Davos only nodded his head to indicate that he knew, then turned to look at Xenophon, and said with a relieved face: "As a guest to be able to become the messenger of Sparta, it seems that Xenophon is indeed doing well in Sparta!" ”

He patted Xenophon on the shoulder once more, turned to his throne, and asked, "What are you coming to Dionya this time as an emissary?" Renewing an amicable agreement? I think it's still a few years away. ”

Gethirus opened his mouth to speak, Xenophon quickly stopped him, and then said in a careful tone: "Since the outbreak of war between Thebes and Sparta, it has lasted for several years, and it has caused great damage to both the Peloponnese and Central Greece, and in order to restore peace in Greece, Sparta decided to negotiate peace with Thebes and Athens.

But the two sides have been fighting each other for many years, with many casualties and deep hatred, and it is not easy to negotiate peace successfully, so it is best to find a powerful country to persuade the two sides to sit down and negotiate-"

"That's why Sparta chose to come to us Dionia." Davers, who had already returned to the throne, leaned forward and interjected with interest: "It seems that our friendship of more than 10 years has not been in vain!" ”

Xenophon and Gaysirus both looked embarrassed.

Xenophon coughed dryly twice and whispered, "Uh...... That one...... Sparta did consider inviting Dionysa as a mediator, but Dionia, despite its power, had no influence in Greece itself and could hardly deter the unruly Thebes and Athens. And it just so happened that Sparta found out that Athens and Thebes had sent envoys to Persia one after another......

As you know, the last Corinthian war ended with an armistice, and Persia played a big part in that. In order not to turn Persia to support the enemy, Sparta had to send emissaries to Persia as well—"

"Dionyas had little influence in Greece itself, and wasn't it because we strictly adhered to the friendship agreement signed with Sparta! Although it is so close to Greece, we Dionya have not interfered in the political situation in Greece for more than 10 years, and now Sparta is complaining that we Dionya has no influence in Greece itself! Anta Orris, one of the auxiliary ministers, couldn't help but interject and complained: "On the contrary, Sparta secretly did something in the western Mediterranean during the agreement, adding some trouble to our Dionia!" ”

"I also have a question for the Spartan emissary. As we all know, Sparta has been supported by Persia over the years, so there will be the signing of the 'Great King Contract', and it will once again become the leader of the city-states in Greece. Why did they let the Athenian and Theban envoys get ahead of the curve because they had to think about us Dionyas first? Another auxiliary minister, Sipros, followed suit, asking his own questions, trying to expose some of the lies in Xenophon's words.

Faced with the questioning of the Ionian ministers, Xenophon, although he had prepared before, couldn't help but be a little nervous at the moment: "This ...... Dionya's commitment to his promises was very respectable to the Spartans! …… And because you have defeated Carthage, you are even stronger...... Again...... It was also very close to the Peloponnese, so Sparta did think of asking for help from Dioonia at first, but the reality was that-"

"Well, needless to say, why did Sparta send you to Dionya when it had decided to turn to Persia for support? Could it be that Persia rejected Sparta's request? Davers asked with a smirk.

Xenophon came into contact with Davers's deep gaze, and faintly had an illusion, as if the king of Dionya had already known the whole thing, and suddenly he was blessed to the heart, and no longer made any more excuses, and said directly: "Persia promised to support Sparta, but it asked Sparta to sever friendly relations with Dionia, otherwise they would turn to support Athens and Thebes, and let Sparta taste unprecedented defeat!" That's why Sparta sent me here as an emissary, just to ...... with Dionya Ending the amicable agreement that has lasted for more than 10 years......"

Xenophon's words immediately caused quite a commotion in the main hall.

"Sparta, in order to gain the support of Persia, did not hesitate to sever friendly relations with us Dionia, is it not afraid of offending us Dionya and triggering a new war?!" War Minister Alexis asked sharply.

Gaysyrus, who had been silent before, couldn't help but say loudly: "Before leaving, King Agesilaus once told me that the end of the friendship agreement with Dionya this time is indeed a last resort, and after the armistice is signed, we Sparta will resume contact with Dionya and sign a new friendship agreement, please rest assured!" ”

It's good that he didn't say this, but after he finished speaking, the whole hall was like a fryer, and even Haka, who was usually mild-mannered, said coldly: "What does Sparta mean by this?" Do we Dionyas look so easy to bully! If you want to break the contract, you can break the contract, and if you want to renew the contract, you can renew the contract! You must know that this is the Western Mediterranean, Dionysa is the only king here, and any city-state and power is eager to attach to Dionya and be proud to join the Dionian League!

With Dionia's current strength, it is rare to sign reciprocal agreements with other city-states. Since you Spartans do not feel the preciousness of this friendship agreement, when this agreement is torn up, you Spartans will deeply feel the terrible pressure that you did not feel in the Corinthian and Theban wars! ”

After Gaysyrus finished speaking, Xenophon knew that it was going to be bad, and seeing that Gaysyrus still wanted to refute, he quickly stopped him, and subconsciously cast a pleading look at Davers.

"Alright." Davers raised his hand and suppressed the anger of the minister, and he said solemnly: "We Dioonians regard promises as life, and once the agreement is signed, no matter what happens in the future, we will honor the agreement. But perhaps for Sparta, the agreement was signed to tear it up. The Peloponnesian War was an armistice, but the Corinthian War broke out a few years later. Not long after the signing of the peace treaty between the kings, the Theban War broke out, and it was not Sparta who was the first to break the agreement and provoke the war. Therefore, we have been mentally prepared for the cancellation of this friendship agreement by Sparta, cancel it, but it is easy to cancel, but it is difficult to regain it, you must know that many Tarantoms and Carthaginians still regret it. ”

Xenophon was shocked when he heard Davers's meaningful words.

Davers accentuated his tone and asked word by word: "I'm now formally asking you Xenophon, Sparta is sure to cancel this friendship agreement?!" ”

Xenophon hastened to reply: "Yes! In order to reach an armistice as soon as possible and restore peace, Sparta was also forced to do so. But I can assure you that although the agreement is canceled, Sparta will still maintain peace with Dionia! ”

"It's not up to Sparta." Davos smiled slightly: "Now it seems that the king of Persia has a deep grudge against us Dionia. But for your Xenophon's sake, we Dionya won't trouble Sparta because of this breach of contract! ”

Xenophon was overjoyed, and immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty! The Spartans will keep your good intentions in mind and will always be at peace with Dionya and will never be at the mercy of the Persians! ”

Davers blinked disapprerovingly, put his hands on the back of the chair, and said with a smile: "Now that the business is done, let's talk about personal matters." Tonight I will hold a banquet for you at the royal palace, and I will invite some of my mercenary friends who fought side by side in Persia to say goodbye. ”

Having successfully completed the task assigned by Sparta, Xenophon was now in a relaxed mood and immediately said: "I am very happy to participate in this dinner and have a good drink with my former comrades-in-arms to make up for the regrets of the year." ”

Davers smiled and looked at Alexis and the Minister of Commerce, Mariji: "Tonight's banquet is indispensable for the two of you, so I will send you an invitation first." ”

Alexis and Mariji hastened to offer their willingness to participate.

When Xenophon and Geysirus withdrew from the palace, Antaorris, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately asked: "Your Majesty, are we going to settle the matter of Sparta wantonly tearing up the agreement?!" ”

"And what else do you want?" Davers looked at him and asked calmly, "Declaring war on Sparta?" ”

"At the very least, we should find a way to punish them for this rudeness, otherwise the other city-states will think that we Dionia are weak and deceitful!" Anta Orris's tone was still tough.

Davers looked at him, then at the other ministers with different looks, and said in a deep voice: "Punishment alone will not cause much damage to Sparta, but will arouse their vigilance." The Persians wanted to act as mediators to reunite the war-torn Greek city-states, probably to create trouble for us Dionia...... The Spartans wanted to regain their position as allies in the Greek native city-states with the support of Persia...... They all thought it was too good, but I don't think things would go as smoothly as they thought they would......"

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Cipros's heart moved.

Davers didn't respond directly, but smiled slightly: "What we need to do now is to pay close attention to the development of the war situation in Greece and wait for the favorable time to come." ”

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In view of the fact that some of the former mercenary veterans were still serving in the field, the dinner that evening was not held but was postponed to two days later. During these two days, Davos sent someone to accompany Xenophon to most of the Turiy region, giving him a deeper understanding of the situation in the kingdom of Dionia.