235, The Emperor's Heart

In the palace of Barron, Amon met Hammorabi II on his sickbed. The old king is nearly 80 years old. He was once very rich, but now he is very thin. His cheeks and chin are folded, his eye sockets are deep, and his cheekbones and forehead have an abnormal red luster.

As soon as he saw this luster, Amon knew that this person was already terminally ill. If he had been an ordinary person, he might have died a long time ago. He had been relying on various blessing magic tricks performed by the priests to maintain it. But no matter how magical the power of the magic tricks is, it only adjusts a person's physical functions to the best state. When these functions themselves are exhausted, no matter how skilled the magic trick master is, he is powerless.

Hammorabi II was in a state of half-sleeping and half-unconscious, lying there, half-opening his mouth and panting, but as if he was struggling to look forward to something. When Amon walked in, he suddenly opened his closed eyes, and there was a strong luster of desire in his muddy eyes, and his shoulders and elbows moved, as if he wanted to get up from the bed.

The priests guarding around the sickbed exclaimed in a low voice: "Your Majesty is awake!"

Amon whispered: "Your Majesty, you don't have to sit up." As he said, the abnormal blush on Hammorabi II's face disappeared, and he returned to his pale gray color, but his mind was completely awake and he could speak clearly.

Hammorabi II lay on the hospital bed and said in a trepidation in an old voice: "God, please forgive my misconduct. The illness tortures me, like a venomous snake biting my body. I have already felt the venom spreading to every corner and cannot stand up and kneel at your feet. Thank you for coming here in person. I pray for your blessing!

All things wither and flourish. The trees with yellow leaves in autumn seem to be dead in winter. However, when the earth rejuvenates, they can rejuvenate their vitality. It is said that this is the divine power that the gods awaken all things. Gods, please give me this divine power, and I will always be your slave."

Amon guessed correctly before coming. As soon as Hammorabi II spoke, he prayed to the gods to bring him back to life and restore his vitality. After Amon walked in, everyone in the room except the king had already knelt down at him, including Prince Fengniao who was following behind and the chief high priest of the kingdom. The high priest was a little hesitant, but seeing that Prince Fengniao was the same, he had to kneel down and salute.

Amon didn't say anything, and pointed to the king on the sickbed. A faint golden light enveloped Hammorabi II's body. The king's face returned to normal blood, miraculously found that he had regained his vitality in an instant, as if he had returned to the youngest and strongest time of his life. His surprise mood was indescribable. He actually jumped up from the hospital bed, knelt in front of Amon, shouted in an excited and trembling voice: "Thank you, the omnipotent god! You have given me a new life!"

The other people in the room saw this scene and were indescribable to describe the shock. No one has ever heard of a god that could bring back any emperor, but when God Amon waved his hand, he really saved Hammorabi II at the end of his life. Especially Prince Feng Nuo's expression was very complicated, and the shock was filled with an expression of confusion or regret.

Amon shook his head and said, "Trees wither and flourish, and there will be a truly withering day. Every spring, the newly sprouted leaves are not the ones that fell last year. Human life will eventually end, and the soul may be reborn in another way, but that is no longer you, Your Majesty the King! I have not given you a new life. You feel full of strength at this moment. That is my gratitude, and I support you with my divine power."

Amon did not bring Hammorabi II back to life. He just used a divine art "Guardian of Isis". When experiencing "the examination of fate and the judgment of the end", the tears of the gods inherited by the saints of Isis Temple have been integrated with the strange physical and mental refining of Amon. Although he did not have the "Blessing of Isis" that only a saint can perform, he was better than any divine art "Guardian of Isis" when he used another divine art "Guardian of Isis".

Amon used his divine power to support Hammorabi II, allowing him to restore his vitality when he was the youngest and strongest in his life, and also inspired his last potential in his life, making his soul sober and comfortable. But Amon could not stand here forever to cover Hammorabi II. As long as he left, the king would fall down again.

A deep disappointment flashed in Hammorabi II's eyes, and then replaced by stronger expectations. He knelt on the ground and raised his head and said, "God, since you have such divine power, can I ask you to protect me so that I can continue to be full of youthful vitality."

Amon asked back with a expressionless face: "His Majesty the King, you ask me for blessings and say that you wish to be my slave forever. I bless you and let you get up from the sickbed before your death, but you made such a request to me. Will you always put my glory on you forever become your eternal slave? Even the empire on the continent cannot remain strong forever, let alone the life of an emperor?"

The king's request was too much, and the gods were obviously unhappy. Hammorabi II lowered his head and said, "God, please forgive me,! Can I ask you another thing, in that after death, can the soul enjoy peace and happiness forever?"

Amon replied, "Why would you rather express your wishes directly and think of another world to be a king, but I would like to ask you another question, if the kingdom of another world really exists, and you meet your grandfather Hammorabi I, and Barron's kings, who can enjoy the glory of that monarch, is it you? So the world you expect does not exist.

I can answer you a question: Your lost soul will be guided by Anuna's underworld, so that the Holy One can hear the sound of your prayers and prayers, and absorb what she wants from the imprint of your soul in this life, and you will stay in the darkness of the moment as if it is eternal. The soul may still be reborn, but that does not mean to you, it is just that you have meaning to it, do you understand?"

Hammorabi II didn't understand and raised his head and asked, "Newborn? What I want to pray for is Newborn. Who would I be the Newborn?"

Amon sighed helplessly: "The so-called new life is not you! When the fallen leaves in autumn decay in the dust, the dust will become fertile to nourish the trees and sprout in spring. That is another creature, you may be able to understand it this way. If you must ask clearly who it is, the gods cannot decide. Perhaps it is just such a creature. If this bird was once an emperor, does it mean to you?"

Amon reached out and pointed to a parrot in the bird cage hanging next to the palace gate, and asked the king in front of him meaningfully. The king was stunned when he looked at the bird cage, his lips squirmed slightly and didn't know what he wanted to say.

Amon turned around and walked out of the palace gate, and slowly said, "It may be natural for you to own this kingdom, but you take it for granted. But have you ever thought about why you should enjoy all this forever? Go and ask other people in the world, maybe you can be them, and they can be you. Wear the golden light I have given you, and spend the last night full of youthful vitality in my life. This is my gift to you."

After saying this, Amon's figure disappeared in front of the palace gate. Hammorabi II, who was kneeling there, was still wearing a faint golden light... The next morning, King Hammorabi II of Barron passed away. The whole country mourned, followed by the whole country celebrating, mourning the king's death, and celebrating the succession of the new king Feng Nui I.

On the same day when Hammorabi II died, another emperor on the Tianshu Continent died. The new companion of the Assyrian Empire issued an announcement that the invincible Assyrian emperor Sinah severely injured Amon in the battle, but was unfortunately seriously injured by the evil god and finally left without hesitation.

Sinah could have continued to live and died at any time, just to see when Semir decided to stop the array of prayer magic that guarded him, and this day finally came.

The wise national teacher, Lord Faust, read the will of Sinach in public as the chief high priest of the empire, and passed the throne to his favorite queen in his life. As for Semir, who had established countless meritorious deeds on the battlefield, no one could say clearly whether Sinach, who was unconscious and unable to speak or move, could leave such a will, but Lord Faust's words were the emperor's instructions.

Is Semir really his favorite queen? Not long ago, the emperor wanted to marry another queen, Princess Xiao Qian, and was assassinated at the wedding ceremony. This is really a great irony. It is also possible that Sinach regretted before his death, thinking that Semir was the one who truly deserves to entrust his great cause. In any case, Semir became the real queen!

In fact, this will is just the icing on the cake. During this period, Semir was regent as the queen and had already controlled the military power on the front line. At the same time, he was supported by the priest group headed by Faust. The empress became the queen, and there was no objection in the country. The aristocratic group had another proposal to support Semir's regent, but he made Sinach's youngest son, who was only three years old, the new emperor, but this proposal was rejected by Sinach's "will".

There were also noble forces who took the opportunity to attack Semir. Since Sinach's will cannot be denied, then let's take the assassination of Sinach, which was represented by the Imperial Minister of Interior from Neveh to Rees. The Mantian family was a great nobleman of the Assyrian Empire. There were many local officials and generals in the army, and they had mixed relationships with various forces in the court. Rohuad was also the most current imperial official in the family.

Luo Huade's grandfather was once the prime minister of Assyrian. After his death, Alpha, a representative figure of another great noble family, was valued by Sinach, and became the prime minister. The two major families had the upper hand in the struggle. Now that such a big change occurred in the Assyrian Empire, various open and secret struggles have also begun.

Luo Huade did not openly question the legitimacy of Semir's becoming the queen. At the first court meeting held by Semir, Luo Huade made a generous speech and delivered a speech: In order to maintain the glory of the empire, we must avenge Sinach! But the murderer is God Amon, where can we find him?

There can be two measures taken. One is that the high priest of the empire, Faust, praying to Enrile on behalf of the empire, asking the great gods to punish the evil gods in foreign lands. The other measure is to launch a large army to break through the city of Salem, destroy the temple of Amon, occupy the land of that city state, and turn the residents there into slaves of the empire.

Leading an army to capture six city-states of the Barron Kingdom and opening up the *** territory are all present, but they don’t want to take on this errand. It is thankless to launch an expedition across the difficult Assyrian plateau. The non-combat loss in the marching is very great. Now they have achieved success and have a lot of wealth, territory and slaves. Who wants to take this risk and suffer this crime?

The battle between Enrile and Salem has shown that this battle is definitely not easy to fight. Nearly half of the Giant Legion suffered casualties. Unless another four elite legions of the Empire were sent to another, they would have to be equipped with a logistics team that was several times larger than usual. Otherwise, it would be difficult to win. If you have to fight, it would be best to send someone else.

All the generals thought this way, but no one could say it. Luo Huade's words were so high-sounding that even Semir could not refute it on the surface. This was the first problem she encountered immediately after she took power. How to face such questions and how to avenge Emperor Sinach? If she did not accept Luo Huade's advice and took sufficient persuasive measures, her prestige would probably be greatly affected, and the throne might not be stable.

The ministers looked at the queen on the throne with their own thoughts, but Semir's face was as deep as water but could not see any reaction. When Lohuad finished speaking, the adults had to express their support, for fear that they would not be loyal to the empire. Queen Semir nodded and said, "Lord Lohuad, I want to thank you for your efforts to the empire. You should be rewarded."

Semir ordered the reward of Lohuad a new territory and hundreds of slaves, which seemed to be a kind of comfort or compromise. Lohuad said after giving the reward: "Her Majesty, what I want is not these rewards, but asking the empire not to forget the hatred of Emperor Sinach and the glory we guard. How do you plan to destroy the Temple of Amon?"

Semir replied slowly, "The war with the Kingdom of Barron has just subsided, and the large territory occupied needs to be consolidated. The current four legions cannot draw the expedition. However, Lord Lohuad's proposal must also be considered. Speaking of the war with the city of Salem, I know better than everyone here, because I and Lord Sage and Master Sage have personally gone to the battlefield.

At that time, we lost the battle, and the city of Salem was just a tragic victory. Their losses were heavier than the city of Enrile. The most elite giant legion of the empire had been sent to the Duke Plain. If we could restore the combat effectiveness of its heyday, we would definitely be able to conquer the city of Salem or even conquer the entire Duke Plain. The other four legions had achieved such brilliant results in attacking the Kingdom of Barron. Why can't our most elite giant legion?

The most important things at the moment are two things, confidence and strength! As for confidence, we have already seen that Lord Lohuad is full of confidence in the victory of Enrile City, so what remains is strength. From a strategic perspective, one is to organize more sufficient logistical support, and the other is to organize troops to make up for the losses of the Giant Legion. I appoint Lohuad, the most loyal and talented minister of the Empire, as well as the lord of Enrile City, to avenge His Majesty Sinach!

Lord Lohuad, I sent Faust, the most powerful magician in the empire, to Enrile with you, and give you full power, organize logistics and collect troops in the Assyrian Empire to expand the power of Enrile. I feel the same as you, and I even imagined going to the battlefield in person like that, but I had no choice but to worry about more things in the entire empire, so I entrust this big event to you!"

The queen actually made such a decision and sent a civil servant to Enriel City to preside over the military! The ministers' reactions were mixed. Some were so surprised that they couldn't stop talking, while others wanted to laugh and forced themselves to hold back. Lohuad himself was stunned on the spot. He never expected that Semir would let him stand up instead of sending another legion to condemn the empire. He wanted to refuse but had no excuses - it was the one he called the most, who else should he send if he didn't send him?

The minister, who was quick to see the opportunity, immediately praised the Queen's wise decision and at the same time praised Lohuade's loyalty and courage. Then everyone agreed. Lohuade had to go if he didn't go. He built such a high stairs for himself, but now he can't go up and down.

To supplement the Giant Legion's troops and organize logistics reinforcements, manpower and material resources need to be drawn from Assyrian land to cross the plateau. No matter who does this, it will definitely violate the interests of a group of people. It is of course easy to make others do it, but it is definitely thankless to implement it personally. It would be okay if you can win a complete victory in the Duke Plain, but if you fail or win miserably, it will definitely be more cost-effective.

Since Lohuad attacked this matter, Semir simply sent him to the front line. Can he, like a civil servant in the interior, command the army? In fact, the one who really controls the army on the battlefield is Philistine, the commander of the Giant Legion. What Lohuad can really be responsible for is the most troublesome logistics and people's livelihood security. As for military and political power, he cannot control it, because Semir sent Faust too.

At this time, it might not be appropriate to send the chief high priest of the empire to the distant front line, but Faust himself was not good at opposing it, because he and the queen had already been sent there before Sinach died. Later, Faust was temporarily called to the city-state of Rees because he had to preside over the ceremony of canonizing the new queen. Now that Sinach is dead, Semir becomes the queen, it is natural to ask him to go back and continue to execute Sinach's orders.
Chapter completed!