Chapter 3292 King Mesa’s Garden (1)

At the beginning of the book written by Grotius, he writes: What reasons for war can be called justifiable reasons.

The example given by Grindelwald was to prevent the Muggles from destroying the world, while Grotius cited Virgil's Aeneid, in which the war between Aeneas and Turnus started over a stag. harm.

If James Potter only acted against Snape to deal with his love rival, then there wouldn't be so many people watching him do whatever he wanted, but Lily was the only one who stepped forward to stop this "joke".

Even Alexander the Great could not say something like "because a war is going to be launched, the peace treaty is invalid."

The cause of war, like the foundation of a house, the keel of a ship, and other vital parts, should be built of the strongest ground, and need to be consistent with justice and truth.

Only with justice on our side can the strength of the army guarantee the hope of victory. On the contrary, even if we achieve the desired initial results, we cannot guarantee that we will achieve final victory.

Handing the sword of justice to an angry man will only bring bad consequences. St. Augustine wrote in "On the City of God" that if a country abandons justice, in addition to being a huge bandit group, it can become nothing more than a huge bandit group. what is it then?

The gang composed of Sirius, James, Remus, and Wormtail is called the Marauders. Of course, they originally thought of taking this name not because they planned to be bandits, but because they roamed around with dangerous werewolves. .

The birthplace of Alexander the Great was located in the northwest corner of Asia Minor, not far from Troy. It and nearby Attalonaus were both subject to the rule of the Berumenian king. In his era, the Greco-Persian War had ended, and the Peloponnesian War between Athens and the Spartan League had also ended. However, the world did not become peaceful as a result, but instead entered a more turbulent period. In other words, the Greek world was divided into South and North.

So in 338 BC, after King Philip II of Macedon defeated the Greek coalition, he invited all the countries south of Thermopylae to send representatives to Corinth for a meeting. Except for Sparta, all the invited countries participated in the alliance. So this alliance, like the Delian League, was called the Corinthian League.

At that time, there was a scholar named Demosthenes. He had the foresight to see that Macedonia would definitely become a big trouble for Athens in the future, so he ran around the city telling people not to rely on mercenaries for all defenses, otherwise Athens would be in danger. .

Macedonia was the first country to set up a standing army at that time. When Philip returned to Macedonia after his life as a hostage, it was in chaos. The succession to the throne was not determined entirely based on direct relatives.

Anyway, due to the continuous growth of Macedonia, Athens and Thebes formed an alliance in 340 BC. The main opponents of the Corinthian Alliance were them. Instead, Philip concluded a treaty of peace and friendship with the King of Persia. Macedonia and Persia stated that they would not interfere with each other. From this, Macedonia When dealing with Greece, there is no need to be restrained by Persia.

On the other hand, Philip signed a secret military alliance with Berumenia. This "secret" was soon learned by Persia, who then sent troops to capture Berumenia.

Why didn't Persia sanction the treacherous Macedonia? At 29 degrees east longitude and 41 degrees north latitude, there is the Bosporus Strait, which is now the dividing line between Asia and Europe. Its strategic location is very important, not to mention Philip's diplomatic methods are endless, and he often bribes important figures on the other side. , or take advantage of the other party's psychology. The same scholar named Demosthenes was forming an anti-Macedonian alliance, and he even planned to bring Persia into the alliance.

At that time, Alexander was still studying with Aristotle in the mountains south of Perlas, in a very quiet valley full of roses. He was very interested in botany and zoology. He and his classmates were fascinated by the strange things. Politics has no ideas.

When the alliance between Greece and Thebes was established, Alexander was just 16 years old. He was called to the palace by Philip, hoping that he could share some state affairs, and he led his troops to the expedition. When Alexander turned eighteen, Philip took him with him.

Soon after returning home, Philip realized that the Macedonian cavalry was not good enough, so he established an infantry that could fight against Thebes, Athens and Sparta. Macedonia was also established by Philip. When he recruited soldiers, he would use the Macedonians as the base, accompany the Thracians, Illyrians and other tribes, and again recruit soldiers from the allies.

The Illyrians had the custom of burial in urns. After the Battle of Chaeronea, the coalition of Athens and Thebes failed, and Macedonia won a complete victory. However, Macedonia did not pursue the victory. Instead, it held a Corinthian League conference and signed treaties with Greece and Thebes. The treaty stipulated that Athens would dissolve its maritime alliance, voluntarily give up its hegemony on the Bosporus, and become a loyal partner of Macedonia. allies.

Thebes, on the other hand, was saved from destruction, though it had been an ally of Macedon, but had betrayed it, and Philip set the captives free, without demanding ransom.

Still according to the Laws of War and Peace written by Grotius, even the Greeks during the Peloponnesian War still restrained themselves from raiding and killing at night, and from robbing farmers of their livestock. Some peoples who live by robbery will bring messages to the owners of the robbed property after returning from the sea, telling them that if they want, they can buy back the property at a fair price.

Generally speaking, the conditions given by Philip were relatively generous at the time. Then in 335 BC, Philip was assassinated. Many conquered Greek countries in the south felt that this was a period of power transfer and an opportunity to regain independence. Among them, the most prominent One of the countries was Thebes.

According to legend at the time, Alexander was killed in the battle in the north. Some Theban exiles in Athens thought this was an excellent opportunity to overthrow Macedonia. Although the Greeks elected him as the commander-in-chief of Greece last year, Sparta was always hostile to him due to the pressure from the Macedonian army.

In short, Alexander's rapid advance led to the Thebans passing through Thermopylae without the Thebans being aware of it.

Compared with his father Philip's reforms in infantry, Alexander made reforms in siege equipment. He installed 4 wheels on those siege equipment so that they could follow the troops like field artillery.

According to Pliny the Elder, the giant crossbow was invented by the Syrians. It is equivalent to a giant crossbow installed on a platform. The thrust comes from the rope or animal sinew tied to the back of the bow. The bow string is connected to the winch. When fired, It is released with a spring.

Alexander changed one rope into two, gaining more strength and "insurance".

But even so, there was still a commander who launched an attack before Alexander gave the order, and then started a full-scale attack.

This time Thebes was razed to the ground, and the remaining population was sold into slavery. This was the verdict of the Corinthian League, because the rebellion of "Thebes" violated the sacred treaty.

When Georgiana returned to her residence at the Seine Authority, Ferrier told her that a letter had arrived from Brussels, addressed to her by Talleyrand.

She reached the table and opened it:

I heard that there is a new fashion in Paris. Everyone is wearing black clothes, black wool, black silk, black wool stockings, and black feathers. I don't think I need to change my clothes, I saw a lot of sheep here, they were originally white but turned black due to being too close to the soot.

People appreciate the selflessness of maternal love and think it is a rare virtue. They do not even want to look at creatures that are considered soulless and will protect their young.

A few days ago, a Belgian asked me if I could export coal mines like Liège. I told him that the ban on the export of goods from Liege was issued by the Archbishop of Liege in 1066, the year William the Conqueror promulgated the Domesday Book. The status of the clergy increased by remaining celibate and cutting off all contact with the world. So they treated me very coldly, as if I was an outsider and had to face me.

My disability prevented me from participating in many games, from standing for long periods of time without getting tired, and I was left alone and ignored, with only the Spanish kid for company.

The human soul cannot blossom and bear fruit in darkness. The heart is either broken or becomes as hard as iron. Later I weighed the pros and cons and realized that I was still flesh and blood, so I should wait for the opportunity and take action when the time came.

Now please tell me, when will that time come?

Georgiana pouted after reading the letter. Who told Talleyrand to use inside information to buy Austrian bonds at a low price? The Belgians would isolate him.

But after thinking for a moment, she realized that one of Talleyrand's two bowstrings had broken.

So he wrote a note and handed it to Feryl.

"Give it to Mazzi, not by post, but by telegraph to Lille," said Georgiana.

Feryl took it and walked away.

After dealing with this matter, she sat on the chair and sighed.

The term "balance of power" appeared in the Treaty of Utrecht. The peace treaty allowed the great powers to form a "balance", and Britain became the dominant force at sea.

The Spanish royal family is considered a branch of the Bourbon family. On the carriage just now, Polina told her that Corsica Bonaparte was already considered a branch of the Bonaparte family in Tuscany in 1759, and Elba Island belongs to Tuscany.

The thought of him giving Malta to the Tsar made her head hurt, and she hoped that Talleyrand could share this pain with her.

Then she went to bed, and she had to get up early to go on her way tomorrow.