Pei Ziyun watched Demo Feng leave, his expression gradually became dull, and he was just thinking.
"Theseus only usurped the throne in the hearts of the Athenians. Many people were dissatisfied with him. He used force to suppress it. However, due to implicit or explicit opposition, his efforts failed. Theseus decided to completely abandon this uncontrollable city. city, having previously sent his sons Akamas and Demophon to Eubia to join King Elephnoa.”
"Aren't Akamas and Demophon in Eubia? Why are they back? But this seems somewhat possible."
"How can Demophon seize the throne of Athens if he doesn't come back for a long time?"
"Athens must have the potential power of Theseus' family!"
After thinking about it, he turned to Gesni and said: "This is Athens. When you buy a bull, you must choose carefully. Don't be anxious, don't be afraid of spending money, compare a lot, and be sure to choose the best bull - as long as tomorrow morning As long as I can make it there when I offer sacrifices to the gods.”
Seeing Prince Paris's expression, Gesne put away his smile and said seriously: "Prince Paris, I understand, don't worry!"
Gesnie did understand the meaning. This was a reasonable opportunity to find those bards, because the bards were the most familiar with the situation, and there was nothing wrong with finding them. Moreover, in the previous city-states, they all used This reason.
Practice has proven to be quite good and impeccable.
Gesni paused and then said: "I heard that the monster is a giant bear. This problem has not been resolved. The king is discussing it."
Pei Ziyun nodded. Although he already had speculations and prejudices in his mind, he still said: "You can ask more clearly and report to me carefully tomorrow morning."
"Yes!" Gesnie bowed in response.
Next day·morning
The sun was shining all over Athens. When Pei Ziyun got up, he saw Gesni. It was obvious that he had not slept all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and there was a bull in the courtyard.
"Prince Paris, the bull has been brought here. This is not an ordinary bull carrying a yoke and pulling a heavy cart. It is a bull specially used for sacrifice. Do you think?"
Pei Ziyun looked at it and found that, sure enough, the bull was fat and strong, its horns were intact and shiny, and its fur was smooth. It was indeed a good cow.
He nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing that Prince Paris was satisfied, Gesne stepped forward and whispered: "The things you asked me to do have been completed. As for what you want to know, I have also investigated."
"After Theseus died, before leaving Athens, he sent his sons Akamas and Demophon to Eubia, asking them to surrender to King Elephnoa, and then sailed to Scylos, where the king kept Theus. The large fortune left to him by Hughes' father."
"But King Lycomedes was afraid of this hero, or maybe he had a secret agreement with Menastheus, and took Theseus to a cliff on the island, pretending to let Theseus take a look at his father's property. Unprepared, Theseus pushed him from behind and pushed him off the cliff. Theseus fell upside down into the sea and died."
"With Theseus' death, the danger has dropped significantly. King Menastheus is a little less vigilant, but Akamas and Demophon are not allowed to come back yet."
"It's just that bear men appeared in Athens, catching and eating the herdsmen who entered the mountains. The king failed in several expeditions, and he was too old to kill himself."
"Acamas and Demophon contacted King Menastheus and said that they were willing to kill the bear-man as long as King Menastheus allowed them to come back and return part of Theseus's property."
"However, King Menastheus only allowed the return of a portion of Theseus' personal property, but was unwilling to accept them as citizens. He only allowed occasional visits to Athens as foreigners."
"The impasse is here now."
After hearing this, Pei Ziyun realized that it turned out to be the Ursine's fault. He just pondered: "Originally, in the myth, there was no mention of encountering a wave of monsters before the conquest of Troy!"
"Is it because there was no record originally, or was it a change caused by me?"
After thinking about it, I heard Gesne continue to say: "Also, it went well with the merchants and troubadours in the city of Athens, because everyone is willing to get close to the noble and pious prince."
"Well, very good, you did a good job, Gesnie." Pei Ziyun praised: "Go down and rest first!"
"Okay, Prince Paris." Gosne left.
"Bring the bull here, let's go to the Parthenon!" Pei Ziyun ordered the servant to lead the bull and the guards, and they walked along the street together.
A towering building stands on a high hill. This is the Parthenon, which stands on the highest point of the Acropolis.
The temple faces east from the west, which is very different from the north-south layout of Daxu. It stands on three floors of marble steps and is surrounded by 46 marble columns with grooves. At the door, there is a priest who looks like a middle-aged man. The young man, with a beard, bowed slightly: "Prince Paris, the king ordered me to wait for you here. Come in."
Pei Ziyun nodded, took the reins of the bull from the servant's hand, led the bull up the three marble steps, and followed the priest into the temple gate.
The ceiling of the temple has reliefs covering the entire dome, and there are reliefs on all four walls.
The cloisters are all made of marble in the shape of columns. After passing through the cloister, a huge altar suddenly opens up in front of you.
In the center of the altar is the statue of Athena that Pei Ziyun once saw. The statue is much taller than the real person.
Pei Ziyun immediately took the bull and handed it to the priest.
The two assistants checked it and were very satisfied. They put a garland on it and put it on the altar. The priest took out the water from the jar and sprinkled it on the altar and the bull, and prayed.
The bull was a little panicked, but the two people tied it up and couldn't move. The priest stabbed it with a knife, and with a "pop" sound, the bull screamed, and blood flowed on the altar like a fountain.
The priest skillfully cut off the cow's head, removed the internal organs and bones, sorted the meat, and then prayed.
"Poof" the best piece of beef disappeared. I remember that when I went to the temple to sacrifice to Athena, Athena ignored or refused the sacrifice, but this time it seemed a little different.
When the priest saw it, he smiled at first: "Prince Paris, the goddess is satisfied with your sacrifice."
At this moment, a ray of light flashed, and the priest's face changed, and he said: "God sent an oracle, Prince Paris, and the goddess said that you will suffer bad luck in the future."
The priest looked at Pei Ziyun complexly. In his opinion, the gods had sent down an oracle saying that Prince Paris would suffer bad luck in the future. There was no doubt about this.
"Will you suffer bad luck in the future?" Pei Ziyun has no doubt about this. Paris died unexpectedly, and Troy was directly destroyed.
Pei Ziyun's face changed, he made a horrified expression, tore his clothes, and said: "Please show mercy to the great and wise Athena, I am willing to offer gold."
After saying that, he ordered his servant: "Get the gold from the car immediately."
After a while, a gold brick was presented, which weighed 200 grams.
Although one talent of gold is often used in some stories, it was worth 25.5 kilograms in ancient Greece. When Alexander came to the throne, the Macedonian treasury only had 70 talents of silver. At that time, silver and gold were one to eleven, that is Say, there are only 6 talents of gold.
Even before the great expansion of the Macedonian Kingdom, the population and area were a hundred times that of all city-states. He could not afford 10 talents of gold, let alone Troy
The priest suddenly gasped, suddenly having a deeper understanding of Troy's wealth, so he continued to pray, and then the gold disappeared and a new oracle was handed down.
"Prince Paris, the goddess said, your wife will save you." As he spoke, the priest smiled again.
"Your wife will save you." Pei Ziyun's heart moved. This word is a bit subtle. In the original script, there was an oracle that said: "Only the abandoned wife Oenone can save Paris from death."
After Paris was poisoned by an arrow, he had to be carried by servants to Mount Ida. His ex-wife still lived there, but Oenone waited bitterly on the mountain for ten years. When they met in an instant, her resentment took over. She said angrily: " I am the person abandoned by you. Go ahead and find the young and beautiful Helen and ask her to save you. Your tears and crying will never buy my sympathy!"
Saying this, she drove Paris out of the door, whereupon he was killed.
But now, the oracle has undergone a subtle change.
"Your wife will save you."
This was not only the result of Pei Ziyun's good treatment of Oenone, but also the lack of determination to kill her, even against the hostile Athena, otherwise the oracle would not have said so.
"Gods, don't you have the will to kill me?" Pei Ziyun and others immediately felt this keenly. It seems that their situation is better than originally thought
Thinking about it, I became preoccupied and ordered the car to go back to my residence. As soon as I got back, before I had time to think about it, Keselia came in to report to Pei Ziyun.
"Prince Paris, I have made detailed records of the documents you gave me recording the goods and expenses. Please take a look at them." After saying that, he took out the documents and handed them to Pei Ziyun.
"Well, you put it on the table first." Pei Ziyun said.
Coselia put down the document and continued: "Also, I have also recorded the list of businessmen and poets that Master Gesne has been friends with. As for gifts, according to your instructions, we will not send them directly, but indirectly. Reasonable reasons for giving—this is a detailed list, please take a look."
Coselia took out another piece of parchment and handed it to Pei Ziyun.
Pei Ziyun smiled bitterly. Keselia worked vigorously and resolutely. When he came back, he didn't even sit down and brought a bunch of headache-inducing things. Now he is not in the mood to look at these things.
However, having such a capable subordinate saved a lot of energy, and Coselia took care of things in an orderly manner, which gave him more time.
"Coselia, please put the list on the table. You have worked hard too. Go and have a good rest." Pei Ziyun said with a smile.
"Prince Paris, I'm going down first!" Coselia saw that Prince Paris was not very interested and quickly said goodbye to avoid arousing Prince Paris' resentment.
"Well, you go ahead."
After Coselia left, the room became quiet, and Pei Ziyun sat quietly and thought alone.
"Remember, Paris was not on the must-kill list, and there was still a glimmer of hope. It was just that Paris himself failed to grasp it, and the Trojan royal family was completely cut off."
"Is it possible that because of the descendants of Zeus, the Trojan royal family still had a glimmer of hope for blood?"
"No, no, you can't think like this. Even if there is still a glimmer of hope for the Trojan royal family, it turns out that Paris is actually the fuse in the script. When it comes to fighting, he is the one who makes the soy sauce."
"When Zeus cuts off powerful heroes, the weak ones who can be killed or not will naturally have a chance to survive."
"But I can upgrade and become stronger and stronger. In this case, I'm afraid this glimmer of hope will be..." Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun breathed out heavily and his eyes darkened.
"But I have no choice but to upgrade and place my hopes on just in case. I'll still plan step by step and try my best to carve out a bloody path in this round."
Pei Ziyun returned to the original path and pondered: "Menastheus joined the coalition and didn't do much, but as I guessed, he was a weakling, but he escaped unscathed, only to come back and be captured by Theseus' son. Morfeng seized the throne.”
"I can't alert the gods like a storm. The plan to attack the mainland of Greece is not feasible."
"But it's not possible to build a plank road openly, but it is possible to build a plank road secretly. If at the critical moment of the Trojan War, a letter suddenly came from Athens behind, saying that Demophon, the son of Theseus, rushed to Athens to unite the citizens. Menastus on the front line of Troy What would Si think?"
"It's not just Athens, it's the same in other city-states. The general Agamemnon didn't return for a long time, so Queen Clytemnestra colluded with Aegisthus and assassinated him when he came back."
"Odysseus did not return for a long time, and there were suitors who wanted to steal his wife and usurp the throne."
"I don't believe that after many years of fighting on the front line of Troy, no one in mainland Greece wants to plot against these heroes to seize their foundation!"
"Perhaps some people wish that some of the heroes on the front lines would die quickly, so that they could seize the property and the throne."
"I don't need to lie. It's easy for the gods to detect it and find out that I'm up to something. But under normal circumstances, people who are far away from home will also get messages or letters from home. I just let the appropriate news be delivered. Go to the right place and the right people.”
"I am not even a spy or a secret organization. Even if the gods accidentally notice it, it is normal trade and communication."
"I have spent so much energy and such a long time on collecting information about local people and products, and building a good relationship with the bards, isn't it just for this little change at this critical moment?"
"The whole situation will be shaken by this slight change. The art of war is not just about storms, but also the drizzle and breeze that even the gods have not noticed. How can we guard against it?"
"The next step is almost to Sparta. Great gods, you have taken action, but now, I have also retaliated."
Pei Ziyun suppressed his mood and smiled. If it weren't for this trick, why would he have the patience to visit every city-state along the way
In this kind of world, there has to be a gentle breeze and drizzle, and then waves are superimposed until it finally turns into a huge wave.
(End of chapter)