Troy Square is a space that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. There is a circular fountain in the center of the square, and a statue of Zeus stands in the center of the fountain.
There are sculptures of gods at regular intervals in the square, including Apollo, Hera, Hermes, Athena and other gods.
At this moment, the square near the palace was filled with citizens who came to attend the citizens' meeting. Everyone was whispering to each other and discussing.
After a while, the king came out of the palace, walked up to the high platform in the square step by step, and looked around. The crowd became silent. Everyone looked at King Priam with hope, waiting to speak.
The king spoke slowly, his voice sonorous.
"Dear citizens, I am King Priam. The main purpose of convening everyone this time is to let everyone decide on the candidate to be sent to Greece."
"Everyone knows that I once sent Anthenavos as a peace envoy to Greece with an olive branch of peace, asking the Greeks to apologize for robbing their sister Hesione and return her to their country. However, the Greeks laughed at , causing Anthenavos to suffer humiliation in Greece and be driven back by the Greeks.”
When the king said this, his face was full of grief and anger, and the citizens also showed expressions of hatred and hatred. The envoys of a country were driven out. This was a provocation to Troy!
The new generation of citizens has long been accustomed to the power of their city-state. How can they tolerate this
The king glanced at the citizens and was very satisfied. In fact, when Troy was destroyed, young Priam single-handedly rebuilt Troy to its current size. His prestige was very high. He continued: "Peaceful methods cannot make Greece If I apologize and cannot let my sister Hesione return home soon, then I want you to lead a powerful army and use force to achieve goals that cannot be achieved with etiquette."
Antenavos stood up excitedly at this moment, and was the first to clearly support the king's suggestion. He only heard him recall: "Dear citizens, I, Antenavos, was humiliated in Greece as an envoy at that time, which made me suffer day by day. I suffered so much every night, and every time I recalled this past event, I felt extremely painful, blaming myself for not being able to restore the lost dignity for the Kingdom of Troy."
Antenavos became emotional and waved his hands: "The Greeks are all madmen for peace and cowards for war. The last time I left with peace, I was ignored and insulted by these madmen. This time, we should use The powerful force made those cowards understand that the dignity of the Kingdom of Troy cannot be violated or trampled upon."
Antenavos' speech aroused strong indignation among the citizens against the Greeks. They were angry, roaring, and unanimously demanding war to teach the arrogant Greeks a lesson.
At this time, an old Trojan named Pantos stood out from the crowd. His hands were slightly raised and pressed down, which slightly calmed down the anger of the citizens.
"Fellow citizens, when I was a child, I once heard my father Otis say that the gods had sent an oracle that if in the future a prince from the house of Laomedon brought back a wife from Greece, then all the Trojans You will face disaster.”
"Therefore, we cannot be deceived by the glory of battle. Friends, let us live in peace and tranquility. Don't gamble our lives in war. In that case, even the most basic freedoms may be lost."
There were murmurs and sighs from the crowd.
"Pantos is an alarmist. How come I haven't heard the oracle?" said an old man about his age.
"Pantos deserves our respect, but he is old. We can understand his pursuit of a stable and comfortable life, but the humiliation we have suffered will not be washed away for a day, and the dignity we lost will not be regained."
"Without dignity, it is impossible for us to obtain a stable and comfortable environment." This is what a middle-aged citizen said, and has been praised by many people.
"Yes, we can only use strong force to make the cowardly Greeks understand that Troy is no longer the Troy it used to be."
Every day, dozens of merchant ships from various Greek city-states pass through the Dardanelles Strait, and they have to pay taxes and fees. This is one of the reasons why Troy has become rich over the years, but the Greeks often have friction with them. This is because Troy Once defeated and destroyed by the Greeks.
Therefore, the words of this young citizen were strongly recognized by the surrounding citizens. Without dignity, how could he tax the caravans of various states
This is related to the welfare of everyone.
Everyone expressed strong dissatisfaction with Pantos's suggestion and asked King Priam to ignore the threats of an old man and boldly put into action what he decided in his heart.
And everyone agreed that the most suitable envoy to Greece this time was Prince Paris.
"Princes Aethakus and Helenos are prophets and usually suitable envoys, but now, what we need is a prince of force."
"Hector can't go. Prince Paris, who can kill the sea monster, is our favorite candidate!"
Faced with the enthusiasm of the citizens, Pei Ziyun had to go on stage. He walked to the high platform and said: "Dear citizens, someone just blamed me - Paris, you are the most suitable candidate, why don't you go?"
"But dear citizens, I have just come back from Mount Ida. How can I go on a mission to Greece without knowing etiquette and diplomacy? Moreover, I just married Oenone not long ago. I want to stay in the city for a while. If I go to Greece, I must at least stay for a while. Years are too long."
The citizens in the audience burst into laughter, and their goodwill increased greatly because of Paris's straightforward words.
Someone immediately said: "Antenavos is proficient in etiquette and diplomacy, but he suffered humiliation and was driven back. Now we need a powerful prince to go to Greece as an envoy."
Another noble in the city said: "As for Oenone's embrace, it is very good, but we will provide compensation and can give Paris ten virgin slaves as maids."
At this point, there was another burst of laughter.
Pei Ziyun responded: "But my brother Helenus and the respectable Pantos both said that there were oracles, saying that it was not good for me to go to Greece, as it would bring disaster to Troy."
A group of citizens in the audience responded: "If God makes you make a mistake, then we will bear it together."
Pei Ziyun glanced at King Priam, and saw him nodding slightly, knowing that the time was right, and said: "That's it, I won't refuse."
As soon as he finished speaking, a plum appeared in front of his eyes, and it quickly enlarged into a translucent data frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the data appeared in front of his eyes.
"Mission: The people's determination - the will of the gods cannot be defied, but you (Paris) cannot bear the responsibility for causing the war (completed)"
When Pei Ziyun was just one o'clock, his eyes suddenly went dark and there was something strange.
He saw that the top of his head was covered with thick black gas, forming a black cloud. What was even more terrifying was that the cloud gas stretched out many snake heads, seeming to swallow everything around him.
At this time, the snake kept swimming in the clouds toward the citizens. As it swam past, the sun extinguished its light, and the ghosts of the underworld roared in the square. The citizens giggled, but their eyes were filled with tears.
However, this difference lasted only for a moment. In the blink of an eye, another destiny point was added, and a new mission was released.
"Mission: Find new allies (Amazon Kingdom)"
"My black energy was reduced by 70%, but it did not disappear out of thin air. It was just transferred to the citizens. However, in history, the citizens shed their blood for Troy. After the city of Troy was destroyed, almost all the people were massacred. Can it be transferred? , in fact the result is the same.
"Just Paris as a person, getting a little life."
"Looking for new allies?"
"That's right, Amazon didn't actually send troops in history, it was just the Queen's personal action." Pei Ziyun thought thoughtfully.
"I hope Prince Paris can return triumphantly from his mission to Greece." The citizens did not know the change, an elder was still saying.
"victory!"
"Snow humiliation!"
"Triumph!"
The crowds in the square shouted together, their voices reaching into the sky, which showed the Trojans' humiliation of the disastrous defeat decades ago and their desire for victory.
"Since all the citizens of the Citizens' Assembly have approved Paris as the envoy to Greece, Paris cannot live up to everyone's expectations. You must show your bravest side and let the arrogant Greeks know the power of our Troy." King Pria Moss said.
"At the same time, in order to increase the prestige of Paris's mission and increase the strength of the envoys, I decided to build a workshop on Mount Ida and rebuild large warships." The king once again issued an order to build a workshop on Mount Ida. .
"Gather citizens in the city for training. If there are insufficient weapons, they can be sold by the treasury at a fair price."
The Citizens' Assembly resolves all major events in the city-state. Every citizen has the right to vote in the Citizens' Assembly, and every citizen may be elected as a member of the assembly. Every citizen must take turns participating in the jury court, but he also bears obligations. This obligation is the most important. The important thing is - fight.
Citizens must bring their own armor and weapons to join the army. Each soldier's armor, weapons, and horses are purchased at their own expense, rather than provided by the state. The state only bears various logistical expenses during combat.
However, there are always relatively poor citizens. At this time, the treasury sells weapons at a low price to truly arm every citizen.
"There is still some time before you go to Greece as an envoy. Hector, I am sending you as an envoy to Phrygia. You must win the support of the Kingdom of Phrygia and form an alliance with them."
"Yes, father, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Hertor said solemnly.
"Paris and Iphobus first went to neighboring Percinia to win the support and alliance of this kingdom." King Priam arranged the arrangements in an orderly manner.
"Father, we need to win more allies. Neighboring Percinia, I think it's okay to go to Ifobos. I have a better place to go, which is the Amazon Kingdom further away. I am willing to fight for the Amazon for my father. People's support and alliance." Pei Ziyun stood up to express his different opinions and named the country he planned to go to.
"I also heard that monsters have appeared in the Amazon. I want to assist the Amazon Queen in getting rid of the monsters, so that I can better win friendships and gain support and alliances."
Historically, the Queen of the Amazons, Penthesilea, led her army to aid Troy, mainly because she saw a sika deer while hunting and threw it with her gun. Unexpectedly, she accidentally hit her beloved sister Hippolyta, causing the goddess of revenge to pursue her. No amount of sacrifice could appease the goddess' wrath.
Penthesilea hoped to use an expedition to get out of her predicament, so she selected twelve female warriors to come to Troy—although they were all heroines, they were not an organized army.
Moreover, Penthesilea came too late and died in the battle without playing any role. If he had come earlier, he might have caused more casualties to the Greeks.
King Priam readily agreed to Pei Ziyun's suggestion. After all, it would be of great benefit to Troy to gain one more ally.
The king looked around the audience: "Dear citizens, we are about to face a war this time, but the number of our troops is far from enough. I hope that the young men present can show your courage and contribute your best to the Kingdom of Troy's victory over the Greeks. strength."
"Meeting dismissed."
At the end of the meeting, the young adults in Troy showed sufficient enthusiasm and signed up to join the army to make their contribution to the upcoming war.
The Trojans were in high spirits at this moment. They were eager for war more than ever. Their courage and determination made them full of confidence in this upcoming war.
Pei Ziyun also left the stage and looked at this: "Now, everything is the collective will. These people have indeed shed their blood for Troy in history."
"Now, is Elder Antenor afraid that he has a different intention?" Pei Ziyun's eyes flashed and he looked at an old man with a gloomy face.
However, to be fair, it is not a disloyalty, it can only be considered a way out - Antenor helped the king rebuild and establish Troy, but during the Trojan War, he opposed the war from the beginning and encouraged the king to take Helen away. The exchange resulted in the Greeks retreating their troops.
And when the Greek envoys came, they entertained and protected the Greek envoys. Therefore, after the city was broken, there were only a few survivors, and the bodies of the Trojans were buried in this family.
However, this is also human nature. Not everyone wants to establish hegemony and gain the glory of a great power.
Some people just want to enjoy their current wealth. Although this is ridiculous, even if Troy seeks peace, Greece will launch a war and will not allow Troy to rise peacefully.
Pei Ziyun slowly shook his head. When he saw this story in his previous life, he always felt that it could be changed, and even felt sorry for the destruction of Troy.
Now I understand that not only Greece wants war, but Troy also wants war; not only kings want war, but citizens also want war; not only people want war, but gods also want war.
Anyone who blocks will be immediately shattered to pieces. No, even Elder Antenor can only oppose in a roundabout way, but cannot fight against public opinion.
Even the superior gods have no peaceful way to resolve the conflicts between Greece and Asia Minor, or the conflicts in the order of divine power among the gods.
As for himself, he can only work hard to grow stronger in the war and fight for that glimmer of hope.
"Is this the so-called small trend can be changed, but the big trend is hard to change?" Pei Ziyun thought, but quickened his pace to the carriage, preparing to return to his mansion immediately. He was about to go on a mission to Amazon again. Even if he was newlywed, he would always There were many separations and few reunions, and he couldn't help but sigh.
(End of chapter)