Pei Ziyun looked at Menelaus, who was about to draw the sword with his hand on his waist, and said in a cold tone: "Menelaus, if I were you, I would not draw the sword. This is the Palace of Troy. You Do you want to challenge the entire Troy with just three people?"
When Pei Ziyun said this, he said with a murderous look on his face: "As soon as you draw the sword, you are no longer an envoy, but a thug attacking Troy, and I can kill you reasonably and legally."
As he said that, Pei Ziyun glanced at the three envoys with his cold eyes. Odysseus shuddered suddenly and smelled the breath of death. He held Menelaus's hand and said, "Paris, you are right." Yes, we are envoys now and should not draw our swords, but you did rob Queen Helen of Sparta and the palace property. Don’t you feel ashamed in front of her husband?”
"What's more, once a war breaks out, countless people will lose their lives. Faced with this, don't you feel ashamed in front of God?"
Odysseus's verbal exchanges suddenly restored the passive situation that was originally caused by Menelaus's actions.
Pei Ziyun secretly screamed, Odysseus always took the moral high ground when he spoke, and now all the blame was placed on himself.
I can't let him take away my "righteousness", otherwise, I will have to bear the responsibility for the Trojan War.
"Odysseus, favored by God, you also attacked our city, even destroyed our home, and robbed my innocent aunt Hesione. What I did in Sparta this time was originally It’s just reasonable revenge.”
Pei Ziyun said, seeing Odysseus and the others wanting to refute, he waved his hands to stop them.
"As for bleeding and causing more people to lose their lives, I know that your fleet has already arrived, so I have a proposal that can prevent more people from losing their lives."
"I also hope that you can think of everyone and not easily provoke unnecessary wars, causing more people to lose their lives."
"Oh, what do you propose?" Odysseus asked.
"Menelaus, please put down your weapons first for the Trojans and Greeks. I am willing to fight alone with you, the king of Sparta, for Helen."
Pei Ziyun walked up to Menelaus, stared into his eyes, and spoke solemnly.
Odysseus did not expect that Prince Paris would be so difficult to deal with. He had finally managed to get justice on his side, leaving the other party passive. He did not expect that Paris would directly turn the war between Troy and Greece into one between him and Menela. The duel between Russia and Russia is coming.
The other party's meaning was obvious. He said that launching a war would cause many people to lose their lives, so he directly gave a solution - he dueled Menelaus alone.
The outcome of a single duel between them could determine whether Helen would stay or go. If Greece still insisted on launching a war, the first responsibility for the war would be Greece.
"How impressive," Odysseus thought to himself.
Of course, Pei Ziyun didn't know what Odysseus was thinking, and continued: "Whoever wins the battle between us will take Helen back. I even agreed that if I lose, I will not only give it back to Helen, but I will also give it back to Helen." Compensation for my life and all my wealth.”
Odysseus' pupils shrank slightly. He didn't expect Paris to be so determined. In this case, Menelaus would not be able to refuse.
"So, you Greeks want to fulfill your oath to the gods while reducing bloodshed and sacrifice. Whether it is the blood of Greeks or the blood of Troy, please duel!"
"Unless you Greeks are not here for Helen at all, but only for plunder, in that case, I can tell the gods that the Greeks must bear the sin of bloodshed."
This was said in a very level and convincing manner.
Orius's heart sank, and he pondered how to deal with it, when he saw Paris talking to Menelaus again.
"Menelaus, you are a descendant of Zeus and the king of Sparta. You will not refuse a duel because you are afraid of failure and bloodshed, right?"
This was said harshly. Sparta was a country of warriors. If the king did not even dare to duel with an enemy who hated his wife, he would not be able to continue being the king, not to mention risking the reputation of Zeus.
When Odysseus heard what Pei Ziyun said, his heart sank, knowing that Menelaus had been forced into a corner and had no room to refuse.
Sure enough, Menelaus did not refuse, and immediately said: "Okay, Paris, let's duel in front of the gods and everyone."
"Don't worry, you are envoys this time, and it is definitely not suitable for a duel, but we can conclude a treaty. When your Greek fleet arrives, we will fight fairly and fairly in front of the Trojans and Greeks, and in front of the gods. Have a duel.”
"Okay." Menelaus said, hating Paris very much in his heart, and he was full of confidence in his own force, so he immediately agreed.
Seeing that Menelaus agreed, Pei Ziyun asked his servant to get the parchment, and drafted a duel treaty on the spot, in duplicate, with each party holding one copy and signing each other's names on the parchment.
Pei Ziyun raised his hands to pray to the gods. In fact, he understood that he and Menelaus were the cause of the war. Unless there were special changes, the gods would not let him kill Menelaus, and the opposite was also true. However, he He also wanted to test whether he could kill Menelaus on the spot.
When the treaty was concluded, the palace priests would pray, tell the gods about the treaty, and let the gods bear witness. In this case, the constraints of the treaty would be stronger.
Odysseus looked gloomy, and Palamedes also looked bad. He felt that the situation was far beyond his control. Not only did he not gain justice, but he was also led in a bad direction by Paris.
Seeing that the treaty was concluded, Priam nodded secretly, feeling very satisfied. Originally, Troy had been made passive by the three Greek envoys. Unexpectedly, Paris came and the situation was easily changed.
Although he is a little worried about the duel between Paris and Menelaus, it can also be seen that Paris is a responsible prince and does not avoid responsibilities because of Troy's support.
Besides, although Menelaus is a descendant of Zeus, so is his own family. Paris dared to take the initiative to bring up this matter, which shows that he is somewhat sure. Thinking of this, King Priam announced the breakup of the meeting and had a solution. Although three The hateful Greek envoys were not welcome, but they were envoys after all, and they were afraid that the three envoys would be attacked by angry Trojan citizens after they went out.
So Priam said: "Elder Antenor, in order to prevent the three Greek messengers from being attacked by the angry Trojan citizens, I beg you to shelter them temporarily and put them in your house."
"King Priam, don't worry, I will take care of the safety of the three envoys." The wise Antenor said, feeling a little depressed. Originally this was his own idea, but now it became the king's order.
The crowd in the palace gradually dispersed. Antenor protected the three envoys from leaving, took the three envoys home, and treated them warmly according to the courtesy of guests. However, at the banquet, Palamedes and Odysseus were both a little dull. , a little worried in my heart.
Palamedes whispered: "Paris is very difficult to deal with!"
Odysseus nodded heavily, approving Palamedes' words.
Isn't Paris difficult to deal with, simply difficult to deal with. Originally, he gradually took the initiative in front of the Trojans today, and it was natural to shift the responsibility for the war to Troy.
But when Paris came, the situation reversed, making him very passive, and now Menelaus was put into a dangerous situation.
Odysseus thought for a while and asked Antenor: "Elder Antenor, can you tell us about Prince Paris?"
Antenor thought for a while and decided to continue to form a good relationship. After all, he was not optimistic about the Trojan war against Greece from the beginning.
"Prince Paris was herding sheep on Mount Ida. It is said that one day three goddesses came and asked Paris to judge who was the most beautiful, and to give the golden apple to the most beautiful goddess..."
Antenor told the Greeks everything about Prince Paris, including the killing of the sea monster, the two-headed lizard, and the bear-man, as well as the previous suggestions.
However, Menelaus was only surprised and not afraid of killing the sea monster, the two-headed lizard, and the bear-man, because as long as the hero is prepared, these are not too difficult.
It's not like he was facing the Cyclops. If it were this, Menelaus would have developed jealousy.
Elder Antenor, Palamedes, Menelaus, and Odysseus continued to enjoy the delicious meal.
"Antenor, Prince Paris killed the three-headed monster. I wonder who taught him the martial arts?" Odysseus asked. Menelaus didn't have to care, but he still cared. In his opinion, Paris's martial arts It is true that Menelaus easily agreed to the duel with Paris, which caused a haze in his heart.
"Paris's martial arts?" Antenor sighed and fell into reminiscing.
"Perhaps it is God's grace. Paris used to be a shepherd. He had never been exposed to martial arts, but he was very good at bow and arrow. He immediately won the first place in archery. Only then was he discovered by the king and became a prince again."
Listening to this, Odysseus was thinking: "Is it a gift from Apollo?"
Apollo is the god of light, music, prophecy and medicine in ancient Greek mythology. At least at this time, he is not the sun god Helius/Helios, and is good at bows and arrows.
"But it is said that he went to the Amazon once and learned the sword and shield skills of Ares from Queen Penthesilea."
"Is it God's favor again?" The three of them pondered.
According to this statement, Paris has always been favored by God. Only divine grace can explain why Paris mastered powerful martial arts so quickly.
He said this for a long time, and Antenor's mouth went dry. A servant quickly came forward to fill Antenor's wine. Antenor took a sip of wine and was about to continue talking. Palamedes couldn't wait. Question: "Forget about martial arts, what about knowledge? He doesn't look like a shepherd in the mountains at all. How did he learn all this knowledge and etiquette?"
(End of chapter)