er also ended the terrible companionship, tidied up his headdress, and walked along the path by the east gate of the Divine Domain towards his tent, with Fei'er and Ling'er following behind him.

"I have to go back and tidy up my makeup first, and finally participate in the second state banquet, not to mention glamorous, but also glamorous." Jiu'er said loudly to the two girls.

Ling'er and Fei'er covered their mouths and snickered, and followed Mo Jiu to the tent quickly.

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After a careful dress, Jiu'er hurried to King Alexander's temporary palace.

In the main hall, rows of marble carved ebony tables and chairs are placed on which the special foods from various city-states are placed, and the delicate glass fruit bowl is placed with red apples, large cherries, figs, pears, apricots, pomegranates from Mesopotamia, peaches from Persia, and sweet dates; Porcelain plates with red, white and black patterns are lined with golden roast duck, roast chicken, and some egg products, and fragrant milk in transparent animal-based glasses, as well as barley bread and fruit cakes.

The clay vase on the table is adorned with marjoram scented with sweet pine and citrus scents, and thyme with a gentlemanly elegance in lilac

The state banquet was placed in an orderly manner, the food was diverse, in line with the romantic eating habits of young people, and the flowers were matched with delicious food, which was emotional, and Jiu'er praised it in her heart.

The guests sat down around the marble round table, and as the newly appointed royal lady of all Greece, Mo Jiu of course had to sit with several pillars of the state, Alexander in the center, Philottas to the left of Alexander, and the state priest Arestand on the right.

What is he doing at this kind of young man's banquet, Jiu'er casually glanced at Arestander, who didn't notice Jiu'er's gaze, but kept staring at Alexander's every move.

On both sides were Ptolemy, Cosimachus, Seleucus, white-haired Clitus, the nine daughters of Mer, the young general Cassander, and Olympias sat next to Jiu'er under a veil, she actually came to participate in such an event, and what was even more interesting was that the Queen Mother did not sit next to Alexander, but chose to sit on the side of Jiu'er, Mo Jiu smiled politely at the Queen Mother, and then moved her eyes to the table full of food.

It may be that the parade lasted for a long time, everyone was hungry, and soon after taking a seat, I don't know who took the lead to eat first, followed by a meal of autumn wind sweeping leaves.

Jiu'er is no exception, her mouth is full, and she wears a veil anyway, and no one else can see it.

The fruit taste of the Yuan Dynasty is very pure, indescribably delicious, drink milk on bread, this beautiful day can come a few more days.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today, on this occasion, the King declares an important matter, that in the spring of the following year our great Corinthian League will go on an expedition to Asia to regain the lost lands of our Greece, and that today's Olympic Games have proved that our Greece has invincible power, and that tomorrow our Greece will surely overcome all the obstacles, conquer everything, be invincible, and be invincible." The guests cheered loudly as they laid down their food, and Alexander grinned.

"The expedition to Asia may take a certain amount of time, in order to make the soldiers feel at ease on the expedition, this king will make the decision for everyone today, and the soldiers who have reached the age of marriage can get married and have children before the expedition."

Alexander looked around at the generals around him, raised his eyebrows, and then said, "If you have a favorite woman, you can tell the king now, and I will immediately send someone to say goodbye to you. ”

"Your Majesty, I..."

"You don't need it, if your son-in-law has a favorite woman, this king can match it." Alexander laughed and snatched Filotas's words, and the generals laughed too.

That is, an old and young man is here to make a lot of fun, his son is so old, if he wants to be embarrassed, Jiu'er grimaced at Philotas, and he also has times when he is ridiculed by others, which is not easy.

In order to save time, Alexander ordered his soldiers to write down their favorite objects on straw sandpaper.

"General Seleucus, why don't you have a woman you like?" Seeing that Seleucus had not left a note, Alexander asked with concern.

Seleucus bowed deeply to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, there is no woman you like for the time being. ”

"First lower the requirements to find one, in a few days we will go on an expedition to Asia, I don't know when we will be able to come back, all the way risky, if you can marry a wife and have children before leaving, you can accompany this king to fight on the battlefield in the future." Alexander raised his chin and stared at Seleucus with a look of solemnity in his eyes.

"That's right, General Sai, what His Majesty the King means is that if you have a mistake outside, get married and have children in advance, it is good to have a descendant to inherit your bloodline." Seeing that Seleucus was silent for a long time, Jiu'er was so anxious that he analyzed and explained the king's meaning.

Seleucus glared at Mo Jiu fiercely, turned to Alexander and said, "Your Majesty, which woman do you have a crush on?" ”

Isn't this salty and radish to worry about, His Majesty the King still uses him Seleucus to worry about the marriage, and he has a lot of candidates when he reaches out, Jiu'er pouted and muttered.