Chapter Thirty-Nine [An audience with Tutankhamun]
"Can we have an audience with Pharaoh?" Shui Yueqing asked next.
The man shook his head: "Pharaoh is the incarnation of the sun god. Unless you are princes, ministers or messengers of God, you cannot see him."
"Let me ask you, why do those people who move boulders have so much strength? None of you dare to hit them." Xizi's observation skills are still worthy of praise.
"They have all been blessed by God and have amazing strength. Their daily wages are much higher than those of us foremen." When the issue of wages was mentioned, this person obviously felt a little aggrieved.
Next, everyone asked some more questions, but this person only knew so much. After letting that person go, the translation work I did for the three of them was over. Finally, the four of them decided to go to the capital of ancient Egypt--
Bis.
The distance from the Valley of the Kings to the capital Thebes is not far. When the four of them arrived, the sky was still dark. Through the hazy starlight, they could vaguely see two tall cities in front of them, with a large river between them.
That is the Nile River, the longest river in the world. Both cities are called Thebes, and they are also the only capital cities in ancient history that straddled both sides of the river.
The tall city wall is like a huge black turtle dormant on the edge of the vast desert. From the outside, you can vaguely see many tall buildings in the city. However, due to the desert, no matter how prosperous the place is, there is always a desolate and tragic feeling.
The four of them found a piece of sand dune and slept on the ground. I don’t know how long it took for the fish belly white to slowly appear in the east. As the city gate that was more than ten meters high opened, the oldest and most spectacular ancient city in the world appeared in front of the four of them.
Those who were walking in and out of the city gate could not understand the shock we felt at this moment. In the world more than three thousand years later, there are countless scholars and amateurs who are trying to truly restore ancient Egypt through various means.
What the capital looked like back then.
"Wow! Look there, that building is so majestic!" Xizi said excitedly, pointing to a building temple in the distance. And where we are now is on the east coast of Thebes, which was the political, cultural and economic center of ancient Egypt.
The city on the west bank is the resting place of the Pharaoh's ministers after their death. There are a large number of tombs buried there. It is also the only place where the Pharaoh is buried besides the Valley of the Kings.
"That is the famous Karnak Temple, also known as the Temple of Amun-Ra. I never thought that one day I would be able to actually enter this temple. Let's go and have a look." Shui Yueqing could not suppress her excitement.
The four people soon arrived in front of the world-famous Temple of Amun. The Temple of Amun was built along the river. In front of the temple is the Nile River. The temple gate is also called the Tower Gate. It is 38 meters high, which is equivalent to the height of a ten-storey building.
You can imagine how grand it is. After entering the pagoda gate, there is a courtyard behind it, and beyond that is the temple. In the courtyard are two rows of forty tall stone statues with lions and half faces or lions and raised faces.
Entering the main hall, you immediately feel like entering a stone forest. In this main hall of nearly 5,000 square meters, there are 134 huge stone pillars arranged in 16 rows that cannot be hugged by five people. Among them, 12 lotus pillars are 21 meters high.
Carved from a single piece of stone, there are a large number of paintings and hieroglyphics on the pillars describing the story of the Sun God. Looking up at these stone pillars, one cannot help but be fascinated by the fact that such a tall palace, even in that world more than three thousand years later, is still
Not very common either.
In addition to the Karnak Temple, there are many temples throughout the city of Thebes. Although the two girls are very fond of these magnificent buildings, Dazhuang and I really don’t want to stay here any longer, so we still urge the two girls to find an altar.
That's business, which is why we didn't rush to see Elder Tutankhamun.
"Excuse me, is there any temple on the west bank?" After the four of us tried our best to search all over the east bank, I pulled over a young man in his twenties and asked.
"All the temples are on the east coast." The young man looked at the four people strangely. It was obvious that their appearance was too outstanding.
"Are you Egyptians? Why do you look so weird?"
"Yeah, I don't have a beautiful beard or deep eye sockets. It's so strange." Soon some people visiting the temple gathered around, and Da Zhuang stared at him for a few times to no avail.
"Okay, thank you." After leaving the last temple, Da Zhuang got a few pieces of black cloth from somewhere and covered his head.
The four of them immediately walked towards the city, where was the royal palace of ancient Egypt, where Elder Tutankhamun is now located. Compared to the temples built in the city, the size and momentum of the palace seemed inferior, but the guards standing around it,
As well as the majestic atmosphere, people can't help but feel awe.
"Stop, who are you? Breaking into the palace without permission!" shouted the guards outside the palace.
Da Zhuang hurriedly stood with one hand in front of his chest, and slightly bent his other arm forward in a summoning gesture. He said with a sanctimonious look: "We are the messengers of the Habib God."
"What are you talking about!?" What Da Zhuang said was in Chinese, and the guards naturally couldn't understand it. This weird language actually had a shocking effect. I also pretended to be very serious and said in ancient Egyptian.
He went aside and explained the purpose of his visit, which was that the Habib God had an oracle to deliver to the Pharaoh.
The guards were really shocked after hearing this and hurriedly ran towards the palace. Soon they ran out, followed by seven or eight people who looked like dignitaries. When they saw the appearance of the four people, they were shocked and immediately
Kneel down and worship.
"It's grandma's, okay, okay, I love you." Da Zhuang said with great enjoyment.
No one in the audience could understand, and those dignitaries were even more concerned because of the oracle. The soldier looked at me respectfully and said something to a few people. Those dignitaries immediately raised their heads and looked at me: "Excuse me, God.
Envoy, the oracle of this envoy is..."
"Great envoy, please take us to see the Pharaoh quickly." I finished making up for Da Zhuang, and then glared at him: "You are the great envoy now, don't talk nonsense, you have to ask me to help you lie."
"Amitabha, it's good, it's good." Da Zhuang stood up, clasped his hands together, and said another nonsense.
Fortunately, those people really regarded us as divine envoys. Although they didn’t understand, they didn’t dare to come over and ask questions. After passing through the tall palace gate, the palace hall immediately appeared in front of us. You can see the hall from the door.
There is a person sitting on the throne inside, holding a scepter, and he is extremely majestic. The hall is twice filled with guards, but it is very quiet.
The two girls were already trembling with excitement, and I also felt a little out of breath. Although I lived in a fairly ethnic society, when I really went back to ancient times and faced a generation of kings, the excitement was still hard to suppress.
"He is Pharaoh Tutankhamun?! Oh my god, how come it's like this?" Until everyone reached the door of the palace, Shui Yueqing behind him couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.
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