Chapter 542: The Wrong Letter
Even Hercules, the son of Zeus and Alcmene and with the help of Athena, drank Hera's milk, but he was educated by many heroes and sages.
The Theban king Amphitryon himself taught to drive a chariot, the Okarian king Eurytus taught the bow and arrow, Harperucus taught gladiatorial fighting and boxing, and Kemorchus taught the ballachin to sing.
One of Zeus's twins, Castor, taught heavily armed to fight in the field, and Apollo's son Rinus taught to read and write.
That's what made Hercules.
The sons of Zeus must be educated, but how did Prince Paris's talent come about?
"I don't know, he used to study knowledge and etiquette with the scholars in the city for a while, but the time was very short, by the way, his wife Onone is the daughter of the river god Klumbus, maybe she can teach him some knowledge. ”
"But such a short time is not enough for him to master so much knowledge and etiquette, is it?" Odysseus asked, "As for Onone, although she is the daughter of the river god Clumbus, she ......"
The following words are not said, after all, mortals cannot comment on a god casually, even if it is a weak god, but everyone knows the meaning - this is not something that the river god Clumb can teach, let alone Onone.
"Maybe it's a gift from God!" Antenor sighed.
"Another gift from the gods?" In this world, the gods are real, intervening in the fate of mortals at all times, and the three of them dare not despise them and fall into contemplation.
In this way, God thinks too much of Prince Paris, right?
But Odysseus was the embodiment of the gods' intentions, and he proposed at the wedding of Menelaus and Helen that all the Greek princes swear to protect the marriage - thus laying the foundation for the joint expedition to Troy, or Athens might have laughed out loud if Sparta had suffered this disgrace.
Why did our city-state go on an expedition to Troy for Sparta?
Although Troy has a lot of wealth, he is not easy to mess with!
It was because of this oath to God that the princes of all Greece had to unite.
Odysseus was the concrete executor, always under the protection of Athena, and naturally knew that it was the will of the gods, but now Prince Paris saw that some of the gods disagreed, and also sided with Troy, and gave great assistance.
Undoubtedly, this made the expedition of the Greeks to Troy very difficult, putting numerous heroes and princes in a dangerous situation.
"Could it be that this is the true intention of the gods, to let each other's heroes kill each other?" Odysseus shuddered a little, and quickly removed some thoughts from his mind.
The gods were very perceptive and could not tolerate the slightest offense, even if they were favored by Athena.
Just as Elder Antenor was talking about Prince Paris, and the three messengers were lost in thought, there was a commotion at the door of the dining room.
In a moment, one of the servants came in and bowed down and said to Elder Antenor, "Master, Prince Paris's butler Genes has arrived, with gold, and said it was a gift for the three messengers. ”
When Menelaus heard this, he was immediately furious, and kicked the banquet table over, and was about to draw his sword.
In Menelaus's opinion, Paris is a naked humiliation, taking the gold from himself to bribe himself?
Palamedes happened to be sitting next to Menelaus, and although he received Menelaus's gold, he saw Menelaus's actions and quickly put down his wine glass to stop Menelaus's impulse.
"O king of Sparta, take a break from your anger, and listen to what the man sent by Paris has to say, and it is not too late to be angry. ”
"Hmph. Menelaus snorted coldly, showing that he was extremely dissatisfied with Paris, but under the persuasion of Palamedes, he still patiently listened to what the people sent by Paris had to say.
Gesne ordered the men to carry the gold to the mansion of Antenor, and his heart ached.
Prince Paris had just given away two-thirds of the looted goods to the Trojans, and now he had taken out so much gold and bronze in the remaining one-third of his possessions, and Prince Paris did not have much left, but the prince had commanded that he must give them away, and although he was heartbroken, he did so.
When the servant was allowed to report it, Gesne ordered the slaves to bring the gold and gifts into the banquet hall of the elder Antenor, and as soon as he stepped into the banquet hall, he heard Menelaus say angrily: "Paris wants to bribe me with this little gold, how much gold did he rob me?"
Menelaus was heartbroken and angry when he thought about the property that Pei Ziyun had robbed in his palace, but he had saved it for many years, but it was all snatched by Paris.
Gesne saw a man angry and said, knowing that it was Menelaus, the king of Sparta, and that Prince Paris had robbed him of his palace property, and it was normal to be angry.
Gesne was not in a hurry to answer Menelaus's words, and ordered the slaves to carry the gold and gifts into the banquet hall, thinking about Prince Paris - the king, the prince, and the elders, all gave gifts, and even Elder Antenor gave a lot, and the benefits were still obvious, otherwise, no matter how firm King Priam, he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the opposition.
As he thought about it, the slave placed the gold and gifts that had been brought in firmly on the ground and withdrew.
Gesne stepped forward and bowed slightly to Antenor and the three messengers, and said, "The great King Menelaus, King Odysseus, Prince Palamedes, Prince Paris does not mean to look down on you. ”
"Originally, Prince Paris was going to Greece to pick up his aunt back, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen?"
"Prince Paris has ordered me to tell you that it was not his intention to rob Helen. ”
After Gesnie finished speaking, Odysseus and Palamedes listened, and their brows furrowed, apparently not approving of what Gesnie said.
"Could it be that the gods made Paris rob my wife, Helen?" said Menelaus, sneering, for if it weren't for Troy, he would have drawn his sword and slashed people.
The first time Menelaus came to Troy saw Paris, the anger in his heart was already ignited, and new and old hatreds welled up in his heart, and he wanted to kill this prince immediately.
Now even the butler and servant with Paris, Menelaus, is very murderous.
Gesne actually knew the reason for Menelaus's anger, whoever had his wife robbed would be furious, and when he heard Menelaus's words, he replied: "I don't know about this, but Prince Paris is indeed full of guilt, Prince Paris prayed for peace, and only proposed a duel to resolve the conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans, to avoid large-scale bloodshed, these gold and gifts, just to show you his heart." ”
Menelaus said gloomily, "You bring back the gold and gifts, we don't need Paris's hypocrisy, if he really feels guilty, then let him hand over my wife Helen, and all the gold he robbed." ”
"King Menelaus, Prince Paris did not intend to rob Helen, but it is impossible to hand Helen over easily, the prince said, if you want to return to Helen, you will talk about it after the results of all the duels. ”
"Hmph, no sincerity. Menelaus snorted, not happy.
"I have conveyed Prince Paris's heart, please allow me to retire. With that, Gesne left the mansion of Antenor.
The three of them looked at the gold and looked at each other, and Palamedes persuaded in time: "Although we can't forgive Prince Paris like this, since he has sent gold and gifts, why don't we accept it?" ”
Hearing this, all three agreed.
In fact, in the face of the gold and bronze sent by Pei Ziyun, it was impossible for Palamedes and Odysseus not to be moved, and Menelaus also felt that it was good to collect some interest, and finally collected gold and gifts.
After dividing the gold and bronze, and thanking Elder Antenor for his hospitality, the three returned to the room arranged by Elder Antenor to rest.
Palamedes accepted Prince Paris's gold as the least psychologically burdensome, and he was very happy.
Menelaus felt very uncomfortable in his heart, and he was even more angry in his heart.
Odysseus took the box back and opened it, and there was a robe, a carpet, a bronze, a gold, and a gimbal.
Odysseus thought to himself, "How much did Paris rob in Sparta with such a generous gift? Menelaus suffered a great loss. ”
Odysseus was about to close the lid when he suddenly saw a folded piece of parchment beneath the gold.
"Hey, this is a letter to me?" Odysseus thought, picking up the parchment and sweeping his eyes, "It's not a letter to me, it's to Palamedes, could it be that the servant misplaced it?"
Looking carefully at the contents of the parchment, Odysseus's face gradually became gloomy: "Prince Paris admires Palamedes like this?"
It turns out that the letter of Parris praised Palamedes for his contribution to Greece, for his invention of the lighthouse, the scale, the measuring machine, and the calendar.
"You have benefited many people with these inventions, and have blessed future generations, and perhaps the deeds of kings and heroes will be overshadowed, but your deeds will live on, and you are the first wise man of Greece. ”
These words had already darkened Odysseus' face, but he saw the last sentence in the letter, hoping that Palamedes would go around for the peace of the Greeks and the Trojans.
Odysseus was resentful of the last time Palamedes went to invite the Alliance, and he debunked the madness on the spot, and he was always looking for an opportunity to take revenge.
Now Odysseus looked at these words, especially the title of the first wise man of Greece, his face turned from red to purple, and then from purple to black, and only one thought swirled in his mind, and he endured his anger, and carefully closed the lid of the box, and tied it firmly with knots, and bathed it in warm water, but the seeds of hatred in his heart had taken root in his heart, and had grown strongly.
"O Palamedes, there are no two wise men in one age. ”
"And you have offended me and many princes!"