Chapter 57 Negotiations in the Trojan Palace

Paris, the Trojan prince, sailed to Greece with a fleet to demand the return of his aunt Hesione.

Now Paris did not return with Hesione, but instead the heavily armed Greeks landed on the coast of Troy.

The Trojans, thinking that Paris's fleet had been destroyed by the Greeks, gathered at the palace of King Priam for a meeting.

In the middle of the meeting, Luo Yin brought Telephus and his family to the gate of Troy together with Palamedes, Odysseus, and Menelaus as peace envoys.

Although the Trojans regarded the Greeks as the enemies of Paris, they still opened the city gates and let the peace embassy come to the palace.

The magnificent palace hall.

Seeing King Priam's son-in-law Telephus, daughter Astyoch and grandson Eurypylus being brought in as prisoners by Luo Yin, the heroic Hector stood up angrily and said.

"Shame on the Greeks! You entered our city as peace envoys but subjected our family to humiliating treatment. I demand that you release my family immediately."

Hector's brothers and the young nobles of Troy City even pulled out their swords, showing murderous looks.

Facing the Trojans' threats, the eloquent Palamedes said with a faint smile.

"Dear King! I must explain to you and the other Trojans that the only members of the peace mission are myself, Odysseus and Menelaus. Achilles is not a member of the peace mission. He came to Your palace is just for you to buy your son-in-law, daughter and grandson."

After hearing Palamedes' words, Priam asked everyone to be quiet, then stood up from the throne and said.

"Greeks! Although you obviously came to Troy with hostility, I still hope you can honestly explain why you want to launch a war against us Trojans? My son Paris led a fleet Go to Greece and ask you to return my sister Hesione, has she been destroyed by you Greeks?”

Menelaus immediately complained as a victim.

"King Trojan! If your son Paris had not gone to Greece, perhaps our great fleet would not have come to the Trojan coast. I am Menelaus, King of Sparta, and your hateful son Paris , snatched my queen Helen while I was away, and plundered all my treasures. I don’t know why Paris did not return to Troy with Helen, but I will now make a reasonable request to you, and give me my treasure. Queen Helen, give it back to me.”

Menelaus' expression of grief didn't look like he was lying.

After the Trojans looked at each other, Hector couldn't help but say.

"Menelaus, my brother Paris has married the beautiful Oenone, the daughter of the river god. Moreover, my brother Paris grew up as a lowly shepherd. He did not have the courage to steal a king's queen. . If your accusation is true, I am afraid that your unfaithful wife betrayed her husband and left voluntarily with my brother Paris. "

Helen voluntarily left with Paris, which was a great shame in Menelaus's heart.

Because Helen's betrayal is announcing to the world that Menelaus is a husband who lost to Paris.

Seeing the veins popping up on Menelaus's face, Palamedes signaled Odysseus to calm Menelaus and said to Priam.

"King Troy! Whether Helen is a loyal queen or not, Paris cannot take her away. Now a hundred Greek princes and their brave warriors have come to the shores of Troy. If you do not return Helen to Mene Laos, we will destroy Troy and destroy you all."

Palamedes' words aroused new anger among the Trojans.

They struck the shields with the blades of their swords, and some even tried to approach Palamedes.

Priam also shouted.

"Greeks! Now there is not a single Greek woman in my palace or city, so I cannot comply with your request to return Helen. Even if my son Paris does bring back Helen, Queen of Sparta, you must use my sister Helen Syone exchanged for Helen. In the past, Hercules attacked our city and took away my innocent sister Hesione. My greatest wish was to help my sister return to her hometown."

All the Trojans in the hall supported Priam's words and asked the Greeks to exchange Hesione for Helen.

Palamedes said expressionlessly.

"You Trojans must accept our demands unconditionally! Now that winter is approaching, you can make wise choices during the long winter, lest you be destroyed."

The Greeks demanded that the Trojans accept their demands unconditionally, and even the old and steady Priam was angered.

"It seems that you are not an envoy of peace, but an envoy who came to persuade us Trojans to surrender. We Trojans will never accept the unreasonable demands of the Greeks. You can leave now."

Palamedes and Odysseus immediately looked at Luo Yin.

Luo Yin walked up to Telephos, Astyoche, and Eurypylus and said.

"King Priam! Now that your negotiation with the peace envoy is over, let's talk about the redemption of Telephus's family! If you refuse to redeem them, I will redeem your son-in-law Telephus in front of you. Phos, his daughter Astyoch, and his grandson Eurypylus were sent to the underworld.”

"Eurypylus is only a child!"

Hector glared at Luo Yin angrily and said.

"Achilles, son of the goddess, as a demigod, you won't even let go of a child?"

"You Trojan men are so cruel that you won't let go of tens of thousands of women and children in Troy. I just won't let go of a little wolf cub who regards me as an enemy."

"Achilles, what do you mean by this?"

"Hector, do you really not understand me? When the Greeks destroyed Troy, all the women in Troy became slaves, and all the boys among the children were killed."

While speaking, Hector looked at Andromache, Hector's wife, and the child in her arms.

"Cold-blooded Hector! You are determined to die in order to protect Troyen, so you can't see your son being thrown off the city wall by our soldiers and your beautiful wife Andromache becoming a captive in tears. This is probably why you are eager to go to war with us!"

"Ah--"

Hearing the ominous words of Luo Yin that seemed to be a prophecy, Andromache screamed in fear, hugged her son tightly in her arms, and looked at Luo Yin with fear in her eyes.

Hector picked up his spear angrily and rushed to Luo Yin and said.

"Achilles, I want to duel with you. If you lose, you must unconditionally release Telephus, Astyoke and Eurypylus."

"What if I win?"

Seeing Hector's eyes wide open, as if he had never considered that he would lose, Luo Yin sneered.

"You really underestimated me! Hector, have you heard about me?"

"I heard that you are the son of the sea goddess Thetis. When you were born, your goddess mother tried to make you an immortal god, so you have an invulnerable body. But I didn't take this legend seriously, because even the demigod Hercules, who became an immortal god, did not have an invulnerable body when he was a human. He had to wear the invulnerable lion skin of the Nemean Lion to resist the enemy's attacks."

"Since you think my legend is false, then use your spear to attack my body!"

Luo Yin said with his hands spread out.

"Hector! I will not dodge your attack. As long as you stab me to death, Telephus and his family will be free again."