Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 353 The Qin Envoy in Egypt (Seeking monthly votes!)
Egypt,

It is said to be a very ancient place.

The people here once had a prosperous and powerful past.

When Wang Sheng traveled to and from this land, he could occasionally sense this from the light sandstorms blowing across the Nile.

But all of this,
What does this have to do with people living under Ptolemaic rule today?

What does it matter to Wang Sheng?

The land of Egypt,
It is now ruled by a foreign race from the other side of the sea.

In the not-too-distant future,

They will still face the rule of a new alien race.

Everything from the past has vanished like smoke.

Only the glory of the Chinese people will endure forever.

It will replace all this old stuff and bring a fresh, vibrant atmosphere to this ancient land.

Just like the Qin people who expanded into the Western Regions and annexed Ba and Shu in the past.

Even in the minds of Qin officials like Wang Sheng,

This fertile land, bordering the Qin state through a small, narrow strip of land and located precisely to the southwest of Qin,
It must be the "new Bashu" that Heaven has bestowed upon Ying Qin once again.

In areas where water and heat are insufficient and the soil is not fertile
The land along the Nile was so close to the Qin state, constantly flirting with the Qin...

How could the Qin people, who love farming, miss out on it!
He would definitely pull her into his arms tightly.
Wang Sheng led his delegation to Egypt, attempting to find a way to pry open the tiny gap with the large, dark hands of the Qin people, turning it into an opening large enough for the Qin cavalry to enter and exit at will.

But soon,

Wang Sheng then discovered that the situation in Egypt was not what he had imagined—

The Qin envoy pounded his chest and let out an incredulous sigh.

For Egypt,

He made many preparations.

They had even long ago made the decision to "shed their blood in the desert".

result,

The rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty,

This forced Wang Sheng to transcend time and space.
He felt a resonance with Emperor Taizu Ying Pijiang, who led the Qin people to the Western Sea to rebuild the country.

"These barbarians are utterly ignorant!"

"It's a complete waste of your emotions to scheme against them and play mind games with them!"

"No wonder that in his later years, when Emperor Taizu reminisced with his ministers about the hardships of their long and arduous military campaigns, he could still laugh and say, 'It was just a little bit of hardship...'"

It turns out that the frost and snow were really only a little bit.

"...From now on, you will be the new Queen of Egypt!"

"Rule this country together with your mother!"

Standing inside the royal palace of Egypt.
Wang Sheng watched as the slaves slowly wiped away the blood in the palace and carried away the still-warm corpses. Then he turned to the still-attractive woman beside him and said...

The other person looked at him with great admiration.
Her mother, standing beside her, excitedly grasped her hands, expressing her heartfelt gratitude and approval for the Qin envoy's decision.

Even after the attempt to restore him failed, Ptolemy VIII, trembling with fear, remained undeterred.

He struggled to get closer to Wang Sheng, but fearing the swords in his hands, he could only lie on the ground and reach out his hand to Wang Sheng, saying:
"I will give you plenty of treasure!"

"I am willing to accept Qin's conditions!"

just,

He had never studied the elegant language of the Xia Dynasty, and at this moment he was flustered and at a loss. His tone was urgent, and what he shouted was naturally incomprehensible to others.

Fortunately, his stepdaughter, niece, and cousin Cleopatra III was quite familiar with the language of the Chinese people, and under Wang Sheng's questioning gaze, she translated for him.

Wang Sheng decisively rejected Ptolemy VIII's dying pleas.

He walked up to the man, kicked his bulging belly, and said disdainfully, "A greedy and stupid pig like you doesn't deserve to be a king!"

Ptolemy VIII clutched his stomach and curled up in pain, yet he still wanted to touch Wang Sheng's boots, begging for his forgiveness.

Although contacting soldiers,

It was indeed himself who wanted to ambush and kill the other party under the cover of night.

But didn't he fail?
Besides, I wasn't the one who started the feud back then!
It was clearly Wang Sheng who started it!
……

Thinking back to that year,

Wang Sheng, still a young boy, accompanied his father on a diplomatic mission to Egypt.

that time,
The Qin state is about to possess its own two great rivers.
then,

How to handle relations with neighboring countries

To spread the majesty of the Ying Qin Black Bird to the surrounding barbarians.
Make them kneel down and submit to the Qin state.
This became a major problem for the Qin state at that time.

Wang Sheng was thus brought to Egypt by his father, who was also a diplomatic envoy. At that time,

Ptolemy VIII had not yet been deposed.

He was very arrogant towards the Qin people who were rumored to have come from the far east.

Because he was supported by the Seleucid Kingdom to come to power, in his mind, the Seleucid Kingdom was the most powerful country located to the east of Egypt.

As for the Qin state?

This is a country with a short pronunciation, somewhat awkward to read, and whose writing system is quite different from that of other countries.
And by what right does it demand that Egypt kneel before it and offer it many treasures?
then,

He was extremely rude to the Qin envoy.

Wang Sheng was furious, but his father did nothing.

"This mission is to investigate the situation in Egypt."

"The country is still preparing for the southern expedition, and the dust has not yet settled. How can we invite further trouble?"

His father told him this, then paused, and said with a strange expression:
"Besides, it's tolerable for the Egyptian king to be a bit of a scoundrel."

The practice of sacred marriage between blood relatives in Egypt is even more outrageous than in Persia.

At least in Persia.

After being infused with wisdom by the Zhao clan from the Xia dynasty, subsequent rulers avoided marrying people who were too close to them.

In Egypt, not only is there a long-standing tradition, but there is also an emphasis on the closer the relationship, the more noble the bloodline.

When it came to Ptolemy VIII,
It already has very obvious characteristics.

Therefore,
There's really no need to argue with an idiot.

However, Ptolemy VIII did not think so.

He considered himself very intelligent, and even had great ambitions.

He provoked the Qin envoy.
He was also dissatisfied with his wife, his former sister-in-law, who co-ruled Egypt with him, and thus attempted to harm her daughter, who was his brother's bloodline.

The young Wang Sheng uncovered his scheme, beat him up, and saved the equally young Cleopatra III.

The older person therefore harbored resentment towards the younger person.
Those who were rescued developed a deep admiration for the hero who had suddenly appeared.

"...You saved me once again."

The Egyptian princess, who was about to ascend to the throne and rule the country with her mother, wore magnificent ornaments and looked at Wang Sheng with lingering affection.

"I really don't know how to thank you!"

"If possible, I would like to share Egypt with you!"

Her mother also agreed with this.

If one could obtain the protection of a powerful nation,

Introducing some new bloodlines into the royal family is also an option.

But Wang Shenglang was as firm as iron and rejected the other party's advances once again.

He emphasized his actions.
They all acted out of public interest and in accordance with the principles of Heaven, constantly mentioning phrases like "punishing the guilty and rescuing the people" and "punishing the disloyal."

Upon hearing this, the princess not only did not give up, but also appreciated Wang Shengke's virtue of being conscientious in his duties even more.

Even when the Qin envoy trod the blood-soaked roads of the royal palace,
When she left this place and left Egypt, she was extremely reluctant to see her off.

For this,

Wang Sheng's expression never changed.

Some of the newcomers in the delegation were puzzled.

He said:
“This woman will soon have the power of a country, and we also want to acquire this land.”

Why was the royal envoy unwilling to befriend him?

The deputy envoy next to him covered his mouth, trying not to laugh.

After he had finished laughing, he secretly told the newcomer, hiding from Wang Sheng's eyes and ears:
"That woman seems normal, but she is, after all, the child of a brother and sister. There's no guarantee there won't be any problems!"

"Besides, she is not a beauty."

The seeds from Old Wang's family,

Although they are not rare, they should not be wasted!
But the newcomer still declared righteously, "What's the big deal about sacrificing your life for your country!"

"Close your eyes and it's dark; blow out the candle and what's the point of talking about beauty or ugliness?"

I listened to my friends' discussions about me the whole way.
Unable to bear it any longer, Wang Sheng walked over and kicked the newcomer.

"Easy for you to say!"

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

This kind of work,

But it hurts both your body and your heart!

(End of this chapter)