Chapter 10 Temple of Ramses

Before we knew it, we had sailed the Nile for six or seven days. The queen's cruise ship is luxurious and exquisite, with purple sails dyed with precious Tyrean dyes hanging on the cabin, and the poop is inlaid with gold sheets, which reflect and sparkle with the blue waves during the voyage. The purity and blueness of the Nile River is like deep sea water. Under the abrupt rocks on the small islands in the river, there are unmanned boats moored among the dense reeds, soaring and singing water birds, shooting stars across the sky, and there are young people working on the river. , the old man picking papyrus... everything is in the blue silhouette of the Nile River, shining golden light in the afterglow of the setting sun, beautiful and moving.

I stood on the deck and looked at everything around me, feeling as if I was going upstream along the long river of time... I suddenly remembered a song my mother once taught me, and I couldn't help but read it softly, Nile, my mother, Bring me the prosperous land of Egypt, Bring me boundless vitality to the territory, I am here to praise you, I am here to pray to you, Let me Egypt live forever... "How do you know this ballad?" Suddenly a gentle voice came from behind, I turned my head, and was surprised to find that the queen was standing behind me.Had she not been conversing with Agrippa in the cabin?Do you also eat too much to breathe like me...

Well, seeing that her face was reddish and her eyes were slightly blurred, she should have come out to blow some wind and sober up. "I heard it before." I casually played a sloppy eye. She didn't care, just stared at the clouds lingering in the sky, and repeated in a low voice, "Let me Egypt, the prosperous age last forever..." "I heard from your master that you are from Seris?" She suddenly turned her head and asked. I nodded, "Didn't the silk worn by Her Majesty come from Seris?" She smiled slightly, "That's right, I like your silk very much, I like the slippery, cold feeling of being wrapped around your fingers..."

I stared at her smile without blinking. This is really a woman who can't figure it out.When she closed her eyes, she looked like an Egyptian lotus about to bloom, beautiful and beautiful.When smiling, it is like a looming white poppy, ethereal and dangerous. Her beauty is also unfathomable.This inner beauty is more confusing than outer beauty. "Didn't someone tell you that it's rude to keep staring at people?" She seemed to catch my gaze. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness," I finally recovered, "but usually only beautiful women will make me rude like this."

She burst out laughing, "No wonder he brought you with me," she said, and she glanced at me again, "What's your name?" "Just call me Xiaowan." I gave her a bright smile. "Did the poisonous snake that night scare you, poisonous snake, this is also a rich product of our Egypt." Her tone was calm and full of excitement? "I was almost terrified. Fortunately, the master saved me." I showed a terrified expression. She looked at me meaningfully, "Your master is also bold. He even brought an ordinary maid on board my boat. Aren't you afraid that I will be bad for you?"

After hearing what she said, I was also a little puzzled. In fact, if she killed me and Agrippa, and then united with Antony and Octavian to fight, it is not impossible.But... maybe just like Agrippa said, her heart has begun to shake... Rome has been controlled by Octavian. Under his instigation, Anthony's status in the hearts of the Romans has plummeted. If Anthony loses, the queen's consequences will be unimaginable. What's more, the probability of Anthony winning is not high, so Now, if the queen voted for Octavian, she would certainly be able to maintain Egypt's status if she won, but if she lost to Antony, with Anthony's love for her, she would never be cruel to her.

If she said afterwards that she ran away halfway out of fear, this reason would also sound plausible. However, the Queen seems to have overlooked an important fact.The future Augustus the Great was indeed generous, kind, wise and prudent, but Octavian before becoming the Great Emperor was a cruel and cruel man. Therefore, this alliance -------- is very fragile. "If the queen wants to harm us, she won't say it at all, and there is no need to let us aboard. As long as you want to do it, opportunities are everywhere." I smiled, looked at the cabin again, and whispered, "It's time for me to see the master. Your Majesty, please allow me to step down."

She just nodded and said nothing. When I got back to the cabin, I suddenly wanted to laugh when I saw the scene in front of me. The maids were all a little trembling towards Agrippa, as if they still regarded him as a pervert. He was a very depressed person. Sitting there biting an apple. It seems that no matter how handsome a handsome guy is, if someone puts on the hat of a satyr, women should respect him. The moment he saw me go in, he looked up at me, as if he wanted to say something, but turned his head again. When the maids saw me coming, they breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly left the tricky job of pouring the wine to me.

I poured the wine for him, and when he reached out to pick it up, he touched my hand. My hand was bumped by him, the glass shook, and a few drops splashed on him. Due to my current identity, I had no choice but to He put down the wine glass and reached out to wipe it for him. Normally, he would probably take the opportunity to hit me, but why is it so quiet today, I raised my head in surprise, and bumped into his line of sight.His water-blue eyes are staring at me without blinking. Those eyes are gentle, but in the depths of those eyes, there is something that people can't understand. I looked at him in a daze, what happened to this guy?

In the early hours of the next morning, the queen's ship arrived at her upper Egyptian palace.Not far from the palace is the famous Karnak Temple, where the Queen wants to ask the oracle. As soon as the queen arrived at the palace, she first received the high priest, and then hurried to the temple with the high priest. "Agrippa, don't you care at all? In case the oracle..." I couldn't help but feel a little strange seeing his completely indifferent look. He leaned against the window and stared not far away, "Don't worry, she will definitely form an alliance with us."

"Are you so sure?" "Do you think she won't plan for herself? Her heart was shaken as early as the moment she agreed to meet us. She is a smart person. Only forming an alliance with us is the wisest choice." "Really?" I stared into his face. "Do you really think Octavian will keep the promise?" He was silent for a while, "No matter what, everything he did was for Rome. I will always stand by his side." It turns out that ------- he also understands that this alliance is not reliable enough. Forget it, it’s none of my business anyway, whether they are in an alliance or not, as long as I find out the real reason why the Queen hates Agrippa... Sure enough, just as he expected, after the Queen returned from the temple, she agreed to the alliance with Octavian.Next, Agrippa discussed the specific details of the battle with the queen in the secret room.If you don’t listen to me, I can guess it. It’s nothing more than letting the Queen suddenly withdraw the army in the middle of the war, making Anthony lose his heart for fighting, and the army’s morale is broken... I walked out of the palace, took a deep breath of the air with the hot desert wind, and saw a few horses tied to the gate of the palace at a glance. On a whim, I took one and rode up. Running in the desert to your heart's content, the oncoming hot wind with sand in it is a bit painful on the face, but it also has a special taste. After running for a long time, an extremely magnificent temple suddenly caught my eyes.The four huge statues at the entrance of the temple made me excited. Isn't this the Abu Simbel Temple built by Ramses II? I remember that on my mother's bookshelf, there are the most books about this great pharaoh, so I know everything about him very well. I tied my horse to a nearby stone and looked at the statue of Ramses II quietly. The great king must never have imagined that in less than a year, the pharaoh era in ancient Egypt would come to an end. From then on, Egypt is no longer synonymous with glory, and from now on, Egypt will no longer belong to Egypt. The glory of thousands of years ago will disappear here. I don't see its glory, I don't see it grow, but I see it collapse. "Xiaowan!" A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.I turned my head and was startled. Behind me, Agrippa was standing on his horse. His face was completely filled with an expression of my displeasure. "Why are you here?" I was puzzled. Wasn't he still discussing the details of the alliance just now? A thin layer of anger flashed across his face, "I was about to ask you this, how could you run out alone without my permission! Don't forget your identity!" "Strange, I only came out for a while. I will go back immediately." I swallowed the words "Can you control me?" I turned around and continued to walk towards the temple. As I got closer, I turned around and found that he had galloped up to me and grabbed my arm. I was also a little annoyed, so I took advantage of his strength to pull my arm, and then I kicked the horse's leg. As soon as the horse jumped up, his body slanted, and I just dragged him off the horse... Just hearing a "bang", we both fell on the desert together. "Xiaowan, are you alright!" He got up quickly and quickly helped me up. I rubbed my waist that was hit, and looked at him depressedly, "Do you think there's something wrong, why are you here to arrest me!" "Who told you to always be disobedient," he reached out and rubbed my hair. "I just came out to catch my breath, and then I accidentally ran here." "Next time if you accidentally run far away, maybe I will accidentally lock you up too." He specially emphasized the words careless. Hearing this, I raised my head subconsciously.As if waiting for this moment, our eyes meet.His water-blue pupils smiled quietly at me, and the smile on his lips slowly spread like ripples, smoky and warm, making people intoxicated without drinking.His brown hair was blown by the wind, and then he slowly, slowly leaned over... "Look, that's the Temple of Hathor!" I jumped up and shouted, pointing at a slightly smaller temple not far away, ignoring his displeased expression, and quickly ran to that temple forward. In front of the temple, I stabilized my heartbeat, his behavior just now was so ambiguous... "What's so special about this temple." He appeared behind me at some point. Uh---------Why is it like a ghost... "Ah, did you know that this is the temple Ramses II built for his queen?" I touched the relief on the wall excitedly, and suddenly found two lines of writing in a prominent place at the door.After more than a thousand years of weathering and erosion, the two lines of characters have become a bit blurred, but they can still be recognized. When you walked by my side lightly, you took my heart away. My love for you is unique. Huh?Isn't this the two famous love words known to modern people? "He really loves his queen, and even engraved his love poems in the temple, which have been handed down for a thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years, no matter how long it takes, he can't resist his love and longing." I pointed to the two He wrote Egyptian hieroglyphs, translated them to him, and expressed his thoughts by the way. "Oh, I will also build a temple in the future, engrave my name on it, and pass it down forever. Well, it's a good way to be famous forever." He looked at me and laughed. "What are you laughing at?" I glared at him, "It's not romantic, what's the point of leaving your own name." "I'm serious, I want to build a magnificent temple in the future, but we have too many gods in Rome, whose temple should we build?" "Then just put all the gods in one temple." "Well, that's a good idea, ah! I've also thought about the name, it's a very imposing name, it's called---------" "I said, should we go back..." I interrupted him and turned to lead the horse. "I didn't tell you, as a slave, don't interrupt the master's words casually!" I still chose to ignore the frantic voice coming from behind me. I was just about to get on the horse, and someone who always appeared like a ghost suddenly pulled me off again, "Ride my horse," he glanced at me. "Why, I have my own horse," I don't want to ride with him. A malicious smile appeared on his lips, and he untied my horse. Before I could react, he stretched out his hand and slapped the horse's buttocks heavily. A flash of righteousness... "Where is your horse?" He still showed a grinning expression, jumped on his own horse lightly, raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly, "Okay, now, ride back with me ? Or do you walk back slowly by yourself?" I looked at him blankly, not because I was calm, but because I was out of anger... "Then I'll walk back by myself." I wanted to sing the opposite of him, "That's good!" He smiled and raised his whip, and disappeared in front of me in a flash.The yellow sand kicked up by the horseshoes scattered all over me. "Agripa..." My little universe started to burn... After walking in the desert for a while, I suddenly saw him turn back and quickly lifted me onto the horse. "Idiot, really plan to go back." "I don't think you will be so disrespectful, at least I saved you." I glared at him, "Hurry up and go back, I want to go back to Rome sooner." He sighed helplessly, "Why do I feel that I am more like a slave now." "Because you are an enlightened master." "I'm not open to everyone..." All went well after that, and we set off for Rome at once, barely stopping in Alexandria.The documents forming the alliance were quickly delivered to Octavian's desk. Everything is ready, and the historical Actium naval battle finally broke out... Octavian led an army of 80,000 people and 400 warships across the sea to march eastward. In this battle, Agrippa gave full play to the characteristics of light hull, fast speed, and maneuverability, and used the tactics of ship collision to cause heavy losses to Antony's fleet.And at the height of the war, the queen withdrew halfway according to the prior agreement. Anthony was in a hurry, and the army was in disarray, so he had to evacuate from the theater. In the naval battle, the Antony Department lost more than 300 warships, completely losing this fateful battle. Everything seems to be going along the track of history... These days, I get along very well with everyone, and Mr. Peacock still saved his life. He lives here happily and never wants to go back to his own place. In Agrippa's absence, I also replaced the lead utensils he used so often with glass. When I saw Agrippa again, it was more than two months later. Before you know it, winter in ancient Rome is coming. In the smoky bathroom, a refreshing fragrance wafted in the warm and humid air. I dipped a little sesame oil on a stick, sighed, and rubbed it on the person in front of me reluctantly.Why, why did you entrust me with such a good job as soon as he came back ----- wait for him to take a bath... "I've finished wiping it off." I put the bottle down and got up to leave. "Who allowed you to leave?" He turned sideways and squinted at me, "By the way, what about your Seris massage? Should I try it today?" I was about to shake my head when I suddenly saw a teasing look in the corner of his eyes, and immediately changed my mind.I ordered the maid outside the door to bring me a silver spoon, and gave him an evil smile, "My master, today I will let you experience Seris's great massage." Seeing his enjoyment, I picked up the spoon and scraped off his back very rudely. "Ah! You're too aggressive!" He frowned. "You don't know that, this is Serris's massage method. As a man, can't you bear this pain? Tell you, this can scrape out all the poisonous gas in your body, and make sure that after the massage , to make you feel refreshed." "If you dare to play tricks on me, I will definitely punish you severely." He endured the pain and said. "I didn't play tricks on you. Do you know that this is a massage method that has been passed down in Seris for many years. It is based on the principles of the twelve meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians in traditional Chinese medicine. It stimulates the meridians, dissolves blood and activates stasis, especially For your damaged muscles." After talking a lot, I suddenly realized.Come on, is this in ancient Rome?Look at his face again, sure enough, he looked dazed... While scraping, I carefully avoided the new wound on his back. "Did you get hurt again this time?" I asked casually. He gritted his teeth reluctantly and didn't answer me, just nodded. I didn't speak any more, and the strength in my hands was lighter. Agrippa, from a commoner to today's status, was all made by him with a sword and a sword. If Octavian didn't have him, he wouldn't be able to establish it so smoothly. His Roman Empire. The future Roman governor will reorganize the military system of the empire in the future, build Roman city aqueducts, public baths and various splendid marble buildings, and he will do various things. In light or in shadow. "It seems to be more comfortable, my shoulder is not so sore." He said suddenly.Only then did I realize that I was in a trance just now, and I didn't know when I had stopped. "Look, I didn't lie to you." I winked at him, "This Gua Gua Dafa is very useful." "It does work, but it hurts." He rubbed his shoulder. "By the way," I think he was in a good mood, so he took the opportunity to ask the question he wanted to ask, "Now that Anthony and the Queen of Egypt have returned to Alexander, what are you going to do next? I don't think Octavian will fulfill his contract." Bar." He suppressed the smile on his face and said slowly, "We will attack again after the Lupasala Festival." "You mean, break into Egypt?" "Anthony was not caught, and Octavian has always been a major concern. As for the queen, Octavian should not hurt her, but he will not give her more." He seemed to want to say no more. "Lupasala...?" I seem to have seen this ancient Roman festival in a book, but I can't remember it clearly. "Well, the Lupasara Festival on February 15th every year is to commemorate Jona, the queen of the gods in Roman mythology. She is the main god in charge of women and marriage, so this is also a festival for men and women here to express their love... With a gentle expression on his face, he patiently explained to me. "Ah, I remembered, it is the prototype of Valentine's Day in the future." I blurted out. "Valentine's Day..." The corners of his mouth raised slightly, "This name sounds better."