Plato frowned, put down the pen in his hand, and said, "Don't panic, Oleas! I said, try to stay calm when doing anything, because only calmness can lead to rational thinking, especially you, who have said it many times, and you have always forgotten!"

"Teacher...is that's it. At today's 5,000-person conference, the resolution to 'join the Greek Union and declare war on Dionia' was passed..." Oleas said gasping.

Plato was not surprised, but just shook his head gently: "Has I said it before? Judging from the current situation in Athens, it is only a matter of time before Athens declares war on Dionia. These stupid Athenians are always easily driven by angry emotions and lose their minds. The general assembly of citizens who hold the highest power of the city-state has become a place for them to vent their emotions. This is the flaw of the so-called democratic regime!"

"Teacher...and..." Oleas swallowed, trying to continue speaking, but was replaced by a more steady voice: "Teacher, the Citizens' Congress has also passed a resolution - saying that you are treason and you are going to be tried!"

Scideeps walked into the house and said with a grief expression: "I once came to the stage to defend you, but I couldn't stop it from passing..."

Plato looked at his proud disciples, and saw several bruises appearing on his face and his chin swollen. He could imagine the bad situation at that time, and he said softly in pain: "Thank you for your hard work, let you worry about me!"

"You are our respected teacher, this is what we should do!" Oleas finally recovered and said indignantly: "Fortunately you did not attend the civic conference today. The situation at the scene was too bad! Especially Isocrates, he also wrote a special speech to ask his students to read it in the venue, which was full of slandering words, but those foolish people believed his words, Spirus came on the stage to defend you, and those who had lost their minds called us traitors and attacked with pottery pieces..."

"I can imagine how bad the situation is." Plato's expression became serious: "I also attended the citizen assembly that demanded the trial of Teacher Socrates!"

"Teacher, the Socrates scholars did not obey your advice back then. They believed that the Citizens' Congress would give him a fair judgment, but eventually lost their lives! You must not-" Spisips eagerly wanted to persuade him.

"I know what you want to say, don't worry, I'm not Teacher Socrates!" Plato lowered his head, looked at the manuscript on the desk, and gradually made up his mind. He said firmly: "I will not participate in that so-called fair court trial! I have not completed my exploration of the city-state political system, and I still have works to write. I don't want to die so miserably, so I decided to leave Athens first!"

Spisips was obviously relieved, but Oleas said hesitantly: "Teacher, if you leave like this, you will...make the foolish people more believe in Isocrates' slander!"

"Stage slander is nothing. Time will ultimately prove who is right and who is wrong!" Plato said confidently.

"Teacher, where are you going to leave Athens?" Spisips asked again.

"Since Isocrates said that I colluded with Dionia, I will go to Turiyi and study at their Turiyi Academy for a while..." Plato said hopefully: "When we return to Athens, we can make the Akkadmi Academy better!"

"Teacher, I'll go with you!"

"Me too!"

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At this moment, Athens' chief general Kalistratus was meeting with Persian messenger Datis at his home.

Datis had been in the Spartan territory before, but after the Dionian army captured Mesenia and the First Fleet began to block the coast of Sparta, Datis felt scared and worried that he would not be able to escape when the Dionian army attacked the Spartan territory in the future. So he used the excuse to supervise and coordinate the mercenaries and supplies transported by Persia to Sparta, but he ran to Corinth. He was uneasy because the Dionian First Fleet attacked the Corinth port and arrived in Athens soon.

"Congratulations to General, your proposal has finally been passed at the Citizens' Assembly!" Datis congratulated Kalistratus.

But Caristratus said seriously: "You are wrong. This proposal was jointly discussed and formulated by our General Executive Committee, and it is the common wish of most Athenian citizens!"

Speaking of this, he smiled: "I believe your king will be very happy after hearing this news."

"This is hard to say." Datis said unscrupulously: "The King of Persia hopes that Greece can maintain peace. If he learns that another big war will break out here, he will be very angry that he has tried his best to urge you to sign the "Calias Peace Treaty" that he had signed cannot be implemented!"

Kalistratus sat upright, looked at Datis with a sharp look, and said seriously: "Let us all open up and tell the truth. The reason why the King of Persia asked the Greek city-states to sign a contract is to hope that we will unite to defend against Dionia together! And now his wish is being fulfilled. The Greek city-states are forming an alliance to fight against the invading Dionia army together. I believe that if you return this news to the King of Persia, he will be very happy and will reward you with great rewards!"

Datis did not respond, but a little smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

Kalistratus continued: "But if this newly formed alliance was defeated by the Dionians and thus allowed the Dionians to control Greece, then I think this is definitely not a good thing for Persia. By then, the Persian king may be to you..."

Datties suddenly shook his face: "What do you mean by that?!"

"Don't get me wrong!" Kalistratus said sincerely: "I just want to tell you that the interests of Persia, the interests of Athens, and your and my interests are consistent on the important issue of defeating the Dionians. Athens needs your help!"

Datis was stunned for a moment, then smiled meaningfully: "What kind of help can a little messenger, I, can you help Athens?"

"You have learned in Athens these days that our finances are in difficulties. The treasury is short of money and cannot provide sufficient military funds for the army. Without money, you cannot form a large army. Even if other city-states join this alliance, if you see that Athens has not taken action for a long time, you will probably show hesitation... And if this situation is delayed for a long time, the situation will only be beneficial to Dionia!

The reason why the King of Persia hoped that the Greek city-states would unite to defend against Dionia is because Dionia has the strength to pose a threat to Persia! Now that Dionia has discovered our intention, he will definitely increase troops to Greece again!

Sparta suffered the failure of the Battle of Liuquetra before, and now he lost Mesenia again, and his strength was greatly weakened. Even with your assistance, I think they are by no means the opponent of the Dionian army! Now they can call on all Greek city-states, and only Athens is the only one who protects Greece! So we hope to get full assistance from Persia, not only gold and silver, but also navy!"

Kalistratus said earnestly and in a deep voice: "We are short of warships now and cannot confront the Dionysian fleet. Once we start war with Dionys, Dionysian fleet will inevitably block the Bay of Saron. It will be very difficult for Athens to obtain war supplies from abroad, so we need Persian naval support! As long as Persia supports Athens with all its strength, I promise you that Athens will make Greece a solid barrier against Dionys!"

Datis looked at the somewhat excited Kalistatus and couldn't help but take a breath: Athens is trying to replace Sparta!

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and Datis fell into deep thought.

Kalistratus did not urge him and waited quietly.

After a long time, Datis said, "I will convey your request to the King as soon as possible. Considering your current financial difficulties, I can first extract part of the funds allocated to Sparta by the King so that you can form an army as soon as possible, but I must first see your sincerity in Athens."

"What sincerity?"

"First send some civilians to Peloponnese to help the Spartans."

Kalistratus thought for a while before saying, "I have to discuss this with other generals first, and then hand it over to the Council for discussion to give you a reply, but I think the problem should not be big."

"Okay, that's it. I hope that Athens and Sparta will work together to defeat the Dionians and give Greece a peace!" Datis said righteously, and suddenly remembered something: "Uh... the king may agree to your other requests from Athens, but regarding the Persian naval aid... you must be mentally prepared, and the king may not agree."

"Why?" Kalistratus was a little confused. You should know that during the Corinthian War, in order to suppress the Spartans, Virginia Governor Fanabazus asked Connon to lead the Persian fleet to attack Sparta. Later, Connon left the warships in Athens without authorization, and the Persian king seemed to have not pursued it. This shows that the Persian king's generosity and profound understanding of the matter were willing to invest heavily at critical moments.

"Because we in Persia will have a major military operation, and we cannot lack the navy."

"What military action?" Calistratus's heart moved.

"You'll find out soon."

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Chapter completed!