Soon after, one evening, Amintas arrived in Babylon. From him www.biquge.info he learned about the Battle of the Pletes River and the whereabouts of the armies of Antigonus and Eumenes. It can be said that this was mixed news, because the operation of the coalition forces towards Persepolis illustrated the failure of Eumenes' westward movement, which forced Alexander to make certain strategic adjustments.

"Your Majesty, the affairs of the coalition are not optimistic! You're right, my brother was very unhappy that he had been stripped of his position by Eumenes, so I secretly contacted several other relatively neutral governors, all of whom expressed their support for the king, and at first I thought things would get better, but I didn't expect things to be so bad, my brother's thirst for power has outstripped his loyalty to you, and that Sylpitius, who had been at odds with General Eumenes from the beginning, and they were most likely in contact with Antigonus. And persuaded several other satraps, so that the coalition army did not advance westward, but advanced closer to the heart of Persia. ”

"You're right, everything is as I suspected, and if they do come to some kind of agreement, then there's a good chance I'll be left alone to face the army of Antigonus." Alexander said with regret.

"Ahh Is it really that bad? ”

"Hopefully it's just a power struggle, but it's time to prepare for the worst. I am not afraid of Antigonus, for though he is cunning and possesses great insight, we are no worse off in our military power than he is, and it will be difficult for him to overcome this fortified city of Babylon against him. ”

"I have always believed that under His Majesty's wise leadership, we will never fail."

"I believe it too, hahahahaha!" Looking at Amintas's determined expression, Alexander was also full of confidence and laughed.

"All right, my friend. Difficulties will still come, now you go back first, go find yourself a beautiful girl, Babylon has beautiful women from all over the world, you can entertain yourself, life is short, sensual pleasure is also indispensable for a man. Alexander suggested.

The young man left with a little shyness, it was not that he had never touched a woman, but it was a little embarrassing for a 7-year-old to persuade him to find a woman to enjoy. Has the king become interested in women? He imagined it maliciously, but even he thought it was funny, after all, the king was still so young, even if he had a heart, he was powerless!

Amintas walked away, Alexander faced the flower-filled balcony, the night view of the whole city unfolded before his eyes, the river danced and flashed in front of him, the stars twinkled in the sky, and the new city across the river was scattered with some candlelight, and the nightlife had just begun. It turns out that the night scene in ancient times is also so wonderful, in fact, as long as you are in a good mood, everything you see is also beautiful, whether it is full of flowers, red wine, or swords, swords and swords, blood flowing all over the ground, but the meaning of the representation is different.

Although there were no televisions, computers, and all kinds of electricity in ancient times, there were many places to visit in bustling Babylon, not to mention a few wonders and palaces, in fact, it was also interesting to walk the streets and alleys of Babylon. Although it's night, it's not too late.

"It's called Ares, I'm going out of the palace."

"Yes." Arbris answered.

"Wait, forget it, call a few guards, you can go with me."

Yabris paused for a moment, then finally nodded, "Okay." "It's not that he doesn't worry about the king's safety, it's just that he believes in the king's self-confidence and his own ability.

Babylon's summer nights are much cooler than during the day, Alexander strolled through the streets, he found that the infrastructure here is very perfect, not to mention taverns, inns, baths, there are squares, theaters, concert halls and other cultural and entertainment facilities, Alexander walked all the way to the flowers and flowers silently, Yabris felt very strange, usually Alexander would chat with the people who accompanied him, but tonight he was so silent. …,

The gates connecting Babylon's East and West Sides were not closed, and in order to promote commerce in the West Side, the two gates were usually closed until late, as many wealthy people would often play late in the West City before returning to the East City to rest. Alexander crossed the bridge across the Euphrates River and came to the bustling commercial West Side. As he walked, Alexander smelled the smell of mutton, so he followed the smell to a mutton restaurant. Outside the door there was a stove with a large pot on it, and a few people were eating meat in the shop, which reminded Alexander of the bibliophile mutton in their hometown.

"Your Majesty, you don't want to eat mutton soup, do you?"

"yes!"

"It's so hot, I'm going to sweat after eating."

"Sweat when you sweat, it's okay. What's more, it's night, and it's not too hot. ”

The two of them chose a seat and sat down, then ordered noodles and sliced lamb for a night.

"Let's go take a shower, hehe." Alexander said with interest.

"Okay!"

"Oh, by the way, the guards are standing outside. Come in and eat together, and the boss will have more mutton, so that they can eat. ”

"Okay!"

"Here we go!" In the blink of an eye, the boss brought the food up, "Your Majesty, you use it slowly." ”

"You know me?"

"Of course, we were all watching when you entered the city that day, you are so majestic! At such a young age, he was loved by all the people. The boss said with a grin.

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, although he is young, but he has long surpassed the wisdom of ordinary adults, so the generals and soldiers obey him, and you will all be blessed in the future, as long as Your Majesty is here, you can enjoy a free and beautiful life." Yabris said proudly.

"By the way, how were you doing when the Seleucid governor was there?"

"Well—" Hearing the king mention the former governor, the boss didn't know how to answer for a while, after all, the two were hostile, and they were afraid of being taboo.

"I will not blame you for anything you say. To be honest, I still admire him, in addition to being a qualified general, he is also an excellent politician. ”

"Since Your Majesty has said so, then I have nothing to hide. In fact, the Seleucid governor was indeed a good governor, just like you, he never rejected us foreigners, his wife Apama was a Persian, but they loved each other very much, and as far as I know, this is a rare thing among Macedonian generals. Like you, he also respected the gods of Babylon, so he was universally embraced by the people. If it weren't for the arrival of His Majesty's army, I don't think anyone else would have been accepted by the people. The boss honestly said that he was quite honest, at least as Alexander knew.

"No wonder he does have the qualifications of a king! Otherwise, how could he be so similar to me? ”

"Oh, no, no, Your Majesty!" The boss was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees and said in a panic: "Your Majesty, I really don't mean anything else!" The boss slapped himself and said things like "blame me for talking too much", looking very remorseful.

Alexander originally felt it, but he didn't expect the boss to react so much, so he quickly stopped him and said with concern: "You are telling the truth, how can I blame you, remember in the future, as long as it is the truth, no matter how ugly it is, I will not blame you for saying it, if you will be punished for telling the truth in this country, then it must be full of lies, the minister does not dare to speak up, and the king who is high above hears only flattery, then the country is not far from extinction." ”

When the boss heard Alexander's previous words, his mood suddenly fell to the bottom, he originally thought that his head was about to move, at least he would be severely scolded by the other party, but he didn't expect to turn around again, and it was really difficult to calm down in his heart for a while, but he understood one thing, that is, he must tell the truth to the king. …,

After eating, Alexander continued westward, and before he had gone a few steps, he suddenly heard a noise in the east, and quite a few people gathered to look at the other side of the river. When Alexander heard the noise, he saw through the firelight that there were people near the gate on the opposite bank, and soldiers were firing arrows into the river, so everyone ran over.

"What's going on?" Alexander asked, gasping for air.

"Oh, Your Majesty, just now we were suddenly attacked by several men, and the rest were killed by us, but the leader was extremely brave, taking advantage of our battle, he cut down a few brothers, rushed to the pre-prepared ship and fled." A soldier said.

"Who is so bold?" Yabris said.

"Your Majesty, that person I know, is General Eutellus, Seleucus's general." A Babylonian soldier said.

"What!" Yabris was furious, "What did you do to let him run away?" ”

"Forget it, Yabris, since I spare him, I will accept the result of his escape. You deal with the scene, send more people, do your best to do your part, and don't let people take advantage of it anymore. Let's go back! The soldiers, who had thought they would be punished, did not see the angry king, and Alexander only encouraged them a few words, which surprised the soldiers and moved them greatly.