Vol 2 Chapter 154: Scarlet River

Chapter 154: The Scarlet River
General Amon originally had five titles, but now one has been cut to four. The original title "The Care of the Great God Horus" is gone, and the other title "Inheritance of Ann-La Glory" is mentioned First place and changed to "Brilliant Ann-La Glory".
This change is of course, because Horus not only lost the status of King Eju, or even no longer holds the title of deity, and God became the only supreme in the law. The monotheistic reforms of Ellacht, first of all, the opening of the title of the famous imperial general Amon, is a temptation and a declaration.
Amon couldn't say anything more than thanks, and the Ecumenians knew the empire's current direction. Don't look at just changing the title of the general, but its practical role is very important.
Amen's meritorious glory was obtained on the battlefield and enjoyed a high reputation among the people. I don't know when or where a rumor came out. It was because of the protection of An-La Tenjin that the An-La army could achieve a miraculous victory on the battlefield. The defeat of the kingdom's most elite main force, the Horus Legion, naturally also symbolizes Horus's retreat from injury.
The emperor regiments are all named after the gods, and naturally have another meaning. The soldiers believe that the name of the regiment is the protection on the battlefield. However, the Horus Legion ’s defeat in the first battle was almost annihilated. An An-La legion formed by a miscellaneous army has repeatedly made great achievements, saving the fate of the defeat of the Aju Empire. Once this rumor spread, it did have a considerable influence among the people, and it also helped the monotheistic reform of Pharaoh Ellacht.
Even if the gods have the kingdom of the gods, but if they want to turn it into a real "sphere of the source of divine power", they also need true worship and dedication. The establishment of a monotheistic system requires a corresponding social foundation, and Seth can rely on An- The name of La enjoys the true status of Lord God.
After Amon wrote back to thank Pharaoh for his reward, Ehracht issued a series of new decrees, asking all city states to replace the main gods worshipped in the temple with An-Ra. The remaining gods, including Horus, do not cancel the sacrifice, but must rank behind Seth. At the same time, he built a new and magnificent Temple of Ann-Rahur in Hillmore, and made Hillmore the new capital of the empire.
The monotheistic reforms of Ellacht also have very practical significance in the secularity of the Aju Empire, focusing on centralizing and strengthening the rule of kingship. After experiencing a nationwide war, the factional conflicts within the empire became more and more obvious, especially the contradiction between the emerging aristocratic class and the lineage aristocracy for thousands of years.
The death of Rasis II was so sudden that Ellacht's position was not stable after he succeeded. He was not the eldest son of Rasis II, but the luckiest of the princes. He boarded with the support of the ministers. Throne. Much of the power of the Eju Empire was held in the hands of the traditional lineage aristocrats represented by clergy groups. The reforms of Elagert were equivalent to the concentration of wages at the bottom of the kettle.
There is still a certain difference between the concept of the lineage clergy group and the wizard. Great wizards such as Maria and George do not belong to this force, but are nobles that have emerged in recent years. And people like Rod-Dick, although he is not a wizard, he is still the chief priest of the cape city-state, and has held local military and political power for generations, which is a typical representative of it.
For example, the Nington family from the Lington family is also part of the lineage clergy group. Amon has had a strong conflict with this family. If you leave aside personal factors, this is also the rise of new forces represented by Amon One of the inevitable contradictions caused.
With the combination of divine power and royal power, when the status of royal power is not stable, power is easily controlled by local lineages. The change of the Jiulian deities is an opportunity. Elacht took the opportunity to promote the monotheistic reforms. It is also a measure to weaken various conflict forces in the country and strengthen centralization. Renaming himself and building a new king are the most important symbols. .
Elahert does not have the Temple of Isis at the moment, but according to the deities and decrees, the goddess of Isis also became an angel. Pharaoh gave the angel a special title "Mother Angel" and also gave the original Goddess Isis guards the latest title of Virgin Mary-Guardian of the Virgin Angel.
In the Temple of Isis is still dedicated to the "Mother Angel of Isis". The most important side temples on both sides of the main temple have been rebuilt. The place where the sun rises on the east is dedicated to An-La, and the west is dedicated to Seth. The angels, in fact, are Seth's temple, and the angels behind him just cling to his foil.
Unsurprisingly for Amon, he soon received a pharaoh warrant from the city of Herak to summon the craftsmen of Duke to go to Shirmo to build the main shrine for Ann-Ratian. General Amon's first title was "Brilliant Ann-La Glory", and he had no reason to reject this trivial matter, otherwise he would be disrespectful to the gods. Pharaoh ordered artisans from the city-states, and specifically mentioned the miners in Duke.
If Rasis II did not die, and the Jiulian Gods Department did not change, after Amun had dreamed about it, most people would not deliberately find him again, unless there is conclusive evidence that the general has serious crimes. But now everything has changed, the power structure of the empire is being reorganized, and Lord Joseph is the most staunch supporter of the new Pharaoh's monotheistic reforms, and perhaps what he told the Pharaoh continent is the best craftsman.
Even if the prime minister didn't say it, Pharaoh himself would let Amon stand, which is both the will of the gods and the national policy of the empire. Amon apologized to the messenger of the city of Herak: "I can't predict what is happening today, that group of artisans have been sent to the territory of the Duke Plain."
The envoy said: "This is a pharaoh's order, which must be executed. Your majesty has just rewarded you with a large area of ​​land, but it is only the requisition of dozens of slaves. This is the most important thing for the empire. The generals should immediately recall the slaves. . "
Amon nodded, "I immediately sent a guard to recall them."
The messenger said: "Thank you, General, I'll wait for news in your territory."
John led a team to cross the Ronnie River, and "recovered" Moses and others who had set off along the official road. He returned two days later and reported to Amon with fear: "General, not good Now, your slave abandoned the car and ran away! We found their abandoned carriage on the official road by the river, and a trail into the deep mountain jungle. The mountains are too desolate, and we didn't find it all day long. "
Amon patted the table and said, "What, how dare they run away? Continue to find and be taken directly to Herak City!" Then he said to the messenger: "I'm sorry, the slaves have fled, please report to Pharaoh truthfully. I Would like to donate a large sum of money to the Empire to build the Temple of An-La. "
The slaves fled from time to time. The facts are clear that General Amon did not lie. He is also a victim. Moreover, Amon ’s donation of heavy money is not empty words. He took out a contribution equivalent to a thousand stones. This is far away. Beyond the value of dozens of ordinary slaves.
The messenger did not know the inside story, thinking that his task was completed satisfactorily. Although the general's slave ran away, he gave away a thousand stones, so he comforted Amon and returned to the city of Herak. The situation was reported to Wang Du.
Unexpectedly, after seeing the report, Pharaoh attached great importance to it, and immediately sent an order to reward the 200 generals Amon slaves, commend him for investing heavily in the Temple of An-Ra, and also compensated his slaves for their loss. Pharaoh also ordered the city-states of the country to assist the generals in recovering the fleeing slaves, and specifically emphasized that these artisans were very important in the demonstration of the gods.
Amon frowned after receiving the order. Elahert's move was unusual. He was not simply convening artisans. He wanted this group of people, and actually ordered the city himself from the country for dozens of fugitive slaves. However, Pharaoh could not punish the general himself. Amon's slaves also suffered losses, not to mention he also donated a large amount of money.
In the face of such "love" of the Pharaoh of the Empire, General Amon was also very "grateful", in the territory, rebuked John and other "incompetent" guards, and dismissed John's guard captain in anger, to drive him back Monfis. John begged: "Grand General, please give me a chance to commit guilt and merit. Although you have dismissed my guard captain, my fault still requires me to make up for it."
Amon nodded: "John, you have nothing to do with me. Now that you have the desire to help this general, for Pharaoh's sake, I will give you a warrant. You will lead all my guards along the official path. Look for it, even if you chase out of the borders of Eju, find them! "
John Voldy saluted: "Thank you General, if I can't find them, I will never see you!"
John was removed from office by Amon. In order to recover his fault, he asked the general to let him continue to take the guard with him to find the fugitive slave. All of this was voluntary, and it seemed to be executing Pharaoh's orders. In fact, before that, Amon asked John privately: "Pharaoh has issued orders to city states across the country for dozens of fleeing slaves. This is an extraordinary move. It seems that I will leave Eju sooner or later. After I leave What do you do? "
John replied thoughtfully and unwillingly: "Of course I will continue to follow God Amon and take Themis with you."
Amon smiled: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave at that time. I will now give you two options. One is to dismiss your guard captain. It has nothing to do with me. I will continue to be a freelance general. .The second option is still to fire you, but give you a chance to go where I am going. "
John: "Of course it is the second option. I won't tell you that all your guards will follow you. If you leave Eju, their fate will be miserable. Please also consider the general."
Amon nodded: "You are very thoughtful, then I will let you take them all away."
Amon asked John to lead all the guards along the official road to chase the fugitive slaves, only to give them a chance to leave the border of Eju to the plains of Duke. It was really clean that General Amon demobilized the people around him, the people had fled, Medanzo and Link left, and now even John has left, not even a guard!
He had only slaves in the territory around him, which was tantamount to living alone in a large strange territory, but it seemed very calm. Amun thought very clearly that if Pharaoh really wanted to be against him, he could leave at any time, but the people around him must be implicated, so it is better to prepare early. He is now a general with a bare pole, accompanied by a cat.
Amon did not want to take the initiative to "treason". If he was convicted, too many people would be implicated. His subordinates and the adults who had recommended him could not get away. What's more, after John left, Amon had already begun to unlock Schrodinger's seal and had no time or energy to deal with other things.
However, Pharaoh Ecuador attaches more importance to the recovery of the Duke people than the average person expected. Behind Pharaoh's order, there is even the shadow of the gods.
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Moses led the people along the barren hills on the east bank of the Roni River, through the dense forests, and from the city of Helio to the north of the city of Bubusz. Here, the official road turned east. They had to cross the official road into another mountain to avoid tracking. Moses led the tribe to hide in the mountains and wanted to wait until no one was on the official road at night.
However, during the night he heard the voice of the ambassador again, and Medanzo told him that he could not leave at night and waited until dawn. Sure enough, on that night, the city-state's garrison holding a torch passed through the official road, and there were several waves, if they saw Moses and others, they would not escape.
At dawn, Moses heard Medanzo's voice again: "You can go."
Moses awoke the sleeping clan, quietly came to the official road, and walked a distance along the road. It's far from the town here, and the people who are on the way have not passed yet. The nearby farms are still asleep, and a cloud in the sky always covers them. They ventured through this crowded open area, entered another desolate mountain area, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After trekking in the bush-filled hills for several days, many places had to use their swords to cut open the thorn bush, and everyone was carrying heavy things, even the strong miners were tired. This afternoon I came to a river, which is a tributary of the lower Rhone River, and an important source of water for irrigating the land near the city of Baptiste. Moses ordered everyone to stop and take out the fire to cook.
Everyone built a good stove and picked up firewood. Moses ordered six of the twelve judges to perform duties. He performed divine magic so that the smoke from the fire would not rise, so as not to be found. The fire just ignited, and the people sent to the river to fetch water stumbled back to report: "Not good, there are horrible miracles, and the river water has become blood!"
Moses hurriedly rushed to the river, and the flowing water was glowing with dark red light, and there was a vague smell of blood. Someone shouted in panic: "Don't you say that the gods will protect us? But miracles are blocking our way."