Odysseus, who was silent, watched the spokesman of the legation Palamedes talk in front of everyone, and he couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart, which originally belonged to him, but as a result, most of the Greek princes and heroes agreed with Palamedes, making himself a secondary foil. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Don't rejoice too soon! As far as I know, the city of Troy is a city with high walls, and it is difficult to conquer by ordinary means of warfare. After all, according to legend, it was built by Poseidon, the Earth Shaker, and it is not a marvel that mortal craftsmanship can reach. ”

After Palamedes finished his ultimatum to war, his tone changed and he recounted the reaction of the Trojan king and the royal nobles from the perspective of an onlooker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when I had made a reasonable request, the sons of King Priam rose in a rage, drew their sharp swords, and struck their shields with the blades of their swords with a murderous sound. The nobles of the palace were not idle, and slapped the table in front of them vigorously, and the silver plates full of fruits trembled again and again, and the half-full wine glasses even rolled to the ground, pouring out blood-like wine. ”

"Our heavily armed warriors did not give in and fought back in the same way, and the atmosphere in the palace was tense to the extreme, and no one knew whether a battle would break out in the next moment. Since I sat the king of Sparta, Menelaus, showed the momentum of a dragon, and did not speak with his mouth, but simply stood up and held his two swords, extinguishing the arrogance of most of the nobles of the opposite palace. ”

Palamedes' words made the king of Sparta, who had suffered the humiliation of taking his wife, finally smile faintly after many days. Obviously, what happened in the palace of Troy made Menelaus very proud, and he even nodded slightly to the eloquent Palamedes.

The king of Sparta was very grateful to Palamedes for telling the truth, which made him show his face in front of the top of the coalition army, after all, all the princes of the Greek city-states were famous heroes.

The eloquent Paramedes used the younger brother of the commander of the coalition forces to attract the attention of those present, and then changed his tone: "Priam, the king of Troy, knew Menelaus's bravery, felt the imminent battle, got up from his golden seat encrusted with jewels, and asked his sons and the nobles of the palace to be quiet. ”

"King Priam, in the name of the gods, declared that the fleet led by Prince Paris did not return and did not return home with the Queen of Sparta. He in turn accuses us of offending Troy, mentioning that our great hero Hercules once attacked Troy, snatched his sister Hesione, and gave it to Telamon as a slave girl, deliberately humiliating the Trojans. ”

"I sympathize with it deeply, but I am very happy with what I really think, and it is nothing short of ecstatic. It turned out that the city of Troy, which was fortified and high, was once breached by our fathers, Hercules and other heroes, and obtained unimaginable war profits. Since they can do it, I believe we can do it too. ”

The Greek princes here all knew about the deeds of the admirable hero Hercules, but the Trojans on the other side of the sea were once beaten by the sons of Zeus, and they immediately forgot the noise of the Trojan prince and the royal nobles, and clamored for war against the Trojans.

Agamemnon, the commander of the coalition forces, finally saw that the eloquent Palamedes was using his eloquence to stir up everyone's emotions and tease them. A smile appeared on his face, but he was unimpressed, and even a little disgusted by Palamedes.

The eloquent Palamedes was immersed in his performance, and did not perceive the true mood of the allied commander in time, in fact, he already showed signs of rushing to the limelight, but Palamedes himself did not find out.

On the contrary, Odysseus, a wise man who was good at reading words and colors, captured Agamemnon's change of mentality, and because of his personal vendetta with Palamedes, he not only did not stop it, but added fuel to the fire.

"Speak of the unreasonable demands of the king of Troy, Palamedes, spokesman of the legations, who not only did not admit the debt, but in turn demanded high interest from us. ”

The eloquent Parlamedes did not react and immediately repeated the words of King Priam: "He said: 'I am deeply surprised, strangers from afar, that you speak aggressively in the name of the people, because I know nothing about the crimes you are accbing. On the contrary, I should condemn the crime of which you are speaking. Your countryman Hercules has attacked our city and taken my sister Hesione. In order to humiliate us, he gave her to his friend Tramon as a slave. Thanks to Tramon for her kindness, I made my sister his rightful wife instead of a lowly slave girl, but it still did not compensate for the insults and bullying we had. We have sent envoys in the past, and not long ago sent my son Paris to your country to demand the return of my sister. I really don't know how my son Paris carried out my mission, what he did, and where he is now. There is not a single Greek woman in my palace or in my city. I am clear about this. Therefore, I cannot agree to your request now, and even if I wanted to, I could not do so. If my son can return safely to Troy, and indeed bring back the Greek woman whom he has taken captive, and she does not ask us for asylum, then I can hand her over to you. But, in any case, there is a precondition that you first send my sister Hesione back.' ”

Odysseus added unhurriedly: "What an arrogant and impudent man, who does not know the shame to make excessive demands, but fortunately Palamedes immediately counterattacked." Right?"

The eloquent Palamedes sensed that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he could only recount the scene truthfully.

At that time, the Trojan princes and the nobles of the royal palace unanimously agreed with the words of King Priam. In order to uphold the righteous stand of our division, I repeat what I have just said, and say that what Hercules and others have done cannot involve innocent people. However, Prince Paris, who was received as a guest of honor at the palace of Sparta, kidnapped Queen Helen and humiliated the Spartans and all the Greeks with impunity, and all our demands must be met, otherwise the outbreak of war will completely destroy the Trojans. ”

"When I finished speaking, the Trojans, including King Priam, were furious, but considering that our three hundred heavily armed warriors, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, were close at hand, if we fought on the spot, our army would definitely be wiped out, but the Trojans would definitely suffer heavy losses, and even the entire royal family would be in danger of being uprooted. Therefore, they can only refrain from patience and maintain their courtesy to our envoys. ”

Odysseus aptly added: "Fortunately, Prince Hector, the first warrior of Troy, was on a tour of the countryside, and King Menelaus, who was the most powerful at the time, was able to deter the Trojans from moving." After the negotiations broke down, the wise Antenor, the elder of the royal city of Troy, urged us to leave, took us to his house, and still treated us as honored guests. ”

The eloquent Palamedes hurriedly grabbed the topic: "The next morning, before dawn, Antenor sent us back to the beach, and set sail for Troy in a great ship of fifty oars. Unfortunately, on the way back, the tide and wind were unfavorable, so it took twice as long to travel to Troy. ”

As everyone here could imagine, the atmosphere in the Trojan palace at that time must have been tense and on the verge of breaking out. However, after learning of the war ultimatum, the Trojans still did not dare to directly agree to the war, and inadvertently showed their "weak" side, which greatly encouraged the confidence of the coalition leadership.

After Lu Bin learned about this, his evaluation of this was: a barefoot hero, a decadent aristocrat who is not afraid of wearing shoes. There is another sentence: Greece is willing to cut off its whole body and dare to pull Troy off the horse.