The Greek camp is not far from the beach and is a shelter from the wind.

At this time, the camp was still very lively, and the soldiers went to cut down trees and build trenches and fences around the camp.

Rows of camp tents were erected, chariots were pulled ashore by soldiers, neatly arranged in rows, and bags of grain were brought ashore and stacked in camp tents.

Soldiers dug ditches, craftsmen built watchtowers, and the camp took shape.

The smaller ships at sea were dragged ashore at high tide, and the undersides of the ships were covered with stones to prevent the bottom of the ship from rotting due to moisture.

A group of soldiers cut and collected wood, built a wooden bed, collected firewood, and piled it into a pyre, on which the wooden bed lay and on which the body of Palotsiraeus rested.

A small altar has been built against a pyre, and in the center of the altar is a pedestal on which a statue of Zeus is placed.

Compared to the confidence of the landing, the morale of the Greek coalition was a little low.

The heroes and princes gathered in a circle, silently watching Palotsiraus, who was lying quietly on the pyre, as if he were asleep, quiet and peaceful, but everyone knew that he would never wake up again.

His brother Padalx was even more tearful: "Father, how can I explain it to you?"

The king of Firak came two sons, Padalx and Palotsilaus, Palotsilaus was also a serious prince, and he also had a lovely fiancée, Laodamia, the daughter of the Argonaut hero Acastus, who sadly said goodbye to him and sent him to war, and now she will never see her fiancé.

The princes were a little sad, they thought that with so many of them, Troy would attack and take it down, after all, Hercules led dozens of ships to loot Troy - now a prince died on the first day!

The priest of the army put the sacrifice into the altar, took the water from the jar and sprinkled the altar and the sacrifice, and built a pyre around it, and sprinkled Palotsilaus with water as well.

The priest silently prayed to Zeus, hoping that he would take care of the soul of Palotsiraus.

Agamemnon fell to his knees, his hands raised in the air, and prayed aloud.

"Ah, dear Palotsilaus, how it grieves me for your departure, and I hope that the great Zeus will return to heaven with your soul, and I will wash away your shame and make the vile Trojans pay for what they have done today. ”

After the prayer, someone lit the pyre with a torch, and the body was engulfed in flames along with the pyre.

The fire went out, leaving only a pile of ashes in place, and the ashes were filled in porcelain jars and buried under a leafy elm tree in the bay.

The funeral was simple and solemn, and everyone formed a circle and slowly moved around the elm tree, remembering Palotsylaeus.

While the funeral was in progress, no one noticed that Odysseus had sneaked away, and when he arrived at a tent, a servant came in and bowed: "Master, I have quietly buried a sum of gold in the tent of Palamedes as you commanded, while all my attention is focused on the funeral." ”

Odysseus glanced at it, threw away a piece of gold, and said, "It's done, you can pack up and go back to China today, saying that it is to report safety to your family." ”

"Yes, master. The servant took it with joy.

Odysseus, with a gloomy face, called out to a warrior again, who did not know all this, and listened to the king's words: "I have a servant who stole gold while I was not paying attention, and this is a family ugly, and you kill him secretly for me, and throw him into the sea, and the gold will be given to you." ”

"Yes, honorable king. The samurai was indignant that the servant had stolen the gold, and should have been killed, and chased him out, and soon heard a terrible scream.

After Odysseus did all this, he quietly returned to the funeral to remember Palotes Silaus together, and no one noticed anything unusual.

The solemn funeral was finally over, the crowd dispersed, everyone returned to the camp, and the soldiers stood guard and patrolled, each doing his duty, and everything returned to normal.

Odysseus returned to his tent and wrote a letter to Palamedes in the name of King Priam, in which he spoke of the gold and thanked Palamedes for facilitating the duel between Menelaus and Paris.

A smile spread across Odysseus's face when he saw the letter he had concocted himself, and when he examined it carefully, and found that there was no problem, he left the tent and hurried towards Agamemnon's tent.

Agamemnon's tent is the center of the whole camp, the camp tent is the largest in the whole camp, and the most luxurious and comfortable, the camp tent is covered with a thick layer of wool blanket, Agamemnon has just returned from the funeral, is reclining on the wool blanket and thinking about the changes in the whole battle situation.

Odysseus hurriedly lifted the curtain of the tent, and as soon as he entered, he urgently shouted: "Great commander, look, what is this?"

As he spoke, he handed the letter over, thinking that Agamemnon had not yet reacted, but seeing that Odysseus was eager, he solemnly accepted the letter.

Just opened the folded letter and looked at it for a while, Agamemnon's face changed greatly, and he immediately asked angrily: "Odysseus, where did you get this letter?" ”

"Great commander, this is when I went to look for Palamedes, and I happened to be absent, and I found it in the tent. ”

Agamemnon's hands trembled angrily, and he roared: "Gather all the princes and heroes to my tent quickly, and call Palamedes to me at the same time." ”

The herald took the order and went down.

After a while, princes and heroes arrived at Agamemnon's tent, and Agamemnon handed them the parchment letter.

Padals, who had just died of his brother, and Menelaus, who had been wounded, were even more furious, and shouted: "It turned out that there was a traitor, and we failed, even if he is the son of King Nauplios, we must kill him." ”

At this time, Palamedes entered the tent and saw the angry Greek prince and hero.

Agamemnon handed the letter to Palamedes, who had just walked in, and when he looked at it for a moment, he said, "What do you think?"

"It's all slander and framing. When Palamedes read the letter, he cried out with a loud voice, knowing in his heart that someone was going to put him to death.

"Since you said that you were slandered and framed, it is very good, I will now appoint a few people to form a jury to examine you, there is no such thing, and I will return your innocence. ”

"Commander Agamemnon, even if you call someone to investigate, I, Palamedes, am innocent. Palamedes said.

"Odysseus, I will appoint you to be the presiding judge of this jury, all princes are jurors, you must examine Prince Palamedes, and you must find out the matter. Agamemnon said.

"Great Commander, thank you very much for trusting me, I will definitely investigate the matter of Prince Palamedes seriously and try to restore his innocence. ”

With that, Odysseus ordered a search of Palamedes' residence, and to everyone's surprise, a large amount of gold was dug up in Palamedes' tent.

When the prince of the jury saw this, he cried out: "The traitor deserves death." ”

Odysseus's eyes swept around, and he saw that some princes bowed their heads and were silent, some princes were indignant, and some princes did not change their faces, and his heart was happy.

"My plan is simple, and many princes may not see the problem, but Palamedes has offended many, and no one will speak for him. ”

"Above all, Palamedes, there is no god to speak for him. ”

This is also an important reason why Odysseus framed Palamedes, if you change a person and say a word with divine will, this plan may not succeed.

"Moreover, the first battle was a bit unfavorable, it hurt morale, and there had to be a scapegoat, which is why our commander-in-chief, Agamemnon, supported it. ”

The jury, with Agamemnon's approval, sentenced Palamedes to death.

"Hateful Palamedes, your mistake has caused great losses to Greece, and I now pronounce your death sentence on behalf of the coalition forces. ”

Odysseus said, "Palamedes, for the sake of the same prince, we may stone you not with a sword." ”

Palamedes saw the conspiracy, but could not provide strong evidence of his innocence and that someone had framed him, but the "evidence" of his betrayal was "conclusive", and in any case, he was at a loss to argue.

When he was dragged to the execution ground, he knew that the only thing he could save now was the gods, so he raised his hands and said, "O Greeks, you will kill a learned and innocent nightingale with the most beautiful song." ”

The princes present laughed at this peculiar defense, and it seemed to them that what Palamedes said was as weak and pale as if he had not said it.

In fact, Palamedes was speaking to the gods, and he knew that as long as there was a god willing to help, he could live.

"Execution. Odysseus listened with a tingling of the scalp, though he knew that no god would help him, but what if a god suddenly had a whim?

At that moment, an order was given, and a rain of rocks was thrown at Palamedes in the field.

Palamedes despaired, and cried out with a loud voice: "Rejoice, O truth, for you have died before me." ”

When he shouted loudly, Odysseus listened and sneered even more: "Palamedes, at this point, you still refuse to turn to the gods, but shout the truth. ”

"Can the truth help you?"

Even so, he was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so he smashed a boulder with all his might, and hit Palamedes on the head, and he snorted and fell to the ground, blood dripping all over the ground, and he couldn't see that he was alive.

Agamemnon watched coldly, and waited for the divine doctor to confirm that Palamedes was dead, and then ordered Palamedes to be buried.

Palamedes was recognized as a traitor to Greece and sentenced to death, so he was not entitled to the same solemn funeral as Palotsilaus.

Therefore, he can only be buried and cannot enjoy cremation.

Agamemnon also ordered him to be buried because he was a prince, otherwise he would probably be left in the wilderness.

The surrounding princes and heroes watched everything silently, and few people showed sympathetic eyes, even Menelaus, who had some good feelings for him, because of the provocation of Odysseus during the last mission, had no good feelings for him, and some only hated him.

Mount Olympus, the gods looked at all this, and Odysseus thought, with a cold face.

Only Nemesis, the goddess of justice, because of her duty, watched from heaven and decided to punish the Greeks and Odysseus, who had deceived them into committing crimes, for causing them to suffer calamity.

"O despicable Greeks, you will be punished for the justice you have lost, and I will show you that justice is never missing. ”