Of course, if there is no change in Europe at this moment, there is also change, and the biggest change is time, yes, time, I don't know if it is the arrival of Lear.

The history of the whole of Europe has been developed far beyond the original time and space.

In the original plane.

In the fifth century before the park, and the sixth century in the park, that is, the original time and space of the Spring and Autumn Period of China and the Warring States Period, this was a period of great division in the history of China, the Zhou royal family lost the authority of the co-lord of the world, and the situation of competition for hegemony between major countries appeared, and the annexation and hegemony of various countries prepared the conditions for national unification.

At the same time, the so-called hundred schools of thought emerged in culture, and thinkers and politicians including Laozi, Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, and Zhuangzi emerged successively, becoming the source of Chinese civilization.

During this period, the so-called Axial Age emerged around the world, and four civilization centers, including China, emerged collectively, promoting the development of human civilization.

Among them, in the west, ancient Greece and Rome were also in the era of numerous states and powers, and the city-states represented by Athens and Sparta successively dominated for a while, and the melee was endless.

Around 500 B.C., the city-state of Athens, named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, consolidated the unity of the Athenian people after completing the original democratic reforms, concentrated the power of Athens, and thus became more powerful, becoming the strongest among the Greek city-states, and the surrounding city-states submitted to Athens one after another.

Later, the Spartans, a true fighting nation, established themselves by force, relying on military power to develop and plunder, and gradually became a city-state that could compete with Athens.

As the saying goes, two heroes do not stand side by side, and Athens and Sparta fought two wars, and in the end Sparta won and became the overlord of the Greek city-states. However, these two wars severely depleted the power of Athens and Sparta, and caused a long period of war between the Greek city-states.

Originally, this long-term war had gone through nearly a hundred years, but at this moment, the war had come to an end in less than fifty years.

As in history, Sparta won and became the overlord of the Greek city-states. These two wars severely depleted the power of Athens and Sparta, and caused a long period of war between the Greek city-states.

History also reached an inflection point at this moment.

As in history, the Axial Age of the West has arrived.

The boys and girls who had been taught by Lear have long since passed away, and they have undoubtedly become the wise representatives of all Europe.

Two wise men named Prodicus and Theotima, lit up the light of the whole European civilization, and the existence of their students, especially Socrates, turned this light into a road.

Beginning with the Sophists, ancient Greek philosophy shifted from the study of nature itself to the study of social ethics and man. But they only stay at the stage of perceptuality and can only draw relativistic conclusions. It was not until Socrates that this situation changed radically.

Socrates demanded a "turn of the heart" from the study of nature to the study of the self, which later became known as the pulling of philosophy from heaven back to earth.

And Socrates' student, Plato, further expanded this path.

Aristotle until this moment.

This one, based on his own teacher, and even his own ancestors, as well as the scattered hearsay of the Far East, led him to write on ethics, metaphysics, psychology, economics, theology, political science, rhetoric, natural science, pedagogy, poetry, customs, and Athenian law.

Even his writings constructed the first extensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality, aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics.

It can be said that it is precisely because of his existence that the entire European system is truly established, and Europe at this time can truly become a civilization.

Of course, the whole of Europe at the moment does not know what these are.

The perennial melee has almost beaten Europe to the ground at the moment.

Even in this kind of muddle, I don't know that a small country is rising rapidly in this kind of melee.

And a child was born on this land, in Pella, the administrative capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. He was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias of Epirus.

As a child, Philip II hired the Greek philosopher Aristotle as his mentor to the other children of the Macedonian nobility in Miezza. He cherished the poet Homer's poem "Seris" and was influenced by the legendary character Pangu in it.

At this moment, there was even a conversation in the royal palace that was almost enough to affect the whole world.

"Teacher, is Seris really like that?"

There was disbelief in his small eyes, and his mind was still immersed in the story about the Far East told by his teacher Aristotle.

"Of course it's true, child, that is a great kingdom and a kingdom of gods."

"The territory of the country of Seris is vast, and the fertile plains are thousands of miles...... The products are also very abundant, there are grains, dried and fresh fruits, cattle, sheep and livestock, it is really everything, frequent and numerous...... The Seris are completely ignorant of warfare and the use of weapons. The Seris people prefer to cultivate their bodies quietly, so they are the easiest neighbors to get along with. In their place, the sky is clear, the moon is bright, the climate is mild and pleasant, and even if the wind blows, it is not a cold wind, but a gentle breeze. ”

"It is full of gold and silk weaving, and the people of Seris possess the wisdom of the world, and the wise Prodicus, Theotima, was fortunate enough to be guided by the people of Seris."

Aristotle's expression was full of emotion, and his words slowly spoke, his voice was not loud, but the touch of this moment for the young man was unimaginable.

In the boy's mind, he couldn't help but think of such a country.

It's just that for the teenager, the teacher's words brought him more than just longing.

There is also a different kind of thought.

So after a moment of silence.

The child, slightly upright.

"Teacher, when I grow up, I will definitely beat Seris down in Macedonia and give it to you!"

A crisp voice spoke, and it was the boy's words.

There is an unprecedented firmness in the still immature words.

The young man's abrupt words made Aristotle stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Little one, do you know what a powerful country it is, and how far away it is."

Aristotle apparently did not take the boy's words seriously.

Not because of the myth of the Seris.

That's just a myth after all.

Although Aristotle longed, he only longed.

It doesn't feel sacrosanct like the wise man.

But even so.

After all, the country of Seris is too far away from Europe, so far away that it may be difficult for mortals to get close to it in their lifetime.

With such a huge distance, it was impossible for even his father to reach there, let alone attack it, let alone attack it.

It's just that Aristotle at this moment didn't know the words of the boy, and he wasn't joking.

He was like this in the original plane, and it is the same in this plane now.

"Teacher, tell me a little more about the country of Seris!"

The boy's words rang out again, drawing Aristotle's gaze back.

"Okay!"

"Ceris!"

The boy's life was easy, and the boy's conversation with Aristotle did not make Aristotle care much, and after a simple enlightenment, Aristotle left.

And the wonderfulness of the teenager began to show.

When Philip II went out to conquer the Byzantine city-states, the 16-year-old boy ruled Macedonia and led his troops to suppress the uprising in Maedi, northern Macedonia, and founded a city named after himself, Alexandroupolis.

Two years later, after a huge battle, the young man, as the commander-in-chief of the left wing of the coalition army, saw the right time to decisively break into the gap of the coalition army, completely annihilated the Theban holy team, and directly attacked the enemy from behind, so that Macedonia won a very crucial victory.

But the happy life did not continue, but ushered in the end.

Philip II divorced Olympias and subsequently married Cleopatra, niece of the Macedonian nobleman Atalus, and Alexander's mother and son were expelled by Philip II and returned to Epirus. Alexander's succession in Macedonia was also challenged.

The high-spirited teenager of the past seems to have lost his luster.

But history does not forget any important person.

The same is true for teenagers.

Two years later, Philip II was assassinated by Pasanias, a close bodyguard, at the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra and Alexander I of Epirus in Egger.

Subsequently, the 20-year-old boy was elected the new king by Antipater, a prominent minister in the Macedonian army, called Alexander III.

And his time is beginning to come.

He was only 20 years old. Faced with internal and external difficulties, he quickly quelled the internal turmoil in the court, defeated various opposition forces, and in just one year, the young man unified all of Greece.

Less than a year later, he led his army eastward, defeating the Persian Empire at the Battle of the Grannicus, Issus, and Gaugamela, sweeping through Asia Minor, conquering all of Egypt without a single soldier, and three years later, annexing the Persian Empire, thus establishing a state like never before.

The first de facto unitary state in the European sense.

In this land of Europe and Africa, the vast empire is no longer invincible.

His authority crossed the Mediterranean, across the valley of the two rivers, across the ancient Egyptian civilization.

At this moment, he is invincible.

It is also unattainable.

And his eyes couldn't help but look into the distance at this moment.

Or, more accurately, looking to the Far East.

Now he is a young man, no longer the ignorant teenager he used to be, but even if he is a young man, he still remembers the heroic words of his youth, and he still remembers the whispers in his ears from his teachers when he was a teenager.

And at this moment, after he conquered all of Europe, after he governed the whole known world.

A place of mythology.

The place of the future.

The place that comes from the kingdom of heaven described in Homer's epic, the kingdom of Seris, his throbbing is undoubtedly even more intense.

Soon.

In the midst of the majestic royal palace.

The aged Aristotle was once again invited into the mix.

It's just that more than a decade ago, everything here has undoubtedly changed.

A teenager is no longer a teenager.

Macedonia is also no longer Macedonia.

More than a decade ago, Macedonia was only one of the Mayan city-states, and even if it was strong enough, it was only one member.

And the boy more than ten years ago was just an ordinary prince, and his status may not even be comparable to the son of some top nobles in the Mayan city-states.

But now, more than ten years later, Macedonia is the absolute king who rules the whole of Europe and even the known world.

And the boy also became the ruler of this supreme empire.

It is no longer the, or rather, it is not just his students at this moment.

When Aristotle saw Alexander again, his inner turmoil was undoubtedly more certain.

Aristotle opened his mouth.

But at this moment, he didn't know how to use words to call his disciple.

It's a student, or a king.

Or the Great.

"Teacher, I haven't seen you for years!"

Faced with Aristotle's complexity, Alexander's expression was extremely natural, and the figure turned his head and spoke with a look of vicissitudes.

His words were not loud, but this moment seemed to take Aristotle back to that summer more than ten years ago.

It's just that this feeling hasn't lasted long.

The voice just spoke again.

"Teacher, do you remember the story of Seris that you told me back then?"

The words were not loud, and Alexander's eyes involuntarily looked into the distance, into the completely unknown heaven and earth in the Far East.

In his mind, the scenes of more than ten years ago poured into his heart.

The story depicted is still a myth even for the whole of Europe today, but for him, it is more throbbing.

When I saw my teacher again, I undoubtedly improved a lot.

"Seris!"

Listening to Alexander's words, Aristotle's thoughts came back to his senses a little, and his consciousness was pulled back from the scene more than ten years ago, but he who had just been pulled back, but he couldn't help but fall into the other party's words again.

Seris, a name that Aristotle hadn't mentioned for years.

With the passage of time, all that was left of Seris in Europe was mythology, although everyone still knew this, especially as a disciple of Plato, Aristotle knew even more.

But that's about it.

He might have fantasized about some of them, but now he stopped thinking about them, and his mind was completely absorbed in his own doctrine.

(The European timeline is a hundred years ahead, otherwise the plot will not develop well, as for Alexander's crusade, I remember that I read a wild history, or what record goes, it seems that Aristotle gave Alexander a map to China, but Alexander went wrong and destroyed India.) ）

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