I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 306 Recognized by the messengers

It would be a joke to say that the messengers cared about the truth about the death of Ahmose and the destruction of the Temple of Amun.

Nafir and Ahmose are half-siblings.

Even if Ahmose was really killed by Nafir, it was an internal matter of the Pharaoh's royal family, and outsiders had no right to interfere.

The ruling families of other city-states certainly do not want their families to be interfered by external forces when they are fighting for power.

Thebes is the largest city-state in southern Egypt.

As the true ruler of Thebes City, the Temple of Amon has accumulated countless wealth for thousands of years, and it has also developed the power of the Temple of Amon enough to fight against the royal family of Pharaohs.

Even if other city-states had no envy and hatred towards the Temple of Amon, they would never sympathize with the destruction of the Temple of Amon.

Now the envoys are questioning Nafel together, but they don't want the same thing to happen to their own city-state.

Nafiel knew what these messengers really thought, so she said directly to the messengers.

"You can rest assured that I will not change any traditions after I inherit the throne. Although I have eliminated the Temple of Amon, I will let the priests of the goddess Sekhmet take over the Temple of Amon, except that the Temple of Amon becomes Sekhmet The temple, everything in Thebes will be the same as before."

Hearing Nafer's words, the messengers showed satisfied smiles.

Since Nafel will not break the tradition and will not do any harm to their interests, there is no need for them to be enemies with Nafel.

"Princess Nafeel! Of course we don't believe the rumors. Your brother Ahmose must have been killed by the Temple of Amon."

"The Temple of Amon is already strong enough to fight against Pharaoh, that's why your ancestors transferred the capital from Thebes to Itawi 400 years ago."

"The Temple of Amon not only fought against the Pharaoh's royal family, but also oppressed the city-states and tribes near the city of Thebes. We don't want to endure their oppression for a long time."

After listening to the statements of the envoys, Nafer continued.

"Since everyone does not object to my becoming a pharaoh, let me tell you about my goal. Although my grandfather Tao I, father Tao II and brother Kamose all died in the battle against the Hyksos, But I will continue to fight the Hyksos until I drive the Hyksos out of Egypt. In order to better rule northern Egypt and to fight the Hyksos, I will transfer the capital from Thebes Transfer Si City to Itawi City."

Before the Hyksos invaded, the city of Itawi was originally the capital of the Kingdom of Egypt.

Therefore, Nafeel moved the capital to Itawi City, and other city-states had no reason to object.

Seeing that the envoys did not object, Nafer continued.

"When Brother Kamose inherited the throne, the Kingdom of Egypt had only sixteen city-states in the south. Now that I have inherited the throne, the territory of the Kingdom of Egypt has expanded to more than 20 city-states. In order to rule a larger Kingdom of Egypt, I must recruit more For this reason, I want to turn all the land of the Temple of Amon into the land of the royal family to support the soldiers, do you have any opinions?"

As the territory of the Egyptian kingdom increased, Nafir needed more soldiers and more land to support them-this is very reasonable.

Since Nafer didn't want to use the wealth of other city-states to support soldiers, the envoys naturally didn't need to object.

"Princess Nafel!"

Just when Nafer was about to continue, a middle-aged messenger said with a solemn expression.

"I have no objection to your continued war with the Hyksos, but you are already the only direct descendant of the Pharaoh's royal family. When your grandfather Tao I died on the battlefield, he had a son Tao II who succeeded the throne. Your father Tao When King II died on the battlefield, he had his son Kamose to inherit the throne. When your elder brother Kamose Pharaoh died on the battlefield, your elder brother Kamose left neither sons nor daughters, only you And Pharaoh Ahmose to inherit the throne. Please take Pharaoh Kamose as a lesson from the past, and don't go to the battlefield in person. And you'd better start a new war with the Hyksos after giving birth to a child as the heir. "

Another messenger followed suit.

"If something happens to Princess Nafer, the direct line of the Pharaoh's royal family will be cut off. Those who are eligible to inherit the throne will compete for the throne, which may trigger a civil war."

"I can understand your concerns."

Nafel nodded.

"As a direct descendant of the Pharaoh's royal family, I know what kind of burden I bear. I assure you that when I return to Itawi City, I will get married immediately and fulfill my obligation to give birth to an heir for the Pharaoh's family. Expel Hyksos I will not start the war of Sri Lankan people immediately."

After all the messengers showed satisfied expressions, Nafiel continued.

"Finally, I want to tell you that because Itawi City has become my capital, the goddess Sekhmet, the patron saint of Itawi City, will become the patron saint of the pharaoh's family and the guardian god of the Egyptian kingdom. In the future, Sekhmet will Goddess Te, the goddess of the sun throughout the kingdom of Egypt."

According to the past tradition, when a city becomes the capital, the patron saint of the capital will also become the guardian god of the country.

Therefore, Nafir wanted to regard the goddess Sekhmet as the god of protecting the country, and the envoys did not object.

And 100 years ago, the goddess Sekhmet had been the protector of the country for 300 years.

If the Hyksos had not invaded, perhaps the goddess Sekhmet would still be the protector of the country today.

After all the messengers left, Roy immediately said to the relieved Nafel.

"Nafel! Just as I said, as long as you don't harm the interests of other city-states, they have no reason to be your enemy. Now you believe it!"

Nafel nodded.

"Roy, thanks to your encouragement, I can cope with it calmly. Without your help, I would definitely be very nervous."

"This is called [bystanders are clear, authorities are obsessed]. If you stand on the sidelines like me, you will know that other city-states have no strength to fight you alone, and they have no reason to unite against you. So as Queen who rules them, you should not be nervous and timid in front of them, it should be them who are nervous and timid in front of you. Don't doubt your strength, you can suppress any city-state that resists you at will."

"You told me not to doubt my own strength—"

Nafel looked at Roy with faint eyes and said in a low voice.

"Without you by my side, can I really suppress them at will?"

Hearing Nafel's words, Roy was immediately speechless.

If there is no Roy, it is a question of whether Nafer can order those generals at will.

As a princess of the Pharaoh's royal family, Nafir may have received an education to be a queen, but she did not receive an education to be a queen.

And Nafir is just a 16-year-old girl now, without Roy by her side, she will only be reduced to a puppet.

Nafir did not blindly regard Roy's strength as hers, and it seemed that she did not doubt her own strength.

It is because he knows his own strength too well that Nafier will deal with those messengers cautiously.

(End of this chapter)