Davers only nodded to show that he knew, then turned to look at Xenophon and said with relief: "As a guest, you can become a messenger of Sparta. It seems that Xenophon, you are indeed doing well in Sparta!"

He patted Xenophon on the shoulder again, turned toward his throne, and asked, "What did you come to Dionia this time as a messenger? Renew the contract for a friendly agreement? I remember it will be several years before it expires."

Gesyrus opened his mouth and wanted to say that Xenophon quickly stopped him, and then said in a careful tone: "Since the war between Thebes and Sparta has lasted for several years, and has caused great damage to both the Peloponnese and Central Greece. In order to restore peace to Greece, Sparta decided to negotiate peace with Thebes and Athens.

However, the two sides fought each other over the years, with many casualties and deep hatred. It is not easy to make a peace agreement. So it is best to find a strong country to convince the two sides to sit down and negotiate-"

"So Sparta chose to come to us, Dionia." Davers, who had already returned to the throne, leaned forward and interrupted with interest: "It seems that the friendship between our two more than 10 years has not been in vain!"

Xenophon and Geisyrus both showed embarrassment.

Xenophon coughed twice and whispered: "Uh... that... Sparta did consider inviting Dionia as a mediator, but despite its strong strength, Dionia has no influence in Greece, and it is difficult to shock the rebellious Thebes and Athens. And Sparta just discovered that Athens and Thebes sent envoys to Persia...

You also know that Persia played a great role in the last time the Corinthian War was able to reach a truce. In order not to allow Persia to support the enemy, Sparta had to send envoys to Persia——”

"Dionia has no influence in Greece. Isn't this because we strictly abide by the friendly agreement signed with Sparta? Although we are so close to Greece, we, Dionya, have not interfered in the political situation in Greece for more than 10 years. Now Sparta complains that we Dionya has no influence in Greece!" Anta Oris, one of the regent ministers, couldn't help but interrupt and complain: "On the contrary, Sparta did some things secretly in the Western Mediterranean during the agreement, which caused some trouble to us Dionya!"

"I also have a question. I would like to ask the Spartan envoys. As we all know, Sparta has been supported by Persia over the years, so the signing of the "King Contract" and become the leader of the Greek city-states again. This time, Sparta wanted to make a ceasefire and negotiate peace, shouldn't he seek Persian support first? Why did the messengers of Athens and Thebes snatched ahead because we had to consider our Dionys first?" Another auxiliary minister, Cyporus, also raised his own questions, trying to expose some of the lies in Xenophon's words.

Facing the questioning of the ministers of Dionia, Xenophon was prepared before, and he couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment: "This...Dionia's performance of keeping his promises is very respected by the Spartans!... And because you defeated Carthage, you are even stronger... and very close to Peloponnese, so Sparta really thought of asking for help from Dionia at the beginning, but it was just a reality-"

"Okay, there is no need to mention the extra explanation. Since Sparta has decided to seek support from Persia, why did he send you to Dionia again? Did Persia reject Sparta's request?" Davers asked with a smile.

Xenophon touched Daphs' deep eyes and felt a vague illusion. It seemed that the King of Dionys had already known the whole story. Suddenly, he was blessed and no longer defended him. He said directly: "Persia promised to support Sparta, but he wanted Sparta to cut off friendly relations with Dionys, otherwise they would turn to support Athens and Thebes, so that Sparta would taste unprecedented failure! So Sparta sent me here as an envoy to end the friendly agreement with Dionys... that has lasted for more than 10 years..."

Xenophon's words immediately caused a lot of commotion in the hall.

"In order to get Persia's support, Sparta did not hesitate to cut off friendly exchanges with us Dionia. Isn't he afraid of offending us Dionia and triggering a new war?!" Secretary of Military Affairs Alexis asked sternly.

Geisyrus, who had been silent before, couldn't help but say loudly: "Before leaving, King Agsilous once told me that it was indeed a forced one to end the friendly agreement with Dionia this time. After the armistice contract is signed, we Sparta will resume contacts with Dionia again and sign a new friendly agreement again. Please rest assured!"

It would be fine if he didn't say this. After saying this, the whole hall was like a frying pot. Even Haka, who was usually gentle, said coldly: "What does Sparta mean? Does it seem so easy to bully us? If you want to break the contract, you will break the contract, and if you want to renew the contract, you will renew the contract! You have to know that this is the Western Mediterranean. Diony is the only king here. Any city-state and force are rushing to rely on Dionya and take pride in joining the Dionya alliance!

With the current strength of Dionia, it rarely signs reciprocal agreements with other city-states. Since you Sparta do not think this friendly agreement is precious, then after this agreement is torn down, you Spartans will deeply feel the terrible pressure that you cannot feel in the Corinthian War and Thebes War!”

After Gesyrus finished speaking, Xenophon knew it was going to be bad. Seeing that Gesyrus wanted to refute, he quickly stopped him and subconsciously cast a begging look at Davers.

"Okay." Davers raised his hand and suppressed the angry emotions of the important officials. He said seriously: "We the Dionians regard the promise as life. Once the agreement is signed, no matter what happens in the future, the agreement will be fulfilled. But perhaps for Sparta, the agreement is signed for tearing it down. The Peloponnese War achieved a truce, but the Corinthian War broke out a few years later. Not long after the signing of the King's Treaty, the Thebes War broke out. No matter which time Sparta took the lead in breaking the agreement and provoking the war. So we have been mentally prepared for this friendly agreement to be cancelled by Sparta. If you cancel it, just cancel it. However, it is easy to cancel it, and it is difficult to regain it. You must know that many Tarantums and Carthaginians still regret it now."

Xenophon was shocked after hearing Davers' meaningful words.

Davers stressed his tone and asked word by word: "I'm asking you formally now. Sparta is sure to cancel this friendly agreement?!"

Xenophon quickly replied: "Yes! Sparta had no choice but to reach a truce as soon as possible and restore peace. But I can guarantee that although the agreement was cancelled, Sparta would still maintain peace against Dionia!"

"This is impossible to stop Sparta." Davers smiled slightly: "Now it seems that the Persian king is very resentful to us, Dionya. But for your Xenophon, we Dionya will not cause trouble for Sparta because of this breach of the contract!"

Xenophon was overjoyed and immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty the King! The Spartans will keep your kindness in mind, and are willing to keep peace with Dionia all the time, and will never be merciless by the Persians!"

Davers blinked disapprovingly, held the back of the chair with both hands, and said with a smile: "Now the matter has been completed, let's talk about private matters. Tonight I will hold a banquet for you in the palace, and I will invite some mercenary friends who fought side by side in Persia to attend to the meeting."

Having successfully completed the task assigned by Sparta, Xenophon is in a relaxed mood now and immediately said: "I am very happy to attend this dinner and have a happy drink with my former comrades to make up for the regrets of that year."

Davers smiled and looked at Alexis and the Minister of Commerce Mariji: "You two are indispensable for the banquet tonight, so I will send you an invitation first."

Alexis and Mariji quickly expressed their willingness to participate.

When Xenophon and Gesyrus withdrew from the palace, Anta Oris, who had long been unable to hold back, immediately asked: "Your Majesty, can we just let go of Sparta's wanton tearing down the agreement?!"

"What else do you want?" Davers looked at him and asked calmly: "Declare war on Sparta?"

"At least we should find a way to punish them for their rude behavior, otherwise other city-states will think that we, Dionia, are weak and can be bullied!" Anta Oris's tone was still tough.

Davers looked at him, and then looked at other ministers with different expressions, and pondered: "Just punishment will not cause much damage to Sparta, but will arouse their vigilance. The Persians wanted to be mediators to reunite the local Greek city-states that were constantly war-torn, probably to cause trouble for us Dionia... The Spartans wanted to become the leader of the local Greek city-states through Persia's support... They all thought it was too good, but I think things might not be as smooth as they imagined..."

"What does your majesty mean?" Siphorus's heart moved.

Davers did not respond directly, but smiled slightly: "What we need to do now is to pay close attention to the development of the war situation in Greece and wait for the favorable opportunity to come."

……………………………………
Chapter completed!