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Chapter 1132 Conflicts in Contract Negotiations

Two days later in the evening, a grand dinner was held in the Dionia Palace. In addition to King Davos and Xenophon, there were also Hilos, Alexis, Amyntas, Felicius, Agacia, Tormid, Capus, Antonios, Epithenes, Matonis, Olivers, Geogris...even Princess Christoya attended the banquet.

At the banquet, everyone recalled their adventures in Persia, thanked the mercenary leaders such as Davos and Xenophon for finally taking them out of danger, and toasted to them one after another. The scene was quite lively.

Others lamented the wealthy life they enjoy today and regretted the wrong choices made by Cleannos, Timazon, and Xenophon.

Of course, some people persuaded Xenophon to leave Sparta and settle in Dionia, and enjoy the rest of his life with his former comrades-in-arms, but was perfunctory by Xenophon.

When the banquet was about to end, when Xenophon toasted to Davos, he boldly asked with the strength of his wine: "Now that Dionia is so powerful, why did it behave so badly in the face of Sparta ending the friendly agreement early?" So tolerant?"

Davos squinted his drunken eyes and told the story calmly: "A few years ago, in order to show its respect, Mauritania sent several elephants to the kingdom. When they were kept in captivity next to the palace, the hunting dogs in the palace were frightened. , barking at the dog from a distance, but the elephant remained quiet and regarded it as nothing. After a while, the dog stopped barking, and both parties were in peace..."

Xenophon had visited the zoo in the past two days and knew how huge the elephant was. After hearing this, he was silent for a while.

The Spartan envoys quickly returned to Sparta, and after learning that King Dionia had calmly accepted the "Sparta ending the friendly agreement" without any intention of punishment, the elders and inspectors were relieved .

It was just that when Xenophon visited Agesilaus, he described in detail what he had seen in the Kingdom of Dionia, and solemnly reminded: "Although Dionia has no ill intentions towards Sparta now, it is best to We still need to re-sign the contract with Dionia as soon as possible and restore friendship!"

This is an obvious question, but Agesilaus thought about it for a while before he said solemnly: "You are right, our peace talks with Thebes and Athens must be held as soon as possible, and the contract must be signed as soon as possible. Bada has the confidence to negotiate with Dionia."

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In the spring of 371 BC (the 23rd year of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia), the Theban War, which had lasted for many years, finally ushered in the dawn of peace.With the support of Persia, the two sides of the war will conduct peace talks, and the location of the peace talks will be in the city of Sparta.

Since it is the home field of Sparta, the major city-states of the Peloponnesian League sent envoys to participate in this peace talks, and they arrived at the venue first.Next came the Athenian envoy, with the chief general of Athens, Callistratus, as the main person in charge, and his assistant was Callias, the torchbearer of the Eleusinian Mysteries.The last to arrive was the Thebes envoys, headed by Ipamironda.In addition, Persia also sent envoys to participate in this meeting.

As soon as the meeting began, Athens launched an attack on Sparta. Callias and Callistratus successively accused the Spartans of being arbitrary and oppressing their allies, and were the culprits of the war. At the same time, they pointed out the war with compassion. The harm caused to the city-states in mainland Greece aroused the resonance of the envoys from the city-states present.

Agesilaus and Archidamus, who attended the meeting in Sparta, seemed to feel wronged and did not immediately refute.Therefore, all the envoys present quickly reached a consensus: stop the war.

It seems that the Athenians are still siding with Thebes against the Spartans, but in fact, through Tamagoras's contact with Luticli in Persia, the two sides have secretly reached a certain tacit understanding.As a result, this tacit understanding was revealed in the subsequent discussions about negotiating and signing the contract.

Both Athens and Sparta declared: According to Persia's proposal, the basis for making peace is still the principle established in the "Contract of the Great King", that is, all city-states must withdraw the troops stationed in other states (whether it is the army or the navy). Any alliance had to be dissolved, leaving all Greek city-states to remain autonomous.

As a result, there is a big problem, which is also a problem that cannot be solved after the end of the Corinthian War and the signing of the 'Great King's Contract': the Athenian League and the Peloponnesian League do not comply with the regulations and should be disbanded.

So Epamilonda, who had been quietly watching the Athenian performance before, immediately pointed out this problem loudly.

Unexpectedly, Athens and the Spartans were already prepared. Callistratus immediately admitted that there were indeed flaws in the original 'King's Contract'. He believed that it should be revised and the clauses should be changed to: No city-state shall be forced to Become a member of the alliance, but different city-states can cooperate with each other according to their wishes, but they cannot make treaties to make rigid provisions.

Agesilaus immediately agreed with this. He believed that such modifications were more reasonable and more acceptable to various city-states.

Envoys from other Peloponnesian city-states also expressed their approval, and with the support of the Persian envoys, the terms of the contract were confirmed and the signing was awaited.

One by one, the envoys from the Peloponnesian city-state rushed to sign the name of the city-state, followed by Athens and Sparta. Finally, it was the envoy from Thebes' turn, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.

Ipamilonda stood up with a solemn expression, solemnly swore an oath in the name of Zeus, then picked up a pen and wrote her name on the oath.

Most of the people in the venue breathed a sigh of relief, but they heard Agesilaus say in a deep voice: "People of Thebes, you signed the wrong name.

Ipamilonda said very confidently: "I have confirmed that there is no mistake in signing!"

At this time, other people in the venue felt that something was wrong. They rushed to pick up the oath and looked at it. They saw clearly written on it: Boeotia, Ipamilonda.

Agesilaus said angrily: "Ipamironda, are you fooling us? Everyone knows that Pioxia is a region, and Thebes is just a city-state in this region. What's the matter?" The right to sign on behalf of all the city-states in the Boeotian region!”

Epamironda was not afraid at all. He looked at Agesilaus and said calmly: "What's so strange about this? You can think of Boiosia as Laconia." Asia is where the Spartans lived), or—"

Epamirondas turned to look at Callistratus again and said very forcefully: "Attica, not the Peloponnesian League or the Athenian Maritime League!"

As soon as these words came out, the envoys from other city-states in the venue were shocked: The ambition of the Thebans was fully revealed. They wanted to unify Boeoxia!

Callistratus immediately retorted: "When the Greeks talk about Athens, they are not just referring to the city of Athens, but the entire Attica region; when the Greeks talk about Sparta, they are also referring to The entire Laconia region; but when people talk about Thebes, are they referring to the entire Boeotia? Obviously, they are referring to only the city-state of Thebes.

Why is this happening?That's because Athens and Sparta had integrated a region long ago, and over a long period of time, other Greeks recognized this.Unfortunately, they could not agree that Thebes represented Boiosia, because until now many city-states in the Boiosia region are still independent. "

Agesilaus then said sternly: "According to this oath, Thebes must dissolve your newly established Boeotian Alliance and allow every Boeotian city-state under your control to gain independence and freedom!"

Epamironda pushed Agesilaus back with a word that showed no sign of weakness: "If you Spartans allow every town in Laconia to gain independence, then our Boeotian League will be dissolved!"

Then, he looked at Agesilaus and Callistratus with a firm expression, and argued forcefully: "You Spartans have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Boiosia, just like us Thebes Zeus has no right to interfere with the internal management of Laconia; Laconia, Boeotia and Attica represent completely different political systems. Under the witness of Zeus, each political system is legitimate; It is natural for Osha to form an alliance with Attica and develop into a city. This process is as legitimate as the development of Lagnia into an oligarchy affiliated with Sparta——"

Archidamus, the son of Agesilaus, interrupted him loudly: "You are talking nonsense! You Thebans just want to continue to wage war, attack other Boeotian city-states, and deprive them of their Independence and freedom are never allowed!"

Ipamilonda sneered: "Didn't you Spartans do this before? Shamelessly captured our city, and sent garrisons and officers to other Boeotian city-states to deprive them of their independence and freedom. It is precisely because Because of your aggression, we Boosians realized that we must unite together to ensure the freedom of our people in Boosia!"

Archidamus was speechless for a moment.

Ipamironda then said to Agsilaus in a righteous manner: "For this Pioxia alliance, we Thebes have indeed adopted some strong measures, but you Sparta have no right to interfere, because no one can In the ancient times with accurate timekeeping, your ancestors took tougher high-pressure measures, and the country you maintain was established by them in this tough way.

Now the friendly allies of Thebes and Boeosia have also decided to adopt the same method as your Sparta and establish a united and unified Boeotian alliance that includes all Boeotian city-states. In order to achieve this great goal Goal, our citizens will not fear death! "

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