Before AD [Babylonian Favorites]

There was a moment of silence in the camp.

Pairs of eyes stared at the dirty two people on the sand, and the atmosphere was extremely tense for a moment.

"It's a pity, he doesn't like you at all."

Alexander narrowed his eyes and stood up with difficulty.

Clang!

Seleucus threw a sword and a bronze round shield before Alexander.He raised his chin and said, "Take your weapon and fight with me!"

I had no time to attend to my own thoughts, and looked at the two men anxiously.

Alexander was covered in bruises, another duel would definitely be another torture for him, no matter how strong his body was, he would fall down.

Why did no one speak out to stop it?Their emperor is going to be taught a lesson, why is everyone just watching quietly?

There is no record of these in history, should I watch silently like now, anyway, if it really follows the historical development, I am sure that Alexander will not die here.

But how should this "if" be confirmed?

All my speculations are based on historical books and historical materials, but those are also fabricated by later generations.What is going on now, every minute and every second is making history.If I intervene, will it change?And if I don't do anything, what will happen to it?

At the end of the day, the question that concerns me the most is, do I, as a Bagoas imposter, have any place in this history?

The edge of Seleucid's sword traced against Alexander's neck, shining brightly.

I couldn't help standing up.

"I'll fight you."

A clear and powerful voice sounded from the crowd, and then a man in silver armor with extremely beautiful eyes stepped out quickly and stood in front of Alexander.

My heart suddenly tightened and I stopped.

That was Hephaistion.

There was booing from the crowd.

"Hephaistion, come down quickly! Are you following Alexander's foolishness?"

"For Iris' sake, he has always favored Alexander, without even a principle!"

"General Hephaistion, what the hell are you doing? It's crazy that you want to replace His Majesty in a matter like a duel that concerns the dignity of a man!"

"Even if he wins, what's the point of such a victory? He will still be punished for fighting instead of His Majesty."

The discussion exploded among the onlookers.

Hephaistion ignored it, bent down and picked up his sword and shield.

His complexion was not very good, but he still skillfully put on a fighting posture.His affectionate eyes flashed, and he said in a stern voice, "Let the horse come here, Seleucus!"

Seleucus raised his eyebrows and shifted his gaze to Alexander.

"I'm sorry, but I won't duel with your lover."

Hephaestion's hand holding the sword trembled, and then he raised it steadily again.

"Seleucus, don't look down on me." His voice was no longer gentle, but without a trace of emotion, "When Aristotle taught us, you were all defeated by me."

But the next second, Alexander suddenly spoke.

"Go away." He no longer smiled, and coldly pushed Hephaistion behind him.

He quickly said to Seleucus, "I accept your challenge."

Hephaistion said eagerly, "But Alexander..."

"I ordered you to leave my affairs alone, what have you promised me!" Alexander snapped with a slight turn of his face.

Hephaistion was taken aback for a moment, closed his eyes, and finally put down his outstretched hand.

Alexander in front of him picked up the sword and shield, covered in mud, but smiled confidently at Seleucus.

I held my breath and watched his every move.

For some reason, I suddenly remembered what he had said, even though he was not talking to me at that time.

He said that as an emperor, he must learn to hurt the person he loves the most.

I think he may have already known his destiny, knowing that one day, he will marry and have children and carry on the family line like an ordinary man.

Everything is for his ideal of conquering the world.

The higher you stand, the lonelier you will feel.

When he reached the pinnacle of the world and looked back, would he only see his own shadow?

Since then, no one can accompany me.

No one else can share this glory and joy with him.

Bang!

He struggled to catch Seleucid's attack with his shield.

I couldn't hold it back anymore, endured the pain and moved to Ptolemy's side, and asked in a low voice, "My lord Ptolemy, why are they fighting?"

"Why?" Before Ptolemy could answer, a somewhat sinister male voice came from beside him, "Of course it's because of me."

I turned my head and saw a greek boy who was so seductive that it was almost impossible to distinguish his gender. He was slender and fair-skinned. His rather beautiful wavy black hair fell on his shoulders, which was in stark contrast to the snow-white greek robe.

"For Aphrodite's sake, Taijis, can you stop making trouble?" Ptolemy covered his forehead and sighed.

It turned out that he was Tai Qisi!

But why do I think he looks familiar?

Tai Qisi looked me up and down, and smiled ambiguously: "You also like men?"

"Why did you do that?" I looked straight at him, "How did the Persepolis Palace offend you?"

Tai Qisi hooked her lips, her black eyes were as bright as agate: "I don't know the names of these stone houses, but His Majesty Alexander said that if I am happy, he can give up a palace for me. I am a little skeptical, of course I have to let him Say it."

Of course I don't believe a word he says.

He smiled: "Look, didn't he do this?"

No, I still shook my head, this is not Alexander's style.

"Alexander was just playing with you," Ptolemy interjected impatiently, "Taijis, for the sake of the goddess Aphrodite, if you don't say a few words, no one will treat you as dumb."

"Oh? Really?" Tajs giggled, stroking the ends of her hair coquettishly, "I can't help you if you insist on saying that. But Lord Ptolemy, if I can lure Your Majesty to Can I prove something by being on my own bed?"

I took a step back, shocked.

Kassander had told me that if I didn't do this, someone else would take my place, and sooner or later Alexander had to face reality.

Could it be a reality so soon?

Tai Qisi turned her head to look into my eyes, and raised the corners of her mouth bit by bit: "I heard that His Majesty can abstain from sex for many years for the person he loves deeply. I admire it very much, so I also want to be His Majesty's male favourite."

Although I don't want to admit it, I can't refute his words.

In history, Alexander, of course, was not only Hephaestion and Bagoas by his side.

But regardless of whether the person in front of me is Tajs or a famous prostitute in Athens, even if Alexander really set fire to the Persian palace because of his joke, I still think that he is using him as a cover to cover up something.

I don't understand why Seleucus is so angry, even if Alexander did too much, it's not Ptolemy, it's not Crest?

According to Seleucus' temperament, even if Alexander wanted to burn the whole of Persia, as long as it had nothing to do with him, he would not care.

I felt that I had missed something, so I asked Taijis casually, "Do you know Seleucus?"

"Who is Seleucus? How did I know it? I also just arrived in Babylon today." Taijis licked her lips and looked at the two people excitedly, "Ah, are you talking about the boy who dueled with His Majesty? He looks good, when I saw him today, his eyes were always attracted to me, I like this kind of man."

I followed him to look back, only to see a rather thrilling scene.

Seleucus kicked Alexander to the ground without giving him any chance to breathe, and then stabbed him in the throat with his sword.

The heart raised to the throat.

Fortunately, Alexander reacted in time, and the sword narrowly avoided the throat, but it still couldn't avoid leaving a bloodstain on his neck.Immediately, a drop of blood fell down his neck onto his white skirt, which was shocking.

"Alexander!" I couldn't help shouting.

He grunted and frowned, obviously in pain.

Seleucus looked this way, glanced over Ptolemy, and landed on Taiqis. He was dazed, and the originally determined expression on his face seemed to disappear in an instant.

I seem to see a faint loss in his eyes.

He suddenly roared, and with all his strength, he stabbed at Alexander even more vigorously.

I wanted to rush forward to stop the two of them again, but was grabbed by Ptolemy.

"Bagoss! Don't do stupid things! This kind of duel will not be life-threatening, at most serious injuries."

While struggling, I accidentally saw Tai Qisi's curly black hair again, and suddenly felt that I really understood something.

A courtesan in Athens, with black eyes and black curly hair, Seleucus has been watching him...

I asked eagerly, "Are you from Athens?"

"That's right."

He nodded with a smile.

"Bought it at the market when I was a child?"

He continued to nod without knowing it, and laughed at himself: "Isn't it a serious crime to be a prostitute after being a slave?"

I paused, and then asked: "Is that the last one, a noble lady bought you by the way when she was buying a monkey?"

Tai Qisi finally stopped smiling, he looked at me and said vigilantly: "You..."

I got excited, Taijis, it turned out that Taijis is the one...

I grabbed his shoulders and was about to tell him the story when I heard a startled cry in my ear: "Bagoss! Be careful!"

Before it was too late, the sharp long sword struck towards this side with lightning speed.

Seleucus looked at me with despair.

I watched the sword get closer and closer.

However, it was too late.