Troy Secret Pier
The lookout on the watchtower sent out a signal to announce the arrival of a ship, and a small boat went up to meet it. After a while, a safe signal was sent out, and they returned together.
"It's Chryses, the priest of Charyse Island. He received the invitation from Paris and came to Troy." The boat moved faster and reported immediately.
When Chryses landed on the dock, Gesne was waiting to arrive.
"Dear Priest Chryses, Prince Paris has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me." With that, he took Chryses into the chariot.
The chariot drove for a long time to the city of Troy. Under the guidance of Gesnes, Chryses soon arrived at the residence of Prince Paris.
"Dudu" Gesne knocked on the door twice, received a reply, and took Chryses into the small hall.
"Prince, the priest Chryses has arrived." Gesne said.
"Well, you go down." Pei Ziyun waved Gesnie away.
"Dear Prince Paris, thank you very much for your grand invitation." Chryses put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly.
"Dear Priest Chryses, you have worked hard all the way." Pei Ziyun looked at Chryses: "Please drink a cup of mead, which is made from real honey."
"Thank you, Prince Paris." Chryses seemed to be well-dressed, but he could not hide the sorrow on his face. He knew that he became like this because of the fact that his daughter Chryseis was robbed.
"I heard that your daughter Chryses was captured by Achilles in Mysia?" Pei Ziyun asked directly when he saw Chryses having a drink.
"Oh, Prince Paris, I am worried about this matter." Chryses shook his head and sighed: "Cryses is such a lovely girl. Unfortunately, she was captured by Achilles. I simply can't Imagine her hard days among the enemy.”
"If I had taken her to my side, such a sad thing would not have happened."
Pei Ziyun looked at Chryses who was sinking into self-pity in front of him. He knew that the heat was almost done, so he waved his hand and two servants came up with plates.
One plate is gold, a shining gold bar, and the other is a thick copper cake.
"Dear priest, you don't have to be so sad and desperate. Apollo is watching over us. I cannot tolerate this blasphemy."
"A year ago, I was loaded with gold and bronze. This was the loot I got from killing Periface. Unfortunately, I lost most of my gold and bronze in the storm, so this is all I have."
"I give them all to you now, that these gold and bronze may redeem your daughter."
Chryses looked at Paris's actions and was extremely grateful. He also needed a sum of money to redeem his daughter. He raised his hands and said: "My god Apollo, do you hear that? It makes sense to protect Troy and Prince Paris, how kind and generous he is."
With a smile on his face, Pei Ziyun said, "Priest Chryses, I have prepared a delicious feast for you."
Chryses was moved by how generous and considerate Prince Paris was: "My venerable Prince Paris, thank you very much for your generous gift and hospitality."
Pei Ziyun stood up and walked to the banquet hall holding Chryses' hand.
greek camp
There are rows of stone barracks in the camp. These are the places where princes and heroes live, which can better withstand the cold in winter.
Because there were ordinary soldiers living around, Agamemnon didn't spend so much time building stone buildings for them. It was still an ordinary tent, but it had more functions than when he first arrived.
At this time, there was a wind spreading in the camp, which was exactly what the prophet Calkas said back then.
"Troy cannot be captured without Achilles, son of Peleus."
This kind of words is most likely to be recognized by the ordinary soldiers below, because they have few channels to obtain information, and the Trojan War has been going on for so long, and there has been no substantial progress. Just when Achilles came, there was a new one. breakthrough.
Moreover, Achilles's strength was obvious to everyone, and he was truly invulnerable. This reminded many soldiers of Cynos, who had given them nightmares in the past.
Because of his invulnerable physique, Kuknos was able to fight his way in and out of the camp unstoppable. These have become the permanent memories of ordinary soldiers.
At this time, Achilles's power was not inferior to that of Cycnus. Some people in the camp were even more jealous and said: "There has been no progress in the war for so long. Achilles has made a new breakthrough as soon as he came. This shows that The role of Achilles is even greater than that of Agamemnon."
These are completely heartbreaking words. Ordinary soldiers would not say such treasonous words.
In order for such extremely serious words to sow discord to spread in the camp, the people Gesnie arranged to come in were indispensable.
"And as soon as Achilles arrived, he attacked and destroyed Mysia and killed Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons, who was the daughter of Ares, the god of war."
"The greatness of Achilles is completely greater than that of Agamemnon. Only he can lead us to the final victory of the war."
"Abominable, abominable Achilles." It was almost dusk, and the maid held up the wooden pole, lit the lamp, and illuminated the decoration. It was a marble sculpture holding a silver candlestick, which was the trophy obtained.
In the past, Agamemnon would have spent some time admiring it, but at this time, he had no thoughts at all and wandered around the hall, roaring.
These rumors finally reached the ears of Agamemnon, and he was very angry when he heard the rumors.
Originally, he was a person with a very strong desire for power, and he would even sacrifice his own daughter to the gods for power.
The arrival of Achilles and his rapidly growing prestige will undoubtedly challenge authority and thus affect his position in the Greek coalition. This cannot be tolerated.
Agamemnon was furious. It was not until he saw Chryseis that Achilles gave him that the anger in his heart gradually calmed down.
Chryseis was supple and beautiful, but there were too many girls. Agamemnon didn't value her beauty too much, he just thought: "Even if you are the son of Thetis, even if you attack Myssia in one go, , killed Amazon Queen Penthesilea, you still have to obediently hand over 1/3 of your wealth to me under my authority."
“And delivered up the supple and beautiful Chryseis, how lovely her body was, especially when it trembled.”
Thinking of this, Agamemnon calmed down. Although Achilles was powerful, he still had to surrender to himself. According to the rules, he had to give a part of the loot to him.
The rules of the Greek coalition forces are that when heroes go out to fight, 1/3 of the loot they search must be handed over to the commander of the coalition forces. Some of it is used to maintain normal war consumption, and most of it goes into Agamemnon's personal pocket.
"But I have to suppress it appropriately, otherwise my status will be seriously challenged." Agamemnon thought with a sullen face.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside, and a person reported: "Commander Agamemnon, Chryses, the priest of Charyse Island, came with gold and bronze to redeem his daughter Chryseis. .”
The eyes of Chryseis, who was busy in the hall, lit up. Agamemnon couldn't help but frown slightly, glanced at her, and said, "I'll go take a look."
Saying that, he went out with the soldiers.
At this time, at the gate of the Greek camp, Chryses, the priest of Apollo, slowly walked into the camp. He held a golden staff of peace with an olive branch sacrificed to Apollo wrapped around it, and brought A large ransom was paid.
His arrival caused a commotion in the Greek camp. The soldiers on the watchtower watched him coming with peace and did not shoot with their bows and arrows immediately.
The soldiers in the camp did not stop him and put him into the camp. Some princes came out of the tent and gathered around the gate of the camp to watch Chryses' actions.
Everyone was talking about Chryses coming to the Greek camp to redeem his daughter.
"Have you seen it? I heard that this is a priest whose daughter was captured by Achilles. This time he is bringing a ransom to ransom his daughter."
"Will the commander-in-chief agree to this? I remember Chryses dedicated it to the commander-in-chief."
"The ransom he brought is so much. If it were me, I would definitely not refuse."
Chryses raised the Golden Staff of Peace in front of his chest and looked at more and more people around him. Knowing that the people were almost gathered, he revealed his identity and purpose of coming.
"Sons of Atreus and Argos, princes and heroes, let the gods of heaven bless you so that you may fulfill your wish and return to your hometown safely. If you are willing to accept the ransom I have brought, return my daughter to you. , I will bless you devoutly.”
“For Apollo’s sake, give me back my daughter Chryses, priest of Apollo.
The surrounding princes and soldiers heard Chryses's speech and applauded to express their acceptance.
"Did you hear that? He is the priest of Apollo. We should return his daughter to him, otherwise we will offend the gods."
"He brought so much ransom and was sincere, so we should fulfill it."
"Did you just hear that? He will pray and bless us, and a priest praying devoutly does us no harm."
Agamemnon was unhappy when he saw the behavior of the soldiers and the prince.
In fact, Agamemnon was not reluctant to part with Chryseis' lovely body, but Chryseis was given to him by Achilles. In his mind, this was a sign of Achilles' surrender. .
He could not accept the redemption of Chryseis by Chryses, because doing so would undermine his authority.
The more powerful Achilles was, the more he wanted to keep Chryseis.
Therefore, Agamemnon stood up and said angrily: "Old man, you are not allowed to appear near my camp again. Your daughter is my slave now and will still be my slave in the future."
"I want to take her back to Argos, live in my palace, and let her spin for me all day! Go away! Don't make me angry, and go home!"
Agamemnon became more and more angry as he spoke. It seemed that Chryseis had redeemed Achilles from Chryseis, who had given Achilles to him. It seemed that if she lost her, he would lose his rule over Achilles, so The last sentence already contained a chilling murderous aura.
(End of chapter)