I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 76

When Antigonus walked into the banquet hall under the leadership of the steward, all the guests gathered in twos and threes and chatted with each other. The slave girl carrying the plate was also walking among the crowd, stopping from time to time to put down the things on the plate. In the corner of the hall, people holding traditional Greek musical instruments were playing, as well as comedians with exaggerated makeup. Every move made the surrounding female nobles laugh like silver bells.

As soon as Antigon appeared, he was spotted by the nobles in the hall. They immediately stopped talking with the people around them and sent a grand welcome to Antigon at the door. Nod in response.

Nikoclides, who was startled by the movement, also cast his eyes on Antigonus. He immediately stepped forward to meet Antigonus, hugged Antigonus heavily, and then let go. He looked at Antigonus' body up and down, relieved. He said: "Our king has grown up, just like a young eagle that has come out of the nest and grown into a mighty eagle!"

Antigonus just smiled and didn't answer his words, Nicolides didn't care, he took Antigonus to the center of the hall with his rough hand like dry bark, and took a bag full of The glass of wine was handed to Antigonus, and then he took another glass for himself before saying to the guests present: "Everyone, let us toast King Antigonus who led the army of the kingdom to victory!"

"Raise a glass to King Antigonus!"

The guests responded in unison and raised their glasses.

Then, everyone including Nicolides drank the wine in the glass. Although Antigonus was still a little confused, he also drank the wine in the glass. The wine mixed with water is actually not good. Drink it, because it dilutes the original taste of the wine, and the winemaking technology of this era is not good enough, so that it tastes like grape juice with no taste-and a bit bitter.

After finishing the glass, Nicoclides waved to someone to pour them another glass. While pouring the wine, Antigonus asked Nicoclides in a low voice: "Teacher, why do you suddenly think of holding a banquet?" Already?"

"Because there is a very important matter tonight." Nicoclides also replied in a low voice.

"What's important?"

Antigonus continued to question, but Nicolides kept his mouth shut and did not answer. Seeing this, Antigonus thought that the noise around him was too loud and he didn't hear it. Just as he was about to repeat it, the wine in his glass was already full. He had to stop talking.

After the wine glass was filled, Nicolides glanced at the nobles around him, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I invite you all to come to my banquet tonight, in fact, for a major event related to the royal family."

"About the royal family?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, and they started whispering to the people they knew around them. Antigonus, who was standing beside Nicolides, was also shocked. He looked at the aged philosopher, He wanted to ask, but was interrupted by the other party.

"As we all know, our King Antigonus is 16 years old this year, and only His Majesty the King is left in the royal family. In this turbulent era, for the stability of the kingdom, we need to let the royal family branch out, so I decided to borrow With this banquet, we will propose marriage to all the nobles in Pella City, select a suitable woman of the right age to marry His Majesty the King, and complete the task of spreading the branches of the royal family so that King Philip's bloodline can continue."

"???"

Antigonus was glad that he didn't drink any water now, otherwise he would have spewed out after hearing what Nicolides said.

He looked at the guests in the venue, but found that the male nobles all had reasonable expressions, while the younger unmarried women looked at him with affectionate and expectant eyes, which made Antikon headache.He raised his hand weakly and said.

"I think that now is not the time to discuss this matter. We should put the kingdom on the right track before discussing my marriage..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nicolides again. The aged philosopher looked at himself with a look of hatred for iron and steel, and put a hand on his shoulder, saying: "Your Majesty, you were born on the 20th day of the previous king's reign. At that time, the late king was already 39 years old. If he could have allowed you to be born a few years earlier, there would be no such thing as Euphemia taking power from the king. The situation happened, so in order to avoid similar things from happening, you must give birth to an heir as soon as possible."

Why does this reason sound so far-fetched?Antigonus murmured silently in his heart, didn't he want to avoid similar things by promulgating a law that the queen should not interfere in politics?Why look for reasons from the king?
"But I'm still too young..." Although Antigonus couldn't stop complaining in his heart, he still tried his best to convince the other party, "I'm only 16 this year, and I haven't reached the adult age of 18 yet."

"That's not a problem." Nicolides waved his hand and said, "You can get engaged first, and get married immediately after you reach the age of 18. Moreover, in terms of your ability, it will take two years to get the country on the right track. question."

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, please don't shirk it."

"You are a hero who defeated four barbarian tribes in just a few months after taking power. Two years is enough."

"..."

The surrounding nobles also interjected at this time. Listening to their voices, Antigonus felt that his head was getting bigger, so he had to choose to compromise. Anyway, this is not a bad thing. In Greece, having a lover is also a very normal thing-and what the Greeks object to most is that the ruler finds a foreign wife. Alexander's queen Cassana is a typical example.

Of course, the last sentence does not mean that Antigonus wants to find a foreign wife to be his queen. He just uses it to explain the necessity of having a queen of Greek aristocratic background. Whether he likes her or not is not a problem. Can't do him any favors.

Seeing that Antigonus had compromised, Nicolides immediately showed a satisfied smile, and he whispered in Antigonus' ear again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will find a beautiful noble woman to be your queen .”

"..."

I thank you.

Antigonus nodded reluctantly, indicating that he understood.

Although I don't have much confidence in the aesthetics of the ancient Greeks, Nicoclides has said so, and Antigonus can only trust him for the time being. If he is really ugly, he can only find an excuse to send him back. Bar.

(End of this chapter)