Troy Early Morning

At dawn, the three messengers had packed their bags and prepared to leave Troy.

Andenor, thinking that he had released a great deal of goodwill, and that the three Greek envoys were leaving, simply began and finished, and prepared several chariots to take himself and the three messengers to the port of Troy.

The port of Troy is not busy in the early morning, with a few merchant ships sailing out of the harbor and a round of sun rising, and the golden sunlight shining on the white sand is exceptionally bright.

Antenor sent the three messengers to the harbor and watched them board a ship before waving goodbye.

"Thank you, Elder Antenor, for your hospitality, and you will gain the friendship of our Greeks. Palamedes was still very touched by the old man's hospitality, and said.

Odysseus also said: "Elder Antenor, not only will you gain the friendship of the Greeks, but I will also report to Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, and I can promise that even if we defeat Troy, your family will not be affected, and no Greeks will break down and kill and rob you." ”

Historically, the city of Troy was in ruins, the Grim Reaper roamed everywhere, and almost everyone was killed or turned into slaves.

There was only one house that remained safe and quiet, and there lived the old man of Troy, Antenor, who had been sheltered by Greek emissaries and was warmly entertained.

When Antenor heard this, a smile bloomed on his face, and he diligently extended his kindness to the three messengers, not just to make a good impression on them, and thus gain friendship?

Antenor had always been optimistic about the war between Troy and Greece, and in his opinion, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, so he kept finding a way out for himself to deal with the risk of Troy's defeat.

When Priam said that he would entertain the three messengers, Antenor immediately agreed, and was very enthusiastic in the process, even going so far as to tell Paris the information, which was suspected of betrayal—and now, the purpose was achieved.

The warship slowly sailed out of the harbor, set sail, and headed for Greece, the blue water rolled from time to time, surging white waves, Antenor turned around, but immediately, his smile froze, and in front of him was a young man, one might even say a teenager, wearing a white tunic with a bronze belt around his waist, and a short sword hanging, it was none other than Prince Paris.

"Antenor, your wish has been granted. Looking at the distant warship, Pei Ziyun said lightly: "The Greeks will treat you especially because of your hospitality, but this is the only way." ”

Saying that, Pei Ziyun patted Antenor on the shoulder, this person was looking for a way back, but he didn't betray Troy, and he didn't fight back, so he tolerated it.

But if there is further, kill.

Feeling the murderous aura, and this beat, Antenor stayed for a moment before realizing that his vest was completely soaked.

Palamedes stood on the deck of the warship, looking at the sea, thinking about the gold obtained on this trip, he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Prince Paris is still very generous. ”

"It's just kindness. Odysseus, who heard Palamedes' words, looked at Menelaus on the side of the deck.

"We've got it. Palamedes didn't care, for the gold and the gift were an unexpected surprise in his opinion, and continued: "It's gold, after all. ”

At this moment, Odysseus had a flash of inspiration and had an idea, and when he saw that Palamedes did not care, he approached Menelaus, who was silent, and whispered: "King of Sparta, I am strange. ”

"What's wrong with you?"

Menelaus was in a bad mood, but he endured it, Odysseus was also a king after all, although only the king of a small state.

"You think, the purpose of our mission to Troy this time is to take possession of the righteousness, and our words are very harsh, and I thought that the Trojans would be provoked and lose their minds, and the responsibility for the war would lie with the Trojans. ”

"I don't want Paris to propose a duel, so that the charges against the war cannot be or cannot be fully charged to the Trojans. ”

When Menelaus heard this, his originally scattered eyes became solemn, and he listened carefully to Odysseus's analysis, and felt that it made sense, but the final result was unexpected, what was the problem?

Only to hear Odysseus continue: "Prince Paris is the shepherd of Mount Ida, how could he have such a quick mind?"

Menelaus thought about it, not to mention Paris's many years of experience as a shepherd, even a prince who grew up in the palace could not have such a quick mind, and he was a little uncertain at the moment: "Is it the wise man of Troy who gave Paris advice?"

"Even if there is a wise man of Troy who gives advice, he will not be able to react quickly, I suspect ......" Odysseus muttered, with some scruples to tell the truth.

"Suspect what?" Menelaus asked, his face turning unsightly.

"I suspect that someone leaked our secrets, so that the Trojans were prepared, and thus solved the problem very well. ”

"You mean there are traitors among us?" Menelaus turned pale, barely able to contain his anger.

"Yes, we have to check all the people we know, the people who accompany us, including me. Odysseus said, not continuing, and turned away.

Because Odysseus felt that the time had come, he almost guided Menelaus's thinking to this aspect, and as for the next specific doubt, it was very simple, just need to push or guide at the critical time, and the goal can be achieved, and then he can kill Palamedes, who is against him everywhere and is stupid.

Odysseus left, and Menelaus scanned the people around him suspiciously, and gradually his eyes focused on Palamedes, and he stayed for a long time.

Menelaus thought about Palamedes' actions along the way, especially his arrival in Troy, many of which seemed suspicious.

"Palamedes is very happy to receive Paris's gold, is there a secret to it?"

This is actually Menelaus's preconceived idea, Teparamedes is keen to obtain Paris's gold, which is human nature, but this gold is Menelaus's palace, so Menelaus has invisibly had a bad feeling for Palamedes.

Now Odysseus's words made Menelaus feel more suspicious of Palamedes the more he thought about it, and took the initiative to approach and said: "Palamedes, this time we came to Troy and did not achieve the goal, to achieve righteousness, what do you think is the problem?" ”

Palamedes did not doubt it, and was still immersed in pleasure at the moment, and replied: "Although we have not gained great righteousness this time, it does not affect our advantage over Troy, and besides, we have obtained a lot of gold this time, and it can be regarded as a great gain." ”

It's okay not to talk about this, but as soon as he said this, Menelaus's face darkened, this is all his gold, and he said in a cold tone at the moment: "I didn't expect Paris to be so arrogant and domineering, and he will be our Greek rival in the future." ”

Palamedes kept staring at the blue sea, and did not notice Menelaus's face at all, and said: "Well, Paris is indeed a little difficult, but he is still very generous, and as for becoming a fierce rival of our Greece, I see that it may not be. ”

Menelaus heard him say that Paris was generous, and he was disgusted with him, and now he became more and more certain that this traitor was Palamedes.

It's just that the evidence still has to be gathered.

Not to mention the thoughts of the three of them, the warship sailed extremely fast on the sea, and it didn't take long to return to the voyage when it encountered a large fleet from Orris.

The three men quickly jumped onto the main ship, and Agamemnon led the crowd in a welcoming ceremony for their "triumphant" return of the messengers.

Palamedes was proud to see Agamemnon welcoming them.

"Honorable Commander Agamemnon, this time we went to Troy to gain a huge advantage, and if it weren't for Paris's troubles, it would not be difficult to gain the righteousness of the war. ”

"But when Paris came in, he gave us a difficult problem, and after our efforts, he had to fight a duel with the king of Sparta, your brother Menelaus. ”

"Paris is a wolf at best, and your brother is a lion who can be torn to shreds with little effort. Palamedes shouted loudly, and in the presence of the princes, he gave an account of the situation in Troy.

“……”

A sprinkling report statement is full of meaning.

This time, they did not get the righteousness of Troy, and achieved the purpose before leaving, and Paris took the initiative to force Menelaus to duel, and Odysseus did not know where Palamedes believed himself.

"Yes, Palamedes is not stupid, he just doesn't know what's going on. ”

"God doesn't want Paris to pay personally, it's Troy as a whole. ”

"What, Prince Paris is going to fight Menelaus to settle the matter?" Agamemnon's face was gloomy, but half of the princes and heroes thought it was a good idea, and Prince Paris's visits to the Greek city-states and kingdoms were still useful.

Many people felt that this was perfectly acceptable, and that it would be a good thing for them to be able to settle this dispute by duel, and how many people would die in a real attack on Troy?

But this was completely inconsistent with Agamemnon's intentions, and only by attacking Troy could he become the leader of the whole of Greece with the power of victory.

Agamemnon was furious and secretly blamed Palamedes: "Even if you want to report, you have to report it to me privately, so that I can be prepared to see what is suitable for everyone to know and what should be hidden." ”

"Now that everyone knows, what should I do?"

Seeing that the princes agreed one by one, Agamemnon exhaled heavily and reluctantly said, "Since Prince Paris proposes to fight Menelaus to settle the matter, I think it's acceptable. ”

"But we still need to be well prepared for war, in case the cunning Trojans rebel, and in case Paris plays a trick in a duel, we can deal with it calmly. ”

The princes and heroes around him nodded their heads in agreement, and Odysseus, who was watching all this, smiled.

"Palamedes, you who want to be in the limelight, do you know that you have offended Agamemnon, and if you add more fire, you will be able to perform the final play. ”