The order in the court suddenly became a little chaotic, and someone was shouting: "Aesop is contempt of the court and the gods! Put him to death, he must be executed!" The judge knocked on the table for a long time to calm everyone down. At this time, the Delphi messenger Antonio Said: "My lord, citizens of Midori, just like the city-state of Yalun punished Socrates back then, since Aesop chose this way, give him a glass of poisoned wine!"
Thales let out a sigh. The scene in the courtroom seemed to be a repeat of history. A similar scene happened in Yalun City many years ago. Aristotle’s teacher was Plato, and Plato’s teacher was Socrates, the famous sage of Yalun. Socrates was once accused in the court of Yalun city-state. New gods to poison and corrupt the young."
Despite Socrates' pleading, the court of the city-state of Yalun announced his guilt: in front of the gods, Socrates was a perpetrator and a weird person. to teach others.
The court found Socrates guilty, but he could propose another punishment to the court instead of imprisonment. As a result, the punishment Socrates proposed was to pay a fine of thirty silver coins. Such a contemptuous attitude angered the court, and he was finally sentenced to death. At that time, including his student Plato, many people were willing to provide guarantees for Socrates, but Socrates had no intention of admitting his guilt and giving in, and he chose the fate of being executed.
Socrates drank a glass of poisoned wine back then. Apparently both Aesop and Delphi's envoy Antonio knew this famous allusion, so when Aesop's words were uttered, Antonio shouted in court to give him a glass of poisoned wine.
Aesop's cousin and three nephews wept bitterly, Red Ackerman shouted to the judge: "No, don't do this, I will pay my cousin the heaviest fine in the history of this city-state! "
The judge shook his head and said: "Such a request can only be made by Mr. Aesop Ackerman himself. Aesop Ackerman, do you insist on what you just said?"
Someone was shouting again: "Execute him, execute him!"
Aesop nodded without changing his expression, "Yes, I insist."
The judge finally said: "In that case, the city-state court can only sentence you to death. Why did you choose this way? You don't have to die!"
Aesop replied: "Your Honor, may I tell another story..."
It is still a story about a wolf and a sheep. The wolf is chasing the sheep, and the sheep escapes into the temple. The wolf shouted outside the temple: "Come out quickly, or you will be sacrificed to the gods by the priests." The sheep replied in the temple: "I am not afraid of death. I would rather sacrifice to the gods than be sacrificed by you." devour."
This is the last story told by Aesop, after which he is given a cup of poisoned wine.
This is also the fate of Socrates, even the accusation is the same, but Aesop and Socrates behave differently. Socrates was only questioning the way the gods existed, but Aesop's crime of "promoting new gods, poisoning and corrupting young people" was confirmed.
Aesop was one of the richest businessmen in Midori. Although he didn't believe in the gods here, he didn't offend anyone. The patron saint Hermes himself and the high priest of the city-state have both looked for him, but in the end there is nothing they can do. But his move to the holy land of Delphi to bring back gold angered the Midori people. It wasn't because they hated Aesop's behavior, but because they feared that the gods would condemn them, and the envoys from the holy land of Delphi came here and determined that Aesop was the sinner in the oracle.
Antonio's accusation killed Aesop. The messenger of the Holy Land said during execution: "In the name of the gods, I deprive Aesop of his life and take away this sinful soul. The oracle has given guidance, and he is The man who blasphemed and offended the gods is here today to accept the punishment he deserves."
People who come to the city-states of the Heaton Peninsula for the first time may wonder why a sage like Socrates was executed back then? Because the discussion atmosphere here seems to be quite open, people seem to be able to talk about various topics at will in the temple square, which seems to be quite free, and the repertoire in the theater also uses various methods to arrange the gods.
But on the other hand, people regard the arrangement of gods as their freedom, and they have the right to decide how to treat their gods, but they cannot tolerate such behavior by Aesop. Aesop's sin was not in choreographing the gods of Olympus, but in ignoring their gods, denying the meaning of this worship, and preaching another belief. This is not only what the gods of Olympus do not want to see, but also what the so-called free and open city-state of Heaton cannot accept.
It was two oracles that pushed Aesop to a tragic fate, but it was the people here who sentenced and executed Aesop.
According to the elder's last words, his body was cremated and the ashes were thrown into the sea. But Antonio did not leave Midori immediately. As the envoy of the Holy Land, he gave the city-state of Midori another chance to offer sacrifices to the gods. The merchants donated the gold brought back by Aesop and entrusted the envoys of the Holy Land to dedicate it to the temples of Delphi. But Aesop's cousin and three nephews took back Aesop's share of gold and did not dedicate it to the gods of Olympus.
Antonio completed the task, found and executed the sinners mentioned in the oracle, and received a large amount of gold as a gift, and was about to leave Midori proudly. But on this day, two foreigners came to Midori City, a young man driving a carriage and another majestic knight. They entered Midori and went straight to the city-state court.
Many people recognized them, they were Amon and Metanz who escorted Aesop back to his hometown. At the beginning, people here had never heard of Amon's name. Now that five years have passed, Aesop has told so many stories about Amon here. This name has almost become a legend among the young people in Midori.
Amon came to file a complaint. According to the regulations of the city-state, he invited a local citizen, the respected sage Thales, to write a complaint. The object of the complaint was Antonio, the envoy sent by the holy land of Delphi. This incident caused a great commotion in Midori City. As a foreigner, this kind of accusation may not be accepted by the Midori Court, but the court gave Amon a chance to accept the questioning of the crowd to decide his Whether a complaint can be lodged.
Antonio, the Delphi envoy, did not have to attend such an inquiry, but for the glory of the gods, he went anyway, to hear what Amon wanted to accuse him in person. If the court ruled that Amon's complaint was an unreasonable request, this young man from a foreign country would also be punished by the city-state of Midori.
In court, the judge asked: "Young man from a foreign country, we all know that you used to be Aesop's coachman and helped him manage the farm. Aesop treated you very generously. Now that your former boss has passed away, you feel sad It is understandable, but this is not a reason for you to file a complaint. You must prove that Mr. Antonio has harmed your own interests before you are eligible to file a complaint."
Amon replied: "Aesop owes me something, and I haven't paid it back yet. If this person's accusation killed the innocent Aesop and made me unable to take back what belonged to me, do I have the right to sue him and ask What about his claim for compensation?"
The judge said puzzledly: "All of Aesop's inheritance has been inherited by the Ackerman family. If he owes you anything, you should go to Red Ackerman Aesop to pay it back instead of suing Lord Antonio."
Amon shook his head and said: "What Aesop owes me is not money, but a slave status and a finger. I can't let someone else become my slave instead of Aesop, and it's impossible for an innocent person to cut off a finger Pay back for Aesop. It is this person who deprived Aesop of his life in the name of the gods. If Aesop is innocent, then he should be responsible for it."
The court suddenly became chaotic again. Could it be that Aesop is Amon's slave and still owes the coachman a finger? People couldn't believe it, and asked the people around them in surprise. At this time, someone remembered the past that Aesop had told, and whispered to the people around him, and the news spread in whispers. This young man actually said such a thing, so he showed his identity - the Eju General Amon back then!
According to legend, Amon is a god who came to the world! How could he become Aesop's coachman and come to Midori again! But Amon did not claim to be a god in court, he just came to accuse Antonio.
The judge also heard people's comments. His forehead was already sweating, but in order to maintain the majesty of the court, he couldn't say much. He always felt uncomfortable sitting on the chair under his buttocks. He cleared his throat and said in a hoarse and slightly trembling voice: "Outsider, I want to remind you that if you fail to provide evidence, you will be punished by Midori city-state for your words and deeds in court."
Amon took out a Pupil of the Earth from his bosom and said: "The evidence is here, please invite a priest who understands the middle-level information magic to demonstrate the information recorded in it in public, so that everyone can judge the authenticity by themselves. The sacred stone will be used as the legal fee I handed over to the court of the city-state of Midori."
Soon a priest came, took the pupil of the earth, and performed divine magic to demonstrate two pieces of light and shadow information. It was a scene many years ago, and I don't know what method Amon used to record them on the ground. To be reproduced in the pupil. Aesop in the light and shadow is still very young. The first scene takes place in a shop in the city-state of Cape Eju. As a slave, Aesop accidentally touches the sacred stone with his hand and will be punished by cutting off a finger.
But the witty Aesop told the story of Pythagoras to Master Xio, so Xio put the finger in the account, saying that Aesop owed him a finger. The second scene took place in the city of Eju Memphis. Amon bought Aesop from Xiou, and Amon became Amon's slave, so his previous "debt" became a debt to Amon.
The things in the light and shadow happened decades ago, and Amon is the young man standing in the court today, his appearance has hardly changed. After this piece of information was demonstrated, the court was immediately silent, and people didn't even dare to breathe. Everyone already knew who Amon was—he was the main god from Eju, and he was standing in the court of Midori!
Amon didn't pay attention to everyone's reaction, he asked indifferently: "Your Honor, may I have the right to sue the person who caused this incident for the sake of Aesop's death?"
The judge swallowed, and replied in a hoarse voice: "You have the qualifications to sue, but that doesn't mean you will win the case. May I ask what you want to accuse Mr. Antonio?"
Amon: "It's clearly written in my complaint, I want to sue him for forging oracles and abusing the name of gods to frame innocent people!"
Antonio shouted from the side: "Shameless lies! People who have participated in the Delphic Oracle Ceremony know the content of the oracle. A city-state envoy has blasphemed and offended the gods. punish this man."
Amon asked coldly: "Antonio, did the oracle say Aesop's name? You were the one who accused Aesop in court, and you were the one who found Aesop blasphemy and offending the gods. I want to ask your lord , If he hadn’t used the Oracle of Delphi to accuse Aesop, would Aesop have been executed? Aesop’s death has brought me irreparable losses, shouldn’t I demand compensation from him?”
The judge wiped his sweat and said, "The court of the city-state of Midori cannot decide such an accusation. Only gods can be witnesses. This court is not qualified to ask gods to testify."
Amon: "Dear judge, where can I make a ruling?"
Although the judge was still sitting on the chair, looking at him, he almost wanted to kneel down and beg Amon, and said in a hoarse voice: "You are accusing the envoy of the Temple of the Holy Land Delphi, and the accusation is that he forged the oracle and killed people indiscriminately. Innocent, this can only be judged by the temple that issued the oracle of Delphi."
Amon turned around, looked at Antonio calmly and said: "I heard that you are going back to Delphi tomorrow? This is just right, do you dare to go to the Temple of Delphi with me and let the court of priests in Delphi accept my accusation and Judgment?"
Under Amon's gaze, Antonio also felt that his chest and back were sweating, but he couldn't say no, because the purpose of the gods to plot against Aesop was to lure Amon. Antonio is not only a priest, he also has another identity - a ninth-level angel guided by Apollo.
Antonio was also very surprised. Amon had the guts to come to Midori, but he dared to go to Delphi! Where is Delphi? That is the sacred place of the Olympus gods in the world, and it is also the place guarded by the gods! Wouldn't it be sheep joining wolves if Amon went there to file a complaint
Antonio bit the bullet and replied in public: "As long as you have the courage to come to Delphi, be prepared to face the consequences of your choice. I am willing to meet you in the Delphi court!"
When he spoke, he was also muttering in his heart that Amon had come to the Olympus God Realm again and accused him in public in the city-state court. But Hermes, the god who guarded the city-state, didn't say a word, nor did he show his face, and the incident with Aesop was first caused by Hermes' oracle.
It's a pity that Antonio didn't know that Hermes didn't want to show up but didn't dare to show up. Amon seemed calm but was actually very angry. If Hermes really dared to show his face, Amon would dare to kill him. Without the support of the Olympus Heavenly Kingdom and the gods, Hermes would not dare to cause such trouble by himself.
Seeing Amon walk out of the court with Metanzuo, the judge let out a long breath, and his body almost collapsed on the chair. Although Amon never claimed that he was a god from a foreign land, the judge was so nervous that he almost lost his voice. It is easy to send this god away, I hope he will never come to trouble again, and I hope the Delphic Temple can solve this matter.
Amon walked out of the court, and Metatron, who was following him, suddenly turned around and said, "People of Midori, will you feel lucky? Because the gods did not condemn you. You followed Antonio to sue Aesop, really Is it because he blasphemed the gods and violated your interests, or was he afraid of the gods' punishment? I don't know how many things you have done to offend the gods, why are you afraid?"
Mei Danzuo's words before he left made many people tremble, and many people fell ill when they returned home that night. Early the next morning, the people of Midori flocked to the city-state temple to pray for the protection of the gods, and prayed that the gods could "solve" Amon in Delphi, and never trouble them again.
Amon was driving the carriage like an ordinary passer-by, and Medanzuo was riding the horse like the guard of the carriage, but the carriage was empty, no one was riding in the carriage and no goods were being transported. They followed Antonio's gold convoy and traveled all the way to Delphi, the sacred place on earth of the Olympus pantheon.
On the way, Medanzuo quietly said: "My god, are you going to Delphi to settle accounts with the gods of Olympus?"
Amon asked back: "Shouldn't it be?"
Medanzuo: "When Aesop's accident happened, I went out with the Macedonian army. It's a pity that I couldn't save him."
Amon shook his head: "He had a chance to save himself, but he still chose to be executed."
Mei Danzuo reminded again: "If you really want to do something in Delphi, we are probably alone. Do you want to call all the angels?"
Amon shook his head again and said: "If I do this, it will be a direct war between the two gods, involving too many people who shouldn't be involved. Don't forget why we are here, then solve it This matter. You and I sent Aesop back to his hometown, and I made an agreement with Zeus to cooperate, so let the two of us handle it."
At the foot of the mountain where the Holy Land of Delphi is located, Amonte deliberately stopped the carriage to rest and let Antonio go back first. When Antonio went up the mountain, he heard Amon's voice in his soul: "Go back to Delphi and prepare everything. I'll give you a day. See you at the priest's court in Delphi at noon the day after tomorrow."
Amon's arrival caused a shock in the temples of Delphi. When he went up the mountain, Medanzuo reminded from behind: "My God, the people here are watching us with hostile eyes. In these There are dozens of angels among the priests, I have seen them before."