In the early days of the kingdom, the senators went to the senate and various departments every day to attend meetings and deal with political affairs, often with only one or two slaves, and later there were several incidents of pedestrians attacking the senators, which forced the senators to bring guards every day to avoid accidents.

Since slaves were not allowed to carry weapons according to the law, and freedmen carrying weapons on the streets in Turiyi were also subject to strict interrogation and interrogation by the inspection team, and only the citizens were relatively tolerant, so a special trade was born in Turiyi, the senator escort (in fact, some wealthy merchants and officials later hired guards).

In order to establish a guard house, it is not only necessary to obtain a business license from the Commercial Department, but also to obtain the approval of the Turiyi Inspectorate, and it must also be supervised by the Turriyi military camp, because the vast majority of the guards are legionnaires or reserve soldiers, and must be coordinated with the military training of the barracks, so they are often raised by the retired officers of the legion, and by the way, the livelihood of some wounded retired soldiers is also solved, so it is also supported by the Ministry of Military Affairs.

As Leoticides passed through the eastern gate of the inner city, the guards saluted the kingdom's famous army commander.

Leoticides' mansion is located on a lively street and is not small, it is typical of the "day" shaped double-storey houses most often built by wealthy Dionians, and there are several shops on the street side of the mansion, which are rented out to vendors.

At the main entrance stood a valet with a big yellow dog, staring at the door, which made passers-by dare not stay for a long time. But when Leoticides reached the door, the vicious-looking dog wagged its tail and pounced excitedly, licking and rubbing.

Leoticides slapped it the head, and the big dog fell silent. Then, Leoticides strode into the mansion.

The exterior of this mansion looks decent, but the inside looks simple, the surrounding cloister has no mosaic floor, no pool and statues in the center of the vestibule, no garden in the backyard, and no kiosk in the middle for chatting and drinking, but the front and back yards are completely connected, forming a large dirt playground in the middle.

On one side of the playground, his youngest son, 7, is practicing horseback riding, and on the other side his eldest son, 17, is practicing combat skills with a manservant with a shield and sword (Leoticides had three children, but his second daughter died a few years after birth).

His wife sat in the corridor by the playground and watched, with two dogs crawling at her feet, and the dog, who had been sleepy, suddenly stood up and ran towards the door with joy.

Hearing their excited cries, the wife realized that her husband had come home, and she immediately greeted her: "Why did you come back so late today?" ”

"The Ministry of Military Affairs has important matters to discuss." Leoticides said, tearing off the patriarch Bolton who was wearing it, and shouted into the playground: "Tertotis, I'll accompany you to practice!" ”

"Okay!" The eldest son, Tertotis, stopped his attack and replied loudly: "Father, this time I will not throw in the towel easily!" ”

Leoticides strode into the playground, took the wooden shield and sword from the slaves, took a stance, and said in a deep voice: "Come." ”

Watching the father and son fight on the field, Ruitina showed a puzzled look, living with Leoticides for so many years, she could feel that her husband's mood was a little excited, this situation was too rare, and she couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart: What happened?

At this time, the youngest son, Pagandas, turned over and dismounted, ran quickly to the sidelines, picked up a jar of water, and drank it with a gulp.

Refina hurriedly said, "Pagandas, don't drink too much, it's not good for your health!" I soaked a large watermelon in the well and cut it for you to quench your thirst. ”

Leoticides's house is very simple to decorate, not like a senator's mansion, the only extravagant place is that Refina spent a lot of money to hire someone to dig a private well at home at the beginning of the construction of the house, the bottom of the well is deep, the well water is cold and cold, usually more used to keep vegetables and fruits fresh.

"Oh." Pagandaz obediently put down the jug, sat on the ground, watched his father and brother fight, was pulled up by Refina, and kicked him hard in the ass: "Look you're covered in sweat, hurry up and take a shower first!" ”

After driving her youngest son away, Refina shouted to the two slave girls who were following her: "It will be dark soon, don't be stupid here, go to the kitchen and urge them to get dinner ready as soon as possible!" ”

20 years have passed, even though Leoticides has entered the upper echelons of the kingdom and has a noble status, Bruti's Rifina is still the same as it was back then.

At the dinner table, when Refina asked again, "What happened today?" Leoticides finally put down the cow bone he was gnawing and said, "Your Majesty has decided to support the Thebes, send troops to the Peloponnese, and attack Sparta, and let me be the commander of this expeditionary army." ”

"Father, you are going to lead your army to conquer Sparta?!" The younger son exclaimed, and the eldest son, Tertotis, looked surprised.

In the past, Leoticides did not have much time to go home, and every time he returned home to stay with the children, he either trained them or told them some stories after training, and most of these stories were about the legends and heroes of Sparta, hoping that the children would gradually develop a kind of admiration for Sparta, but in fact, this effect was not very obvious, and the children were more eager to defeat the treacherous villain, after all, they spent more time in school.

Although Refina is very arrogant, she is actually very shrewd, at the beginning of the marriage she was completely unfamiliar with Greek things, but after so many years, she has some understanding, her husband is a Agosian, and he should hate Sparta, but this is not the case in ordinary conversations, which inevitably makes her wonder, but Leoticides does not say, she never takes the initiative to ask, but now she still can't help asking: "You didn't accept this appointment, did you?" ”

"Of course I did." Leoticides looked at his wife, and seemed to understand what she was thinking, and said one more rare thing: "I am glad to teach the Spartans a lesson!" ”

This was the true thought in his heart, when he fled from Sparta, he once made a poisonous oath: one day, he would lead the army back to Sparta and kill all the Spartans who humiliated him and forced his mother to kill herself!

In the palace chamber, he behaved abnormally because he did not expect the opportunity to fulfill his vow to come to him so suddenly, and he was desperately suppressing the excitement in his heart.

"Tertothys." Leoticides continued: "This time you go with me. ”

"Great!" Tertotis almost jumped in excitement.

Refina reminded at this time: "Tertotis is not yet 18 years old, so he cannot serve in the military!" ”

"He's with me, serving as my handyman, and he doesn't have to go into battle to kill the enemy." After Leoticides finished speaking, he buried his head in eating, but the mood of the family became uneasy.

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As for the possible changes in the situation in Greece after the Battle of Leuctra, although Davers held several meetings to analyze and judge this, the development of events exceeded their expectations.

First of all, the Thebans and Spartans signed an armistice so quickly that Dionyas were somewhat caught off guard, but this did not affect their preparations, and the expedition was still going on in an orderly manner.

Secondly, Iason's performance after the battle aroused Davers's vigilance, and he specifically ordered Aristiras to strengthen the surveillance of Thessaly.

Then, Davos thought that the defeat at the Battle of Leuktra would allow Sparta to desperately retaliate in order to regain its prestige, but they did not expect Sparta to quickly sign an armistice, and really did not make any hostile moves towards Thebes in the subsequent time, because the impact of this battle on Central Greece and the entire Peloponnese was too great for the Dionian leadership to anticipate.

After all, Davers did not live in Greece itself, and almost never suffered defeat in the war, and did not experience the feelings of the Greek people about Sparta, dating back to after the Messenian War and before the Greco-Persian War, the Spartans dominated the whole of Greece, and its long-term strength created an inherent concept for the Greek people: unless the enemy has a great advantage in strength, the Spartan hoplites are fundamentally invincible in battle, which is an unbreakable principle.

But in this large-scale battle for the Greeks, the Thebans actually won more and defeated Sparta with less, and its king was also killed, you must know that since Leonidas died in the Greek National Gate Thermopylae, no Spartan king has died in battle, so when the detailed process of the battle spread throughout Greece, many city-state people suddenly realized: It turns out that the Spartans are not so terrible, and what the Thebans can do may be able to do it.

As a result, many city-states were stirred up. Two months ago, after the signing of the Treaty of Calias, according to the terms of the contract, Sparta should have withdrawn the military commanders stationed in the city-states, and the Spartans had been dragging their feet in not fulfilling the treaty, and now these city-states boldly expelled the military commanders sent by Sparta.

To make matters worse for Sparta, as an oligarchy, it has been promoting and supporting an oligarchy in the city-states and allies it controls, and these oligarchs who have seized power will persecute the democrats in the city and increase the exploitation of the common people in the country (on the one hand, to meet the military needs of Sparta). Now, encouraged by the victory of the Thebans, the exiled democrats of the city-states have returned to their home states, inciting already disgruntled populations and set off a wave of revolts.