When Sparta was in danger, Xenophon chose to stay. At this moment, he heard Agsilous and was a little surprised: "Let me serve as an envoy to Mesenia?"

"This is my proposal, and the other elders also expressed their agreement." Agsilous said with a solemn expression: "It can be seen that everyone agrees that under such a difficult situation, only you can fulfill the responsibilities of the messenger!"

Xenophon did not feel complacent about this, but instead looked ashamed: "But the last time I went to the mission to Turiyi... the effect was not good, and the Dionians still declared war on Sparta..."

"It's not your fault!" Agsilous comforted him, and then said in a deep voice: "From the period after we announced the end of the friendly agreement with Dionia, the country of Dionia seemed calm and nothing unusual. It was only when Thebes took the initiative to form an alliance with it that Dionia might have the intention to send troops to Peloponnese, of course..."

Agsilous sighed and said in a deep mood: "If we could defeat the Thebes in Liuquetra, perhaps Dionia would not have sent troops to invade Mesenia... When the lion fell ill, even wild dogs would come to bully it, not to mention that Dionia is a terrible beast... Alas! I should have taken the initiative to obtain command of the army at that time!"

Xenophon knew that the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Leuctra had a huge impact on Sparta. Many people resented Cliombrotus' incompetence. The Elders Council has not held a funeral for him so far, and naturally, it has not yet elected a new king from the Euripontiedes royal family. Of course, this is also related to the urgency of the situation and no extra time.

"Since things have happened, any regrets will be of no help. We must face reality and do our best to solve the current crisis. Don't worry, I will do my best to complete the mission on this mission!" To comfort Agsilaus, Xenophon immediately made a promise, but at the same time he also said with a serious expression: "You and I know that the Kingdom of Dionia is powerful. The last time I went on a mission to Turiyi gave me a great shock. Even if this time we can finally repel the army of Dionia and regain Mesenia... But Sparta is not far from the Kingdom of Dionia, and Dionia is fully capable of continuing to send troops to invade Peloponnese. Does Sparta want to fight against Dionia all the time? Even with Persian support, this is probably something Sparta could not bear?"

Agsilous stroked his forehead with his hands, and then whispered for a while: "... Now for Sparta, the most important thing is how to overcome the difficulties in front of him... There is no time to think about what will happen in the future..."

Xenophon was stunned. He looked at Agsilous, who was half lying on the wooden chair, and found that the wrinkled face of the king who had fought for half his life seemed particularly old at this moment, and his eyes also showed a little helplessness...

Xenophon then suddenly realized that Agsilous, who had always believed to be wise and wise, was also powerless by this invasion of the Dionian army.

He hesitated for a while, and finally got the courage to suggest that Agsilous should carefully consider making peace with him after repelling the Dionian army in Mesenia.

But at this moment, Archie Dams walked into the living room: "Father, the Elders Council invites you to a meeting."

"I just came back from the venue, why do I have to have a meeting again?" Agsilous was stunned.

"Dorios is back and said he has brought important information."

"Dorios was not killed in battle?" Agsilous was surprised: because according to the retreating soldiers, Dorius had already had the intention to die in battle, so he stayed alone in Mesenia... Why is he still alive?

"I heard that he was released by the Dionians." Archidams looked contemptuous. Like most Spartans, he was very angry that Dorius did not lead the soldiers to fight the enemy to death, but ordered the army to voluntarily give up Mesenia's behavior. However, Dorius's brave choice to stay later, which reduced their anger a little. However, now he learned that Dorius was not killed in battle and became a prisoner of the Dionians, and he was even more disdainful of this person.

Agsilous once agreed with Dorius's approach. It took great courage and wisdom to dare to give up Mesenia to preserve its strength rather than fight hard when the enemy is too strong and lacks preparation. Therefore, he also regretted that Dorius finally chose to die in battle.

"Go and bring my wooden stick!" Agsilous said immediately, and stood up with difficulty.

"Father, you don't have to be too anxious. They will wait patiently for you to go to the venue." Archdy Dams hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

Agsilous wanted to arrive at the venue early in order to maintain Dorius and try to avoid being criticized and punished by the inspectors. After all, these young inspectors from ordinary citizens are not as mature and overly radical as the elders.

Given Agesselus' current physical condition, it may be better to travel in a sedan chair, but in Sparta, which is a martial mansion in the nation, there is no habit of sitting in a sedan chair. Fortunately, Agesselus's mansion is not far from the council. With the help of his son, he staggered towards the venue.

Along the way, we met many Spartan people, who greeted the respected king one after another. Most of them were anxiously asking Agsilous: When will the citizens be summoned to kill Mesenia and drive away the enemies there?!

Although they already knew that the army of Dionia in Mesenia was large, most of them, including the elderly and women, were not afraid, but were full of fighting.

However, despite the excitement of the people, after listening to Agsilous's perfunctory words, although they were a little dissatisfied, they did not linger, nor did they gather in the parliamentary meeting when major events occurred, like other city-states.

Before Agsilous had stepped into the council, he heard the angrily yell of the inspector: You are a quibbling! The excessive number of soldiers landed in Dionia is not a reason for you to retreat without fighting! Why don’t you learn from Bernasida! When the Athenians landed in Mesenia, even though the number of soldiers they led was far less than the other party, he still chose to fight without hesitation and finally won a great victory! Compared with him, you are not only timid, but also incompetent! I don’t know how you were selected into the King’s Guard…”

Agsilous hurriedly walked in. The moment he stepped into the venue, he immediately felt that the whole atmosphere was a little abnormal: the venue suddenly became quiet, and both the elders and the inspectors focused their eyes on him, and their eyes were very strange.

"What did you say?! The commander of the Dionian army in Mesenia is Leoticides?!!" After listening to Dorius's story, Agsilous shouted in disbelief.

Looking at King Agsilous, who was very rare to lose his mind, Dorius said in a deep voice: "Although the soldiers of the Dionian call him Prosous, he is indeed Leoticides! I have been training with him since I was a child, and I will never admit it, and he admits it himself!"

"Prosous..." Agsilous was a little dazed. He now knew why everyone in the venue looked weird.

"According to what we have learned before, Prosous was the commander of the Eighth Legion of the Kingdom of Dionia. He led his army to defeat the Carthaginians many times in the war between Dionia and Carthage, and made great contributions to the victory of Dionia against Carthaginia. Therefore, after the war, he became the commander of the First Legion of the Dionians who claimed to be the "strongest army"...

He also led his army to conquer the fierce indigenous Gauls in northern Italy, so he was called the "the most victorious general who fought after King Davers and Alexis." Unexpectedly, he was actually a Spartan, and he was also the son of Akis!" The speaker was Plaxitas. This Spartan elder, who was almost 70 years old, was once the regent of the Elipontides royal family. He had always opposed Agesitas, but the failure of the Battle of Liuketra made many people complain about the Elipontides royal family. In the council, Plaxitas was also much quieter. It was rare to encounter such a strange thing that made Agesitas defeated him. He stood up and spoke with a gloating expression: Our Elipontides family is in a bad condition now, and you Ageda family can't think of it!

"Since Dorius said that Leoticides had been growing up in Sparta since he was a child and left at the age of 23, he should still have some feelings for us Sparta. I think we can send an envoy to try our best to convince him and let him take some actions that are beneficial to us?" An ombudsman glanced at Agsilous and then proposed.

"You are still young and don't know the situation at that time." An old man said with a leniency: "Spartan citizens will not leave their hometown unless they are expelled for making mistakes. Leoticides must have fled Sparta with extreme resentment. I even think... He may have played a significant role in the reason why Dionia declared war on us Sparta." After that, he also looked at Agsilous.

"I think... Leoticides will not take the initiative to instigate Dionia to attack Sparta..." Dorius also looked at Agsilous and said hesitantly: "But he did tell me in person that he is here to take revenge..."
Chapter completed!