The merchants were led by soldiers into Agamemnon's camp.
The barracks are all built of stone, surrounded by some small rooms that can be used for rest and other functions. In the middle is a hall, which is very wide and can accommodate hundreds of people.
In the middle of the hall is a stone chair with a thick carpet on it. An oil lamp is lit on the stone table, giving off a faint light. There are two soldiers standing on the left and right.
Stone chairs are placed in the hall to facilitate the heroes and princes in the camp to come to the hall to discuss matters.
When the merchants entered the hall, they sang loudly: "Great Commander Agamemnon, I am Toresk, a citizen of Mykonen. Under your light, we successfully rushed from Greece to Troy with goods. I hope You continue to protect us."
As the merchant spoke, he came to Agamemnon and knelt down to kiss the carpet at Agamemnon's feet with a respectful expression. Agamemnon felt relieved when he saw the merchant being so respectful and asked, "Are you from Myken?" Ni, do you have any news about my hometown?"
Although messengers from Mykenny would bring news from Mykenny every once in a while, Agamemnon still wanted to know more from the merchant.
The businessman said: "I have traveled to many city-states, and I have seen that princes and heroes have been away from home for too long, and changes have taken place. Some have even caused turmoil."
"The city-state of Argos produces good horses. When I went to purchase them, I saw riots." The businessman Toresque said a few examples, which made Agamemnon's face change. It is very common for a king to have problems after being away from home for a long time. Thinking about this question, I heard another compliment: "Great Commander Agamemnon, your kingdom is very peaceful, your queen is in power, and your nephew Aegisthus lives in the palace to help the queen. Governing the kingdom.”
"All this is your prestige and the protection of great Zeus."
In fact, this is the fact that the nephew Aegisthus and the queen have slept together and divided the power of the kingdom, but the god has decided to let his queen and nephew kill the commander, so Agamemnon was very happy when he heard the news. He had no doubts and raised his hands to thank God, thinking that the hatred between the families had been eliminated.
"Great Zeus, thank you very much for your kindness to me. I will be grateful to you."
Agamemnon was also convinced that his wife would no longer resent him after so many years, after all, their daughter was not dead.
"Torresk, the news you brought is very important to me. I have decided to reward you with gold and bronze, and you will also gain a little friendship from me." Agamemnon said.
"Dear Commander Agamemnon, thank you very much for your enthusiasm and generosity." The businessman Toresk did not expect that by doing this trivial thing, he gained Agamemnon's friendship, gold and bronze. Now there are The servant came in holding two trays containing gold and bronze.
"Toresk, in order to thank you for the news you brought, these are rewards for you."
The merchant took the gold and bronze and smiled. This business was really worth it. Not only did he get money from the goods, but he also got rewards.
"Sure enough, the information sold by the bard in his hometown is very valuable - every prince wants to hear news about his hometown and family."
“They would give gold for this information.”
Pei Ziyun's methods are all indirect, and the process is very "natural", so the businessman Toresque feels that it is very normal and this is a kind of business.
And everything he said was true. At most, the bard "organized" the information. Some of it was focused, a little vague, and some of it was in reverse order - but it was all true.
As long as it is true, it is normal for there to be emphasis and inversion. Everyone sees and hears only one side of the story, and even God cannot find the problem.
"Toresque, thank you for your hard work. If you have any grievances about doing business here, you can come to me and I will consider your legitimate requests." What Agamemnon said was purely polite, and the last sentence added was also afraid that If Toresque really comes to find him, he will only consider legitimate requests.
As for what is a legitimate request, the final right of interpretation can only belong to Agamemnon.
"Do you have any other news?" Agamemnon asked, and his question was very skillful. The subtext was that if there is no other news, you can get out.
The merchant hesitated and said: "Dear Commander Agamemnon, I am deeply grateful for the gold you gave me - you know, the merchant has exchanges with both Greece and Troy."
"Well, I know that. Don't worry, I won't blame you. This is your duty as a businessman."
"Thank you very much, great commander, but I need to tell you that this time I heard a news from Troy."
"What's the news?" Agamemnon was stunned and immediately woke up.
"I heard that Penthesilea died, and the god-given weapons and armor she left behind, Paris will return them to the Amazons and give them to Hippolyta, who is also the princess of the Amazons and the daughter of Ares, the god of war. .”
"Now he is preparing to go to sea secretly, and he is also carrying Troy's compensation-a large amount of gold and bronze."
"Is what you said true?" Agamemnon's heart moved and he stood up.
"Of course it is absolutely true, great commander-in-chief." The businessman Torrex said.
"I want to verify the authenticity of this news. You know, war cannot be careless. If this news is indeed true, you will inevitably be rewarded." Agamemnon said.
"Great Commander Agamemnon, thank you so much for your generosity. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." After saying that, the businessman slowly retreated.
Seeing the merchants leaving, an idea popped into Agamemnon's mind: "Trojan is going to send the weapons and armor given by the gods, as well as a large amount of gold and bronze to the Amazon, so that he can intercept them."
"Not only can you gain wealth and weapons, but you can also prove your merits to the entire coalition."
Agamemnon stood up. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He felt that this plan was feasible. You must know that Achilles was so arrogant and domineering because he thought that without him, the Greek coalition would not be able to achieve results.
Now I can let him understand that the Greek coalition can succeed without him.
Paris traveling alone in a boat may be an opportunity, Agamemnon thought: "Of course, the premise is to verify whether the news is correct and whether Paris traveled alone in a boat."
Agamemnon's first reaction was to ask Calchas for his opinion on this matter. After all, he was a prophet and could predict the good and bad fortunes of this incident, so that he could seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
But Agamemnon thought about it again and snorted when he thought of Calchas speaking from Achilles' point of view and speaking ill of himself at the princes' meeting.
This time, I believe that I can do it well without Calchas and Achilles, so that everyone will not feel that the Greek coalition can't do anything without them.
This time, we must make it clear to everyone that the Greek coalition can be without anyone, but it cannot be without Agamemnon.
I, Agamemnon, am the only one irreplaceable.
Thinking of this, Agamemnon called to the messenger: "Go and call some heroes and princes to come to the hall to discuss."
As he spoke, he announced a list of names.
In less than a moment, the heroes and princes whose names were called rushed to Agamemnon's barracks one after another. Among them were the sons of Diocreus, Crito and Orsikoros, the sons of Hercules. Telepalmus, Ajax's half-brother Teucer and other eight heroes.
And Odysseus is among them. These heroes are heroes and princes who are favored by Agamemnon and who also support Agamemnon.
Seeing that everyone was here and sitting around on the chairs below, Agamemnon said: "Listen, princes and heroes, you must win the battle to prevent Achilles from being too arrogant."
After he said this, he remained silent and watched the reactions of the prince and the hero.
In fact, these heroes and princes also couldn't stand Achilles' strength, but Achilles' strength was not revealed.
Hearing Agamemnon say this, Hercules' son Telepalmus immediately responded: "Great commander, you said you want us to win a great victory, but you don't know what we should do?"
Agamemnon glanced at him approvingly, feeling that the cooperation was very good, and immediately said: "I recently received news that Prince Paris of Troy will transport the god-given weapons and armor of Queen Penthesilea of the Amazon, as well as a batch of gold and Bronze goes to Amazon.”
"Maybe he wants to continue to be friendly with Amazon."
"Does the commander want us to seize these things?" Creton, the son of Diocreis, asked.
"Yes, as long as we have the accurate time and place to go to sea and ambush midway, we will be able to rob these things and kill the hateful Paris."
"Is the news reliable, great commander?" Orsikoros asked.
"Of course it is reliable, and I plan to send someone to inquire and verify the specific time and place of the voyage, as well as the strength. If there are really only one or two ships out, with the strength of us here, without Achilles, we can still go smoothly Robbery and murder.”
"If there are a lot of ships, it may be a trap. We will respond according to the situation."
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Troy does not have a particularly powerful hero now. The only one who is considered powerful is Hector. But besides Achilles, there are also people who can deal with it - Diomedes and Aea the Younger. Both Si and Ajax are fine.
"Commander Agamemnon, have you consulted the prophet Calchas about this matter?" Odysseus asked cautiously after hearing this. He has always been very cautious. This time he suddenly heard Agamemnon. With Gamemnon planning like this, there was no reason why he thought he should ask Calchas for his opinion.
Agamemnon's eyes turned cold and he said rudely: "Odysseus, we don't need to ask the prophet Calchas every time we attack. Besides, this time the matter is basically certain, so there is no need. Go trouble him."
During the last princes' meeting, Calchas offended Agamemnon severely and was suspected of defecting to Achilles. These were things that Agamemnon could not tolerate.
Odysseus doesn't know how to open the pot, and it's strange that Agamemnon has a good face.
"That being the case, I have no objection to the commander's plan." The cunning Odysseus immediately expressed his support for Agamemnon's decision and would not offend Agamemnon again.
Agamemnon's face improved after hearing this: "Since everyone supports it, then when I confirm the information about Troy, I will do it this time and win a big victory so that the arrogant Achilles can put away his contempt. "
Having said that, it cuts through the metal.
(End of chapter)