I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 300 The Murderer Who Killed Ahmose
As the sun rose in the east, Nafir's soldiers began to pack their tents and prepare for their journey.

Nafer's barracks.

While Roy was having breakfast with Nafir and Andromeda, a general led Ahmose's envoy directly into the barracks.

Before Nafier reprimanded them with displeasure, Ahmose's envoy knelt on the ground and said a piece of news that shocked everyone.

"Princess Nafeel! His Majesty Ahmose was bitten to death by a poisonous cobra last night. Please return to Thebes City to inherit the throne and preside over the funeral for your brother His Majesty Ahmose."

"Ahmos is dead—"

Nafer, who had just stood up, immediately swayed and fell backwards.

Roy put his arms around her slender waist and held her in his arms. Seeing the sad expression on her little face, Roy couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"You are not Cleopatra after all!"

Cleopatra VII - Cleopatra

In the history of another world, born around 70 BC - the last female pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.

Although she married her half-brother Ptolemy XIII according to tradition, the siblings not only had no relationship between husband and wife, but also turned against each other in order to fight for power.

In the end, Cleopatra killed her younger brother with the help of Caesar and became the powerful queen of Egypt.

In order to respect the tradition, after killing her younger brother Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra made another younger brother Ptolemy XIV her nominal husband and puppet pharaoh.

After Cleopatra grew up with Caesar's son, Cleopatra poisoned her half-brother Ptolemy XIV, and directly made her son the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt with her.

Cleopatra may be for power, maybe for her children.

Whatever the reason, the fact is that she has a direct record of killing her two younger brothers.

Although Nafir also had the ambition to compete for the throne, she did not want to fight with the Ahmose brothers and sisters, so she not only agreed to divide Egypt with Ahmose, but was also willing to let Ahmose rule more city-states.

Now that he learned that Yahmos had died, Nafier was really sad.

After all, after Kamose died, Ahmose was her only biological brother.

Nafiel, who recovered from the shock, glared at the messenger of Ahmose with angry eyes and said.

"There are hundreds of guards, hundreds of servants and maids in the palace. How could a poisonous cobra appear in the palace and bite brother Ahmose? Brother Ahmose must have been murdered!"

Hearing Nafer's words, the messenger trembled with fright and dared not respond.

The murderer that Ahmose, who had just become pharaoh, could kill, was not something that the messenger of noble origin dared to provoke.

Seeing the messenger's silent reaction, Nafir angrily reprimanded him.

"Get out! As the favorite of Brother Ahmose, you dare not even tell me the truth."

With a shamed expression on the messenger's face, he immediately stood up and left Nafer's barracks.

After walking out of the barracks, the messenger said in a low voice as he walked away quickly.

"Princess Nafer, you have no idea how terrifying their power is. Although I am a friend and favorite of His Majesty Ahmose, I don't want to risk my life and the lives of my whole family."

After driving away the messenger of Ahmose, Nafir drove out the others in the barracks.

After only Roy, Nafel, and Andromeda were left in the barracks, Nafel asked Roy.

"Who do you think killed Brother Ahmose?"

"It's easy!"

Roy said confidently.

"After the death of Ahmose, whoever is the biggest beneficiary is the real murderer."

Nafel immediately shouted angrily, his eyes widened in shock.

"Do you think I killed Brother Ahmos, and still weep for Brother Ahmos hypocritically?"

The biggest beneficiary after the death of Ahmose is undoubtedly Nafir.

Because after the death of Ahmose, Nafir did not need to divide Egypt with Ahmose, and could directly become the queen of Egypt who ruled more than 20 city-states.

Ahmose was also the only man left in the pharaoh's family.

After the death of Ahmose, no one will force the Nafel family to intermarry. As long as Nafel can forcefully suppress those who let her marry the offspring of the royal family, Nafel can marry the husband he wants .

The murderer who actually killed Ahmose obviously knew that all people who did not know the truth would think that Nafier was the murderer who killed Ahmose, so he killed Ahmose recklessly.

Seeing Nafer's excited reaction, Roy shook his head and explained.

"Nafel, of course I believe that you are not the murderer. I just want you to think about it. Besides you, who is the biggest beneficiary of Ahmose's death?"

"Besides me, the biggest beneficiary—"

Temple of Amon!

If Nafir and Ahmose divide Egypt, the god Amon will change from the guardian god of more than 20 city-states to the guardian god of thirteen city-states.

The Temple of Amun will also change from the state religion of more than 20 city-states to the state religion of thirteen city-states.

The division of Egypt by Nafir and Ahmose will not only cause huge losses to the god Amon and the temple of Amon, but also create powerful enemies.

The goddess Sekhmet in Itawi City will become the guardian god against the god of Amon, and the temple of Sekhmet will also become the state religion against the temple of Amon.

"Do you think it was the Temple of Amon who killed Brother Ahmose?"

Nafel said in disbelief.

"The Temple of Amon is between me and Brother Ahmose. It should be biased towards Brother Ahmose, who is a man! Even if the Temple of Amon wants to prevent us from dividing Egypt, it should take action against me."

"Nafeel! Although the Temple of Amon does support the male pharaoh because Amon is a male god, Ahmose is not the son of Amon, he is the son of the moon god Kongsi."

Seeing Nafer's dazed expression, Roy continued.

"The most important thing is that you are not in Thebes, the Temple of Amon cannot kill you, they can only choose to kill Ahmose."

The history of another world has proved that the Temple of Amon has great control over the city of Thebes.

If Pharaoh was the ruler who ruled the city of Thebes with royal power, the Temple of Amon is another ruler who ruled the city of Thebes with faith.

Although the rule of the Temple of Amon over the city of Thebes may not overwhelm the kingship of the pharaoh, it will definitely not be weaker than the kingship.

Therefore, when the pharaoh betrayed the god Amon, the temple of Amon could make the 20-year-old pharaoh die young.

But historical facts also prove that the Temple of Amun only has absolute authority in Thebes.

Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt’s No.18 Dynasty moved his capital from Thebes to Akhtaden. It was also impossible to kill the enemy of God Amon immediately.

Before 2000 BC, the ancestors of Nafeel moved the capital from Thebes to Itawi, and let the goddess Sekhmet replace Amon as the protector of the country. The temple of Amon also failed to kill the traitor The Pharaoh of God.

These historical facts can prove that the Temple of Amon can only control the life and death of the Pharaoh in Thebes.

(End of this chapter)