Chapter 214 Sudden Incident

Cristoia couldn't help but asked with concern: "What's the matter?"

"There is a relatively important administrative matter that needs to be handled urgently. I will go and I will be back soon. I will leave it to you and Agnes to let the children eat happily."

Whether it was the two princesses, Clotokatax, and Eunice, they were very accustomed to Davos leaving the table halfway through, and the banquet was still lively.

Davos went straight to the front yard, where Aristillas was already waiting in the study.

"What happened?" Although Davos's tone was calm, he knew in his heart that it was not a trivial matter for the intelligence chief to come here when the people of Turii were celebrating the victory of the Dionian Games.

"Your Majesty, I just received information from Africa—" Aristillas said solemnly: "The Egyptian embassy's fleet was on its way to Turii, and was on the way to Cyrenaica and Hader. The sea between Rumentum has been stormed and may have been destroyed—"

"May have been destroyed?" Davos raised his eyebrows, obviously dissatisfied with such an ambiguous statement.

Aristillas hurriedly explained: "The storm happened at dusk, and there were no other ships nearby. Until the next day, a Phoenician merchant ship rescued the Egyptian sailors who had been drifting at sea for most of the day. Only when I learned about this situation, I immediately reported to Hadrummentum. Just when the intelligence officers of Hagerummentum issued this report, a large number of ships had been sent to search the entire sea area in Africa. A Numibian Hussar regiment has also been dispatched to search along the coast, and I believe more detailed reports will come soon."

"There are unforeseen circumstances! No wonder the Egyptian delegation has not been able to arrive at the port of Turii in time..." Davos tapped the wooden chair with his fingers, pondered for a while, and sighed helplessly: "May Hades bless Jie Hao Anran is safe!"

Aristillas stood silently with his hands tied.

Davos glanced at him and asked with a smile, "Asuna and the children went to the arena to watch the opening ceremony of the Games today? Do they think it looks good?"

"Very exciting!" Aristillas replied without hesitation: "Boris (his youngest son) kept talking excitedly when he got home, and Azuna decided to take them to the game tomorrow. ."

"There will be games in several arenas tomorrow. How to choose is a headache." Davers said seriously: "If you can't buy tickets, you can go to Ribazzo and he will prepare it for you."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern!" Aristillas said gratefully.

"Okay, I won't leave you any more. Today is a big day for all the people of Turii. Let's go back and celebrate with the children!"

Davos watched Aristillas resign and leave with a smile, and then he sat alone in the study, his deep eyes staring at the hazy night through the wooden window.

After a long time, he thoughtfully and softly said in Chinese: "The world and the earth will work together..."

He went to the door of the study and asked Ribazzo to call for Clotokatax.

After Clotokatax came to the study, Davos told him about the storm that the Egyptian messengers encountered.

Clotokatax was taken aback: "This is terrible! If Jiehao died in the storm, Egypt would be in chaos!"

"Why do you say that?" Davos asked calmly.

"Father, you are going to test me again." Clotokatax smiled bitterly, and then continued: "Now Egypt's domestic political situation is complicated. Pharaoh Tanib is sick in bed and can't manage, and Jie Hao is basically in charge of state affairs. After Jie Hao took office, he quickly changed Egypt's national policy and began to suppress and suppress domestic religious forces, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of a large number of monks, and the relatives of Pharaoh Tanib, Nick Tanipos, Dissatisfied with the rule of Jie Hao, he has ambitions for the Egyptian throne, and there are secret rumors of collusion with the Egyptians...

It was precisely because of the instability of Jie Hao's rule in Egypt,

He would take the risk and personally lead a delegation to our games in Turii to get our full support for him... But if Jae Hao is killed in the storm, Pharaoh Tanib is too ill to be able to act, and There is no second heir to the throne with prestige to stabilize the political situation, whether it is monks or Niktanibos, it is very likely that they will take the opportunity to stir up chaos..."

Davos nodded and asked again, "So what do you think about this matter?"

Clotokatax thought for a while before saying: "I think first of all, we should send more people, speed up the search for Jiejiehao's trace, and determine his life and death as soon as possible. If Hades blesses him and he is still alive, Then everyone is happy, we should take him to Turui as soon as possible, arrange for a doctor to treat him, and ensure his health.

At the same time, a messenger was sent to Memphis to inform the Pharaoh Tanib and Egyptian officials of the news that "Jie Hao is safe and sound", so as to avoid some rumors that would lead to unrest in Egypt. After the games, an elite army was sent to meticulously escort Jie Hao back to Egypt, showing the Egyptian people Dionysian support for Jie Hao and helping him stabilize the political situation in Egypt.

But if Jie Hao dies..."

Clauto Katax paused for a while, and then said solemnly: "Not only do we have to return Jae Hao's body to Egypt as soon as possible, but also send messengers to discuss with Pharaoh Tanib and ask him to appoint a successor as soon as possible. And forged links with his successor, re-established the friendship and covenant between the two countries, and promised to fully support his rule in Egypt.

At the same time, we have to start mobilizing some legions and fleets. Once there is a rebellion in Egypt, after receiving Egypt's request for help, we will immediately send troops to Egypt to assist in the pacification..."

Davers listened carefully and said in a gentle tone: "You are very thoughtful, this is indeed the most standard way to deal with this crisis."

Clotokatax was stunned for a moment, and asked inexplicably, "Father, what do you mean?"

Davos stared at him and said in a low tone: "Dionia was still very weak back then, facing enormous pressure from Syracuse and Carthage, Egypt formed an alliance with us, which can be said to have given us a great deal of power. Big help, especially with food.

But times have changed... As the kingdom has grown stronger, Egypt has become more and more a liability. In the war five years ago, we tried our best to conquer the Greek mainland, and we had to allocate a part of our strength to help defend Egypt. In the following years, we also sent troops to garrison in Egypt. "

Davos tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers, his eyes deepened: "As the mainland of Greece was included in the kingdom's sphere of influence, Egypt has become the forefront of the kingdom's wrestling with Persia, and the Persian king seems to be interested in reconquest. Egypt is very persistent... But the current situation in Egypt is becoming more and more unstable. Even if Jie Hao is still alive and has our support, but looking at his previous governance style and methods, his conflicts with the Egyptian monks will only increase. It is getting more and more intensified, and the future political situation in Egypt will probably continue to be turbulent. In addition, there is Persia, a foreign enemy... Do we, Dionia, send reinforcements again and again to help him maintain domestic rule? Don't forget, Dio Niah and Egypt are just brothers, not parents who only give and don't expect anything in return."

Hearing this, Clotokataxes jumped in his heart, and immediately persuaded: "Father, hasn't the Executive Council already made a resolution to start an attack on Persia? We are in need of strong support from Egypt, and we will wait until we are defeated. After Persia, Egypt will naturally stabilize. Even if the conflict between the future pharaohs and monks intensifies, it will be a very easy problem for us to solve by then, so I don't think it is a good idea to break the alliance with Egypt. It does not conform to the usual traditions of the kingdom!"

Davos smiled slightly: "If Jie Hao is still alive, the kingdom will naturally support him. But if he has been killed and Tanib will die soon, according to the current information, Nick Tanibos is very powerful. It is very likely that the usurpation will succeed, will Dionia and Egypt still be allied by then? Niktanipos, supported by Persia, can only be our enemy!"

"Father, as long as we send reinforcements in time, we can stop the Niktanipos rebellion." Clotokatax reminded: "Even if Niktanipos takes the lead and succeeds in usurping the throne, we have the ability to completely defeat him. Re-support other descendants of Tanib as pharaohs."

Davos didn't make a decision, but said quietly: "Ten birds are in the forest, it's better to have one bird in hand... Allies are allies after all, and there are many and troublesome things, so it's better to use your own!"

Clotokatax's eyes suddenly widened, and after a while, he asked in amazement: "Father, are you planning to... conquer Egypt?"

Davos looked at him and said solemnly: "Having Egypt is of great strategic significance to the future development of the kingdom! You have been handling state affairs in Turii for the past few years, and you must have a relatively deep understanding of the kingdom's food production and supply. Although there has been no drought in the past few years and the harvested food is still relatively sufficient, the rapid population growth in Turii and its adjacent areas has made the food produced by the local people completely unable to self-sufficiency. Input, and its quantity increases year after year, while the grain production in these areas is almost constant, and if this continues, one day consumption will exceed supply...

The Po River area has a vertical and horizontal water network and dense forests. It will take a long time to fully develop it. And Egypt, since ancient times, has been the granary of the Mediterranean Sea. With it, you will have a long-term guarantee of food!

Besides, once we have conquered Persia and taken some territories on the coast of Asia in the eastern Mediterranean, having Egypt close by to provide them with security will also make the kingdom's rule there more stable. "