The former head of the Legion of Isis was an eighth-level warrior named Ankh, who was born in a military noble family. And Huan Zhang was the son of Ankh. Now he was also a supreme warrior. Ankh was almost seventy years old this year. He had been promoted to the minister of the army of Eygut. He was currently in the capital.
It was not easy for Merneptah to touch Ankh and his son. They had deep roots in the army, and Huan Zhang had a large number of troops. Pharaoh planned to first summon Ankh to the palace and put him under house arrest, then force Ankh to write a letter to trick Huan Zhang to the capital.
Then bad news reached Pharaoh's ears. It was said that the actions of the Cape States and Montefiore were secretly supported by the chief elder of the Eygut Academy of Magic, the supreme mage Vörde.
Then it caused other cities to follow suit.
Pharaoh Merneptah felt a deep fear. Representatives of the bureaucracy, the military, and the clerics had all appeared to rebel against him. If he didn't suppress them quickly, then his real doomsday would soon come.
The supreme mage Burke, who had a grudge with Amon in the past, had now been promoted to the high priest of the main shrine of Eygut. Shocked and angry, Pharaoh sent someone to talk to Burke in secret and made a lot of promises in private. He hoped that Burke would play a vital role at this critical moment and do a few things for him.
After meeting Pharaoh, Burke returned to the shrine from the palace with a gloomy face. The trusted priest asked him what he had talked about with Pharaoh. Burke was silent for a long time before replying, "His Majesty has gone mad."
The confidant had followed Burke for many years and was absolutely trustworthy. He frowned and said, "Now the situation is very clear. More than a dozen cities have issued the Oracle of Allah. But everyone still gave the king face and did not say that Pharaoh had issued a secret order to destroy the records of the Oracle.
If His Majesty is wise, he should go along with the flow and acknowledge the Oracle, officially promulgate it in the form of a royal decree, and then announce his abdication. There may still be a way out.
Burke smiled bitterly. "I admit that the Oracle can't be stopped, but you want Pharaoh to abdicate?
You think this is Pharaoh's only way out, but His Majesty doesn't think so. Even if he really did that, would he have a good ending after abdicating? His Majesty was going to struggle on his deathbed. Even if he could not save his own life and was cursed by the gods, he would drag the traitors down with him! What's more, he's still thinking about how to salvage the situation, plotting with me on how to suppress it. "
The confidant sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "His Majesty has really gone mad! Was he going to deal with the Ankh father and son, Roddrick, and even the supreme mage Vörde? If you're the one planning this, then you'll be the one to die with Pharaoh, not them. "
Burke sighed. "Of course I understand. So it's time to make a decision."
The confidant reminded him, not without worry. "When you were the high priest of the Temple of Isis, Amon had just arrived at Eygut, and the supreme mage Julien had sent people to kill him. A secret letter to you later fell into the hands of Maria.
You have an old grudge with Amon. What should you do if you don't support Pharaoh at this time? "
Burke narrowed his eyes. "I'm not really feeling sorry for you, Amon." If he couldn't even let go of such a trivial matter … How can he still be called a god? There's one thing you must be clear about. Allah did issue the Oracle. I'm a priest, and I can only do what I should do. What's more, Merneptah is already at the end of the road. Whether it's a wise choice or my own duty, I can't support Pharaoh. "
The confidant asked again, "What does" My Lord "need me to do for you?"
Burke pondered. "Go to Montefiore immediately to see Lord Tu Yang and General Huanzhang. At the same time, stop Rod Drick on the way and tell him my message. Rod Drick should have already set off for the capital, and General Huanzhang will be here soon. Pharaoh is still in control of the imperial guards in the capital, and there are some things that can't be done openly and rashly. For the time being, I'll follow Pharaoh's instructions and go see Ankh, the minister of military affairs. I'll put him under house arrest and write a letter to Huanzhang.
Rod Drick received an order to rush to the capital city of Thebes to report on his work and enter the palace to see Pharaoh. Aybin's guess was right. Merneptah wanted to trick Rod Drick into the capital and control him before dealing with him. Some people suggested that Rod Drick pretend to be sick, while others suggested that he should simply take the Andrah legion with him.
Rod Drick shook his head and said, "Since I've decided, I'll face it. Everyone knows that I've just advanced to a supreme warrior, why should I pretend to be sick? I just issued an oracle, I didn't commit treason, how can I mobilize the garrison without authorization? You don't have to worry about me, I've already contacted many officials in the cities and the capital, and I know what to do. "
Medanzo asked him, "My Lord. Have you decided to go to the capital?
Rod Drick nodded and said, "Yes. I'll set off tomorrow. "
George smiled and said, "Medanzo and I will accompany you. It's not easy to mobilize the Andrah legion, but the Lord can't be without a personal escort."
Rod Drick left the Cape States with more than ten personal attendants, walking along the official road, accepting the hospitality of the officials of the cities along the way. Whether in public or private, they talked about many things, while Medanzo and George also accompanied them all the way. In Montefiore, Rod Drick met with Lord Dayatu and General Huan Zhang, and also received a secret report from Burke.
Huan Zhang had just received a letter from his father, Ankh, asking him to meet him in the capital, so he and Rod Drick set off from Montefiore and took a boat along the Nile River. Officials like them passed through the border. Along the way, there were all kinds of official receptions. Now was a special time, and this kind of reception increased.
There were many subtle meanings.
On the surface, the two lords were calm as usual. It's just that they had to go to the capital for official and private matters. "
They came along the Nile River, but it caused the undercurrents of the entire Eygut to surge.
His Majesty the Pharaoh sent the high priest Burke to lead the imperial guards, "Welcome." As soon as Rod Drick and Huan Zhang entered the city, they were placed under house arrest. According to Burke, His Majesty kept these two lords in the capital to discuss important matters.
Soon after, one of the three most important ceremonies of the Eygut was about to arrive.
According to tradition, the high priest in charge of the ceremony would gather the important officials and elders of the Academy of Magic to discuss the ceremony. He would then report the results to Pharaoh, as there were some important arrangements that required Pharaoh's personal decision.
There were a total of three high priests in the main shrine of the Eygut, and the most important ceremony of the ceremony was also held three times.
Every time, Pharaoh would lead the officials to host the ceremony, and the three high priests would take turns presiding over the ceremony. This time, it was Burke's turn. Pharaoh placed the most elite imperial guards under Burke's command, and gave him a list of names. He planned to take them down one by one while the officials and elders of the Academy of Magic were gathered to discuss the ceremony, and the most important one was Vörde.
Pharaoh received the news that Rod Drick had issued the oracle without permission, and rushed back to Thebes from the new capital.
Nominally, it was for the ceremony, but he had already cast a net in the dark, and was just waiting to reel it in.
His reaction was fast, and his methods were ruthless. He had even thought of different ways to deal with the various traitors.
The Ankh father and son could not be killed for the time being, and he had to find an excuse to bring them to the new capital and put them under house arrest. He would promote the generals of other families to become the heads of the Legion of Isis and the An-Yira Legion, and appoint a new military minister of the Empire. Vörde was old, and announced to the public that the supreme mage had been summoned by the gods, and had already completed his life's journey, and held the most standard memorial ceremony. As for Rod Drick, he was a troublemaker, and had to be executed with a suitable crime!
Today was the day when Bourke gathered everyone to discuss the matters of the ceremony. The Pharaoh received a lot of secret reports in the palace, and everyone went to the place where Bourke was discussing the ceremony. Those who should go had gone, and the necessary arrangements had been made. There was no unusual movement outside. No movement is the best movement. "This meant that everything was going smoothly.
That night, Pharaoh sent the eunuchs out to wait for something in the palace. He was restless, and Burke should have sent someone to report the results. But there was no update until nightfall, and Pharaoh could not sit still anymore. He was about to send someone to ask, when suddenly he heard the footsteps of a group of people coming from outside the palace!
Who was breaking into the palace at night? The eunuchs would never make such a sound, and the guards patrolling the palace would not be here in a line! Merneptah hurriedly called to the left and right, but no one responded. Even the two court supreme mages who were responsible for protecting him seemed to have disappeared without a sound.
Just then. Pharaoh heard the high priest Burke shouting outside the palace, "Chief Elder Vörde of the Eygut Academy of Magic, together with the high priests and elders of the Academy of Magic, Minister of War Ankh. The two commanders, Ling Huanzhang and Drick, have come to His Majesty to discuss important matters with His Majesty! "
As soon as he heard this, Pharaoh felt his hands and feet go cold, his mind buzzing, and his whole body numb, as if something was leaving him and draining all his strength. How was this an audience? The traitor, who had thought he was already a prisoner, was now being brought to the door of the palace by Burke.
There was a bloodless palace coup in Eygut, and its mastermind was Burke, one of the three high priests of the kingdom. In the middle of the night, Merneptah announced his abdication, and his nephew and son-in-law, the underage Tutanheart, became the new Pharaoh.
The name Tutanheart was given by Merneptah, which meant "the successor to the glory of Seth." The Eygut royal family had a tradition of intermarriage since ancient times, and Tutanheart was both Merneptah's nephew and married Merneptah's daughter. After Tutanheart succeeded the throne, he changed his name to Tutankhamun, which meant "the guardian of the glory of Amon."
The name of the new Pharaoh was naturally to echo Angela's oracle, symbolizing the recognition of Amon's position as the king of the kingdom. At the same time, Amun also succeeded and replaced Angela in the sacrifice on earth.
Immediately after the sacrifice ceremony, the ministers of Eygut reported to the gods at the ceremony. All of this. Tutankhamun officially succeeded the throne.
There was also a major change in the upper echelons of Eygut. Rod Drick was promoted to the position of prime minister, and was the assistant minister of the young new Pharaoh. Rod Drick wanted to refuse, but George said to him, "Humility is a virtue, and being willing to take responsibility is another virtue, and taking responsibility is often more difficult than humility."
Rod Drick thought about it, and happily accepted the new position.
Drick retired and returned to his hometown. Huanzhang was promoted to the position of minister of military affairs. Burke was still the high priest of the kingdom, and was promoted to the position of chief high priest. The former chief priest of Cape States, Ibin, was promoted to the position of chief priest of the Amun Temple in Montefiore, and was also the chief priest of Angela's army. The Temple of Seth had become history, and the former Temple of Isis was now called the Temple of Amun.
Some people regarded Amon and Angela as the same god, and called him, "Amon, Angela." There were also priests who removed the connecting symbol in the name of Angela when writing, and wrote, "Angela."
In the official sacrifice ceremony of Eygut, the priests from then on called the king by his name, Amon!
Rod Drick, Burke, and the others did not kill the king on the spot, and Merneptah lived a life of imprisonment in the palace for a period of time, and finally died of depression. His soul was also summoned to the Underworld, but at that time the Underworld was already a hell created by Amon.
On the day of the sacrifice ceremony in Thebes, and the official announcement of the new Pharaoh Tutankhamun's succession, Amon, who had just been worshipped as the king of the kingdom in the coup, was walking on the outskirts of Montefiore. The water rippled, the cool breeze blew, the boats with sails around constantly passed by, and the smoke of smoke curled up over the distant grange.
It looked like Amon was on an outing, but under his feet were the waves of the Nile River, and the boats passed by, but the boatmen could not see the god walking over the waves.
There was another god beside Amon, and he walked arm in arm with Artemis. The wind blew the silver gauze-like robe of Artemis, outlining her beautiful figure, and the green shawl fluttered in the wind. From time to time, it gently tickled Amon's cheek.
Amon looked at the people on both sides of the river, and asked Artemis: "Goddess Bastet, revisiting an old place, how do you feel?"
Artemis covered her mouth and laughed. "You call me Bastet at a time like this?"
Amon: "If it wasn't for Bastet, why would we go to the Underworld?"
Artemis tightened her grip on Amon's arm. "It's for Amun! If Osiris does not accept your guidance, how will you integrate with the divine kingdom of Anyla? Oh … I almost forgot … Anyla is about to be your name. "
Amon changed the subject. "I am still the main god of the Ennead divine clan, and I can allow you to enter the realm of the Ennead, but according to the oath of joining the divine clan, when a god outside the divine clan challenges a god of the same divine clan as me, such as you challenging Osiris, I can't help you. If you enter the Underworld to settle accounts with Osiris, what should you do? "
Artemis turned her head and glanced at him. "Are you worried that I'm not a match for Osiris?"
Amon: "In terms of magic power, I can't say who is stronger and who is weaker, but in terms of achievements, you are above Osiris. If you fight in another place, you will definitely win. But if you are in the Underworld. The power he can borrow is much stronger than yours, and although you are the Creator, there are some means that cannot be used in the mortal world. As long as he stands on the scale formed by the divine artifact. You will definitely not be a match for him. The former goddess Bastet should be very clear about this.
Artemis smiled charmingly. "That's why I dragged you along. According to the oath of the divine clan, if I challenge Osiris, you can't help me. But if you challenge Osiris, I can help you! I think this oath is the funniest agreement between gods. "
Amon also laughed. "It's funny, but it's not unreasonable. The problem of a divine clan's existence must start from within. Otherwise, how can you find a god to fight first? "
Artemis blinked mischievously. "I found it, and it's a god!"
Amon turned his head to look at her. "It's not that you found it, it's that you met it."
Artemis: "If you and Osiris fight in the Underworld, and you can't beat him …"
Amon interrupted her. "You underestimate me too much."
Artemis smiled again, and rubbed her cheek against Amon's shoulder. "Then I'm here to watch the show."
Amon couldn't help but rub his cheek against her hair. "Just like Schrödinger used to. I fight. You help watch the show? If I can't beat someone, I'll shout, kitty, run.
Artemis smiled and asked, "Do you know how to shout?"
Amon replied, "I'm not going to the Underworld to fight Osiris, but to verify an achievement. I'm going to merge the divine kingdoms of Anu and Anira with my heaven, and before that, I'm going to merge Osiris's Underworld with heaven and hell. To be able to do this in the mortal world, there was another thing that could only be done in the immortal and indestructible eternity.
Artemis was surprised. "Heaven and hell?"
Amon smiled. "Don't you want to watch the show? Then wait and see. "
As they spoke, they had arrived at the lower delta of the Nile River, where the rushing river retreated in a fan shape. It was not the flood season now, and large areas of mudflats were exposed along the estuary, dividing the Nile River into many complicated tributaries. One of the tributaries had steep mudflats on both sides. The river was very deep, and it flowed very fast, but made almost no sound.
Amon and Artemis no longer walked, but stood quietly on the water, and suddenly disappeared under the sun.
They entered the space boundary of the Underworld, and the river was still the same river, but the river seemed to flow backwards. The world was like a silent painting coming towards them, the river forked ahead, and in the middle was a piece of land.
Amon took Artemis's hand and lifted his foot, as if touching the silent world. The two seemed to jump out of the painting and onto the riverbank. With a roar, a tall three-headed giant dog appeared in front of the two gods. As soon as it saw Amon. Then it fell to the ground and rolled into the appearance of a young man, wearing golden armor and holding a long barbed whip.
He put away the long whip and saluted, "Lord, are you here for the God of the Underworld?"
Artemis stood beside Amon. She raised her hand and pointed at him. "Typhon, do you still recognize me?"
Typhon was stunned. "May I ask who you are, Goddess?"
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