At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the servants all bent down to show respect, and the eager eyes of the door were unobstructed as soon as they entered the door, the difference was that she remained calm, and when she saw little Alexander sitting on the bed, she knew that it was all right, and her heart was obviously much lighter, and the only thing she relied on now was this young prince, and the people cared most about the future king of Macedonia rather than her own old woman. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Kid, are you alright?" Olympias asked with concern

"I'm fine." Zhao Ming replied, he was now thinking about what kind of situation he was in at this time, little Alexander was still too young, and there were no clues in his mind for him to recall, but he vaguely remembered that he had just returned to Macedonia from Epirus, although he was already very illustrative, but he still had to hear the whole situation with his own ears.

"Grandmother, what's going on now?"

"Ahh Olympias was stunned, he didn't expect that this grandson, who usually only knows how to play and never ask about political affairs, would suddenly ask such a question, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhao Ming understood that it must be Olympias who had launched a revenge massacre, and now he was unpopular, while Cassander was squatting in Greece and eyeing him, he was setting off a bloody storm inside, which was really self-inflicted! Of course, this cannot be said.

"Mother, you have finally woken up, the child has worried you." At this time, Roxana woke up, and Zhao Ming said to his mother very apologetically, his performance just now probably really scared her.

"It's okay. Mother, you're here too, it's all my fault, I didn't take good care of your good grandson, but fortunately he's okay now. ”

"Well, don't blame yourself, it's not easy for you for so many years, I know in my heart. Alright, let's go to dinner. Olympias turned his head, "Let's go, our little Alexander." ”

"Yes, mother (grandmother)."

When the group came to the restaurant, Zhao Ming didn't pay much attention to the surrounding environment just now, and now he began to appreciate the Greek-style architecture. Macedonia was originally a barbarian tribe in northern Greece, because it was close to the Greek states, so it was influenced by Greek culture very early, especially Philip II was a hostage of Thebes, and Alexander the Great was a disciple of the great philosopher Aristotle, and one of the reasons for Alexander's expedition was to spread Greek culture. Therefore, it is not only because he is a great conqueror that he is admired as a god, but also because of his great feelings, as a propagator of civilization, which is even more revered and remembered. In this era, I am afraid that no one knows Alexander better than him, followed by Aristotle and Callistanis, but unfortunately Callistanius committed suicide because he was suspected of being involved in the rebellion and was afraid of being held responsible, and Aristotle's evening scene was also very miserable, because he was Alexander's teacher and made the oppressed Greeks hate him. Zhao Ming sighed with emotion when he thought of this, and at the same time found that he had begun to regard himself as a member of this era.

"Yes, I am Alexander IV, I want to rebuild the glory of the empire, and no one can shake my will and faith." Zhao Ming muttered in a low voice.

"What's wrong, Alexander?" Roxana asked.

"It's okay, it's okay." Alexander grabbed a leg of lamb and put it in his mouth. The mountainous terrain of the Greek peninsula makes animal husbandry very developed, the Greeks mainly eat fish, cheese and beef and mutton, and olive oil and wool are indispensable necessities in life, but the Greek peninsula is very scarce and often needs to be imported, and the most developed grain cultivation in the whole Mediterranean is the Nile Delta in Egypt, and the grain cultivation in Asia Minor and Sicily is also more developed. Due to the high level of commerce in the Aegean, there is generally no shortage of anything. The sheep was apparently loose, and the meat was very chewy and fragrant, which made Alexander very appetizing, and ate a whole leg of lamb and some miscellaneous things.

"Grandmother, mother, let's go out for a walk, a walk after dinner is the way to nourish oneself." Alexander said after his meal.

"Oh, yes, my good grandson still knows this!" Olympias was taken aback.

"I'm not going, I'm a little uncomfortable." Roxana politely declined. …,

Alexander felt a pang of discomfort, apparently overwhelmed by his fear of himself. Although Alexander's soul is no longer Alexander, he should still take responsibility for the care and protection of his mother.

The two of them walked in the garden, the breeze was warm, the sun was shining warmly, the green olive trees were everywhere, the white Doric columns stood on one side, and the surface of each palace was white, typical of the Aegean Sea, everything seemed so harmonious. But Alexander knew that danger was looming, and if he didn't do anything now, Olympias would soon be executed, and he and Roxana would be imprisoned until they were secretly killed eight years later. Will I let history repeat itself?! Of course not, but my grandmother is an old stubborn, how can she listen to her own 6-year-old child! You have to figure it out. Suddenly, a bright brain appeared, and there was immediately a plan.

"Grandmother, there's one thing that's strange, I had a dream when I was in a coma?"

"Oh, what a dream? Let's hear it! "Olympias looked very interested

"I dreamed of a god who said his name was Amun, and he told me that my father had been blessed by him for his immortal deeds. He told me that as his son, I would also get his help in reuniting the empire, but ......" Alexander hesitated and forgot about Olympias.

"But what?" Olympias became interested and went to a marble stool in the garden and sat down.

Alexander climbed on top of Olympias and said deliberately lightly: "It's just a dream, there's nothing worth studying when you think about it, don't take it to heart grandmother, hehe!" ”

"Hey, when will my little Alexander learn to be hypocritical? Tell Grandmother, but what? ”

Alexander felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest excitement, after all, the mind of a 26-year-old man, it would still be okay to put garlic on it once in a while.

"But the god Amun said, I must go to the east, where there are a large number of generals loyal to the previous king, who are fighting bloody battles for the unification of the empire, and if they raise their arms there, they will surely attract many people to take refuge, and then destroy those separatists of the empire one by one." Alexander paused, then continued: "And God also said that if we remain in Macedonia, there may be a disaster of blood. Because with his current strength he could not compete with Cassander, and Lysimax dreamed of being the king of Thrace, and was not at all the same as us. ”

"All this is what the god Amun said to you?"

"yes!"

Olympias looked at Alexander suspiciously, and saw a pair of clear and bright eyes, as if he was not talking nonsense, and thought that his son Alexander had admitted that he was the son of the god Amun, maybe what little Alexander said was indeed true.

"Besides, grandmother, you came back this time and killed so many people, I'm afraid you have already lost the hearts of the people, Cassander's father has been the regent of Macedonia since the time of his father's expedition, and he has been running here for many years, and the party is all over the place, as long as he comes back, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to resist, besides, General Polybecon doesn't have many soldiers around him now, and his uncle is a little far away, so he is really weak!" Alexander continued. I thought: Now he doesn't care about anything, he told her all the drawbacks, he must go to the East, otherwise he will have to wait for death, and this still helps the unlucky uncle, in history he was overthrown on the way to the rescue, he should thank me well.

"Macedonia is our root, how can we easily throw it away, the ones I killed are all rebels, they support the idiot boy of Alidaus, how can a mentally retarded and mentally retarded and epileptic person control a country, and besides, he is the son of a slut from Feligne, you know, she is a lowly Thessalian dancer!" Olympias said menacingly, the air filled with a sour smell.

"You must know that the Macedonian army refused to fight against me when you invaded Pella, but in the end you still killed so many people. Except for Philip and his wife, as well as their henchmen, I don't think anyone else should be killed, but this time the implication is so widespread, and everyone is in danger, the key is that you also cut those nobles, thus losing the support of the nobles, which is the most deadly. "Alexander knew that she was narrow-minded, that the killing was indeed amplified, and that she had to understand that it was wrong. …,

"You—" Olympias laughed angrily, "hahahahaha, I didn't expect you to say such things at such an age, grandmother really underestimated you." Well, it is your father's son, and I hope you can be like your father, and step down all obstacles and sweep away all rebellions. ”

"I will!" Alexander said firmly, his words very clear and his voice very loud. Then he looked into the distance and said, "One day, I will get back what we have lost, even with interest." ”

Olympias looked into little Alexander's eyes, so deep, like a six or seven-year-old child. She really saw the shadow of his father, and he was also so resolute, and he had to do what he decided. Olympias felt that the kid had already decided to go to the East, but he didn't make up his mind, after all, he had been here for forty years.

"Alexander, I'm really gratified, I never thought that you would have such insight at such an age, even if I had never thought about it before, now I have to think about it. Have you ever wondered how we can go to the East now? Where to go? How much support can you get? I'm afraid these are all unknowns. ”

"Grandmother, since the division of the empire, there are not many people who really want to keep the empire intact, especially those who really support me, Eumenes counts as one, the late regent Paddica counts as half, and who else is struggling to support us orphans and widows! Unfortunately, Padica's temper and lack of meticulousness led to his defeat and death, while Eumenes, despite his secretary's background, was extremely capable and intelligent, and the Imperial generals Claterus and Neoptolemus were both defeated and killed at his hands. Had it not been for the fact that almost all the satraps and generals had been dealing with him, he would not have been driven to the East, but this would have been a bad thing, and although the satraps of the East had their own plans, the talents of Eumenes did not necessarily mean that he would not be able to unite the forces of the whole East, for they would have to face a formidable adversary, Antigonus. As long as the strong enemy Antigonus remains, this alliance is likely to be established. However, almost all Macedonian generals looked down on him, because he was a Greek, a colonial Greek, and had not led troops before, so he lacked prestige in the army. Since General Polybecon let Thotamos and Antignis obey Eumenes under the orders of the regent, Eumenes can still fight against Antigonus now, but in fact, these two people are not good, especially Thomotaus, who is mercenary, as long as the war goes a little badly, I think the result is uncertain! But if I am here, it will be completely different, I will no longer be a puppet by Eumenes' side, I will be a real king, I can do a lot of things I want, with my spiritual pillar, it is easy to integrate the chaotic forces in the East, after all, there are still many generals in the East who were Persians promoted by their father, I think they are still very grateful to their father, so that we have enough strength to fight Antigonus. ”

"How do you know so much, I don't even know about it! I didn't expect our little Alexander to have such strong analytical skills. Olympias was getting more and more surprised, he really couldn't imagine that such a young child's intelligence level was not inferior to that of an adult, no, it should be exceeded.

"Actually, a lot of it was told to me by the god Amun."

"Oh!?"

"Also, I used to ask my mother to tell me stories about the expeditions written by Callistenis, and I learned a lot from them, including the temperament of the generals." Alexander hurriedly added.

"Well, I'll go to General Polybecon, who began to serve in your grandfather's time, and who followed your father on his expedition throughout the journey. The stakes are high, and it is important to listen to his opinion. Olympias has already been moved, and Alexander will next face the Macedonian veteran and regent Polybecon.