In one of Pergamum's estates, a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old was wielding a knife and a gun, his eyebrows were clear, his eyes were full of confidence and simplicity. His mother was harvesting vegetables on the side www.biquge.info although she was nearly 50 years old, she was very well maintained, and she looked at least ten years younger than her actual age, especially the big black eyes were very charming, and it was conceivable that she must be more beautiful and moving when she was young. They had been living here for many years, and soon after Alexander the Great married Roxana, they both came to settle here. Due to their special relationship with Alexander the Great, they were not less harassed at first, and because of the help of Niacas, their lives were stable for several years, and the Diadochi War did not seem to have had much impact on them. It can be said that they are basically isolated from the world.

However, one day in 315 B.C., the village welcomed two guests, one was Nyakas, and the other was Antigonus, who had just been defeated in Babylon and fled back to Anatolia. In the Babylonian offensive and defensive battle, Antigonus lost a large number of troops, and also caught up with the veteran Menander, and the most important thing is that even his only son Dmitry was wounded and captured, which made the veteran who was over the age of sixteen heartbroken, the army is gone, and he can recruit again, and his son may be able to regenerate, but his fertility at this age is very doubtful, and he doesn't have so much time to train another son, and Antigonus, who has a son in middle age, has spent a lot of energy in order to cultivate his son, no less than Philip, Although he is usually strict with his son, this is just to hone the will of the other party. And the virtuous daughter-in-law Phila was also very sad about her husband's capture, and kept begging her father-in-law to redeem her husband. Therefore, for Antigonus, he must not lose this son if he loses everything. But on what basis did he redeem his own son? Antigonus was not reconciled to surrender, but what else could he do?

The anxiety didn't last long, and he received an unexpected surprise. It turned out that Alexander had sent an emissary to tell Antigonus that the king was willing to give his son back to him, provided that he hand over Alexander the Great's ** Balcin and her son, Hercules, the elder brother of Alexander the Younger. This sudden news made Antigonus excited, and the mother and son of Barshin had no value to him, because as early as the Babylonian assembly after Alexander's death, the prince Hercules, who had Persian blood and was born to **, had been excluded from the heir, which had been agreed upon by all the Diadochi, and because of this incident, Neakas, as a Greek, gradually faded out of the political arena. So now Alexander wants to exchange the mother and son of Barcin for his son, and Antigonus is a hundred willing, and she is eager to send this woman of Kefu to Babylon at once to redeem her son. However, little Alexander also told him: As the master of the Macedonian Empire across Asia, Africa and Europe, I disdain to win by blackmailing others, and my son can return it to you, so that you have no worries. You wait for me, and it won't be long before I will lead a large army to fight you, and I will convince you of your defeat. For little Alexander's words, Antigonus had mixed feelings, but at least he breathed a sigh of relief, Balxin mother and son really have nothing to be nostalgic for him, in fact, in this situation, little Alexander's influence has risen sharply in the entire empire, and the decisive battle between him and the king is inevitable and imminent, their mother and son have lost their value, even if another king is established, it will not change much to the current situation.

But for now, he was still guided by Nyakas to come to Barcin's manor with a smile and greet her. Unbeknownst to her, Alexander IV's benevolence was about to give them a truly free and comfortable life.

"Madame, I have good news for you, His Majesty has asked me to pick you and your son to Babylon." Antigonus said with a smile.

"Oh! Is it? Barcin wondered, her eyes looking at Neakas to the side, who nodded.

"I'm used to living here, I don't want to leave, isn't the general going to drive me away?" Balxin thought of what happened to Statela II, and felt a grudge against this king, especially the king's mother, and it was very likely that the other party would be murderous because his son was the only brother of Alexander IV, so he forced himself to leave Pergamon under the guise of welcoming him to Babylon, maybe when he arrived in Babylon, what awaited their mother and son was a cold butcher's knife or permanent house arrest, which was what Balxin feared the most and could not accept.

"How so! The king kindly invites you to Babylon, after all, you are also the wife of the Emperor, and Hercules is also his eldest son. Antigonus took the trouble to explain.

"Hehe, what about the eldest son? Did the eldest son of the Great receive any respect when Babylon was divided, and who supported it when the general Neakas suggested that he be made king? He is now just a commoner in the city of Pergammum, just like me. ”

"The minister feels very sorry for what happened to the lady and the prince, because the minister was still in Phrygia at that time, so no matter how unfair his heart was, he couldn't reach it!"

"Hehe, the general is serious, I never wanted to participate in any political struggle, I just hope that my son and I can live a simple and ordinary life, even when the former king loved me very much, I never thought about it, I just wanted my man to be safe, but it always backfired, and now it is my son's turn?"

Antigonus fell silent, but Neakas stepped forward and said, "Madam, rest assured, that little Alexander is not so kind as to do such a vicious thing, which will only deal a heavy blow to his hard-earned reputation. Even if it is against you, I don't have to take you back to Babylon! ”

Hearing her son-in-law say the same, Barxin was finally relieved, because she knew that Nyakas would never betray her, which had been proven many years ago......

In the palace of Babylon, Alexander sat on the throne and ate with relish seafood from the Indian Ocean, brought by sea by Sumerian remnants.

"Is there any news from Antigonus? How's things going? ”

"Everything is going well, and my people have come with the news. I think it won't be long before Your Majesty will be able to see your brother Hercules. But there is a sentence that the old minister doesn't know whether to say or not? Eummelpos spoke cautiously and glanced at Alexander, but the other man did not seem to care much about what he wanted to say, and continued to eat to his heart's content, and Eummelpos did not know for a moment whether to say or not to say.

Alexander knew what he was thinking, and after eating a fish, he wiped his mouth and said: "He is my brother, and that is enough, do I have any brothers in this world besides him?" Of course, it is not excluded that there is a kind left by my father in a corner, but who knows. But I recognize this brother, although in the eyes of many people, he is an illegitimate child, but his mother is the love of his father's life. What's more, he's in Antigonus' hands now, you know? ”

"The old minister understands that His Majesty is always extremely wise and merciful." Eumor Pos said with a grin.

"Therefore, it is necessary to take advantage of the great opportunity of Dmitry's capture to exchange their mother and son, and save me trouble in the future." After saying that, Alexander suddenly felt much more relaxed. Historically, his cheap brother did not play much role, because the majesty of the Macedonian royal family had long since disappeared, the other imperial heirs (including Alexander the Younger) were all dead, and his powerless illegitimate son had little influence, so Antigonus gave the mother and son to Polybeccon, and finally Cassander instigated Polybercon to kill Hercules in order to make himself the closest person to the Macedonian royal family. But it was only 315 BC, and due to the sudden rise of Alexander IV, Hercules, who was also the son of Alexander the Great and the eldest son, had some effect, he didn't want the other party to be used by Antigonus, and even if Antigonus was killed, maybe Cassander would take them over. It's a pity that Antigonus's son fell into his own hands, so Antigonus can only give up this treasure, who let him be such a son, or an old man, without a son, there is no future, let him give up his son is no different from giving up himself, so hard in the end is not meaningless. Of course, there is a final reason that little Alexander had deep sympathy for Barcin, a poor woman who had lost three husbands, in his previous life, and he really couldn't bear to see them suffer or die.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing to be entrusted to you, you also know that I have established several important intelligence departments, and the chief officers have been selected, but there is a great shortage of intelligence personnel, and I need you to help me train a large number of spy personnel, who need to master various skills, and will be widely distributed to various places in the future. When it comes to talent in this area, who in the empire can compare to you, and you have been in business for many years, you should know that the identity of a businessman is actually very suitable for espionage, and businessmen themselves are born spies, hehe. In short, everything is arranged by you, and if you need manpower, just ask me, military training is still necessary to engage in this high-risk profession, and you can protect yourself at critical moments, I will let Ares cooperate with you. ”

"Lao Chen will definitely train a powerful dark force for His Majesty, so that all corners of the world are covered with your eyeliner, and no one can escape your eyes in anything." Eumolpos shook his head and patted his chest to assure that he did not look at all like an old man in his sixties.

Soon after, after discussions between the two sides, it was decided to exchange hostages at Silesian Tapsus. Both sides are not worried that the other side will renege, although many times the covenant is not very binding, but this kind of thing is not enough to cheat, and it is likely that the gains will outweigh the losses.

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1 Stadella II (?) - 323 BC) was the daughter of Darius III and Statela I of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, sister of Delibites and granddaughter of Sisogambis. After the Battle of Issus, Statera II was reduced to prisoners along with her family and later married Alexander the Great at a group wedding in Susa. Her original fiancé, Mazayas, died in 328 BC. When Alexander died, Statera herself was executed in 323 BC by order of Alexander's eldest wife, Roxana.

2 Barcin's three husbands were Mentor, Memnon, and Alexander III (the Great), but strictly speaking, she was only the ** of the Emperor.