I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 560 Indra's Wife, Princess Shezhi

A loud bang!
Luo Hu patted the table, then stared at Luo Yi with vicious eyes and said.

"You can say what you want directly."

"Then I'm welcome."

Roy said with a playful smile.

"I think that giving should be in direct proportion to harvesting, so I, as the main force in defeating the Vedic people, should get corresponding compensation from you. King Vritta has betrothed Princess Yueyi to me, and I ask King Rahu to also give Shezhi The princess betrothed to me."

Hearing Roy's words, Princess Yueyi's eyes widened in shock.

Unexpectedly, Roy would ask for other girls in front of her face.

Seeing Shezhi's pure and beautiful face and graceful figure, Yue Yi bowed her head a little ashamed.

Rumor has it that Shezhi is the number one beauty in India.

In the past, Yueyi still refused to admit defeat.

Now Yueyi already thinks that her face and figure may really lose to Shezhi.

"You're going to get my daughter—"

Hearing Roy's request, Luo Hu immediately stood up angrily and said.

"My daughter Shezhi is a priestess who serves Goddess Durga. She has sworn to become a virgin to serve Goddess Durga for life. Do you want Shezhi to break her vow?"

"So what about breaking the vow of virginity? Maybe Goddess Durga has no objection to Princess Shezhi marrying me!"

Roy looked at Shezhi and said.

"Princess Shezhi! Now the Vedas are enemies that even the Kingdom of Vrita and the Kingdom of Rahu cannot defeat together. My help to you is very important. In order to protect your family and all the subjects of the Kingdom of Rahu, are you willing to give up? Marry me as a virgin?"

"I am asking Goddess Durga for guidance!"

After Shezhi finished speaking in a clear and moving voice, she immediately closed her eyes and prayed silently.

After a moment-

Shezhi opened his eyes and looked at Roy with a complex expression and said.

"Goddess Durga told me that you are our trustworthy ally, and Goddess Durga has no objection to my breaking my vow of virginity to marry you."

"What about your choice?"

"Do I have a choice?"

Shezhi said with a wry smile.

"In order to protect my family and the subjects of the Rahu Kingdom, of course I will marry you willingly."

"My child, you don't have to force yourself."

Luo Hu said to his daughter distressedly.

"Even without the help of this foreigner, we can defeat the Vedic people."

"Father, I didn't force myself."

Shezhi smiled brightly at Rahu and said.

"Father and mother have always opposed me not marrying and serving the goddess for life. You should be happy for my choice."

Seeing that Luo Hu still wanted to persuade Shezhi, Luo Yi changed the subject.

"Now that both King Vritta and King Rahu have become my father-in-law, we can cooperate without reservation. Regarding the matter of attacking the Vedic people, I plan to let my [-] cavalry be the main force for the attack. The [-] coalition forces of Lido Kingdom and Rahu Kingdom are in charge of occupying Harappa Kingdom."

"The Vedas have [-] cavalry, do you want to defeat them with one enemy two?"

"If I can't defeat the Vedic people one against two, then what qualifications do I have to be your son-in-law?"

Seeing Luo Yi's full confidence, Luo Hu sneered and teased.

"Then I will wait and see how you perform! If you lose to the Vedic people on the battlefield, then your marriage contract with Shezhi will be void. If you win, the Harappa Kingdom should give me the territory—— All will be given to you as a dowry of Shezhi."

Vrito also followed suit.

"If you win the battle, the territory that the Harappa kingdom should be allocated to me will also be given to you as a pleasant dowry. That is to say, the Harappa kingdom occupied by the Vedic people will belong to you in its entirety."

1597 BC.

Early March.

After Roy's [-] cavalry and the [-] coalition forces of Vrito and Rahu were ready for the expedition, Roy led [-] cavalry to attack the Vedic-ruled Harappa Kingdom.

In response to Loy's attack, the Vedic people abandoned the large and small villages of the Harappa Kingdom and concentrated all their soldiers in the city of Harappa.

When Roy's [-] cavalry came unimpeded to the plain south of Harappa City, Harappa City not only assembled [-] Vedic cavalry, but also [-] Dravidian soldiers.

In other words, Roy didn't want to use 15 troops to defeat [-] troops, but to use [-] troops to defeat [-] troops.

Before the two armies fought, Vedic King Phineus sent a Brahmin priest to negotiate with Roy.

The Brahmin priest came to Roy's war horse and bowed his head very respectfully to Roy.

Looking at the Brahmin priest in front of him wearing a priest's white robe with a white V on his forehead, Roy asked directly.

"What did Phineus ask you to bring?"

Elsewhere, priestly nobles, although privileged, did not override royal authority.

The Brahmin priests were the exception who put their own status above the royal power.

In the caste system invented by Brahmin priests borrowing theocracy, Brahmin priests belong to the first caste.

The royal family and nobles are just the second caste Kshatriya.

In real history, Brahmins enjoyed many privileges due to their special responsibilities and status.

They were exempted from all kinds of dues and taxes, because it was believed that the Brahmins had paid this debt by their pious deeds and could not be punished with death or any kind of corporal punishment, because the Brahmins were sacred and inviolable.

Those who give gifts to Brahmins are guaranteed certain rewards in this life and in the next.

The most popular gift is land, which can [remove the giver from all sins].

Brahmins thus possessed large estates, including entire villages.

In the mythology of another world, Brahmin priests are even more deified as Brahmin sages who are feared by the gods—even capable of casting curses on the supreme three-phase god.

It is of course a matter of course that Brahman has a position above the three-phase god in mythology.

Because of mythology, it is none other than these Brahmins who elevate the status of the gods.

If myths are regarded as novels, and Brahmins are regarded as novelists——

Brahmins are the gods in mythology—including the true father gods of the three-phase gods. Their powers and majesties in mythology are all fabricated by Brahmins. Of course, Brahmins can suppress the gods and three-phase gods.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor!"

The Brahmin priest looked up at Roy on the horse and said.

"King Phineus asked me to tell you that the land of India is very good. There are Dravidians who are as obedient as cattle and sheep. King Phineus and his followers no longer miss their hometown, so Phineus The king wants to live in peace with you. As long as you are willing to let King Phineus go, King Phineus is willing to bow his head and pay taxes to you and become the hereditary governor of India of the Athens Empire."

"Phineus wants to be the hereditary governor of India in the Athenian Empire—"

Roy said with a playful smile.

"Even if I'm not interested in ruling India, I should make India the fief of my cheap father-in-law or cheap brother-in-law. Phineus is just my wife Andromeda's uncle, he is not qualified to be The hereditary Governor of India of the Athenian Empire. If he no longer wants to be my enemy, he should surrender unconditionally to me."

The Brahmin priest bowed his head and said.

"I will pass on your words to King Phineus, but he probably won't surrender unconditionally to you."

(End of this chapter)