That evening the king and his companions, as well as some nobles and merchants, feasted on a sumptuous feast of rich food and wine, and dancing with the guests of beautiful oriental maidens, from the Medes, the Caucasus, Arabia, Hecania, and Babylon. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Alexander knew that the Greeks and Macedonians and even the Orientals were infatuated with such carnival feasts, which people could enjoy without moderation. Alexander himself did not like such banquets, because they would make people lose their due calm, make people become manic and irritable, and it would have a very negative effect on the body, and Hephaestion was damaged by endless drinking and eating and drinking, and part of the cause of Alexander the Great's death was also attributed to his long-term overeating. However, this is a tradition of the Greeks and Macedonians, and it is not easy to change it now, considering that the Emperor had a thirty-day carnival after entering Babylon.

The generals were completely relaxed in such a cheerful atmosphere, the rich food and wine allowed the generals who had suffered from the march to feast, and the beauties made the perverts fascinated one by one, as long as it was a man, whether young or middle-aged, they all found their favorite objects, and then treated them with great courtesy, and some even quarreled for a woman, but there was no big fight, otherwise Alexander would probably have someone drag them outside. Only Arisdandros and Epicurus were eating quietly and gentlemanly. Alexander thought that Epicurus might be interested in beautiful women because he was young and vigorous, but he obviously underestimated the secretary, who was essentially as well educated as the great philosophers, and was not at all confused by his surroundings, so it was no wonder that he could be a great philosopher. Princess Cleopatla, the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother dine in a separate room, accompanied by the noblewomen of Babylon and the wives of the generals, and the women have a world of their own.

"Today's scene reminds me of 14 years ago, when the Great came to Babylon in a crowd of people, and we had a month of revelry, and now our young king has also entered Babylon as a conqueror. Come, let's toast to Your Majesty! The veteran Aretonos was the first to raise his glass and coax, followed by enthusiastic cheers and the clatter of vessels.

"My subjects, generals, I am not as fortunate as my father, who entered Babylon when the whole Persian Empire was under his feet, and now Antigonus' army could come to Babylon at any moment. Maybe within a month, he would be standing under the city of Babylon and challenging me. ”

Alexander's words made the scene suddenly quiet, and everyone fell into deep thought, Dochemos suddenly stood up and said: "Antigonus's army should be fighting with General Eumenes now, the strength of the Eastern Doge's coalition is not much weaker than Antigonus, and General Eumenes is not a soft persimmon, he will not be defeated by Antigonus so quickly." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible for Antigonus to come to Babylon before they are decided, and General Eumenes will certainly fight him according to your will." Ptolemy Jr. said.

"You know one but you don't know the other. First of all, the internal chaos of the coalition is already very chaotic, and who can say how much binding power I, the king, will have on them, but one thing is for sure, once we join forces with the coalition, then those governors will no longer be on top of them, and they will have an extra king to govern them. People who have had supreme power for a long time definitely don't want to lose their power all of a sudden, like Peusestas, who was originally the leader of the coalition army, but suddenly there is a 'Great General of the East' above him, what do you think he feels like? There are other satraps, whose minds none of us know. What about the arrogant and domineering Silver Shield Army? Are they willing to obey me, and even if they do, will Antillion and other commanders will? So everything is still unknown. ”…,

Alexander's words made all the generals look solemn, many people never thought about it so much, nor did they think so much, as if victory was already beckoning to them, but the reality is cruel, without experiencing blood and fire, how can they easily achieve hegemony in Asia, but there are still many people who feel that Alexander is a little too pessimistic.

"Your Majesty, what you said is very reasonable, but with the ability of General Eumenes, he will definitely be able to solve all the problems, General Craterus was defeated at his hands at the beginning, you must know that it was almost a suspenseless battle, everyone thought that Eumenes would definitely lose, but General Craterus did not even have a chance to shout at the soldiers opposite him and died on the battlefield." Arestonos knew the events of the year very well, and a series of misunderstandings would make things irreparable. And if news of Eumenes' victory had reached Egypt earlier, his old friend Padika might not have died.

"And with the support of the Silver Shield Soldiers, although they are very arrogant, they should be very loyal in response to General Polybocon's call to run from Susa to Cilicia to meet General Eumenes!" Dokhamos was unhappy with the Silver Shield, and although Seleucus, the former commander of the Silver Shield, took the position of governor of Babylon from him, and he ran away without even daring to resist, he was not prejudiced against the Silver Shield, but was full of awe.

"Hahaha, everyone is very happy today, originally I didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, but in peace and be aware of danger, we must take into account the worst results when analyzing things, and then find solutions one by one, so as to be foolproof. Take Antignis as an example, before I came, he must have been very supportive of Eumenes, because Eumenes was a Greek, and his development and growth and even finally became the commander of the Eastern Coalition Army were inseparable from the support of the Silver Shield, and he relied on the Silver Shield Soldier or Antignis himself, and Antignis wanted this effect, because he was always the key force in the political situation, Eumenes was the commander on the surface, but many things secretly had to compromise with Antignes. Alexander took a sip of water and continued: "But if Eumenes were to be replaced by me, ladies and gentlemene, you would promise Antignes to be by my side and decide on the promotion of your position, and you would let him hold the Son of Heaven hostage to command the world?!" ”

"Of course not, we only serve Your Majesty, and we will never allow anyone to coerce Your Majesty." Ares said indignantly, as if he had hated Antignis, and the others were either angry or frowning. No one can deny the king's concerns.

"And he doesn't want to lose his power?" Alexander continued. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are full of embarrassed smiles, and they seem to know the answer to this question.

The king smiled and said, "So things are not so simple, and now that Amintas has not returned, the attitude of Antijanis and the governors is now unclear. Therefore, we need to be fully prepared for any possible crisis. Once Eumenes can't stop the governors, and the coalition is dispersed, we will be the only ones left to fight Antigonus unilaterally, which will be very bad! ”

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do now?" Patrocles, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

"Hehe, as long as we are prepared for what we need to do, then we can face what happens calmly, regardless of success or failure. Although it would be very bad for us if things went to the worst, I believe that the Macedonian army that I have improved will be extremely strong, and with the city of Babylon well fed, we will not be afraid of even twice as many enemy troops, as long as we are united. Alexander regained his determined expression, his eyes blazing and full of the air of a hegemon. …,

"Phew-" Everyone was shocked by Alexander's last burst of momentum, which was above his age, but possessed by the young king, coupled with the analysis of the previous king, could not but impress those who did not know Alexander before and had not seen him.

The dinner lasted until midnight, and everyone was either drunk or taken away by their families, and Alexander read a book on the throne early, and occasionally discussed his knowledge with Epicurus and Arisdros, who were nearby. As the host, he persevered to the end. When there was no sound in the whole hall, he returned to the dormitory. The feast lasted for three days, and not only the nobles and generals reveled. All the people of Babylon were blessed with the king, every household was given some grain and fresh meat, the food in the barracks was greatly improved, the soldiers were allowed to indulge as much as they wanted for three days, and the brothels in the city were full day and night, as a result of the expansion of the brothels. Fortunately, Alexander strictly ordered not to disturb the people, and repeatedly told the generals at all levels to strictly control their subordinates, and let Cassandrus act as the magistrate, so that he tried to control these hormonal creatures as much as possible, so that they would not harm the women of the good family. Of course, there was an occasional guy who was innocent of the law and was canonized by Kassandro Smine.