Chapter 22 Chapter Twenty Two

Pazar rubbed himself with a bar of caustic soda, while two servants behind him poured warm water on him.After his bath he brushed his teeth with a fragrant reed and then gargled with alum and dill.He shaved with his favorite razor, shaped like a joiner's chisel, and smeared wild peppermint oil on his neck to repel mosquitos and fleas.He also massages the rest of his body with a cream based on natural water soda and honey.During the day, he also used carob and frankincense to clear the body, if necessary. After grooming, the incurable illness suddenly relapsed. He sneezes two, five, ten times in a row.It's a cold again, which can't be cured all the time, and there will be symptoms such as cough and tinnitus.Yes.It is true that he is bad: overworked, not following the doctor's instructions, and insomnia.But the prescription really needs to be changed.

But how to ask Nefiri?She got up at six o'clock every day, ready to go to the Central Hospital she had recently taken over, and he hadn't seen her for a week.Since then, Nefeli has been the head of the largest medical care center in Egypt, and because she hopes to perform well in her new position, she has worked hard and spared no effort.The Queen Mother Tuya's intention was immediately approved by the Prime Minister, and all the physicians, surgeons and pharmacists in the hospital also expressed their support unanimously.The interim administrator who withheld the medicine from Nefiri has become a nurse who takes care of bedridden patients for a long time.

Nefeli confessed to the clerk in charge of the hospital that her specialty was medical care, not managing a group of civil servants, so they didn't need to consult with her as long as they obeyed the orders issued by the prime minister's office.This statement made Nefeli, the new female dean, win the goodwill of many colleagues, and also made her cooperate more closely with different professionals.The people who came to this hospital were patients who were beyond the reach of doctors in the city or the country.And some people who are well-off and want to prevent the occurrence or worsening of certain diseases as early as possible.In addition, Nefeli also pays special attention to the operation of the pharmacy, because it specializes in the dispensing of medicines and the preparation and use of poisonous substances.

Because the stuffy nose seemed to be getting worse, and with no one around to help, Pazar decided to go to the only place where he could get any attention: Memphis Central Hospital. into the hospital.A female nurse kindly asked the visitor: "Do you need me to serve you?" "I have to go to the emergency room. I want to ask the director, Nefeli, to see me." "I'm afraid it's impossible today." "Can I be her husband?" "Are you the elder of the door hall?" the nurse said in surprise. "I think so." Pazar smiled wryly. "please follow me."

The nurse led him through a well-equipped thalassotherapy center with numerous cubicles equipped with three stone troughs, the first for a full body bath, the second for sitz baths, and the third for sitz baths. Soak feet and calves.Some other rooms are dedicated to sleep therapy.There are also airy cubicles housing patients under the long-term care of doctors. Nefeli was reviewing a dose of medicine prescribed by a doctor, and using a water clock to record the time when a certain substance congealed.There are two senior pharmacists assisting.Pazar waited until their experiment was over before appearing and said, "Can I trouble you to see a patient?"

"Is it in such a hurry?" "It's an emergency." Nefiri pulled him solemnly into a consulting room.Pazar sneezed loudly a dozen times. "Well...you're not pretending. Ever had trouble breathing?" "Since you stopped taking care of me, there is a hissing sound when you breathe." "Where are the ears?" "The left ear is blocked." "Do you have a fever?" "A little." "Lie down on the stone bed, I want to hear your heartbeat." "You are familiar with the sound of my heartbeat." Pazar said half-jokingly.

"It's a serious place where we are, Judge Pazar, so please be serious too." As she auscultated, Pazar was indeed silent. "You're right, there is indeed a need for a new prescription." Nefiri held a small wooden stick for divination to select the appropriate medicine.The stick pointed to a very strong plant.The plant has five large pale green leaves and red berries. "Purge root." She explained, "it is highly poisonous. Take it after diluting it, it can remove the accumulated blood in your body and unblock the trachea." "are you sure?"

"It is my duty to assure you." "Cure me quickly, the clerks must have scolded me for being late for so long." * * * Unusual commotion broke out in the judge's office.The civil servants who work there are usually soft-spoken and dignified and steady. When encountering such a situation, everyone looks at each other and doesn't know what to do.Some suggested taking a wait-and-see approach when the boss wasn’t there; others argued for a tougher approach but were reluctant to come forward; still others insisted on calling the police.I saw broken boards and torn straw paper all over the floor.After Pazar arrived, everyone fell silent.

"Are you under attack?" Pazar asked. "You can say that." An old employee said in a panic, "We can't control her anger. She has already entered your office." Surprised, Pazar walked across the hall where the clerk worked and entered his own office. Leopard was kneeling on the straw mat and flipping through his files. "What's wrong with you?" Pazar asked in surprise and anger. "I want to know where you hid Suti!" "Get up and leave immediately." "I will never leave without asking!" "I won't be rough on you, but I'll ask Cam."

This threat was really effective, and the leopard immediately obeyed.Pazar said to her, "Let's talk outside." She walked in front of Pazar, and all the clerks stared at her with wide eyes. "Pack up your things and start working." The elder said to the stunned subordinates. Pazar and Leopard were walking quickly in a crowded alley.When the market opened today, farmers came out to sell vegetables and fruits, and every vendor was crowded with customers, and the sound of bargaining was loud.The two of them hid in another quiet alleyway, which was considered to have avoided the crowd.

"I want to know where Suti is hiding." With tears in her eyes, she insisted, "After he left, I thought about him all the time. I even forgot to wear perfume, put on makeup, and forget the time." Existence, wandering in the streets and alleys all day long." "He didn't hide, he went on a difficult and dangerous mission." "With another woman?" "He went alone." "But he's married." "He thought it necessary to make further inquiries into marriage." "I love him, Judge Pazar, and I would even die for him! Do you understand?" Pazar smiled and said, "I understand more than you can imagine." "where is he?" "Leopard, this is a secret mission. If I leak it, he may be in danger." "I swear I won't tell! I will keep my mouth shut." Pazar was so moved by the sincerity of this passionate mistress that he finally said: "He went to Coptos to join the ranks of the miners." The leopard was ecstatic, hugged Pazar and kissed him on the cheek. "I will never forget your kindness. If one day I have to kill him, I will be the first to tell you." * * * Rumors circulated in every province from south to north.Whether in the great palace of Piramses in the delta, or Memphis, or Thebes, the rumors quickly spread to various administrative agencies, and it also made the officials responsible for carrying out the prime minister's orders start to panic. The elder Mendian had just solved a real estate case. The cause was that a dishonest landlord sold the same piece of land to a pair of cousins ​​one after another, causing the brothers to turn against each other.The next thing to look at is General Asher's report on the state of the Egyptian army under conditions of extreme concern. The general felt that the situation in Asia was very unstable, because the Egyptian troops stationed to supervise the small neighboring countries had been weak for a long time, and the neighboring countries were now ready to form alliances under the call of the traitor Eddafi, who was still at large.The current weapons and equipment are really not sophisticated enough; since the battle with He Tien was defeated, no one has heard of it.As for the domestic military situation.He was also dissatisfied: the lack of care for the horses, the broken and unrepaired chariots, the lack of discipline in the army, and the poor quality of officers.If foreign countries really intend to invade, can Egypt resist it? Such a report will have far-reaching consequences. What is Asher's intention?If Asher proves to be right in the future, he will become a far-sighted military prophet and will achieve the status of a very lofty, even messianic.If Ramses believed him, then he would definitely consolidate his power with stricter requirements. Pazar thought of Suti.What desolate path was he on at this moment, looking for evidence that was almost impossible to find, in order to expose this murderer who wanted to control the entire country with military power? Pazar called Kem over. "Can you investigate the main Memphis barracks immediately?" "Which aspect of the investigation?" "Army morale, condition of military equipment, health of soldiers and horses." "No problem, as long as you give an order, I will go right away." Pazar thought of a plausible excuse and searched for a chariot that had knocked down several people and left impact marks. "Move fast." Pazar then rushed to Meifeng's house, and Meifeng was busy checking the grain harvest. The two walked up to the balcony of the administrative department to avoid having ears on the partition wall. "Have you read Asher's report?" Pazar asked. "too terrifying." "What if what he said is true?" "Do you hold a different opinion?" Meifeng asked him back. "I suspect that he deliberately exaggerated the situation in order to profit from it." Pazar expressed his doubts. "Any clues?" "We need to collect as soon as possible." "Asher will be blamed." "That's not necessarily true." Pazar said disapprovingly. "If Ramses agreed with him, he would have no scruples anymore. Imagine who else would dare to confront the savior of the country?" Mei Feng agreed with Pazar.Pazar said again: "You want to help me, now you have the chance." "What do you want me to do?" "I want to know information about our country's troops stationed abroad and the investment in military equipment in the past few years." "I'm afraid it won't be easy. But I'll try my best." After returning to his office, Pazar wrote a long letter to Karni, the high priest of the Karnak Temple, asking him about the quality of the troops stationed in the Thebes area and the quality of the equipment in the barracks.The letter was written in a coded language derived from the term "herbal medicine" that Carney was most familiar with, and the sender was also specially selected. * * * "Nothing special," Cam said. "Be clear." Pazar insisted. "Everything is calm in the barracks. There is no problem with the barracks, and the equipment is also very good. I checked the 50 tanks in the camp, and the officers are very careful to maintain them. The horses are also taken care of in every possible way." "What do they think of General Asher's report?" "They attach great importance to it, but they firmly believe that the report refers to other military camps. To be more sure, I also visited the southernmost camp in the metropolitan area." "The results of it?" "Same. Nothing special. The soldiers over there also thought the criticism was aimed at... other camps." Pazar and Meifeng made an appointment to meet in the square in front of the Ptah Temple, where there were many people who were making trouble.Regardless of the priests coming and going, they just chatted on their own. "About the first point, the answer I got is different from Asher's description. He seems to intend to block the news of the Asian Legion. According to the military's announcement, the number of our troops has decreased, while the neighboring countries in Asia are about to move, but there is a personnel The clerk revealed to me that the list of soldiers has not been changed. As for the second point, the facts are easy to find out, because the budget of the army has to be reported to the treasury of other countries. Over the past few years, the investment in armaments has been stable, and there is no equipment Insufficient situation.” Mei Feng explained the results of the investigation in detail. "So, Asher lied." "He was indeed brilliant. He made some lurid statements in his report, but he didn't confirm them. Many senior generals supported him, and many courtiers feared the plots of the Hittites. Asher was a hero... ...He wouldn't want to take the opportunity to create a turmoil in his own favor?" * * * Pazar sat quietly by the lotus-blossoming pond, while the warrior curled up and slept on his lap.A gust of wind blows, gently lifting the dog's long fur and the owner's hair.Nefiri was looking at a medical document, but the little naughty kept rolling the paper, no matter what the hostess warned.The garden of the villa was immersed in the last afterglow of the setting sun, and it was dyed orange everywhere, and tits, red-throated sparrows and swallows also began to sing nocturnal songs. "The condition of our army is very good. Asher's report is all nonsense. The purpose is to panic the top of the country and weaken the morale of the army so that he can be more easily controlled." Pazar said. "Why didn't Ramses blame him?" "Because of his outstanding achievements in the past, Pharaoh trusted him." "so what to do now?" "I want to submit the results of the investigation to the Prime Minister. Then submit it to Pharaoh. I just received the replies from Keim and Carney, and these will be submitted together. Thebes is the same as Memphis. The military potential is the slightest No damage. The Prime Minister will definitely clarify the facts to the people of the country and protest to Asher." "Is this the end of the general's career?" "I can't be so optimistic. Of course he will argue, he will reiterate his sincerity and patriotism, and he will reprimand his subordinates for giving him wrong information. But at least it can ease his offensive, and I want to turn defeat into victory." Pazar said His tone suddenly became very firm. "What are you going to do?" "Stand up and meet." * * * General Asher oversees a chariot drill in the desert.There were two men on each chariot: the officer drew his bow to aim at the moving subject, and his second-in-command pulled the reins to keep the chariot moving at full speed.Anyone who is not agile enough in their hands and feet is excluded from the list of elite troops.After the elder of the door hall arrived, the two infantrymen asked him to wait aside and not to venture into the training ground, because the flying arrows are infinite, and he may be injured if he is not careful. Asher, who was covered in dust, finally gave the order to rest, and then walked slowly towards Yangzaer. "This is not where you should come." He said coldly. "There's no place I can't go." Pazar also countered coldly. Asher's face, which seemed to have been eroded, was so distorted that it was almost out of shape.With a short stature, broad chest and short legs, he couldn't help being annoyed, and subconsciously scratched the scar across his chest, from his shoulders to his navel. "I need a fuck and a change of clothes. Come with me." Asher and Pazar walked into the bathroom reserved for senior officers.As a soldier showered the general, Pazar fired: "I'm going to dispute your report." "Why?" "Because the information you gave was wrong." "You're not a soldier, your assessment is meaningless." "It's not my opinion, it's the truth." "I'm going to refute your facts." "You don't even know what I'm talking about!" "Guess it. You hang around in two or three barracks, and the people in the barracks will show you some brand new tanks, and the soldiers will tell you that they are satisfied with the status quo. What a naive and incompetent judge. You You've been fooled!" Asher sneered. "Is this also your evaluation of the Chief of Police and the High Priest of Karnak?" This question left the general speechless, so he dismissed the soldiers, wiped himself, then changed the subject and said, "These are novices who are just as inexperienced as you." "Your statement is too far-fetched." "What do you really want, Judge Pazar?" "It's still the same, find out the precious truth. Your report is completely fabricated, so I have expressed my opinion and protest to the Prime Minister." "How dare you..." "It's not a question of courage, it's my responsibility." Asher bristled with anger. "You are so stupid! You will regret it!" "Prime Minister Budge will make the judgment." "I am the expert in this field!" "Our military strength is not weakened at all, you know that very well." The general had put on a short loincloth, and his clumsiness showed that he was nervous. "Listen, Pazar, the content of the report is irrelevant, what matters is the essence of it." "Please explain clearly." "A competent general must predict the future in order to ensure national security." "Is this enough to make sensational remarks public without any basis?" "You can't understand." "Is this incident related to Xieqi's activities?" Pazar turned a corner and asked. "Don't bother him any more." "I would like to ask him." "Impossible. He's hiding." "Is it your order?" "Yes, I ordered it." "Unfortunately, I must see him." Asher suddenly said in a sweet voice: "Actually, I will emphasize the weakness of the army again and again, so as to attract the attention of the king, prime minister, and court. I hope to restore the army's glory and let everyone support it. The manufacture of new weapons has enabled us to be victorious in all battles." "General, I really didn't expect you to be so naive." When Asher heard this, his eyes narrowed like a cat's again. "What are you implying?" "Your so-called new weapon should be an indestructible sword made with a magic weapon." "There are not only swords, but also spears and daggers... Xieqi has been working day and night. I want you to return the god's iron block that was detained in the Ptah Temple." The general ordered. "That is to say, the Divine Iron belongs to him?" "The point is he's using it." "No matter how suspicious people are, they will eventually be deceived by rumors." "What do you mean?" the general asked puzzled. "It means that the god iron is not indestructible." "Nonsense!" "Either Seki is lying to you, or he is in the dark. Ask the experts at Karnak and you will believe me. The role of this rare metal in religious ceremonies , gave you illusions, and false illusions. You hoped to force yourself to possess a superior weapon by coercing the highest power class, but you failed." Asher had a completely bewildered look on his face.Maybe he just realized that he was cheated by his accomplices. As soon as Pazar left the bathroom, Asher grabbed a clay pot filled with warm water and smashed it against the wall.