Rhodes Island, Royal Palace
Rhodes Island was located in the southeast of the Aegean Sea, at the junction of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The current king was the son of Hercules, Trepolemus.
The messenger sent by Agamemnon slowly walked into the palace and bowed slightly to King Trepolemus, who was lying on a sheepskin rug.
"Honorable King Trepolemus, Prince Paris of Troy took advantage of the fact that King Menelaus of Sparta was on a diplomatic mission to Pylos and kidnapped Queen Helen. He bathed the palace in blood, causing Sparta to suffer unprecedented humiliation and losses. King Agamemnon said that the humiliation of Sparta was the humiliation of all of Greece."
"In view of the promise that the Greek princes and kings made to the gods during Menelaus' wedding, Agamemnon sincerely invites you to form a Greek coalition with the Greek kings and princes to attack Troy."
The messenger's words were clearly heard in the hall.
"Prince Paris of Troy is so arrogant? He dared to openly kidnap the Sparta queen. We Greeks should teach the Trojans a lesson so that our women will not be kidnapped by the Trojans in the future. "King Trepolemus thought for a while and said.
"Moreover, I did make a promise back then. Since this is the case, I believe that this time, everyone has no reason to refuse to form a coalition to attack Troy."
"Tell Menelaus and Agamemnon that I am willing to participate in the war against Troy. I will definitely be there soon. Where is the meeting place?" King Trepolemus asked.
"Honorable King Trepolemus, Agamemnon has set the meeting place at Oris."
"Oh, Oris, I understand." Trepolemus said and waved his hand.
The messenger of Mykenia slowly retreated.
The messenger of Mykenia bowed to King Diomedes of Lagos who was sitting on the throne and presented a token. He said, "Honorable King Diomedes, Prince Paris of Troy kidnapped Queen Helen of Sparta and bathed the palace in blood. King Menelaus of Sparta and the great King Agamemnon of Mykenia sincerely invite you to join the Greek Coalition."
"Agamemnon hopes that you will keep the promise you made in front of the gods and fight against Troy together. The meeting place is set to be Oris, and the time limit is half a month."
"Oh, I heard about this not long ago. Prince Paris of Troy is really too much. His actions are undoubtedly provoking the whole of Greece. Go back and tell Agamemnon that I will immediately lead the warships to a meeting. " Diomedes, the son of Titius, king of Argos, readily agreed to the war against Troy.
Dozens of Agamemnon's messengers went to various cities and kingdoms in Greece with the tokens. Almost all of Greece responded to Agamemnon's call and agreed to come to the alliance to fight against Troy.
Only the cunning Odysseus hesitated.
Kingdom of Itachi, Royal Palace
The Itachi Royal Palace could be said to be simple compared to the royal palaces of some of the larger Greek countries. A garden surrounded by more than ten palaces. If one had to compare, it might be slightly better than the Amazon Palace.
The main reason for this was that the entire island was only 781 square kilometers, and it was divided among many families. Of course, it was also related to the personal preferences of Odysseus, the king of Itachi. He had always been used to simplicity, so the palace was not lavishly built. For example, when Odysseus was building the palace, there was an olive tree in the middle of the palace. It was as thick as a pillar, so he did not cut it down. Instead, he trimmed the branches and leaves of the tree, leaving the trunk to be the pillar of the bed and the room.
At this time, it was inside the room. It was raining outside, so it looked a little gloomy. Queen Penelope was still very young at this time. She was elegant and slender.
She lit a candle and said, "My dear, are you really not going to accept Agamemnon's invitation to the alliance? As far as I know, all the princes and kings of Greece have gone. "
"All the princes and kings of Greece have responded to Agamemnon's call?" Odysseus asked.
"Yes, my dear. Now only you and Peleus have not accepted Agamemnon's invitation," Queen Penelope said worriedly.
"Oh, Peleus didn't go either. Then not everyone has responded to Agamemnon's call," Odysseus said in a relaxed tone, revealing a sly smile.
Penelope scooped out a small basin of hot water to wash her face. She also added some spiced sheep's oil to moisturize her skin. She said in a light tone, "Yes, I think that with so many princes and kings going, Troy will definitely be conquered. If you don't go, you will have lost a chance."
"Chance?" Odysseus smiled bitterly. His expression was a little gloomy. After a while, he asked, "I heard that Prince Palamedes has agreed to Agamemnon's invitation?"
"Yes, you rejected the messenger last time. This time, Prince Palamedes has personally come to invite you. He is already on his way," Queen Penelope said.
Odysseus looked at the young queen and her young son, Telemakos, and cursed in his heart. You look smart, but you're actually stupid. You've invented so many things that seem powerful and bring convenience to everyone, but in the end, you've offended the gods. You still can't see through this trap.
"The Greek army's attack on Troy is a trap."
"Who knows how long this war will last and how many people will die!"
Odysseus had mixed feelings about Palamedes. At first, Palamedes was very smart, and he thought he had gained another smart person. However, as this person's inventions became more and more effective, he slowly offended the gods.
Odysseus knew that the gods did not want humans to become smarter. Prometheus stole the Fire Seed for the humans and was punished by Zeus. He was tied up in the Caucasus Mountains and had to be eaten by the eagles every day.
That was not all, but the gods were very wary of heroes with high reputations. Now that the Greek army was attacking Troy, they wanted to eliminate the strongest human heroes one by one. Odysseus saw through this trap from the beginning, but he could not bring it up with anyone, including Queen Penelope and his young son, Telemakos.
"Anyone who enters Troy can die, even someone like me who is blessed and loved by the gods," Odysseus thought.
Odysseus knew this, and he did not want to leave his young wife and young son, Telemakos, just because of the Spartan queen's unfaithfulness.
He walked over and whispered a few words to his wife, Penelope.
"My dear, do you really want to do this?" Penelope looked at him as if she was looking at the hydra Hydra.
Odysseus said, "My dear Penelope, war is not a good thing, and how can I bear to leave you and my son?"
"King Odysseus has gone mad?" Prince Palamedes rushed to Itachi and heard the people discussing the news.
He rushed to Itachi's palace and saw Queen Penelope.
"Dear Queen Penelope, when I first entered the city, I heard people saying that King Odysseus has gone mad. I want to confirm with you the truth of this news," Palamedes said with a slight bow.
"Prince Palamedes, unfortunately, this news is true. In fact, Odysseus has been suffering from symptoms for a long time, and I did not expect it to happen now." Queen Penelope pretended to be about to cry, and those who did not know the truth might have been fooled by her.
Palamedes was someone who knew Odysseus well, and he had never heard of Odysseus going mad. He immediately put on a suspicious look and said, "Dear Queen Penelope, this is very sad news, but Odysseus and I have been friends for many years, and I hope to visit him."
Queen Penelope did not suspect anything. She nodded and brought Palamedes to a secluded corner of the garden.
When Palamedes arrived with Queen Penelope, he saw Odysseus riding a donkey and plowing the fields in a very uncoordinated manner. He even used salt as seeds to sprinkle it on the newly plowed fields.
"Prince Palamedes, look, he's sprinkling salt as seeds!" Queen Penelope looked at Palamedes with a helpless look. "I thought the fields would grow more salt!"
Palamedes was very smart. He carefully looked at Odysseus, who was plowing the fields, and laughed coldly in his heart. How can a mortal hide from me?
With this in mind, he said goodbye to Queen Penelope, turned around, and sneaked into the palace, carrying the baby Telemachus away.
Palamedes carried the young Telemachus to a corner of the garden and found Odysseus, who was plowing the fields.
He placed Telemachus on the field that Odysseus was about to plough. Odysseus carefully lifted the plow and let it pass over his son.
This revealed that Odysseus was very sane, and he was pretending to be crazy.
Palamedes immediately jumped out and laughed. "Haha, Odysseus, are you still going to pretend to be crazy?"
Odysseus suddenly hated Palamedes. Originally, he could have just pretended to be crazy and stayed out of this "crisis", but Palamedes had exposed him on the spot. Not only did he lose face, but it also meant that he would not be able to avoid the war against Troy.
"Alright, son of Nauplius, noble prince, my good friend, your wisdom always makes me jealous," Odysseus said, pretending to be angry and helpless, but a hint of murderous intent surfaced in his heart.
Palamedes was the prince of Euboea, which was the second largest island in Greece. It had an area of 3,654 square kilometers, and was considered above average in the entire Greek Kingdom.
Therefore, Palamedes often acted presumptuously because of his intelligence. Normally, Odysseus would tolerate it like the other princes, but this time, he really wanted to kill Palamedes.
"I promised to bring eight warships to the Oris Conference and listen to the orders of Menelaus and Agamemnon. Palamedes, who are you going to invite next?" Odysseus calculated in his heart. Since he did not respond to the call, he must not be willing to go.
You, Palamedes, are forcing people to go, and you still think you are proud of yourself? How many people have you offended? Can I think of a way to unite with the princes and get rid of this "good friend" in one fell swoop?
"Next, we need to invite Peleus." Palamedes was proud of his victory and gave Odysseus an answer that he had expected.
Odysseus muttered in a low voice, "This is going too fast!"
"What are you talking about, Odysseus?" Palamedes asked.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Odysseus' eyes again, but he did not plan to tell Palamedes the truth. He said, "Nothing, Palamedes. Let's go. I will go with you to meet Peleus. I hope we can invite him to this conference."
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