People indulged in recreation, the atmosphere was in full swing, suddenly, the village roosters and dogs barked, a noise, surprised not to know what happened, people looked around, but saw the torch in the night, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, only to see a large number of soldiers in armor, armed with spears and shields, surrounded by a golden chariot drawn by Andalusian horses, in all directions, a short time, the threshing field was surrounded by water. www.biquge.info I don't know why the officers and soldiers came here late at night, and when they saw the hoplites coming forward with tower shields, laying down a turtle shell array, and waiting for them on all sides, people felt panicked, but they saw a burly general on the chariot pointing to the crowd, and said arrogantly: "Everyone listen clearly! At the order of my king, we have come here to collect tribute, and now, I order, regardless of men and women present, that all the adults should stand back, and all the minors should step forward." Hearing the general's words and knowing the reason, the trapped crowd suddenly became a mess like a frying pan.

I don't know why the people were panicked when they heard this, and they were puzzled, but Theseus couldn't help but ask Prisse if he knew the reason, and when Theseus inquired, Pierce whispered at that time: "These officers and soldiers have come here late at night to take people and animals captive." Hearing Pris's words, Theseus was shocked.

"I have heard that eighteen years ago, Androgeus, the son of King Minos of Crete, was invited to attend the Panathenaeum Festival in Athens," said Prisus, glaring at Theseus in astonishment, "At that time, the Cretan mission led by Androces won all the athletic championships in one fell swoop. Dissatisfied with the Crete envoys being in the limelight and the Athenians getting nothing, King Aegeus secretly instigated people to openly provoke Androgeus, declaring that he wanted to use the marathon bison as a target and compete with him in hunting skills. ”

In the end, the victorious Androgeus was unfortunately killed under the horns of the Marathon bison, and the bad news was transmitted back to Crete, and Minos was furious, but he sent troops to attack Athens at that time, in order to avenge his son, and in the face of aggression, the Athenians resisted to the death. The war lasted for several months, and the two sides were forced to suffer heavy casualties, and finally the two sides decided to negotiate peace. Unwilling to avenge his beloved son, when the peace was negotiated, Minos made a condition, that is, if Athens agreed to unconditionally accept the precondition of sending seven boys and girls to Crete every nine years as tribute, to sacrifice the monsters in the forbidden palace of Knossos, the war would continue, and at that time, fearing the strength of the Cretan dynasty and the desire for a truce, King Aegeus agreed to this humiliating condition. ”

Listening to Priss tell about the past, understanding the reason, he was angry that Minos was too deceitful, and when Theseus was indignant, he heard that Prith was confused and said: "As far as I know, this year, it is the third time for Athens to send boys and girls to Crete, but I wonder why these officers and soldiers are so anxious to take prisoners and animals now that the day of tribute is still far away..." In the field, the family set out, the original celebration of the harvest festival is not a few, between the words, the ears listen to the fear that the children will be separated, the parents in the field call their children and daughters, shouting heartbreaking, at that moment, the heart is uneasy, Pierce's words stopped, suddenly the words turned, lamented and said: "Alas, it is said that it is the divine right of the king, but... But I don't understand, is it... Heavenly forbearance called... Shall these innocent people pay the price of the pain of separation, in order to atone for the sins of the king?" , Grace's words revealed disrespect to his father Aegeus, Theseus wanted to refute, it can be seen that Pierce looked frightened, and his heart couldn't bear it, and between his thoughts, he thought that the Athenians suffered this unjustified disaster, who said that it was not caused by his father's mistake in the thought of killing Androgeus, thinking that his father was not the first, unconsciously, Theseus's anger gradually subsided, and he pondered the rights and wrongs of the past in his heart, but in the end, Theseus was silent.