Cleopatra could not bear it any longer, for Caesarion was in her mind the foundation of her life and the only named successor in her future, when the mother held her son tightly to her chest and said, "Yes, you must obey the chief of the palace guard, even if the guardian will be angry and roaring, and the mother will defend your safety to the death." ”

Less than fifty miles west of the palace of Ipos, we entered the traditional border between Egypt and Libya, stretching across the boundless desert of north, south, east and west, where cavalrymen with bows and arrows and tomahawks on their backs marched in columns, and Cleopatra's mother and son sat on their beautiful shoulders, surrounded by the Hormahi legion guards, and at the end of the line were the three Roman legions commanded by Lufio and Theotusus.

It was an extremely large procession, and when the first scouts reached the border, the slaves and mule carts of the latter were still lingering at the gates of Alexandria.

In this short period of time, the High Priest's guard soon transformed the Temple of Serapis into a makeshift rampart, with passages, ramparts, independent wells, and the temple gables, on which projectile weapons such as scorpion crossbows were placed.

In front of the door of the backyard, twelve fast horses were prepared for precaution - and then the high priest, dressed in the robes of the archons with red edges and white backgrounds, stood on the steps of the temple under the protection of the black guards, looking at the distant sky in the dust, waiting for Cleopatra's arrival.

About the fourth quarter of the morning, several Roman Ala-cavalry came in a whirlwind and were stopped by the Medetiers. They saw the eagle flag hanging in front of the temple. He immediately rolled off his horse. Respectfully handing the sword into Arp's hand, Yukani came to the High Priest.

"My soldiers." Li Bida calmed his voice, greeted, and then gave them a military salute.

Flattered, the cavalrymen immediately knelt down and kissed the high priest's shoes, but were stopped by Li Bida sternly and sincerely, "You saw it. He is the highest priest and administrator of the republic, not the king of Egypt or the emperor of Persia, so your custom greeting etiquette can be stopped. After saying that, he enthusiastically fisted the cavalry, and then hugged each other, making the other party ashamed and excited.

"His Majesty Pharaoh's guard of honor is about thirty Rome away." The cavalry in the lead immediately reported.

"Well, please go and report back to General Lufio, it was a very friendly and frank meeting, and told his army to stay where they were. Just bring a small number of cavalry to escort His Majesty Pharaoh's mother and son here. The high priest's face was stern.

When the news reached Cleopatra's side, she summoned Diotusus again. "Hear no, the Roman high priest on the other side did not ask for a large number of troops, I am afraid that this is his trap for my mother and son, so you, as the chief of the palace guard, should add five hundred archers in addition to the three hundred cavalry to act as Caesarion's bodyguard."

"I'm sorry, but now the Hormachy Guard, the legion, the command and dispatch are in the hands of General Lufio, and I can only accompany the master mother and Caesarion and you to protect you to the death." Diotusus was a slick and sophisticated old man, and he skillfully kicked the ball away.

Cleopatra, in desperation, could only invite Lufio again, secretly promising him a gift of one hundred tarents, asking him to send three brigades of men and horses to swear allegiance to protect himself, and to deal with any possible enemy who assassinated the Ptolemaic royal family in the talks.

"When the centurions received the decree from their high priest, they were all overwhelmed with emotion, and expressed their full obedience to the call of the high priest, and they hoped that this meeting would become an eternal peace and consultation to clear up all misunderstandings between the two countries, so I could only camp in place according to their ideas, and as for security, please rest assured, I will send the most elite and loyal cavalry to escort His Excellency Caesarion." After speaking, Lu Feio also deliberately presented Li Bida's letter to Cleopatra.

At this time, Cleopatra had no choice at all, she trembled her hands, and knocked the maid next to her, Chamion, twice, the other party understood, and also shed tears, and quietly changed the pendant on Cleopatra's chest, which was filled with snake venom, and then the servants shouted, lifted Cleopatra's sedan chair, and under the escort of more than a hundred cavalry, slowly followed the sand dunes and streams, towards the temple of Serapis.

After a long time, when Cleopatra's slender hand lifted the curtain on his shoulder, surrounded by maids and servants, and descended and ascended the steps of the temple, Li Bida immediately leaned down and held Cleopatra's arm, and then he stared at Caesarion who was a little timid behind Cleopatra with a very loving gaze, "This is Caesarion, when I saw him in the past, he was still a child who was held in front of his mother's arms, and now he should be able to ride a horse and throw walnuts, right?" ”

"That's what the Roman boy did, a descendant of the true Ptolemaic royal family, who is now practicing archery, and Azoomote, and philosophical books from Greece."

The high priest snorted at once, then looked Caesarion up and down, and kept saying in his heart, "What a bald man, who looks only fatter and whiter than his father, and whose countenance is more pampered." ”

This gaze made Cleopatra shudder, and she immediately pulled Caesarion behind her, placed him between her and Chamion and many other warriors, and then smiled, "If there is a state matter to discuss, should you and me bring the necessary copywriting attendants by our side, as for Caesarion, he is not yet capable of governing." ”

"Sooner or later, he'll be able to govern, right?" Li Bida suddenly laughed, and then he grabbed Cleopatra's arm tightly and "guided" her to the inside of the temple, while Caesarion and Chamion could only passively follow Cleopatra into the inside of the temple's colonnade.

Between the colonnades, twelve Roman feet in length had already been demarcated, drapes were hung to obscure the eyes, and four clerks sat in the four corners, and then Arp and the warriors stood further out with sharp swords, and at this time Cleopatra was accompanied only by her son, and the handmaiden Chamion.

"Immediately, I will discuss with His Majesty Pharaoh, please record all of them, and use them as records in the archives of the two countries, and either side can hold them as a proof of future diplomacy." After Li Bida finished speaking, he sat on the circle chair, and then he also made a gesture to Cleopatra to sit down.

"Mean, mean, despicable!" These were the first words of Cleopatra after she sat down.

From the four corners, the clerks cast a asking glance at the high priest, meaning that this sentence needs to be recorded, Li Bida waved his finger, and then hooked the pen, and the clerks recorded it truthfully. (To be continued......)