At the same time, the envoys from Egypt came to Paphos, dismounted from their sedan chairs in front of the legionary camp, bowed to the knees of Caesar, the de facto king of Rome, and offered two wine urns.

Caesar's personal shield slave lifted the lid of the urn and brought out the heads of Gabinus and Marcellus from inside, Caesar only glanced at them, and then asked about the details of the death of the two former consuls, so the envoy added fuel to the fire, because in his eyes, these two were Caesar's old enemies, and the death of the old enemy was portrayed in a more tragic way, which always matched the appetite of the Roman dictator.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Caesar, the dictator trembled all over, and actually shed tears, he was furious, and blamed the Egyptian envoy in front of him: "It is difficult for me to summarize your nation in one sentence, I can only say that you Egyptians are not hasty, not cunning, not brave and reckless, but you are the best at betraying those who trust you, and no other nation in this world dares to surpass Egypt to occupy the first place." Do your new pharaohs really think that I will be proud and happy that two consuls have been murdered in a foreign land, and that a general has been imprisoned in a dungeon where there is no light of day? Then you are very wrong, not only will I have to recover their bodies for burial, but also punish the murderers, I now have a most elite army here, ten decked ships, and many allies to support me, ready to sail for Alexander's division! ”

The frightened Egyptian envoys calmed down at this time, but fortunately, Matammenes had prepared a plan for them before leaving, so the envoys hurriedly apologized and said that the two consuls had died. In fact, later the new pharaoh was also ready to hold the relevant people accountable. Originally, our Pharaoh's idea was to capture these three men. Wait for His Excellency the Dictator to come to Egypt and offer them to accept your sanctions. But on the way, an accident was triggered, a Roman veteran centurion named Septimius, for some unknown reason, killed two former consuls, and we tried our best to save the life of General Scipio, and now our country has launched a careful investigation. Now all the fingers are pointed at Pharaoh's sister Cleopatra, a sinister woman who never advocated the testament of her dead father and tried to destroy the friendship between Egypt and Rome, and Septimius was probably instigated by her.

"Where is that woman now?" Caesar hurriedly asked.

The envoy replied that she was now hiding in the fortress of Perusim in the vicinity of Sinai, but that His Excellency the Dictator would be relieved that the new pharaoh would soon organize an army against her and execute her to apologize to the dictator.

"Oh?" Caesar smiled faintly, then asked the clerk to fetch another stack of plates, and then told the Egyptian envoy very clearly. "But Ms. Cleopatra, who is in Perusim, has sent me a letter earlier. What do you think about the claim that she is my loyal sponsor and that it is her brother who is the one who destroys the relations between the two countries and the will of the piper? ”

The envoy was dumbfounded, and could only accuse Cleopatra of being a femme fatale, and persuade Caesar not to fall for her, "How can you accuse a beautiful lady in such an unfounded situation?" We Romans would never have been able to do such a thing. Then in the presence of the legacy, Caesar summoned all his generals and chief centurion, and made his subordinates to lead the army to Alexandria:

"The Tenth Legion, together with the Rhodes fleet of Hittius, followed me to that city; In addition, Lybidaeus was informed of his winter camp in Minor, and told him to lead two or three legions to Perusim, while the rest of the legions continued to camp. I Caesar could not bear to see the bloody and tragic infighting of my friend the Piper's royal descendants, perhaps by some odious eunuchs, so I must settle the matter properly before returning to Italy. ”

Isn't that tantamount to an invasion of Egypt? Seeing that the negotiations had failed, the envoys begged Caesar not to come to their country with troops and eagles, which would provoke the wrath of all Egyptians, and would not only disrupt Egypt's internal affairs, but also put him in danger. But Caesar did not listen to him at all, but used the will of the piper as a proof that the Roman Republic had the duty and authority to settle the disputes in Egypt, and then drove all the envoys back.

By the time the token reached the foot of Mount Asimanus, the Ares Athletic had come to an end, the city-state of Athens had won all the olive branch laurels of the Heavy Infantry Race Walk, Thrace had won all the boxing competitions, the team of Lypida's legions had taken the top spot in all the long-distance runs (fifty stadias), and the team sent by Adiana had won the "Best Fashion Award" (because their competitors were as difficult as the queen and had the most protests and exits), In the end, all the prizes of the cricket match were collected by the delegation of Tianzhu myrrh merchants, and everyone was happy. In conjunction with the solemn extinguishing ceremony of the flame, the Armenian singer Theros and the Athenian organist Fauber performed a song in praise of Dionysus, in which all the spectators, including slaves and women (previously this group was not allowed to watch the competition), danced to the sound of joy.

The song echoes throughout the land beneath Mount Asimanaus:

"The hair of the people is wrapped around the roses,

The singing voice flies to the accompaniment of the wind organ,

The choir sings,

And he put the crown of praise on the head of the beautiful Semene,

Because she is the mother of Dionysus! ”

In the midst of the singing, the generals, bureaucrats, and players reappeared one by one, presenting figurines, wool bunchs, poppy seeds, and precious spices to the obelisk engraved with the names of various gods, shouting for freedom and peace, and then the whole camp entered the last and most happy time - grand singing, drinking feasts and indulgent revelry, and at this moment, Li Bida, who had received Caesar's order, kissed Adiana affectionately goodbye in the corner behind the stands, "Take good care of our Yuajit, Because his father is about to embark on another journey. ”

"Manage your lust, okay, even if you don't manage it well, don't do anything like a spring breeze that will end up in the pearl." This was Adiana's weakest warning, which was already extremely rare in her, because Li Bida had promised her in advance that the palace built by Nicomidia belonged only to them.

Before May came, Li Bida, who had completed the reorganization, commanded the six legions and the fifteenth legions, and began to go to Silesia, preparing to join the fleet and go to Egypt again. (To be continued......)