Troy
There was a celebration in the city, whether it was the elders' mansion, the citizen's mansion, or the slums where the free people lived, they were all awakened in advance.
After Prince Paris returned, he first offered sacrifices to the gods, and then continued to give gifts to kings, princes, and elders. Now it was finally the turn of ordinary citizens, even free people.
During the sports meeting for three consecutive days and nights, bread, songs and dances were distributed. A minstrel proclaimed loudly to the citizens and free people on the street: "... Decades ago, the Greek Hercules lived and worked in peace among us. They attacked our city, stole our princess Hesione, and killed most of the citizens. Now, we finally have our revenge."
"Prince Paris took Helen back, avenged our shame, and generously shared the stolen property with everyone..."
"God bless Prince Paris, if he is guilty, we will bear the responsibility together!" the people below cheered.
"Of course, Telamon treated our princess Hesione well and made her his lawful wife, and now we must also treat Helen well."
"That's right. We Trojans will not be ungrateful or bully the weak."
When Ennis, the last elder, sent Prince Paris out of the gate, he also heard the cheers from the street and couldn't help but say: "Listen, this is the people cheering for you, Prince Paris."
Pei Ziyun smiled slightly. He had been wearing a warrior's white tunic, a bronze belt around his waist, and a short sword. At this time, he said: "We are cheering for Troy. We are all working hard for the strength of Troy, and our interests should also be considered." Share it with the people.”
"You are right, Prince Paris." Elder Ennis nodded repeatedly. As far as he knew, this time Prince Paris donated 2/3 of the property robbed to the king, princes, elders, and citizens.
This is undoubtedly a great virtue.
For the ancient Greeks, robbery was not a sin, as long as it was shared with the people, it was a hero.
From this point of view, Prince Paris is a hero.
After going out, Pei Ziyun did not leave immediately. He stood on the steps not far away and looked at the city. Feeling the warm atmosphere, he shook his head: "I'm afraid there won't be many such celebrations in the future."
"My venerable master, Prince Paris, what are you looking at? Do you see the whole city cheering for you?" Gesni who came over bowed slightly.
The young prince took one look, laughed, and said bluntly: "Are you distressed about this gold?"
"Yes, I thought they could stay. I didn't want you to spend them and flow like the river Achelous."
"No, my dear friend Gosne, you have not learned much."
"If I just come back, I can't wait to offer sacrifices to the gods and give gifts to kings, princes, elders, and citizens. I will only think of it as guilty conscience and bribery."
"Whoever takes it is justified, because this is a necessary expense to solve my troubles."
"But now, the citizens and the Council of Elders have decided to support me and have assumed this responsibility. If I give it out again, it will be an unexpected gift. Everyone is thanking me - have you finished the sacrifice?"
"Yes, I supervised the messengers and presented gifts to the gods on your behalf. All gods who have temples in Troy have received their share."
"Great Zeus has twice as much."
"Very good, what about the other information?" Pei Ziyun was very satisfied. For himself, he had touched the threshold of immortality and understood that monarchs and gods are very similar in some aspects, but gods with immortality have a broader vision. Plans are further out.
However, it is necessary to show respect to gods and monarchs.
Even if it is a hostile god, Pei Ziyun never forgets to give a gift - such as Hera.
"Prince Paris, according to the latest information from our people, Agamemnon killed the goddess Artemis's sika deer during his last hunting. In order to appease the goddess's anger, Agamemnon killed his own daughter Iphi. Genea was sacrificed to the goddess, but at the last moment, Iphigenia was taken away by the goddess.”
Gesne was also shocked. The last time Prince Paris asked him to pay attention to Agamemnon's hunting, he was still wondering what the purpose of paying attention to was.
But this time Agamemnon hunted and killed the sika deer of the goddess Artemis. Gesne was shocked. Prince Paris could even know such things involving the gods in advance. It was so magical.
Pei Ziyun listened quietly to Gesne's report. When he heard that Iphigenia was picked up by the goddess Artemis, he raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself: "Artemis is such a wise goddess. "
This inconspicuous goddess in mythology is actually ranked very high on Mount Olympus, with divine power above Apollo and even above Hera, but Hera has Zeus. Only with a certain amount of authority can he nominally surpass her.
In this Agamemnon hunting incident, Artemis blocked all Greek heroes from going to sea just for a sika deer, and also asked for the princess Iphigenia. Although the prince and the king agreed, what if the goddess accepted it like this? , in fact, it still has a negative impact on her image.
The prince did not know that it was the tacit approval and instruction of Zeus and Hera.
But she replaced the princess Iphigenia with a sika deer. In this incident, not only did she not discredit her, but she showed that the goddess was tolerant and kind.
"It's not easy!"
After listening to a report, Pei Ziyun stopped thinking about the goddess and just murmured: "Really? Agamemnon still chose to consolidate his power and kill his own daughter Iphigenia?"
"Yes, Prince Paris." Gesne confirmed.
"Agamemnon, you chose this path and died in the hearts of God and your queen. Now you are just needed to command the coalition."
"The relationship between Agamemnon and the queen was not good to begin with. It was Agamemnon who killed Tantalus, the husband of Queen Clytemnestra, and also took the child from Clytemnestra's arms. Steal and kill.”
"The queen's elderly father Tyndareus knew that this was the will of Zeus, so he had to forgive Agamemnon and marry his daughter to him. However, Clytemnestra always kept her wedding vows and became a My faithful wife has given you three daughters and a son.”
"Now, you want to kill your own daughter. In this case, all emotions will be over, and the death star will be on your head. This is your fate."
Pei Ziyun shook his head, feeling sorry for Agamemnon's actions.
In fact, from his point of view, Clytemnestra had quite a reason to kill Agamemnon. Who would fall in love with someone who killed her husband, her children, and her own daughter
When Agamemnon revealed his ambition to unify Greece and become the king of kings, his fate was already sealed.
Zeus would never allow Agamemnon to continue to exist, because the King of Kings that Agamemnon wanted violated his territory.
Just thinking about it, a servant hurried over: "Prince Paris, the palace has come to report that the Greek envoy has arrived. Menelaus, Palamedes and Odysseus are making a fuss in the palace. Noisy, the king wants you to come over immediately."
As soon as he finished speaking, a small plum blossom appeared quickly, and quickly enlarged, turning into a transparent information frame, with a faint sense of light appearing in front of his eyes.
"Mission: counterattack the Greek envoys, fight for morality, and duel with Menelaus."
"Well, I understand. You tell father that I will go to the palace right away." Pei Ziyun said as he stood up while looking at the system tasks, and Gesnie slowly withdrew.
"The envoy is making a big fuss? Judging from the situation of the three of them, it is obvious that they are here to gain the righteousness of this war and want to pass all the responsibility for this war to Troy?"
Pei Ziyun immediately understood the meaning of the system. Not to mention passing the responsibility to the Greeks, at least the bottom line was that both sides were equally responsible for the war.
"Duel, in this era, this is a very normal and responsible practice. If I can use it skillfully, half of the legal principles of war will be solved." Pei Ziyun thought, at this time, Gesnie, who had just resigned, had prepared the carriage. , so he got into the car.
"Pa." There was a whip blast, and the carriage sped towards the palace. When Pei Ziyun hurried to the palace and arrived at the entrance of the hall, and was about to enter, he heard Odysseus talking.
"Dear King Priam, I strongly protest against the behavior of Prince Paris of Troy who kidnapped Queen Helen of Sparta and robbed the palace. This behavior seriously violates civil law and the relationship between guest and host."
"As a Greek envoy, I now solemnly request Troy to return the property of the Spartan palace that Queen Helen of Sparta and Prince Paris have robbed. If Troy cannot return it in time, King Priam, with all due respect, will It will directly lead to the outbreak of war, which will inevitably bring huge losses to you and your kingdom."
Odysseus's well-founded words had a good effect. No one answered Troy for a while, and everyone fell into silence.
Parismedes looked at the performance of everyone in Troy and thought that these people were afraid of the power of Greece. He felt that Troy did not dare to confront the powerful Greece, but he remembered Agamemnon's instructions and Menelaus's instructions. With a look in his eyes, he stood up and said: "Ah, King Priam, the Greeks would rather die than endure the insults and bullying of foreigners."
As soon as he said these words, the Trojans frowned: "You Greeks can't stand insults and bullying, so we Troy are willing to endure your insults and bullying?"
Odysseus cursed in his heart, but he had no intention of stopping Palamedes. After all, this was what Agamemnon meant - peaceful negotiations, but they could not succeed.
Just listen to Palamedes shouting: "We were furious and decided to wash away the shame they suffered. Therefore, our supreme commander, the most famous hero in all Greece, the powerful King Agamemnon of Mycene, and All Greek heroes and princes ask me to tell you: Return to us the queen and all the property you have kidnapped, otherwise you will be completely destroyed."
As he spoke, Palamedes also listed the names of the princes of all the powerful countries in Greece. Hearing these provocative words, the sons of Priam and the elders of Troy became angry and vowed to show the Greeks a little shame.
"You are so arrogant. I want to see what you can do to destroy Troy." A Trojan elder with white hair and beard stood up and said.
"Outlander, Troy is no longer the same Troy you destroyed at will. You still want to destroy our homeland like you did back then. This idea is so childish and ridiculous." Even the elders of the peace faction stood up and said.
"Father, I think we Troy should teach the arrogant Greeks a lesson." Prince Deiphobus said.
"You Greeks want to destroy Troy, and we also want to destroy your homeland, Greece." Troilus jumped out and said.
Priam raised his right hand and asked for silence. He stood up on the throne and said to the three messengers: "Strangers, your countryman Heracles attacked our city while we were living in peace and contentment. Destroying it, he also took away my innocent sister Hesione, and gave her as a slave to his friend Telamon.”
When Priam said this, his eyes were sad, and he seemed to have fallen into an unbearable period of looking back on the past. He continued: "Thanks to Telamon for his kindness in making my sister his legal wife, but this still cannot make up for the loss of his wife." Our insults and bullying must be returned to Helen and Sparta on one condition: you must first send back my sister Hesione.”
All the Trojans present unanimously agreed with the king's speech, but Palamedes disagreed with Priam's speech and said: "Trojans, listen, there are no prerequisites for realizing our demands. Our fathers We are not responsible for what Hercules did.”
"But one of your sons, Paris, has wantonly insulted us. You must meet our demands unconditionally and make a wise decision as soon as possible to prevent you from suffering complete destruction."
Palamedes' words added fuel to the fire, and Priam and all the Trojans present were completely angered.
Even though some of them did not want to completely break up with the Greeks at first, they were furious at this time and wanted to fight the arrogant Greeks immediately.
At this moment, Pei Ziyun, who was listening to the fierce exchange inside, entered the palace and laughed and said: "So this is what you meant. The Greeks can rob us, but the Trojans cannot retaliate. The Greeks must wash away their shame, and the Trojans You have to swallow it, right?”
Having said this, the smile on Pei Ziyun's face was full of sarcasm.
According to Palamedes' logic, it was natural for the Greeks to rob Troy, but it was heinous for the Trojans to rob the Greeks, and an unconditional apology was required.
"Maybe this is what most Greeks think?" Pei Ziyun thought secretly.
After all, Greece as a whole is powerful. Although Troy is also a big country, it is still far behind the powerful Greece. This is the logic of a big country.
As soon as Pei Ziyun finished speaking, someone suddenly jumped out and roared: "Parris."
Pei Ziyun looked over and saw one of the three envoys glaring at him angrily, and knew that this person was Menelaus, King of Sparta.
Menelaus was furious, his hand already on the sword at his waist, and he was about to draw the sword.
"You despicable person, give Helen back to me!"
(End of chapter)