Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh Agamemnon's determination
The merchants, led by soldiers, entered Agamemnon's barracks.
The barracks are all made of stone, surrounded by small rooms, which can be used for rest and have other functions. In the middle is a hall, which is very wide and can accommodate hundreds of people.
There is a stone chair in the middle of the hall, with a thick carpet on it, an oil lamp lit on the stone table emitted a faint light, and two personal soldiers stood on both sides.
The hall is filled with stone chairs to facilitate the heroes and princes in the camp to come to the hall for discussion.
When the merchant entered the hall, he sang loudly: "Great Commander Agamemnon, I am Torresque, a citizen of Mekenny. Under your light, we successfully rushed from Greece with our goods to Troy, and hope that you will continue to shelter us."
The merchant said, and arrived in front of Agamemnon, kneeled and kissed the carpet under Agamemnon's feet, with a respectful expression. When Agamemnon saw the merchant's respectfulness, he felt relieved and asked, "You are from Mikenny, do you have news about my hometown?"
Although there are news from Mekenny messengers every time, Agamemnon still hopes to learn more from the merchants.
The merchant said, "I wandered around many city-states and saw that because the prince and heroes had been away from home for too long, there had been changes and some even turmoil."
"The city-state of Argos produces good horses. When I go to purchase it, I see the riot." The merchant Torreske said a few examples, which changed Agamemnon's face. The king left his hometown for a long time and had problems. This is very common. He thought about this problem and heard a compliment: "Great Commander Agamemnon, your kingdom is very peaceful, your queen is in power, and your nephew Agestus lives in the palace to help the queen govern the kingdom."
"It's all your prestige and the protection of the great Zeus."
In fact, this is the nephew Agestus and the queen who have already slept with the kingdom and divided the authority of the kingdom, but God has decided that his queen and nephew will kill the commander, which makes Agamemnon very happy to hear the news. He has no doubts in his heart. He also raised his hand to thank God, thinking that the hatred between the family will be eliminated from then on.
"Great Zeus, thank you very much for your kindness to me, and I will be grateful to you."
Agamemnon also firmly believed that his wife would no longer resent him after so many years, after all, their daughter was not dead.
"Torresque, the news you brought is very important to me. I decided to give you gold and bronze, and you will also gain some of my friendship." Agamemnon said.
"Dear Commander Agamemnon, thank you very much for your enthusiasm and generosity." The merchant Torreske did not expect that after doing this little bit of insignificant things, he gained the friendship between Agamemnon and obtained gold and bronze. At that moment, a servant walked in with two trays containing gold and bronze.
"Torreske, for the news you brought, these are rewards to you."
The merchant took over the gold and bronze and smiled happily. This business was really worth it. Not only did he get money from goods, but he also had rewards.
"Sure enough, the selling of the minstrel in my hometown is very valuable. Every prince wants to hear news from his hometown and family."
"For this news, they spared no money."
Pei Ziyun's methods are all indirect and the process is very "natural", so the businessman Torreske feels it is very normal, and this is a business.
And all the words are facts, at most the minstrel "organized" the news. Some focus on it, a little vague, and some reverse the order of the front and back, but all are the truth.
As long as it is the truth, it is very normal to have emphasis and reversal. Everyone sees and hears only one side, and even God can't find out the problem.
"Torresque, thank you for your hard work. If you have any grievances in business here, you can come to me. I will consider your legitimate requests." What Agamemnon said was purely polite words, and the last sentence added, I was afraid that if Torresque really came to me, he would only consider legitimate requests.
As for what is a legitimate requirement, the final right to explain can only be attributed to Agamemnon.
"Do you have any news?" Agamemnon asked, his words were very skillful, and the subtext was that if there was no other news, you could get out.
The merchant hesitated and said, "Dear Commander Agamemnon, I am grateful for the gold you gave me. You know, the merchant has communicated with both Greece and Troy."
"Well, I know this. Don't worry, I won't blame you. This is your businessman's duty."
"That's a great commander, but I need to tell you that I heard a news from Troy this time."
"What is the news?" Agamemnon suddenly woke up.
"I heard that Pentesileah was dead, and the godly weapons and armor she left behind, Paris will send it back to Amazon and hand it over to Hippolyta, who is also the princess of Amazon and the daughter of Ares, the god of war."
"Now are preparing to go out to sea secretly and bring Troy's compensation to a large number of gold and bronze."
"Is this true what you said?" Agamemnon moved his heart and stood up.
"Of course, it's a true and great commander." said Torrex, a businessman.
"I also want to verify the authenticity of this message. You understand that war is not careless. If this message is indeed true, you will be rewarded." Agamemnon said.
"Great Commander Agamemnon, thank you so much for your generosity. If nothing is wrong, I will say goodbye first." After that, the merchant slowly retreated.
Seeing the merchant go away, an idea emerges from Agamemnon's mind: "Troy wants to send the weapons and armor given by God, as well as a large amount of gold and bronze to Amazon, and he can intercept it himself."
"Not only can you obtain wealth and weapons, but you can also prove your achievements to the entire coalition."
Agamemnon stood up, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he felt that this plan was feasible. You must know that Achilles was so arrogant and domineering, just thinking that without him, the Greek coalition would not be able to achieve results.
Now he can understand that if the Greek coalition forces lacked him, they would still be able to accomplish anything.
Paris traveling alone might be an opportunity, Agamemnon thought: "Of course, the premise is to verify whether the news is correct and whether Paris traveling alone."
Agamemnon's first reaction was to ask Carkas about this matter. After all, he was a prophet and could predict the good and bad luck of this incident, so that he could seek benefits and avoid harm.
But Agamemnon thought about it and snorted coldly when he thought of Carcas speaking from Achilles's standpoint and saying bad things about himself at the prince's meeting.
I believe that if I leave Carcas and Achilles, I will definitely be able to complete this matter well, so that everyone can feel that they are missing and the Greek coalition can do nothing.
This time we will make it clear that the Greek coalition can be without anyone, but we must not be without ourselves.
Only I, Agamemnon, is the only one who cannot be replaced.
Thinking of this, Agamemnon called the messenger: "Go and call some heroes and princes to discuss in the hall."
As he said that, he reported a string of names.
In a short while, the heroes and princes who called them all rushed to Agamemnon's barracks one after another, including Diocres' sons, namely Criton and Orcikoros, Hercules' son Trepalemos, and the half-brother of Aes, Tocros, among them, among them, eight heroes.
Odysseus is also among them. These heroes are all optimistic about Agamemnon and are also more supportive of Agamemnon's heroes and princes.
Seeing that everyone was here and sitting around the chair below, Agamemnon said, "Listen, princes and heroes, you must win a battle, lest Achilles be too arrogant."
After saying this, he kept silent and watched the reactions of the prince and the hero.
In fact, these heroes and princes are not averse to Achilles' strength, and they are not revealed because of Achilles' strength.
Hearing Agamemnon say this, Hercules's son Trepalemos immediately responded: "Great Commander, you said you want us to win a big victory, don't know what we should do?"
Agamemnon praised him for his good cooperation, and immediately said, "I have received news recently that Prince Paris of Troy will transport the Amazon Queen Pentesilea's God-given weapons and armor, as well as a batch of gold and bronze to the Amazon."
"Maybe I want to continue to get along with Amazon."
"Does the commander mean to let us rob these things?" asked Diok Krys' son, Cry.
"Yes, as long as we have the exact time and place to go to sea and ambush the middle, we will be able to rob these things and kill the hateful Paris."
"Is the news reliable, great commander?" Orcikoros asked.
"It is natural and reliable, and I plan to send someone to inquire and verify the specific time and location of the sea, as well as the strength. If we really only have one or two ships, with our strength here, without Achilles, we can still successfully kill."
"If you take a lot of boats, it may be a trap, and we will respond according to the situation."
When everyone heard this, they nodded and said yes. Troy is not very powerful now. The only one counts as powerful is Hector. But besides Achilles, there are also people who can deal with Diomedes, Aes, and Aes.
"Commander Agamemnon, have you asked the prophet Carcas about this matter?" Odysseus asked cautiously when he heard it now. He had always been very cautious. This time, he suddenly heard Agamemnon's plan, and for no reason he thought he should ask Carcas about his opinion.
Agamemnon's eyes turned cold and said bluntly: "Odysseus, we don't need to ask the prophet Carcas every time we attack. Besides, this time, we are basically sure, so we don't need to bother him."
During the last prince meeting, Karcas offended Agamemnon and was suspected of defecting to Achilles. These are things that Agamemnon cannot tolerate.
Odysseus doesn't open the pot, and it would be strange if Agamemnon could have a good face.
"Since this is the case, I have no objection to the commander's plan." The cunning Odysseus immediately expressed his support for Agamemnon's decision and would no longer violate Agamemnon.
Agamemnon's face improved after hearing this: "Since everyone supports it, when I confirm Troy's intelligence, I will do this one and win a big victory, so that the arrogant Achilles can put away his contempt."
Chapter completed!