"Hey, brother, what's going on in the city?" As soon as a merchant entered the city gate, he saw that the city was very lively, and the soldiers walked frequently in groups, so he asked passers-by curiously. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Recently, there have been frequent movements of soldiers in the city, and there are always people coming in and out of the palace, and I don't know what happened." Said a man dressed as a farmer on the side of the road.

At this time, several men in white robes each held a scroll of documents in their hands, followed by seven or eight soldiers, and walked in the direction of the city gate. The vendor didn't stop long, and walked straight in the direction of the palace. At the same time, in a corner, a man in black was observing everything, this person was wearing a black robe, and there was a hood on his head, and he was very obscene, but no one noticed him.

In the Macedonian royal palace, all the ministers were gathered together, Olympias sat in the first place, and Roxana and Alexander IV sat next to him. Because Alexander tried hard to make himself a man, but he was too young, so he had to grasp every small aspect to show his maturity and independence.

"Have you sent all the letters of state?" Olympias said.

"They have all set out all the way to Epirus, to inform the king of Aaccades that we are going east; Along the way to Thrace, he informed Lysimax of the takeover of Macedonia and negotiated the borrowing of a ship. In addition, according to His Majesty's wishes, I also sent men disguised as merchants to the East to meet with General Eumenes, so that he could be prepared, and all the important towns along the way were also prepared in advance, and I think that if nothing else, I should be able to reach Babylonia or Medes in about two months. Arestonos said that he had recently been recalled to the court from the Macedonian countryside by Olympias.

"Okay, that's a good job, but I'm afraid it's not going to be smooth along the way! There are many people who want to take me for themselves, and I am passed around like a ball, and it is ironic to think of the bravery of their father's battle in the past and the shameless face they have now! Alexander smiled wryly and said with infinite emotion.

"Rest assured, the king will be loyal to you in the future and assist you in revitalizing the Macedonian Empire." Polybocon said, punching the ticket.

"There are a few things I must do: first, that is, my aunt, who is now imprisoned in Lydia, and I must get rid of her; Second, I'm going to Athens. ”

"What!" Everyone shouted in unison, staring at Alexander, and he didn't dare to look up.

"Don't worry, of course, I'm not going to die, since the Lamian War, Athens and the entire Greek states have become Macedonian vassals. Of course, it is only a vassal of Antipater himself, and it is impossible for us to get involved for the time being. I will go to Athens in my private capacity, and my purpose is to win over Theophrastus and his disciples to the East with me. Of course, I will also arrange for men to infiltrate Athens, Sparta, Argos, Corinth, Larissa, etc., to form a tight network of spies for the future recovery of Greece. Not only can they spy on intelligence and arrange assassinations, but they can also lobby the government to implement policies that are favorable to us. The merchant is a good hidden identity, so it is not much difficult to lurk, and it does not need our funding, so the quality of the lurker is relatively high, because this is a long-term task, and it is a test of the ability of all aspects, not just a simple fight and kill. In fact, this is a battlefield without gunpowder. Alexander was embarrassed to look at the crowd, so he had to look ahead and say without blinking.

If you want to win over Theophrastus, maybe everyone didn't think so, but when they heard the latter words, everyone fell into surprise. Although I heard the old general Polybecon say that their king was a young and very wise king, but always doubted, after all, the king was only 6 years old, today when I heard it, everyone could not help but be convinced, although espionage activities were common in the time of Alexander the Great, the most famous of which was Eumor Pos in the city of Soli, who helped two generations of emperors to spy on Persia and made great contributions to Macedonia. But they didn't expect the king to be so thoughtful at such a young age. …,

"Also, I would like to send someone to Pisidia, General Attalus (son of Androminis), who has been imprisoned since his defeat at Antigonus in Pisidia three years ago, belongs to the royalists, and by releasing him we will add to our strength. We first sent someone to find out where the captivity was, and then waited for the opportunity to rescue him, after three years, presumably the vigilance should be more relaxed, and we could not send a large army over, so the rescue operation could only be outwitted. Alexander looked at the courtiers and continued solemnly.

"Let me go, Your Majesty." A general in his early twenties stepped out of the column and said to Alexander. Alexander knew that his name was Amyntas, the son of Amyntas (son of Andromenes), that is, the nephew of Attalus.

Poliberton's face changed slightly, clearly dissatisfied with the young man. Maybe not many people noticed, but Alexander saw it, Alexander knew that after all, in the past, Polybocon handled all kinds of government affairs as a regent, but today it is the king who is only 6 years old who sits on the throne, and his subordinates are still very positive about the king's resolution, so he doesn't feel good, Polybocon is not a qualified politician after all, he is just an old qualified soldier. Alexander pondered for a moment, then looked up and said to the young man, "The regent is very serious, I want to listen to his opinion before making a decision." ”

Polibergon was delighted, and he was more satisfied with Alexander's attitude. So he said modestly: "Although the king is young, his ability and courage are obvious to all, since it was decided by the king, of course, it was carefully considered, not to mention that Attalus has followed the emperor for many years, and has always been on the king's side, of course we have to go to the rescue." I am confident that under the wise leadership of the King, we will be invincible. ”

This was really a generous statement, and Alexander was also very useful in his heart, and suddenly felt that this old stubborn guy was not an old man, but he still knew how to pat on the back.

"The old general is polite, I have one more important thing to explain, my aunt Cleopatra has been under house arrest in Sardis, the capital of Lydia, Cassandris!"

"Yo!"

"This matter will be left to you, you will prepare yourself fully, you will open your mouth if you want money, people and weapons, the key is to complete the task, and you must make sure to save her from Antigonus."

"Yes!"

"You two have the heaviest task, and if you fail, we'll kill them, so don't let me down. In addition, after completing the mission, flee to the nearest coast, Cassandrus can flee in the direction of Ephesus, and Amintas can flee in the direction of Pamphylia in the south. Of course, this is just a suggestion, depending on the situation. Alexander's words were so full of majesty that they both broke out in a cold sweat below.

"General Polybocon!"

"The old minister is here!"

"You continue to serve as regent and participate in the affairs of the whole country."

"General Arestonos!"

"The minister is here!"

"Appoint you as the Supreme Commander of the Guards, in charge of the Guards."

……

Then they heard the crowd shouting for the king's wisdom......

That evening, Alexander came to his mother's bedchamber without having anything to do. Roxana sat in an armchair with an open papyrus book on top of the lacquered lid, and the light did not shine into her room, so it was pitch black. Alexander crept in.

"What are you reading, Mother?"

Roxana looked up, "Sappho." She replied, "Your grandmother gave it to me, and she is so beautiful in poetry, and she feels so much like me in her feelings of loneliness......

She walked to the window, looked at the starry night sky, and repeated the verses she had spent in a trembling and sad voice:

The night is already deep,

The moon and the Big Dipper have tilted to the west,

I was lying alone in my bed.

Alexander walked up to her, and in the faint moonlight, he saw a tear flutter on his mother's eyelashes for a moment, and then slowly slid down her pale cheeks.

"Mother, you and me. I swear to Olympus that I will always be by your side. Everyone can choose their own wife, but no one can choose their own mother, so the relationship between mother and child can never be separated, and I will always love my mother. Alexander's eyes were full of tears, and he really felt the feeling of the mother who had lost her husband in front of him. …,

Roxana stroked Alexander's head and said movingly: "Child, mother knows that you are more sensible than other children, you have grown up, and you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, so don't worry too much about your mother, I will take care of myself, you can do what you want to do with confidence." ”

Alexander stared at the night sky, thinking about what had happened in the past few days, and his heart was both excited and melancholy, excited that he was about to start his journey, and it was time to show his strength. I am sad that the world is so big but I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a confidant, and he will be a two-faced person in the next few decades, one is the original self, and the other is the identity of Alexander. Although he has integrated into the role of Alexander, he is still very young, he can't hold a sword or a sword, he can't even ride a horse, and how to fight on the battlefield, all he can do is rely on his own wisdom and knowledge, as well as those generals and soldiers who are loyal to him, to accomplish his goals.

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1 The Lamian War (323–322 BC) was a war fought by Athens, Greece, with allies of Greek city-states on the Greek mainland, against Macedonian rule and Antipater (regent of Macedonia and Greece) after the death of Alexander the Great.

2 Theophrastus (371–287 BC or 372–286 BCE), ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, brother of Aristotle, and friend of Aristotle, became the host of Lycion after his death, leading the "School of Escape". He was extremely diligent, and during his lifetime he completed 227 (some say 400) works on religion, politics, education, rhetoric, mathematics, astronomy, logic, biology, and a number of other subjects, including psychology. He greatly promoted Aristotle's ideas and theories, and is known as the "father of botany" because of his two works, "History of Plants" and "Reasons for the Growth of Plants".

3 Pisidia (Latin: Pisidia) is a region in the history of Anatolia, a province of the Roman Empire in 120 AD, located in present-day Antalya Province, Turkey. Its geographical location is north of Lykia, bordering the regions of Caria, Lydia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, etc. In ancient times, the main settlements here were Themessos, Serge, Cremuna, Sagarassos, Antioch, Neapolis and Philomelium.

4 Attalus (Greek: attaλo?; 4th century BCE), son of Andromenice, was an officer of Alexander the Great of Macedon. In 330 BCE, Attalus and his brothers Polemont, Amintas, and Simias were implicated in the rebellion of Philotas, but their brothers were eventually cleared. In 328 BCE, when Alexander marched into Sogdia, Attalus and Polybecon, along with a number of officers, remained in Bactria with a part of their army. Attalus later accompanied Alexander into India, where he held many important missions. In 323 BCE, when Alexander fell seriously ill, he was one of the seven officers who went to the temple of Serapis in Babylon to keep vigil, and they asked the gods to heal Alexander. After Alexander's death, Attalus joined Padica's party and married Padica's sister Atalante. In 321 BCE, Attalus marched into Egypt with the imperial regent Padika to defeat the rebellious governor Ptolemy, while Attalus led a fleet by sea. Subsequently, Padika was killed as a result of a mutiny in the army, and Atalus' wife, Atalante, who was in the rear camp, was also executed. Attalus and the fleet stayed at Peleusiamu and escaped. He immediately returned north with his fleet to Tyre, where Padika left 800 tarrants in Tyre and ordered Achelaus to govern the city. When Attalus arrived, Achelaus offered him the city, which enabled him to raise 10,000 infantry and 800 cavalry in no time. He stayed in Tyre for a while, gathering the Padica henchmen who had escaped. Instead of immediately joining up with Padica's brother Arcetas, Attalus led his fleet north to the coast of Caria, where he clashed with Rhodes and was defeated by the Rhodes fleet. After the defeat, Attalus's army joined up with the Arcetas army. Antigonus was tasked with a crusade against the remnants of Padica, and in 320 BC Pissidia defeated the combined forces of Atalus and Arcetas, in which Alcetas was lucky to escape the fate of his captivity, but Atalus and the other officers were captured. From then until 317 BCE, Attalus and the others remained in captivity.

5 Cleopatra (355-308 BC), Macedonian princess, daughter of Philip II and Olympias, sister of Alexander the Great, married to her maternal uncle Alexander I of Epirus, brother of Olympias. After Alexander's death in 331 BC, he became regent. In 320 BCE, she was murdered by Paddicka during her stay in Sardis due to her marriage to Padica, and she was immediately placed under house arrest in Sardis, and finally murdered by Antigonus.

6 Arestonus (?-316 BC), son of Pisaias (Peisaeus). He was one of Alexander the Great's close bodyguards and had a good performance during his expedition to India. He was a Pela, or an Oordaean, and probably an Ordean himself, who later moved to Pela. After Alexander's death, he was the first officer to propose that Padika take control of the empire. During the Second War of the Diadochi, he was a general under Olympias, and fought against Cassander. In 316 BCE, after Olympias surrendered to Cassander, she ordered Arestonos to surrender to Cassander. Later, however, Cassander, fearing Arestonos's abilities and his high status, considered him a threat and put him to death.