The city was in a state of celebration. Regardless of whether it was the residences of the Elders, the residences of the citizens, or even the slums where the free citizens lived, they all woke up early.
When Prince Paris returned, he first offered sacrifices to the gods, then to the King, Princes, and Elders. Finally, it was the turn of the ordinary citizens. Even the free citizens had a share.
Three days and three nights of sports were held. Bread and food were distributed, and there was singing and dancing. A minstrel sang in the streets to the citizens and free people. "… Decades ago, the Greek Hercules attacked our city when we were living in peace. He took away our princess Hesione and killed most of our citizens. Now, we finally have our revenge."
"Prince Paris snatched Helen back and wiped away the humiliation for us. He even generously shared the loot with everyone …"
"God bless Prince Paris. If he is guilty, we will bear the consequences together!" The people below cheered.
"Of course, King Teramon treated our Princess Hesione well, making her his legal wife. Now, we will treat Helen well too."
"You are right. We Trojans will not be ungrateful, nor will we bully the weak."
The last Elder, Ernis, sent Prince Paris out of the main gate. He heard the cheers from the streets and said, "Listen, the people are cheering for you, Prince Paris."
Pei Zi Yun smiled. He had been wearing the white tunic of a warrior, with a bronze belt around his waist, and a short sword hanging from his waist. At this point, he said, "We are cheering for Troy. We are all working hard to make Troy stronger, and the benefits should be shared with the people."
"You are right, Prince Paris." Elder Ernis nodded. From what he knew, Prince Paris had given two-thirds of the loot to the King, the Princes, the Elders, and the citizens.
This was undoubtedly a great virtue.
To the ancient Greeks, looting was not a crime. As long as one shared it with the people, that was a hero.
From this point of view, Prince Paris was a hero.
After leaving, Pei Zi Yun did not leave immediately. He stood on the steps not far away and looked down at the city, feeling the warm atmosphere. He shook his head, "I am afraid there will not be many celebrations like this in the future."
"My respected master, Prince Paris, what are you looking at? Are you looking at the entire city cheering for you?" Gesne came over and bowed slightly.
The young prince glanced at it, laughed, and said bluntly, "You feel sorry for this gold?"
"Yes, I thought they could stay, but when you spent them, they flowed like the river Achelous."
"No, my dear friend Gesne, you have not learnt much."
"If I can't wait to offer sacrifices to the Gods right after I return, giving gifts to kings, princes, elders, and citizens, they'll only think of it as bribery and guilt."
"Anyone who takes it will feel justified, because this is the necessary cost to solve my problem."
"But now, the citizens and the Council of Elders have decided to support me and bear this responsibility. If I take it out again, it would be an unexpected gift. Everyone is thanking me — are you done with the sacrifice?"
"Yes, I supervised the Emissary and presented the gift to the Gods on your behalf. All the Gods with temples in Troy received their own."
"The great Zeus had twice as many."
"Very good. What about the other information?" Pei Zi Yun was very satisfied. To him, he had once touched the threshold of immortality. He understood that kings and Gods were very similar in some aspects. The only difference was that the immortal Gods had a broader vision, and their plans were more far-fetched.
But to show respect to the Gods and kings, this was a must.
Even if it was an enemy, he would never forget to give them a gift — for example, Hera.
"Prince Paris, according to the latest information from our men, Agamemnon killed Goddess Artemis' sika deer during his last hunt. In order to appease the Goddess' anger, Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter, Iphigenia, to the Goddess. But at the last moment, Iphigenia was taken away by the Goddess."
Gesne was also very shocked. The last time Prince Paris asked him to pay attention to Agamemnon's hunt, he was puzzled. He didn't know what was the point of paying attention to this.
But this time, Agamemnon's hunt had killed Goddess Artemis' sika deer. Gesne was extremely shocked. Prince Paris was even able to know about such matters that involved the Gods in advance. He was really too powerful.
Pei Zi Yun listened quietly to Gesne's report. When he heard that Iphigenia was taken away by Goddess Artemis, he raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, Artemis is really a wise Goddess.
This goddess, who was inconspicuous in the myths, actually had a very high ranking on Mount Olympus. Her divine power was above Apollo, and even above Hera. It was only because Hera had a part of Zeus's authority that she could surpass Artemis in name.
This time, during Agamemnon's hunt, Artemis stopped all the heroes of Greece from going out to sea just for a sika deer. She even demanded Princess Iphigenia. Although the prince and king had agreed, if the Goddess had accepted just like that, it would have had a negative impact on her image.
The prince didn't know that it was Zeus and Hera's tacit approval and incitement.
However, she had used the sika deer to replace Princess Iphigenia. In this incident, not only did it not tarnish her reputation, but it also showed the Goddess' benevolence.
"Not simple!"
After listening to the report, Pei Zi Yun stopped thinking about the Goddess and murmured, "Is that so? Agamemnon still chose to kill his own daughter, Iphigenia, in order to consolidate his own power? "
"Yes, Prince Paris," Gesne replied in confirmation.
"Agamemnon, you have chosen this path. In the hearts of God and your Queen, you are dead. Now, you just need to lead the coalition army."
"The relationship between Agamemnon and the Queen was not good to begin with. It was Agamemnon who killed Queen Clytemnestra's husband, Tantalus. He even took the child from Clytemnestra's arms and killed her."
"The Queen's old father, Tyndareus, knew that this was the will of Zeus. He had no choice but to forgive Agamemnon and marry his daughter to him. Clytemnestra kept her vows and became a faithful wife. She gave birth to three daughters and a son for you."
"Now, you want to kill your own daughter. In this case, all feelings are over. The Star of Death is already on your head. This is fate."
Pei Zi Yun shook his head, feeling sorry for Agamemnon's actions.
In fact, from his point of view, Clytemnestra had a good reason to kill Agamemnon. Who would love someone who killed their own husband, child, and daughter?
When Agamemnon revealed his ambition to unite Greece and become the King of Kings, his fate was already sealed.
Zeus would never allow Agamemnon to continue existing, because the King of Kings that Agamemnon wanted was a violation of Zeus' domain.
Just as he was thinking about this, a servant rushed in, "Prince Paris, there's a report from the palace. The emissaries of the Greeks have arrived. Menelaus, Palamedes, and Odysseus are causing a ruckus in the palace. The King wishes for you to head over immediately."
As soon as these words were spoken, a small Plum Blossom appeared and expanded rapidly, turning into a transparent information interface. It had a faint sense of light as it appeared before his eyes.
"Mission: Counterattack the emissaries of the Greeks, fight for justice, and duel with Menelaus."
"Mm, I understand. Tell my father that I will head to the palace now." Looking at the system mission, Pei Zi Yun stood up as he spoke. Gesne retreated slowly.
"The emissaries are causing a ruckus? Looking at the situation of the three of them, it's obvious that they are here to fight for justice. Are they trying to push all the blame for this war onto Troy? "
Pei Zi Yun immediately understood the meaning of the system. Even if he didn't want to push all the blame onto the Greeks, he wanted to at least split the blame equally between both sides.
"A duel. In this era, this is a very normal and responsible way of doing things. If I can make use of this cleverly, the laws of war will be half solved." Pei Zi Yun thought to himself. At this moment, Gesne had already prepared the horse carriage. Pei Zi Yun climbed into the carriage.
"Pa." The sound of a whip being whipped could be heard as the horse carriage sped towards the palace. When Pei Zi Yun reached the palace in a hurry, he rushed to the entrance of the main hall. Just as he was about to enter, he heard Odysseus speaking.
"Respectable King Priam, I strongly protest against Prince Paris of Troy's actions of kidnapping Queen Helen of Sparta and robbing the palace. This is a serious violation of civil law and the rules of etiquette."
"Now, as the emissary of Greece, I solemnly request Troy to return the property that Queen Helen of Sparta and Prince Paris of Sparta robbed from the palace of Sparta. If Troy does not return it in time, King Priam, forgive me for being blunt, this will directly lead to the outbreak of war. At that time, it will definitely bring you and your kingdom great losses."
Odysseus's words were reasonable and had a good effect. For a moment, no one from Troy replied and everyone fell into silence.
Seeing the reaction of the Trojans, Palismedes thought that these people were afraid of the power of Greece. In his heart, he felt that Troy would not dare to go against the powerful Greece. However, he remembered Agamemnon's orders and the look in Menelaus' eyes. He stood up and said, "Ah, King Priam, the Greeks would rather die than endure the insults and bullying of foreigners."
As soon as he said this, the Trojans frowned. "You Greeks cannot endure insults and bullying, but we Trojans are willing to endure your insults and bullying?"
Odysseus cursed in his heart, but he did not intend to stop Palismedes. After all, this was Agamemnon's intention — to negotiate peacefully, but not to succeed.
Palismedes said loudly, "We are furious and have decided to wash away the humiliation they have suffered. Therefore, our highest commander, the most famous hero in all of Greece, the powerful King Agamemnon of Mykenia, as well as all the heroes and princes of Greece have asked me to pass on a message to you: Return the queen and all the valuables you have stolen to us, or else you will be completely destroyed. "
As he said this, Palismedes listed the names of all the princes of the powerful Greek countries. Hearing such provocative words, the sons of Priam and the elders of Troy were enraged. They swore to teach the Greeks a lesson.
"You are too arrogant. I want to see how you are going to destroy Troy." A white-haired elder of Troy stood up and said.
"Foreigners, Troy is no longer the Troy that you destroyed as you wished. You still want to destroy our home like you did in the past. This idea is so childish and laughable." Even the elder of the peace faction stood up and said.
"Father, I think we Troy should teach the arrogant Greeks a lesson," Prince Iphopus said.
"You Greeks want to destroy Troy, but we also want to destroy your home, Greece." Troilus jumped out and said.
Priam raised his right hand and asked for silence. He stood up from his throne and said to the three messengers, "Foreigners, your fellow countryman Hercules attacked our city when we were living in peace and prosperity and destroyed it. At the same time, he also stole my innocent sister Hesione and gave her to his friend Teramon as a slave."
At this point, Priam's eyes were sorrowful, as if he had fallen into a painful past. He continued, "Thanks to Teramon's kindness, my sister has become his legal wife, but this still cannot make up for the humiliation and humiliation we have suffered. In order to return the valuables of Helen and Sparta, there is a condition. You must first return my sister Hesione."
All the Trojans at the meeting unanimously agreed with the king's speech. However, Palamides did not agree with Priam's speech. He said, "Listen, Trojans. There are no preconditions for fulfilling our demands. We will not be responsible for what our father Hercules did."
"But one of your sons, Paris, has wantonly insulted us. You must unconditionally fulfill our demands and make a wise decision as soon as possible, lest you suffer complete destruction."
Palamides' words were tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Priam and all the Trojans present were completely enraged.
Even if some of them did not want to completely fall out with the Greeks in the beginning, they were now burning with anger and could not wait to fight the arrogant Greeks immediately.
At this moment, Pei Zi Yun, who heard the fierce battle inside, entered the palace and laughed. "So this is what you mean. The Greeks can rob us, but the Trojans cannot take revenge. The Greeks must wash away their humiliation, and the Trojans must swallow their anger, right?"
At this point, the smile on Pei Zi Yun's face was full of sarcasm.
According to Palamides' logic, it was natural for the Greeks to rob Troy, but it was heinous for the Trojans to rob the Greeks, and they needed to apologize unconditionally.
"Perhaps this is what the majority of the Greeks think?" Pei Zi Yun thought to himself.
After all, the whole of Greece was powerful. Although Troy was also a big country, compared to the powerful Greece, it was still much weaker. This was the logic of a big country.
Just as Pei Zi Yun finished speaking, someone suddenly jumped out and shouted angrily, "Paris!"
Pei Zi Yun looked over and saw one of the three messengers glaring at him angrily. He knew that this person was the King of Sparta, Menelaus.
He saw that Menelaus was furious, and his hand was already on the sword at his waist, ready to draw it.
"You despicable person, quickly return Helen to me!"
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