When Menelaus told Agamemnon about his tragic experience, he lost all the dignity of the Spartan king. It really made the listeners sad and the listeners weeping.
This was the tragic card that Menelaus had already thought of on the way. Otherwise, according to his understanding of his brother Agamemnon, he would not do anything without benefit.
And he could only make use of his brother Agamemnon's sympathy for his younger brother to get him to unite with him, but Menelaus obviously didn't understand Agamemnon, or he didn't understand Agamemnon. ambition.
When Agamemnon heard that Paris had robbed the palace and taken away Menelaus' wife Helen, the first thing Agamemnon felt was not anger, but joy.
Agamemnon has always wanted to become the king of Greece, but it was impossible to realize it under normal circumstances, because according to the rules, only descendants of gods can become kings, so the kings of all countries are descendants of gods, and the gods will not allow a god His son ruled all Greece, even the children and grandchildren of Zeus.
But Paris's blatant robbery of Menelaus's wife Helen gave him hope.
Agamemnon comforted Menelaus and said: "Menelaus, Prince Paris of Troy has seriously violated the civil law and the way of guest and host, and God will definitely punish him severely."
Agamemnon was still more sympathetic to the plight of his younger brother Menelaus. Whoever had his wife robbed by others would probably be very angry.
"I want to ask my brother and I to form a coalition immediately to attack Troy." Menelaus said immediately.
With his own strength, it is definitely not enough to get his wife Helen back from Troy, but if his brother Agamemnon is willing to help him, the situation will be different. After all, the Kingdom of Mykonen is the most powerful and wealthy kingdom in Greece. And in this era, Sparta is not weak either!
Thinking of this, Menelaus immediately shouted: "I will take back my beloved wife Helen from Paris."
"I'm going to make Paris pay for what he did."
Agamemnon did not agree immediately, and stood still, staring at the sea in the distance, thinking in his heart: "If it were just a coalition of Menelaus and I, there would definitely be no problem in conquering Troy, but I can't give full play to my role." The influence of the Greek leader is not conducive to my hegemony."
"Secondly, it's also a big loss to my strength. And if you don't participate in the crusade against the kingdom and see that my strength is damaged, you may not have no ideas."
"I should pull all these kingdoms on one ship to form a Greek coalition. In this way, I can unify as the leader of the coalition and let all these heroes and kings die in Troy. I will be one step closer to the goal of hegemony over all Greece. .”
Ever since Menelaus made it clear about the crusade against Troy, Agamemnon had all sorts of thoughts running through his mind, and he didn't answer for a while.
Seeing his brother silent and silent, Menelaus thought he had other ideas, so he shouted: "Brother, aren't you willing to help me too?"
Menelaus's face was full of sorrow, as if he did not expect that his brother Agamemnon would not help him.
"Menelaus, my dear brother, we are brothers, how could I not help you?" Agamemnon said: "I was just thinking, we are not alone!"
"Do you still remember that when you and Helen got married, many princes made promises to the gods to jointly fight against those who destroyed your marriage."
Agamemnon reminded Menelaus in time that he had always kept this in mind, but had never used it. Now, finally, someone can make his wish come true.
"I remember, brother, those princes made promises back then, and now many of them have become kings of their own countries." Menelaus was full of hope, but fortunately his brother reminded him, otherwise he would have forgotten this matter .
Agamemnon continued with a smile: "Although it was just to prevent the unsuccessful proposal from the prince from becoming angry, now is the right time. By then, with a coalition of many people like us, it will be easy to destroy Troy and it will be easy to recapture Helen."
After speaking, Agamemnon summoned dozens of people and said: "Immediately take the tokens and go to various countries to tell the kings and princes who made the promise at the wedding of King Menelaus. Prince Lys kidnapped Helen and invited them to keep their promise and fight against Troy together.”
Everyone happily accepted the order and left.
Menelaus looked at his brother with gratitude and said, "Brother, thank you very much. Without you, I would have lost my beautiful wife Helen."
Helen was so important to Menelaus, he loved Helen so deeply.
"Menelaus, you don't need to thank me. You should thank our father. He considered all this for us and allowed the prince to make a promise to the gods at your wedding."
Agamemnon was full of joy and thought to himself: "I am a descendant of Zeus, and I control the most powerful and wealthy country in Greece. This time I can summon the kings and princes of various countries, and I will give orders. Then I will be the king of kings." king."
"Perhaps we can achieve the great cause that neither Greek heroes nor previous kings have achieved - the unification of Greece."
Agamemnon's eyes were filled with light, and it seemed that the unification of Greece was in sight.
Menelaus had no idea that his brother had such a great ideal, and he was filled with joy: "Yes, we have to thank our father, and the prince who proposed this suggestion - Odysseus!"
Listening to these words, Agamemnon suddenly felt a little shadow, as if he had some aura to see through something, but the thought disappeared in an instant: "I should thank him, Menelaus. This time I conquer Troy, I will give him You should vent your anger."
Agamemnon was secretly happy. In fact, the news brought by Menelaus today was too important to him. Maybe it was a very painful thing for his brother Menelaus, but for him, it had a completely different meaning. .
The Kingdom of Mykonen has been the strongest kingdom in Greece for a long time. Agamemnon has been looking for a way to unify Greece, but he has tried many methods but can't find the direction. Today he saw the hope of unifying Greece.
"Let's go back to the palace. I want to entertain you well and arrange matters related to this crusade against Troy."
Agamemnon said, taking Menelaus's hand and boarding the carriage together, and Queen Clytemnestra also followed the carriage to the palace.
Myconi Palace
The scale of Mykeni Palace is not large. There is a large garden in the middle, and the surrounding buildings are built around the garden. The architectural style and layout of Mykinen Palace are very similar to the palace of Crete.
Maybe Agamemnon didn't plan to live in this palace for a long time from the beginning. He just waited to unify Greece and move to another place, so the palace was not very luxurious.
Agamemnon and Menelaus sat down in the palace. Suddenly Agamemnon remembered and called his servants: "Go and fetch the sons of Zeus, Castor and Polydeuces. They are the brothers of Helen." , legendary heroes, with their support, we will be even more sure."
Immediately the servant obeyed the command and went out to invite Castor and Polydeuces.
olympus
Zeus watched everything happening in Mykenen, especially when he saw Agamemnon sending people to invite his two sons, he nodded secretly, but shook his head.
"Agamemnon, even if you are my descendant, you cannot have such a wish." Zeus thought almost instantly.
Hera was so familiar with Zeus that she knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression. She stood up and whispered to Poseidon, who was here as a guest: "Castor and Polydius. Kes is two lovely and obedient children, let you return them to Mount Olympus."
Poseidon knew what Hera meant by welcoming her back to Mount Olympus, so he didn't say much. He just waved his hand, revealed a trident, and threw it away.
And above the ocean, a little storm began to accumulate.
When Athena saw all this, she stopped drinking and said, "Castor and Polydeuces are the sons of the great father after all. I will go and greet them myself."
"It's not easy to get into Mount Olympus, even at the bottom."
Mortals are not qualified to enter Mount Olympus. Even if Castor and Polydeuces are legendary heroes, neither are the sons of Zeus. They must be led by a main god.
Somewhere mansion
Castor and Polydeuces were twin brothers, collectively called Dioscuri, sons of Zeus and brothers of Helen and Clytemnestra.
"Great heroes Castor and Polydeuces, I want to tell you some unfortunate news. Prince Paris of Troy not long ago kidnapped Helen and bloodbathed the Spartan palace." A servant hurried over to report. With.
When Castor and Polydeuces heard the news, they jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Is the news reliable? How could Menelaus be robbed of Helen by Paris?" Castor asked angrily.
"Dear Castor, the news is absolutely true. It was brought by the messenger from Sparta. It is said that Menelaus brought the fleet to Pylos for a visit. He was not in Sparta, so he gave it to Prince Paris. You can take advantage of the opportunity." The servant replied.
"No wonder Paris snatched Helen away, but Menelaus is also a fool. There are no troops left to guard the palace." Polydeuces sneered.
"When Theseus snatched Helen away, we endured it for a long time. Now someone has snatched Helen away again. This time we are unwilling to endure it any longer." Castor said angrily.
Polydeuces agreed: "We will make Paris pay for robbing Helen."
"I will kill Paris and take back my dear sister Helen immediately."
With that said, they immediately gathered the sailors and soldiers and got ready to go.
"Everyone, Paris stole my sister. This time I will make him pay with blood." Castor said at the top of his lungs in front of the team.
"eye for eye."
The team headed towards the pier in neat steps. When everyone got on the boat, Castor immediately ordered the sailors on the boat: "Use a fast sail, set off immediately, catch up with Paris, and let him die!"
(End of chapter)