Chapter 376: The Khufu Dynasty
In front of Long Yi were low-rise bungalows, basically no more than three floors. The houses are made of loess and stones, and the roof is an open lot, on which almost every household dries their wares. Standard tropical house.
The narrow streets are lined with small stalls and people coming and going. It's not bustling, but it's lively.
Long Yi can be sure that this is definitely not a town in the current society, and according to the location in his memory, this should be Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
"Excuse me, uncle, where is this?" Long Yi walked to the edge of a stall and asked the stall owner.
The stall owner was dressed in a hundred steps, but he simply wrapped his body, revealing a large area of black skin. The stall owner was very good, and when he saw the stranger asking for directions, he smiled and said, "Young man, you are from out of town, right?" We are the most prosperous place in this neighborhood, the capital of the dynasty. ”
"Who is your king? Actually, I have come from far east, and our king has sent me to meet your king. Long Yi asked again, and by the way, he put himself on the identity of a foreign envoy.
Sure enough, when the stall owner heard this, his face immediately became a lot more respectful, and he said, "Our current king is the great Pharaoh Khufu!" We are now in his 23rd year of reign. ”
Saying that, the stall owner also pointed out the location of the palace to Long Yi. It was a building that was more than one of the other houses, with a wall more than ten meters high, and the highest point of the town was where the palace was located. Above, a stone bird with wings spread stands at the top of the palace.
These are not what surprised Long Yi, what surprised Long Yi the most was that the current pharaoh turned out to be Khufu! Know that you came here from inside the Pyramid of Khufu! No wonder I just saw the scene here a little familiar, it turned out to be the picture carved on the stone wall in the pyramid palace, the daily life of the ancient Egyptian people.
Long Yi came to the main gate of the palace at this time, looking at the palace of this pharaoh thousands of years ago, and his heart was full of emotion.
"Did you really cross over? If not, what does it really feel like now? If so, why did you cross over? Why did such a bloody plot happen to me? Also, what should I do if I cross over by myself? How do I get back? Can't you go back? ”
Just when Long Yi was still sighing, a joyful voice came from outside the city.
"Pharaoh has returned! The Pharaoh has returned with victory! ……”
Long Yi was taken aback, although he still couldn't figure out what the situation was now, but he was also very interested in Khufu Long Yi. For the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, Long Yi also wants to get a glimpse of the true face.
When they came to the city gate, the stalls on both sides of the road were consciously withdrawn, and they were crowded on both sides, and some people leaned out of their windows to welcome the pharaoh excitedly.
When the first came was a middle-aged man riding on a tall horse, his upright facial features were not angry and arrogant, and his eyes exuded the momentum of the world. At this time, he was riding on a horse, holding the reins in both hands, and the expression on his face was still so serious in the face of the cheers of the people on both sides.
From the cheers of the people on both sides, Long Yi knew that this person was Khufu! Then came several men in armor, also on horseback, but half a step behind Khufu. Behind them are the heavily armed ancient Egyptian soldiers, looking at their every move exuding an iron-blooded momentum, the expressions on everyone's faces have not changed, it can be seen that this must be a division of a hundred battles!
Long Yi also did his homework before coming to Egypt. He also knew something about Pharaoh Khufu. During his reign, Khufu organized several expeditions to conquer the Sinai Peninsula and the Nubian region between the area of present-day Aswan Falls and the Fourth Falls of Sudan. Leave your own victorious situation in the Sinai Peninsula, and your own victorious posture in Nubia. A large dynasty was established. The reign of Khufu was a period of prosperity in ancient Egypt, as can be seen from the mausoleum he built for himself.
It was not until the army had left for a long time that the surrounding onlookers dispersed, and Long Yi did not stay where he was, he had to find a way to get himself out of here. He doesn't want to stay in this place all the time, he wants to go back and protect his family!
Khufu and his entourage entered the palace all the way, Khufu dismounted, and the guards next to him hurriedly stepped forward to help him hold the reins. Khufu strode into the palace, where the ministers were already waiting, and when they saw Khufu coming in, they quickly knelt down. Khufu just said "get up" faintly and continued to walk inside. The ministers hurriedly rose and kept up with Khufu's pace.
"Has anything happened to Wang Du lately?" Khufu walked to the top throne, took off his helmet and set it aside, and sat down with a sword and a golden sword.
"Great Pharaoh, under your leadership the people live happily and well, and nothing happens." A flamboyantly dressed minister stood up and said, Khufu refreshed with a sycophant.
"It's just ......," the minister said.
Khufu has aspired to be the wisest pharaoh since he was a child, how could he allow bad things to happen to the kings under his control? Immediately asked, "But what?" ”
"Let the High Priest do it." The Chancellor stepped back.
"High Priest! You said! Khufu said in a deep voice.
"Yes." A man dressed as a shaman stepped forward and said, "Great Pharaoh, I sensed the call of God the other day, and I performed divination at the will of God. ”
"What the result."
"I found people who subverted the rule." The high priest's words immediately caused a great shock among everyone, and there was a lot of discuss.
Khufu, worthy of being the Pharaoh, exclaimed, "Quiet! The entire palace fell silent. In what place. ”
"It's in the royal capital. Divination shows that there will be people from the far east who will overthrow your rule. ”
"The result?"
"Big murderer!"
Then the minister who spoke first said, "Great Pharaoh, we began to search the royal capital a few days ago, and we found no one from other places. The gate guards also said that no such person had been found. ”
At this time, a man led by the guards came in, and when he saw the Pharaoh, he knelt down and said, "Great Pharaoh, I have found today a young man who claims to be from the Far East, and he says that he is an envoy of the kingdoms of the East, and that he has come to the great Pharaoh at the command of their king. ”
If Long Yi was here, he would find that this person was the kind-hearted stall owner's uncle who had solved his doubts before.
As soon as this statement came out, they were all shocked, and the result of the divination appeared, and the person appeared, would it really be according to the result of the divination? Will the reign of Pharaoh Khufu really be overturned?
"Where is the man now, go and bring him back." The expression on Khufu's face was still serious, and his voice was not the slightest abnormal.
"Yes!" The guard next to him stepped back.
At this time, Long Yi didn't know that he had become the person who would kill in Khufu's heart, and he was still wandering around the street, thinking about problems while watching. In order to determine whether this was an illusion or not, he also used his magic to bring a fruit empty-handed, and took a bite full of raw relish, which was very sweet and fragrant. It didn't feel like an illusion, but Long Yi didn't believe that he had just crossed over like this, and as a trap for the Pyramid of Khufu, there was no reason to be so merciful.
Suddenly, Long Yi, who was eating this fruit that he had never seen before, his eyes lit up, and a thought flashed in his mind, maybe he found evidence that this was an illusion.