The King and the Priest[Comprehensive]

Before the succession ceremony of the young pharaoh was officially held, as one of the important figures in the ceremony, the chief high priest of the dynasty once concealed the eyes and ears of others, and visited a senior on purpose.

Yes, since he dealt with the curse that threatened his future heir without stirring up any turmoil, Pharaoh Seti was overjoyed to appoint him directly as Chief High Priest instead of just being confined to the temple of Karnak.

This is even higher than the high priest's original status. Coupled with his more undisguised radicalism and careful management over the years, his popularity in the court and among the people has reached its peak, and it will become more and more fierce. the trend of.

It is inevitable that some people will secretly slander, just looking at this lord's recent limelight, really only Pharaoh himself can overwhelm him-no, maybe he can't overwhelm him.

Another way of saying this is to imply that a certain high priest has become more and more lawless in recent years, and he no longer pays attention to the elderly pharaoh. If he stays for a long time, he may become a disaster sooner or later.

No one can compete with him now, and it is difficult to find a way to bring him down.

Some people turned their heads to think about it, but thought of a breakthrough.

His Majesty Seti is old and sick, while the future His Majesty, the current Prince Ramses, is in his prime.

There are quite reliable rumors that there seems to be a gap between the prince and the chief high priest many years ago, and there is no personal relationship between them until today, and the relationship between them seems to be very rigid.

These people changed their minds and felt that the rumor must be true.

Prince Ramses, as the future monarch who will be in charge of the fertile land irrigated by the Nile River, is young and promising, with a stubborn personality and can't tolerate sand in his eyes. He must not be used to a mere priest taking power.

Although so far, the high priest who is full of power has not extended his claws to the royal family, but it seems that the arrival of this day can be seen by looking up.

Regardless of whether the members of the royal family can sit still, these eager "loyal ministers" can't sit still anyway.

They all made up their minds to admonish His Royal Highness Ramses first, and after he ascends the throne, they will eradicate the disrespectful people who intend to steal the royal rights——

"It seems impossible for you not to know what those idiots outside are talking about you."

The opening remark was a cold snort.

From the tone of disdain, impatience, and disdain for the person in front of him, it is very easy to judge the identity of the speaker.

"Thank you for your teaching, Master Senedi."

When his identity was revealed, the person who just satirized the rare "guest" with a cold snort was none other than the former Vihir—and the former High Priest of Karnak Temple, Sir Senedi.

The reason why it is the predecessor Vihir is very simple, because Mr. Senedi has already reached the age of retiring.

As they get older, the old people who really met the standard of "taking power and gaining power" in the past have become less ambitious. They are more willing to go home and enjoy pure glory and wealth than dragging their old bodies to work hard.

After he left office, he really didn't care about the affairs of the court anymore. At first, many people came to visit him, but it didn't take long for anyone to visit him.

The "uninvited guest" who came over today surprised Senedi, but somehow he didn't feel surprised.

The old man had a sullen face full of wrinkles, just as unhappy as when he saw this kid surrounded by his own female family a few years ago.

But the good thing is that Master Senedi didn't tell him to get out immediately this time, he just told the uninvited guest to get in the door, and he slammed the door and window to make it airtight before sitting back in peace——

He began to yell at the face of the most beautiful chief high priest for a while.

Master Senedi scolded him, scolded him bloody.

The content of the scolding is too rich, so I can only pick a few important paragraphs from it and summarize it succinctly.

What he probably meant was: thought you were smarter than anyone else, but you didn't expect to do all the stupid things that no fool would do.Happy to be in the limelight?Made countless enemies and finally made Pharaoh Taboo very happy?

"court death!"

The final words settled down, unexpectedly so sonorous and forceful.

The aura that erupted from the old man was not weaker than when he was young. From this, it can be seen that Sir Senedi has long looked down on the actions of this "nominal junior", and he is almost pissed off.

Any power minister who is a bit old-fashioned will not choose to do like Tahir.

Even if you want to hold the power in your hands, you have to leave room.If you go too far and offend everyone including the pharaoh, even if you are doing well now, it won't last long.

How could Senedi, who had been a powerful minister, fail to see that under the current situation, Tahir was already standing on the edge of the cliff.

If you are too greedy, you will fall off the edge of the cliff if you are not careful.

Perhaps it was because he himself almost fell off the cliff, and then he realized that even if he didn't like this junior, he couldn't help but say a few words based on the meager affection he had in the past.

"I shouldn't have said this sentence, but since you don't have an elder to remind you, and I don't want to take care of those troublesome things anymore, I just click here with you."

Senedi sternly——at the same time lowered his voice a little, and said cautiously: "Do you think you have a deep relationship with that person, so you don't have any worries? You're wrong! The most taboo thing is your self-righteousness."

Although it is not finished, but at this point, it is no different from what Ming said.

Immediately afterwards, the reason why Senedi was even more angry was that he found that the idiot in front of him looked like he was accepting the teaching seriously, and said the same thing in his mouth, but in fact—maybe he didn't even listen to half a sentence!

Sure enough, I couldn't relax in one breath.

Master Senedi regretted wasting so much talk, and seeing the dead state, he was furious: "If you don't listen, then you will fend for yourself!"

I didn't want to come to listen to the teachings of the seniors, so I shouldn't have let this kid in before that.

Just as the boss, who had only met this idiot junior privately twice in 20 years, was yelling to drive away the uninvited guest.

"Really, thank you very much."

"...?"

For a moment, Senedi thought he was hallucinating.

If it weren't for auditory hallucinations, how could he hear "human words" that don't seem like he can speak from the mouth of a brat who hasn't spoken any human words for 20 years, and has never shown a good face to anyone? ?

"You heard me right. This time, I came here specially to thank you, Lord Senedi."

Sir Senedi: "?"

The sky is falling and the earth is sinking. The high priest, whose temper is harder than the stone statue in front of the temple, would thank people.

My lord was so frightened that I almost jumped up vigorously. I lifted the collar of the high priest and asked him if he had been infiltrated by evil spirits...

Of course it was a joke.

Although he was really frightened, Lord Senedi would definitely not do such an exaggerated move.

He would simply ask, "Are you crazy?"

"That's not it."

The high priest just started to say something, and was waiting to say the following slowly...

"okay!"

Lord Senedi stopped him sharply again: "Speak well, and show me a serious face! Fortunately, you are facing me, an old man. You show such an expression outside, do you want to tear down my house!"

Probably that's it.

Time flies so fast, and Tahir has changed a lot compared to six years ago.

It's not a change that makes people feel sharper and more like an ice blade, but the most direct one that can be seen at a glance.

The blond youth's appearance became more refined than five years ago.

At the age of 26, he was able to amaze the audience. Now he is like a snow lotus in full bloom. Both his appearance and temperament are better than before.

The main reason why the outside world can have such crazy admiration for him is that this beauty transcends gender boundaries and can be intuitively felt by everyone.

His drooping eyelids are the falling night, and the mysterious yet deep ice blue pupils are the endless stars in it.

In addition, for some reason, there is a faint fragility that emerges from this obviously strong person-it means that he seems to be broken at the slightest touch.

The lethality superimposed together is really too powerful.

Senedi, who was half-buried in the ground, only glanced briefly, and couldn't stand it, let alone others.

He wholeheartedly wanted to get rid of this scourge as soon as possible, but he still felt strange. Could it be that this kid came here at the busiest time just to say "thank you"?

Senedi didn't feel he had anything to be thankful for.

But also very weird.

The chief high priest came here in the midst of his busy schedule, as if he really had no other purpose.

After listening to the old man's reprimand and saying thank you, he didn't sit still, so Shi Ran offered to leave.

Naturally, Senedi would not keep him any longer. He only glanced suspiciously at the blond young man when the high priest had nothing to do to disturb him in his old age.

As experienced as he was, he couldn't see anything unusual about this young man.

If it's true that there's nothing unusual about it—that's not true.

From meeting Tahir this time, a bad intuition appeared in Senedi's heart.

This kid is not a character who will do things on a whim, as long as he does it, there must be a reason.

He failed to find out the reason, but remembered by the way that he actually had something to say to Tahir, which had been delayed from a few years ago until now.

It's about the conjurer... yes, the point is the curse.

No one knew that for a long time, Senedi had been troubled by one thing.

He knew the snake staff.I also know that the snake stick is by no means a good thing, once it is touched, nothing good will happen.

It was for the future of the dynasty that he told Tahir where the Snake Staff was. He had done nothing wrong in public or private, and he should have felt a little troublesome to let go of it.

But the reality turned out to be the opposite.

Senedi felt as if a stone had been pressed in his heart. When he raised his eyes and saw how dazzling that incredible young man was in the sun, no one could overwhelm his elegance, he didn't feel relaxed, but felt inexplicably depressed.

Several times he thought about asking Tahir if there would be any trouble after touching the snake rod, but he always felt that it had nothing to do with him, why should he care about those who had had a bad relationship with him.

until now...

Senedi watched the young man walk away step by step, and at a certain moment when he was about to disappear from sight, that figure seemed to burst like a bubble, and he couldn't help being shocked.

Just as he was about to scream, the broken shadow in the distance strangely returned to its original state.

"..."

"I read it wrong?"

It may be that he is old and dim-sighted, and he misread it.

Senedi wasn't sure what was causing his uneasiness at the moment.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally made up his mind that when he had a chance later, he must talk about the matter that he had been brooding over.

however.

He has been waiting for a long time, but he has not waited for this opportunity.

……

"You went to Senedi yesterday, what did you say? Is his attitude towards you still that bad?"

These were the first words the future pharaoh said when he saw him.

Ah, that should be corrected.

The "future" prefix is ​​no longer needed.

Although the enthronement ceremony will not officially begin for a while, but just as the newborn sun has slowly risen, the former prince will be in charge of this rich land from today and become a real pharaoh.

After being raised for many years, the beloved pet that has grown into a king of eagles is hovering in the air, seeing that person earlier than the young people who were anxiously waiting on the ground.

Tahir came this way.

Ramses' heart was like a flame, and it began to burn endlessly in his chest before the dawn.

Excitement is inevitable, and unbearable should be. Although the sweetheart's light footsteps land on a distant land, they seem to be stepping directly on his heart, which makes the young man who is already on fire even more excited.

I have come to this day after experiencing the grief of my father's death.

Today is the most important day in his life.

In fact, as long as you wait patiently, you will definitely meet that person today.

But now I can also see that Ramses couldn't wait for this moment at all. He came here early in the morning with the night that had not subsided, and when he arrived at the door of the stone house where the two most often met, it was just dawn.

Don't wait for that person to come closer.

Can't help but say.

The brown-haired man, who could no longer hold back his emotions, ran forward like the wind, his handsome face, which was so heroic and handsome under the sunlight, seemed to be shining brightly.

"Tahir!"

Before the man could speak, he had already hugged him.

Because he couldn't hide his excitement, he almost wanted to use all his strength to hug the person he loved into his arms.

Because he still had reason, he cautiously slowed down his strength when he was about to touch it.

Even so——the blond young man was hugged and turned around a few times enthusiastically by him, and his feet even left the ground for a while.

If it wasn't for fear of Tahir's anger, Ramses could still hug him by the waist and put him on his shoulders.

Anyway, my sweetheart is still so thin after many years, and he is so strong, he can fully bear it...

Tahir: "..."

The high priest obviously didn't expect that on such an important day, Ramses would do such a childish thing.

"How did you get here?"

He didn't answer Ramses' question first, but asked directly, as if he wanted to drive him back immediately: "The ceremony is about to begin, if you don't prepare quickly, how can there be time, the palace people must still be looking for you."

Ramses raised his eyebrows, and his tone was very righteous: "There is no need to be so anxious, anyway, we have to start from here, and it will be fine when they deliver the statue."

The statue he was talking about was his own statue.

The succession ceremony of the new king will start from the Karnak Temple, and the holy ship will sail into the Nile River carrying the statue of the sun god and the pharaoh, and then follow the river to the Luxor Temple, which is the place where the ceremony will be officially held.

But if you want to use this as an excuse, it's not appropriate to stay here and refuse to go back.

Tahir, who has not been let go, "..." for a while, and can only speak to the 15-year-old Ramses, and reason with the 25-year-old Ramses:

"It's not just about the statue, but also the accessories and utensils you wear in the ceremony, and most importantly, your own makeup and attire—"

"Those things, before I left, I ordered people to send them directly to the temple."

"..."

"As for the makeup, although I don't like to smear it on my face, it's a courtesy, so there's nothing I can do about it. No one else needs to do it, Taher, today..."

Set your mind.

The subordinates couldn't help but increase their strength a little, but soon calmed down as if nothing had happened.

So far, Ramses has revealed the main purpose of his coming early in the morning.

At the same time, he raised his head, his scorching eyes fixed on the person he was hugging.

"—Today, I just want you to help me prepare all this. Is that okay, Tahir?"

If Ramses didn't say it, no one would have guessed his real intention.

That's right, today is the most important day in his life, bar none.

What Ramses thought of at this time was not the throne that was within reach, but many years ago, when the two of them were children, they talked about the future in this undisturbed neighborhood.

The blond-haired boy told the brunette-haired boy who was still worrying about his brother at that time that Ramses would definitely become a pharaoh in the future, and he believed this more than anyone else.

The turmoil that flooded the boy's heart back then still seems to remain in his chest to this day.

Now, he's really going to go this far.

Even without this extra emotion, Ramses desperately hoped that the blond boy who had given him confidence back then—the beautiful blond youth now—could participate more.

It cannot be limited to business affairs at the ceremony.

He didn't want to see Tahir walking towards him, but to present the crown respectfully.

Hiding in this remote hut and letting the high priest prepare himself for the ceremony, is this against the rules?

True, but what does that matter.

Ramses is still planning something.

Although the thought of this plan would make him unable to suppress his passion, but before he could officially reveal it, no matter how impatient he was, he would forcefully endure it.

Therefore, only if the things in front of you can come true, can you relieve your inner anxiety a little bit.

"Okay, Tahir? Huh? You must promise me. Tahir, Tahir, if you don't promise, I won't let you down—"

Calling this name persistently, the childish person really pretends not to let go... After all, he really doesn't want to let go.

The high priest whose escape route was completely blocked: "..."

"It's too late to go back now, is there any other choice?"

No way.

It can only be acquiescence.

Hearing this sentence, the childish man just laughed out of contentment.

So, not long after, a miracle happened that would surely make the world dumbfounded.

The pharaoh and the chief high priest, the two most noble people in the whole country, didn't mind shrinking in the same simple stone house.

The high priest found the cosmetic box he had put in before from the cabinet.He has never used it himself, and just put it away for unpreparedness, but he didn't expect it to come in handy today.

"Sit over there."

The pharaoh who had just achieved his goal by a method that was almost shameful did not dare to resist, and sat down obediently when he heard the sound.

He was not allowed to move around, so he could only sit there, watching the cold priests in white robes bustling around in the narrow stone house at all times, pushing the door to go out, returning after a while, and then continuing to work.

This person shouldn't be involved in such complicated mundane affairs, but he is willing to work so hard for him.

Tahir first brought a basin of clean water, wet the handkerchief, and carefully washed the pharaoh's face and hands.

First, the nails on both hands are trimmed evenly, the fine hairs that grow between the eyebrows of the brown-haired man, and the little stubble that appeared on the lips after only one night have to be shaved off meticulously with a knife.

Then comes the crux of the grooming to be displayed at important ceremonies.

Ramses' gaze involuntarily slipped down from the young man's smooth and white neck—unexpectedly, he dared not look directly into Tahir's eyes—and landed on the hands that were about to touch his face for a long time .

It really is a work of art that can only be created by gods. No one's hands can be as perfect as the hands seen at this time.

They were opening the cosmetic box, and took out several small stone jars and a slender stick from it.

Stone jars containing powders of malachite and lead stone were used by the Egyptians as eyeshadow, first as a smear on the eyes to protect them from the sun and dust, and later as an adornment for everyone.And the small stick with a bulbous end is used to draw eyeliner.

The owner of the hand should pick up the eyeliner, dip it in black lead powder, and draw more carefully around the pharaoh's eyes.

However, I don't know if it was because I suddenly didn't dare to do it rashly like this, or it was for some other reason.

Tower Hilton lived.

"what happened?"

Ramses asked.

The pharaoh's young and handsome face is like the rising sun, and the more mature person is not only the high priest, but also he who is more suitable to be defined as a "man".

The increasing age and knowledge make this future king even more charming. When his expression is solemn, his every move shows Kong Wu's masculinity.

At such a close distance, the breath he sprayed on the cold young man's face had the temperature of the scorching sun, and so did his locked eyes on a certain person.

This is comparable to the most powerful and gentle oppression, which makes people have nowhere to hide.

"..."

Tahir sensed it.

It was difficult for him to hang his wrist hanging in the air for a while, and after a long time, the faint voice sounded again: "...the light is too dim, I can't see clearly."

The man did not doubt that he was there, and his eyes were burning: "Then you will use your hands to feel it first? Little by little, carefully trace the shape of my eyes... If it is you, I don't mind."

Tahir said nothing more.

But he paused for a while, and he really put down the long stick that was slightly stained with black, and the hands that Ramses had been staring at for a long time touched it.

——Sure enough, it is a detailed description bit by bit.

The holy hands that can turn the pages of books, write poems, and wipe the statues of gods are moving slowly on the face of the pharaoh.

The first thing I touched was the man's tall nose. The fingertip should have moved up, but somehow it slipped down. The little finger accidentally brushed the man's lips.

it was a mistake...

Should it be a mistake?

But how could it be such a coincidence?It's like pretending not to see it on purpose.thought the young Pharaoh.

Compared to this, another possibility is even higher.Moreover, the flame in my heart was burning again.

Ramses is more willing to believe his guess.

So, when he spoke, his voice was inexplicably hoarse: "Tahir."

before the other party responds.

Pharaoh took his hand again and pulled him to him.

At the same time, the other hand clasped the blond hair that always felt uncontrollable, letting them fall to him too.

irresistibly.

Pharaoh kissed him.