Chapter 9 Surena (Part 2)
The next day, variables suddenly appeared, which was what Surena felt. He was sending to the Queen's inner palace. Last night, the Queen did have an in-depth conversation with the envoy, but today the Queen suddenly moved the envoy to the newly completed mixed-style palace of the Winter Palace. According to the Queen, there were Greek-style temples, Etruscan-style temples, and Latin's own bathrooms. This style just matched the Romans' requirements. But when Surena heard this, he laughed with his wives and concubines. Of course, he knew that this was Adiana's secret mockery of the envoy. In Surena's eyes, the Romans were indeed a group of uncultured people. Even this alien naturalized man with an oriental appearance seemed to be mixed with a lot of arrogant and philanthropic character.
"Yesterday, the queen agreed to the envoy in panic and agreed to provide military service and supplies." The Macedonian beauty who snuggled up to Surena's thigh reminded her softly in Greek.
Surena smiled and replied that the situation would change. Last night, the Queen went to talk with him and should discuss the issue of burden. According to my observation, the Kingdom of Ubertnia has recently built many palaces and fortresses, and the finances will not be too abundant. It must be the envoy who made the request to fish out of the pond, which made the Queen unbearable. Therefore, the balance of Ubertnia and even Armenia may be tilted towards us.
As a result, another beautiful lady from India touched her husband's arm and asked cautiously, "Maybe this is the intuition of being a woman. I always feel that this envoy seems to have a suspicious relationship with the queen, and the two of them seem not that simple."
The wives and concubines all laughed. Of course, there were several who agreed with the black beauty's point of view, while others said angrily. Even if they were from the city of Rome, which was dirty and annoying (I heard that the streets and alleys were crowded together, like sheep's intestines), the envoy was indeed so handsome, no wonder the queen took a few more attention to him. Surena hugged the black beauty without any grudges and replied in fluent Hindi, "Who in your eyes, I and him will definitely make the queen's heart tilt?"
Many wives and concubines answered in unison, "It's the turn of dignity, appearance, and cultivation and conversation. How can that guy compare to you?"
Now Surena laughed happily.
His speculation seemed to be getting more and more correct. During the banquet that night, Libidaus once again made excessive demands to the Queen, "providing ten thousand servants with food to serve as baggage soldiers. He also dispatched ten infantry brigades and a thousand armored cavalry to serve as flank forces of His Excellency Governor Crassus."
Surena sat in the left corner of the restaurant hall, pretending to be unable to understand anything, and happily ate the meal, allowing the queen and the envoy to quarrel fiercely. Then, with a surprised expression, the translator told the two of him to convey his persuasion.
"I don't think there is any need to stay here anymore. I heard that Parthian's envoys have arrived at the border here." Li Bida inserted the toothpicks one by one into the spice and sour soup, pouring the small wild boar meat piece, like stabbing enemies with a spear, and then stood up ruthlessly. "Although I will still meet Parthian's envoys in this hall. But for me, this hall will not last long. King Gerasha will provide 20,000 infantrymen and 5,000 light cavalry, so his kingdom will become more and more prosperous and powerful, all thanks to the Republic. But I don't want you to understand this now. Dear Her Majesty, let's meet again in the triumphal ceremony of Rome!"
This means that the negotiations between Rome and Ubertnia have completely broken down. The next day, Vagissis was almost carried in by his entourage with his shoulders, and his back was lying on it. Li Bida held a priest mask painted in a hideous appearance and stood coldly opposite the old man, mocking, "I often hear that envoys represent the national style. Has the King of Hellode sent Parthia's most energetic figure to negotiate?"
Vagissis, who was in his seventies, had no energy to argue with this young man. He just intermittently, mechanically and programmatically expressed the meaning of King Parthia to the Romans: Although he was invaded by Crasus' private army for no reason, the great King Herod still upholds the virtue of life. He pity tens of thousands of innocent Roman soldiers, hoping that they could return to their distant wives and children safely and not be the burial objects of Crasus' personal ambitions.
"Dear old man, when I came to this little kingdom a few days ago, I saw a ridiculous bug holding his sickle-like front limbs, making a look that he wanted to stop me from moving forward, and then..." Libida slowly put the priest's mask on his face. This was the behavior of Feichiaris when he issued a declaration of war, and then proclaimed in fluent Greek, "I am the plenipotent representative of Marcus Lisini Crassu, the governor of Syria of the Republic. Hereby announce that Hellod is the insect that blocks the front wheel of the Roman chariot!"
"If you can't walk into the Dongdu Taixifeng, you will turn into wild corpses. I swear by myself, Crassus, and the arrogant Romans, if you can walk into the Taixifeng, my palms will grow hair!" Vagiss couldn't hold back his anger, raised his hand and shouted, this angry act almost killed the old man, and then he leaned on his shoulder and started asthma at the top of his lungs.
"That means that both sides agree to the war, let our Gods decide their own destiny! Goodbye Tessimon."
"Goodbye Bitinia." The old man was not willing to be outdone.
In the hunting garden on the top of the mountain, Adiana rode on the horse in distress, looking at the navy blue mountain top and the snow-white salt lake. "These are the wealth left by your father, right? You must not want to be taken away by anyone, whether it is Parthia or Rome." Behind her, Surena and several concubines came slowly on horseback.
Adiana looked back at the noble young man in surprise, and then said, "You can speak Greek?"
"I'm sorry for my concealment and rudeness, because after all, I'm the general of Parthia, and many things cannot be followed by the normal process. I'm going to lead the army to Seleulia soon. Even if I admire Her Majesty so much, my personal emotions will have to wait until the dust of this boring war is settled before making a decision. I just want to ask, about Little Tegray."
The queen's chestnut hair floated in the wind, and finally gritted her teeth and said to Surena, "While that stupid envoy is still quarreling with Vagissis, I am willing to make a contract with you, even if I betray my sister, I cannot betray my father's legacy."
In the oblique shadow, Li Bida, wearing a mask, stood in the aisle of the palace, holding the pillars in his hand, Adiana walked to him and handed a bronze inscription board to his hands, "Use this, you can gain Tegranis's trust and enter Armenia."
Chapter completed!