Troy Palace.
After King Priam finished speaking, everyone started discussing fiercely, and Pei Ziyun also understood that Troy planned to carry out revenge step by step.
The first step was to go to Greece as an envoy to redeem the king's sister Hesione. In fact, Hesione was the queen who ruled Salamis and gave birth to many princes. It was hard to say whether she wanted to be saved or not - no one asked. her opinion.
But through this step, the legality of Troy's revenge can be determined - you destroyed my city-state and robbed our princess before, and now we are here to hold you accountable.
If there are no accidents, the great cause of Troy can be established in hundreds of city-states, causing changes in people's hearts, and different offensive and defensive forces. Maybe it is possible to take the opportunity to defeat Greece, establish the Kingdom of Asia Minor, and even unify Greece.
But the gods who lived high in the Olympic Mountains immediately understood the meaning, so Paris betrayed his faith and robbed the queen. Now Troy turned into an unjust camp.
Seeing everyone arguing fiercely, Pei Ziyun let out a long sigh. Even if he could see clearly, what could be done
This is the bottom line for the gods.
If Pei Ziyun dares to mess with this red line and throw the blame to the Greeks or the gods, do you believe that the gods will directly descend to kill Paris and change the trigger line
"Don't take yourself so seriously. This is the first rule in the world of gods." Pei Ziyun shook his head, not thinking about these strategic layers, but about his own mission.
As the first heir, Hector could not leave at all, so Paris could only go to Greece as an envoy.
After being prompted by the system, I knew that when the king asked Paris to come, he was basically going to go by himself. However, at this time, he could not actively ask to go, but had to be "forced" to go as an envoy and leave the responsibility to the citizens' assembly. Otherwise, you will be very passive.
According to the "script" of the gods, in history, after hearing the news, Paris immediately jumped out and said that if he was allowed to lead a fleet to Greece, then with the help of the gods, he would definitely be able to take it back from the enemy by force Sister, in the end, she kidnapped Menelaus’ wife Helen halfway.
This is simply stupid. When the kingdoms besiege Troy, Paris will be the culprit who caused the war.
Although the old king believed that war with the Greeks was inevitable, so he protected Paris, but it also caused Paris to lose his heart and even the Trotters did not want to see him.
In this world, I may not develop according to the "script", but I can't step on the red line. Otherwise, let alone the gods descending directly to kill me, or some so-called oracles descending, I, the crow prince, will have to sing the song of death row with tears in my eyes. Sing.
So Pei Ziyun didn't jump out, ignored the king's several glances, and just listened carefully, acting like an obedient prince who said, "I'm new here, I don't understand anything, I'm just listening."
However, fate is always irresistible, and the "revised script" will always go back to its original path. Without saying anything, Troilus jumped out first.
"Father, brother Hector is the pillar of Troy and cannot go to Greece easily, but I think brother Paris is very suitable for this trip to Greece."
As soon as he finished speaking, the king nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with Troilus' words.
Iphobus clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and glared at Troilus. When he returned, he whispered softly: "Traitor."
Iphobus was truly furious. He never expected that his younger brother, who had been following him before, would speak for his "enemy". Moreover, he also saw that Troilus had often been close to Paris recently, but was alienated from him. Isn't this a betrayal
Troilus stared intently, as if he had not heard Iphobus's words at all. He had thought clearly about it when he came back last time, and would follow Paris from now on.
Iphobus performed poorly against the Kraken. On the contrary, Parisvan is like a god. Whether it is force or strategy, he surpasses brother Iphobus by an unknown amount. The most important thing is that Brother Paris is very generous.
Isn’t it obvious who to choose
After listening to Troilus' words, many people present actually agreed with Paris's mission to Greece. After all, Paris had proven his ability in the previous battle to destroy the Kraken.
But someone has a different opinion.
Helenos, son of Priam's first wife, was proficient in divination and was a prophet. He stood up and said: "Father, the prophecy shows that if Paris goes, he will bring back a woman from Greece, because this woman , the Greeks will pursue Troy, and then they will crush the city and kill you, the king, and all your sons.”
Everyone's expressions changed slightly when they heard Helenos' prophecy. The will of the gods was very important in this era. Everyone expressed their opinions on this prophecy and started arguing.
Iphobus was the first to stand up and support Helenos' prophecy: "Father, I do not agree with Paris' mission to Greece. Helenos' divination prophecies have always been accurate, and this time must be no exception. In this case , Paris’s mission will bring disaster to Troy, I hope my father will seriously consider it.”
Troilus stood up here again: "Father, Iphobus's worry is reasonable, but brother Helenus's prophecies may not all be correct. Besides, Paris knows the prophecies and will definitely take precautions."
Iphobus looked at Troilus gloomily, his eyes almost bursting with fire, he really couldn't imagine how many times this little follower of his had gone against him before.
King Priam asked with a gloomy face: "Helenus, is this prophecy of yours reliable? If Paris knows about this prophecy now, I want him to promise not to bring back any women from Greece. That prophecy Will the results change?"
"Father, the will of the gods cannot be changed." Helenos said with a dull expression.
Pei Ziyun immediately stood up: "Father, as a prince, my father and the city-state have a duty to do, but I just came back from Mount Ida. It's okay to ask me to capture the sea monster, but this is to go to other kingdoms for diplomacy. Our mastery of etiquette is still shallow, will our lack of etiquette damage our Troy's face?"
"And since brother Helenus predicted it beforehand, I can't even go. If the gods make me make a mistake and cause Troy to be destroyed again, I will die forever."
As he said that, Pei Ziyun sneered secretly.
"Demo, history is that Helenus sang the crow's mouth first, and then Paris insisted on going. As a result, Paris took all the blame."
"Now that I don't carry it, I'll kill you!"
Pei Ziyun's approach immediately made everyone's argument more intense.
"I think Paris is completely qualified for this mission. As for the predictions, there is no guarantee that there will be deviations."
"You can question the decisions of the gods? If Paris goes to Greece as an envoy, it will cause endless troubles."
"How does the prophecy of Helenos represent the will of the gods? I support Paris' mission to Greece."
"If the prophecy comes true, Troy will face destruction. Don't be careless."
“…”
Everyone was arguing fiercely because of this prophecy, and some even became red-faced and almost wanted to take action.
King Priam had no choice but to stand up from the marble throne, waved his hands, calmed everyone down, and asked everyone to calm down: "In that case, let's convene a citizens' meeting. Leave this decision to everyone. Citizens of Troy.”
Contrary to what many people think, in Greece and Asia Minor, the king alone could not decide on matters such as war, only a meeting of all citizens could decide.
This is different from Da Xu. In Da Xu's war, the powerful emperor could decide it alone. At most, he would just communicate with the ministers.
Although what was discussed just now was whether Paris could go to Greece as an envoy, in the final analysis, it was still the war that might be caused by Paris's envoy to Greece.
Both the king and the young men of Troy supported the war of revenge against Greece, but this was a planned and step-by-step implementation and was not a random act.
Paris's mission to Greece is likely to trigger a war with Greece in advance, which will disrupt the rhythm of Troy's revenge war and make Troy unprepared and fall into passivity.
These can only be decided at a citizens' assembly.
At that moment, the king ordered the bell ringers to ring the big bell hanging at the highest point of the palace. The sound of the big bell could be heard throughout the city and could quickly convey some important information.
This time, all the citizens of the city were called to a rally in Troy Square. The bell ringer rang the big bell, and all the citizens in Troy rushed to the square to participate in the rally.
People in the palace left the palace and went to the square to prepare for the citizens' meeting. After everyone left, King Priam left Paris alone and said reproachfully: "Paris, you are the most suitable person." Why don't you go?"
"Father, I just married Oenone. I want to stay in the city for a while. If I go to Greece, it will take at least a year. It is too long. I will not be able to see my newlywed wife - Oenone for at least a year. ." Pei Ziyun could not answer his father in an official way this time, but he gave a warm answer.
This was also a reasonable reason. King Priam could not help but be speechless. It was indeed a bit unkind to ask Paris, who had been married less than a month, to go on an envoy. However, other than Paris, he really did not have a suitable son to use as an envoy. Greece.
Iphobus was originally a suitable candidate, but his performance in the last battle to exterminate the Kraken was too disappointing, and the envoy to Greece had to deal with a complicated situation, so he did not dare to give him this task.
As for the other princes, Hertor as the heir is not suitable for diplomatic missions to Greece. The others are either too young and not capable of being entrusted with important tasks, or they have special professions such as priests and prophets and are completely unsuitable for diplomatic missions. .
Paris was the most suitable candidate. Unfortunately, there were too many unexpected things. He could only wait and see the results of the citizens' meeting. The king couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling that there were too few people available.
But I heard Paris whisper: "Of course, although I don't want to leave Oenone, but if the citizens' assembly decides that I should go, I will be a member of the city-state and I will never look back."
But in this case, you would rather know about this divine metaphor and still force me to go, so the responsibility is not mine.
The king listened, but he didn't know what he was saying, and he was a little relieved.
My son, Paris, is quite knowledgeable.
(End of chapter)