Vol 2 Chapter 136: I have two requests

136 I have two requests
Amon finally led the frontline generals back to the main city of the cape city, and once again met Elder Pharaoh Rasis II. The head of the cape city-state, Rod Dick, has returned half a month in advance to prepare for the celebration ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by Pharaoh's personal sacrifice, and the high priest of the kingdom, Li Kuide, as the emcee, while the Empire General Amon enjoyed the highest honor, only half a step behind and sacrificed to Horus alongside Pharaoh.
The ceremony was held in the city-state shrine, but its real climax was when the guard of honor crossed the square to cheer the people. Amon was wearing a shiny armor waist and wearing a long sword walking beside Pharaoh's side. This was not a costume for combat, but a dress for the general's participation in the sacrifice ceremony. The sword was a special gift of Pharaoh.
It was the second time that Amon had come here to hear the cheering of all peoples. The last time he came to return Nero's relics, people were praised by the great and wise Lord Rhodes. This time the story changed its protagonist, and the nations praised God, Pharaoh, and Amon.
Amon is more showy than the gods and pharaohs. The young and handsome, general of the imperial empire, who has repeatedly made great achievements, triumphantly returns. He is an idol in the mind of a man and a fantasy in a woman's dream. Countless lights focused on him. Amon heard people cheering for their names. The kind of reverence and worship from their hearts merged into a power. When he developed that strange ability, he could clearly feel it!
Amon, who had lost his power, felt a strange power inexplicably on this occasion, but he didn't know what the use was. This was not the magician's mana nor the soldier's force, which contained too much mystery and unknown. He also felt various thoughts between the portals of Hades, which is the world's prayer for Hades of the Hades. Does it also contain such power?
Anuna Kaiming Palace is the realm of Hades Eleppi. Is this the mystery of the so-called realm? Is that power that the gods know how to use?
Countless people's thoughts were reflected into Amon's soul, and countless eyes were also projected on him. Amon actually had an inexplicable sense of oppression and even seemed to be heading for another battlefield. He didn't want to be so eye-catching, but there was nowhere to avoid. When people cheered his name overwhelming Pharaoh's name, he could obviously feel a little discomfort in the side of Rasis II. How can Pharaoh's emotions be described? It's like a kid being robbed of a beloved toy, or a drunkard seeing others drinking better wine.
Of course, Rasis II will not show this emotion. He walks in the forefront of the team, carrying a high gold crown, which is the majestic king on the mainland. Amon glanced at the crowd on both sides, and found that many girls waved turbans at him, pointed their fingers on the sakura lips and waved wildly at him, shouting enthusiastic and even blushing words.
Amon could only smile secretly in his heart, and inexplicably thought of Gilgamesh again. After Gilgamesh slayed Humbaba, he sent some snake teeth and snake tendons to the capital of King Baron. This was also the scene when he entered the city. At that time, the barrons who came to welcome us had different mentalities, but the proud hero didn't care at all, just nodded generously and waved, and accepted the cheers of all peoples.
Amonco does not have the same style of Gilgamesh, although today he has the same prestige as Gilgamesh. Maybe it's a different mentality. Gilgamesh is a hereditary city master. He has been a city pride since he was a child. Amon has always been a magician. His mission is to unlock the secrets of gods, so he is not used to being so public.
The once-arrogant hero Gilgamesh has faded, but has achieved Amon's glory today.
When Pharaoh came to the end of the long order and turned around in front of the towering temple door and raised his hand to signal to the people, the cheering reached the zenith. Like a tsunami, many people in the square were shaking with excitement and their voices were hoarse. . Amon took another half step back and stood quietly on his side, while the generals and priests were separated under the long order.
This scene reminded Amon again of Gelie, who has reached its apex in the Haty Kingdom. Regardless of the former Gilgamesh or the current songlie, Amon's status and glory seem to be able to compare with him, but he himself is very clear, the actual situation is very different.
Amon is a foreigner, his origins are somewhat unknown, his position rises too quickly, and he is too young, and he has too much prestige in the army. He is undoubtedly guilty of a high shock, which can be seen from the pharaoh's mood just now. . Regardless of King Hatti or King Barron, even if he was afraid, he could not treat Gore or Gilgamesh, but Amon's situation was different, not to mention that he lost his self-protection power now.
When the elders followed the pharaoh into the temple, and the crowds of cheers stayed outside the door, the solemn statue of Horus greeted. The Horus enshrined in the cape shrine is a human body with wings of a giant eagle, and Amon inexplicably remembers the cloud eagle that was killed by the sword of Enqidu.
He thought of another thing. Was it just the power of the gods that was felt by the gratitude and admiration of the people? Maybe that's what the realm of God is! The deity standing on the altar is certainly not Horus himself, but Amon can feel the pressure of being stared at, as if he has some kind of life, just like Horus is here.
What does this idol mean to the deities? The answer may lie in this. Is it necessary to become a god, standing high on the altar? Maybe or not, this is not the question Amon has to think about now, but he can't help thinking about it.
After the sacrifice ceremony to the gods ended, it was a banquet dinner, as if returning to the scene of banquet with the Hati ministers in the desert, many people got up to toast Pharaoh, and then toasted and praised Amon Work. Pharaoh himself patted Amon's shoulder and said, "Our general is the true first warrior on the mainland!"
The day after the dinner ended, it was finally time for business. Each corps needs to return to the station for cultivation, the soldiers killed need to be repaid, and the soldiers who have achieved military achievements need to be rewarded. The major event is negotiated by the pharaoh and the ministers, and then handed over to the staff to implement.
In fact, in the two recent battles, the Eju Empire did not win at all. It was disadvantaged in the Hati operation and fell into a desperate situation, and then the peace talks were successful because of the unexpected turn of the war. As for the battle with the Uluk Legion, it was retreating first and then defending it. Although it hurt the other side, the loss of the Aegi Army was even more severe. Finally, the Uluk Legion took the initiative to retreat.
For the glory of the empire and the pharaoh's face, of course, it can be said that this is the victory of Eju, but these two battles did not take any advantage. It can be said that the labor and the people ended up with nothing, and consumed huge human and material and financial resources, but Laxi He still wants to reward the entire army by victory.
Since Pharaoh himself was not distressed, Amon naturally could not consider it for him, so that the heads of various legions would directly submit the list of soldiers in need of key awards to the Pharaoh, and the rest of the ordinary rewards and pensions would be handed over to the Eju military department. As for the An-La legion led by him, the meritorious personnel are naturally unsuccessful. Let the magistrate make statistics in advance.
The rewards nominated by Amon are, of course, well deserved. Siou, the quartermaster of the An-Ra legion, finally became a noble as he wished. Not only that, because of Amon's deliberate support, he also became a noble with a title and hanged a false name in the property department of the city. title.
Where there is a title, there must be a land, but Pharaoh does not directly reward the territory. He just allows Siou to spend money to buy it. Of course, Siou was in desperation. He was not qualified to buy a land near Memphis as his own territory. Now he can.
Former commander John, who was degraded for reckless crimes on Helie Mountain, was later promoted to the An-Ra legion by Amun. He was seriously injured while blocking the Uruk legion's attack, and has now returned to the city of Monfez for treatment. His credit is not small, and he has been promoted to the third rank under the protection of Amon, and has already become the equivalent of the city's military commissioner.
At the same time, Amon requested resignation of the commander-in-chief of the battlefield and the commander-in-chief of the An-La Legion to officially relinquish his troop rights. Pharaoh pretended to keep a few words, persuaded Amon to still serve as the commander of the An-Ra legion, and thanked him for training such an elite division for the Empire. Amon's surrender of military power also unloaded the burden. Naturally, he resolutely resigned, so Pharaoh pushed the boat smoothly, and Amon stepped down.
Although the Uruk Corps has retreated, the dispute in the Duke Plains is clearly not over, and the defense of the cape city-state is naturally more important than before. In order to return to the station and reorganize the Seth Legion, it was obviously not enough to rely on the original city-state garrison. Rod-Dick applied to Pharaoh to let the An-Ra army stay in the cape city-state.
Amon also made the same recommendation to Pharaoh and recommended John to be the chief of the legion. Although John is not a great warrior, he is outstanding and one of the direct founders of this legion. It is certainly no problem to recommend him. The Pharaoh agreed to the presence of the An-La army in the cape city-state, and did not veto John's appointment, but only inferred that it would be discussed until General John's injury was healed.
It is not necessary to elaborate on the rewards of the soldiers who followed Amon's expedition. He chose eighty guards when he went out, and thirty-six were left after surviving this series of wars. These people were selected by Medanzo with very good qualifications. They were all civilians without any background and illiterate. They were born and died with Amon, and now they have all become nobles.
Guarding is a private army, and it is also a guard of honor for the travel of the great aristocracy of the empire, but their puppets are issued by the empire, and Amon himself can subsidize it at his own expense. After handing over military power, it is naturally impossible to support a large number of private troops. Thirty-six people are divided into three squadrons, which is exactly the number of guards who meet the requirements of an imperial general. Amon is ready to bring back his territory.
Amon now only hangs a vain title of a general, but his status is very high, surpassing the ordinary city-state lords, and is equivalent to the city-state lords such as Monfisse and the high priest of the Temple of Isis, so he is around The position of the guard captain is not low, and the title is equivalent to the defending army chief of the ordinary city-state, which Amon can personally appoint.
But he did not continue to appoint Medanzo. Medanzo's identity is relatively embarrassing. He is a Barron noble, and is of a hired nature. The Eju Army had just fought with the Uluk Legion from Barron some time ago. Before Amon's departure, he did not know that there would still be this battle, otherwise he would not directly let Medanzo be the guard captain.
In the battle with the Uruk Corps, he did not let Medanzo lead the soldiers to charge, but only appeared on the battlefield as his guard. After the war ended, he surrendered his military power, and Medanzo naturally left the Eju army, receiving a large sum of money without other rewards.
It's okay, Amon asked Medanzo to temporarily return to the newly acquired territory with the guards. The selection of the guards will be empty, and they will be given away later.
Less gossip. In the chamber of the Pharaoh's Palace, after all the messy matters have been negotiated, Pharaoh is preparing to let the ministers retire, but Amon stands up, leaves the seat to the center of the hall, and salutes Pharaoh kneeling: "His Majesty, Amon has one more thing to ask of you."
Pharaoh froze, then smiled, "General, please sit down and talk, if you have any request, please speak."
Amon did not stand up and said slowly: "You have said personally after meeting with King Hatti that if I want any reward, I will speak after returning to Eju, and now I want to make a request to Her Majesty . "
This is a blatant reward in front of the ministers. Pharaoh has already rewarded Amon. Now he still wants to reward, and in the presence of the ministers, he will inevitably be forced to seize what Pharaoh has said. However, due to his merits, he only retired with a false title, and it was normal to reward him after handing over his military power. No matter what kind of request was made, Pharaoh was not good at rejecting it.
For a moment, Rasis II laughed heartily: "Amon, you can naturally ask for any reward, say, as long as I can get it!"
Amon: "Thank you, Your Majesty, you have given me enough. I don't want to ask for more, but my people are descendants of the miners who originally used to be in Duke Township, and are still serving hard labor in Helie Mountain. I hope you Release them and return them to freedom. I fought for the Empire for your glory and to save my people. "
Pharaoh frowned. "Is that what happened? Why don't I know!"
I do n’t know if Pharaoh really did n’t know or was confused. Amon took out a roll of papers and held it high above his head:
Maybe Your Majesty ca n’t remember such a small thing, but it is very important to me. You personally ordered them to be imprisoned in Helie Mountain. In service, this is the official record. "
A housekeeper took the papers and handed them to Pharaoh, and Rasis II opened it and glanced at it, "I remembered it, that's what happened. General Amon, your request, I am It cannot be refused. But do you remember the peace agreement we signed with the Kingdom of Hati? To return the slaves who fled each other, you are also a candidate for the peace treaty. I leave them in Helieshan, it is also a kind of protection. Return them to the Kingdom of Hatti to continue? "
Amon replied calmly: "His Majesty does not have to return them to the Kingdom of Hatti, because they are not slaves, but are refugees who have lost their homes and have nowhere to live. They are generous and kind. They were taken in, and I thank them on behalf of the tribe! "
Amon is a bit forced to pharaoh, and Pharaoh's face is not very good-looking. The Minister of the Interior of the empire next interposed quickly: "General Amon has no idea, they are now Pharaoh's slaves. Although you have done great work for the Empire , But they are only your kinsmen, and you cannot grant them freedom because of your merit. "
Amon thought for a while and thought, "That's easy, I beg your Majesty to reward me with these slaves."
Pharaoh looked at Amon, and finally smiled again: "Of course, no problem, dozens of slaves. If I was too embarrassed with rewards, how can I convince the general Eju? Amon, your people are now you Slaves, you can take them back to your territory. "
When I spoke, the generals in the hall heard that Pharaoh rejected Amon's original request, and all of them faced with embarrassment. They all meant to speak. Now when I heard Pharaoh agreed to reward these slaves to Amon, they didn't say anything. . With Amun's credit, it's just a matter of asking dozens of slaves and still being his own tribe.
Amon saluted, "Thank you for your gift!"
Pharaoh probably felt embarrassed by himself, and deliberately asked, "Amen, what else do you want? You can ask for treasure or beauty, or more slaves and territories."
Amon smiled: "Since Your Majesty said so, I really have a request, and I hope you will give me another territory."
Unexpectedly, Amon would really climb down the pole. Pharaoh's words have been difficult to recover and had to ask again: "General, you already have a large territory, what do you fancy?"
Amon's request was indeed a bit too much. The generals looked at him curiously, and did not know which part the general had fancy. If it had a land, it would be a bit difficult to handle it. I saw Amon unhurriedly took another sheepskin roll from his arms, and raised his head above him, "I have prepared the map, please look down."
Pharaoh picked up the sheepskin roll presented by his servants, and was surprised: "Duke Plain! This is not in the territory of the Aju Empire!" Amon presented a map of the Duke Plain. In the area of ​​Yuanduke, he drew a The irregular circle of two or three hundred miles is the fertile soil most suitable for living and establishing a city-state after examining the terrain.
Amon nodded: "Yes, I ca n’t be greedy with military merit, and naturally I can no longer ask for more territories in the Empire. But according to the peace agreement between Egu and Hati, explorers in both countries can enter there to find wealth, Reclaiming the Wilderness. I just ask Your Majesty to give me in name. As for whether I can reclaim it as a territory, it's all on my own. "
That's it! The ministers all looked relieved. Pharaoh refused this request for no reason. For him, it was a boon, and he gave Amon a territory that was not in the territory of Eju, and he needed to reclaim it. Pharaoh looked at Amon and nodded thoughtfully: "Well, it seems that you are well prepared! Then let the Ministry of the Interior issue a document to give you this land in the name of the territory, but you need to occupy and reclamation."
Amon thanked him again, and then stood up and returned to his seat. He had already prepared two things before he could do what it is today, and relying on military merit in front of his ministers, the Pharaoh had to nod.
Although only a nominal fiefdom was obtained, it meant a lot to Amon. Pharaoh refused to dismiss the miners' slaves, and Amon asked Pharaoh to give them to himself. This was only the first step. Although Amon can treat the slaves well in the territory, after all, the slaves are slaves, and Amon has no right to give them freedom. Once they have fled the country, they will be returned in accordance with the agreement between Egu and Hati.
Although the Pharaoh's expedition did not take advantage, he still did not give up on Duke Plains, and wanted to hold this group of miners in his hands. The descendants of Duke Town were once the legal owners of the land, but now they are Pharaoh's slaves. As long as Pharaoh gets the title deed, the master of the slave will become the owner of that land.
Before the war, Pharaoh asked about the whereabouts of the title deed, but Moses and others only said that the title deed disappeared in the flood along with Duke. Whether there is a title deed is just a cover, and Pharaoh still launched an expedition.
These miners have a more important role. Not only have they mastered the magical skills, the efficiency of mining the stone is much higher than that of ordinary theorists, but they are also familiar with the distribution of the mineral veins around Duke Town, which symbolizes a living, Huge wealth, how can you easily get rid of it!
What's more, there are new situations now, and their stay in the Aju Empire will be a means to contain Amon. Amon had high prestige among the Egyptian residents, especially the army. Such a person could not help pharaohs. It would be okay if he faithfully served the Empire, but if Amon went to any other country on the mainland, it would be a blow to the Empire. Of course, Pharaoh did not want Amon to return to his hometown with his tribe. Such people must be used for the residence of the Egyptians. It is another thing to use them.
It was nothing that Pharaoh gave the slave to Amon. They were still slaves of the Aju Empire. Being detained in Amon's territory was not only a favor, but a better restraint.
However, Amon had already prepared for this move, and asked Pharaoh for an unbelievable territory, and in this case, Rasis II could not refuse!
As the lord of the fiefdom, Amon could rightly send his slaves to cultivate. The two requests seemed irrelevant, but they happened to allow Moses and others to return to their hometown without Ecuadorian slavery. As for their identity after returning to the Duke Plains, it is no longer possible for them to control Pharaoh.
Today's Empire General is no longer as ignorant as when he first stepped out of Duke. Amon sat in the position of chief of the battlefield, but did not deal with all aspects of the character. Inspired by a certain experience a long time ago, Princess Qian of the Kingdom of Baron gave a domain to the leader of the giant united tribe, Yusier, but it was not in the Kingdom of Baron.
Amon learned this from Princess Xiao Qian, but he made the request on his own initiative. He has always been a down-to-earth child, never playing with people's minds, playing a big game for the first time in official conspiracy, his opponent is Pharaoh Eju.
Pharaoh immediately responded to Amon's intention, but there was nothing he could do at the moment. What a tribute to the capture of King Hatty to rescue the crisis of the army, to promote peace talks between the two countries, to direct the large group to repel the Uruk Legion, and to call on the gods to guard the territory of Aju. He only offered to make such two trivial demands, and he couldn't even refuse.
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