From Concubine to Pharaoh [Transmigration Book]

Thebes, in front of the Temple of Karnak.

The entire city has a population of nearly 5①, and most of them have already gathered here, waiting for the sacrificial ceremony to begin.

Standing in the outermost column hall of the temple and looking out, there is a mass of dark figures in front of you, almost completely filling the empty square in front of the temple.

In the distance, in front of the Thebes pier facing the temple, the waterway has been completely closed, and one after another flower boats covered with flowers are slowly passing by in front of the temple.

Each flower boat carried a sacrifice made by the people of Thebes to the god Amon——

The male argali sheep produced in the mountains of Upper Egypt are majestic and strong, each with huge horns, which spiral downward and bend into a half-moon shape.

In the later sacrificial ceremony, these rams will be used as sacrifices, and all of them will be dedicated to the great god worshiped by the people of Thebes-the god Amon.

At this moment, a young man in his early 20s was standing at a corner of the pillar hall of the temple with his hands behind his back, sticking his head out, looking at the situation in the square in front of the temple.

His complexion is slightly dark, his nose bridge is straight, and his eyes are sunken. He has a relatively standard Upper Egyptian appearance.

The young man was dressed in the off-white linen robes usually worn by clergy, and had shoulder-length black hair tied neatly around his forehead with a headband.

I don't know what to think of, suddenly a bit of worry appeared on his face, and he sighed deeply.

Suddenly someone slapped heavily on the shoulder, and a soft and pretentiously hoarse voice sounded: "The fourth priest, Mr. Feilin, the ceremony is about to begin, and the rest of the priests are all gathered in the Temple of Amon. Why? Are you still here?"

This young man was the fourth priest of the Karnak Temple, Ferin. He was caught off guard and was taken aback. When he turned around and saw the person coming, he gasped in fright.

The visitor was short in stature, with thin shoulders. He was also wearing an off-white robe with a hood, and the brim of the hat was pulled down very low, covering most of his face, with only his sharp and handsome chin exposed.

"Musana, you..."

Ferring had no trouble recognizing his new wife.But I really didn't expect this naughty young girl to dress up as a servant of the priest and sneak into the Karnak Temple.

Women, without special permission, are not allowed to enter the temple grounds.

But Mushana raised her face, a pair of big dark brown eyes reflected Ferin's handsome but worried face, and said with a smile: "The priests are all gathered in the Temple of Amon, The attendants are all vying for flattery, who cares about my small role?"

Feilin breathed a sigh of relief, pulled his wife to his side, put his arms around her shoulders, put his arms around her, pointed out to her the magnificent scene that can only be seen from this hall of pillars, and chatted and laughed with his wife for a while.

Unexpectedly, as he was talking, the young fourth priest suddenly felt worried, sighed, and said, "Yeah, who cares about little characters like us..."

What Feilin was worried about was actually the selection of priests to be held tomorrow.

On the second day of the annual Amon God Ceremony, an extremely important election will be held in the temple, and the gods will select the first, second and third priests of the Karnak Temple.

It may be different in other Nomes, but in Thebes, the priests of the Karnak Temple have supreme power.

It can be said that if Thebes can close the gate, then the first priest of the temple will be the native pharaoh of this city and the entire Nome.

The first priest has the power to tax, collect labor, issue decrees, and appoint and dismiss officials.Can even decide on diplomatic strategy with other Nomes in Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

It is said that a priest is also a politician-in Thebes, there is actually no difference between the two.

In order to be able to slightly check and balance the powerful first priest, the Karnak Temple has a three-member council.

Consider the decree suggested by the first priest.The three-person council is composed of the first, second and third priests in the order of the temple.

Although the first priest has great power, if he lacks the support of the other two in the three-member council, he will not be able to accomplish anything.

The priests are hereditary, and both Ferrin's father and grandfather were priests of the Karnak Temple.

The same is true for other priests. Before passing away, each priest will designate one of his sons to succeed him. If he has no children, most of them will designate an adopted son or nephew as the successor.

This is how Feilin obtained the status of priest.

His father had once been one of the triumvirate of Thebes.But he passed away very early, and even because of his sudden death, he did not designate his heir before his death.

Since Feilin is the only son, he has the right to inherit naturally.When he first succeeded, he was still young, and he was simply a display among the priests who were skilled in power at Karnak Temple.

As a result, Fei Lin and his family were quickly excluded from the three-member council. When Fei Lin grew up, he was already a marginal figure, and the three-member council was completely controlled by a priest named Platu.

Now, although Filin has grown up and obtained the clergy position of the fourth priest by virtue of the past fame of his father and grandparents, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Filin is really a small person in the Karnak Temple.

Tomorrow's election, although Felin is also among the candidates for priests, he knows too well that the so-called temple election is just a formality, the whole process must be completely controlled by Plato, and the result is predictable Know.

That's why Filin expresses such emotion around his wife.

The understanding Mushana blinked her eyes, trying to distract her husband by saying something.

She thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Brother Feiling, haven't you heard? The first princess of Lower Egypt is Debes."

It's true that Feilin didn't hear about it, but he didn't care too much: "What does the First Princess of Lower Egypt have to do with our Thebes?"

Yeah, the pharaohs of Lower Egypt are always clamoring for sovereignty over Upper Egypt.But the Upper Egyptians had completely different properties, beliefs and customs. Most of them, like Filin, did not take the Lower Egyptian royal family seriously, let alone the first princess.

"Of course it has something to do with it. I heard rumors that she is the envoy of God Amon."

Ferlin had never heard of this, and immediately opened his mouth into an O shape.

The envoy of God Amon, naturally has a relationship with the Karnak Temple, and has a huge relationship.The main shrine in the Karnak Temple is dedicated to the god Amun.

"There are also news from other nomes that she is amazing, and helped several nomes get rid of difficulties and obstacles along the way."

Feilin is not as naive as his young wife. His mind is full of political calculations. Hearing what Mushana said, Feilin quickly thought: the first princess, the envoy of Amon, and a good reputation... This new force enters the bottom Biss, may have a chance to change tomorrow's election.

"It's a pity that the bald man blocked her royal ship outside the city, saying that she would not let her enter the city until tomorrow. After today's celebration, there are so many boats accumulated on the waterway outside the city, and they will definitely be blocked at the pier tomorrow. Even if she can enter the city, she won't be able to keep up with the selection of the temple, right?"

The bald man Mushana mentioned was called Alba, the second priest of the Karnak Temple, and a member of the three-person council. Platu's lackey, because he was middle-aged and bald, was looked down upon by the People gave it a nickname, called Bald Ba.

Hearing these words, Ferring suddenly felt powerless all over, as if the little hope he saw just now disappeared in the steaming water vapor on the river surface.

"Musana, go outside the temple to see the excitement first, I'm going to the Temple of Amon. I will come back early tonight, you have to wait for me..."

When Feilin asked, Mushana blushed immediately, and she agreed with her head lowered.They had been newly married for less than a year, and their relationship was too good to be separated.

Before Feilin turned around and took a few steps, Mushana suddenly heard a cry from behind.

The scream was undisguised, it was Mushana's original delicate voice.Felin turned pale in shock, turned around and ran to his wife, followed her gaze, and looked in front of the Karnak Temple——

I saw a huge ship rising into the sky from the big river, crossing the barrier between the waterway of the wharf and the channel of the big river, and coming to the sky above the wide water area in front of the wharf.

Feilin has excellent eyesight, so he immediately set up a pergola to block the strong sunlight.He immediately saw clearly that it was a really huge ship in the sky, and there were dozens of oarsmen on the side of the ship alone.

"That's the king's ship, definitely the king's ship..."

Feilin murmured, and when Mushana beside him heard it, she also exclaimed excitedly: "Then it must be the first princess, the envoy of Amon!"

Felin stretched out his hand to hold his wife, and the two of them could no longer care about the upcoming temple ceremony. Holding hands, they quickly ran out of the hall of pillars, rushed down the stone steps paved with sandstone strips, and tried to get closer. Look carefully at the king ship.

All the civilians gathered in front of the Karnak Temple also found the royal ship that magically broke away from the surface of the river and flew in the air.

At this moment, they turned around one after another, facing the strange scene, they couldn't restrain their voices of surprise.

Instead of approaching the Karnak Temple as originally planned, and kneeling in front of the temple to worship the gods, the crowd flocked to the water's edge together.It seemed that everyone wanted to see clearly what kind of ship it was.

The most surprising thing is that every oarsman on the king's boat is in their respective positions, rowing vigorously, and the movements of paddling are uniform.

Even the navigator standing beside the side of the king's ship has a straight figure, as if he is guiding the whole ship, firmly controlling the direction of travel.

If this royal ship is sailing on the big river at this moment, people will at most be impressed by its huge body and its luxurious and rich decorations.

But now, this huge king ship is steadily overcoming the obstacles and flying over the vast water area in front of the pier.

In the almost direct sunlight it casts a huge black shadow on the water of the channel.

People couldn't believe their eyes.

But the sense of oppression that was born out of nowhere was so real that thousands of Thebes didn't hesitate, all turned their backs to the temple and faced the waters in front of the pier, their knees softened, and they knelt down , worshiping the spaceship in the sky.

While Feilin was stunned, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him, and the voice of the first priest Platu rang out: "What's going on, what's going on?"

All the priests who had been staying in the Temple of Amon rushed out.

But when they saw the wonderful scene in front of them, none of them could speak for a while.

Filin: Oops, what should Mushana do?

He reacted quickly, immediately patted Mushana on the shoulder, and ordered: "You, go to the dock to check, if you have any news, report it immediately!"

Mushana was also very well-behaved, she answered yes in a rough voice, and ran towards the pier. In a flash, her thin and small figure had disappeared into the backs.

Of course, no one paid attention to their pair. Even the most knowledgeable priest was standing blankly in front of the Karnak Temple at this moment, completely unaware of what the flying boat in the sky was or how it appeared. mean something.

Even among the priests, some felt the pressure, couldn't hold on, their knees softened, and they knelt down with a plop.

The thumping sound instantly infected a large area.When people woke up, they suddenly found that only the first priest Platu, the second priest Bald Ba, and the fourth priest Feilin were still standing.

And the surface of the water has also changed.

On the huge king ship, the sailors drew their oars in unison.The king's boat drew a gentle curve in the air, and then landed safely on the surface of the water in a large area of ​​empty water without a single boat.

When it fell, it made a loud noise, and it stirred up large snow-white sprays all around.

In front of the pier, which was originally as calm as a mirror, the boats carrying the sacrifices experienced violent ups and downs and shaking.

When the entire water surface calmed down, the people closest to the boat immediately saw that the entire royal boat was floating on the water under the bright sunlight, and several small rainbows appeared around it.