Chapter 530: Agamemnon's Ambition
Menelaus told Agamemnon about his misery, and he lost all the prestige of the king of Sparta, which was really sad for the hearer and weeping for the listener.
This is the sad card that Menelaus has thought of on the road, otherwise, according to what he knows about his brother Agamemnon, he will not do anything that is not profitable.
And he can only use his brother Agamemnon's sympathy for his brother to make it possible for him to unite with him, but Menelaus obviously does not understand Agamemnon, or rather does not understand Agamemnon's ambitions.
When Agamemnon heard that Paris had looted the palace and robbed Menelaus's wife, Helen, Agamemnon's first thing was not anger, but joy.
Agamemnon has always had the desire to become the king of Greece, but it is impossible to achieve it under normal circumstances, because according to the rules, only the descendants of God can become kings, so the kings of the nations are the descendants of the gods, and the gods will not allow a son of a god to rule all of Greece, even the children and grandchildren of Zeus.
But the fact that Paris openly snatched Menelaus's wife, Helen, gave him hope.
Agamemnon comforted Menelaus and said, "Menelaus, Paris the Prince of Troy, has seriously violated civil law and the way of the guest, and God will punish him severely. ”
Agamemnon is still more sympathetic to the plight of his younger brother Menelaus, and whoever is robbed of his wife by someone else is probably very angry.
"I want my brother and I to form an alliance at once to defeat Troy. Menelaus said immediately.
On his own, he would certainly not be able to take his wife Helen back from Troy, but if his brother Agamemnon was willing to help him, the situation would be different, after all, the kingdom of McKenny was the most powerful and richest kingdom in Greece, and in this era, Sparta was not weak!
Thinking of this, Menelaus immediately shouted, "I will take my dear wife Helen back from Paris." ”
"I'm going to make Paris pay for everything he's done. ”
Agamemnon did not immediately agree, but stopped, staring at the sea in the distance, and muttered in his heart: "If it were just the alliance between me and Menelaus, there would definitely be no problem in crusading against Troy, but first, I can't give full play to my influence as the leader of the Greek alliance, which is not conducive to my hegemony." ”
"Second, it is also a big loss of my strength, and under the advantages of one or the other, I may not have no idea if I didn't participate in the crusade and saw that my strength was damaged. ”
"I should pull all these kingdoms into one boat and form a Greek alliance, so that I can unite as the leader of the alliance and let these heroes and kings all die in Troy, and I am one step closer to the goal of all-Greek hegemony. ”
Ever since Menelaus explained the crusade against Troy, Agamemnon had all sorts of thoughts in his mind, and he didn't answer for a while.
Menelaus looked at his brother and didn't speak, thinking that he had other ideas, so he shouted, "Brother, don't you want to help me?"
Menelaus' face was full of grief, and it seemed that he did not expect that his brother Agamemnon would not help him.
"Menelaus, my dear brother, we are brothers, how could I not help you?" said Agamemnon, "I was just thinking, we are not alone!"
"You remember when you and Helen were married, many princes made a promise to the gods that they would work together against those who ruined your marriage. ”
Agamemnon reminded Menelaus in time that he had always kept this matter in mind, but he had never used it, and now that someone could finally make him realize it.
"I remember, brother, that those princes had made promises, and now many of them have become kings of their own countries. Menelaus was full of hope, but his brother reminded him that he would have forgotten about it.
Agamemnon smiled and continued: "Although it was only to prevent the prince from getting angry when he didn't succeed, now is the right time, when the coalition of many of us will easily destroy Troy, and it will be convenient to recapture Helen. ”
After saying this, Agamemnon summoned dozens of men and said, "Immediately take the tokens and go to the nations to tell the kings and princes who had made a promise at the wedding of King Menelaus, and now Prince Paris of Troy has snatched Helen and invited them to keep their promises and fight against Troy together." ”
The crowd gladly took the order and left.
Menelaus looked at his brother with gratitude and said, "Thank you very much, brother, without you I would have lost my beautiful wife, Helen." ”
Helen was so important to Menelaus, he loved him so much.
"Menelaus, you don't have to thank me, you should thank our father, who thought all about it for us, and made the prince make a promise to the gods at your wedding. ”
Agamemnon was overjoyed and thought to himself, "I am a descendant of Zeus, and I am in control of the most powerful and wealthy country in Greece, and this time I can gather kings and princes of all countries, and I will command them, and then I will be the king of kings." ”
"It may be possible to accomplish a great cause that neither the Greek heroes nor the previous kings have achieved - the unification of Greece. ”
Agamemnon's eyes were filled with light, and it seemed that the unification of Greece was at hand.
Menelaus didn't expect his brother to have this great ideal, and Shen Jin was in joy: "Yes, we want to thank our father, and the prince who made this suggestion - Odysseus!"
Hearing this, Agamemnon suddenly felt a little shadow, as if he had a little inspiration to see through something, but this thought disappeared in a blink of an eye: "I should thank him, Menelaus, this crusade against Troy, I will give you a good breath of evil." ”
Agamemnon was secretly happy, it was too important for him to bring the news that Menelaus brought today, maybe it was a very painful thing for his younger brother Menelaus, but for him, the meaning was completely different.
The Kingdom of McKenny has long been the strongest kingdom in Greece, Agamemnon has been looking for a way to unify Greece, but he has tried many methods but cannot find the direction, and today he sees the hope of unifying Greece.
"Let's go, let's go back to the palace, I will entertain you well, and arrange the relevant matters of this crusade against Troy by the way. ”
Agamemnon took Menelaus by the hand and boarded the carriage, and Queen Clytemnestra followed her to the palace.
McKenny Palace
The size of the Royal Palace of McKenny is not large, there is a large garden in the middle, and the surrounding buildings are built around the garden, the architectural style and layout, the Royal Palace of McKenny is very similar to the royal palace of Crete.
Perhaps Agamemnon did not intend to stay in this palace for a long time in the first place, but only waited for the unification of Greece and moved somewhere else, so the palace was not very luxurious.
Agamemnon and Menelaus sat down in the palace, and suddenly Agamemnon remembered and summoned his servants: "Go and ask the sons of Zeus, Castor and Polydius, they are Helen's brothers, legendary heroes, and with their support, we are more sure." ”
Immediately the servant listened to the command and went out, and called for Kastor and Polydius.
Mount Olympus
Zeus nodded secretly as he watched what was happening in McKenny, especially when he saw Agamemnon sending someone to ask for his two sons, but shook his head again.
"Agamemnon, even if you are my descendant, you cannot have such a desire. Almost instantly, Zeus thought.
Hera was so familiar with Zeus that she knew what was on his mind at the sight of this expression, and she stood up and whispered to Poseidon, who had come to visit, "Castor and Polydiuces are two lovely and obedient children, let you return them to Olympus." ”
Poseidon knew what Hera was talking about welcoming the return to Olympus, so he didn't say much, just waved his hand, showed a trident, and threw it down.
And over the ocean, a little storm began to accumulate.
And Athena, seeing this, stopped her glass, but said, "Castor and Polydius, after all, are the sons of the Great Father, and I will go to meet them myself." ”
"It's not easy to get into Mount Olympus, even at the bottom of it. ”
Mortals are not eligible to enter Mount Olympus, even if Castor and Polydius are legendary heroes, the sons of Zeus are not allowed, and must be led by a main god.
Somewhere in a mansion
Castor and Polydius were twin brothers, collectively known as Diosquiri, the sons of Zeus and the brothers of Helen and Clytemnestra.
"Great heroes Castor and Polydius, I have the sad news that the Trojan prince Paris had recently robbed Helen and sacked the Spartan palace. A servant hurried over and prayed.
When Castor and Polydius heard this, they jumped up like cats whose tails had been trampled on.
"How could Menelaus be robbed of Helen by Paris?" asked Castor, puffing.
"Dear Castor, the news is true, it was brought by the messenger of Sparta, it is said that Menelaus took the fleet to Pilos on a visit, and was not in Sparta, which gave Prince Paris an opportunity. The servant replied.
"No wonder Paris robbed Helen, but Menelaus was also a fool, and there were no troops left in the palace to defend it. Polydiuces sneered.
"When Theseus robbed Helen, we endured for a long time, and now someone has robbed Helen again, and this time we are not willing to endure it at all. Castor said angrily.
Polydius agreed: "We are going to make Paris, who robbed Helen, pay." ”
"I'm going to kill Paris, and I'm going to take my dear sister Helen back at once. ”
With that, they immediately gathered the sailors and soldiers and prepared them for action.
"Guys, Paris snatched my sister, and this time I'm going to make him pay for it with blood. Kastor said hoarsely in front of the team.
"Blood debt and blood payment. ”
The procession marched to the dock at a neat pace, and when everyone was on board, Castor immediately ordered the sailors on board: "With a fast sail, set off at once, catch up with Paris, and let him die!"