Return of the Mummy

When Tutankhamun and the others in Egypt were preparing to move their capital back to Thebes, Ajilu, who had fled back to Amulu, finally started his actions.

After signing the contract book with his name, Ajilu frowned slightly, and pushed it to the man opposite.

After checking the place where the signature was signed, the man on the opposite side smiled with satisfaction: "Then, Your Majesty Ajilu, you are a smart person, and it is the best choice to cooperate with Hittite."

The man is the Hittite emissary and the younger brother of the current Hittite king.

The plague that occurred in Egypt did not only occur in Egypt, the terrible epidemic also spread to other regions, and with the flow of people, it spread to a very wide range.

Maybe this is the world's first flu outbreak, but who knows?Perhaps for Egypt, the only good outcome of the plague that claimed so many lives was that it spread throughout the Middle East.

The plague killed the Hittite New Kingdom King Supirius I - now succeeded by his son Arnuvan II.

Arnouvan II was a more ambitious and energetic guy than his father.It is different from his father's occupation of the surrounding territories of Egypt - what he wants is to have the whole of Egypt in his pocket.

This time, he sent his younger brother to accept the surrender of Amulu, because he wanted to use Amulu as a base to occupy Egypt in a distributed manner.

"By the way, His Majesty Ajilu..."

"You can just call me 'Ajilu', Your Highness Musiri." Ajilu said with a wry smile. Now his entire Amulu is a Hittite vassal. Calling him like this is not mocking him.

"Okay, Ajilu," Musiri, the bushy-eyed young man raised his eyebrows, "Did you meet anyone who left a deep impression on you during your time in Egypt?" The king of Amul Road is under house arrest... or imprisoned, but in Egypt for several years, it is impossible not to hear any rumors.

Ajilu was silent for a while before he considered: "You already know Queen Nefertiti of Egypt, but I think that besides her, the current new pharaoh Tutankhamun and his companions should not be underestimated." of."

"Oh? From what you say, that nine-year-old pharaoh is quite powerful?" Hittite also sent envoys when Tutankhamun came to the throne.It is estimated that the envoys have already returned to China, but Musiri did not hear the news from them because he was coming to Amu Road.I only know that this pharaoh is the youngest of Akhnaton's only two sons, a boy who is only nine years old.

Well, well, he admitted that the one who can become the pharaoh of Egypt is just a special puppet who cannot be underestimated. From Ajilu's words, it seems that this Tutankhamun is the latter..."Yes, The companion you mentioned is...the son of the great general?" Musiri touched his chin, showing an interested expression.

He likes martial arts and puts all his heart into it.This is also why he was able to be reused instead of being killed by his elder brother in that battle for the throne. Of course, it does not rule out the reason why he supported and helped his elder brother to seize the throne from the beginning.

Since his elder brother seized the throne, Hittite hadn't fought outside yet, so he had been idle for a long time, and when he heard news about this, he always wanted to inquire more.

"Uh... yes, he is the son of General Harpoquets... It is said that he is a child favored by the Goddess of War Mutt, and he has more unique views on military matters than his father." After a pause, Ah Jilu looked at the eager expression on Musiri's face, "But this is just a rumor, he has never participated in any battle... It is said that he saved the current Egyptian pharaoh twice."

Musiri curled his lips, and fell down on the chair a little bored, with his hands forming a tower under his chest: "Rumor... yes, it's just a twelve or thirteen-year-old kitten with unsharpened paws. I really look forward to his growth... the guy who is loved by the Goddess of War... heh~" There was a wild light in Musiri's brown eyes.

At this moment, Holunhib, who was missed by Musiri and loved by the Goddess of War, was worrying with Tutankhamun.

"Ah!" A slight sneeze made Hollenhib rub his nose.Tutankhamun turned his gaze from a large pile of papyrus: "What's wrong?"

"Uh, it's okay, probably the tip of the hair touched the nose." Hollenhib waved his hand.His hair can already be tied loosely at the back of his head, but there are always some short hairs on his forehead from time to time, which will hang down as he lowers his head.

"Well, I'm tired of you during this time?" Tutankhamun chuckled, and took out a dried fig from a golden plate beside him and chewed it in his mouth. The dried fig was sweet. Yes, the pulp is also sticky.At night, eating a little will make you feel full and restore a little energy.

"That's not true," Hollenhib also took one from the plate, chewed it and swallowed it, then poured a glass of wine and took a sip, "It's just that I read the same words too much, and it's easy to feel Like the word changed, you know that feeling."

After sorting out the papyrus in his hand in order, Hollenhib looked at a certain little pharaoh who started to write again: "Even if you are really in a hurry, you shouldn't take your body so seriously, right? ...I think those people nowadays don't want to see a nine-year-old pharaoh working so hard. This will make them feel a sense of crisis..." Hollenhibb's last sentence was half joking and half true.

He knew that Tutankhamun wanted to rise to power earlier - like he knew Emperor Kangxi.However, Tutankhamun didn't seem to be very patient. Obviously, during this period of time, represented by the Queen Mother Nefertiti, worrying about Tutankhamun's body was not the most fundamental reason.

Hmm, by the way, isn't it a bit too conscientious and dedicated for me to be an accompanying student?Maybe he can become a palace steward in the future?

Forget it, Hollenhib thought of the fat steward who seemed to be greedy for petty gains but was always loyal to the Pharaoh in the current palace; and the tall and thin old man in Memphis who managed the delta royal estate...

He'd better enter "Meisha"① and join the army, he can't play with these things.

"But what do you want me to do?" Tutankhamun saw that Ai Xiete brought some wheat bread up, stood up and stretched, took out one and took a bite, "I was just trying to move the capital, but they There are so many opinions. Heh~ Why didn’t you see them chattering about the matter of moving the capital back then.”

Hollenhib also took a piece of wheat bread with milk and honey. It really is a food taste that only the upper class can enjoy: "By the way, Axette, has His Highness Anksanna been in the temple recently?"

"Yes, the Nile River will start to flood in a week. Her Highness Anksanna Gate has been praying in the temple." Ai Xiete will be very good at financial matters at that time, but the current Minister of Finance has already put him The job is done.

"Oh, you still care about the third sister." After eating the buns, Tutankhamun curled his lips. After all, Anksannamen in the previous life can be said to be the queen of his childhood sweetheart.It is not considered love, but it is also considered liking, even if it is the liking of family members.

Seeing Horun Heeb now—in the previous life, it might be that his enemy cared so much about his wife in the previous life... Uh, he just felt a little strange, and he didn't have any other feelings.

"Her Highness Anksanamen... is a princess who is different from other highnesses." Horunhib said ambiguously—don't think he would do anything special to a teenage girl who hadn't grown up at all. emotion.

"That's right...Third sister must be very happy to be praised by you." Tutankhamun turned his back to Horunhib, and the corner of his mouth curled into a small arc.

The relocation is a very important matter. Compared with Akhenaten's relocation of the capital from Thebes in previous years, Tutankhamun's relocation of the capital has received more support from the Egyptian people-they believe that Akhenaten even more. Believe God, and hope that their lives can return to peace.

Yes, they just want to recover, not re-expand, or...lose.

After moving the capital back to Thebes, the most urgent thing right now is to offer sacrifices to the Nile—every year, this is the case.

In order to pray for the abundant water resources brought by the flooding of the Nile River, so that every inch of land protected by the Nile River will be moistened. No matter what difficulties Egypt is facing, it will take a while to do this.

The second month of the flooding season of the Nile River is the ancient Egyptian religious festival, the Opit Festival.From the middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty, the duration of Opit Festival was eleven days.

Horunhib and Tutankhamun have been busy with moving the capital for a long time, and this period of time is a good time to relax—at least their bodies are only children in their teens.

What they have done to move the capital has surprised many people-although Tutankhamun knew that the best way is to make them think that he is still a child of nine or ten years old, let them let go of their guard and recharge their batteries .

But Tutankhamun was also a very confident person. He had been thinking about these things when he was still a baby, so he managed to master the power of Egypt with great difficulty, and it was impossible for him to curl up and endure—he What is needed is not only to take back power, but also to enhance Egypt's strength and expand Egypt's territory.

He didn't want to spend too many years of time and energy on the Egyptian ministers, harem, and infighting.

The Anksana Gate has been praying since a few days before the flood of the Nile—since she told Nefertiti and others that she wanted to become a priestess, of course she had to start now.

The centerpiece of the Opit festival is the extremely long procession around the statue of Thebes.The procession route is several kilometers long between Karnak and Luxor Temple.Many years before Tutankhamun, Queen Hatshepsut built a new courtyard and pylon at Karnak on the southward extension of the procession route.

At that time, the procession departed from Carnac by land, stopped at six small stops, and returned by water.But at this time of Tutankhamun, travel and return are all by water.

There will be competitions during the event, and the rewards will be distributed in the form of "Gold of Glory", such as golden geese and gold fish, and the recipients will also get green linen belts, which will be distributed according to their rank.

On top of that, those who win prizes get to eat part of the Pharaoh's Breakfast, which includes bread, beer, beef and poultry.

But after they got these, they still had something to do—that is, to pull the fiber for the night boat and the morning boat.

Because of the need to go by water, a boat is essential.Tutankhamun traveled in the pharaoh's holy ship, while the night and morning ships—modeled after the celestial ships on which the sun god traveled each day—carried statues of the gods.

Elaborate river processions are part of the tradition of Thebes religious ceremonies and are a mode of the Opit festival.

Hollenshib asked Seke to stay outside, on the cruise ship of the general's mansion, and boarded the holy ship by himself.On the way, I met an old man with a white beard: "Hello, Prime Minister Ayi." Regardless of his rank or age, he is worthy of Holunheb's salute.

"Ah, it's Holunhib. Your Majesty has something to ask for you?" Prime Minister Ayi's smile was very kind. From the outline of his face, it could be seen that he must have looked good when he was young.

"Yes."

At this time, Ai Xiete came out: "Your Majesty Holunxib, you are here, His Highness Ankesanamen and His Majesty are waiting for you inside."

"Then I'll go in, you go slowly." Horunhib hurriedly nodded to the prime minister Ayi, regardless of what the other party was thinking, and walked to Tutankhamun's cabin-I don't know why, every time I met the prime minister Ayi, he always feels a little hairy... Isn't this because of the sequelae of learning Egyptian characters from him before?

Ai Xiete pushed open the door, and as soon as Hollenhib stepped in, he heard Anksana's voice, which had become a little shrill because of the little girl's development: "You mean, you want to send the eldest brother to be a nuby?" Governor of Asia?"

The author has something to say: ①Mesha: Ancient Egypt refers to the Ministry of Military Affairs. Of course, if everyone thinks that the Ministry of Military Affairs is more straightforward and easy to understand, Shazi will change it to the Ministry of Military Affairs in the future.It depends on everyone's opinion!

Today, Shazi encountered a major event? Shazi went back to his hometown. This is a small town with a small area.As a result, Shazi got up early today to go grocery shopping (in case the sun was too hot to bask in the sun) and found that the whole town was almost completely dark?? There was a power outage!Sha Sha was in a panic, because every time there was a power outage, the area was almost the whole town, and Internet cafes were not operating.

Because each chapter is written by Shazi after reading everyone’s comments and opinions, and I didn’t save the manuscript. I thought I couldn’t upload it today. Fortunately, when Shazi returned home, he found that the community where Shazi lived was still alive... So Shazi Just write it out and send it out...

What Shazi wants to say is that if you find out that the sand has not been updated at two o’clock in the afternoon, it must be that there is a power outage in the sand. If the sand is not updated that day and there is no special explanation, then the sand will definitely be updated the next day. I made up the chapter on the day of the power outage.So you don’t have to worry about the pit product of the sand~(???)/~

That's all, let's get a vaccination first (the power outage in Shasha's hometown is easy in summer)!

Here is a little golden man of the Hittite king, hehe, it looks cute, doesn’t it?