Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

There was no one else around, so Orville didn't need to use those diplomatic words to prevaricate the other party. He was quite sincere most of the time, and telling the truth at this time actually had nothing to lose to him.

"To be exercised under the supervision of the Romans?" King Ptolemy seemed to have heard something interesting and smiled sarcastically, "Then I understand. Please put away your sympathy, Your Highness, I will not accept anyone else. If Egypt is going to fall into your hands, take it. You may be able to control this land, but I will not go anywhere, and I will not abdicate, because I will be the last generation of orthodoxy. The Pharaoh of Egypt died gloriously without any need for your mercy.”

Ptolemy has had enough of these treacherous people now. Their thirst for power seems to have no end. The Egyptians have repeatedly tolerated it, but the Romans, Berdinos and other greedy eunuchs are still pushing their limits. , still not satisfied.

He has been a puppet for too long, and people cannot tolerate it forever. Now he has decided to break the pot. No matter what the Romans do next, he will not accompany them anyway.

"Greed will destroy you all sooner or later. I will enter Hades first, and I will wait for your final moments there."

After saying this calmly, Ptolemy stood up and left. Orville showed a little respect and looked at the other person's leaving figure without stopping him.

After Ptolemy left, Cleopatra walked out from the blind spot behind Orville's seat with a rather complicated expression.

Her eyes gradually changed from confusion and sadness to firmness: "I think it would be better to strike first and control my brother directly. He is no longer rational and has lost his nostalgia for the world. This kind of person It’s quite dangerous and you don’t know when it will break out.”

Cleopatra may have been genuinely concerned about political stability, or she simply wanted to have one less potential contender for the throne. In short, she suggested that Orville resort to force.

Orville shook his head and refused: "There is no need. Be more tolerant and understanding to your relatives. People don't want to bow their heads all the time. If he really wants to do something, such as contacting officers and soldiers from various places to start a war, then my people will be there Notice it immediately, and if he doesn't do it, it doesn't matter if you give him some time and grace."

".I understand, I will follow your arrangements."

When Orville and Cleopatra were talking, they did not expect that after Ptolemy returned to his room, he would immediately choose to commit suicide.

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Perhaps because of subtle family thinking inertia, Ptolemy also chose to use a poisonous snake to end his life. By the time the servants discovered the situation, his breathing had stopped for a while. King Ptolemy XIII of Egypt was Confirmed death.

At this time, people definitely cannot be saved, and Orville doesn’t know the underground God of Death. What’s more, the underground Gods of Death may be competing for business now, arguing about which system Ptolemy’s soul should belong to. I don’t know whether I should look for local ones or Greek ones.

This caused a lot of trouble for Orville. He did not conceal the death of the other party. The death of King Ptolemy caused an uproar. Many people and even many Romans believed that the assassination was ordered by Orville because he had the ability. There is also the most sufficient motive for committing the crime.

People's hearts suddenly fluctuated. The king is a king after all. Due to his death, many people in Alexandria and even throughout Egypt began to blatantly oppose the Roman rule in Egypt. This made him anxious and constantly mobilized the army to suppress the opponents. , and used political operations to suppress various restless nobles.

This may be exactly what Ptolemy XIII wanted to achieve. He didn't leave any last words or notes. He even disgusted the Romans, especially Orville, before he died. I have to say that the effect was quite good. It can be said that this This was the only successful strategy in Ptolemy XIII's life, but it was a bit useless.

At this critical moment, Cleopatra did not forget her identity as Orville's ally, and she made a very controversial decision.

She summoned the officials, went to a central square in Alexandria, and gave a speech in front of all the good people. In her speech, she made one thing clear: King Ptolemy was not killed by Orville, but by Orville. She ordered the killing.

She showed the venomous snake that Orville had collected to everyone, and told the reason why she killed the other party.

As a monarch, King Ptolemy was incompetent. He sat back and watched as Berdinos, Antonis and others plundered the people's wealth and exploited the people. He even participated in these things. He had done countless evil things. Now she thinks that the other party has lost the qualification to be king, and He should be sentenced to death for his crimes.

Regardless of how many people believe this rhetoric, this series of actions is at least logical.

For ordinary people, they can certainly accept this rhetoric, because they have been troubled by exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in recent years.

For the nobles, this is nothing more than Cleopatra's behavior to further exclude dissidents after taking power as the new king. Logically speaking, Orville should not kill Ptolemy XIII, because it will certainly not be of much benefit to him. , on the contrary, it will also arouse hatred. Maybe Cleopatra did it on her own initiative. Now she can only admit it personally due to the pressure from Orville.

The conflict has now dropped from between the Romans and the Egyptians to between the royal families. For these Greek immigrants, murders within the royal family are commonplace. For hundreds of years since the founding of the country, the Ptolemaic royal family has never lacked these things since the middle and late stages.

They must have greater opinions about Cleopatra, but the degree will not be deepened by this, at least not to the extent of immediately raising the flag of rebellion.

Who made her father Ptolemy XII a more abstract ruler? In comparison, Cleopatra's actions are still understandable.

There must be people who don't believe this set of rhetoric, or don't want to believe this set of rhetoric for the sake of interests, but it is certain that the opposition Orville faces is indeed much weaker than before. After his efforts to pull out a few disobedient thorns and send a few sets of house-confiscation packages, the situation was finally under control.

He did not feel much relieved because of this, but instinctively felt a little confused and abnormal - he was not sure now whether Cleopatra really murdered Ptolemy XIII and then pretended that he committed suicide, probably designing this scene.