Hector put on the armor and became the victor. The armor was considered a trophy. He showed off and kept moving to attract more people's attention.
Pei Ziyun knew that Hector's move would undoubtedly arouse the resentment of the gods. The gods of Olympus hated human beings' arrogance or blasphemy - and plundering the wealth that the gods had given to humans was one of them.
"O Hector, this move will hasten your arrival at the end of your destiny."
"Mortals can just plunder their property, but if they get treasures given to humans by gods, they should respectfully offer sacrifices to gods so that gods can take them back."
"What God gives you is yours. If you don't give it to you, don't reach out and take it."
"This is why I advised you not to get the divine horse not long ago, but now you have obtained the divine armor."
Pei Ziyun shook his head. Hector was the backbone of Troy and the heir to the future king. If he died, the whole of Troy would be greatly affected.
In the past history, when Hector died, Troy was destroyed not long after, but now it is different. Pei Ziyun is here, and he can continue to support Troy even if Hector is not there.
Although he knew that Hector was about to face misfortune, Pei Ziyun could not speak out under the attention of the gods. He just said: "Father, brother, I have a proposal."
Pei Ziyun always puts forward some very constructive opinions at critical moments, and everyone is used to this.
At this time, when King Priam and Hector heard what Pei Ziyun said, they both looked over and waited expectantly for Pei Ziyun to speak.
"Paris, what do you propose? Priam couldn't help but ask.
Pei Ziyun said: "Father, brother, in this war, many heroes from both sides of us died, and their bodies fell into the hands of the other side."
Of course, Priam and Hector knew about this. They also discussed the plan to use money to redeem the corpses of heroes and princes, but later gave up due to various reasons.
"I propose that weapons and armor are the spoils of war for both sides and should be owned by both sides, but the bodies snatched by both sides can be exchanged with each other."
"Will the Greeks agree to the exchange? You must know that although they have sacrificed more heroes and princes than us, there is no guarantee that they will agree with our plan." Priam was very moved. One of his own sons was killed, and he was killed by the Greeks. People hold on.
"Father, I believe it is possible. We will exchange with them. They also have the bodies of heroes and princes that they want to redeem. The body of Patroclus, who was just killed by his brother, especially wants to redeem it. This can be Change a few."
In fact, Pei Ziyun had similar thoughts to others, but he didn't think of them so clearly, let alone put them forward. These words would undoubtedly impress King Priam, who needed to retrieve the corpses of some heroes and princes lost on the battlefield. In exchange, it can also bring some relief to the family.
King Priam thought about it carefully and felt that Paris's argument had merit. He agreed with Pei Ziyun and said, "Okay, you can handle this matter."
He was very confident that Paris could do things. So far, everything Paris had done had been completed beautifully, and none of them were sloppy, so he left the full responsibility to Pei Ziyun.
But after Priam finished speaking, he shed tears. This time his son died in battle with his allies, and he felt extremely sad. He wiped the tears on his face with his hands.
The sympathy for the deceased made everyone around him look at him with respect.
Although some people were injured or died in the previous battles, no prince was killed. Today's battle was too fierce, and many princes and heroes were killed.
Pei Ziyun received Priam's order and took full responsibility for this matter. He didn't want to disturb Priam too much, so he said goodbye and left.
After leaving the palace gate, he turned a few corners and came to the place where the corpses of various heroes and princes were parked. The corpses were all stripped naked, with blood everywhere and their intestines leaking out.
"Clean all the bodies."
"Sew up the wound with needle and thread."
"All the cleaned corpses were placed on wooden beds, carefully anointed with ointment, put on clean new clothes, and each was covered with a linen quilt."
"I will pay for all the expenses - you go quickly." Pei Ziyun ordered loudly: "Also, prepare to pour gifts. We will simply sacrifice to the gods so that the heroes and princes can be cleansed."
The servants of the palace immediately got busy, cleaning and cleaning, making beds and making wooden beds in the lumber warehouse. Half an hour later, these corpses were lying on the wooden beds with peaceful faces, as if they were asleep.
At this time, Pei Ziyun raised a cup to offer sacrifices and poured it on the ground to save the souls of the dead heroes and princes. Finally, he said to the soldiers: "Follow me to send these corpses to the Greek camp."
"Aeneas, come with me once!"
"No problem." Aeneas knew it was not safe to go alone and agreed immediately.
The soldiers got the order and loaded the bodies onto the chariot. The chariot drove slowly towards the Greek camp.
greek camp
At this time, there were signs of burning everywhere in the camp. Some tents had been burned by the fire, but the stone houses were basically intact.
There was a lot of commotion in the camp, as everyone was busy treating the wounded, collecting corpses, counting supplies, repairing boats, and setting up camps.
At this time, Menelaus returned to the camp and found Antilochus among the chaotic crowd.
Antilochus watched Menelaus, the King of Sparta, coming to him. He was confused and asked, "Dear King of Sparta, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Don't you know, Antilochus?" said Menelaus.
"Know what?" Anticlus asked.
"There is a god who caused disaster for us." Menelaus said straight to the point. In fact, he was not the only one who knew this. Everyone already knew clearly that this god was Zeus, the god of thunder.
Menelaus could only call God a general concept, but could not say his real name. Zeus did not like a group of mortals speaking ill of him behind his back. If he knew that any mortal dared to slander him, this person would definitely suffer revenge.
"In the battle just now, the Trojans won. Although Patroclus was very powerful, he met Hector and was killed by Hector with a spear. He was already dead on the battlefield. The Greeks had lost their bravest hero."
"And Hector also took his armor and his body."
Menelaus' words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Anticlus' body to sway. He did not expect that Patroclus would be killed on the battlefield.
"There is only one braver man alive now, and that is Achilles. Go to Achilles's barracks quickly and tell him this sad news."
When Antilochus heard the bad news brought back by Menelaus, his face was covered with tears. He stood blankly for a long time before he realized what was happening. Without saying a word, he turned around and ran towards the warship. He wanted to Tell Achilles the sad news.
He could already imagine how grieved Achilles would be when he heard the news and knew that his good friend Patroclus had died on the battlefield.
He ran all the way towards the warship, crying.
Achilles is still the same as before, sitting in front of the warship in meditation and motionless, no one comes to disturb him. When he has nothing to do, he just likes to be alone and lost in thought. Whether he is in Troy or in the palace before, he is like this. When I saw Antilochus coming in a hurry, I had an ominous premonition and said to myself: "Why did Antilochus come towards the warship in panic? My mother once predicted that when I was alive, Myrmiduna The bravest hero among men will die at the hands of the Trojans. Could this prophecy be fulfilled?"
Just thinking about it, I heard Antilochus shouting to Achilles: "Alas, Achilles, our Patroclus has been killed, and Hector has taken his body and armor. .”
He spoke quickly, but to Achilles, it was like a bolt from the blue.
Although Achilles had some ominous premonitions, when he actually heard the terrible news that Patroclus, who had been alive and powerful just now, would never come back after going out, his eyesight turned black, and his legs suddenly went weak, and he knelt down. He fell to the ground, picked up the dirt with both hands, sprinkled it on himself, and threw himself on the ground, pulling his hair and crying loudly. Antilochus heard the cry, and his heart was filled with panic, and he quickly grabbed Antilochus. Chileus's hands were worried that he would suddenly pull out his sword and commit suicide.
Aegean Palace
Nereus, the son of Pontos and Gaia (Earth), symbolizes the friendly side of the sea and lives in the Aegean Sea. It has the power of prophecy, although Poseidon replaced it. The Titans ruled the seas, but were also the gods of the sea, who had many daughters.
At this time, one of his daughters Thetis (Thetis), who was in the palace, heard Achilles's crying and couldn't help sobbing.
Thetis didn't know why Achilles was crying. When she heard the cry, she felt a burst of sadness in her heart.
"Oh my God," Thetis said to her sisters.
"I gave birth to such a noble, brave and handsome son, but he can never return to the palace of his father Peleus!"
"He has suffered countless misfortunes, and I can't help his fate. Now I must go and see my beloved son, and I want to hear what sad things happened to him."
"Didn't he just sit by the warship and watch the battle? Why is he crying so sadly now?"
Thetis has been paying attention to Achilles' movements and is well aware of Achilles' situation in the Greek camp. In fact, she also knows what happened, but she can't stand Achilles being so grief-stricken.
So with that said, she took several sisters and left the palace, came to the coast, and headed towards Achilles who was crying.
(End of chapter)