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Chapter 31 The protagonist. Supporting roles (2)

Li Bida sat in the camp, playing with the ring left by the green Alexander, and then looked at Ceptimius standing in the original place, and asked, "Where is the pharaoh you are escorting?"

"Unfortunately, when I was resisting the pursuers, His Majesty swam and prepared to climb onto the boat, but he drowned. I could not find the body." The centurion said in a hidden state, with a sad look on his face.

"Your name is Septimius, a villager from Sicily. He used to serve under the one-eyed general and served as his flag-holder. Later, he was incorporated into Pompeius's tent. It is said that you who killed Gabinus and Marcelas on the island of Faros." After Li Bida said that, he slowly put the turquoise ring down. "How could a veteran like you be loyal to the little pharaoh who was desperate? I believe Ptolemy was also secretly killed by you, right?"

As a result, when he heard this, Septimius immediately handed over the amber ring in his waist bag, saying that he had indeed killed the Pharaoh because he was desperate and surrendered to the cavalry commander. Now he sincerely presented the Pharaoh's two rings, hoping that the cavalry commander could forgive his crimes.

It seems that this guy is very sensible. Li Bida took the amber ring and threatened that the murderer who killed the former consul has now killed the Egyptian pharaoh. No matter what, the dictator must pursue such a person.

"As long as the cavalry commander gives these two rings, the merits are of course yours, and for many people, it is better to 'dead' or 'missing', even for Your Excellency Caesar." The centurion laughed and said.

"But aren't you afraid that I will really kill someone to silence me?" Li Bida smiled and asked this terrifying topic.

"I am the one who killed the consul and the pharaoh. I had waited for thirty years before. Now it has been completed in just a few days. My loyal friend Milu and the cavalry commander are like-minded people. If the cavalry commander needs to die, then I will have no regrets to die now-but I still hope that the cavalry commander can forgive me, because killing me is meaningless, and even Ceptimius will be just a name in the history books in the future."

Li Bida waved his hand and said that I understand everything you mean. You cannot keep two rings privately, but I can reward you twenty tarants and send you to Cyrene to live in seclusion with his wife and children. I believe you will be incognito and spend the last years of your life with peace of mind, right?

Septimius bowed to the cavalry commander with satisfaction and said that he should be ordered.

Three days later, Li Bida's army reunited Alexander, and the guards of the cavalry commander lined up directly from the Kenops Gate to the Palace of Ipos. The citizens of Alexander who had previously attacked the Republic had now quickly regained their slavery. They respectfully curled up under the conquerors' hooves, listening to Caesar's speech to them, and cheering.

"I will try my best to arrange this country by following the will of my friend's Piper. Although its implementation is different from the original Piper's vision due to tragic wars and conflicts, the overall spirit will not change, that is, the rule of Egypt is still the original noble royal family!" After saying this, Cleopatra sat on the embroidered sedan chair, holding the crown and scepter of the pharaoh. In the cheers of the crowd, he went directly to Caesar by following the streets and gardens of the city. Caesar smiled and kissed the back of her hand and scepter, marking that Egypt and the Roman Republic have entered a honeymoon period of love. Then the dictator personally wore a screech robe and walked to guide the Little Prince's sedan chair into the palace.

At the gate of Yuecheng, Li Bida stood there, holding two crystal precious rings in both hands. Queen Lion smiled at him, trying to make a plain and peaceful expression. Then she said with great gratitude, then put the ring on her slender fingers.

"I am very happy to serve the new pharaoh, and I am also happy to carry out this mission successfully for the dictator." Li Bida responded humbly, and then he hugged Caesar and many generals one after another. "Where is that poor child? Have you seen his body?" Caesar asked quickly while hugging.

"I'm sure the child is dead, but as for the body, it's missing." Li Bida's tone was filled with regret.

"It's good, just say that my brother has consciously admitted defeat in the Nile River and lived in seclusion, and gave me all the rings and scepters before leaving, weaving a warm legend, which is considered good to the faces of the people and the royal family." Xiao Yanxiu, who heard the content of the conversation between the two, sat on the sedan chair and said.

This is clearly understood by both the dictator and the cavalry commander. Rome also held this attitude in his early years. For example, Romulus, the founder of the city-state, was actually conspired to assassinate by the nobles during the sacrifice. However, in the case of the book, it was actually said that Romulus was surrounded by a gust of wind, and then after the wind dissipated, the person disappeared. Then the priest said that he had ascended to heaven, and was dismissed as "death when the wind was seen."

In the days after the triumphal, Egypt's government affairs were fully entrusted to Li Bida for handling, because Caesar and the Little Queen went up the Nile River along the Nile River and went to Thebes to attend the festival. When the dictator had no intention of dealing with chores, they could only be replaced by their deputy: the reinstatement of the Border Guard, the God Tomb Guard, the River Guard and the Holmahi Legion, the mobilization of the various military defense areas, the submission and payment of the generals and nobles, the treasury leaders' control and demands of each Nom State were turned into piles of official documents and sent to Li Bida.

Ten days, twenty days, thirty days, and finally even the documents from the Roman Senate were delivered to Li Bida. The contents of the letter were very anxious:

Curio's four legions had landed in Afilica and set up a village at the former camp where Scipio (Afilicacus) seized the city of Carthage. However, Curio did not dare to take the initiative to attack in the face of the coalition forces of Pompeii and King Juba. His subordinates had already had a stir and were clamoring to go to war.

So the Senate submitted a document to Caesar, asking him to decide the matter at full speed, and sent reinforcements to Afiligate to reinforce Curio.

"But the dictator won't come back so soon." Ijiurus, the dictator's confidential document, whispered to Li Bida.

"How long will it take?"

"It will take at least three months later," Ijurus said with dissatisfaction. "What I feel most incredible is that the dictator actually told Jiangzhao and the soldiers publicly that he set out to fight in Egypt for that woman, and that everything he did was for the country of Egypt, with his beloved Cleopatra."
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