Two days later, a grand dinner was held at the Palace of Dionia. In addition to King Davers and Xenophon, there were also Hilos, Alexis, Amintas, Philicius, Agarcia, Thormid, Capps, Antonios, Epitians, Matonis, Olivers, Giorgris... Even Princess Cristoya attended the banquet.

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

Some people also lament the wealthy life I enjoy today and regret the wrong choices made by Kriano, Timasong and Xenophon.

Of course, some people advised Xenophon to leave Sparta and settle in Dionia, and enjoy the rest of his life with his former comrades, and were perfunctory by Xenophon.

As the banquet was about to end, Xenophon toasted Davers, he took advantage of the alcohol and asked boldly: "Now Dionia is so powerful. Why do he be so tolerant when facing Sparta ending the friendly agreement in advance?"

Davers narrowed his drunken eyes and told the story calmly: "A few years ago, in order to show his respect, Mauritania sent a few elephants to the kingdom. When he was kept beside the palace mansion, the hound in the mansion barked at the dog from afar because of fear, but the elephant was always quiet and regarded it as nothing. Not long after, the hound stopped barking, and both sides were at peace..."

Thanofen visited the zoo these two days and knew how huge the elephant's body was. After listening, he was silent for a moment.

The Spartan emissary group quickly returned to Sparta. After learning that the King of Dionia had calmly accepted the "Sparta End Friendship Agreement" and had no intention of punishment, the elders and the archivists breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when Xenophon visited Agsilous, he told in detail about his experience in the Kingdom of Dionys and solemnly reminded: "Although Dionys has no malicious intentions towards Sparta, it is best to sign a contract with Dionys as soon as possible to restore friendship!"

This is an obvious question, but Agsilous thought for a while before he said with a serious expression: "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. Sparta 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 Thebes War, which lasted for many years, finally ushered in the dawn of peace. With the support of Persia, the two sides of the war would hold peace talks, and the place for the peace talks was in the city of Sparta.

Since it was Sparta's home court, the main city-states of the Peloponnese League sent envoys to participate in this peace talks, and they arrived at the venue first. The Athenian Mission was followed by the Athenian Chief General Kalistratus as the main person in charge, and his assistant was Calias, the torch holder of Eleusismith. The last one arrived was the Thebes messenger, headed by Ipa Mironda. In addition, Persia also sent envoys to participate in the meeting.

Athens attacked Sparta at the beginning of the meeting. Kalias and Kalistratus successively accused the Spartans of arbitrary behavior and oppressing allies, which was the culprit of the war. At the same time, they pointed out with compassion that the war caused to the city-states in Greece resonated with the envoys of the city-states present.

Agsilous and Achidams, who attended the meeting in Sparta, seemed to be in a disadvantageous manner and did not immediately refute it. Therefore, all the messengers present quickly reached a consensus: to stop the war.

It seemed that the Athenians were still standing on the side of Thebes to fight against the Spartans, but in fact, through the contact between Temagolas and Luticli in Persia, the two sides had secretly reached a certain tacit understanding. Therefore, this tacit understanding was revealed in the subsequent discussion on the signing of the contract.

Athens and Sparta declared that according to Persian's suggestion, the basis for peace was still the principle established by the 'King Contract', that all city-states must withdraw their troops (whether army or navy) and that any alliance must be dissolved, so that all Greek city-states will remain independent.

This has a big problem, which is also a problem that was not resolved after the end of the Corinthian War and the signing of the "King Contract": the Athenian League and the Peloponnese League do not comply with the regulations and should be dissolved.

So Ipa Mironda, who had been watching the Athenians performing before, immediately pointed out this issue loudly.

Unexpectedly, Athens and the Spartans were prepared for a long time, and Kalistratus immediately admitted that there was indeed something wrong with the original "King Contract". He believed that modifications should be made and the provisions should be changed to: no city-state shall be forced to become a member of the alliance, but different city-states may cooperate with each other according to their wishes, but no treaty shall be concluded to make rigid provisions.

Agsilous immediately agreed with this, thinking that such a modification is more reasonable and more acceptable to various city-states.

The other Peloponnese city-state envoys also expressed their agreement one after another. With the support of Persian envoys, the terms of the contract were determined and they were waiting to be signed by the oath.

The Peloponnese city-state messengers rushed to sign the name of the city-state, and Athens and Sparta also signed it. Finally, it was the turn of the messengers of Thebes, and everyone's eyes were focused on them.

Ipa Mironda stood up with a calm expression, solemnly took the oath in the name of Zeus, then picked up the pen and wrote the name on the oath.

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

Ipa Mironda said with great confidence: "I have confirmed it, and I have signed it wrong!"

At this time, the other people in the venue felt that the situation was wrong, so they rushed to pick up the oath and saw that it clearly stated: Piosha, Ipa Mironda.

Agsilous said, "Ipa Mironda, are you fooling us? Everyone knows that Piosha is a region, and Thebes is just a city-state in this region. What right does it have to sign on behalf of all the city-states in Piosha?"

Ipa Mironda was not afraid at all. He looked at Agsilous and said calmly: "What's so strange about this? You can think of Piosha as Laconia (Laconia is the area where the Spartans live), or—"

Ipa Mironda turned his head and looked at Caristratus again, and said very strongly: "Attica, not the Peloponnese League, or the Athenian Sea League!"

As soon as these words were said, the envoys from other city-states in the venue were shocked: The ambitions of the Thebes were fully revealed, and they wanted to unify Piosha!

Caristratus immediately retorted: "When the Greeks talked about Athens, they meant not only the city of Athens, but the entire Attica region; when the Greeks talked about Sparta, they also meant the entire Laconia region; but when people talked about Thebes, they mean the entire Piosha? It is obvious that they only refer to the city-state of Thebes.

Why is this happening? That's because Athens and Sparta had integrated one region a long time ago, and after a long time, other Greeks recognized this. Unfortunately, they could not agree that Thebes represented Piosha, because many city-states in the Piosha area were still independent.

Agsilous then said sternly: "Under this vow, Thebes must dissolve your newly formed Piosha League and allow every Piosha city-state under your control to gain independence and freedom!"

Ipa Mironda's unreliable words pushed Agsilous back: "If you Sparta makes every town in Laconia independent, then our Piosha League will be dissolved!"

Then, he looked at Agsilous and Kalistratus with a firm expression, and said in a tough manner: "You Sparta have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Piosha, just as we Thebes have no right to interfere in the internal management of Laconia; Laconia, Piosha and Attica represent completely different political systems, and under the witness of Zeus, each political system is justified; it is natural for Piosha to form an alliance and develop into a city with Attica. This process is as legitimate as Lagnia develops into an oligarchy affiliated with Sparta—"

Agesilous's son Achidamus interrupted his voice loudly: "You are talking nonsense! You Thebes are just trying to continue to start wars, attack other Piosha's city-states, and deprive them of their independence and freedom, which is never allowed!"

Ipa Mironda sneered: "Didn't you Spartans do this before! They shamelessly captured our city and sent garrisons and officers in other Piosha city-states to deprive them of their independence and freedom. It is precisely because of your invasion that we Piosha people realized that we must unite to ensure the freedom of our Piosha people!"

Archie Dams was speechless for a moment.

Ipa Mironda then said to Agsilously: "For this Piosha League, we Thebes did take some powerful measures, but you Sparta have no right to interfere, because in ancient times when no one could accurately count, your ancestors took tougher high-pressure measures, and the kingdom you maintained was built in this tough way.
Chapter completed!