Chapter 18 Volume II V

Thereafter they came to the Zapatas River.The river is four platrons wide.They stayed here for three days. Suspicion indeed prevailed during this period, but little conspiracy was publicly revealed.Clearchus therefore resolved to hold a conference with Tisafonis, if possible, to put an end to these suspicions of mutual distrust, which might lead to open hostilities.He sent a messenger to say that he wanted to see him.Tisafonis sent him at once. After the meeting, Clearcus said: "Of course, Tisafonis, I know that we both have sworn to each other's non-aggression. But I see that you are always wary of us, as if we were enemies; at the same time, When we see this situation, we are also vigilant and defensive. But after inquiry, we can't be sure that you are trying to hurt us; and we are absolutely sure that we have never even thought about doing that to you. I decided to meet and talk with you, If possible, we can eliminate this mutual mistrust.

For I know that there have been cases in the past—some out of slander, some out of sheer suspicion—where people were afraid of each other, and would rather strike first than suffer later, with whom they had neither the intention nor the desire to do so. Those who do this have done irreparable harm.I believe that this kind of misunderstanding is best resolved through consultation, so I come here to point out that you are wrong.First, and chiefly, that we swore before the gods that we should not enmity one another; Because I am against the gods, I know that no matter how fast my legs are, no matter how hard I dodge, I will not be able to escape, nor will I be able to hide, nor will I be able to retreat to a safe fortress.Because everything in every place is controlled by the gods, and the gods treat everything equally.

"Concerning the gods and our oath, this is what I think: We give to the gods our bond of friendship. As to human things, I think it is the greatest good we can do to have you at this time. For, following you, Every road is easy to pass, every river can be crossed, and there is no shortage of supplies; without you, we will go all the way in the dark-because we don't know the way-every river is difficult to cross, and every group of people It frightens us, and the worst of all is desolation—for it signifies sufficiency. If we should go mad and kill you, then after killing our Siddharth, we must not have to be with a new superpower. Will the great rival kings meet? Another layer, I tell you, what great and good hopes I shall lose if I seek to do you any harm. I resolve to make friends with Cyrus, because I think he was the Of all men the most able to benefit those who like them. But now I see that you are keeping your own power, and besides the fiefdom, you have Cyrus's, and the king's power that is hostile to Cyrus has become Your back. Who would be so mad not to be friendly with you when this is the case?

"And now to the other side,--for I will tell you; on what grounds I hope you will also be friends with us. I know that the Mesians are against you. I trust that with all my strength I will make They obey you submissively; and I know that the Pisidias are evil to you, and I have heard that there are many other tribes of this kind. I think I can stop them from continuing to disturb your prosperity. As for Egypt Man, I hear you're particularly angry with them, and I don't think you'll find a better power to condemn them than I have now. Take the people around you, and with us on your side, would you want to be with anyone You can be the greatest friend you can be, and if anyone messes with you, you can subdue them with our support. We serve you not just for pay, but because we have rescued you and saved you The gratitude of our people, the just gratitude. Considering the above circumstances, I personally find it strange that you should not trust us. I should really like to know who the rhetoric was to convince you that we have malicious plots against you." After Clearcus had said these words, Tisaphornes replied:

"Cliercus, I am glad to hear your reasonable words. For, if you have evil plans against me with these opinions, I think that they are also against you. Now, in order to let you know that you are against the king or My own disbelief is also wrong, listen to me. Seriously, if we want to destroy you, you think, don't we have a lot of cavalry and infantry and military equipment, enough to hurt you without hurting ourselves Do you think we have no proper place to attack you? Don't you see these vast fields? They are now friendly, but they are making it difficult for you to pass. And these mountains, which you must pass, we can occupy beforehand. so that you cannot cross. Don't we have these great rivers too? There we can cut you as many as we like. Some rivers, in fact, you would not be able to cross at all if we hadn't brought you across. And if we get frustrated in these places, we have no problem but can still set fire to the crops. By burning the crops, we can make you suffer from famine, and no amount of valor can resist you. Well, since we have There are so many ways to fight against you but we are not in danger, why do we choose the method that is disrespectful to God and shameless to people, because only when we are completely desperate and out of helplessness, the out-of-the-box villain is willing to destroy the enemy. God's vow, to achieve the goal regardless of human morality. As for us, Clearcus, we are neither irrational nor foolish.

"But, you still ask, why should we not destroy you when we can destroy you? The reason, please believe me, is that I earnestly want to make the Greeks think that I can be trusted, so that Cyrus and I This army of mercenaries brought up from the coast with a full promise, I will bring back to the coast under the condition of ensuring its due benefits. As for what you are useful to me, you have also said something; but I know the most important point : Only a king can properly wear that crown on his head, but another, through you, can also easily wear that crown on his heart." ① Clearkus felt that these words of Tisafonis seemed to be true, and said: "Since we have so many reasons for friendship, shouldn't those who falsely accuse and try to make us enemies should be punished extremely?" Tissaphernis said: "Yes, I think that if your generals and captains are willing to come here, I will publicly name those who tell me that you are conspiring against me and our army." "I'm bringing them all," said Erkus, "and for my part I'm going to tell you where the rumors I've heard about you come from."

After this conversation, Tisaphornes, being very kind, asked Clearcus to stay, and gave him a feast.When Clearkus returned to the Greek camp the next day, he not only created a clear image of him and Tisafonis being on good terms, and reported what he had said, but also said that the people Tissafones had invited Must go to him.Whoever among the Greek army is convicted of false accusations should be punished as a spy and enemy of the Greek army.At this time, Clearcus suspected that the maker of these rumors was Menon, because he knew that Menon had accompanied Alireus to talks with Tisafonis many times, and was still leading an organization against him, plotting to overthrow him, and wanted to win Go to the whole army to secure the friendship of Tisafonis.But Clearcus wanted the loyalty of the whole army to him, and to exclude this resistance.As for the soldiers, some objected to Clearcus's suggestion, and urged that the captain and generals should not be allowed to go, and that Tisafonis should not be trusted.But Clearkus insisted strongly until an agreement was reached to go to five generals and twenty captains.

About 200 soldiers were also accompanying them, planning to go to the market. When they reached the gates of Tissaphernes, the generals were invited in—Proxinus of Boeotia, Menon of Thessaly, Achias of Arcadians, Laconia of Clearkus and Socrates of Agaya—while the captains waited at the door.After a while, with an order, those who entered were arrested, while those outside were cut down.Then there are some Polish cavalry in this area Chipin, and kill Greeks on sight, slaves and freedmen alike.The Greek army was very puzzled to see these cavalry running back and forth from their camp, wondering what they were doing.At this moment Nicarhus, the Acadian, fled to the camp, wounded in the abdomen, holding his belly in his hands, and explained what had just happened.At this time, the Greek army hurriedly armed themselves, thinking that the enemy would immediately attack the camp in a panic.

But not all came; only Arireus, Artauzus, and Mithridates, who were Cyrus' great friends during his lifetime.The Greek interpreter said he also saw and recognized a man who was the brother of Tisafonis.Afterwards came other Poles, in breastplates, numbering three hundred.As soon as these people approached, all the Greek generals or captains on the spot stepped forward in order to read a decree from the king.Immediately from the ranks of the Greek army, under guard, two generals came out, Cliano the Orcomenus and Sophinetus the Stepharian; Xenophon the Athenian also followed to understand The fate of Proxinus.At this time, Cherisophus was going to a village with people who were going to buy supplies.When the Greeks advanced within earshot, Arieus said: "Greeks, Clearcus, who violated his oath and broke the truce, deserved it, and died; but Proxinus and Menon, for reporting His plot is honored with great honor. As for you, the king wants your weapons. He says they are his, because they belonged to Cyrus his slave." Cliano answered as follows: "Arireus, you most wretched man, and all the others who have been friends of Cyrus, are you not ashamed before gods and men? After swearing to us and You betrayed us, after we recognized friend and foe alike, and you joined hands with that heartless villain of Tissaphoris, and not only did you hurt those you swore with at the time, but you betrayed the rest of us as well. and conspire against us!" said Alireus, "but it has been proved long ago that Clearchus conspired against Tisafnes and Orontas, and us who followed them." Then Xenophon "Well, then," said he, "if Clearchus really breaks the oath and breaks the truce, he deserves it; for the oathbreaker deserves to perish. But since Proxinus and Menon are your benefactors, we General, please let them come here, because they are friends of both sides, and they will try their best to give you and me the best advice." To this, Bo Jun had no words to answer, and after talking with each other for a long time, they walked away.