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- Homer (Homer, the blind poet of ancient Greece)

Just after the main fleet of the Augustan Empire was led by Nams to the Aegean Sea, hundreds of nautical miles east of Sicily, an unusually large fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt was rapidly advancing in the direction of Sicily; This fleet was naturally the fleet of Cleopatra, who had escaped from the Kingdom of Egypt, and the commander who led this fleet was none other than Oles, who was loyal to her.

Immediately after this fleet approached a hundred nautical miles of Sicily, the vast fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt was discovered by the warships of the Augustan Empire; You must know that the Kingdom of Egypt did not have any close ties with the Augustan Empire, and the closest exchanges between the two countries were only the purchase and sale of grain, which did not require such a large fleet.

After discovering this Egyptian fleet, the naval warships of the Augustan Empire did not leave immediately, but took the lead in using flags to warn the fleet that the front of the fleet was already in the waters of the Augustan Empire, and that they should stop advancing and identify themselves.

Cleopatra chose the Augustan Empire as the object of her request for help this time, so it was naturally impossible to provoke the Augustan Empire's navy at such a time; Therefore, the mighty fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt slowly stopped in front of a double battleship of the Augustan Empire's navy, and waved the flag: The princess of the Kingdom of Egypt wants to see His Majesty the Oscar Emperor of the Augustan Empire.

Whether His Majesty the Emperor Oscar was willing to receive the princess of the Kingdom of Egypt or not was not up to the officers of this patrol warship to decide; However, they can clearly tell the fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt on the other side that if they want to ask to see His Majesty the Emperor Oscar, you are only allowed to send at most one transport ship to send your princess to see His Majesty the Emperor, and the other warships must stay where they are.

Naturally, it was impossible for Oles to agree to this suggestion made by the soldiers on the patrol ships of the Augustus Empire, but Cleopatra pulled Oles who wanted to refuse; Later, on Cleopatra's orders, Oles waved the flag of agreement.

After the exchange of flags, Cleopatra boarded a normal transport ship and began to sail to the port of Greater Sicily under the escort of the Augustan Imperial patrol ships, while Olles was to remain a hundred nautical miles away from Sicily with the main fleet of the Kingdom of Egypt.

After Cleopatra's transport arrived at the port of Greater Sicily, the officials of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, who had received the news long ago, quickly stepped forward to greet Cleopatra, and took Cleopatra all the way to the place where the Foreign Affairs Yuan was specially reserved for foreign visiting nobles.

At this time, Oscar was consulting the intelligence of the Kingdom of Egypt in recent times; Princess Cleopatra of the Kingdom of Egypt is one of the future pharaoh heirs of the Kingdom of Egypt, such a person suddenly came to the Augustan Empire with a large number of warships, how dare Oscar wait for him, he must know in detail what happened in the Kingdom of Egypt before he can meet her.

However, at this time, there was information about the coup d'état of the Kingdom of Egypt that had not yet had time to reach Sicily, and the latest information about the Kingdom of Egypt was the news that the current pharaoh of the Kingdom of Egypt and his queen died unexpectedly while hunting; In fact, with this information as a foreshadowing, Oscar can roughly guess what this Cleopatra came to Sicily for.

On the same night that Cleopatra was admitted to the Foreign Office, Oscar received Cleopatra in his palace; When Oscar saw Cleopatra for the first time, he did have an extremely amazing feeling, this Cleopatra not only looked extremely beautiful and moving, but even walked with a bewitching personality, and Oscar's heart was a little itchy.

When Cleopatra found that there were only two people in the huge palace hall, she showed a charming smile to Oscar, and then said in a greasy voice:

"Your Majesty, Emperor Augustus, your prestige is thunderous even if I am in the Kingdom of Egypt; After meeting your real person today, it is indeed more powerful and extraordinary than the rumors! ”

Originally, Oscar was still a little obsessed with this sexy woman with her beauty exposed, but after her words full of flattery, Oscar suddenly came to his senses; The woman in front of her is not an ordinary woman, she is the real powerful pharaoh heir of the Egyptian Kingdom, even if something happens to her in the Egyptian Kingdom, she can't hide her own strength.

If she really had nothing to do, how could she have a fleet of this kind dutifully escorting her to Sicily; Ignoring Cleopatra's flattery, Oscar smiled and said:

"Where do I have any prestige, but it's just a story spread by falsehood outside; But His Excellency Cleopatra is very powerful, otherwise how could there be such a large fleet to escort you to Sicily.

However, what I don't understand is that with the strength of the Kingdom of Egypt, is there anything that needs the help of our Augustan Empire, so that Your Excellency, the heir to the pharaoh of the Kingdom of Egypt, needs to personally mobilize the people to Sicily? ”

In the face of Oscar's incomprehensible amorousness, Cleopatra did not continue to be charming; If Oscar really was just a person who was obsessed with beauty, the Augustan Empire would not exist in this world.

After Oscar asked such a question, Cleopatra also put on a serious face, and then stared into Oscar's eyes and explained:

"Your Majesty, our Kingdom of Egypt naturally has nothing to help you with; However, I myself need you and your empire to help us. Nor will I tell you that I was defeated by my brother when I was fighting with my brother for the position of Pharaoh; Now he is Ptolemy XIII of the Kingdom of Egypt, and I am a lost dog.

The fleet that escorted me to Sicily was the last force loyal to me; As long as the Augustan Empire is willing to help me regain the position of pharaoh of the Kingdom of Egypt, I am willing to cede the island of Cyprus of the Kingdom of Egypt to your country after the matter is completed! ”

Cleopatra, who is serious, still has a unique charm, at least in the eyes of Oscar, it is more heartwarming than the charming Cleopatra just now; However, when it comes to the vital interests of the Augustan Empire, Oscar will not be sloppy in the slightest, let alone easily agree to Cleopatra's conditions.

After Oscar groaned slightly, he did not directly reject Cleopatra, but asked suspiciously:

"Lord Cleopatra, as far as I know, the throne of pharaoh in the kingdom of Egypt can generally be inherited by two people at the same time; According to your father Ptolemy XII, you and your brother Ptolemy XIII should have inherited the Pharaoh's throne together, so why should you still fight for the Pharaoh's throne? ”

"Your Majesty, the position of pharaoh can indeed be held by two people; It's just that these two people have to be husband and wife, and my father also forced me to marry his younger brother with a strict order. But my brother Ptolemy XIII was just a stupid puppet who thought he had the support of the governors, when in fact he was the puppet of the governors.

I am not willing to marry my own brother, nor am I willing to be anyone's puppet; So, I hope that the Augustan Empire can help me return to the position of pharaoh who regained the kingdom of Egypt. As long as I can take back everything that belongs to me, the Kingdom of Egypt will be the most loyal ally of the Augustan Empire except for the island of Cyprus, and this is the price I can pay! ”

Cleopatra's explanation was exchanged for Oscar's approval, in fact, Oscar did not understand the approach of the royal family of the Kingdom of Egypt very well; Even in the circle of Roman aristocrats whose private lives are extremely chaotic, *** is an extremely taboo existence, and the pharaoh of the Kingdom of Egypt actually regarded *** as the norm, which is simply something that Oscar is completely incomprehensible.

Regardless of whether Oscar can understand it or not, it doesn't matter about Oscar, and Oscar doesn't need to understand these things; It's just that Oscar still can't accept Cleopatra's price after getting Cleopatra's explanation.

This time, Oscar didn't say anything else in a roundabout way, but directly refused:

"Cleopatra, I'm sorry, I don't think I can make any promises to you in this regard; Neither Ptolemy XIII controlled the Kingdom of Egypt, nor the governors behind him controlled the Kingdom of Egypt, but could not change the fact that the Kingdom of Egypt was powerful.

If our Augustan Empire chooses to help you, then the more than 200,000 troops of the Kingdom of Egypt will become the enemy of our Augustan Empire; Don't say that we in the Augustan Empire don't have so many troops to deal with the army of the Kingdom of Egypt, and even if we use so many troops, we can't risk the mighty Kingdom of Egypt for the sake of just one island of Cyprus. ”

Cleopatra's refusal makes Cleopatra visibly flustered, and she doesn't know how to convince Oscar to agree to help her, or what price to make to impress Oscar; So, she could only explain as much as she could:

"Your Majesty, although the army of the Kingdom of Egypt is staggering in numbers, its actual combat effectiveness is far less powerful than that of the Augustan Empire; I can guarantee that I will only need a maximum of 100,000 troops of the Augustan Empire to regain the throne of Pharaoh of the Kingdom of Egypt, and I will definitely give the Augustan Empire more benefits when the time comes! ”

It's a pity that Oscar is not a person who is easily moved by a few words; Until Cleopatra offers enough to impress Oscar, it is unlikely that Oscar will agree to send an army to help her regain her position as pharaoh. (To be continued.) )