Before AD [Babylonian Favorites]

It was the evening after eight days when we arrived at the foot of Sogdiana Mountain. This mountain is tall and majestic. Although it is early summer, this mountain is still white from the middle of the mountain.

The Eastern Expeditionary Army was squeezed into a slender team by the rugged and narrow mountain road, and everyone struggled to lead the horses and push the carts full of supplies.The whistling wind filled the entire valley, and the torches burning with dim yellow flames swayed unsteadily, and with a single lift of the hand, they could shine on the black tree trunks that blocked the sky and the sun.

In the past year and a half, I have experienced so many ups and downs, and facing many difficulties has become a piece of cake.However, the harsh environment here still makes me a little overwhelmed.What about them?I worriedly turned my head to look at the women following Hephaistion, and accidentally met Roxana's sharp eyes.

As soon as I saw the look in her eyes, I felt shuddering, and I knew that she must have a little dislike for me.Thinking about it, I just stole her limelight by dancing at the New Year's party half a year ago.Roxana, of course, I have heard of her name for a long time, and when I saw her information, I was secretly moved, because later, in order to ensure that her son would inherit the throne legally and legitimately, she cut the mess quickly and forced the other two of Alexander to death. Three wives, including the Persian princess Statina, who I met a long time ago in the Persepolis Palace.

I felt apprehensive, and hastily quickened my pace and headed forward, catching up with Hephaestion.Thinking of what Hephaistion said that day, I can't help feeling a little bit emotional.Another letter from Alexander arrived just as we were arguing that day.In that letter, Alexander mentioned an embarrassing news. It turned out that when he counted the captives after capturing the snow mountain, he found a person who shouldn't be there—Roxana's father, Oxyates.

Okshatus does not seem to know that his daughter has been offered to Alexander as a treasure by others in the tribe.Alexander didn't know how to explain it to him, so he had to ask Hephaestion to bring Roxana with him so that they could meet their father and daughter.It is not difficult to guess what will happen next. Alexander may fall in love with Roxanna, the daughter of the Sogdian tribe leader, or claim that he is in love with her, and will take her to continue eastward and marry her when he reaches India. The news will be opposed by conservatives, but there is no doubt that it will be a shot in the arm for the entire team.

It took so many people two days to climb the mountain alone, and traces of fighting can be seen everywhere along the way.There were not many corpses buried in the snow, but they were shocking enough.Early on the third day the procession encountered Ptolemy and his small bodyguard.

Ptolemy looked in good spirits, but the large piece of gauze wrapped around his shoulders hinted at how thrilling the previous battle of the mountain was.As soon as he saw Hephaestion, Lucinmarcus and Seleucus, he whistled: "Here, good brothers, welcome to our Sogdiana!"

The huge team followed him through left and right, and finally arrived at the temporary fortress built by Alexander on the other side of the snow mountain.

"Alexander! The army has arrived!"

The noon sun was warm and warm, shining on the white snow.

A circle of people gathered around Alexander, and they seemed to be discussing something.Hearing this, Alexander turned his head and looked this way.He was still wearing the armor on his body, but he just took off the helmet and placed it on a huge protruding rock beside him.The blond hair was soft, and the brilliance in his eyes was the same as before. He strode towards this side, looked at everyone, and the smile on the corner of his mouth widened little by little.

He is like a lion who never succumbed to fate. Although he didn't deliberately, his raised head still showed his pride.I don't know what changes he experienced in his heart during this period, but there is no doubt that when I see him again at this moment, he is more imposing than the confident and ambitious boy at the beginning.

While I was still thinking about it secretly, Alexander had already greeted every general.The team scattered in all directions, he held Ptolemy's shoulders, patted Lucien Marcus on the back, and talked to Hephaistion, and several people laughed like big boys who hadn't grown up.It seems that through these, I can see what he looked like when he was young. They wore snow-white Greek robes to study astronomy, geography, politics and military affairs. those happy times.

Those long blue eyes suddenly turned around and swept over me.

My heart skipped a beat, and I instinctively tried to avoid it, only to see those blue eyes curved into a beautiful arc, smiling at me unreservedly.At that moment, I knew that he had done it.He managed to persevere, he managed to muster up the courage to face it again after experiencing thousands of difficulties, and more importantly, he managed to surrender to time without any scruples after countless blows. Simple heart.

I was about to walk over, but I heard Hephaistion's voice from behind: "Alexander, I brought our respected friend, Miss Roxana."

Alexander nodded, walked over, and kissed Roxana's fingertips as before.After a few more greetings, he arranged for someone to take her to see her father.Roxana looked at him, her black eyes shining like jewels.She suddenly said, "Can I still see you, Your Majesty Alexander?"

Alexander smiled: "Of course, Roxana, I'm right here, if you want to chat with me, come over anytime."

Roxanne seemed happy, but left without showing much.

Alexander looked at Hephaistion again, hugged him, and patted him on the back: "Sorry my Hephaest, I'm afraid I can't let you take a good rest now, come with me first, there are still some It's not resolved."

Hephaistion smiled: "How could I refuse you."

Several people walked to the tent together, I sensibly did not follow, but Alexander stretched out his hand and gave me a nudge.

"You." His voice was so small that it was close to my ear, only I could hear it, "Go in and pour water for us, okay?"

I don't know if it's because I've been dizzy in the mountains for the past few days. I feel like he's acting like a baby at me.

It turned out that in the past two days, Alexander had received intelligence that another group of Sogdian troops had fled from here, and seemed to be heading for the western desert.Originally, what Alexander meant was that they must catch up, lest they run back to the past place and cause trouble again.However, these exiled soldiers seemed to be scattered in the desert, so that the pursuit team sent by Alexander could not lock the target and had to return without success.But these are the finishing touches. A few days ago, someone seemed to have mentioned the richness of India to him. Alexander was very tempted and eager to try. He planned to continue going south, along the Coffin River towards the Indus River.

But obviously he was a little too hasty.The soldiers who had just climbed up from the foot of the mountain lacked interest, and no one responded to him. Everyone just listened to him without saying a word while drinking water and warming the fire. After the speech, someone suggested that since Krest was dead, It's okay to go on the road, but the team needs to be reorganized. After all, 3 people is not a small number.Let's wait until everything is ready. It's not too late to consider this matter for a month.

Alexander had to let them go back to rest.He spoke to Hephaestion, and took me back to his tent.They didn't say anything very personal, so they didn't shy away from me.Just talking about the current situation in Macedonia, Queen Olympias, and Hephaistion's parents, they even talked about Aristotle, saying that he is a very humorous and wise little old man.It was he who threw the map of the world in front of Alexander for the first time and told him that this was the real world.

Then came Kassander.

Alexander's originally relaxed expression suddenly became quite painful. He was silent for a long time before he said lightly: "I will not kill him, I will keep him. I have already killed Krest by surprise, and this feeling is too unbearable. I swear to Zeus that I would rather die than kill any of my brothers again."

My heart tightened.

When returning to the camp at night, he and I walked on the road one after the other.The sound of campfires and snoring was everywhere, but I felt a rare peace in him.

Compared to that smiling face, I guess I might not be able to bear seeing his back.He was broad-backed, tall, and straight-backed, and in his armor or cloak he looked like a true king.But he is too contradictory.Obviously he is still such a childish person, but he insists on sitting on a lonely high place.

While walking, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the Milky Way hanging in the sky.

I also stopped.

The wind whispered softly in the valley, as if someone was singing a beautiful and distant ballad, and it was also like a low-pitched call.Polaris shone like a diamond shining in the sun.

"Actually, you are right, Bagoas." Alexander said with his back to me, "I am not as great as the god Apollo who is praised by everyone. I am not an upright person. I am despicable and selfish. I have done some things It's a disgraceful thing, and what's even more frightening is that I still won't stop."

He chuckled twice, and slowly turned sideways: "For the sake of the sun god, I'm hopeless, right?"

I nodded: "Yes."

"It was my fault that time, I was carried away by anger, I was too easily angered."

I said: "I know."

"You're right, about trust, I haven't really done it. From now on, I will do it." Alexander approached me with a smile on his face, "I hurt you because I was too close to you, But probably only what you see is the most complete me."

At last I couldn't help laughing: "Then shouldn't I be happy, my Alexander?"

Alexander laughed loudly, raised his hand to gently stroke my forehead hair, the blue eyes were as calm as the sea.

I suddenly felt that in fact everything, life or death, time or fate, is not so important.The man in front of him only has infinite courage and strength in his eyes, giving people hope and dreams.I've gotten far more than I expected, and I think he has too.

In fact, from the beginning to the end, nothing really knocked him down, and nothing really stopped him from standing here, smiling at me calmly.

I think I can finally let go.