Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"What will we do if the day comes when the whole world kneels down?" - Zenas

Although Pyrrhus was the only audience, the speaker was still in high spirits and showed amazing momentum in his eloquence.

He started from the famous orators who were alive and continued to their respective ancestors and the great orators who have passed away.

Then he talked about well-known scholars who were not famous for their speeches, including the schools and academic opinions behind them. From this point on, Pyrrhus was finally able to join in.

At this time, the orator was surprised to find that this young man knew a lot. He didn't know anything about astronomy and geography, and his geometric skills were especially better than his.

"You must have gotten along well with Desiachus. He is trying to figure out a way to draw a map that includes all the known world. I will introduce him to you when we get back to Athens."

The orator was talking more vigorously, and Pyrrhus happened to have a thousand kinds of sentiments that he had been holding in his stomach for a long time.

The two of them seemed like good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They just sat chatting in the sea breeze until they got a little drunk from the "light wine to moisturize their mouths", and the topic inevitably turned up the war between the successors.

"To tell you the truth, this is why I hid in the cabin for so many days," the orator said seriously:

"My teacher taught me that 'an orator should be consistent in his words and deeds'. I see that you are all soldiers. Since I have boarded the ship with your kindness, I should be careful with my words and actions to avoid making you unhappy. However, now I see that you are not Not a rude person."

"So it's like this. You don't want to tell lies, and you are worried that we will be unhappy when we hear bad things about the successors." Pyrrhus was greatly surprised. He thought to himself that this is a really particular person, so he said:

"That's okay. For these successors, my friends and I can be said to be third parties with no interests. Rather, I want to understand some of the Greek people's truest views on them."

After hearing this, the orator stood up and looked at the city of Athens, which could be vaguely seen in the distance, and sighed.

"As Isocrates said, it was inevitable for the Greeks to submit to their powerful neighbors in the north. He once said in a letter to Philip II, 'Lead the war to Asia and take the wealth back to Greece.'

"His opponent, Aristotle, advised his students to 'give free rule to the Greeks and despotic rule to the barbarians'.

“But Alexander saw further than his teacher: he refused to distinguish between Greeks and barbarians, only between good guys and bad guys.”

Although Pyrrhus wanted to complain about the arrogance of Aristotle's "Greeks and Barbarians" theory, this is not the point now.He responded:

"Alexander captured the most primitive essence of the king - the judge."

"That's right. Referee, judge." The orator looked at Pyrrhus with admiration: "It not only judges fairness, but also controls violence. A person who has this understanding is enough to be a wise king - it is a pity that he died Too early.

"The world empire where 'only the Greeks are free' has not emerged. The governors and generals have been fighting against each other since more than ten years ago. The idea of ​​'bringing wealth back to Greece' has not been realized, and only Endless war...

"But it's useless even if he didn't die in Babylon. Such a huge empire is destined to be unsustainable. Everyone is mortal, and there will never be another Alexander in the world. No one will have the authority like him to inherit this empire. The whole world."

"Indeed." Pyrrhus nodded in agreement: "The so-called war of successors is a war without successors."

“What you said is very good.” The orator sighed with his hands clasped his hands: “You asked me what the Greek people think—the Greek people’s opinions are the least meaningful—the kings’ opinions are the important ones.

"The deal is done. Once the kings have seen such great deeds, they will never be satisfied with a small kingdom in a corner. Such a war is destined to have no end, and the Greek people can only suffer in hell.

"Until a new conqueror like Alexander appears again, then the people can enjoy a moment of peace, and then history will reincarnate again."

Pyrrhus once again confirmed that the orator was really wise, but he retorted: "No, the war will not continue endlessly. I think we should see it in our lifetime."

"Oh? Is there anyone among the current successors who can conquer the entire world again?"

"I don't think there is such a character."

"Can't it be said that Antigonus and his son, the most powerful among the successors today, can't do it?" The orator looked at Pyrrhus with bright eyes and said: "Although Antigonus is old, his son Demetrius and he are also called King, and has outstanding achievements. Once the father and son can defeat the others, doesn't it mean that the risk of inheritance we just mentioned has been solved?"

Pyrrhus was very happy when he heard it. I know this script well!

So he calmly performed:

“After Antipater died, Antigonus had the highest qualifications and the strongest military. He could have led the heroes with his prestige, but he was arrogant and superstitious about force. He treated other junior powerful people with contempt and could not unite. They; at the same time, he is cold, suspicious, cruel and easy to kill, and has personally made many enemies for himself.

"Although Dmitri is young, he is frivolous and short-sighted. He always wins people's hearts out of temporary good intentions but loses them carelessly. Moreover, he is romantic, indulgent and absurd, and is destined not to win the heartfelt support of truly noble people. "

——Friends, our protagonist is this kind of person. Although he is on his way to seek refuge with others, he can speak ill of others without any psychological burden.

The orator couldn't help but nodded after hearing this: "You are right. Antigonus lacked magnanimity and forced King Seos and Python who obeyed him to rebel, and forced Seleucus to rebel; Demetrius was rich in wealth but indulged in indulgence. The soldiers slaughtered and looted in Babylon, pushing the people's support to the side of Seleucus.

"What about Seleucus? Alexander held a mass wedding in Susa in order to bring together the Macedonians and Persians. However, after his death, his generals abandoned their Persian wives. Only Seleucus remained the same, and so did the current heir. Born to a Persian princess; and he can treat Greeks and Persians equally, and is very popular in the East. Can he defeat other opponents?"

"It's a pity that Seleucus can't do it either. He only obtained the territory during the tetrarchy of Triparadissus, but his military strength is weak. It's hard to tell whether his kindness to the Persians is due to kingship or lack of strength. He The best he can do is become the king of Persia and unify the world, don’t even think about it.”

"Yes, I heard that the priests of Babylon in the Persian era were able to confront Darius, the king of kings. Alexander died before he could solve this problem." The speaker agreed:

"How about Ptolemy? He occupies the fertile soil of the Nile River in Egypt and is strategically invincible. He also attaches great importance to encouraging academic activities. Scholars from both East and West praise him. Now Alexandria has gathered talents. It has become the second Athens. Moreover, I heard that he is already promoting that he is the illegitimate son of Philip II. It seems that his ambition is not small."

"Not only that, Ptolemy also had a good reputation among the Macedonian dignitaries. It is said that Seleucus escaped from Antigonus because of his protection." Pyrrhus responded: "But Ptolemy's achievements are also So far. First of all, he is in the same situation as Seleucus, unable to deal with the local priests in Egypt; secondly, his fighting skills are so bad, and he has no capable people under his command, so that from the time of Perdiccas to the present, he has been in trouble in the territory Almost no progress has been made.”

"What about Cassander and Lysimachus?"

"Cassander murdered Alexander's family, thus severing the bloodline of the Agid dynasty, and everyone had reason to oppose him; not to mention Lysimachus, who lived in a corner of Thrace and was weak. Even the Lu people may not be able to withstand it.”

"Then I don't understand. Who are you talking about who can end the troubled times? Is it the Phoenicians? The Romans? Or the Syracusans?"

The orator stared at Pyrrhus, as if to say, 'Is it possible for you to say that you can do it yourself? '.

Pyrrhus thought that the answer of 'Romans' was quite acceptable at first, but now that he is here... thinking about it, he suddenly felt shocked.

--etc!I've been talking about this for a long time, but the thief is actually me? !