Troy

The city was full of celebrations, whether it was the elder's mansion, or the citizen's mansion, or the slum where the freedmen were located, they all woke up in advance.

When Prince Paris returned, he first offered sacrifices to the gods, then to the kings, princes, and elders, and now it was finally the turn of ordinary citizens, even free people.

For three days and three nights, bread and songs and dances were distributed, and a troubadour shouted in the streets to the citizens and freemen: "...... Decades ago, Hercules, the Greek, attacked our city, snatched our princess Hesione, and killed most of the citizens, and now we have finally got our revenge. ”

"Prince Paris snatched Helen back, and for our shame, he generously shared the looted property with everyone......"

"God bless Prince Paris, if there is a sin, we will bear it together!" cheered the people below.

"Of course, Telamon has treated our princess Hesione well enough to make her his lawful wife, and now we are to do good to Helen. ”

"That's right, we Trojans don't be ungrateful, we don't bully the weak. ”

When the last elder, Ernis, sent Prince Paris out of the gate, he also heard the cheers of the streets, and could not help saying, "Listen, this is the people cheering for you, Prince Paris." ”

Pei Ziyun smiled slightly, he had been wearing a samurai's white tunic with a bronze belt around his waist and a short sword, and then said: "It's for Troy to cheer, we are all working hard for the strength of Troy, and the benefits should be shared with the people." ”

"You're right, Prince Paris. Elder Ernis nodded repeatedly, as far as he knew, Prince Paris had given 2/3 of the looted property 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.

And Prince Paris is a hero in this sense.

After going out, Pei Ziyun didn't leave immediately, stood on the steps not far away and looked at the city, feeling the warm atmosphere, and shook his head: "This kind of celebration is afraid that there will not be many in the future." ”

"My venerable master, Prince Paris, what are you looking at, watching the whole city cheer for you?" said Gesnie, who had come over, bowing slightly.

The young prince took one look, laughed, and said unceremoniously: "You feel sorry for this gold?"

"Yes, I thought they could stay, but I didn't want you to spend them, and they would flow like the Achelous River. ”

"No, my dear friend Gesne, you haven't learned much. ”

"If I had just returned, I would have been eager to offer sacrifices to the gods, to kings, princes, elders, and citizens, and to give gifts to kings, princes, elders, and citizens. ”

"Whoever takes it is justified because of the necessary cost to solve my troubles. ”

"But now that the Council of Citizens and Elders has decided to support me, and has taken on this responsibility, it will be an unexpected gift for me to show it again, and everyone is thanking me - you have finished your sacrifice?"

"Yes, I oversee the messengers, and on your behalf I offer the gifts to the gods, and all the gods who have temples in Troy receive their share. ”

"The great Zeus is 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 he understood that the monarch and the gods were very similar in some aspects, but the immortals had a broader vision and a more distant plan.

However, it is a must to show respect to the 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 sika deer of the goddess Artemis during the last hunt, and in order to appease the goddess's anger, Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia to the goddess, but at the last moment, Iphigenia was taken away by the goddess. ”

Gesnes was also shocked in his heart, the last time Prince Paris asked him to pay attention to Agamemnon's hunting, he still wondered, he didn't know what the purpose of paying attention to this was.

But this time Agamemnon hunted and killed the sika deer of the goddess Artemis, and Gesner was shocked, Prince Paris could even know in advance about this kind of thing involving the gods, which was too powerful.

Pei Ziyun quietly listened to Gesne's report, and when he heard that Iphigenia was picked up by the goddess Artemis, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and secretly thought: "Artemis (Artemis) is really a goddess of wisdom. ”

This inconspicuous goddess in mythology is actually ranked very high on Mount Olympus, with divine power above Apollo and even above Hera, only Hera has part of the authority of Zeus to nominally surpass her.

In this Agamemnon hunt, Artemis blocked all the Greek heroes from going to sea just for a sika deer, and also demanded the princess Iphigenia, although the prince and the king agreed, but if the goddess accepted it like this, it would actually have a negative impact on her image.

The prince did not know that it was the acquiescence and instruction of Zeus and Hera.

But she replaced the princess Iphigenia with a sika deer, and in this incident, instead of discrediting her, she showed the goddess's tolerance and benevolence.

"It's not easy!"

After listening to a report, Pei Ziyun no longer thought about the goddess, but just muttered: "Is it? Agamemnon still chose to consolidate his power and kill his own daughter Iphigenia?"

"Yes, Prince Paris. Gesne replied in acknowledgement.

"Agamemnon, you have chosen this path, and you have died in the hearts of God and your queen, and now you are only needed to command the coalition forces. ”

The relationship between Agamemnon and the queen was not based on a good relationship, and it was Agamemnon who killed Tantalus, the husband of Queen Clytemnestra, and snatched the child from Clytemnestra's arms and killed him. ”

"The queen's aged father, Tyndareus, knew that this was the will of Zeus, and had to forgive Agamemnon and marry his daughter to him, while Clytemnestra kept his vows to be a faithful wife, and bore you three daughters and a son. ”

"Now, you are going to kill your own daughter, in this case, all feelings are over, and the death omen is already on your head, this is fate. ”

Pei Ziyun shook his head, feeling sorry for Agamemnon's approach.

In fact, from his point of view, Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon for quite a reason, who would fall in love with someone who killed his husband, his own children, and his own daughter?

After Agamemnon revealed his ambition to unify Greece and become king of all nations, his fate was sealed.

Zeus would never allow Agamemnon to continue to exist, because Agamemnon wanted the king of all to offend his realm.

Just as he thought about it, a servant hurriedly came: "Prince Paris, the palace has come to report, the messenger of the Greeks has come, Menelaus, Palamedes and Odysseus are making a big noise in the palace, and the king wants you to go there at once." ”

As soon as these words fell, a small plum blossom appeared quickly, and quickly enlarged, turning into a transparent data frame, with a faint sense of light in front of the eyes.

"Mission: Fight back against the Greek emissaries, fight for morality, and duel Menelaus. ”

"Well, I see, you tell my father, and I'll go to the palace. Looking at the system task, Pei Ziyun got up as he spoke, and Gesne slowly retreated.

"The envoy is making a lot of noise? Looking at the situation of the three people, it is obvious that they are here to obtain the righteous name of this war, and they want to put the responsibility of this war on Troy?"

Pei Ziyun immediately understood the meaning of the system, not to mention kicking the blame to the Greeks, at least half of the responsibility for both sides of this war is the minimum bottom line.

"Duel, in this day and age, is a very normal and responsible practice, and if I can use it skillfully, the jurisprudence of war is half settled. Pei Ziyun thought, at this time, Gesne, who had just retired, had already prepared the carriage, so he got into the carriage.

"Smack. A horsewhip exploded, and the carriage sped towards the palace, and when Pei Ziyun hurried to the palace, rushed to the door of the hall, and was about to enter, he heard Odysseus talking.

"Dear King Priam, I strongly protest the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy, and the robbery of the royal palace, which is a grave violation of civil law and the way of host. ”

"In my capacity as an emissary to Greece, I solemnly ask Troy to return the treasures of the palace of Sparta that Queen Helen of Sparta and Prince Paris have looted, and if Troy does not return it in time, King Priam, with all due respect, this will lead directly to the outbreak of war, which will surely bring great losses to you and your kingdom. ”

Odysseus's well-reasoned remarks had a good effect, and Troy was silent for a while.

Parismedes looked at the performance of the Trojans, thinking that these people were afraid of the might of Greece, and felt in his heart that Troy would not dare to confront the mighty Greece, but remembering Agamemnon's command and Menelaus's eyes, he stood up and said: "Ah, King Priam, the Greeks would rather die than endure the insults and bullying of strangers. ”

As soon as he said this, the Trojans frowned: "You Greeks can't stand insults and bullying, and we Trojans are willing to put up with your insults and bullying?"

Odysseus cursed in his heart, but he didn't intend to stop Palamedes, after all, this is what Agamemnon meant - peace negotiations, but they could not succeed.

Palamedes was heard crying out: "We are furious and have decided to wash away the shame they have suffered. Therefore, our Supreme Commander, the most famous hero of all Greece, the mighty King Agamemnon of McKenny, and all the Greek heroes and princes, ask me to tell you: return to us the queen and all the goods you have taken, or you will be utterly destroyed. ”

As he spoke, Palamedes also named the princes of all the great powers of Greece, and upon hearing this provocative remark, the sons of Priam and the elders of Troy were furious, and vowed to give the Greeks a little color.

"You are simply arrogant, I want to see what you do to destroy Troy. A bearded Troy elder stood up and spoke.

"Outlander, Troy is no longer the Troy that you destroyed at will, and you still want to destroy our homeland as you did then, how naïve and ridiculous. Even the elders of the pacifist faction stood up and spoke.

"Father, I think we Troy should teach the arrogant Greeks a lesson. Prince Deifubos said.

"You Greeks want to destroy Troy, and we want to destroy your homeland, Greece. Troy Rose jumped out and said.

Priam raised his right hand to ask for silence, he stood up on his throne and said to the three messengers: "Stranger, your fellow countryman Hercules attacked our city and destroyed it while we were living in peace, and at the same time he took my innocent sister Hesione, and then gave her to his friend Telamon as a slave. ”

Priam said this, his eyes sad, as if he had fallen into a period of unbearable recollection, and continued: "Thanks to Telamon for his kindness, to make my sister his lawful wife, but this still does not make up for the insult and bullying against us, and to return Helen and Sparta's belongings, there must be one condition, that you first send my sister Hesione back." ”

All the Trojans present unanimously agreed with the king's speech, but Palamedes disagreed with Priam's speech, saying: "Trojans, listen, there are no prerequisites for the fulfillment of our demands, and we will not be responsible for what our father, Hercules, did. ”

"But one of your sons, Paris, has insulted us, so we must meet our demands unconditionally, and make a wise decision as soon as possible, lest you suffer complete destruction. ”

These words of Palamedes were tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and Priam and all the Trojans present were completely enraged.

Even if some of them didn't want to completely tear their faces with the Greeks at first, they were furious and eager to fight the arrogant Greeks immediately.

At this moment, Pei Ziyun, who was listening to the fierce confrontation inside, entered the palace and laughed and said: "So that's what you mean, the Greeks can rob us, but the Trojans can't retaliate, the Greeks must wash away their shame, and the Trojans must swallow their anger, right?"

Speaking of this, the smile on Pei Ziyun's face was already full of sarcasm.

Palamedes' logic, the Greeks robbed Troy is justified, but the Trojans to rob the Greeks is heinous and needs to apologize unconditionally.

"Maybe that's what most Greeks think?" Pei Ziyun thought to himself.

After all, the whole of Greece is powerful, and although Troy is also a big country, it is still a lot worse than a powerful Greece, which is the logic of a great power.

As soon as Pei Ziyun's words fell, a person suddenly jumped out and roared: "Paris." ”

Pei Ziyun looked over and saw that one of the three messengers was glaring at him angrily, knowing that this person was Menelaus, the king of Sparta.

I saw that Menelaus was so angry that his hand was on the sword at his waist, and he was about to draw it.

"Give me back Helen, you despicable person!"